Lincoln High School in Tacoma recently celebrated “signing day” for graduating seniors heading off to college and careers. More than 100 parents, community members and school officials attended. The event was created to help create a “college-going culture” at the high-poverty school.
High school seniors in The Evergreen State College Upward Bound program will be honored Wednesday, May 16, at the Evergreen Tacoma campus. The event begins at 5 p.m.
Many of the 80 seniors in the program joined it as eighth-graders. The program is aimed at low-income and first-generation college-bound students enrolled in Tacoma Public Schools and at Chief Leschi High School. It offers college preparation classes, workshops and a summer program that allows students to take classes and live in college residence halls.
This fall, Upward Bound students from Lincoln, Foss, Mount Tahoma, Stadium and Chief Leschi high schools will …
Parents Across America Tacoma will sponsore a screening of the documentary “The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman” at 7 p.m. May 17 at King’s Books in Tacoma. The book store is at 218 St. Helen’s Ave.
The film was created by New York City parents and teachers as a response to the movie “Waiting for Superman.”
27th Legislative District Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, will lead a discussion after the movie. A non-perishable food donation, a cash donation for the film’s creators or a book purchase from King’s will admit you to the movie viewing.
The film shares stories of …
Prompted by concerns voiced by parents, the Tacoma School Board took another crack at the school calendar for the next two school years.
In April, the board approved calendars for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years. But board members asked for changes to one week in March of both years.
That week had originally scheduled two early-release days for elementary school parent conferences and one day off for all students for a teacher training day.
Under the calendars adopted Thursday by the board, the teacher training day has been moved from March to the day after the January Martin Luther …
Asleep at the Wheel, the country band that helped make the road famous, will headline a free concert at the June 2 grand opening of the LeMay-America’s Car Museum in Tacoma.
Recent “The Voice” contestant and Tacoma native Kim Archer will be the opening act.
A butterfly release this weekend will remember babies who have died of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and offer families a chance to celebrate the lives of their loved ones.
The event is sponsored by Northwest Infant Survival & SIDS Alliance.
The event starts at 4 p.m. Saturday (May 12) at the field at St. Charles Borromeo Church and School, 7112 S. 12th St., Tacoma.
There will be a welcome and a poetry reading. Each family will be able to speak about their baby or experience, and will also be able to release a butterfly in their child’s memory. …
An alumni fundraiser and reunion in support of instrumental music education in Tacoma takes place from 6-11 p.m. Saturday May 12 at The Hub event space, 203 Tacoma Ave. South.
The family-friendly event features a buffet dinner, dessert, a no-host bar and performances by current and former band and orchestra members.
The event will honor educators Jack Lloyd, Rex Turner and Kristin Turner.
It also includes a musical instrument drive, so that alumni who are no longer using their instruments, method books and sheet music can help reduce start-up costs for music students. Proceeds from the event will support music programs …
Eighth grade students and parents who want to learn more about the high school experience are invited to Foss High School’s “Freshtival” Tuesday.
Freshtival runs from 6-8:30 p.m. at Foss, 2112 S. Tyler St., Tacoma . Booths and break-out sessions will cover high school credits and how they work, graduation requirements, sports and activities, scheduling, Foss’ International Baccalaureate program, career and technical education and more.
For more info: 253-571-7300.