The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce’s March Business After Hours event was held at Centralia High School on Thursday, March 21.
It was the first time a school district has hosted a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/22/24
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Onalaska High School hosted its first Career on Wheels event on Friday, March 15.
The event, planned and hosted by the school’s counseling department, provided students with four 20-minute …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/20/24
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The Tenino High School band is a favorite at Beaver sporting events and school concerts.
Now, the energy and fun brought to its music program by Andrew Bowerly is getting some pretty hefty …
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By Brandon Hansen / For The Chronicle
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3/18/24
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The results of the 2023 Healthy Youth Survey indicated that Washington students reported improved health behaviors and mental health as well as increased social support compared to previous years.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/15/24
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Lewis County Transit and the Centralia and Chehalis school districts are piloting a new curriculum called the Renewable Energy Vehicle and Infrastructure Technician (REVIT) training program.
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By Eleanor Licata / Department of Ecology
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3/11/24
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Jennifer Van De Wege is the new principal at Tenino Elementary School (TES), the school district announced in a news release on Monday.
Van De Wege formerly served as an elementary assistant …
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3/11/24
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Tenino High School agriculture teacher Geraldine Maxfield has been named Teacher of the Year by Washington State Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
Maxfield has spent her entire teaching career in …
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2/5/24
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The Centralia Alumni Association awarded Gary Loomis, 1960 Centralia graduate with a legacy in the fishing industry and environmental advocacy, with the inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/31/24
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Nearly every time Lewis and Clark junior Olive Pete uses the restroom for its intended purpose, a peer is in the next stall vaping, blowing clouds of nicotine-laced tutti frutti vapor.
"So many …
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1/30/24
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Last week, Lewis County elementary students, teachers and law enforcement met up in “Safety City:” a brightly-colored, miniature city designed to teach young children safety basics.
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The Chronicle staff
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1/29/24
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With all upcoming Feb. 13 ballots in the mail as of Thursday, Jan. 25, according to the Lewis County Auditor’s Office, the Centralia City Council unanimously passed a resolution during its Jan. …
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By Owen Sexton
owen@chronline.com
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1/29/24
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Per capita, Washington ranks among the lowest states in the country in terms of the number of residents who apply for federal student aid to fund a postsecondary education.
And community …
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1/29/24
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The children of seasonal farmworkers often pull extra shifts outside of school. They work on farms with their parents, babysit, cook, clean and more to help their families. If their parents are …
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1/29/24
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Mike Stinkeoway walked the district’s “orange carpet” and took his oath of office at the Centralia School Board’s regular meeting on Jan. 24.
A Navy veteran, …
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The Chronicle staff
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1/26/24
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Public schools in Washington may soon be required to teach students about the contributions and history of LGBTQ+ people under a bill approved by the state Senate last week.
Senate Bill 5462 …
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1/26/24
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Concerned about drug overdoses among teenagers, Lake Washington High School seniors Theodore Meek, Joanna Lymberis, Olivia Milstein, Sofia Lymberis and Reilly Jones transformed a school assignment …
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By Aspen Anderson /
Washington State Journal (TNS)
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1/22/24
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This year's public school enrollment count shows that many districts are starting to gain back students for the first time since the pandemic.
Overall, public school enrollment across Washington …
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By Claire Bryan /
The Seattle Times
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1/19/24
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The W.F. West High School tennis courts may soon go by a new and familiar name. At its regular meeting on Jan. 16, the Chehalis School District Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution …
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The Chronicle staff
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1/17/24
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During the 2023 election cycle in Washington, 20 school bond measures went on ballots in local elections. Of them, only two met the 60% threshold of votes needed to pass. Another six failed bonds …
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By Ellen Dennis/ The Spokesman-Review
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1/17/24
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Centralia College’s nursing students now have a simulated hospital setting where they can hone their skills.
The nursing program held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the new …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/12/24
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