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For eight weeks in November and December, this group of six girls earned a NASA diploma by working on special science curriculum designed by NASA around the International Space Station program. They learned about different types of sciences involved in the ISS. Each week the students were assigned a different mission. A special thank you to Cathy LaPlace for making this program happen for our students. From left, back row: Jenna Cleveland, Carly Neddo, and Sawyer Steffens; front row: Celeste... Full story
Tristen Adolph, left, and Jerry Palmer pose for photos after winning the Mr. and Mrs. LR contest Friday night during a combination talent show and contest. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
A cafeteria at Lake Roosevelt Schools roared to life with music, lights, and dancing last this month as more than 75 percent of the classes of 2021 and 2022 attended the dance. As students began jamming to the music, seventh-grader Reniff Herndon took a broom to the floor as an impromptu partner at the Jan. 20 dance in the elementary cafeteria. Next, students cheered for seventh-grade peers Luke Jimenez and Camryn Wendt as they had a dance off. Even eighth-grader Jerry Martin vied with Camryn... Full story
These students were selected at Lake Roosevelt Elementary as students of the month for December.... Full story
Yes, the Grand Coulee Dam School District does have a superintendent! A glitch when Paul Turner took over the superintendent position last August was fixed by the school board Monday night. It was one of those things where someone forgot to cross a “t” which prevented Turner’s name from turning up in county records listed as superintendent. Now it’s fixed and Turner, who had served as a vice principal, can now sign his title as “superintendent” without anyone having the license to challenge it. In other action Monday night the board hired... Full story
Connor Crim, Jordon Dewinkler, and Samantha Turner, all of Coulee Dam, made the Eastern Washington University’s Dean’s List for the 2016 fall quarter, the school announced this week. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and receives a GPA of 3.5 or better is placed on the Dean’s List for the quarter.... Full story
For high school students who are interested in agricultural careers, USDA Aphis has a great summer program. It is a 2-week residential program at 22 different universities and all expenses are covered except transportation to and from the sponsoring university. AgDiscovery 2017 is a unique opportunity for students to gain a first-hand look at the many career paths available in the agricultural sciences field categorized into three areas of discipline: agribusiness, animal, and combination. For more information, please see the AgDiscovery... Full story
Back row from left: Sam Simpson, Francis Louie, Nazaire Brisbois, Sherwin Vargas; front row: Champ Louie, Alex Vallee, Jaysim Vallee, Jennilia WhiteTemple, Alex Thomas; not pictured: Delnise Simpson, Sarani George-Deal.... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board accepted one resignation and made four hires at its meeting Monday night. Resigning was Loren Endsley as junior high assistant wrestling coach. Hired were Kacey Prindle, assistant leader for fourth- and fifth-grade SHARP Kids; Brad Oliver, JV boys’ basketball coach; Brandi Hansen, seventh-grade girls’ basketball coach; and Deidre Ellsworth, eighth-grade girls’ basketball coach. Joette Barry was elected to a two-year term as chair of the school board Monday night. Barry has chaired the board for the p... Full story
Students at Lake Roosevelt Elementary School selected for students of the month for November.... Full story
Nespelem Elementary's "students of the month" for October include, from left, back row: Yvonne St. Pierre, Peyton Jake, Darril Louis, Feather Fry; middle row: Nehonsay Hall, Breanna Thomas-Bird, Lola Yazzie, Nataliah Sawque, Marissa George; and, front and center: Darla Selam. Not pictured is Michael Deal. - Jacob Wagner photo... Full story
Lake Roosevelt Elementary has named their students of the month.... Full story
Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School announced its students of the month for October. All staff members received a ballot and were asked to nominate a student who “excels in learning,” meaining the student gets good grades, is a “homework warrior” or “helps provide a great learning environment in the classroom.” The students chosen are: 7th Grade: Aehsley Piturachsatit 8th Grade: Tyler Palmer 9th Grade: Seleena Brinson 10th Grade: Hannah Wapato 11th Grade: Alan Nordine 12th Grade: Grace Engeseth... Full story
