yakima school district

It's not really about the delays more about the school closures. This link will update as they come in. With all this snow, what have you been doing? Take my poll if you're bored -- maybe we can give each other some new ideas :)

Parents, get ready! Here is a thorough list of Yakima-area summer camps.

Move over OktoberFest! HoptemberFest Is Taking Over Yakima on Wednesday 9/20!

Yakima schools will call you by another name if you wish, but your parents may never find out.

Bullies seem to be as much a part of school as homework or pop quizzes. Although we can't put an end to the latter, we can put an end to bullying. It's not enough just to tell someone, though, it must be reported so there's documentation.

School starts Aug. 31 in the largest district in the valley, and while many kids are getting excited, others are apprehensive because they're concerned about being bullied. But last year the district started a bullying task force and created a number of different ways to deal with the problem, both internally and on the district's website, where parents can find an online reporting form... Read Mo

Parents who have kids about to start school in the Yakima School District might not know about this, so keep reading -- you will save yourself a lot of time and money buying unnecessary food. Use my experience as a cautionary tale! My daughter Willow is entering kindergarten in a couple of weeks, so I am furiously trying to get prepared for her first year of elementary school...

HELP!! My daughter, Willow, turns FIVE years old on March 6th, and today we are headed to Adams Elementary School to register her for kindergarten in the fall. The Yakima School District list of required documents we have to bring for kindergarten registration includes: Proof of Address Birth Certificate (or Hospital Certificate) Immunization Records I have everything she needs except current up

Last week, we asked the public for any help in finding free immunizations for kids who are registering for kindergarten in the fall. The answer most given was to look out for the annual back-to-school parking lot fair (sponsored by the Yakima Valley Farm Worker's Clinic, who has a fair every year in their Yakima and Sunnyside parking lot locations)...

When I was a kid, our school supply list was so basic: a pack of No. 2 pencils, ruler, wide ruled paper and an eraser. Everything else was provided in the classroom. Nowadays, younng school-agers have to bring almost an entire row of materials from the school supplies section of the store...