Education
No More Snow Days for Wenatchee Area Students?
Dr. Paul Gordon, superintendent of the Wenatchee School District talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the impending return of several more grades to the district’s for hybrid instruction. Dr. Gordon also discusses a new $15-million levy and the future of snow days within the district now that online learning has become the…
Read MoreWSD Super says Students Returning to Class are Reacclimatizing Well
Dr. Paul Gordon, superintendent of the Wenatchee School District talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the next grade levels that will be returning to class through hybrid instruction at the district’s schools. Dr. Gordon also shares information about the toll that pandemic-forced distance learning is taking on the district’s students and how…
Read MoreFree Lift Tickets, Gear Rental at Mission Ridge Offered to WVC Students
Danny Zavala, manager of the Jack and Edna Maguire Student Recreation Center at the main campus of Wenatchee Valley College chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about a new collaboration with Mission Ridge to offer free lift tickets and equipment rentals at the ski resort.
Read MoreCascade SD Cautiously Optimistic About Returning More Students in Weeks Ahead
Tracey Beckendorf-Edou, superintendent of Cascade School District, talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the district’s strategy for returning students in higher grade levels back to the classroom in the coming weeks.
Read MoreLocal School Districts in Holding Pattern over New COVID Restrictions
In separate interviews, Eastmont School District Superintendent Garn Christensen and Wenatchee School District Superintendent Paul Gordon talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the current status of hybrid education within their respective districts in light of new statewide coronavirus restrictions.
Read MoreCascade School District Begins Hybrid Learning This Week
Cascade School District superintendent Tracey Beckendorf-Edou talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the district’s move to hybridized instruction for its youngest students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreWSD to Begin COVID-19 Testing in Hopes of Restarting In-Classroom Instruction
Diana Haglund with the Wenatchee School District talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the startup of volunteer COVID-19 testing and other measures which are currently underway to assist the process of restarting in-classroom instruction for students in the district.
Read MoreSon of Ex-NFL, UW Quarterback Helping Spearhead Effort to Bring Back High School Sports in WA
Sam Huard, star quarterback at Kennedy Catholic High School and son of former NFL and University of Washington quarterback Damon Huard talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about his involvement with the group Student Athletes of Washington, which is attempting to get high school sports back up and running amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreLocal Educator says Silver Linings Exist within Educational System’s Pivot to Online Classrooms
Tina Nicpan-Brown, a fifth-grade educator with the Wenatchee School District’s Wenatchee Internet Academy chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about an extensive range of topics related to sudden and sweeping shift from in-person to virtual learning environments during the pandemic.
Read MoreSocial Services Specialist with WSD says Growing Number of Kids in Need of Support During Pandemic
Social Services Specialist Bob Sanford with the Wenatchee School District talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the growing need for mental health support among school-age children during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreLatest COVID Infection Rate Metrics Have WSD Superintendent Hopeful About Reopening Schools Soon
Dr. Paul Gordon, superintendent of the Wenatchee School District, talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the possibility of returning to in-person instruction at the district’s schools as early as October thanks to encouraging statistics about the pandemic from local health officials.
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