If the students meet their goal, principal Kyle Freeman will spend a day on the roof of the school. Apparently that’s powerful motivation for elementary school kids.
“Orcas Island Elementary has been reading like crazy this February!” said reading specialist Susan Stolmeier. Each class set their own reading goal for the month, and the kids have been flipping pages with great enthusiasm. And if they meet their goals, Freeman’s on the rooftop.
Emily Reid has been collecting teapots since she was six years old, when she started drinking tea at her family’s…
Twice a year, an event just for women takes place at YMCA Camp Orkila. Women’s Wellness Weekends offer participants the…
It’s called Global Dance Party for good reason. More than 60 teen performers are coming to the Orcas Center stage…
Buying new plants for the garden has never been so beneficial to the community. Orcas school students are selling everything…
Calling all Orcas and Waldron public school students: somewhere, stuffed in an old cookbook or in your head, is the…
Come enjoy live improv theatre by “The Off-Islanders” group on two Saturdays, Feb. 20 and 27, at Doe Bay Yoga…
Some of the runners pounded the muddy, mountainous trails of Moran State Park for almost 10 hours. Athletes from across…
Warm up for Valentine’s Day with a sizzling hot salsa dance party on Friday, Feb. 12 from 7 to 10…
A large and mixed exhibit of paintings and digital photographs by island artist Joe Floren will be featured in the…
