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In the words of the civil rights leader we honor this month, “We must never allow ourselves to become satisfied with unattained goals.” Decades later, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words still ring true for all of us, including those who have disabilities. What are these goals for people with disabilities? They include education, employment, active participation in a community, and living as independently as possible. They are the same goals we all share. As the mom of a seven-year old son, Cole, who was born with Down syndr...
Trying new things is scary, especially when it forces us to move out of our comfort zone. Some instances where we find ourselves doing this can range from being hesitant to try a new restaurant that you have never heard of before. Will the food be as good as their clever ads proclaim? Or what about walking up to a person who catches our attention and starting a conversation with them? Will they take their recently bought glass of beer and throw it in my face if I say the wrong thing about their favorite football team? These...
The power outage that hit both Cheney and Medical Lake last Wednesday was only momentary. However what lingered was pause for thought on how strongly we are connected to the grid and how high our expectations are when we flick the switch on the wall for that instant illumination. Less than 60 seconds in the dark was somewhat of productivity killer because it took time — albeit brief — to get the Internet running again. We were probably not at all alone. That was unlike months ago when service was down for a few days. It mad...
Cheney High School has released the names of students nominated as December students of the month. The students are listed as follows by department, name and class standing: Agriculture, Andrew Pimentel, senior; Art, Olga Pavlova, senior; Business, Nellie Otoupalik, senior; Family & Consumer Science, Jerika Boal, senior; Health and Fitness, Joel Rice, freshman; Instrumental Music, Hope Caruthers, senior; Language Arts, Sarah Fix, junior; Graphic Arts, Ray Worthey, junior;...
Officials from Medical Lake Middle School have released the names of the January Students of the month. Students are selected by their grade level teacher teams for their good citizenship, consistently good school work or a marked improvement, and good all-around attitude. Brittany Cordier, Sofia Novochekhova, Margaret Jacquay, Liam Olmstead, Victor Long, and Gavin Szelc....
This July, Eastern Washington University will sadly discharge its current president after eight years of dedication to the school. Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo announced his retirement from the university last Friday. Under Arévalo’s tenure as president, the Cheney campus has seen many changes. The Inferno’s blazing red turf at Roos field, a much-needed new dorm, a renovated and upgraded Patterson Hall and an immaculate student recreation center were all contributions under Arévalo’s residence as president. The shoes Arévalo...
A little incentive can go a long way. One incentive for Westwood Middle School students to take part in their second annual food drive, run by the Wolverine Pride leadership class, was that for every 10 items of food students brought in, they would receive a ticket to throw a whipped cream pie in the face of their favorite teacher, administrator or staff person. According to WMS Associated Student Body president Josh Brown however, a couple staff members made the incentive a...
