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| Year | Stories |
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| 1914 | 15 |
| 1915 | 28 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 33 |
| 1918 | 9 |
112 stories matching school
- The Rural High School Dilemma
Kennewick considers consolidating smaller school districts in Finley and Hover to streamline educational resources.
- The Fight for Hover’s High School
Citizens rally to reject a county plan to strip their small community of its local high school.
- The Harvest Over the Classroom
As war labor demands pull students into Kennewick’s orchards, local schools adapt to a half-empty high school.
- Richland’s Schools Under New Management
The newly organized school board selects a superintendent and vows to conduct its official business in the open.
- A Homefront Demand to Shut the German School
In 1917, a self-appointed 'Vigilance Corps' in Kennewick pressured a local Lutheran pastor to suspend classes, fearing the teaching of the German language during wartime.
- A Three-Year Winning Streak Dies on the Question of Military Training
Kennewick's high school debaters argued the affirmative for military drill in Washington schools and ran into a Sunnyside team that had all the good evidence — their first loss in three years.
- Measles Shuts the Schools and Empties the Pews
With 62 absentees at the high school, the board closed the building indefinitely and barred all schoolchildren from churches, Sunday schools, picture shows and public gatherings.
- Schooling Halted by Measles Epidemic
Richland school board shuttered classrooms to contain a spreading outbreak, sparing only the highest grades.
- Basketball Rivalry Turns Ugly as Principal Accused of Brawl
A Kennewick high school reporter accuses the Pasco principal of aggressive, barroom-style behavior during a school basketball game.
- Students Hustle for High Culture
Kennewick pupils raise significant funds for fine art reproductions through school-wide competition and performances.
- The School Boy as a 'Man on the Farm'
Facing a labor shortage due to the Great War, Washington officials look to high school students to save the harvest.
- Kennewick High School's War Effort
High school students create a statewide propaganda campaign to promote agricultural production and food conservation during World War I.
- The Most Expensive School Bus in Washington
A railroad foreman in School District No. 32 gets a creative, if costly, solution for his son's commute.
- Lutheran Church Defies Vigilance Corps Over German Schooling
Citing constitutional religious liberty, the Bethlehem Lutheran congregation refuses to shutter their school during World War I nationalist fervor.
- The Classroom in the Fields
Rural Washington voters approve a bold, experimental agricultural campus on the bluffs overlooking the Yakima River.
- Benton County School Exhibits Sweep the State
The seventh annual school fair highlights the educational rigor of Kennewick's students after their county-wide success at the State Fair in North Yakima.
- The Eleven-Dollar Slice: Kennewick Boys Pay Dearly for a Stolen Cake
A midnight raid on the Sophomore class party lands five boys in police court, each fined eleven dollars for one very ordinary cake.
- Hanford’s New Model School
A growing rural community prepares to christen a modern educational facility built for the future of vocational training.
- Where Do Graduates Go?
A state survey of Benton County grammar school graduates finds every former student is either working, studying, or helping on the farm.
- The Call for Women on the School Board
An editorial push to break the all-male tradition of the local school board, arguing that a woman's perspective is essential for educational oversight.
- The High School 'Ten' Out-Fundraise the Adults
Kennewick teenagers leave local men behind in a massive fundraising campaign for the YMCA's war work.
- The End of the Classroom Phone Call
Teachers, exhausted by dozens of daily interruptions from parents, ban non-emergency telephone calls to students during school hours.
- The Fight for the Melting Pot
A Kennewick citizen demands the state abolish private schools to ensure all children are raised with a single, nationalist loyalty.
- The Draft Comes to Richland
Young men register for wartime service as local school principal resigns to manage family farm.
- School Superintendent Rejects Higher Pay to Remain in Kennewick
M. S. Lewis chooses community stability over a higher salary in Auburn, citing a duty to his contract.