A Clover Park School District story. To celebrate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features CTE Programs Consultant Teacher Demetricia Hodges. As a high school student, Demetricia was a member of the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) and a work-based learning student who studied marketing. “I’m glad I chose a career […]
Lakewood
CERT Registration Now Open
West Pierce Fire & Rescue announcement. West Pierce Fire & Rescue (WPFR) invites community members who live or work in Lakewood, University Place and Steilacoom to attend the next session of CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) classes. The training will be held February 28 – March 18, 2023 and registration is now open. Aimed at […]
Rescue Technicians refined confined space skills
West Pierce Fire & Rescue social media post. Last week, our Rescue Technicians refined their confined space skills. During this training, they set up ventilation, air monitoring and communication equipment while getting ready to make entry and perform a victim rescue.
2023 Hidden Heroes: Week 4
Local Heroes: The Parable Team Le’Ecia Farmer, Deatria Williams and LaKecia Farmer (left to right), comprise the Parable Team. As proud owners of Parable, their business is a Black/LGBTQIA/family/woman-owned local small business that promotes community building, education, mentorship and advocacy. Parable sells books, plants, records, artisan products and art from local, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, women and transgender […]
Letter: The End of the Journey
If the sun hadn’t risen, I would not have seen them. If I’d not been so tired, pausing to catch my breath at the end of this early morning run, bent over with hands on my knees, I would not have happened to glance sideways and discover their beauty clinging momentarily to the dried stalks. […]
Wigeons and Flickers and Juncos, oh my!
As a kid I had a vision that I would have a place with a creek running through the backyard. Now with Clover Creek running across my front yard, the vision is realized. Deer have been spotted and I have seen a coyote recently. They are among the otters, beavers, raccoons, squirrels, maybe a rabbit, […]
CPSD Promising Future: Yann Biakolo
A Clover Park School District story. Our Clover Park School District Promising Futures Friday featured student this week is Tyee Park Elementary School second grader Yann Biakolo. Yann and his family moved from Cameroon to the United States in 2018. Whether he is Facetiming family back in Cameroon or making a new friend in class, […]
The Lakewood City Council Feb. 13 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Study Session on Feb. 13 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Local Students Earn Dean’s List Recognition from George Fox University
Local students were among those who earned dean’s list recognition at George Fox University for the fall 2022 semester. Traditional undergraduate students must earn a 3.5 grade point average or above on 12 or more hours of graded work to earn a spot on the dean’s list. Anderson Island: Lakewood University Place George Fox University […]