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Nate Piturachsatit has moved from physical education coordinator to counselor at Lake Roosevelt Elementary School. The change was approved by the Grand Coulee Dam School District board for the remainder of the year. Principal Lisa Lakin said this week that Piturchsatit is also taking his internship as a principal and expects to complete it this next spring. The district had the unexpected retirement of Rosella Covington, who held the counselor position at the middle school for a number of years. The district had advertised for a replacement...
The following is the first quarter honor roll at Nespelem School. 1st Grade - Talise Adolph, Sadie LaClaire, Denise Simpson, Norma Lowery, Qwentana Quiltanenock. Adryanna St. Pierre, Nikolas Seymour 2nd Grade - Zyven Boyd, Hope Harris, Skyler Covington, Taylor Thomas, Jhaylon Tonasket 3rd Grade - A - mMixat Vargas-Thomas, Janie Epperson; B - Virgil Bearcub, Cylia St. Pierre 4th Grade- A - Enid Bearcub, Maurice Circle, Yvonne St. Pierre; B - Camryn Carden, Anoki Somday, Brandon Lowery, Tito Michel 6Th Grade B – Isaiah Adolph, Kyona Edmo E...
Officials at Lake Roosevelt Elementary are trying to figure out why one of the first-grade classrooms picks up a sewer smell off and on. It happens in Kim Campbell’s first-grade room, and on occasion drives her and her 18 students across the hall into another classroom. Plumbers and other tradesmen are working to find the problem, crawling around checking pipe joints. Theories abound. None have proved positive. The smell doesn’t occur every day, nor at the same time each day that it happens. Usually, it doesn’t last over 20 minutes to half...
Two workshops for persons interested in starting classes during winter quarter 2015 at Big Bend Community College will be held in the BBCC library on Nov. 21 and Dec. 5. The “Start Next Quarter” workshops will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. in room 1802 of the library. Winter quarter classes start Jan. 5. “Some students are not prepared or are unaware of the process to get started,” said Rita Ramirez, BBCC Coordinator of Student Recruitment and Outreach. “The ‘getting started’ workshops help potential students understand the process and p...
Students selected for the month of October....
The LRHS Associated Student Body has been selling "Pavers" as a fundraiser to support extra-curricular programs, this time we are running this fundraiser to have the funds go to "Build a Gym Fund". This fundraiser will run until Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, so don't miss out. The ASB will be running a special on the Pavers for only $75.00 each. Pavers will be outside for everyone to see all year long at the Lake Roosevelt New K-12 facility. Engraved Pavers are available for the following: Names,...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board approved a number of hires, allowed a leave of absence, and approved the retirement of a veteran counselor at its meeting Monday night. The board met in the new school after providing a tour of the building for the North Central Washington Educational Service District board of directors and Superintendent Richard McBride and hosting the group for an evening dinner. The board meeting started at 7 p.m. The board approved eight hires for the 21st Century SHARP Kids program. Hired for that program were...
Wednesday night, science program students at Lake Roosevelt High School stood by exhibits offering to explain some complex subjects they've been learning lately, and those questioned by The Star seemed to know their stuff. The exhibit, held in conjunction with a meal and program by the Johnson O'Mally Indian Education committee, attracted about 60 people to learn about those programs. As a bonus, a Boy Scouts troop set up a booth and gained several interested youth. Cub scouts seemed to...
Two local students have been recognized as standing above the rest with excellent academic performance at Washington State University during the 2014 summer semester, the school said last week. Taima Nichole Carden, of Coulee Dam; and Nicole Ashley Cleveland, of Elmer City, were named to the President’s Honor Roll for the semester. To be eligible, undergraduate students must be enrolled in a minimum of nine graded hours in a single term and earn a grade point average of 3.75, or earn a 3.50 cumulative GPA based on 15 cumulative hours of g...
The votes were in and the crowns went on Friday night at Greene Field in Coulee Dam, as Lake Roosevelt High School's homecoming royalty took the field at halftime of the football game against Mabton. The Homecoming Royalty Court included: 9th Grade: Casey Cleveland and Rylee Pitner 10 Grade: Tyler Olberg and Hannah Williams 11th Grade: Chance Garvin and Eren Moon 12th Grade: Trey Nicholson and Ciarra Cowin....
Grand Coulee Dam School District directors Monday night OK’d the hire of people in eight positions: • Shannon Peterson, Title I paraprofessional • Jennika Hill, one-on-one paraprofessional • William Kemble, bus driver and transportation supervisor • Mary Schilling, director, 21st Century Grant and PLTW Grant • Wendy Olbricht, one-on-one paraprofessional • James Caddy, eighth-grade boys basketball coach • Stephanie Anderson, one-on-one paraprofessional....
