Bridgette McGoldrick, a humanities teacher at Annie Wright School in Tacoma, recently was one of two teachers in the nation to be named a William and Virginia Banks Cannady visiting teacher to the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa.
Bridgette McGoldrick, a humanities teacher at Annie Wright Schools in Tacoma, recently was one of two teachers in the nation to be named a William and Virginia Banks Cannady visiting teacher to the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa.
The Cannady fellowship competition is open to teachers at girls’ schools across the U.S. McGoldrick will participate in August.
Christine Fuller, a teacher at Graham-Kapowsin High School, has received the 2012 Teacher of Excellence Award from The Evergreen State College. She was nominated by a former student who now attends Evergreen.
We have all heard about the dramatic changes in the American electorate and how, because he spoke to the concerns of the growing numbers of Hispanic, black, female and younger voters, President Barack Obama was re-elected despite adverse economic conditions.
Peninsula High School English teacher Danielle O'Leary Thursday morning received a phone call from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recognizing her as an outstanding teacher.
Two Richland music students were named the overall winners at the recent Young Artists Competition sponsored by the Mid-Columbia Symphony.
Violinist Diana Wang, a ninth grader at Hanford High, and pianist Justin James Chua, a 10th grader at Richland High, will perform with the symphony at its spring concert in May.
The competition was held in January at Central United Protestant Church in Richland. This year's candidates performed in flute, piano and strings categories.
A Tacoma teacher extinguished a small fire at Baker Middle School Tuesday morning, according to the Fire Department.
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