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Four team members, Olivia Friedley, Michelle Fadness, Josemanuel Alatore and Payton Warren, each placed first in their respective categories. Emma Fitzgerald placed fourth, Autumn Weinke placed fifth and Ava Horst placed ninth.

Centralia powerlifters place at Ocean Shores competition on March 29

Seven Centralia High School powerlifters made the long trip to Ocean Shores for the Beach Blast 2025 on Saturday, March 29, and made a big impact, with the team finishing fourth overall and several … more

By The Chronicle staff | 4/3/25

Bearcat Thrift founder and W.F. West junior Avery Brundage smiles while helping a customer inside W.F. West High School on Wednesday, April 2.

Bearcat Thrift: W.F. West student opens thrift store at school

W.F. West High School students now have an affordable, environmentally friendly way to refresh their wardrobes, thanks to high school junior Avery Brundage. The outcome of Brundage’s … more

By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com | 4/3/25

Chehalis School District W.F. West High School students pose for a photo with their medals and banners at the SkillsUSA State Leadership & Skills Conference.

W. F. West students find success at state SkillsUSA competition

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles focused on the success of local students in the SkillsUSA state competition. Centralia High School students will be featured in … more

By The Chronicle staff | 4/2/25

Onalaska High School aquaculture teacher Kevin Hoffman, far right, watches as Onalaska students release steelhead into Gheer Creek from Carlisle Lake in Onalaska on Tuesday, April 1.

Onalaska High School aquaculture students release juvenile coho, steelhead into Gheer Creek

Onalaska High School’s 20 aquaculture students released 75,000 coho salmon and 35,000 steelhead into Gheer Creek on Tuesday. The first day of April is traditionally when Onalaska … more

By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com | 4/1/25

Tumwater student pages in the state House of Representatives

Tumwater High School student Isabella Martin served as a page last week in the Washington state House of Representatives. She was sponsored by Rep. Beth Doglio, D-Olympia. In the state of … more

By The Chronicle staff | 3/31/25

Chehalis Middle School Principal Chris Simpson

Principals of James Lintott Elementary, Orin Smith Elementary and Chehalis Middle School to retire at the end of the school year

Three Chehalis School District principals with a combined 60 years of service to the district will be retiring at the end of the school year, the district announced last week. The retiring … more

By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com | 3/31/25

Fords Prairie Elementary School student Daneiris Byrd smiles while receiving an award for writing excellence during a Centralia School Board meeting on Thursday, March 27.

Centralia elementary school students honored for writing achievements

Thirteen elementary students in the Centralia School District were honored at the Centralia School Board’s regular meeting on Thursday for winning a school-based writing contest. The … more

By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com | 3/28/25

The Onalaska School District received grant funding to support the construction of an indoor play shed at Onalaska Elementary School this spring.

Onalaska School District improving playground with $200,000 grant

The Onalaska School District has secured a $200,000 Healthy Kids-Healthy Schools Grant to fund the construction of an additional covered play shed for Onalaska Elementary School. Fencing has … more

By The Chronicle staff | 3/28/25

Three Scouts earn Eagle rank in Chehalis

Scouting America Troop 373 in Chehalis held an Eagle Scout Court of Honor earlier this month for three of its Scouts. Pictured from left to right are Braden Newman, Ezra Birchard and Ayden … more

3/28/25

Sophomore Jordyn Hill labels a Chehalis apple tree she grafted during the Natural Resource class at Onalaska High School on Wednesday, March 26.

Onalaska High School natural resources students learn fruit tree grafting

Onalaska High School natural resources students had an opportunity Wednesday to learn a practice utilized by fruit growers for thousands of years: tree grafting. “We’re … more

By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com | 3/26/25

The Onalaska High School Knowledge Bowl team poses for a photo with their eighth-place trophy at the state competition Saturday, March 22. Team members include, from left, sophomore Landon Buff, sophomore Lilly Miller, senior Taylor Babb, senior Melissa Reiman, senior Taden Miller and sophomore Morgan Allen

Onalaska and Tumwater earn plaques at state Knowledge Bowl

Onalaska and Tumwater high schools proved their intelligence with eighth-place trophies at the 2025 Washington state Knowledge Bowl competition at Wenatchee High School Saturday, March 22. … more

By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com | 3/26/25

Young pianists honored at Lewis County Music Teachers Association’s annual play-off

Sylvester Stehr won the Lewis County Music Teachers Association’s annual play-off earlier this month at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Adna. Stehr was part of a field of seven … more

By The Chronicle staff | 3/24/25

Kindergarteners from James W. Lintott Elementary School practice yelling for help during a Safety City demonstration at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in Chehalis on Monday, Jan. 27.

