"We did a couple of at-home labs via zoom, but it wasn't anything like this," Calli Warren shares as she paused to think about science labs back in the Fall before we were face-to-face in the science lab. In the STEM program, Calli and her peers participated in the flame test lab, a favorite in [...]
We have come to rely on technology in ways we never imagined. From cloud storage, email, zoom, live streaming, wireless connectivity, and so much more - each and every day in the Chehalis School District, technology shapes how we teach, learn and collaborate. It wasn't always a robust technological culture here, and Casey Schmidt, CSD [...]
Looking at a map covered wall in Caty Lieske's class at W.F. West, one might think she teaches geography or civics. You wouldn't assume that she is a math teacher. She reflected on her first time teaching before she began student teaching back in college. It was in a village in Tanzania. The language spoken [...]
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 [...]
In a world of remote conversations, W. F. West High School students speak with confidence, showing their audience incredible return on their investment. To an audience of 14 endowment committee members joined together in a Zoom meeting, two 2020 Chehalis graduates recently presented an overview of their experience in the high school STEM program. [...]
School District Supports Families in Need Beginning this week, some families in the Chehalis School District without internet connection will get some help. For the past month, the district has been collecting names of students and families without reliable internet connections and contacting them to determine possible solutions. The district has evaluated available internet options [...]
Please click below to view each school's distance learning plan: Lintott Elementary School Orin Smith Elementary School Chehalis Middle School W.F. West High School Each school is offering two options for distance learning. You are defaulted to option 1. If you choose this option, you do not need to do anything. Choices must be [...]
Distance learning for all starting September 1 A Message from Dr. Christine Moloney Dear Chehalis Community, On Friday you received our regular Moving Forward Together email that included an update on reopening and information on school supplies. However, we have just learned that the Lewis County Health Department has recommended schools open in an online-only [...]