An artist whose paintings hang in Lake Roosevelt Schools addressed students at a dedication of the art last week and gave insights into her inspirations for the six works depicting various birds - and one fish. "I gotta tell you how extraordinarily beautiful this land of your is," said Lucinda Parker, of Portland, Oregon, who was commissioned for the Washington State Arts Commission project. "Actually, it's not a landscape," she continued. "It's a great big, enormous, constantly-changing... Full story
Halle Picard, Ronnie Picard, Liz Peasley and Tyra Picard. dressed as superheroes, attended a Fall Festival last Wednesday at the elementary school, where they enjoyed carnival games, face painting, and a costume contest. - Tammy Norris photo... Full story
The public and Lake Roosevelt Schools students will have an opportunity to meet abstract artist Lucinda Parker on Thursday morning, in two sessions. Parker will speak at 9 a.m., and meet with elementary and seventh- and eighth-grade students in the elementary cafeteria. She will meet in a second session at 10:15 a.m., at the same location, with 9th- through 12th-grade students. The public is invited to attend either session. There will be a dedication of Parker’s six abstract paintings, and Mike Sweney of the Washington State Arts Commission wi... Full story
GRAND COULEE—The Grand Coulee Dam School District board Monday night approved two hires and accepted one resignation. Hired were Jeremy Crollard as seventh grade football coach; and Tom Severns as a school bus driver. Resigning was Pete Adolphe as eighth-grade girls basketball coach. Enrollment up The enrollment for Grand Coulee Dam schools for October was 713 students, an increase of six from the previous month. The elementary school lost two students and the junior/senior high school gained eight. The district budgeted for 690 students for t... Full story
As a Republican candidate for the state's second-highest office, conservative talk show host and Lake Roosevelt graduate Marty McClendon addresses a less-than-conservative crowd of Lake Roosevelt High School seniors Oct. 7. McClendon is seeking the leiutenant governor's office, which, he told students, wields some significant and often under-appreciated power....
Nathan Fulton retrieves a rocket after it was launched during Nespelem School's day of rocketry Friday. Science teacher Ralph Rise organized the day and had help from Washington State University personnel. Students from Coulee Dam and Paschal Sherman Indian School also attended, building and firing rockets. Rise put together a similar event at Lake Roosevelt Schools a year ago, aimed at firing imaginations and interest in science, as well as rockets....
Lake Roosevelt students showed their school spirit last Thursday by dressing up as twins.... Full story
Pictured are the September Students of the Month and the Raider BEST winners, an acronym which stands for: B - Be safe: E - Excel in learning; S - Show respect; T - Take responsibility.... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board last Thursday evening made a number of hires and accepted five resignations. Hired were Madisyn Byam as 2016 SHARP Kids program leader; Melanie Herndon as LAP paraprofessional; and Jeremy Crollard as assistant boy’s basketball coach. Resignations accepted were Paul Braun, seventh grade junior high football coach; Barbara Mooney, bus driver; Joy McClure, bus driver; Ashley Landeros, first- through third-grade co-leader for SHARP Kids; and Donna Totman, family consumer science teacher... Full story
Nespelem Elementary School’s board of directors saw new uniforms introduced at their meeting Sept. 21, which had been moved ahead from Sept. 26 so that Superintendent Rich Stewart could attend an Impact Aid conference in Washington D.C. Principal Debra Pankey told the board that two Nespelem students are taking algebra at the school through the Spokane Virtual Academy. The board approved a first reading of a new nutrition and fitness policy. They also approved the hiring of Leslie Moses and Cindy St. Pierre as paraprofessionals. The board a... Full story
John M. Adkins, Superintendent of the Wellpinit School District and a resident of Coulee Dam, has been appointed President of the Washington State Impact Aid Association. This association is comprised of school districts on Indian lands and military bases that represent the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools.... Full story
Kim Iverson, left, welcomes Rowena St. Pierre and family to her preschool classroom during an open house at Nespelem School Monday night. Nespelem students and community were invited to a community meal Monday after the first half day of school for the new school year. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story