Wainwright Intermediate School in Fircrest opened for the first time Monday. The $35-million, 65,000-square-foot school experienced a monthslong construction delay.
The Lincoln High drumline got a huge thrill Sunday performing with eight other high schools before a record crowd of 69,190 at CenturyLink Field during halftime of the game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles. “There was so much energy,” said participant Jermaine Hollins. “I’m still shaking. “
The recent presidential election seemed to bring uptick in taunts and unruly behavior at some schools. Liberty Middle School is addressing it.
Twenty-five Tacoma middle and high school students graduate from youth academy that builds trust and maybe future employees.
At Lincoln High School, student government leaders led 200 students or more out of class at 1:30 p.m. Monday to protest Donald Trump’s ascendance to the presidency.
First Creek Middle School, which serves a high-poverty student body on Tacoma’s Eastside, is using a system developed at Yale University designed to help students understand and tame emotions that sometimes explode in the classroom.
Mood meters, music and motivational techniques used in the classroom to increase learning and decrease suspensions at Tacoma’s First Creek Middle School.
A drop in available funding means the end of a housing program that has been serving homeless young adults in Graham since 2005. Pierce County officials say they had fewer resources for the program this year due to a drop in grant funding.
It’s hard to heat it efficiently, a flat roof that was built sections over years is hard to drain properly, and the whole site has drainage problems.
Steilacoom high students — Hannah Sheil, Emily Sagen, Emily Kuhlmann and Kaleb Ruff — share their experience shooting a film over three days for $600 in New York City. The film club captured “Best in Contest” in the Cyberbullying Film Invitational.
