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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....
Teacher Sandy Hood addresses 50 Lake Roosevelt Junior High eighth-graders at a ceremony Wednesday recognizing their passage into the ranks of high school. - Jacob Wagner photo...
High Honors 3.50 - 4.00 Seniors Rylee E. Pitner, Khani R. Priest, Dylan R. Jenkins, Robin K. Matt, Aidan A. Derr, Dylan J. Steinert Juniors Hannah J. Wapato, Addison A. Hansen, Stephen G. Flowers, Lilyana J. Clark, Evan Harris, Olivia A. Ludwig, Anthony M. Nichols, Lauryn T. Alling Sophomores Ellie R. Hansen, Lorrinda L. Richardson, Brianna M. Whybark, Wensdae E. Antoine, Kyle I. Edmo, Anysthesia Wendt, Megan R. Abel, Michael S. Laramie, Lindsey P. Weaver, Nicholas A. Engeseth FreshmEn Vanessa S. Ankney, Lillie A. LaPlace, Bryn K. Chaffee,...
A large number of absences from school is a larger factor than are poor test scores in not finishing high school. That’s one of the key points made in a presentation by Lake Roosevelt teachers Brian Daniels and Jeremiah Seekins at Monday’s Grand Coulee Dam School District board meeting. “Chronically absent,” is defined as missing 10 percent or more of a school year, or 18 days or more, whether they are excused absences or not. The state average for chronic absenteeism is 17 percent, with Lake Roosevelt schools combined being at 25 percent...
Lucy Ross is the 2018 recipient of the $500.00 scholarship awarded by local Chapter DG of P.E.O. International. The scholarship application process includes a review of the applicant’s academic achievement, community service, extracurricular activities, and educational goals. Lucy, a graduate of Wilbur-Creston High School plans to attend the University of Washington and earn a Bachelor’s degree in English and a Master’s degree in Education with the hope of becoming a High School English teacher. While maintaining her perfect 4.0, Lucy has b...
Local students making the Dean’s List for Winter Quarter 2018 at Eastern Washington University include the following: Samantha Turner, Kayley Duclos, Brian Stanger, Ashley Lezard, Jennifer Montecucco, Rickyna Sam and Jazmine Sumner....
Here are the April and May Students of the Month at Lake Roosevelt Elementary...
The Lake Roosevelt High School graduation will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 9, at the gymnasium in Coulee Dam, where 34 seniors will be walking on the stage to get their diplomas. Readers can find a special section focused on the graduates inside this issue of The Star. The Lake Roosevelt 8th grade recognition ceremony will take place on Wednesday, June 13, at 10:30 a.m. in the gymnasium, where 50 eighth-grade students will be recognized. There were 712 full-time-equivalent students in the Grand Coulee Dam School District reported for...
Students and teachers are being surprised with gestures of kindness on their lockers, walls, doors, and desks in Lake Roosevelt Elementary. Christi Berry is having students in her SHARP Kids morning group tape heart shapes with inspiring quotes on them to color up the school a bit. "I started this project right before spring break and told the kids we need to spread kindness in our school," Berry said, saying she wanted the place covered before the end of the school year. Berry has the kids,...
Raider athletes were honored for excellence in athletics as well as academics at a state and nationals send-off assembly on May 24. Going to the national Future Business Leaders of America competition is Alan Nordine, who will travel to Baltimore, Maryland, at the end of June. Nordine had placed fourth in the "Help Desk" category at a state competition in Bellevue in April. Nordine encouraged younger students at the assembly to join FBLA. Going to state for track were Elijah Harris (high jump...
"We're very lucky to have her," Lake Roosevelt kindergarten teacher Jan Erickson said about Fern Blaylock, who volunteers daily with the kindergarten classes and recently received an award from the North Central Educational Service District. Blaylock does activities with three kinder garten classes, ranging from art activities to reading and writing activities, math, and more. Several years ago, she decided to start riding the school bus at a time when some kids needed instruction in how to...
Change is in the air in the Grand Coulee Dam School District, including the resignation of the Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School principal. Principal Mark Herndon will resign from that position and take on a new position as the Career Technical Education/Career/Alternative Learning Environment director and teacher. The CTE will be opening this fall as an institution whose goal is training students in skills they can use toward professions as they enter adulthood, starting with a certified nursing assistant training program in fall of 201...
Faces of young racers express a wide range of emotions as they take off from the starting line at Lake Roosevelt Elemetrary's Mini Bloomsday race Friday, an annual event that takes place just before Spokane's big Bloomsday race. - Scott Hunter photo...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District would like to see a skill center in the area, a place where junior and senior high school students can learn practical skills that will help them land jobs after high school. Superintendent Paul Turner visited the Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center in Moses Lake on May 4, observing classes for certified nursing assistants, culinary arts, advanced manufacturing, and entrepreneurship and marketing. "There's an international nursing shortage, so by starting...
President Rylie Pitner leads a ceremony of the Lake Roosevelt High School Chapter of the National Honors Society as new and existing members are sworn in April 25. From left, LorRinda Richardson, Anja Wendt, Wensdae Antione, Lindsey Weaver, Michael Laramie, Kyle Edmo, Megan Abel, Pitner, Advisor Jesse Utz, Dylan Jenkins, Aiden Derr, Keianna Vera, Dylan Stienert, Kayla St. Pierre and Khani Priest take part. Not pictured but also sworn in: Malcolm Carson, Addison Hansen, Olivia Ludwig, Loryn...
Grand Coulee Dam American Legion Post 157 is accepting applications for its annual $1,000 scholarship. This year’s scholarship is in memory of Brandon Buche. Applications are available at ACHS, LRHS and WHS school offices, and are due May 4. For more information, contact gcdalpost157@gmail.com....
The Grand Coulee Dam School District announced some staffing changes at their last school board meeting. The vice principal at the high school, Charlie Pierce, will be a full-time administrator again, and will no longer teach a construction class. The safety officer position is going to be eliminated, and the vice principal, along with a paraprofessional, will be taking on those monitoring duties. The elementary school vice principal position will be eliminated and replaced with a dean of students. A dean of students, unlike the VP, will not...
After winning a tough tennis match on Friday, Lake Roosevelt student Rylee Pitner, to her delight, checked her email to see she had been selected for a Gates Scholarship. The scholarship, given by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is given out to 300 students each year, nationwide, and will provide funding for Pitner's next five years of college. Pitner intends to study animal sciences at Washington State University. The website for the scholarship, www.thegatesscholarship.org, describes...