Perserverance was the buzz word at Collins High School commencement exercises Friday night as about 30 graduates walked across the White River High School auditorium stage to receive their diplomas.
It was a sweep for White River High at the annual FFA state convention May 13-18 at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash. White River FFA adviser Amy Miller was named the District 2 Outstanding Agriculture Teacher of the Year and White River High Principal Mike Hagadone was chosen Outstanding Administrator of the Year. The WRHS FFA chapter received the Outstanding Agricultural Program of the Year award and chapter member Victoria Marsh landed a coveted spot as a state officer for the 2009-10 school year.
More than 120 alumni showed up at the third annual Black Diamond School reunion June 3 at the Black Diamond Community Center including 102-year-old Ruby Favro Androsko Keeney, a 1926 Black Diamond High School graduate.
The Black Diamond School reunion brought more than 100 folks together to share memories from Black Diamond High School and the early days of the elementary and middle school program as well
With the completion of the spring high school sports season, Enumclaw High has claimed the South Puget Sound League 3A all-sport title.
There was a bit of everything for the Enumclaw High girls and boys golf teams at the Class 3A state tournament in Richland, Wash.
When a television film crew and Star 101.5 radio personality Corine McKenzie walked into Joan Jacobson’s Kibler Elementary School classroom Friday morning, it was hard to tell who was more surprised – the veteran second-grade teacher or Madison Oliva, the student who nominated her for the Seattle radio station’s Teacher of the Week honor.
Led by the 15th-place finishes of Jake Erickson and Tyler Salsbury, the Enumclaw High boys golf team finished fifth at the Class 3A state golf tournament at Meadow Springs Country Club in Richland, Wash. The Enumclaw High girls, who played at Horn Rapids Golf Course, finished fourth with 54 points.
After the first day of play, Enumclaw High’s Jake Erickson leads the boys Class 3A state golf tournament with an even-par 72.
It was a sweep for White River High at the annual FFA state convention May 13-18 at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash. White River FFA adviser Amy Miller was named the District 2 Outstanding Agriculture Teacher of the Year and White River High Principal Mike Hagadone was chosen Outstanding Administrator of the Year. The WRHS FFA chapter received the Outstanding Agricultural Program of the Year award and chapter member Victoria Marsh landed a coveted spot as a state officer for the 2009-10 school year.
Enumclaw High School’s “Titanic” garnered seven nominations in The 5th Avenue Theatre’s seventh annual High School Musical Theatre Awards.
Jake Hendricks’ state title lifted the White River High powerlifting team to a second-place finish at the state meet May 2 at Montesano High School.
The Sexton parents are ripping a page from the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s notebook. We are instituting a skills test. We are calling it the Household Assessment of Situational Living, or HASL for short.
