For the fourth year straight, Glacier Park Elementary has earned the Washington Achievement Award for Overall Excellence, placing it among the top 5 percent of schools in the state. Second-year principal Chris Thomas credits teachers and support staff at the elementary, which has an enrollment of 843 students. “We start working on students meeting standards [...]
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Tahoma school board considers alternatives to bond rerun
Tahoma’s overcrowded schools have made regional news since the construction bond failed last spring, and the school board is now trying to decide what to do, which may not include rerunning the same bond — or any bond — in the near future. “They are beginning to look at options and seeing how feasible some [...]
Snow days alter school calendar
Tahoma’s week-long winter break coming up in February won’t change despite four snow days in January. “It would really have to be an unusual situation” to take days away from winter break, says school district spokesman Kevin Patterson. Employee contracts and scheduled vacations make altering longer breaks difficult. “You’re going to be affecting people no [...]
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