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The Tumwater School District (TSD) Board met last Thursday, October 26, to discuss enrolment, Budget, and Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) Levy status updates.
TSD’s …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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11/1/23
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Olympia's Poet Laureate Kathleen Byrd will host an eco-poetry reading group on Ada Limon's The Hurting Kind at Browsers Bookshop, 107 Capitol Way N, on Saturday, November 8, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
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After a series of budget meetings to remedy its budget deficit, the Olympia School Board faced criticisms on the potential closure of Boston Harbor Elementary School , one of the district’s …
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Demand for food support among Tumwater students has increased in the past two months, Sierra Abrams of the non-profit TOGETHER! told Tumwater City Council.
Abrams, director of TOGETHER!’s …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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10/26/23
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The North Thurston Public Schools (NTPS) had a joint meeting with the Lacey City Council last Tuesday, October 24, to discuss its four-year levy.
Troy Oliver, Assistant Superintendent for …
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The North Thurston Public Schools (NTPS) Board of Directors met with the Lacey City Council last night to report on the progress of collaborative programs, highlighting the district’s …
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The Olympia City Council recognized 13 middle school students whose artwork is featured in the 2024 Water Resources Stewardship Through Art calendar on Tuesday, October 17.
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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10/24/23
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Tumwater is celebrating Walk to School Month this October to promote health and safety among its resident children.
During its October 17 meeting, Mayor Debbie Sullivan approved the proclamation …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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10/18/23
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The Olympia School District (OSD) board convened last Thursday, October 12, to discuss the Professional Learning Plan for the 2023-2024 school year.
Inger Owen, Executive Director of Teaching …
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The South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) Theatre Collective is set to stage “Hurricane Diane” by Madeleine George at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts main stage from …
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By Darlanne Cruz
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10/16/23
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Kate Davis, Executive Director of Business and Capital Projects, met with the Olympia School District (OSD) board yesterday for the first reading of Resolution 654, which outlines the replacement of …
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Pierce College has a new paramedic training program and is partnering with Tumwater, which would provide students with internship opportunities to provide them with hands-on experience.
Tumwater …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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10/12/23
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To encourage residents to promote children’s health and safety, the Lacey City Council officially proclaimed the month of October “Walk to School Month.”
The council said it …
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By JC Medina
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10/9/23
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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged assault by a school bus driver on a Lydia Hawk Elementary School pupil.
Last Wednesday, October 4, The JOLT published a story …
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The Tumwater School District (TSD) board convened last September 28, to recognize the recipients of their honor coin, an award modeled on a century-old challenge coin tradition in nationwide …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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10/5/23
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The mother of a first-grade student at Lydia Hawk Elementary School has complained to North Thurston Public Schools that her son’s school bus driver slapped the boy on his way home on Monday, …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado and Darlanne Cruz
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10/4/23
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Acclaimed artist Nishiki Sugawara-Beda is set to unveil her latest installation, Kotodama Converse, at the Leonor R. Fuller Gallery.
In a South Puget Sound Community College press release, …
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By Darlanne Cruz
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10/3/23
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The Olympia School District (OSD) board presented updates on safety policy 4311 reinstating School Resource Officers (SROs) at a meeting last Thursday, September 28.
Two gun incidents earlier …
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The Community Livability and Public Safety Committee unanimously approved the recommendation establishing an Olympia youth council, which aims to give young people a voice in local government.
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By Lorilyn Lirio
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10/2/23
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The two recent gun incidents in Olympia’s Capital High School urged the Olympia School District (OSD) to hold the second reading and adoption of two threat and security-related policies.
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