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Here are the LR Elementary and Nespelem Elementary students of the month....
HIGH HONORS 3.5 – 4.0 SENIORS Robin Matt, Rylee Pitner, Keianna Vera, Aidan Derr, Dylan Steinert, Damian George, Kayla St. Pierre, Kayci Hanway, Bradley Wilder, Emily Abel, Dylan Jenkins, Chasity Williams JUNIORS Addison Hansen, Reagan Herndon, Hannah Wapato, Stephen Flowers, Liliana Clark, Gloria Michel, Anthony Nichols, Jaylyn Kensler, Alexus Hoffman, Kelsie Olbricht, Olivia Ludwig, Cassidy Reyes, Lauryn Alling, Kamiakin Moran, Chelsea Timentwa, Rainydawn Vargas-Thomas SOPHOMORES Ellie Hansen, Lorrinda Richardson, Brianna Whybark, Wensdae A...
Somebody has to lead the future of American business, and some of those somebodies could be Lake Roosevelt students in the after-school club called Future Business Leaders of America, which is sending four to a state competition. The club, led by staff members Susan Duclos and Stacy Davis, has 10 members, four of whom went to a regional FBLA competition in Wenatchee on Jan. 21 and qualified for the state competition in April in Bellevue, Washington. "The club's mission is to bring business and...
Here are the January Students of the Month!...
Local students on SCC honor roll The fall 2017 honor roll list at Spokane Community College includes several students from local region, who made the honor roll status, by earining a 3.0 grade point average or higher while attending full time with at least a 12-credit class load. Named to the SCC list were Cameron Tillman and Matt- hew Tillman, both of Nespelem; Charles Hunt and Tyler Weimerskirch, both of Coulee City; and Alexander Dye, of Hartline. SCC is one of the largest community colleges in the state and serves more than 20,000 students...
Here are the December 2017 Students of the Month!...
Lake Roosevelt High School seniors are planning on a little salt water fun when they take their annual trip, June 1-3. Advisors Tammy Norris and Aaron Derr, and seniors Aidan Derr, Bradley Wilder and Rylee Pitner, presented their plan to the school board Monday night. So far, some 20 seniors, out of a class of 43, have signed up for the trip that will take them by train from Spokane to Portland, then by bus to Astoria, where they will prowl the Oregon Coast for a couple of days before their return, using both the bus and train back to Spokane....
DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L Team 6 55.5 24.5 Colville Lites 40 40 Native Spirit 35.5 44.5 Team 5 34 46 The Melody 32 48 High Game: Ron Staggs 267; Candy Weed-Butz 184 High Series: Chance Epperson 680; Candy Weed-Butz 515 THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L San Poil Valley 46 30 Flying J 42 34 X Men 42 34 Good Ol' Boys 37 39 The Crew 35 41 *GG's + Chance 26 50 High Game: Jesse Vieira 253; Candy Weed-Butz 204 High Series: Jesse Vieira 709; Candy Weed-Butz 518 Splits: Amber Olson 5-7; Mae Stensgar 5-10 WEDNESDAY SENIORS Karen M. 118+126+93=337 Frank E....
A concert of Lake Roosevelt Elementary’s fifth-grade band, plus a chorus of kindergarten, first-grade and second-grade students, will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25. The performance will be held in the elementary school gym. The K-2 chorus will be featured singing in the Salish language and reciting “lovely poems and songs by the different grade levels,” said district Music Teacher Karen Pace....
Here are the November Students of the Month at Lake Roosevelt Elementary....
Local students earn North Dakota honors Bismarck State College in North Dakota announced last week its President’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2017 semester, which included five local students. Kevin Hassaj, George LaPlace, and Daniel Skinner each earned a spot on the honor roll, which required a 3.5 grade point average or above while taking 12 semester hours of classes. Hassaj and LaPlace each were noted for achieving a 4.0 GPA. Also noted for a 4.0 GPA were Daniel Boyer, of Electric City, and Andrew Allsbrook, Coulee City. The school’s BSC Nation...
Nespelem School District will conduct an annual review tonight of its Indian Policies and Procedures as they relate to Impact Aid and Indian Education, the school said. The district will take input and suggestions, and answer questions related to the Indian policies, procedures and programs established to ensure parents of Indian students and members and officials of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation equal opportunity for input into the Nespelem School District and its Indian Education Plan. The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m....
