A Richland High School teacher has been named the top DECA adviser in the state.
Stephanie Schirm, a marketing teacher at the school, was named 2013 Advisor of the Year by Washington State DECA, which is an international organization for marketing students, according to a release.
The Richland School District said Richland High’s DECA chapter has accomplished a lot under Schirm’s guidance and her students are highly regarded for their commitment to the community.
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-- Richland High School student Amanda Landon recently worked as a page in the state House of Representatives.
Amanda, 15, was sponsored by Rep. Brad Klippert, R-Kennewick.
During her time in Olympia, she delivered messages and documents and attended page school, where she learned more about the operations and actions of the Legislature.
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.
A teacher at Richland's River's Edge High School and Three Rivers HomeLink was recognized as a top teacher by a state education group.
Forrest McKinnis, a career and technology teacher, was named 2012-13 Secondary Teacher of the Year by the Washington Association for Learning Alternatives, according to a release from the Richland School District.
McKinnis has been a key part of the science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics, or STEAM, program at Three Rivers HomeLink, which is an alternative school with about 400 students.
Chiawana High School in Pasco is holding an Every 15 Minutes event.
The safe driving event will be from 8:53 to 10:25 a.m. today at the high school, 8125 W. Argent Road, Pasco.
The event is sponsored by a State Farm Shift into Safety grant and the high school's DECA club.
Rogers High School School-Based Enterprise (SBE) was one of 166 enterprises in the United States to be awarded a Gold Level Certification or Gold Level Recertification by DECA.
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