Rogers High School was among 166 school-based enterprises in the United States this year to achieve Gold Level Certification and will compete at DECA’s International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, Calif.
Rogers High School was among 166 school-based enterprises in the United States this year to achieve Gold Level Certification and will compete at DECA’s International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, Calif.
School-based enterprises help prepare students for the transition from school to work or college. In order to apply for certification, schools must submit extensive documentation showing their adherence to marketing and retail standards.
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Tacoma Public Schools will begin the registration for all-day kindergarten beginning today for children who are 5 years old on or before Aug. 31. Parents can contact their school of choice for enrollment. A birth certificate and proof of immunization are required at the time of registration.
Kamiakin and Hanford high schools were included on a national listing of schools noted for challenging their students.
More than 1,900 schools across the country made it onto the Washington Post's America's Most Challenging High Schools, with only 29 coming from Washington. Kamiakin High in Kennewick came in at 21st in the state while Richland's Hanford High was 28th.
The list includes 9 percent of the nation's roughly 22,000 public and private high schools. The schools are scored based on the number of tests given for Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate Education divided by the number of students who graduated that year.
Fall kindergarten registration for the Peninsula School District will be from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday. Parents will register at their neighborhood school; a birth certificate, immunization records and proof of address are needed.
Sean Shaughnessy will begin July 1 as principal of Roosevelt Elementary School.
Applications are being taken for the YouthBuild program in the Yakima Valley. Low-income women ages
16-24 are encouraged to apply.
Participants will have the opportunity to complete their high school diploma or earn their GED, learn residential construction and earn a construction certification.
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