Alyssa Sperry Wins GEAR UP Career Showcase PDF Print E-mail
Moses Lake News
Written by Chris Tucker   
Friday, 26 May 2006

Chief Moses MS in Moses Lake is the proud home of Alyssa Sperry. The 8th grader won the annual Career Presentations Showcase held May 25th at Washington State University Tri-Cities. Alyssa's presentation on being a Pediatrician was the most popular with the judges.

This year's competition also included participants from: Columbia Basin Secondary School (Moses Lake), Garrison MS (Walla Walla), Housel MS (Prosser), Highland JHS (Cowiche), Wahluke MS, Royal MS, Prescott MS, Touchet MS, Toppenish MS (2nd Place - Nataly Sabalsa), Yakama Nation Tribal School, Soap Lake MS, and Othello JHS (3rd Place - Irbin Cruz.) The schools included GEAR UP programs from Washington State University Tri-Cities, Central Washington University, and the University of Washington. The victory by Chief Moses MS was the second year in a row that the competition was won by a student from WSU-TC's GEAR UP program. Congratulations to Alyssa, and to all the participants!

Play Alyssa's presentation on being a Pediatrician. 

 
USA Mathematical Talent Search PDF Print E-mail
WSU GEAR UP News
Written by Chris Tucker   
Monday, 22 May 2006

Hot Link of the Week: USA Mathematical Talent Search

The USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS) is a free mathematics competition open to all United States middle and high school students. The USAMTS is primarily funded by the National Security Agency, which has funded the program since 1992.

Check it out and prepare yourself to win the competition next year! 

 
College Place Goes Back in Time PDF Print E-mail
College Place News
Written by Chris Tucker   
Wednesday, 17 May 2006

U-B photo by Jeff HornerTwo members of the Moses Lake-based Knights of Veritas showed off their medieval martial arts skills for seventh-grade students at John Sager Middle School. Read the Walla Walla Union Bulletin story about their visit.

Their local appearance was brought about in part by Kay Mueller, Gaining Early Awareness Readiness for Undergraduate Programs site director for the College Place School District. "I was looking at the social studies curriculum and trying to find something that would enhance it,'' Mueller said "and add more hands-on value to what they (the students) are learning.''

Read more about the Knights of Veritas  

 
Touchet Students Fight Crime PDF Print E-mail
Touchet News
Written by Chris Tucker   
Wednesday, 17 May 2006

28 Touchet seventh graders will present the results of their Project Citizen study to state officials today, May 17th. The students researched the problem of school theft and hope to implement a school camera program to protect student, staff, & district property. They will be competing today for a chance to attend the national Project Citizen competition in Nashville, TN in August.

Touchet MS students have been completing Project Citizen assignments with their instructor Donnetta Elsasser for the last eight years. For more information on Project Citizen, check the Center for Civic Education, or go to our Links section.

 
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