FEATURED STORIES Issue 38 - Oct. 3, 2014
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| Cavalcade of Bands Back in Pasco |
 Pasco and Kennewick high schools will host the 33rd Annual Southeastern Washington Cavalcade of Bands at Edgar Brown Stadium on Oct. 4 beginning at 8:30 a.m. As co-hosts, Pasco High School and Kennewick High School do not compete, but do perform and are scored.
During this all-day event bands perform at 15 minute intervals during the preliminary competition which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The preliminaries are followed by an awards ceremony naming the top three bands, as well as awards in brass and winds, visual, percussion, general effect, marching and auxiliary or color guard.
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| Stevens Middle Scool Recognized for Sportsmanship |
 Stevens Middle School was one of only three middle schools in Washington to earn a sportsmanship award from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA).
"We took our sportsmanship campaign to a whole other level. Being one of three schools out of thousands in the state is awesome," says Principal Charlotte Troxel. "We're never going to win a state title at the middle school level, but this comes close!"
Schools must complete a variety of items to earn the award including displaying a "Give Me 5" banner, having student-athletes and their parents sign a sportsmanship pledge, and having students participate in a leadership conference.
The "Give Me 5" program is based on five core principles: honor, sportsmanship, courage, respect, and citizenship and was developed to encourage schools to practice and promote the positive and educational attributes of their activities programs.
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Dutch Bros. Coffee Raises Funds for School Supplies
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Dutch Bros. Coffee of Richland and Pasco joined together recently with the community to raise $5,350 to purchase school supplies for local schools. The six Dutch Bros. locations throughout the Tri-Cities donated $1 of every drink sold during their school supply drive.
On Sept. 3, Pasco Dutch Bros. Coffee owners Meghan and Brad Barnes, along with their employees, delivered a variety of supplies for Pasco schools to the District's donation center at the Parent Ed Center.
"Thank you Dutch Bros! Your generous support is appreciated not only by our staff but most importantly, by the hundreds of students who will use the items this year!" says Special Programs Coordinator Lorraine Landon.
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Aspiring Dancers Take the Field
Please click the image to enjoy a video of the aspiring young dancers who joined the award-winning Pasco High School Dance Team for a special halftime show at the football game on Sept. 26.
The PHS Dance Team held a dance camp the week of Sept. 22 with more than 80 elementary students from Pasco. All participants received a shirt and the opportunity to preform with the high school dancers during the halftime show.
For more information about upcoming camps, please contact the PHS Athletic Department.
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Double Vision for Flag Salute
Captain Gray Early Learning Center Principal Kristi Docken brought two of the ten sets of twins currently enrolled in her school to lead the flag salute at the
board meeting on Sept. 23.
Click the image to view a video of the presentation. The news of the twin invasion at Captain Gray has caught media attention. Below are the links to the news stories currently available.
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Pumpkin Patch Trip
Robinson and Whittier kindergarteners visited Country Mercantile pumpkin patch on Oct. 2.
In addition to taking a tractor ride to pick out a pumpkin, the students also climbed a hay pyramid, visited the petting zoo, and navigated a hay maze.
This is an annual trip for kindergartners in Pasco and several more schools will be making the trip in the coming weeks. Click the image to enjoy a photo gallery.
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Construction Update
Construction crews continue work on Curie STEM Elementary School, which is located adjacent to Whittier Elementary School.
Building is also underway at McClintock STEM Elementary School, located on Road 60, and at Delta High School, on Road 100 in Pasco.
All three schools are scheduled to open with the start of school in 2015. Click through for a photo gallery.
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Clinic to Open Next to Ochoa
Officials with nonprofit Tri-Cities Community Health broke ground on a school-based clinic next to Ochoa Middle School on Sept 25.
The Pasco School District provided the land for the clinic, but will not have a hand in the daily operations of the clinic or supervise staff.
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Benefit BBQ for Graff Family
The Tri-City community came together on Sept. 19 to raise funds for the Mac Graff Medical Fund at the tailgate barbeque before the Chiawana football game.
The Chiawana Athletic Boosters sponsored the event which included a bouncy house and the sale of GRAFFSTRONG t-shirts and pins.
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#Celebrating130Years!
This year the Pasco School District is celebrating 130 years of education with the theme Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, and Preparing for the Future.
In keeping with that theme, we will be taking a look back in time every Thursday with #ThrowbackThursdays and sharing the hopes, dreams, and plans for the future from the PSD class of 2015 with #FutureFridays.
Watch for these posts on the Pasco School District website and Facebook page!
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Friday Night Lights
Fall sports are underway across the District! Below is the regular season varsity football home game schedule for Chiawana and Pasco High school. All games begin at 7 p.m. at Edgar Brown Stadium.
10/3 CHS vs. Kamiakin (Homecoming)
10/10 CHS vs. Hanford
10/17 PHS vs. Richland (Homecoming)
10/24 CHS vs. Kennewick
10/31 PHS vs. CHS (Gravel Pit Championship)
For complete sports schedules please visit any school website "Athletics" page.
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