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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1916 | 1 |
1 story matching interscholast
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- 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.
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- The First Inter-School Field Meet
Youth from Chesaw, Riverside, and Oroville gathered for the county's first-ever organized field sports and oratorical competition.
- Harrington Teacher Envisions World Peace Through Children
A rural Washington educator gains traction for his plan to unite the youth of the world through a school-based league.
- 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.
- The Rural High School Dilemma
Kennewick considers consolidating smaller school districts in Finley and Hover to streamline educational resources.
- 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.
- Bringing The Ivory Tower to Town
Whitman College professors visit Kennewick High to bridge the gap between academic theory and civic life.
- The Harvest Over the Classroom
As war labor demands pull students into Kennewick’s orchards, local schools adapt to a half-empty high school.
- Judge Intervenes to Save Boys from Reform School
A Seattle judge issued a last-minute stay to keep two boys from being sent to the state reformatory, instead using them as witnesses against the man accused of training them in crime.