North Central Washington public schools are getting free access for four years to a powerful peer-to-peer anti-suicide program called Hope Squad, thanks to a proposal written by Dr. Julie Rickard, founder of the North...
For the inaugural Earth Day in 1970, Wenatchee High School teachers Bill Asplund and Dave DeJong decided that the occasion would be a great opportunity for a hands-on learning project. They organized a field...
Earth Day is coming up on Thursday, April 22 and Wenatchee Valley College has developed some powerful programs to encourage and inspire students and the rest of us to do what we can to...
We know that many students have struggled during coronavirus pandemic from loneliness, depression, anxiety and the like. In a recent column, I highlighted surveys taken by Wenatchee High School senior Kamryn Fowler and Kayla...
I had a chance recently to interview Estela Navarro, the legislative intern for Sen. Brad Hawkins Hawkins has praised Navarro as one of the valley’s best and brightest. Navarro graduated from Wenatchee High School...
The launching of Pinnacles Prep charter school in Wenatchee creates an opportunity for our communities to see the impact of a different learning environment than a traditional K-12 approach — one that is focused...
The Washington Apple Education Foundation is in my view doing an extraordinary job of creating educational growth opportunities for the children of workers who otherwise would find it daunting to pursue higher education. The...
A young woman with deep connections to the Wenatchee Valley, Zoe Gotthold, has won a prestigious national science award — the 2020 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize — because of her work on reducing...
Icicle River Middle School student Charlie Lyons was scanning actress Kristen Bell’s Instagram feed recently and saw that she was partnering with the Ving Project, an online effort inspiring teens to help others. Ving...
Walt Williams’ WWII experiences drove passion for fostering understanding and compassion There is something moving in carrying on the community- building work of one’s parents after they pass away. Recently, I met with Bruce...