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Area Schools Receive Achievement Awards

Area Schools Receive Achievement Awards

 

Local schools were notified today that they received Washington Achievement Awards for 2012. State Superintendent, Randy Dorn, and State Board of Education Chair, Jeff Vincent, notified them by email.

 

The Washington State Achievement Awards are in their fourth year and recognize schools in seven categories; Overall Excellence, Language Arts, Math, Science, Extended Graduation Rate, Closing Achievement Gaps, and High Progress. Schools are selected using the state's Achievement Index and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Flexibility Waiver.

 

These are the area schools that were selected for the honors:

Lewiston School Wins National Math Competition

Lewiston School Wins National Math Competition

LEWISTON, ID - Sacajawea Jr. High School has been named the winner of a national math competition that started with 27,565 schools. More than 120 students worked on the Think Through Math competition each week. They were named the overall winner this morning, beating out River Valley Elementary of Meridian, Idaho in the final round.

The Think Through Math competition is a web-based intervention and enrichment tool that improves current understanding of concepts in math.

Prizes:
MX3 Winning School: The winning school will receive an awards event where they will be presented the March “Math” Madness Trophy, a school banner, exclusive MX3 t-shirts, national recognition, and top students recognized.

WSU Hosts Insect Expo

WSU Hosts Insect Expo

 

Ever wanted to see a live cockroach race? Or perhaps petting a tarantula is more your style? Well your day has come! The Insect Expo is coming to WSU on Saturday, April 20th.

The event is sponsored by Washington State University’s Entomology Graduate Student Association. Palouse area families can join in on insect themed crafts, face painting and displays all geared toward learning more about the world of insects.

"It’s great to see children abandon some of their preconceptions about insects in order to hold a hissing cockroach or pet a tarantula,” said Rebecca Schmidt, event coordinator and EGSA president. "It’s especially rewarding to watch the parents overcome their fears in order to set an example for their children.”

LCSC makes President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for third year in a row

 

For the third consecutive year Lewis-Clark State College has been selected for the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.  The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) announced the 2013 award, which recognizes institutions whose students, faculty, and staff work alongside the community to solve problems.

In the application, LCSC featured an alternative parking design prepared by students in Dr. Jenni Light’s Introduction to Engineering class, the annual Hells Canyon Institute led by Dr. Patricia Keith and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service organized by Lewis-Clark Service Corps. 

College students make a significant contribution to their communities through volunteering and service, according to the most recent Volunteering and Civic Life in America report.  In 2012, more than 1100 LCSC students, faculty and staff served almost 61,500 hours with a variety of community organizations — a contribution valued at almost $1 million.

Education encourages garden program with grants to local schools

Education encourages garden program with grants to local schools

 

The Idaho State Department of Education is awarding $26,000 to help eight schools across Idaho build school gardens, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna announced today.

Each school will receive a grant of $2,000 to build a garden that will help promote nutrition, science and agricultural education.

“Idaho has offered school garden grants for several years and seen great results. With a school garden, students can learn critical lessons about nutrition, math, science and many other subject areas in a hands-on learning environment,” Superintendent Luna said.

Research shows that garden-based education can increase academic achievement and often result in higher test scores among students.

In addition to these eight schools, five childcare centers also funded through U.S. Department of Agriculture funding will be awarded school garden grants.

Lewiston kindergarten registration starts March 26

LEWISTON, ID - Kindergarten registration for Lewiston Independent School District No. 1 for the 2013-2014 school year will be held March 26th and 27th. For more information: 
http://www.lewistonschools.net/Registration/Kindergarten/KindergartenRegistration.pdf

Clarkston elementary schools prep for Read Across America Day

Clarkston elementary schools prep for Read Across America Day

CLARKSTON, WA - Tomorrow marks the 16th annual National Education Association's Read Across America Day.

Elementary students in schools across the Clarkston School District will join more than 45 million readers from across the country to celebrate the fun and value of reading.