ABC Day is about community All Bethel Community Day at Spanaway Lake High School Come join us for the fourth annual All Bethel Community Day on September 28, 2013. ABC Day, sponsored by Bethel Community Services, Bethel School District,Umpqua Bank, Bethel Area Council of PTA’s, Pierce County Fire & Rescue, Air National Guard, Camp Murray…
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Bethel is conducting an Online Community Survey
SPANAWAY, WA — What are your thoughts about our schools? Bethel School District is conducting an online community survey and wants local input. This survey will help them keep improving schools and the way the schools communicate with you. All families and community members are invited to participate. If you have children in multiple schools, you’re…
High School football scores Sept. 19-20
Curtis over Bethel, 23 to 27 SLHS over Todd Beamer, 27 to 17 GKHS over Federal Way, 39 to 21 Franklin Pierce over Orting, 23 -21 White River over Washington, 43 to 14 Yelm over Stadium, 47 to 21
High School football scores Sept 12-13
Here are the scores from this week’s high school football games: Franklin Pierce 43, Sammamish 14, FINAL Centralia 58, Washington 32, FINAL Graham-Kapowsin 24, Curtis 14, FINAL [Editor note: Whoo, hoo!] Puyallup 47, Spanaway Lake 20, FINAL Tahoma 33, Bethel 7, FINAL
Hudson Bay Company descendants abound in south Pierce County
By Marianne Lincoln SPANAWAY, WA — Long before Washington was a state or even a territory, even before Oregon was a territory, this area was occupied by indigenous people and the fur traders. In 1832, a small contingent from the Hudson’s Bay Company built a storehouse on the shore of Puget Sound at the mouth…
Thursday football – Tahoma at Bethel
This season there are many Thursday Varsity Football games for the Bethel District high schools. On Sept 12, Tahoma will play Bethel at Art Crate Field. Come out a join in the local fun! Thursday, Sept. 12 Tahoma at Bethel (NL) (Art Crate Field) Friday, Sept 13 Curtis at Graham Kapowsin (Art Crate Field) Spanaway…
Bethel Board Meeting Sept. 10
SPANAWAY, WA — The following are items that were part of the September 10 Bethel School Board meeting. A team of health and fitness specialists shared the newly developed Brain Breaks packets. There is a correlation between physically fit students and academic achievement. These activity breaks may be used at the beginning of class to…
School begins at Bethel
SPANAWAY, WA — Today was the first day of school in the Bethel School District. This year, a full complement of classes are attending the Middle Schools. The 7th and 8th graders are joined by grade 6. The district elementary schools are now grades K-5; high schools are grades 9 -12. Out in Roy, the…
High school football season begins Sept. 5
SPANAWAY, WA — High school football season is now upon us. Beginning on Thursday, September when Graham Kapowsin High School plays agains Post Falls High in Idaho, Thursday, September 5. The friendly district rivalry game, Spanaway Lake vs. Bethel will be Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. at Art Crate Field. More Bethel sports schedules can be…
Bethel door buzzers added for security
SPANAWAY, WA — The Bethel School District is adding some enhanced school security this Fall. After the incident in Connecticut, the district board of directors discussed many possibilities to tighten security and access to the school buildings. At their July 23 meeting, the school board unanimously adopted policy 6609, which allows for new security access…
Choral Director’s Award for Barney Crouse of Spanaway Lake High
TACOMA, WA — The Washington American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) selected Bernard Crouse, Choral Director at Spanaway Lake High School, as a recipient of the 2013 Washington State ACDA Outstanding Choral Director Award. The award was presented by ACDA President Lori Wiest, and President Elect Tim Fitzpatrick at the annual ACDA Summer Institute on Wednesday, July 17, in…
Congressman Denny Heck visits PC Skills Center
SPANAWAY, WA — Congressman Denny Heck recently visited the Pierce County Skills Center (PCSC). He was accompanied by Superintendent Tom Seigel and Skills Center Director Michelle Ledbetter. PCSC was created in phases. They are launching Aerospace Machining/Fabrication and Automotive Technology in September 2013. The Bethel School District if the fiscal agent for the PCSC. It is operated in…
Pierce Prairie Post 