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Here are Lake Roosevelt's September Students of the Month! Congratulations!...
A teacher is proposing a change of rules for high school students that would treat them more like adults in the classroom and let them eat snacks as needed while working. An ongoing, time-consuming issue at Lake Roosevelt is not allowing students to have any food or drinks in the classroom, as per a rule stated in the student handbook, according to civics teacher Brandon Keene, who used the issue as lesson in real-life civics. “Eating will always be a need for them,” said Keene, who also teaches world history. “We should not waste our class...
School updates requirements for “emergency substitutes” The Grand Coulee Dam School District board voted to update their criteria for emergency substitutes. Emergency subs are used when the reserve of regular substitutes, for which there are stricter requirements, has been exhausted. Previously needing an associate of arts degree, the criteria for emergency substitutes has been loosened to include those who are journeyman certified or who have taken as many or more college credits than required for an AA degree. “It gives us the latitude to ge...
At the annual homecoming game Friday night at Lake Roosevelt High School, students crowned their elected princesses, princes, king and queen of the homecoming court. The freshman class named Sergio Galicia and Sadie Trotter, left, as prince and princess. To the right of them in the photo are sophomore prince and princess Hunter Whitelaw and Jozlyn Hansen, along with friend Michael Willams. Cameron St. Pierre and Ellie Hansen wre prince and princess of the junior class. And from the senior...
Who does a student with personal problems turn to in a time of need? Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School is bringing back a program that helps students with problems connect with peers they can talk to about them. A new “Natural Helpers” program at Lake Roosevelt is identifying who students turn to for help, and sending them on a retreat so they can learn how to better help their peers when they need someone to talk to. Natural Helpers was a program last in the high school 20 years ago but “collapsed because of a lack of funding,” said Je...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District is considering policies related to transgender students, as well as substitute teacher qualifications. School board members were presented with the proposed policies at the Sept. 24 board meeting. The transgender policy addresses concerns such as communicating with a student on what their gender identification is and how they wish to be addressed, and addresses related consideration regarding the dress code, preventing bullying or discrimination of students, and not forcing students to use a restroom that...
Adults twenty-one years old and older who need to complete the Washington state requirements for a high school diploma are offered an opportunity in the Grand Coulee Dam area this fall through Big Bend Community College. Credits on previous high school transcripts, knowledge gained from life experiences, previous and current employment, specialized certifications, and any required coursework may be incorporated into a plan to fulfill the requirements. For enrollment information and completion options, please leave a message, including a...
Cindy Parra, right, helps Brian Clark get his daughters signed up for school Thursday. Brinn is going into kindergarten, and Jaci is in fourth grade at Lake Roosevelt Elementary. - Scott Hunter photo...
Donor Matt Mauss signs in to leave a gift toward school supplies for students Friday as PSE member Karrie Utz looks on at the Stuff the Bus event, where a school bus parked at the former Variety Store in Grand Coulee was ready for all manner of sorted supplies, which were arriving that morning. The effort also garnered about $2,000 in cash donations for supplies. North Cascades Bank is also accepting school supply donations until the end of August. - Scott Hunter photo...
Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association provided 11 grants and 4 community service awards to enhance student learning in Okanogan County schools last year. Grant winners from Tonasket Elementary were Fay Aitcheson, copies of “Your Fantastic Elastic Brain”; Rose Corso, school garden artwork; Gail Morris, boomwhacker musical instruments; and Scott Olson, books to build student home libraries. From Nespelem Elementary, Tracy White, white boards; from Brewster Elementary, Mike Spurr, bikes with training wheels; from Okanogan Elementary, Maril...
The Grand Coulee branch of North Cascades Bank is collecting backpacks and school supplies for local children in need. Cash donations are also welcome and will be used to purchase additional supplies. All items will be distributed to schools in the Grand Coulee Dam School District. Donations will be accepted at North Cascades Bank during the month of August and will continue through September as well. Please help us prepare our local youth for the new school year! Supply lists will be available in the bank’s lobby. If you have any questions a...
Local Lake Roosevelt employees were honored this past weekend in Kennewick in a ceremony. Karrie Utz was honored as Public School Employees Education Support Professional of the Year, and Aaron Derr won the President's Leadership award. Chosen out of 30,000 statewide PSE employees, Utz found out about the award at a surprise assembly held on May 29 at Lake Roosevelt. A six-minute video about Utz winning the award is available on the Public School Employees of Washington's Facebook page, and...
KINDERGARTEN 3 boxes of crayons 1 good pair Fiskars scissors 12 glue sticks (no name) 1 bottle Elmer’s glue 1 package #2 Ticonderoga pencils 1 box facial tissue 4 boxes graham crackers or Ritz crackers 1 set headphones 1 package unscented baby wipes or Clorox wipes 1 backpack – with name, brought to school every day No pencil boxes Please label EVERYTHING (other than items specified) FIRST GRADE 48 #2 Ticonderoga pencils (sharpened) 2 erasers - Pink Pearl 4 boxes crayons – 24 or 48 count 6 glue sticks 1 pair scissors – Fiskars brand, blunt p...
