Twice a week, the library, playfield, hallways and some of the classrooms at Meadows Elementary School in Lacey transform into a different place: It’s called Clubhouse.
All 16-year-old Alfonso Vela had to do was take nine heel-to-toe steps down a white line, turn to the left, and return to his starting point. Easier said than done while wearing goggles that imitate what it’s like to have a blood alcohol content of 0.2 percent, more than twice the legal limit.
School district officials didn’t have to look very far to find a new leader for Tumwater High School.
A teen who is filing a civil rights complaint about alleged bullying incidents at Olympia High said he's been expelled from the school.
After several years of budget slashing, the Olympia School Board has been given a proposed spending plan that is filled with the “e” word: Enhancements. Superintendent Dick Cvitanich presented his proposed $93.5 million budget package for the 2013-14 school year during Monday night’s meeting.
Two administrators from Seven Oaks Elementary School in Lacey will take the helm at other schools on July 1, according to North Thurston Public Schools spokeswoman Courtney Schrieve.
Age: 16.
Student-services workers at The Evergreen State College voted 45-5 Wednesday to authorize actions “up to and including a strike” as they continue negotiating with college leaders on a two-year labor contract.
Valedictorian: Rebeka Dach SantosSalutatorian: Joseph Peter Berger
A University of Washington student-led group says if the state doesn’t give the school money to give their teachers a raise after four years of frozen salaries, they’re willing to pay higher tuition to cover the cost.