Jake French dreamed of working in the woods as a forester before a tragic accident shattered his dreams. After becoming a quadriplegic, he emerged as an inspirational speaker and author. The author of a book titled “Life Happens. Live It!”, French will be at Big Bend Community College on Oct. 8 celebrating Disabilities Month with a 1 p.m. presentation in the Masto Conference Center. The public is invited to the free event. French is a university of Idaho graduate who still is a big fan of anything outdoors. While his condition makes his lif...
Rachel McClure received her AA degree at Walla Walla Community College this past June. She is now attending Washington State University. McClure is the daughter of Davy and Joy McClure of Nespelem and a 2011 graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School....
Students who need to brush up prior to taking the 2014 Series GED exams have that opportunity beginning next week. The class is available to students sixteen years old and older, although students between 16 and 19 years old must be officially released by the school district. Adults 21 years old and older have the option of combining Big Bend Basic Skills courses with a variety of prior experiences to earn a high school diploma. An instructor and BBCC registration personnel will evaluate transcripts, knowledge gained from life experience, as...
Windows at the top of the wall, above the ducts, add light, as does the view window that dominates the stairwells at the end of a hall in the new school. — Scott Hunter photo...
A worker contemplates his next move Friday in the Jr-Sr Hi cafeteria of the new Lake Roosevelt School, where tables were waiting to be righted and floors cleaned. - Scott Hunter photo...
Students in the local area have had opportunities to sharpen their skills in preparation for the GED exams, improve workplace skills, and prepare for college; and that’s still true. Now, however, adults who lack a high school diploma have a new way to get a second chance. It’s called “High School 21+,” a competency-based high school diploma offered at Washington’s community and technical colleges. Adults 21 years old and older can combine Big Bend Basic Skills courses with a variety of prior experiences to earn a high school diploma. An instruc...
A distorted panorama shot was the only way to present a whole primary grade room classroom. Electric lights will brighten as the sun goes behind clouds, saving energy costs. Windows let in light, but are just high enough so students won't get distracted while working. - Scott Hunter photo...
The public is in for some surprises when they tour the new school complex in Coulee Dam this Friday: - Polished concrete floors sparkle and give off a sense of expensive treatment. Workers have ground square borders in areas to resemble tiles. - Rooms in the elementary wing have colored canopies over the doors, which match colors inside the room, so younger students can find their classrooms. - Outside each classroom, a small panel gives the teacher’s name and where they went to college. - Every classroom has a great view of the o...
In an avalanche of last-minute personnel changes, Nespelem Elementary School covered all its employee bases Monday, as new Principal Debra Pankey walked the school board through a configuration of new teachers and aides. Pankey, the school’s special education director, was hired this summer following the resignation of John Adkins as superintendent and principal. She will retain the special-ed administrative duties, but gain a teacher (Rick Mead) for teaching the students. Teachers Katlynn Reidt and Bethany Williams notified Pankey just last w...
A thank-you note from a firefighter fills a whiteboard in the foyer at Nespelem Elementary School, which offered refuge from scorching daytime heat to some 235 night-shift workers on the Devil's Elbow Complex Fire, who found it impossible to sleep in their tents. The school paid two of its employees overtime to clean up walls afterward, and an outside contractor re-cleaned every carpet for $13,000 after the firefighters left. Those costs will be reimbursed from state fire fighting funds, along...
Nominations are being accepted, from Aug. 26 through Oct. 1, for current students in the Grand Coulee Dam School District’s highly capable program. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade who are identified as highly capable of high academic and intellectual ability will have an opportunity to explore concepts in greater depth and further develop their thinking and creativity. Anyone may refer a student including parents, teachers or other students and members of the community. Those interested in nominating a student can do so on d...
COULEE DAM -- The Grand Coulee Dam School District board made a number of personnel decisions at its Monday night meeting. Nate Piturachsatit resigned as Middle School track coach; Raehanne Piturachsatit resigned as Lake Roosevelt High School assistant volleyball coach; and Amanda Fisher resigned as special education paraprofessional. Jeremiah Seekins, Lake Roosevelt High School math aid, resigned to take his student teaching assignment; and Joell Vivant-Slaven was approved for maternity leave. Stephanie Baldwin was hired as a first-grade...
Joseph Sacchi of Coulee Dam was named to the Cental Washington University honor roll for spring quarter 2014....