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Children send salmon swimming (Herald article with video)
Alisha Gonzalez gripped the binoculars and rocked up on her tip-toes to get a better look. "Where is it?" she asked. Then she spotted it, a baby owl resting in a tree at the Horn Rapids park near Richland. "It was really fuzzy," said Alisha, 10, a few minutes later, still smiling.
The fifth-grader at Jason Lee Elementary in Richland was one of 1,500 pupils from across the Mid-Columbia at Benton Conservation District's annual Salmon Summit.
May 7, 2008
Alisha Gonzalez gripped the binoculars and rocked up on her tip-toes to get a better look. "Where is it?" she asked. Then she spotted it, a baby owl resting in a tree at the Horn Rapids park near Richland. "It was really fuzzy," said Alisha, 10, a few minutes later, still smiling.
The fifth-grader at Jason Lee Elementary in Richland was one of 1,500 pupils from across the Mid-Columbia at Benton Conservation District's annual Salmon Summit.
Destination Imagination teams headed to global finals (Tri-City Herald)
Oh yeah, they're excited. The plane ride! Staying in the dorms! Trading pins with other kids from around the world! Two teams of students from Richland are going to the Destination Imagination Global Finals in Tennessee later this month....
May 5, 2008
Oh yeah, they're excited. The plane ride! Staying in the dorms! Trading pins with other kids from around the world! Two teams of students from Richland are going to the Destination Imagination Global Finals in Tennessee later this month....
HHS students talk the talk in mock job interviews (Tri-City Herald)
Brad Elzie was an old pro at job interviews with two already under his belt. But that didn't keep his stomach from flip-flopping as he waited for his name to be called.
May 1, 2008
Brad Elzie was an old pro at job interviews with two already under his belt. But that didn't keep his stomach from flip-flopping as he waited for his name to be called.
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April 28, 2008
Hanford High School math scholars have brought home some state championship hardware.
River's Edge secures ecology grant for campus environmental project >>
River's Edge High School students are going to make the school's courtyard more environmentally friendly thanks to a $1,500 grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology.
April 25, 2008
River's Edge High School students are going to make the school's courtyard more environmentally friendly thanks to a $1,500 grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology.
Chief Joseph students stoked for Shakespeare (Herald photo)
Chief Joseph Middle School seventh-graders made masks, performed scenes from Shakespeare's plays and ate birthday cake and other treats as part of their celebration of the English playwright.
April 24, 2008
Chief Joseph Middle School seventh-graders made masks, performed scenes from Shakespeare's plays and ate birthday cake and other treats as part of their celebration of the English playwright.
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