Less teacher talk. More students stepping up and taking charge of their learning.
JoAnn Moore, a biology teacher at Gig Harbor High School, has been selected along with 13 other educators from around the country as this year’s National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellows.
Pierce County Washington Association of School Administrators recently presented Community Leadership Awards. Participating school district superintendents nominate those making contributions to both schools and the community in their districts.
National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners were recently announced by National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The designees were selected from a pool of 15,000 finalists.
The Bonney Lake High School marching band will host a Bingo Night fundraiser from 6–9 p.m. Friday at the school, 10920 199th Ave. Ct. E.
Kenny Richards, an eighth-grader at Hudtloff Middle School in Lakewood, was awarded the 2012 National Zak Hollis Youth Achievement Award recently at the National Tourette Syndrome Association’s National Conference in Arlington, Va.
The Washington State Private School Advisory Committee has appointed Judy Jennings of Puyallup to serve on the Washington State Board of Education. Her term will run through January 2014.
Washington State University gave Gov. Chris Gregoire an honorary doctorate degree at a graduation ceremony in Pullman on Saturday.
Jon Kitna, the former NFL quarterback now teaching and coaching at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, challenged men Friday at the annual Pierce County Prayer Breakfast to become spiritual leaders in their homes and communities.
People celebrated last month when the Legislature said it wouldn’t have to make college any more expensive in Washington state, but many forgot that lawmakers had already put plans in place for a double-digit tuition increase next school year.
Chuck Cuzzetto will assume the role of acting superintendent for the Peninsula School District, following the retirement of Superintendent Terry Bouck at the end of the school year.
BizTown was uncharacteristically quiet as nearly 100 students moved from storefront to storefront, learning the rules of commerce.
A pioneering Pierce County school district and a leading online education company have decided to end a partnership that began in 2006.
When Dave Burmark entered Tacoma Community College in 1976, it was still possible for a kid from Tacoma’s Wilson High School to work his way through college. That’s what he did, eventually earning an associate’s degree from TCC, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Puget Sound and a master’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University.
Erin McCune, a sophomore at Bellarmine Preparatory School, recently had her poem selected as one of the top 10 poems in her grade division in the Creative Communication poetry contest.
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