Lewis, Pacific county schools to host free child developmental screenings this spring

The parents and guardians of children entering preschool or kindergarten and residing in the White Pass, Pe Ell, Evaline, Willapa Valley or Raymond school districts are encouraged to sign them up to … more

By The Chronicle staff | 3/23/25

Rochester Middle School teacher Amy Norton, with trophy and certificate, is presented the Washington Veterans of Foreign Wars Middle School Teacher of the Year award by her sisters Julia Arnold, to her left, and Holly Pierce, to her right.

Rochester teacher named Washington VFW Middle School Teacher of the Year

Rochester Middle School math teacher Amy Norton was recently named the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Middle School Teacher of the Year for Washington state. What made the honor even more … more

By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com | 3/21/25

Tyler Porter, a sophomore at W.F. West High School, poses for a photo in the state Senate chamber.

W.F. West sophomore Tyler Porter serves as page for Sen. Jeff Wilson

Tyler Porter, a sophomore at W.F. West High School in Chehalis, recently spent a week working as a page for the Washington state Senate at the Capitol in Olympia. He was one of 19 students who … more

By The Chronicle staff | 3/21/25

Contestants, from the left, fourth grader Bennett Severson, fifth grader Luke Hilton, third grader Charlemagne Neumann Niles, third grader Hudson Pike, fifth grader Hailie Hoctor, and fourth grader Adalynn Rothwell pose for a photo with their certificates during Toledo Elementary School’s Sodexo Future Chefs Challenge at Toledo High School on Thursday, March 20.

In focus: Young Toledo chefs compete for kitchen supremacy

Toledo Elementary School held its first ever Sodexo Future Chefs Challenge at Toledo High School on Thursday, March 20. Six students from third grade through fifth grade competed by following a … more

3/21/25

From the left, President Paula Jean Burrows, Secretary Jessi Cox, Vice President McKenzie Kelly, Treasurer Kami Baine, and Adriana Garibay of Lewis County Footsteps of Hope pose for a photo in Chehalis on Tuesday, March 18.

Lewis County Footsteps of Hope seeks to ensure no students go hungry

After helping start a local food pantry program for students with families facing food insecurity in Toledo, Paula Burrows decided to expand her efforts across all 12 Lewis County school districts. … more

By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com | 3/19/25

Toledo High School Honor Roll

Following are members of the Toledo High School second trimester honor rolls. Students are listed in alphabetical order. This list was provided by the school district. … more

3/19/25

From left, North Thurston Public Schools Superintendent Troy Oliver, Rainier School District Superintendent Bryon Bahr, Tumwater School District Superintendent Kevin Bogatin, and Yelm Community Schools Superintendent Chris Woods share the impacts of financial struggles during a Thurston County Board of Commissioners work session at The Atrium on Wednesday, March 19.

Thurston County school superintendents detail fears with lack of state funding

When Yelm Community Schools Superintendent Chris Woods described his district’s struggles as “tearing things down to the studs and rebuilding,” many of the fellow Thurston County … more

By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com | 3/19/25

From left, Centralia Deputy City Manager and Parks Director Amy Buckler, state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, Lewis County Public Facilities District Board President Ron Averill and Centralia Superintendent Lisa Grant pose for a photo with the Tiger mascot during a Turf Project Community Celebration at the Fort Borst Park Sports Complex in Centralia on Friday, March 14.

Partners celebrate completion of Fort Borst Park turf project

Though Friday’s weather was overcast and rainy, with late winter storms blowing through the region during winter’s final weekend, Centralia and Rochester high schools’ baseball … more

By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com | 3/17/25