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The annual Bethel School District Athletic Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony was held last weekend to honor coaches, athletes, supporters, and teams from years past. 

History came alive last night at Spanaway Lake High School as 8th grade honors students from all over the district displayed their projects for our National History Day District Showcase. Nice job!

Looking for something fun to do this week? Stop by Elk Plain School of Choice and watch their amazing theater students perform Mary Poppins Jr!

When the new Kapowsin Elementary opened its doors 20 years ago, students and staff thought it would be fun to put together a time capsule for future Cougars to enjoy! Well, the future is now, and the current staff – along with former students and staff – opened the capsule earlier this week to see what’s inside. It was a fun night that helped bring together generations of Kapowsin Cougars!

The Bethel High School Agricultural program released 250 coho salmon after raising them since December. Pierce County Conservation District and the WSU Salmon Research Laboratory joined them at the Puyallup Fish Hatchery. Students watched them grow in the classroom and successfully released them into Clark's Creek this week!

Students in Miss Arnold's class at Spanaway Elementary got to participate in a math whiteboard exchange where they created, solved, and gave feedback to their peers on triple digit addition problems. Great job!

Superintendent Tom Seigel had a great time reading to students this week at Nelson Elementary. Mr. Seigel read the book All Are Neighbors to Mrs. Klein’s first grade class.

This is really cool! Seattle Children’s Science Education Department visited Cougar Mountain Middle School with their amazing Science Adventure Lab Bus! Students were able to use lab grade equipment, with the help of scientists, to isolate strawberry DNA. This was a unique experience that tied directly into the school's current Traits and Reproduction Unit and allowed students to have an awesome hands-on experience!  Thank you for visiting and we look forward to next year!

When Kapowsin Elementary first opened its doors 20 years ago, students and staff thought it would be fun to put together a time capsule for future Cougars to enjoy! Well, the future is now, and the current staff – along with former students and staff – opened the capsule earlier this week to see what’s inside. It was a fun night that helped bring together generations of Kapowsin Cougars!

Two Spanaway Lake High School student-athletes signed their letters of intent to play collegiate sports next year. Mark Athow will be playing football at University of Puget Sound, and Lema Fuamatu will be playing volleyball for Pierce College. Congratulations to both of you!

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