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Whitney Elementary Students Propose Yakima Needs a Zoo

Cefus — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:23:31 +0000

Being a Mayor I get a lot of different requests, some of which I gladly accept. For example, a 4th grade class was assigned a project. They were to write a letter to the Mayor and offer up proposal for a zoo in Yakima. I read through 30 different proposal and choose a winner. The [...]

High School Graduation 2013 – What Will You Be Doing Afterwards?

Troy Selfridge — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:18:36 +0000

Spring Break is almost over then there is a final home stretch to the end of the school year. For Seniors, this usually means graduation. What I want to know is, What are your plans for after graduation? What Are You Doing After Graduation?

School Shooting in Taft, California

Associated Press — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:37:56 +0000

TAFT, Calif. (AP) — One student has been shot at a high school in Taft, Calif., a community in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Kern County sheriff’s spokesman Ray Pruitt also says a suspect is in custody and is believed to be a student. The shooting was reported at Taft Union High School around 9 [...]

Department of Licensing Won't Offer Driving Tests in 2013

Associated Press — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:32:30 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Department of Licensing says more schools and training programs will take over driver testing next year. After Jan. 1, driver exams will no longer be offered at DOL offices in Anacortes, Bremerton, Ephrata, Kelso, Moses Lake, Mount Vernon, Poulsbo, Puyallup, Spokane Valley, Sunnyside, Union Gap and White Salmon. Drivers [...]

Student Wakes Up During Class Due To Nightmare in Hilarious Video

John Riggs — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:26:54 +0000

It’s one thing to fall asleep during class, but it’s another thing to wake up, literally jumping from your seat, screaming because you had a nightmare like this poor sap did. The professor was carrying on about some boring lecture in something at Stony Brook University. Apparently, it was so boring that one of the [...]

Yakima Valley Schools Start Linking Spirit Chains

John Riggs — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:04:57 +0000

Schools from all over the Yakima valley are participating with their spirit chains at Valley Mall and you can come and see! The links in these chains were purchased in support of Youth Health, part of YouthWorks from Memorial. Come down and see the fun!

Head's Up Seven-Up Was Played to See Who Cheated in Class [CONSPIRACY]

John Riggs — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:53:35 +0000

I got it! The teachers used to have the kids play my favorite grade school game, ‘Heads Up Seven Up’, to see who the cheaters were. Right? Well, according to my friend, Ali, a teacher in the Sunnyside school district, she denies it. But, still, you have to figure that with all of that cheating [...]

Which School Has The Most School Spirit – Ike or Davis? [POLL]

John Riggs — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:33:11 +0000

Let’s see if we can put this argument to rest once and for all. Simple question – Ike or Davis? I have friends and family who have attended both schools and I, personally, attended both (started out at Ike, finished up at Davis) so I love both schools, but what about you? Which Yakima school [...]

Back to School Tips for Parents of High School Age Kids

Brian Teegarden — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:30:12 +0000

High school students and their parents are preparing for the future, either higher education or the work force. Here are some tips on helping your high school student off to a great start this year. Parentfurther.com has some great tips to get your high schoolers back to classes on the right foot. 1. Your high-school [...]

When Does School Start In Yakima in 2012?

John Riggs — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:47:55 +0000

Your kids are going back to school soon, but when? Different school districts have different school schedules. Here’s when the first day of school is for some of the schools in the Yakima Valley. Yakima school district is Wednesday, August 29th 2012. West Valley school district is Tuesday, August 28th 2012. East Valley school district [...]

Backpack & School Supplies Given Away at Miller Park in Yakima

Todd Lyons — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:30:54 +0000

Morningstar Church in Yakima is handing out 5,000 brand new backpacks filled with school supplies for FREE on Saturday, August 4th. Find out where after the jump Backpacks will be distributed from 9:00 am-1:00 pm at Miller Park, 509 N. 4th Street. Each pack contains: paper, ruler, erasers, glue sticks, pencils and crayons For more [...]

School's Sunscreen Ban Leaves Students Severely Burned

Don Deane — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:01:02 +0000

In a move that seems to defy all logic, a school in Washington State has banned the use of sunscreen, sending two sisters to the hospital with painful-looking sunburn after a field trip. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player 11-year-old Violet Michener and her 9-year-old sister Zoe, who has albinism and is particularly sun-sensitive, went on [...]

Boy With Cerebral Palsy Runs In School Race As Classmates Cheer Him On [VIDEO]

John Riggs — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:42:12 +0000

I love videos like this! Meet Matt. He has cerebral palsy and, although he could have opted out of ‘field day,’ he chose to run in the race. Although he didn’t place 1st, he kept trekking on, completing each lap at his own pace. The gym teacher started the encouragement but, by the end, everyone [...]

Teacher Appreciation Week – Mrs. Leslie Shaw From Yakima

John Riggs — Mon, 07 May 2012 22:59:38 +0000

This week is teacher appreciation week which was perfect timing for me to run into one of my favorite teachers when I went to Nob Hill elementary school, Mrs. Shaw. She looks just about exactly as I remember her, as well. Although she’s retired, she still helps out on occasion as a substitute teacher. When [...]

Heroic 13-Year-Old Drives School Bus After Driver Passes Out

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:35:27 +0000

13-year-old Jeremy Wuitschick got to drive, something most kids his age only dream about doing. However, the circumstances in which the seventh-grader took the wheel were far from ideal. Jeremy and 15 of his schoolmates were riding to school in the yellow bus when the driver started flailing his hands in the air and making moaning sounds. [...]

High School Students Play a Real Life 'Hunger Games'

Mithun Divakaran — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:08:41 +0000

When the ‘Harry Potter‘ franchise was all the rage, some students brought the fictional game of Quidditch to life, even giving the sport a league of its own. With the impending release of the next big teen franchise, ‘The Hunger Games,’ a high school in Connecticut has created a real life version of the game — minus the ‘battle-to-your-death’ part. And would you believe it’s being hosted by the school’s library?

Security Systems for Yakima Schools Trivia

John Riggs — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:40:55 +0000

Eisenhower high school was recently let out 10 minutes early for what kind of threat?

What School Did/Do You Go To?

John Riggs — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:38:56 +0000

Just curious to know which school you went to? Or are currently attending?

How To Make The Original 'Cheese Zombie' [RECIPE]

John Riggs — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:33:32 +0000

The greatest school lunch day that you plan in advance for, the one you wait patiently all month long is the day they serve 'cheese zombies.' There's something so simple about a cheese sandwich that's basically nothing more than two doughy pieces of bread with nothing but cheese in the middle, served cafeteria-style. Times have changed and now the cheese zombies are individually wrapped and look like they're whole wheat or something. That's completely soulless! Fortunately for all of us, my friend, Becky Andreas (or whatever her new last name is now that she's married) held on to the original recipe for 'cheese zombies' that they used to serve at St. Paul Cathedral School as her mom used to work there. Posted via her permission, she presents you the recipe on how to make your own cheese zombies at home.

What To Do When School Is Cancelled In Yakima – Riggs' Top Five

John Riggs — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:00:16 +0000

As you wake up with a fresh blanket of snow on the ground, eating your Lucky Charms, hovering over your radio or frantically checking your Facebook for updates on whether or not your school is closed, you hear the news that makes your kids as giddy as your white trash uncle winning on a scratch ticket