Hi everyone, We really need your help! A teacher from Rocky Ridge, one of our elementary schools, is a national finalist in the Farmers Insurance $100,000 Dream Big Teacher Challenge. Elissa Dornan is competing head-to-head with proposals from Idaho and Montana. She needs as many votes as possible to win the contest. If she wins, the money…
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Rock the Ridge for Rocky Ridge Elementary
Graham Business Association – Rocky Ridge Elementary of Bethel School District is the last school standing in Washington state in the Farmers Insurance ‘Dream Big’ contest. Watch as teacher and instructional coach Elissa Dornan is surprised during an assembly with the news that she is one of three teachers left in the running for a $100,000…
ABC Day 2014 at GKHS a fantabulous event
GRAHAM, WA — The All Bethel Community Day on Saturday, September 27 was exciting, well attended and a great deal a fun for everyone. The host school this year was Graham Kapowsin High School. The parking lots was filled with cars, wagon rides, fire engines, camel rides, goats, pigs and assorted other vendors. Inside, the…
Bethel District Arts Newsletter – Expressions
Bethel’s Visual and Performing Arts Newsletter EXPRESSIONS Vol. 25 No. 2 September 17, 2014 September: 17 Late Arrival for Students 4:00 – 7:30pm Instrument Rental Session GKHS 18 4:00 – 7:30pm Instrument Rental Session BHS 5:00 – 8:00pm Art Mingle Downtown Tacoma (http://downtowntacoma.com/happenings) http://downtowntacoma.com/events/1626/third-thursday-art-mingle 20 9:00am – 3:00pm September Workshop Evergreen Orff Chapter –…
FP District receives JWG grant worth $64,000
Franklin Pierce Schools recently learned that it was the recipient of a $64,000 grant to support its Jobs for Washington Graduates (JWG) programs. JWG is a school-to-career program that has a mission to keep young people in school through graduation. The focus is to provide work-based learning experiences that will to career advancement opportunities or to…
South County Chamber hosting Candidates Forum
South County Connections 3rd Wednesday of the Month Provides those doing business in Frederickson, Parkland and Spanaway with the opportunity to receive the benefit of an educational topic and community updates. Candidates Forum Know your Candidates at the September 17th South County Connections! Candidates will be featured in this candidates forum, answering questions and sharing their thoughts….
Hurra! Hurra! Hurra! PLU hosts Norwegian Constitution Exhibition
The Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University will be the U.S. premier of the only traveling exhibition created in Norway to mark the 200 year anniversary of its constitution. In 1814, Denmark lost control over Norway, a territory it had held for over 300 years. Leaders from throughout Norway quickly gathered to craft a…
Vote for Rocky Ridge in Farmers Insurance contest
Rocky Ridge Elementary is the last Washington state school standing in the Farmers Insurance Thank a Million Teachers Dream Big contest. Teacher Elissa Dornan was surprised in an assembly today with the news that she is one of three teachers left in the running for a $100,000 grant. VOTE FOR: E. Dornan, Rocky Ridge Elementary, Graham,…
Parkland: A Forgotten History, Remembered
[Adela Ramos, professor of English literature and writing at PLUteaches a WRIT 101 Course. In part of the second unit of this course, students explore Parkland to find its wilderness, its beauty, its parks. Joel Zylstra and the professor will be collaborating as part of this unit to show students Parkland and invite them to think of…
The Lone Tree
[Adela Ramos, professor of English literature and writing at PLUteaches a WRIT 101 Course. In part of the second unit of this course, students explore Parkland to find its wilderness, its beauty, its parks. Joel Zylstra and the professor will be collaborating as part of this unit to show students Parkland and invite them to think of it as their…
Welcome back to school!
By Marianne Lincoln Everyone is back to school this week in the local K-12 system. Busses are humming and in the case of Bethel, will soon be equipped with video to track those of you who violate the safety of the red flashing lights. Bethel also has a new transportation facility in Frederickson. The Pierce…
Happy Labor Day and welcome to the new school year
To all of you work for a living, Happy Labor Day! You are the backbone of the economic system in our country, without you, the economic engine doesn’t run at all. Here’s to you and… to the spending you do which makes the wheels turn. Hope you all are having a great holiday weekend and get at…
Pierce Prairie Post 