Education

Building a Future in Engineering: Samuel Cummings’ Next Chapter

This story part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! Samuel Cummings, a graduating senior from Lakeside High School, is known for his determination and passion for problem-solving. Set to study Electrical and Computer Engineering at Eastern Washington University, Samuel has […]

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Celebrating a Career in Education: Kevin Kernan’s Impact and Legacy

This story part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! After 41 years of inspiring students and shaping futures, Kevin Kernan is retiring from his role as a CTE Industrial Technology teacher at Deer Park High School in the Deer Park

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A Generational Approach: Kyle Rydell’s Mentors Include Educator Parents

This story part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! For Kyle Rydell, superintendent of West Valley School District since 2019, leadership means showing up—whether it’s visiting schools, speaking from a podium, on the sidelines, or behind the wheel of a

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Better Together: Dr. Ken Russell Centers Family and Community 

This story part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! “We are much better together.” That is Riverside School District’s Superintendent Dr. Ken Russell’s North Star philosophy—a motto that reflects his background as part of a twin set and a father

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From Alaska to Orchard Prairie: Joe Beckford’s Global Perspective on Education

This story part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! The Orchard Prairie School District has a two-building campus on a hilltop north of Millwood. Surrounded by farms and prairies, the original building was built in 1894 and remains the oldest

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Grit and Grout: Jeff Baerwald’s Commitment to Education

This story part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! A proud graduate of Mead High School and the University of Idaho, Jeff Baerwald, superintendent of the Nine Mile Falls School District, has always enjoyed taking things apart and building them

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Leading with Purpose: Dr. Alexa Allman Found Direction in the Unexpected

This story part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! Nobody expects a fire alarm to go off on a student’s first day at a new school, but that’s exactly what happened to then-elementary school principal Dr. Alexa Allman. And that

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Rooted in Community: Randy Russell’s Legacy of Leadership

This story part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! Ask Randy Russell, superintendent of Freeman School District, what moments stand out most from his career, and he’ll tell you it’s not about any award or accolade — it’s the quiet,

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Lifting Others: Ben Ferney’s Vision for Equitable and Empathetic Leadership

This story is part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! Ben Ferney, superintendent of Cheney Public Schools, attributes his leadership skills to his father, whom he credits for serving as his first mentor. Ferney describes his father as having quiet

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