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ODESSA — Odessa High School ag teacher and FFA adviser HaLee Walter applied for an FFA Foundation CASE grant this spring to buy all sorts of new equipment for the school’s agriculture education shop. The grant was fully funded to the tune of $21,324. The grant will allow the purchase of various pieces of new equipment to help support the new APT (Agriculture Power Technology) class that Walter will be teaching. The new items include three Miller Multimatic 215 Auto-Set Multiprocess Welders, woodworking equipment, a water bat...
ODESSA — Last Wednesday was another celebration for the Odessa High School senior class, as the students rode various vehicles down First Avenue after visiting the medical campus and waving to the patients and residents. Social distancing was maintained, and some residents of the Quail Court Assisted Living facility even ventured outside to wave to the graduates and wish them well. A video showing pictures of each of the grads during their parade is available on The Odessa Record’s Facebook page. OHS alum Bryce Luiten acc...
REARDAN – Instead of gathering in-person to celebrate its 49 graduates, Reardan High School conducted a virtual graduation honoring the Class of 2020 Saturday, June 13. Graduates logged onto a Google Meet at 11 a.m. to interact with each other before a 45-minute virtual slideshow, which acted as the ceremony. The slideshow was simulcast on Facebook Live for the public to view. The ceremony opened with a short video of drone footage surveying the school campus, including a...
DAVENPORT — Face masks? Daily health checks for students? Parents using cell phone apps to verify their child isn’t coming to school sick? All these possibilities were discussed at the School Board meeting that took place over the online Zoom meeting platform on June 22. The district is set to have an official reopening plan by Aug. 4. Although there have only been two confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Lincoln County since its initial outbreak this spring, the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is...
RENTON – The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association released guidance for opening high school athletics and activities for 2020-21 in accordance with Gov. Jay Inslee’s four-phase state re-opening plan Monday. The guidance document detailed guidelines for schools for each of the four phases. The document also noted that if a school or school district is closed over COVID-19 concerns, than all training, practices and games for that school or district should be can...
A group of Odessa seniors gathered earlier this month to attach banners picturing each of the senior class members to the downtown light poles. Difficulties that day prevented the project from being completed, so it was postponed until last week when senior dads Stacey Hunt and Todd King put the banners up to honor the class of 2020. Above: Joshua Clark and Camden Weber. Below: Brady Walter, Jakob Starkel, senior class advisor Megan Walter, Jaden Hunt, Dorcey Hunt, Marcus...
ODESSA — Graduating senior Camden Weber is one of eight students to receive a $1,000 Smart Choices Scholarship awarded by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, the Dairy Farmers of Washington and Les Schwab Tires. He plans to attend Eastern Washington University in Cheney next fall....
DAVENPORT — Davenport High School alumnus Ian Hunton graduated May 18 from University of Pennsylvania with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics. Hunton was a 2016 co-valedictorian in Davenport and received a full scholarship to University of Pennsylvania....
DAVENPORT — This year’s FBLA State Business Leadership Conference looked very different than in years past for Davenport High School FBLA. Instead of being a four-day conference in Spokane during Spring Break in April, it was a month long virtual conference A total of 14 members chose to continue to compete in the virtual state conference. The Davenport chapter once again was named a Gold Level Champion Chapter. The chapter was also awarded the Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit, an award Davenport High School FBLA has rec...
Ty has continued his learning from home. He is working online and been joining his class meetings. Keep up the good work!...
Jenae has been doing an excellent job communicating and asking questions through our virtual classroom. She continues to put forth great effort, even through distance learning. We are very proud of her! Her parents are Joshua and Lisa Tanninen....
ODESSA — The high school Class of 2020 voted last week during a digital meeting to delay graduation until July 18 in hopes of having a traditional commencement ceremony. The majority vote came with the support of Superintendent Dan Read, Principal Jamie Nelson and senior class adviser Megan Walter. Tentative graduation plans include a parade of graduates through town at 5;30 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, with social-distancing practices to be followed (i.e., spectators to remain in parked cars along First Avenue). The parade w...
ODESSA - A local student-athlete will eceive the Lincoln-Adams 4-H Scholarship this year. Marcus King, a 10-year mem-ber of the Junior Live-stock 4-H Club, will receive the $500 scholarship to be used toward his future college education. King, who graduates July 18, plans to attend University of Idaho and major in agribusiness or crop management. He is the son of Todd and Terri King of Odessa. King's 4-H projects focused on beef production. He has exhibited market steers at...
