A friend stopped me this week to share her story about the amazing generosity she has found during fundraising for Enumclaw’s sixth-grade camp program.
Jason Marsalis is one of the premier jazz drummers and vibraphonists today. He is also the youngest brother of the famous Marsalis family of New Orleans jazz royalty that includes Wynton and Branford Marsalis.
Four years ago, Erica Smart noticed something was missing from her son’s Enumclaw special needs classroom – funding.
Budget reductions were cutting into the things the district could provide for special needs students – things like swimming, field trips equipment and computers.
Tyler Salsbury led Enumclaw High’s boys golf team to a 91-40 SPSL 3A victory over Bonney Lake Tuesday at the Enumclaw Golf Course, while Hornet teammate Tiffany Wilkening led the Lady Hornets to a 131-107 win over the Panthers with her medalist performace.
Grace Hopper didn’t think turning 99 Sunday was all that significant.
“Ninety is big; 100 is big,” she said.
Statistics would say she’s correct. The centenarian population in the United States has roughly doubled in the past 20 years and, according to the Census Bureau, is projected to at least double again by 2020.
When the White River School District accepted Rachel’s Challenge four years ago, it could not have known how the program would grow and spread.
Enumclaw swimmers posted several district-qualifying times in their opening meet Sept. 13 with Sumner.
Junior Beau Brock set an Enumclaw High individual course record Sept. 14 at Meadow Park Golf Course during the Hornets’ 92-54 league win over Lakes, a victory that kept EHS undefeated.
It was a close match for the White River girls golf team Sept. 13 as they came up short against Fife 50-42 in league play on the Trojans’ home course, but the Hornets came away 53-31 winners Thursday over Sumner.
After its successful launch of a junior bowling team last season, Enumclaw’s Special Olympics program is launching a high school team.
Enumclaw High dropped tennis matches against Auburn Mountainview Sept. 12, Bonney Lake Sept. 14 and Bellarmine Friday.
The Enumclaw High boys water polo team split a pair of league games, losing to Wilson 20-16 Sept. 13 at home and topping Kentridge 13-10 in Covington Thursday.
It was win one, lose two for White River’s boys tennis team, topping Fife 3-2 Sept. 14 and losing to Franklin Pierce 3-2 Sept. 12 and Eatonville 3-2 Friday, both league contests.