We want to thank all of our retirees for their hard work, dedication, and service to the East Valley School District over the years.
Shelly Engel - 30 Years of Service
Jacqueline Johnson - 12 Years of Service
Susan Morrison - 29 Years of Service
Tonia Abramson - 8 Years of Service
Sharon Alldritt - 23 Years of Service
Inge Arbacauskas - 8 Years of Service
Conni Bendio - 28 Years of Service
Shelli Sinclair-Wood - 27 Years of Service
Jewel Bang - 5 Years of Service
Loriann Howe - 29 Years of Service
Terri Putney - 3 Years of Service
David Palmer - 6 Years of Service
Kim Cash - 26 Years of Service
Thank you for all the support you have given to staff, students, parents, and the community. We wish you the best retirement!
Fifty-five photography students and three advisors (Nicole Talbert, Sammy Schmidt, and Bret Kiefer) traveled to beautiful Manito Park and Riverfront Park on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The students captured pictures of flora, fauna, waterfalls, rivers, ponds, small animals (bunnies, turtles, rock chucks, butterflies), bridges, and architectural structures. Here are some of their beautiful photos!
Jon Larson's 8th-grade woodshop classes have been hard at work building garden beds over the last few weeks for a special project. On Thursday, June 8, 2023, they went on a field trip with Mark Peterson and the Extreme Team to take these garden beds to local memory care facilities.
KXLY also did a story on this project which can be found at the website link below:
https://www.kxly.com/features/extreme-team/extreme-team-east-valley-middle-school-students-deliver-garden-beds-to-local-senior-centers/article_9feaad5a-0663-11ee-856d-cb88bc8161d8.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share
Way to go Knights! Together, we are East Valley!
Jim Kuehnle was a Spokane Valley businessman, community leader and legislator who raised his family and conducted his business in the East Valley School District for more than twenty years. Mr. Kuehnle adamantly believed that reward should be based upon merit; that people should be compensated in direct proportion to quality of work. Because of his heart for excellence in education, it was his desire to enhance the earnings of outstanding teachers in a way not provided by the existing salary schedule. The intended use for the teacher awards is for professional or personal growth. Through this award, his intent was to recognize teachers with high standards and excellent performance. Recognized individuals are: Outstanding, Dedicated, Motivated, Honest, Caring, Hardworking, and Diligent in covering assigned curriculum, respected by students, staff and patrons. In addition, the teacher has excellent classroom control, high expectations for student behavior while also holding students and self accountable.
We are proud to announce the 2022-2023 Jim Kuehnle Outstanding Educators are:
Kim Boulton - EVMS Science Teacher
Nicole Brown - Trentwood 6th Grade Teacher
Kelli Shanholtz - Otis Orchards 4th Grade Teacher
Please help us in congratulating these outstanding educators! Together, we are East Valley!
East Valley's very own Neale Rasmussen (Executive Director of Business Services) and Melissa Larsen (Business Manager) recently received recognition at the annual Washington Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) from the State Auditor's Office. Neale and Melissa were recognized with the 'State Auditor's Stewardship Award' for their outstanding accomplishments in accountability, transparency, and good stewardship of public resources towards a shared mission of government that works better to earn greater public trust. Congratulations Neale and Melissa!
Together, We are East Valley!
On Saturday, May 20, 2023, the Spokane Home Builders Association hosted a construction camp at East Valley High School. This gave juniors and seniors the opportunity to meet and work alongside local builders and remodelers for a one day shed building event. Thank you to everyone that participated and a huge thank you to the Spokane Home Builders Association for giving students this wonderful hands on opportunity to explore these career paths!
A Middle School Social Studies Course Design and Instructional Materials Adoption Committee was convened to thoroughly review 7th and 8th-grade resources. Community members are invited to review the proposed core instructional materials for middle school social studies adoption. The recommendations for approval are as follows:
7th Grade - Washington State History Open Educational Resource (OER), Educurious - Copyright 2021
8th Grade - History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism Third Edition, Teachers Curriculum Institute (TCI) - Copyright Print 2023/Digital 2022
The materials will be available for community viewing from Tuesday, June 6 - Monday, June 12, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. Please contact Michele Chavez at 509.241.5011 for the opportunity to review the instructional materials and provide public comment.
East Valley is aware of multiple districts, including East Valley, receiving tips about potential snapchat threats. This threat has been investigated by law enforcement and it has been determined to be not credible.
The East Valley High School Strolling Strings playing at the WASBO (Washington Association of School Business Officials) Annual Conference on May 3, 2023!
Thank you to everyone that was able to join us at the ABC Trades Night on May 3, 2023! We had so much fun watching participants and learning about the various jobs in the trades industry. If you weren't able to check out this amazing opportunity, we hope to see you next time!
Please help us congratulate NEWESD's Center for Student Support for recently winning the WASA Community Leadership Award! This award is presented to community members or groups in recognition of their outstanding contributions to education.
Thank you for all the support you have given to East Valley this school year!
At long last, East Valley's new ballfields were ready for play! The Knights downed the visiting Clarkston Bantams 8-3 in the inaugural game on May 4, 2023. Proud of our kids and our community! Together, we are East Valley!
Thank you to everyone that was able to join us at the first Healthcare Discoveries Trades Night on April 27. We had a blast getting to know the vendors and the work they do on a daily basis. We can't wait to do this again!
Thank you to everyone that was able to join us at the first Automotive Trades Night on April 19. We had a blast getting to know the vendors and the work they do on a daily basis. We can't wait to do this again!
Members from the EVHS FFA team competed at the Washington Horse Evaluation in Ellensburg last week. The contest consisted of a test, an evaluation of six classes of horses, and two sets of oral reasons. Team members included Rachel Metge, Ruth Metge, Tiffany Altermatt, Nicole Hornbuckle, and Lacey Jacobsen. Overall the team placed 7th. Congratulations!
Please help us to congratulate Jaylin Brown for recently winning the WASA Student Leadership Award! This award recognizes student leaders who have created or played a significant leadership role in initiatives or programs that promote access, equity, or social justice in their schools and communities. Congrats Jaylin!
Huge congratulations to Marcy Williams’ 8th-grade AVID class that recently won a Chase Youth Award for Middle School Leadership. We are so proud of their accomplishments! Way to go Knights!
On Monday, April 17, 2023, GEAR UP and East Valley College & Career Center hosted over 35 organizations at the second annual career fair. All students were able to attend and it was a great opportunity to explore possible career pathways. Students were highly engaged in talking with community organizations about career options and personal career paths. While the event wasn't intended to be a job fair, we do know that at least one student landed a job interview and subsequently a job from her connections at the fair.
For the 3rd time in EVSD History, a PEP Destination Imagination (DI) Team will be representing at Global Finals! DI is a problem-solving competition meant to ignite the power of creativity and collaboration. This year, our 8th-grade team, “Aged Improvolone,” won regionals, and was amongst the top teams at the Washington State Competition. At Global Finals, they will join 14,000 students from multiple countries as they compete and connect with other amazing kids.
If you would like to donate to the PEP team, please visit evsd.org and click on the Donations tab. From there, select Otis Orchards and Destination Imagination Global Finals.
We thank you for your support!
A big hug and many thanks to Karen Toreson and Dave Lindstrand from Spokane Valley Sunrise Rotary Club. The cart of boxes contained hygiene and personal products as well as other items needed by our students. We are so grateful for the many partnerships we have with our community and business groups. Together, we are East Valley.