DAVENPORT - COVID-19 has made 2020 an unusual year for everyone. Few people, however, have been more affected by the virus than high-school seniors, who are missing much of their senior year. Students at Davenport High School, however, will at least get to attend some form of a high-school graduation, the school announced recently. The school has planned a pre-recorded drive-in ceremony at the Lincoln County Public Works parking lot. Principal Chad Prewitt says the plan is a...
Alexys is an outstanding student who includes music alongside her other classes and activities. In addition to playing alto and soprano saxophone in the band, she also sings and plays guitar in the Harrington High School guitar class. Alexys was selected to play alto saxophone in the Bi-County Honor Band.She continues to submit recordings of her music during distance learning. Alexys' parents are Troy and Janese Crawford....
Nathan has been working extremely hard during the school closure. His work is consistently showing an amazing effort being put forth. We appreciate all Nathan is doing to complete his fifth-grade year strong. His parents are Stephanie and Nick Denio....
ODESSA - The Odessa High School Future Business Leaders of America chapter was named the state's Outstanding Chapter for 2020 during the organization's annual State Leadership Conference. This year, the traditional conference turned into a virtual conference, with 17 local members competing from their homes. Each chapter created, recorded and uploaded digital presentations to the state office for judging. After waiting several weeks, awards were announced over a two-week period. Odessa High School was named Washington Outstan...
DAVENPORT — School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been challenging to students, teachers and parents alike. Staff members at Davenport High School are trying to navigate the situation to be as smooth for students as possible. While getting themselves and their students accustomed to distance learning is important, staff is also focused on trying to salvage the senior experience for their graduating class. While most students will resume normal schooling whenever schools reopen, seniors will not. “This whole thing...
Kynsley Fisher always has a smile and a hug. She is honest, hard-working and persistent in her daily life. She is a good friend to her classmates and a good example in the classroom. Out of class, she motivates me with conversations, reading and cards with pictures Her parents are Jeremiah and Stephanie Fisher....
ODESSA — The School Board met digitally Wednesday, April 22, in two sessions. It conducted a 5:30 p.m. workshop and a 6 p.m. regular meeting. At 5:30 p.m., the board discussed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the district, began discussions of the 2020-21 budget and began exploring the option of transitional kindergarten. Chairman Ed Deife and members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar were present. Superintendent Dan Read, Principal Jamie Nelson and Business Manager Juli Weishaar a...
The sixth-grade class of Harrington School is well-prepared to face the new challenges of middle school for the upcoming school year. Let's see if you can find them in this photo among the fifth-graders, as they prepare to embark on the EWU Challenge Course in October. The sixth-graders are Darian Roberts, Stormy Conway, Eli Downing, Trinity Kinsey, Mac Larmer, Bella Mattozzi, Tommy Reed, Kade Roller, Scout Sewall, Turner Slack, Shawna Williams, Jade Zeigler and not pictured,...
Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Sanford writes: "Thank you to this wonderful group of students and their parents for continuing their learning at home. We had 100% participation in our first Zoom meeting! Keep up the great work! I appreciate and miss all of you!" Pictured, from left, are, front row, Lasse Hendrickson, Declan Burton, Franklin Bailey, Jet Zeigler and Gunnar Snow; back row, Row-Cheylynn Dinwiddie, Josie Mcmurray, Sadie Steward, Alivia Christianson, Evelyn Pittman and...
Gary is a very hard worker who always tries to do his best. He puts in an incredible amount of effort to do quality work. Gary is a model of what good citizenship looks like. He is kind and respectful to everyone he knows and solves problems in a positive way. Congratulations, Gary! His parents are Kristyne and William Tylock....
HARRINGTON - In Harrington schools, teachers and staff look out for local children in each aspect of their lives. The teachers are a major reason why parents enroll their children in the public school system here, and that was on what used to be a "normal day." But now, the coronavirus scare has created a teaching situation never before seen since the local school began in the 1880s. Still teachers and staff are meeting the challenges of educating children even though they...
DAVENPORT - The community celebrated the Class of 2020 on April 10 with a new take on 'Friday Night Lights." Instead of a football game, students, families and area residents parked vehicles and honked horns at Davenport High School's football field. High school stadium lights were turned on for 20 minutes. Lincoln County Fire Department trucks joined in the celebration, blaring horns, too. "That was part of a national movement, all across the country at 20:20 military time,...
