Between a massive shift in the district’s overall grading/education philosophy, to persistent technology issues, to problems between school administrators, students and families — school board meetings at the beginning of last year were always good for a show.
As November edges closer, those in support of the $60 million levy to rebuild Federal Way High School (FWHS) are making their case for that “yes” vote.
TAF Academy recently received an award for excellence in math from the Intel Schools of Distinction program, earning the academy $10,000 to continue its excellent work.
The West Nile virus has been confirmed in two Washington state residents, the first reports of human infection since 2010.
According to the county, dozens of routes will have different stops, travel different streets, or have changed schedules. In continuing efforts to be more efficient and cost-effective, some low-use routes will be cut completely.
A pair of fatal accidents cast a shadow on the summer swim season at Steel Lake.
In Washington state, immunization rates among teenagers ages 13-17 are increasing in some areas, and staying static or dropping in others, according to data compiled by the 2011 National Immunization Survey.
The Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction released state testing results earlier this week. State Superintendent Randy Dorn said he found the results encouraging.
State testing results, which includes Measurements of Student Progress (MSP), High School Proficiency Exams (HSPE) and End-of-Course exams (EOC), were released by the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction earlier this week.
Justin “Henny” Henderson, a Grammy award-winning music producer and 1998 Decatur High School grad, is looking to give back to his hometown of Federal Way.
The program, which is the first of its kind in the state, takes the idea of Running Start and applies it to more technical/vocational aims for the students who are interested in those fields.
The Federal Way School Board approved the purchase of a new student information system Aug. 28, initiating a much needed replacement of the current system that was originally developed in 1999.
Gordon J. Kelsey, a 1979 graduate of Federal Way High School, was named as the state’s top county engineer earlier this month by the Washington State Association of County Engineers (WSACE).
While there’s been negative news for local economies for the past four years, one of the silver linings for government agencies and organizations has been the ability to refinance bonds to save taxpayers money.
The Soundview Manor project is set to create 21 single-family lots on a 9.01-acre property near Dash Point Road and 44th Avenue SW.
King County released its first “Equity and Social Justice Report” this week, with the findings of the report showing that inequities exist along the lines of place, race and income in the county.
Members of the PAWS (People Helping Animals) team spruced up the King County Sheriff’s Office substation, 4950 S. 298th St., in the Lake Dolloff neighborhood east of Federal Way.
A new statewide tracking system monitors the sale of over-the-counter medicines that can be used in the production of methamphetamine.
Federal Way is seeing an increase in requests for grant funding — while at the same time city, state, and federal funding amounts are decreasing. Representatives from two agencies, the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) and Pregnancy Aid-South King County, made pleas to the Human Services Commission and city council members for grant money.
Cats, those most mercurial of creatures, are fond of wandering off for a few days from their homes, and, most likely, doing cattish things while gone.