Local cheerleaders attended a week-long camp in July at Central Washington University, a camp attended by schools from across the state that teaches leadership skills and cheerleading techniques. "This year we participated in a community-service project providing over $28,000 of grocery support for our military force families," said Lake Roosevelt Cheerleading Coach Lori Adkins. From left, in back row: Raven Clark, Ashlyn Olsen, Glad Eyes Williams, Michelle Luevano, Gemma Sacchi, Kaimyn Scheib,...
It will take nearly 44 percent of Nespelem School District’s reserve funds to keep it in the black over the coming school year, a budget passed by the school board Monday night indicates. The district will take in more than $4.2 million in revenue from all sources, including $67,274 in local taxes, but that’s $348,986 short of what it will spend, according to the budget. The district will spend $4,486,171 to operate. That includes $1,118,974 on support services, the rest on instructional programs. Reserves will shrink from $800,000 to $45...
Teacher Gretchen Whitelaw makes a poster as teachers gather in solidarity July 31 at Lake Roosevelt Elementary just before a bargaining session with the school district. - Scott Hunter photo...
First- through fourth-grade students of Nespelem School District kicked off summer school July 9 with “Legend of the Coyote,” told by Dan Nanamkin. Students participated and practiced a song about the coyote, which will be sung during the end-of-summer-school celebration. They also learned about Native American instruments and local traditions and culture. The three-week summer school, which runs July 9-26, will focus on the Legends of the Salmon and Coyote of the Colville Indian Reservation, and has writing and reading components, as well as...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District will invite public comment on its 2018-19 school year budget at its July 23 board meeting at 6 p.m. in the high school library in Coulee Dam. Sally Ryan, the district’s business manager contracted from Educational Service District 171, will present the budget, and people will be able to comment on it if they wish. The budget, estimated at $12 million, will not take funds that would be generated from the proposed capital projects levy into account. “We have to build a budget on facts,” Superintendent Paul...
Paul Turner has a goal: to make Lake Roosevelt Schools a bit of a worry to neighboring school districts because it’s where students want to be. But a kink got thrown into the plans to keep the Grand Coulee Dam School District, of which Turner is superintendent, moving forward financially, he told groups in public meetings last week, seeking to explain the proposed fix. When the Washington State Supreme Court ruled in a case known as “McCleary” that the Legislature wasn’t fully funding basic education as required by the state’s constitut...
This spring’s honor roll list at Spokane Community College includes seven students from the local area among more than 2,100 students. To receive honor roll status, students must earn a 3.0 grade point average or higher and be full time (earning at least 12 credits). Local students on the list, according to the school, were Charles Hunt, of Coulee City; Cortney Louie, Cameron Tillman and Matthew Tillman, all of Nespelem; and Arizona Downing, Logan Hill, and Jacob Marshall, all of Wilbur....
High Honors 3.50 - 4.00 Seniors Kayci D. Hanway, Russell D. Nanamkin, Robin K. Matt, Aidan A. Derr, Jesse J. Louie, Rylee E. Pitner, Keia M. Vera, Emily R. Abel, Lucas S. Bird, Tristan T. Shelby, Dylan J. Steinert, Khani Priest Juniors Addison A. Hansen, Reagan D. Herndon, Hannah J. Wapato, Lilyana J. Clark, Lauryn T. Alling, Gloria M. Michel, Stephen G. Flowers, Mason L. Hobrecht, Jaylyn R. Kensler, Anthony M. Nichols, Alexus A. Hoffman, Kamiakin R. Moran, Cassidy D. Reyes, Shihiya Rainydawn R. Vargas-Thomas, Kelsie R. Olbricht, Dakota B....
Kathrine Marchand has been hired as the new business manager for the Grand Coulee Dam School District, chosen out of five applicants for the position. “She brings a lot of expertise and experience,” said Superintendent Paul Turner. “She has worked in quite a few different areas with the tribe. She has a lot of experience in financials and how to manage and look at budgets and the whole picture of enterprise.” The district has previously gone through Educational Service District 171 for such duties. Although hiring Marchand will not save mo...
Lake Roosevelt Schools will have a new athletic director, physical education teacher, and football coach in Tim Rasmussen, and new elementary school teacher in his wife, Nicole Rasmussen. The Rasmussens are returning to their home state of Washington by way of Texas, where they’ve worked at a school the past few years. “We’re excited to have them,” said Superintendent Paul Turner. “Tim’s going to fill a void we’ve been concerned about, and (Nicole) is a rockstar....
Three local students fulfilled the requirements to earn their high school (HS21) diploma through Big Bend Community College during the 2017-2018 academic year. Their accomplishments were celebrated at a special graduation ceremony Wednesday, June 13, on the main campus of Big Bend Community College. The first local students completed the program two years ago, and this year three more students - Stephanie Guin, Patricia Hix, and Dorothy Park - reached this significant milestone. The HS21...
Kate Bodeau graduated with a B.S. degree in Clinical Physiology from Central Washington University on June 9, 2018. She also received recognition for tutoring students at CWU for the past 2 years. Kate will begin her internship at Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake, WA in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit. She is an ACH graduate (2015) and the daughter of Todd and Joyce Bodeau of Almira....