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6 days ago
- General
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Basin schools prepare for summer meals
May 30—COLUMBIA BASIN — Schools around the Columbia Basin will have food service programs available at no charge for children 18 years of age and younger over the course of the summer. Ephrata "We are going to be offering both congregate meals and non-congregate meals," said Alain Black, Ephrata School District's food services director. "One of our schools will have congregate meals where children have to eat on-site." The on-site meals will be available at Grant Elementary with breakfast served from 8 to 9 a.m. and lunch from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There will also be a grab-and-go meal option which will be distributed in a drive-thru line at Ephrata Middle School from noon to 1 p.m. Both sites will be open Monday-Thursday from June 16 to July 24. The program will be closed for distribution June 19 in observance of Juneteenth, but grab-and-go boxes for that day will be available for pickup June 18. For further questions, contact Ephrata School District and Alain Black at 509-754-2474. Moses Lake This summer Moses Lake School District is partnering with the City of Moses Lake Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department to provide free lunches at select parks across the city. The program runs from June 16 through July 18 with no service June 19 or July 4. "All meals are free for children and teens ages 18 and under — no sign-up or registration is required. Just stop by, grab lunch, and enjoy summer in the park," said Ryan Shannon, MLSD Director of Public Relations. A sack lunch will be served 12-12:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Meals will be served at Knolls Vista Park Mondays, Carpenter Park Tuesdays, Maple Grove Park Wednesdays and Peninsula Park Thursdays. For further information contact the Moses Lake School District at 509-766-2650 or Ryan Shannon at (509-793-7734. Othello Othello School District will provide their summer meals alongside the summer school program June 30 to July 25. Summer school at Scootney Springs Elementary for grades K-8 will be from 8:10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Grades 9-12 will be at Desert Oasis High School with a morning session from 8:45 to 11:30 a.m. and a night session from noon to 2:45 p.m. "We will serve meals to the public where we will serve breakfast and lunch," said Mandy McDonald, assistant director of dining services at Othello School District. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to the public for children aged 1-18. Food will be served at Scootney Springs Elementary School on the summer school program's schedule. For further questions on Othello School District's summer meal services contact Mandy McDonald at 509-488-2650 ext. 2031. Quincy Quincy School District's Summer Food Service Program will be available starting June 23 at Sit and Eat locations and offer a twice a week meal pick-up location. Sit-and-eat locations will be at Ancient Lakes Elementary operating Monday-Thursday with breakfast served 7:15-8 a.m. and lunch 11:15 a.m-noon through July 17. The other sit-and-eat location will be the Quincy City Parks and Recreation Building Monday-Friday through Aug. 8 with the exception of July 4. Breakfast will be 7:30-8 a.m. and lunch 11:30 a.m. -12:15 p.m. The twice-a-week pickup locations will be at George Elementary with drive-thru and cafeteria pickup and Quincy Middle School, with drive-thru pickup only. These will begin operation June 24 and run through Aug. 8 with breakfast and lunch served 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Additional meals will be distributed July 1 and July 3 to make up for no service July 4. For any questions, contact Quincy School District Food Service Director Steven DeStio at 509-787-4335 ext. 3680. Wahluke Wahluke will distribute its summer meals June 23-July 27 at Saddle Mountain Elementary School. These will be served Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. "Any child under the age of 18, if they're hungry, they can come in any of those days," said James Montgomery, Wahluke's food service representative. "They don't even need to be a student; just come in and we'll feed you." Wahluke School District is extending its offer to students from Royal and other nearby school districts that are not offering a summer meal program this year. For further information call James Montgomery at 503-752-0280 or the Wahluke School District office at 509-932-4565. Warden Warden School District will be serving their summer meals at the Warden School District's cafeteria from June 24 through July 31 with breakfast served from 7:50 to 8:20 a.m. and lunch from 10:55 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. "Anyone 18 and under can come get a free meal. They don't have to be enrolled in summer school, they can come eat," said Paulie Wixom, Warden School District food service supervisor. "Not everybody gets a hot lunch, we have free meals and they're more than welcome to come up. Paulie Wixom can be reached at 509-349-2366 ext. 1450 for any further questions on the summer meal programs at Warden School District.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Science
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Energy Science Days help students learn about renewable energy
