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  • OSPI state art show award to Toppenish student +

    Congratulations to Toppenish High School senior Jonathan Navarro, whose entry from our 40th annual ESD 105 Regional High School Art Show was selected as one of the award winners at OSPI's statewide show!  Navarro's large self-portrait, a graphite piece titled "Renacimiento de Primavero", won the Washington State School Directors' Association Award at the 2013 Superintendent's High School Art Show.  Awards for the April 3-May 30 state show were presented on May 17 in Olympia. Navarro's art teacher at Toppenish is… Read More

  • High school students: Apply for the 2013-2014 "Unleashed" journalism team! +

    Applications are now open for incoming 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders to join the 2013-2014 edition of the Yakima Herald-Republic's "Unleashed" teen journalism program! This is a great opportunity for students who would like the experience of reporting news stories, writing columns and reviews, taking photos, and creating illustrations within the professional setting of a general newspaper audience.  In addition to creating material that would be seen by readers of all ages throughout the entire region (...and on the… Read More

  • 2013 National Teacher of the Year: It's Zillah's Jeff Charbonneau! +

      [Now updated with links at the end of this story to national and local TV news coverage] The students and staff at Zillah High School have believed it for a very long time. And now it’s officially confirmed for the rest of America: Zillah High School science teacher Jeff Charbonneau is the National Teacher of the Year! Charbonneau was revealed as the 2013 National Teacher of the Year during an interview in New York on the April 22 edition… Read More

  • Schools in all four ESD 105 counties recognized on "Washington Achievement Awards" list +

    Eight school districts in the ESD 105 service region are among the recipients of the 4th annual Washington Achievement Awards, which were announced on April 2. An OSPI news release describes the awards as “the state’s highest honor” for its public schools. The Washington Achievement Awards are sponsored by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and by the Washington State Board of Education. Award winners are selected on the basis of test scores of student groups, graduation rates,… Read More

  • West Valley wins region's 1st State Knowledge Bowl championship! +

    The West Valley High School Knowledge Bowl team has accomplished what no other school in south central Washington has ever done before: Win a state championship! The West Valley team captured the State 2A Knowledge Bowl title during the 31st annual statewide competitions that were held at Arlington High School on Saturday, March 23. This is the 10th year that schools in south central Washington have participated in the statewide program. West Valley has qualified for state for each of… Read More

  • Check out the Spring issue of our "Class" newsletter! +

    The Spring 2013 issue of our ESD 105 "Class" newsletter is available here for your online viewing.  This latest edition includes news items on the language acquisition materials that are being added into regional science kits, a grant for our Early Learning team from the Washington Department of Early Learning, Zillah teacher Jeff Charbonneau's selection as a finalist for National Teacher of the Year, and a roundup of accomplishments at schools throughout our region.  Plus, there's an update on recent… Read More
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