Vote YES for Track and Field
We must vote “Yes” for a updated Track and Field facility within the Chewelah School District. To start, facilities that offer our children opportunities to […]
Chewelah School District
District Hosting Benefit For Symonds
Submitted by Sheryl Templeton When Jon Symonds was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident on Christmas day, it didn’t’ take long at all for Chewelah […]
School Board Votes For Consolidating at JHS
The Chewelah School District Board of Directors officially approved to consolidate the seventh and eighth grades into the Jenkins High School campus at its March […]
School District Should Just Ask For What Is Needed
Editor, For several weeks we have read all the reasons for voting in favor of the latest school bond. We cannot understand why so much […]
District Postpones New Bond Proposal
After voters rejected the capital improvement bond proposed in the February election, the Chewelah School District Board of Directors opted to not re-run the same […]
A Strong School Equals a Strong Community
Editor, I am a 1976 graduate of Jenkins High School, the last class to graduate from the “old” high school. As many young people before […]
Thriving Community Needs Quality Schools
To the Editor: My name is Sarah Scott, the new office manager for Chewelah Community Health Center. My daughter and I are so excited to […]
School Board Asks Community to Support Bond
Editor, The Chewelah School District has reached a pivotal point in time when we can no longer ignore the status of our facilities. This District […]
Landlords Can Increase Rent if Bond Passes
Editor, There was a statement in one of the letters in The Independent last week that indicated that rent would not go up if the […]
Symonds Encourages Support for Schools
Editor, I would like to extend kudos to the Jenkins Middle School students and staff on their School of Distinction award for the third year […]