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…
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More demolition – a portion of Parkland Elementary School
Tuesday, August 27, 2013, Rhine began demolishing part of the one-story wing of the old Parkland Elementary School. This demolition is part of the project to build Garfield Station, a high rise apartment building with shops in Parkland near PLU. The main portion of the Parkland School is still standing, it is going to be…
Bethel 1950s classes reunite at Frontier Park Saturday
Bethel High School 1950’s classes met on Saturday, August 24 at Frontier Park in Graham for their annual class reunion potluck. Tall tales, old classroom stories, teacher and tales of principals from years past were on the menu. Many of the students worked for the Bethel District after their school years.
School Supply Fair at Real Life Family Center
Real Life Family Center held a School Supply Fair Saturday morning. The Post was tipped of via an early morning text message from Kawshun D. Safety Clown. By 9 a.m. when Kawshun arrived, there was a line around the side of the building into the parking lot. This turned out o be no ordinary school supply…
Hey, Parkland! We’re happy to be here!
By Kelly Johnson, MRLH parent We are Mount Rainier Lutheran High School, the newest occupants of the old Parkland School/East Campus of PLU. We are excited to begin the 2013-14 academic year in our new digs, and look forward to being a good neighbor and contributing member of the community. As a private, non-profit institution,…
Demolition to begin on old Garfield Street in Parkland
Central Pierce Fire and Rescue teams have been training there for a couple of weeks, smashing windows and doors, chopping their way through roofs and walls and gutting ceilings. The North side of Garfield Street from the corner at C Street to Western Auto has chain link fencing around it and includes the single story wing…
Giant beans and other magical things at the FP Farm
By Marianne Lincoln This is a story about giant beans. Unfortunately, they’re not magic beans; it might be handy if they were. At 11 inches, they are pretty impressive for green beans. They’re even being eaten as a food of choice by geese. No, not golden geese, Canadian geese. The beanstalks, although not leading to a castle…
Doug Carlson appointed to Franklin Pierce School Board
PARKLAND, WA — At the end of the meeting, following a late executive session, the Franklin Pierce School Board chose Doug Carlson, 47, the Pierce College Health Education Center Operations Manager to fill the vacant seat left by the resignation of Director Reva Palmer. Carlson has a wife and four chidren ages 19, 16, 14…
Old Parkland School chums meet at the park
Friday, August 16, classmates from the Parkland School met for a potluck. Food and frolic and even some singing by the Jensen girls was on order for the day. Some of you might recognize one of the Jensen girls, that would be our former county councilwoman Barbara Gelman. There are many notable locals that attended…
Highlights from the Bethel School Board Meeting August 13, 2013
Mary Sewright, Principal of Shining Mountain Elementary and Superintendent Intern, shared an overview of No Excuses University. Bethel School District has six elementary schools in the No Excuses University Network of Schools including Shining Mountain, Thompson, Evergreen, Spanaway, Roy and Centennial. The fundamental belief of these schools is that every child deserves the opportunity to…
FP early childhood education classes open for enrollment
FRANKLIN PIERCE SCHOOL DISTRICT — New Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) classes for 4 year olds are being added in the 2013-2014 school year, and will be held at the same location as Head Start, 215 S. 166th St. Spanaway! These new classes will be 2 1/2 hours per day, 4 days per week,…
New student online registration begins August 7 at Franklin Pierce
FRANKLIN PIERCE SCHOOL DISTRICT — Beginning August 7, Franklin Pierce Schools will be offering online registration for all new students. Online registration forms can be completed at any time and submitted electronically to your neighborhood school. You may access these forms starting on August 7 by going to “New Student Registration” under the “Student &…
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