Heidi Jacobs

Susan Stroomer

Kent teaching tandem retires after 44 years

For the past 44 years, Carol Calbom and Susan Stroomer have taught together in the Kent School District, including job sharing for 25 years.

Susan Stroomer
Kent School Board member Maya Vengadasalam hands a diploma to Melissa Quitoriano

Kentridge, Kent-Meridian students celebrate commencement | SLIDESHOW

Nearly 1,500 Kent School District students walked across the stage at the ShoWare Center last Saturday to collect their high school diplomas during commencement ceremonies.

Kent School Board member Maya Vengadasalam hands a diploma to Melissa Quitoriano
Tony Bunyan

Army veteran finds love of art at Green River College

For U.S. Army veteran Tony Bunyan, discovering a love of art has been life changing.

Tony Bunyan

Board considers school-based health center at Kent-Meridian

Accessing health care might become easier for students at Kent-Meridian High School.

The Kent Crusaders girls rugby team exceeded expectations this season with a club that included 26 first-year players.

Crusaders girls rugby takes second in national tournament

Despite having only eight returning players and 26 rookies, the Kent Crusaders girls rugby team exceeded coach Rex Norris' expectations finishing the season with a 21-1 record, earning second in the national championships and winning the state title for the 16th straight year.

The Kent Crusaders girls rugby team exceeded expectations this season with a club that included 26 first-year players.
Kentridge's Megan Saunders lives life to the fullest

Kentridge senior shines in memory of her father

When Megan Saunders graduates from Kentridge High School on Saturday, an important person in her life won't be there to share the moment.

Kentridge's Megan Saunders lives life to the fullest
Lambert Ngenzi moved to Kent from the Congo just before he would have graduated form high school. Two years later

Kent-Meridian’s Ngenzi realizes his dream to graduate high school

When Lambert Ngenzi moved to Kent with his mom and four siblings, he was weeks shy of graduating from high school in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Lambert Ngenzi moved to Kent from the Congo just before he would have graduated form high school. Two years later
Teachers wave signs in front of Kent-Meridian High School on Monday afternoon.

Kent teachers express need for education funding

Nearly 600 Kent School District teachers took to the streets Monday afternoon asking the Legislature to fully fund education.

Teachers wave signs in front of Kent-Meridian High School on Monday afternoon.
Green River College students and faculty joined together on Monday for a Black Lives Matter rally.

Class discussion prompts Black Lives Matter rally at Green River College

After hearing about and discussing rioting and looting in Baltimore last month, students in Carlos Adams' Race and Ethnicity in the Pacific class at Green River College decided to take action.

Green River College students and faculty joined together on Monday for a Black Lives Matter rally.
A girl from the Northwest Culture Foundation performs a Korean dance during the Kent International Festival at the ShoWare Center last Saturday..

International flavor: KIF celebrates diversity | SLIDESHOW

The seventh annual Kent International Festival last Saturday gave attendees the chance to experience cultures from around the world without leaving the ShoWare Center.

A girl from the Northwest Culture Foundation performs a Korean dance during the Kent International Festival at the ShoWare Center last Saturday..
Oralia Villalobos of Auburn

Chase bank’s downtown Kent branch debuts eATM

Customers at Chase bank's downtown Kent branch, 512 W Smith St., can skip the teller line to take care of their banking needs.

Oralia Villalobos of Auburn

Kent to offer CWU courses in high schools

Juniors and seniors in the Kent School District will have a new option to earn college credit starting this fall. The district will partner with Central Washington University to offer college classes in high school classrooms.

Kent teachers vote against one-day walkout

Teachers in the Kent School District decided Tuesday not to participate in a one-day walkout over lack of funding for education and class size like many of their counterparts across the state have.

Gheremie Icban

Royals tennis sends doubles team to districts under new coach

For the first time in 13 years, a girls tennis doubles team from Kent-Meridian High School is heading to the district tournament.

Gheremie Icban
Vern Reber

Tensions grow over possible program cuts at Green River

Students, faculty and community members packed the Green River College Board of Trustees meeting Thursday with concerns about potential program cuts and lack of communication from college leaders.

Vern Reber

One race set for Kent School Board

The Kent School Board will have one contested race in the Nov. 3 general election

Mill Creek students

Gov. Inslee visits Mill Creek, signs bill that supports college aid program

Salome Molia, an eighth-grader at Mill Creek Middle School, hopes to be the first in her family to earn a four-year college degree.

Mill Creek students
Kiran Shrestha

Help for Nepal: Restaurant owner hosts benefit for earthquake victims in his native country

For Kiran Shrestha, it's hard to be halfway around the world from family and friends following the April 25 earthquake that shook his native Nepal.

Kiran Shrestha
Kentridge High junior Tanner Conner ranks among the top Class 4A hurdlers in the state.

Kentridge hurdler eyes state championship

For Kentridge High junior Tanner Conner, success in track and field is in his blood.

Kentridge High junior Tanner Conner ranks among the top Class 4A hurdlers in the state.
Glen Martin

Faculty want Green River College president removed

Green River College President Eileen Ely needs to go. Such was the message of more than 100 Green River students and faculty during a rally on the college's main campus Wednesday.

Glen Martin