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All schools in the Edmonds School District closed beginning Monday, March 16, through at least Friday, April 24. This extends the closure the district already put in place by at least two more weeks....

I was a student at the old Edmonds High School – now the Edmonds Center for the Arts – for six years. Yes, you read it right, six years. No, I was not a slow learner – at one time the Edmonds...

The Edmonds Community College Board of Trustees awarded Vinicius Armucho with its 2020 Transforming Lives award. "Vinicius exemplifies the kind of student we hope to support and foster through an...

The Edmonds School District board of directors has extended an offer to Gustavo Balderas to become the next superintendent. The board voted on its decision in a public meeting at the district office o...

After two days interviewing seven candidates to become the next superintendent, the Edmonds School District board of directors has narrowed the search to two finalists. Students, families, staff and...

Edmonds Community College has announced a $1.5 million donation from the Hazel Miller Foundation dedicated to its STEM campaign for funding of the college's new 70,000-square-foot Science, Technology,...

The six-year, $600 million Edmonds School District capital bond has failed, with just over 56% of voters supporting it, according to the latest results from the Feb. 11 special election. A bond needs...

Edmonds Community College has hired Gregory Hinton, a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Army, to serve as the college's vice president of finance and operations. "Gregory has a track record of managing...

Holy Rosary School celebrated recent winners of its "Random Acts of Kindness" program during its Valentine's Day festivities. The program celebrates students who are "caught being kind" by displaying...

If early results hold, the replacement of College Place Middle School, which the majority of Edmonds students attend after elementary school, might have to wait. It's not yet clear. But despite...

Twenty-eight Art Instruction Grants totaling $27,000 were recently awarded by the Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation to educators and guest artists in the Edmonds School District. The maximum award was...

Trevor Abramson and Aiden Pennington, students at Saint Luke School in Shoreline, served as pages recently in the Washington State House of Representatives. Sponsored by state Rep. Cindy Ryu...

Is the Edmonds School District board asking too much in its almost $696 million capital construction bond and replacement capital/technology levy, both on the special Feb. 11 ballot? Or, as the...

Talented thespians from Westgate Elementary School present Disney's "Alice in Wonderland Jr" at noon and 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at the school, 9601 220th St. SW, Edmonds. The 60-minute musical, desi...

A new educational scholarship has been established in the name of Dave Ellingson, a scholar and kayaker who lives in Edmonds. Trinity Education Foundation has announced the Dave Ellingson Scholarship...

You may recall from the information we sent you in the fall that the Edmonds School District is holding an election on Tuesday, Feb. 11, with two important measures on the ballot: – $600 million...

Meadowdale High School to those on the front lines: We value your service past, present, and into the future. On Veterans Day, inspired after reading Tim O'Brien's classic novel about the Vietnam...

Edmonds Community College will open its new 70,000-square-foot building for students training in nursing and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The college will host a public...