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Whitney Elementary Students Propose Yakima Needs a Zoo

Cefus — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:23:31 +0000

Being a Mayor I get a lot of different requests, some of which I gladly accept. For example, a 4th grade class was assigned a project. They were to write a letter to the Mayor and offer up proposal for a zoo in Yakima. I read through 30 different proposal and choose a winner. The [...]

High School Graduation 2013 – What Will You Be Doing Afterwards?

Troy Selfridge — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:18:36 +0000

Spring Break is almost over then there is a final home stretch to the end of the school year. For Seniors, this usually means graduation. What I want to know is, What are your plans for after graduation? What Are You Doing After Graduation?

School Suspends Boy, 7, For Biting Pastry into Shape of a Gun

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:27:22 +0000

The issue over guns in our schools has taken on a very strange twist in one Maryland school. A second-grader at Park Elementary School in Baltimore was suspended for two days after his teacher claimed he saw the seven-year-old bite his breakfast pastry, i.e., Pop Tart into the shape of what appeared to be a [...]

Sex Education in Kindergarten Is About to Become a Reality

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:46:32 +0000

How early is too early to teach sex education? That question is about to be asked again, thanks to a controversial move in Chicago. The city’s board of education has passed a new measure, in which sex ed will begin in kindergarten. The change is expected to take effect within the next two years. Kindergartners [...]

School Shooting in Taft, California

Associated Press — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:37:56 +0000

TAFT, Calif. (AP) — One student has been shot at a high school in Taft, Calif., a community in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Kern County sheriff’s spokesman Ray Pruitt also says a suspect is in custody and is believed to be a student. The shooting was reported at Taft Union High School around 9 [...]

Department of Licensing Won't Offer Driving Tests in 2013

Associated Press — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:32:30 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Department of Licensing says more schools and training programs will take over driver testing next year. After Jan. 1, driver exams will no longer be offered at DOL offices in Anacortes, Bremerton, Ephrata, Kelso, Moses Lake, Mount Vernon, Poulsbo, Puyallup, Spokane Valley, Sunnyside, Union Gap and White Salmon. Drivers [...]

Student Wakes Up During Class Due To Nightmare in Hilarious Video

John Riggs — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:26:54 +0000

It’s one thing to fall asleep during class, but it’s another thing to wake up, literally jumping from your seat, screaming because you had a nightmare like this poor sap did. The professor was carrying on about some boring lecture in something at Stony Brook University. Apparently, it was so boring that one of the [...]

Yakima Valley Schools Showcase Spirit Chains

John Riggs — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:58:12 +0000

Schools from all over the Yakima valley are participating with their spirit chains at Valley Mall and you can come and see! The links in these chains were purchased in support of Youth Health, part of YouthWorks from Memorial. Come down and see the fun!

Head's Up Seven-Up Was Played to See Who Cheated in Class [CONSPIRACY]

John Riggs — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:53:35 +0000

I got it! The teachers used to have the kids play my favorite grade school game, ‘Heads Up Seven Up’, to see who the cheaters were. Right? Well, according to my friend, Ali, a teacher in the Sunnyside school district, she denies it. But, still, you have to figure that with all of that cheating [...]

Texas University to Offer Class in Skyrim

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:21:38 +0000

Prestigious Rice University in Houston, Texas, has fulfilled the dream of many a gamer by offering a chance to study video games in school. Their new junior level class is called 'Scandinavian Fantasy: Old Norse Sagas and Skyrim' and will be taught by Professor Donna Beth Ellard.

Which School Has The Most School Spirit – Ike or Davis? [POLL]

John Riggs — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:33:11 +0000

Let’s see if we can put this argument to rest once and for all. Simple question – Ike or Davis? I have friends and family who have attended both schools and I, personally, attended both (started out at Ike, finished up at Davis) so I love both schools, but what about you? Which Yakima school [...]

Yakima's Back To School 2012 Friends Guide: The Pros and Cons Of Different Cliques

John Riggs — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:37:28 +0000

I was born and raised in Yakima and went to Yakima public schools. Nob Hill, Franklin, then I went to Eisenhower for a while and finished up at Davis. Since I used to pride myself on being a unique individual, I never belonged to any specific group of people. Instead, I made a friend or two from each cliques. All of the stereotypes from preppies to jocks to stoners to slackers to nerd and geeks to cheerleaders and freaks. All of the above. There are several reasons I loved hanging out with the different types of people that attend school. Here are my pros and cons to most of these groups of people that you may consider the type of people you want to hang out with when you're back to school.

College Student Fakes Kidnapping to Get Out of Handing In Paper

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:08:20 +0000

Kids these days are taking the saying “the dog ate my homework” and completely chucking it out the window. Today’s student needs a more up-to-date and convincing reason for missing an assignment, skipping class or failing to complete work. That’s why this story of a college student who faked his own kidnapping is so fascinating.

School's Sunscreen Ban Leaves Students Severely Burned

Don Deane — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:01:02 +0000

In a move that seems to defy all logic, a school in Washington State has banned the use of sunscreen, sending two sisters to the hospital with painful-looking sunburn after a field trip. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player 11-year-old Violet Michener and her 9-year-old sister Zoe, who has albinism and is particularly sun-sensitive, went on [...]

School's Out, Now You Do Your Homework!

Kelly West — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:59:29 +0000

During the school year it is like pulling teeth to get most kids to do there home work! My oldest daughter is now in college but when she was younger, getting her to do her math was like asking the Pope to change religions! HA But we must have done something right because she is [...]

"You're Not Special" Is The Theme Of This Awesome Graduation Speech [VIDEO]

John Riggs — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:01:15 +0000

The school year is ending, people are graduating and it’s time to start the real world. Most commencement speakers speak of inspiration with an extremely bright ‘go get’em’ tone. Mr. McCullough, my new hero, decided to go the route of reality and tell the graduating class of Wellesley High School that they’re not special. What [...]

Want To Learn A New Musical Instrument? Consider The Ukulele

John Riggs — Tue, 29 May 2012 23:34:10 +0000

For no reason what-so-ever the other day, something clicked in my head which said "It's time to learn to play a new musical instrument." No rhyme or reason to it, not for profit or anything, just the ability to play something new. My wife is calling it a 'Mid-life Musical Crisis' and she may be right. So, where do I go when I want to learn to play a new musical instrument? To the guy who knows more about music and musical theory than anyone else I know; my dad.

Heroic 13-Year-Old Drives School Bus After Driver Passes Out

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:35:27 +0000

13-year-old Jeremy Wuitschick got to drive, something most kids his age only dream about doing. However, the circumstances in which the seventh-grader took the wheel were far from ideal. Jeremy and 15 of his schoolmates were riding to school in the yellow bus when the driver started flailing his hands in the air and making moaning sounds. [...]

Naches Students Work Hard For Free Concert Tickets

Todd Lyons — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:28:42 +0000

A few months ago, I received an e-mail from Steve Davidson out at Naches Valley High School. Mr. Davidson is part of the Alternative Learning Program there and stated that his class always listens to "The Big Show" each morning. He went on to explain that he is constantly looking for creative ways to help spur his students on to achieve their stated goal: "Operation Graduation 2012: 100% Graduation...No Excuses"

Radio Teacher Randy Beckstead Retires

John Riggs — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:56:49 +0000

The instructor of radio broadcasting at CWU and former radio teacher at YVCC in the YV-Technical Skills Center, Randy Beckstead, has announced his retirement. He taught many in Yakima including several of the DJs on KATS. Randy has been in the radio industry for 40 years, 30 of those years as a teacher, instructor, and [...]