Jun 10, 2024

Kick Off Summer Plans with STEM Camp Registration

2024-06-24T09:52:26-07:00June 10th, 2024|Chehalis Middle School, Chehalis School District, W.F. West High School|

Families of incoming 9th through 12th Graders, don't forget to register your student for this year's University of Washington Summer STEM Camp, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 5-8 at W.F. West High School. This event is open to any high school students, including those who do not attend W.F. West and Homeschoolers. Cost is [...]

May 24, 2024

Superintendent Connect: A Teacher’s Lasting Impact

2024-06-24T09:54:19-07:00May 24th, 2024|Chehalis Middle School, Chehalis School District, James W. Lintott Elementary, Lewis County Alternative School, Orin C. Smith Elementary, W.F. West High School|

In this edition of Superintendent Connect, we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week by thanking our teachers for their work and Superintendent Dr. Christine Moloney shares a story about a teacher who made a difference in her life and career.

Mar 21, 2023

Building success in school AND in life

2023-03-21T13:43:53-07:00March 21st, 2023|Chehalis Middle School, Chehalis School District|

“Why do we have to learn this?” is the question posed to teachers several times a year. Students who lack the trust or patience to engage during some lessons might allow this question to roll through their minds.  However, when Chehalis Middle School teachers Josie Peterson and Kevin Dickson face their AVID students, there is [...]

Mar 10, 2023

Building thinking classrooms

2023-03-10T09:58:40-08:00March 10th, 2023|Chehalis Middle School, Chehalis School District|

Thinking happens mostly in our heads, invisible to others and even to ourselves. However, in math classrooms at Chehalis Middle School, students make their thinking visible - to everyone.  CMS math teachers are bringing out some of the best in student thinking using a new way of teaching math. The research-based strategies are called “Building [...]

Feb 7, 2023

Your Voice Matters: Common thoughts among parents and staff

2023-02-09T15:40:26-08:00February 7th, 2023|Chehalis Middle School, Chehalis School District, James W. Lintott Elementary, Orin C. Smith Elementary, W.F. West High School|

What’s working well in the Chehalis School District and what can we improve? These questions were asked of parents in the fall. In fact, anyone could respond to these questions. They were posed in an online conversation using the engagement tool called Thoughtexchange. Nearly eleven thousand ratings were made of the 212 comments shared by [...]

Sep 25, 2020

Preparing for life after high school

2021-03-19T12:19:10-07:00September 25th, 2020|Chehalis Middle School, Chehalis School District, CTE, Green Hill Academic School, James W. Lintott Elementary, Orin C. Smith Elementary, SAI, Uncategorized, W.F. West High School|

Every single graduate applied to a college or military. No student was left behind. In June of 2020, when 195 students graduated from W. F. West High School, they were poised and ready for a career, college, or both. This has been the vision, and students in Chehalis rose to the expectation. But they [...]