LAKEWOOD — The first concession Lakewood High School had to make to construction on its first day of school happened before any students arrived Sept. 7.
ARLINGTON — It was a tale of two childrens first days at school for the Geist family at Pioneer Elementary.
LAKEWOOD — After the school district’s breakfast and benefits fair Aug. 31, Lakewood’s grade school teachers all converged on Cougar Creek Elementary that afternoon for workshops and other collaborative exercises, as they geared up for the first day of school Sept. 7.
ARLINGTON – If you’re the parent of a kindergarten student who can’t help but fret as you prepare to send your child off to school for the first time, rest assured that Arlington teacher Jennifer Jensen knows what you are going through.
ARLINGTON — It took Shirley Prouty from 2003 to March of this year to produce the first volume of “100 years of Arlington WA,” her planned series of books chronicling the history of the town.
ARLINGTON — Not many people get well-wishes for their birthday from President Barack Obama and U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, on behalf of the rest of Congress, but then again, not many people live to be 100 years old.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Airport Appreciation Day drew crowds and flew planes in spite of lingering cloud cover Aug. 27, nurturing an interest in flight in children and young adults.
ARLINGTON — Two weeks before the start of her senior year at Arlington High School, Payton Knudson wasn’t expecting that her family would have to find a new home and replace their belongings.
ARLINGTON — The Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Association celebrated its official centennial, as recognized by the state, even as it convened its 104th annual picnic Aug. 21.
ARLINGTON — Presidents Elementary hosted Arlington’s first “Back2School” rally in 2010, and when the event returned Aug. 21, it offered a few improvements over previous years.
ARLINGTON — Chrys Sweeting has a six-point plan for her first year as superintendent of Arlington’s schools.
ARLINGTON — The Japanese exchange students who visited Arlington this summer brought with them a perspective that was unique even for kids visiting a foreign country.
ARLINGTON — The first day of the annual Northwest Genealogy Conference drew more than 200 attendees to the Byrnes Performing Arts Center Wednesday, but conference chairwoman Kathy Reece Stuehrenberg expects the event’s total attendance to top out at more than 300 by its final day Aug. 20.