The SHARP Kids program at Lake Roosevelt Schools held a Family Fun Night Christmas Party on Dec. 12, with parents, children, and SHARP staff. Hot chocolate and chili dogs were served, and activities included making pinecone/peanut butter birdfeeders, paper gingerbread men creation, beading, gift tag making, cookie decorating, a photo booth, and more. Also on display were samples of work from the staff of the school newspaper, "The Crimson Galleon," and photography students' work, for which...
Lake Roosevelt Schools received a $6,000 check from a grant from the Music Matters Distribution Fund at their holiday band and choir concert on Dec. 13. "I was very happy and excited, and started a shopping list immediately," said music teacher Karen Pace. "I have already purchased some new instruments and will be purchasing a set of acoustical sound shells to go around the performers." Pace plans to reapply for the same grant for next school year. "It is a team effort, as I have to have princip...
November students of the month at Nespelem School include, from left, top row: Ema Bearcub, Harlen Dick; middle row: Jennilia Whitetemple, Rylin Michel, Virgil Bearcub; bottom row: Russell Simpson, Brooklyn Tillman, Lelesa Swimptkin, Anela Somday. Not pictured: Edward Dick, Aiden Picard...
School buses passed a surprise state inspection recently, school mechanic Levi Seylor advised the school board Monday night. Normally, Seylor told the board, inspections are made in the summer months. This time the district buses got a surprise inspection and passed it with only some minor problems, Seylor stated in his report to the board. The surprise inspection was of 25 percent of the district’s bus fleet. If a bus fails to pass inspection it is immediately taken out of commission. Seylor went on to report that he has passed his G1 c...
Grand Coulee Dam School District directors Monday approved the hiring of four people to fill open positions. Hired were Susan Duclos and Stacy Davis in advisory positions with the Future Business Leaders Association. Both Duclos and Davis are business department teachers in the high school. Other hires included Melanie Herndon, as seventh-grade girls’ assistant basketball coach, and Jeremiah Seekings, for tech support....
A few school events are coming up, including music and art events. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Lake Roosevelt Elementary cafeteria there will be an exhibit featuring high school photography students’ work, as well as items from the SHARP Kids after-school program. A 6th- through 12th-grade choirs and bands concert will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school gym in Coulee Dam, where there will also be art work on display. An elementary concert will take place later, on Jan. 25 at 1:30 p.m., in the g...
Mataiya Nachtigal, of Electric City, and Shan Birdtail and Tiffany Circle, both of Nespelem, were listed this week among the 2016-17 graduates of Wenatchee Valley College with associate of arts and sciences degrees, the school announced. Also, Denise George, of Coulee Dam; Bernadette Heinen and Karen Helgerson, both of Elmer City; Colee Adolph, of Keller; and Jessica Batten, Riley Epperson, Cassandra Vargas, all of Nespelem, earned state certificates in initial early childhood education....
Here are the Lake Roosevelt Elementary students of the month....
Several complaints have recently been levied against the Lake Roosevelt school lunch program. Complaints include that the program is frequently running out of hot lunches, evidence of outdated milk and students finding hair in their food. The person complaining stated that kitchen workers are not wearing hair nets. The issue was brought to the attention of Superintendent Paul Turner, who has been monitoring the lunch program. Last week he reported that a check is made each day for the hot lunch entrée. “Everyone doesn’t get the hot lunch entr...
From left, top row: Naz Brisbois, Lola Yazzie, Qwentana Quiltanenock, Francis Louie; middle row: Theo George, Nataliah Saulque, Breanna Sweowat, Louie Frank; bottom row: Alastar Duarte, Blueray Pakootas, Shayce Boyd. - submitted photo...
Students and parents check out the Scholastic Book Fair held in the Lake Roosevelt Elementary Library on Tuesday. The book fair runs through Nov. 9, and coincides with the district's first parent-teacher conferences of the year. This year's theme is "Wild West Books Fair: Saddle Up and Read." The Fair is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, and from 8-9 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday. - Jacob Wagner photo...
The following were selected as Lake Roosevelt Elementary students of the month for September....
The first week in October is National 4-H week. This week marks that beginning of the new 4-H year. The first Wednesday in October is set aside to showcase STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and help spark kids' interests in through hands-on science experiments. Keller elementary students, grades K – 6, participated in the fun science experiment "Incredible Wearables." This project provided opportunities for the youth to learn about static electricity, as well as current e...