When Calvin Watts takes over as superintendent of the Kent School District in July, it will be a homecoming of sorts for the Seattle-area native.
Kentridge High’s Dave Jamison will be recognized for his success as a boys basketball coach when he is inducted into the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame this summer.
For the first time in its six-year history, Kent-Meridian High School's FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Team 3221 team qualified for the district championship.
One of four Green River College programs on the chopping block for potential elimination has been spared.
Facing at least a $1.8 million budget deficit next year, the Green River College Board of Trustees may eliminate four programs to save money.
Kentridge High senior Jessica Lam’s patience and ability to lob the ball on the tennis court have earned her a reputation in the South Puget Sound League North Division.
Mari Borrero and her husband, Aaron, are trying to make the best of a difficult situation while helping others in similar circumstances.
Thirty-one dogs and a miniature horse strolled the streets of downtown Kent last Saturday during the Kent Downtown Partnership's Pampered Pet Walk.
Calvin J. Watts will start his job as Kent School District superintendent on July 1 and will make $250,000 a year.
The Kent School District's annual Technology Expo will draw visitors from throughout the country and the world this year.
In only his second year on the track and field team, Kent-Meridian High senior Nate Barton is ranked among the top boys' 400-meter runners in the state.
As students throughout the state get ready to take their annual standardized exams, school districts are preparing to administer the new Smarter Balanced Assessment.
After recognizing the need to provide mentors to young men in the Kent area, Kendrick Glover and Sylvester Craft started Glover Empower Mentoring, or G.E.M. for short.
When the Kent-Meridian High fastpitch softball team started the season, it had no experienced pitchers.
Hundreds of Kent-Meridian High School students, staff and community members gathered last Friday to remember Lupo Benson with a candlelight vigil at French Field, where Benson had spent much time practicing and playing football for the Royals.
Excel Public Charter School, the first of its kind in Kent, is preparing to open its doors to its first students in August.
Calvin J. Watts, an assistant superintendent for Gwinnett County Public Schools in Suwanee, Ga., will be the Kent School District's next superintendent.
After graduating nine starting players from last season, the Kentridge High baseball team needed a leader to emerge.
Community members had the chance to engage their minds while learning more about how the organ works during a Brain Symposium at Mill Creek Middle School on March 19.
The Kent School Board has narrowed its search for a new superintendent to two candidates and expects to announce the new head of the school district at its Wednesday, March 25 board meeting.
