Jul 12Bond Update: July 2022Thank you, voters! — New Naches Trail Elementary (2023) When our construction bond passed in 2019, Naches Trail Elementary was slated to get a complete remodel and expansion. But a cost analysis determined it would actually be more expensive to modernize the current Naches Trail than it would be to build a new school. The new school site…4 min read
Jun 30Bond Update: June 2022Now that the new Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School is finished and online, our construction teams are turning their attention to a host of other exciting bond projects. Naches Trail Elementary One project that’s beginning to heat up is our new Naches Trail Elementary. When our construction bond passed in 2019, Naches Trail…3 min read
Jun 2We’re not in Kansas anymoreBefore she started teaching at Cedarcrest in 2018, Katherine Whepley taught high school in Wichita, Kansas for more than 20 years. Despite her nearly quarter century of success in the classroom, Whepley wasn’t even considering a job in teaching until she was in her late 20s. “I would hear or…5 min read
May 19Bond Update: May 2022Thank you, voters! — New Naches Trail Elementary (2023) Students and staff helped break ground this month on the new Naches Trail Elementary School! Originally built in 1979, Naches Trail Elementary was slated to be a complete remodel and expansion, but a cost analysis determined it would actually be more expensive to modernize the current Naches Trail than…3 min read
Apr 28Bond Update: April 2022Thank you, voters! — With Katherine G. Johnson Elementary now open, we wanted to provide you with updates on our next projects funded by the 2019 School Construction Bond. Challenger High School Phase II (2022) The second phase of Challenger High School’s renovation and expansion project is getting closer and closer to the finish line. The 31,000-square foot project…3 min read
Mar 24Bond update: March 2022Welcome to Katherine G. Johnson Elementary! — There was no shortage of smiles as earlier this month as approximately 500 excited students got their first look at the brand new Katherine G. Johnson Elementary. It is the first new elementary school in our district in 13 years, and the first completed school funded by our 2019 bond…3 min read
Mar 3Bond update: February 2022Welcome to Katherine G. Johnson Elementary We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome students to the brand new Katherine G. Johnson Elementary. The school will open its doors to approximately 700 excited students on March 21. While the school is opening later than anticipated due to issues the power company…4 min read
Feb 3Bond Project Update: January 2022Welcome to Katherine G. Johnson Elementary — We’re excited to announce that Katherine G. Johnson Elementary will open its doors to students on March 21! While the school is opening later than anticipated due to issues the power company encountered, students and staff started this school year in class together using space in nearby schools. That way…4 min read
Jan 11Never run out of STEAMTeaching, tech, levies, bonds … one teacher is at the crossroads — Before she took up the mantle of teaching, Lindsay Smolko was a family therapist. When her oldest child started preschool, she felt the call to teach and started working on her certification. She initially taught in the Fife School District before moving to Shining Mountain Elementary to teach 4th grade…4 min read
Dec 16, 2021Staff Spotlight: Madi LindgrenFor some, pandemic teaching isn’t a “new” normal … it’s just normal — What if you started your teaching career during the pandemic? Instead of COVID dramatically changing your normal day-to-day routines, social distancing, masks, and remote learning would be your norms. That’s where Madi Lindgren finds herself. This is Lindgren’s second year of teaching, and her second year at Cedarcrest Middle School…2 min read
