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On Tuesday evening, March 21, the Cascade High School (CHS) Concert Band took to the high school commons’ stage to perform its winter concert. Two nights later, on the 23, it was the Kodiak Chorale’s turn. Both ensembles then traveled to Wenatchee to take part in the North Central Washington Music...
Quentin Farrell wowed the audience with his saxophone playing. Submitted Photo
The tradition of the Mr. Kodiak fundraiser began thirteen years ago, when this year’s ten contestants were in kindergarten. Over that time, the event, a pageant reinvented and chockful of playful irreverence, has become much-anticipated and draws a full house to the Cascade High School (CHS)...
The following Leavenworth students at Oregon State University made Honor Roll.
Eric Bartanen, Post Baccalaureate, Computer Science
Joanne Gembe, Post Baccalaureate, German
Kalin J. O'Neal, Sophomore, Animal Sciences
Twenty minutes into a Cascade High School (CHS) track practice, the athletes have dispersed to their specialties, leaving the largest pack—sprinters, jumpers, and hurdlers—with Coach Carl Haberberger, who wears other hats as head football coach and as teacher of Consumer and Family Science courses...
Vanessa West, CHS Staffer
Mr. Kodiak is a longstanding tradition that has been taking place at CHS for the past twelve years. Mr. Kodiak originally stemmed from a Junior Miss pageant that used to be hosted at Cascade High School. This pageant was only for girls. Some community members thought it would be humorous to make a...
TSA IRMS students and teachers From left to right, front row: teacher Jodie Tremberth, Georgia Holm, Sully Fischer, Kate Smith, Kyrianna Ross, teacher Jacob Carvitto. Back row: teacher Kim Gilreath, Ryder Wintermeier, Ford Walker, Amelia Leach, Zora Gilleland, Isabel Davelaar, Owen Schoenwald, Grant Burrill, Elliana Thomas, Addison Weaver, Lily Renner-Singer, Aliya Coronado, Nola Strand, Cosimo Terranella, Miles Smith, Elliot Tiegel, Ridley Foley, Xareny Guzman-Perez, and Jaden Parker. No pictured: Gabe Payne, Piper Copson and Allie Ward. Submitted photo
Technology Student Association (TSA) is an increasingly popular club at Icicle River Middle School (IRMS) and Cascade High School (CHS). Twenty-five middle schoolers and 21 high schoolers prepared all year for competitions that were held as part of the recent four-day TSA conference in Seattle.
TSA...
From left to right, Rhonan Allen, Coal Fiano, Ande Lain, Breanna Loomis and Danielle Totman celebrated after their success at the regional competition, knowing they all qualified for State on March 11. Submitted photo
Cascade High School’s Speech and Debate program is strong this year, sending five students to the State competition on Saturday, March 11 at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma.
Coal Fiano, as a freshman, has shown his gift by qualifying for state in two events. One category is Original Oratory...
Olympia—Over the past decade, Washington’s high school graduation rate has steadily increased, but the proportion of the state’s graduates who enroll directly in college has not. The direct enrollment rate that once hovered around 60 percent dropped to 50 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic....
OMAK/WENATCHEE/MANSON - The Apple STEM Network and the North Central Educational Service District (NCESD), are proud to announce five upcoming events across the region this spring called, “Tech & Tiaras”, for 8th grade students who identify as female or non-binary, to explore technology and...
Four of the CHS Knowledge Bowl teammates, from left, Ava Schmidt, Evan Butruille, Haakon Scheibler and Quentin Farrell, get ready for a round during the regional competition. Not pictured, Adrian Renner-Singer and Antonio Aurilio. Photo by Marlene Farrell
The Cascade High School Knowledge Bowl team will fight to maintain their title of state 1A champion when they compete at the state competition on March 11 held at Wenatchee High School.
Regionals took place on February 15, also at Wenatchee High School. Although each school could only send one team...
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