May 26—MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District participated in the Energy Science Days, hosted at Big Bend Community College last Wednesday for fifth-grade students. "This used to be the solar car races, but they expanded it this year," MLSD Director of Public Relations Ryan Shannon said. "They really built in more of the STEM education, Energy Sciences, so kids had the opportunity to listen and learn with hands-on activities." The event brought together students from across Grant County to discuss renewable energy with hands-on activities and engaging demonstrations. "They had pizza boxes with tin foil and explaining how solar energy can be used for powering things and cooking and all sorts of interesting components," Shannon said. "With that they learned about electricity." There were opportunities to learn about solar power, safety and battery-operated racing cars. "Grant (County Public Utility District) explained the power and explained downed power lines and walking through the safety component," Shannon said. "As well as the energy component that is found within their power lines, which was actually kind of really cool." The event was put together by BBCC, Sila Nanotechnologies, Group 14, Grant County PUD and the North Central Educational Service District. "They loved it," Shannon said. "Just some of the engagements that I had with students, they were so excited."
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20-02-2025
- General
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MLSD eighth graders begin preparing for high school
Feb. 20—MOSES LAKE — Vanguard Academy and Moses Lake High School students and staff spent time at Columbia Middle School on Wednesday sharing the programs and opportunities available for incoming freshmen. "The academic journey for our eighth grade students in the Moses Lake School District continued today with the first of three curriculum fairs that will take place at the middle schools here in the district today," MLSD Director of Public Relations Ryan Shannon said. "Staff from Vanguard Academy and Moses Lake High School spent some time at Columbia Middle School talking to eighth-graders and showcasing not only the academic programs but the athletics and activities and other opportunities that each building provides to its students and giving the eighth graders an opportunity to ask questions and learn about the various options that are available to them as they register for their upcoming ninth-grade year." On Thursday, staff and students will visit Frontier and Endeavor middle schools to offer a similar opportunity to students. Also on Thursday will be curriculum night, which is a chance for families and future students to tour the schools, meet teachers and ask questions. The event will be at Moses Lake High School from 6 to 7 p.m. and Vanguard Academy from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. "Curriculum night gives parents and eighth-graders an opportunity to tour the buildings, to actually get in and take a look at what the classrooms look like, take a look at the facilities, get a speak to staff and have a little bit more deeper conversation about what that freshman year looks like for them," Shannon said. Following these events there will be registration nights at MLSD where students will submit registration forms and meet with counselors and their preferred school. "Really, it's the first opportunity for some of these parents to have interactions with these buildings and the staff as well," Shannon said. "We all know that students have questions and so do parents, and this will give them an opportunity to interact with their respective staffs." MLHS will host its registration nights Feb. 24 for Columbia Middle School and Feb. 25 for Frontier and Endeavor Middle Schools at 4:30 p.m., 5.30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Vanguard Academy will host its registration nights Feb. 20 and Feb. 25 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. for all middle schools. Students who want to register for the Digital Learning Center will still have to register with either MLHS or Vanguard, according to Shannon. Students must attend at least one registration night. "Moses Lake School District offers three great high school options for our students: Moses Lake High School, your more traditional comprehensive high school; Vanguard Academy, which is a project-based innovative learning environment; and then our Digital Learning Center, our online self-paced program," Shannon said. More information about registering at MLHS is available at The page has course guides, information for Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center registration, Running Start information and new student enrollment details. For more information about registering at Vanguard Academy visit: The page features new student enrollment details, CBTECH registration and more information about Vanguard Academy. "It's important because we want students to see the options," Shannon said. "We want them to have a really deep understanding of all the different courses that are offered and to explore the programs because they're all unique. They're individual to their own buildings, and we want the parents and really the students to have that opportunity to take a look at everything that is available to them here in the Moses Lake School District."
