Sumner
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Washington Districts Close Five More Elementary Schools
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South Sound Teams Advance in State Football Playoffs
South Sound high school football teams took the field Saturday as Washington's state playoffs opened with the round of 32. Several area teams advanced with victories, while others won close games to keep their seasons going. Mount Tahoma and Lakes picked up playoff wins, while Puyallup, Sumner, Graham-Kapowsin, Federal Way,...
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Parents sue Olympia School District after decision to close three schools
Five parents who are attorneys filed a Notice of Appeal Nov. 13 in Thurston County Superior Court after the Olympia School District Board of Directors voted the night before to close Madison, McKenny and LP Brown elementary schools. District parent Marissa Smith shared a media statement and the appeal with The Olympian on Nov. 13. “The parents allege that the district failed to meet the minimum requirements in state law for public engagement,” according to the media statement. “According to the lawsuit, the school board cannot close any school until it first adopts a formal policy explaining how citizens will be involved in the development of the closure proposal. The parents argue that the school board’s current policy does not meet the statutory requirements for citizen engagement and therefore is invalid.” Parents are also concerned about Superintendent Patrick Murphy presenting a closure proposal without any formal request from the school board, according to the media statement. “The lawsuit cites a school board policy that says a closure proposal cannot proceed until the school board publicly requests a written analysis of the proposal from the district,” according to the media statement. The Olympian has reached out to district spokesperson Conor Schober,
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Kent Mayor discusses trip to India paid by Indian university
Kent Mayor Dana Ralph and two other city officials recently traveled to India to learn more about Indian culture and economic development opportunities. In October, Ralph, City Councilmember Toni Troutner and Kent Economic and Community Development Director Kurt Hanson joined a 16-member delegation of Washington state mayors and council members on a trip to India. The delegation included State Sen. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines, and local mayors and a few city council members from Issaquah, Tukwila, SeaTac, Mukilteo, University Place and DuPont, according to the Consulate General of India, Seattle.
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Liberty soccer avenges 2025 state championship loss
Liberty girls soccer (16-1-1) is back in the high school state tournament for a third straight season, this time defeating an all-too familiar foe, the Bellevue Wolverines (11-5-2). “We were so hungry to go to state this year. The fact it was going to be either us or them, we...
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Cedarcrest football is headed to state
The next game is Saturday, Nov. 14. After nearly a full 48 minutes of football at Cedarcrest Stadium — four quarters of tense, tightly contested playoff intensity — there was still nothing decided. Then, after one, fateful snap for the Cedarcrest High School Red Wolves and their fans,...