LAKEWOOD, Wash. — The Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors will hold a regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually and live-streamed on Zoom and YouTube. Individuals can attend online by visiting the meeting Zoom webinar link or the district YouTube channel. Attendees will be asked to provide the […]
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National Night Out Brings Out the Best of U.P.
Once again this year, neighbors in University Place came out in droves to participate in National Night Out activities on Tuesday, Aug. 1. A total of 43 neighborhood groups organized everything from cookouts to potlucks as they came together to show that public safety in U.P. is a community effort. The City’s public safety caravans […]
Clover Park School District July 2023 Board Review
July 10 Budget Hearing Prior to its regular meeting on July 10, the Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors held a public hearing on the proposed 2023-24 school year budget. Greg Hart, executive director for finance and business services, shared information on 2023-24 enrollment projections, beginning fund balance for the general fund, budgeted […]
Lakewood United: “Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion. What does it really mean in our community?”
The public is invited to join Lakewood United on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 6:00pm Pierce College, Fort Steilacoom Campus, Olympic Bldg., Room 102 Guest Speakers: Grant Twyman and Amari Davis Grant Twyman is an established community leader and organizational manager. As the Director of Equity and Community Engagement in the Clover Park School District, Grant […]
Letter: Stripping Away the Protections of the Residential Resource Zone
Submitted by Claudia Riiff Finseth. In March, the County Council amended the Residential Resource code for Parkland-Spanaway-Midland to allow “shared housing,” that is, high density micro-home villages on an important and fragile Spanaway wetland. Once the tiny home village development was vested as a done deal, the County Council then repealed that amendment and reinstated […]
Pierce County celebrates National Night Out 2023
Each year, on the first Tuesday of August, we celebrate National Night Out. It’s a chance for neighbors to get together, get to know each other better, and take a united stand against crime in their communities. Our deputies always have a great time visiting the Pierce County block parties and chatting with community members. […]
Geddes named Parks and Recreation Director
The City recently hired its new Parks and Recreation Director, Cody Geddes. Geddes comes to us from the City of Federal Way, where he spent over ten years in their Parks and Recreation Department. Read the article here.
Summer Teen Late Nights
Each weeknight this summer from 5-10 p.m., middle and high school students have a free place to get dinner, hang out with friends, and participate in open gym, art and music activities. And you can take the bus to get there! Learn more here.
CPHS Leaders in Change Summer Program
CPHS students participated in the Leaders of Change program over the summer with our district partner Communities in Schools. They gave impassioned and thought-provoking presentations about ways they can improve their school community.