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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...
Selected at Nespelem Elementary School, students of the month for September include, from left, top row: Ca'mayah Finley, Skyler Dogskin, Brandon Lowery, Carly James; bottom row: Bryce Pachosa, Jaiyana Marchand, Brinne Clark, Cayse Quiltenanock. Not pictured: Ayden Moore, Breanna Thomas-Bird, Myalove Stanger....
Devan Black, of Coulee Dam, was named to the summer President’s Honor Roll at Washington State University, the school said last week....
Students of all ages in the Lake Roosevelt and Nespelem School Districts will attend a Cultural Awareness Gathering next week. The event highlights many aspects of Native American culture. The event, which started in 2005, is held every two years. This year, it will be held on the Lake Roosevelt football field in Coulee Dam on Thursday, Sept. 21. “We realized that our school is over 60 percent Native American and we weren’t really putting any effort into showcasing our culture, so we wanted an opportunity for the kids to share and learn wha...
School board briefs The Grand Coulee Dam School District board of directors OK’d a number of last-minute hires at its meeting Monday night. Two stood out. Levi Seylor was hired just this week to become the district’s lead mechanic, replacing longtime mechanic George Davis, who retires Aug. 31, after a long service record with the district. Superintendent Paul Turner said Davis has agreed to stay on to work with Seylor until he becomes familiar with the bus fleet. And the last classroom teaching assignment was filled when Katrina Reeder sig...
What should be done with old trophies? That question regarding old Mason City High School trophies was brought to the Grand Coulee Dam School District board by Electric City resident Birdie Hensley Monday night. She explained in a letter that many of the older trophies are stored in the basement of Coulee Dam Town Hall and in other places around the community. Hensley proposed that the tabs on the trophies be taken and mounted on a board so that they could be preserved. The old trophies would go where all old trophies end up — in a discard pile...
The Class of 1967 stops for a moment in front of their alma mater, then Grand Coulee High School, home of the Tigers, before touring the building and regrouping for lunch at The Melody. This was just one of the activities the classmates and many of their spouses enjoyed the weekend of August 11-13. They had a casual get-together Friday evening at the home of Joy Bise, a prime-rib dinner Saturday evening, hosted by Dan and Noreen Kosloski, and breakfast Sunday morning at Pepper Jack's. Pictured...
These Lake Roosevelt High School cheerleader-hopefuls returned from summer camp with many awards for spirit and leadership development. They spent a week at CWU in Ellensburg July 17-21, bettering their technical skills also. The girls include, from left, back row: Ashlyn Olsen, Ariana Morse, Adriana Garcia-Atchinson, Raven Clark; Front Row: Keianna Vera, Kylee Carson, and Tarissa Clark. - Submitted Photo...
Tryouts for LRHS Football Cheerleading will begin on Wednesday, August 16 in the Art Room at 9 a.m. Candidates are reminded to have current paperwork and physicals to participate in tryouts. Forms can be found in school and district offices or on the Grand Coulee Dam website. Questions can be directed to Lori Adkins at 509 633 1442 or ladkins@gcdsd.org....
Issues raised by retired custodian Ray Wells before the Grand Coulee Dam School District board were largely part of his job description and were misdirected, former school superintendent Dennis Carlson stated. Wells had appeared before the school board in June to complain that issues he raised while he was still employed by the district were largely ignored. Wells had shown the school board members a stack of complaints he said were given to elementary Principal Lisa Lakin and stated that no one ever got back to him on the issues he raised.... Full story
Geology will be taught at Lake Roosevelt High School beginning this fall. “It’s a natural fit,” Superintendent Paul Turner stated, “given the area we live in and the rich geology surroundings of the Grand Coulee area.” The new science course will be taught by Mark Vinciguerra, who will begin his second year at Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School. Vinciguerra said last week that students in the geology class will not work from a traditional textbook, but from an accumulation of materials, largely from the National Park Service. He said t... Full story
Still worried about a possible lack of money coming in after the Legislature’s late decisions in double overtime last month, Nespelem School District Superintendent Mary Hall told school board members Monday it’s going to be a fiscally tight year. The board passed budgets totalling nearly $5.4 million, including the general operating budget for $4.57 million, and a capital (major building expenses) budget of $695,200. Hall advised the board the district could end up paying for some items from reserves as the state lets go of funds later tha... Full story