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Families help Garfield High School seniors host prom after fatal shooting of classmate
SEATTLE — As the students and staff at Garfield High School are mourning the loss of the junior student Amarr Murphy-Paine who was shot and killed Thursday in front of the school, others in the community are trying to help Garfield High School seniors still have a memorable night for their senior prom on Saturday.
Washington's public, private schools report increase in weapons incidents
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) reported a significant increase in weapons incidents at Washington’s public and private schools for the 2022-23 school year. According to the new report, released annually, there were 2,275 incidents involving the possession of weapons on school premises, a rise of 11.6%...
Kent School District receives clean state audit for 2022-2023
The Kent School District received a clean financial report from the Office of the Washington State Auditor. Auditors looked at the district’s financial statements and compliance with federal laws and regulations from Sept. 1, 2022 through Aug. 31, 2023, according to the May 31 report. “We are issuing this...
REMINDER: Arts Corps ‘Art & Sol’ fundraiser is this Saturday, June 8
Arts Corps is a nationally recognized youth arts education organization that works to address the race and income-based opportunity gap in access to arts education. In the 2022-23 school year, Arts Corps served over 2,150 students across Seattle and King County, approximately 82% of whom were students of color and 68% who qualified for free or reduced lunch.
Kent School District and Kent Reporter’s 2024 Athletes of the Year
The inaugural Kent School District and Kent Reporter Athletes of the Year were announced on June 4 inside the Kent School District boardroom. It was a two-leg sweep for a pair of Kentlake Falcons who took the male and female athlete of the year after receiving over 6,700 votes in the inaugural community poll.
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