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Schools including Franklin Pierce, Bethel and PLU
SLHS Music Company to perform at the Puyallup Fair
Spanaway Lake High School’s Music Company will make a special appearance at Puyallup Fair. The group will perform on Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Showplace Stage from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. The Music Company is the only high school group to perform on a professional stage at the fair. The group has been performing at the…
Love & Logic Parenting Classes at the Bethel Family Center
The Bethel Family Center still has space available for a five-week session later this month. Classes will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on September 18 and 25 and October 2, 9, and 16 at the Bethel Family Center’s location on the Challenger High School campus. A light meal will be served at 5:30 p.m.,…
School Cleanup and other news from the Bethel District
School/Community Clean-ups On Saturday, Sept. 8, Graham-Kapowsin High School, Spanaway Middle School, and Liberty Middle School will be the focus of a beautification effort by community and church members. The clean-up runs from 8 a.m. to Noon. Also, this weekend, Graham-Kapowsin High School senior and Eagle Scout candidate Joseph Shields is organizing a separate effort…
ABC – All Bethel Community Day October 13
Bethel School District – The All Bethel Community Day will be held Saturday, Oct. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bethel High School. There will be amazing student performances, robotics demonstrations, wagon rides, classic cars, vendor booths, and kiddie train rides. Since there are many changes in our local political districts since the…
Bethel Learning Center Dedication and Events
The new Bethel Learning Center dedication will be at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13. The BLC is an educational facility that features three meeting spaces and a kitchen, which will be available for district and community use. Funding for the center was made possible through state and federal grants and by generous donations from our…
Federal school lunch changes – Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act
Starting this year, as part of the school meal program, students will be required to have at least 1/2 cup of fruits and/or vegetables on their tray each day. This change is a direct result of the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. Our Child Nutrition staff are planning to offer a variety of healthy options…
What’s new in Bethel schools
New websites coming Bethel Schools are making the switch to a new web platform called Blackboard Engage/Edline. The goal of the new system is to provide a better online experience for families in Bethel. The change to the new websites will begin Sept. 4. Free & Reduced price meal applications available online Bethel’s Child Nutrition…
High School Football Season Begins Friday, August 31
If you love the cool night air, the bright lights and the huffing sounds of young brute force running across the fields, it’s time for high school football again. Friday night will be the cross town rivalry game, Bethel vs. Spanaway Lake at Art Crate Field. At Franklin Pierce, you will find Washington playing against…
Spanaway Lake High Music Company organized a memorial in Spanaway Wednesday for Kristi and Violet Holmes
A memorial was quickly organized by members of the Spanaway Lake High School Music Company for Kristi and Violet Holmes, who were found murdered today in Spanaway. The older daughter of Mrs. Holmes, Brooke House graduated from Spanaway Lake High School last year. She was involved in the well known singing group, the Music Company. Members paid tribute…
Bethel starts school year with many changes
By Marianne Lincoln On September 5th, school begins in the Bethel District. With the start of this school year there are many changes including one bright and shiny new school, Clover Creek Elementary and one completely overhauled, almost like new school, Shining Mountain Elementary. That means Clover Creek kids and staff that were scrunched together with…
Local Bethel group starting athletic shoe bank
Athletic Shoes Wanted! August 16, 2012, Bethel School District Do you have extra cleats or sports shoes lying around? A local community group is trying to organize a special athletic shoe bank. The group will be accepting donations of new or used cleats and sport shoes on Thursday, Aug. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m….
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