Lakewood Community Foundation Fund announcement. The Lakewood Community Foundation Fund (LCFF) is pleased to announce that grant applications are now open for 2023. A record amount of grants money ($37,600) is available this year, thanks to thirty years of generosity from Lakewood residents. Over $1.2 million is now in the endowed funds of the LCFF, […]
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The Lakewood City Council Jan. 17 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Jan. 17 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
New Science Curriculum Reinforces Learning
Clover Park School District announcement. Clover Park High School (CPHS) sophomore Nakeithsia Gilliam looks through her microscope for a moment, checks her textbook and makes a note. It’s just as she expected. Nakeithsia came prepared to ace her biology lab because of the electronic resources that supplement the course’s new textbook. “It shows you how […]
City of Lakewood Independent Salary Commission vacancies
City of Lakewood announcement. The City of Lakewood is accepting applications to fill five (5) vacancies on the Independent Salary Commission. DUTIES: The duties of the Salary Commission are: A. The Salary Commission shall convene and determine the salaries paid to the Mayor and the City Council within 45 days of confirmation by the City Council. The […]
Lakewood Heroes: Video Series (Lua Pritchard)
City of Lakewood announcement. Today’s Martin Luther King Jr. video series highlights Lua Pritchard, Executive Director of the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, or APCC. Pritchard shares about the organization she has been part of since 1997 and how Dr. King’s message and vision are evident in the work APCC does every day. The Martin Luther […]
Lakewood City Manager January 13 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) January 13 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
In the Book Nook with … Carol Heumann Snider
Author Carol Heumann Snider from Gig Harbor, Washington, is a retired educator who designed educational software for companies like Disney, Edmark, Humongous, and others. She has also been a technical project manager with Microsoft and the Director of Professional Development at The Gottman Institute in the field of couples therapy and research. She has been […]
Lakewood Heroes: Video Series (Mary Moss)
City of Lakewood announcement. Lakewood’s Deputy Mayor Mary Moss is the second Lakewood Hero highlighted in our 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. video series. Moss shares why she formed the nonprofit Lakewood Multicultural Coalition.
Federal Grant Expands Computer Science Offerings
Clover Park School District announcement. Students in Margarita Reid’s extended science after-school group at Idlewild Elementary School are learning to code without even touching a computer. Fashioning a pulley system out of black and red blocks, students are learning the fundamentals of engineering while having fun. Students are using Kid Spark kits, which are designed […]