U.S. News and World Report recently named Steilacoom High School to their “Best High School 2021” list. The school also received this honor in 2019 and 2020. Steilacoom High School is ranked 24th out of 689 high schools in the state of Washington. High schools around the nation were ranked on the following indicators of school […]
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Local Camp Invention Program Now Available in Action-Packed, At-Home Format
Camp Invention, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment program, is offering local children an all-new, at-home format of the program: For the Tacoma, Wash. area: the week of June 28 – July 2, 2021. Regional program sponsors include The Boeing Company – Puget Sound. For the Steilacoom, Wash. area: the week of July 26 – […]
Steilacoom Historical School District Board Special Session
The Steilacoom Historical School District Board of Directors will hold a Special Session on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 5:45 pm, to take action on the approval of Resolution 874-05-12-21 Academic and Student Well-Being Plan. Following the Special Session, the regularly scheduled Study Session will be held at 6:00 pm. Both meetings will take place […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator April 23 Report to Council
Upcoming Meetings: Council Meeting – May 4, 2021, at 6:30 PM. Zoom Invite: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87073026700 Planning Commission – May 10, 2021 at 6:30 PM. Zoom Invite: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86930414573 Civil Service Commission – May 6, 2021 at 2:00 PM. Zoom Invite: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81990232886 Preservation and Review Board – April 28, 2021 at 6:30 PM. Zoom Invite: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87873435137 (*) Meetings […]
U.S. Secretary of Education Names Anderson Island Elementary a 2021 Green Ribbon School
The U.S. Department of Education announced On April 22 that Anderson Island Elementary School on Anderson Island, Washington is among the 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees. Anderson Island Elementary School was nominated by the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. As part of the selection process, schools are […]
Dr. Kathi Weight earns Neural Education Change Agency Award
The Neural Education Institute for Connecting Neuroscience with Teaching and Learning presented Dr. Kathi Weight, Steilacoom Historical School District Superintendent, with the Neural Education Change Agency Award in recognition of her leadership with positive system-level changes implemented by the school district. Neural Education is a Washington non-profit organization whose mission is to accelerate learning equity […]
Steilacoom Councilmember Neal awarded with Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership
Roger Neal, Councilmember, Town of Steilacoom recently received an Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership from the Association of Washington Cities (AWC). AWC’s Certificate of Municipal Leadership program recognizes city and town elected officials for accomplishing training in four core areas: Roles, responsibilities and legal requirements Public sector resource management Community planning and development Effective local […]
Volunteers are on a Roll in Farrells Marsh Park
After three recent wood-chipping volunteer events in Farrells Marsh Park, the trails are looking better than ever. The Main Trail has been built up making it easily passable, muddy spots on several trails have been eliminated, and walking in general has been enhanced with a thick cover of wood chips over several trails. The hard […]
Letter: Be Brave, Courageous, and Smart
Submitted by Sharlene Paulman. In a small sandwich shop on Steilacoom Blvd. where we occasionally get our dinner, we were sorry to witness something that has probably become the norm and explains one of the reasons why we are being set back to Phase 2 in Pierce County. We stood in front of a glass […]