GRADUATION INFORMATION
New Horizons High School
June 6 at 7 p.m.
Gjerde Center,
Columbia Basin College
Chiawana High
June 7 at 10 a.m.
Edgar Brown Stadium
Delta High School
June 7 at 3 p.m.
Three Rivers Convention Center
Pasco High School
June 7 at 6 p.m.
Edgar Brown Stadium
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PASCO HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA AND CHORAL BOOSTERS PRESENT
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FRANKLIN STEM ELEMENTARY
Construction of Pasco's newest school, Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary, is progressing on time and on budget at 6010 Road 52. It is scheduled to open its doors for students this August. Please click the image to view a photo gallery of the ongoing progress.
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CHS INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
The community took a trip to Japan without leaving Pasco at Chiawana High School's International Night on April 15. Please click the image to view a photo gallery.
Exchange students from Yamate High School, located in Yokohama, Japan, presented an evening of culture featuring music, games, calligraphy, and traditional dress.
The 79 visiting students along with four chaperones are participating in a homestay with students from Chiawana High School. They arrived in Pasco on April 11 and will stay through April 25. This is the seventh time students from Yamate High School have visited Pasco since 1997.
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VIVA LA MUSICA
Please click the image to enjoy a photo gallery from Ochoa Middle School's production of "Viva La Musica." The musical explored Latino musical influences in America across the ages.
Written and produced by Ochoa Middle School choir teacher Heidi Nelson, the show featured songs by popular Latino artists including Selena, Marc Anthony, and Celia Cruz.
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EDGAR BROWN SUMMER CLOSURE
Work will begin in early June on the resurfacing of the athletic track and the replacement of the field turf at Edgar Brown Stadium sports complex. The project is expected to be finished by late August. The stadium will be closed to the public during construction.
The field turf was installed in 2002 with an expected eight-year life span. With proper maintenance, the District was able to extend it to 12 years. It is time now to replace the worn surfaces for the safety of Pasco's student athletes.
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| CRYSTAL APPLES FOR PASCO TEACHERS
New Horizons High School Social Studies teacher Seth Johnson and Chess Elementary School Reading Recovery/ Leveled Literacy Intervention teacher Jill McColloch are the 2014 Tri-City Crystal Apple Award for Excellence in Education honorees for Pasco School District.
A former Captain Gray Elementary School teacher, McColloch has devoted her career to Pasco students. She has been a kindergarten, first, and second grade classroom and summer school teacher. As a Reading Recovery specialist at Chess since 2003, McColloch helps students find success in reading and achieve at the highest levels.
 As a Social Studies teacher, ASB advisor, lead teacher, and administrative intern, Johnson has been an integral part of New Horizons High School since 2006. A natural and enthusiastic leader, he is always willing to go above and beyond the call of duty and leads the NHHS afterschool 21st Century Grant program in addition to being an adjunct professor at Eastern Washington University.
Johnson and McColloch join a long, distinguished list of PSD Crystal Apple Award winners. Click here to view them.
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PASCO RECOGNIZED FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
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Pasco School District is one of just two school districts in the state and among the 376 in the country to receive the 2014 Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) distinction by the NAMM Foundation.
For the seventh time in 15 years, Pasco has earned this prestigious national recognition for its commitment to music education. Programs cited to gain this recognition included the Pasco School District's recommitment to a strings program, its Instrument for Loan program, All-State and other award-winning bands and choirs, and innovative programming, such as World Drumming, Mariachi, and award-winning musical theatre programs.
Whether performing folk songs on guitar at Chess Elementary School, marching in the community's Cinco de Mayo celebration, or singing and dancing their way to a Best Musical nomination for Pasco High School's "In the Heights," Pasco students of every age and talent level have opportunities to excel in music.
For more information about the NAMM Foundation, please visit www.nammfoundation.org.
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53rd ANNUAL PASCO INVITE
More than 1,400 athletes from 106 school districts gathered at Edgar Brown Stadium's John Crawford Track on April 19 to compete in the 53rd annual Pasco Invite. Please click the image to view a gallery.
Organizers took time to honor former Pasco Invite volunteers who passed away over the past year. Those who were remembered for their dedication to education and student athletes were:
- Richland High School football coach and teacher J.D. Covington,
- Pasco High School teacher, tennis coach, and Pasco School District board member Jeffery Dong,
- Pasco High School graduate, teacher, and baseball and football coach Bernie Hancock,
- Pasco High School teacher and football coach Bill Till.
"It is our honor to acknowledge their dedication to the Pasco Invite," says Pasco High School Athletic Director Jake Davis. "As former teachers and coaches they all left a lasting impact on the Tri-Cities community and helped build this event into what it is today."
Thank you to the nearly 250 community volunteers who once again stepped up to make the event a success.
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TEACHERS MATTER
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Teachers matter. Stevens Middle School teacher Lisa Connolly is a great example. Seventh grade AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) student Josias Cuevas says Mrs. Connolly kept him motivated to never give up.
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PSD SENDS 90 TO CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
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Setting a new Pasco School District record, 90 student chess players from eight different Pasco schools have qualified to compete at the Washington State Elementary Chess Championship on April 12. And, with 27 state qualifiers, Twain Elementary School has the most students qualified for the state tournament from any school in the Tri-Cities.
Featuring students from grades K-6, the state chess tournament takes place in Magnolia, just north of the Seattle Space Needle. Students from McLoughlin and Ochoa middle schools, and Twain, McGee, Robinson, Whittier, Livingston, and Angelou elementary schools will attend.
"Our Pasco players routinely take home first-, second-, and third-place team trophies at regional events," says District Chess Coordinator Jeremy Kidd, who is a teacher and administrative intern at Twain Elementary School. "It's a tribute to the hard work of the chess players and coaches, and it couldn't be done without the continued support of our building and District administrators."
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TWAIN SCIENCE FAIR
Pasco school board member and Twain parent Scott Lehrman helps judge student projects. Please click on the image to view a photo gallery.
Twain Elementary students put their investigative hats on for the school's first science fair on March 26. The students, ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade, put together experiments to test hypotheses that fit within the fair's themes of nutrition, food, health, and exercise.
According to Twain Elementary's Action Team for Partnerships (ATP) Science Fair Chair Kim Lehrman, the goal of the science fair was to promote the love of science for Twain Elementary students and families through student-guided science projects that demonstrate a sound understanding of the Scientific Method.
"The ATP committee embraced the science fair concept as soon as it was suggested," says Lehrman. "Twain students, parents and staff were really excited and we hope to make this an annual event."
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FROST OVERPASS TO BE REMOVED
This summer, the Frost Elementary School overpass will be disassembled due to structural deterioration.
The footbridge, which for decades has served students and families who walk to Frost Elementary School, has been closed since District officials found structural problems during an annual safety assessment last spring. Since then, two crossing guards have been stationed at the stoplight at 20th Ave. and Pearl St. to cross students to and from school every day. Approximately 60 students use the crossing daily.
"Student safety is always the top priority for the District," says Director of Support Services Randy Nunamaker. "After considering all options-repairing, replacing, or removing it-the most reasonable and fiscally responsible answer is to demolish the overpass and continue crossing students at the stoplight."
The overpass was installed decades ago, long before a stoplight and crosswalk existed at 20th and Pearl. Given that the overpass is no longer necessary along with the high cost to replace it under new construction codes, the District will remove it before it becomes a safety hazard for motorists on 20th Ave.
For more information contact Assistant Superintendent of Operations John Morgan at 546-2880.
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