We have an special opportunity to access a CIS National investment to benefit our students right here in Lakewood, and we are already half of the way there. However, we need our community’s support to make this investment sustainable for the next 30 years. As we come to the final days of 2023, we hope […]
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Letter: When You No Longer Have A Script
Snow White, Prince Charming, Geppetto, Grumpy and many, many other fictional fairy tale characters are ripped from the pages of every child’s bedtime reading and relocated to a fast-forwarded future where they no longer know how their plot is supposed to end. Their lives are interrupted. They no longer have a script to follow. It […]
Clover Park School District December 2023 Board Review
At its Dec. 11 meeting, the CPSD Board of Directors welcomed three new members. Krissy Kim (left above) joins as director of district 1, Bryan Thomas (middle above) joins as vice president and director of district 2, and Janet Caldwell (right above) joins as legislative representative and director of district 5. Alyssa Anderson Pearson continues as president and director of district 3, […]
CPSD #SuperSchoolShoutOut – Oakbrook Elementary School
Each week, Clover Park School District (CPSD) will highlight a school or profession in our district on our social media pages with a #SuperSchoolShoutout where we celebrate the students and staff that make our district beam with pride. Earlier this month, we celebrated Oakbrook Elementary School! Oakbrook is one of the smallest schools in CPSD, […]
Letter: Weary World
“It needs to be standing up Grandpa!” My little granddaughter reached out her hand to right the Christmas Tree. “No. Please. Leave it down.” “Why?” I was unable to respond. Threatening tears got in my way. It’s tradition in our family on my wife’s side to share hosting responsibilities on Christmas Day. This Christmas was […]
CPSD Hosts CTE Classroom Tour
LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Clover Park School District (CPSD) hosted local business leaders, politicians and educators for a tour of some of its Career and Technical Education (CTE) classrooms. Tour participants visited the some of district’s anatomy and engineering classrooms and heard from teachers and students. The tour was an opportunity to demonstrate the types of hands-on […]
Lakewood Playhouse Want to Hear from YOU
Lakewood Playhouse announcement. As we enter the next phase of our journey with new leadership we would like to hear from our community. Please take a moment to complete the following survey (click here) so we can center the thoughts and needs of our community as we look to the future.
Farewell City Councilmember Don Anderson
The Lakewood City Council held a special meeting Dec. 18, 2023 to say farewell to longtime Councilmember Don Anderson. Anderson served four terms with the Lakewood City Council. His final term ends Dec. 31, 2023. At the event, City Council members read a proclamation celebrating Anderson’s achievements and accomplishments while on the City Council. Anderson was first […]
Letter: I Am Not Free
We are, as I write this, only ten days away from a whole new year and I could not wait until then to share an updated excerpt of something I wrote as time expired six years ago. “Procul, et de ultimis finibus pretium ejus.” Writing of the wife whose worth cannot be estimated, St. Jerome’s […]