Meet Daffodil Princess Grace Collins, a senior at Fife High School, who was also selected as second-runner up to the Daffodil Queen.
Grants are awarded based on a specific need up to $2,500 maximum in three categories: financial literacy, environmental sustainability, and technology tools.
The state designation is given to Title 1 schools who have made significant achievements on standardized test scores.
Kahale Ahina was selected as the 2013 ProStart™ Teacher of the Year following the Boyd Coffee ProStart™ Invitational this past weekend at Clover Park Technical College, where the BLHS team earned second place.
With basketball, cheering and dancing, the Bonney Lake and Sumner school communities celebrated a special group of athletes Wednesday night.
The board voted unanimously during a special meeting Wednesday to hire Dr. Sara E. Johnson, who currently serves as assistant superintendent of Lincoln County School District in Oregon, as the district's next superintendent.
Meet Daffodil Princess Kayla Williams, a senior at Orting High School.
The event takes place Feb. 27 at Bonney Lake High School, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Sumner High School students and residents at Stafford Suites assisted living celebrated Valentine's Day early Wednesday night.
Sophomore Katie Lasko also brought home a gold medal for finishing in first place in division drill downs.
Next Thursday, Feb. 14 is a half-day teacher furlough day and all students will be dismissed early.
Figures available from the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction show there are currently 196 students who are homeless, which is down from 255 students in the 2009-10 academic year.
Watch students in the culinary arts program at Bonney Lake High School create and serve a decadent meal, with the help of Eastside chef Russell Lowell.
Take a moment this month to say 'thank you' to the Sumner School Board this month.
Is your child ready for kindergarten? Registration in the Sumner School District begins Monday, Jan. 7, 2013.
Do you think your elementary or middle-school student needs a challenge? Consider enrolling them in the SSD Highly Capable Program.
Sending homemade snowflakes is a meaningful way to help Newtown, CT.
This innovative program, hosted by East Pierce Fire and Rescue, teaches fire and life safety skills.
Eleven Sumner School District teachers have earned national board certification in 2012 and will be honored at Wednesday's Winter Social at the Sumner School District headquarters.
The community celebrated the holiday season together at a free community dinner hosted by Sumner High School's leadership team and ASB.
Ninety-seven Washington State schools were recognized last week for outstanding improvement in student achievement over the course of five years.
Children enrolling for kindergarten in the 2013-14 school year must be five years old; some schools offer full-time, tuition-based classes.
Sumner School District students K-12 are invited to submit artwork to be featured on the 2013 STEM Science Fair event poster. All entries must be submitted by Dec. 14.
The Sumner School District is examining its core values and what the community really wants in a new leader by starting from scratch with a new hiring model.
Families in Sumner and Bonney Lake are invited to celebrate the holidays at the free Holiday Community Dinner, sponsored by Sumner High School's ASB and Leadership classes on Dec. 8, 2012.
Sumner High School's student-body president is all about helping others -- and that includes giving free hugs.
White River senior and aspiring governor was recently selected as her school's 2013 Daffodil Princess.
Samantha Durano, a 15-year-old sophomore at Sumner High School, is in the running for Miss Teen Washington and Most Photogenic.
Husky Pride was loud and proud as the Maple Lawn Elementary community showed off their newly remodeled school during the open house and ribbon cutting on Oct. 10.
Royalty selections at 24 high schools across Pierce County mark the start of the festival's 80th year -- and these high-school seniors are no ordinary princesses.
Come see the BLHS production 'Gentleman Prefer Blondes,' on stage at the Sumner Performing Arts Center, Oct. 12 - 14.
Parents picking up children from Eismann Elementary or waiting for them to get home on the school bus should expect delays of up to 20 minutes this week.
Here are five ways Patch can help make things easier for you this school year.
Watch the Sumner Spartans battle the Bonney Lake Panthers on KING 5's Game of the Week.
Daffodil Valley and Liberty Ridge have been identified by Washington State as two of 58 top performing and most improving Title I schools.
It's the first day of school, and the Sumner School District bus schedules have had to be updated and revised for Sumner middle and high schools.
A Bonney Lake High School student was expelled Wednesday after bringing a knife with a four-inch blade to school. He told police he brought it to school to trade it to another student for a hacky sack.