Irish Mr. English

By JENNA DAVISON
EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL
He’s Irish. His name is English. And he teaches science.
But most people at Eisenhower High School know him as an avid runner and track coach with an interesting accent and serious sense of humor.
Phil English, Ike’s head track coach, has been coaching cross country and track and field in Yakima for [...]

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Tinkering with trebuchets

By JENNA DAVISON
EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL
Hannah Meyer, a physical science teacher at Eisenhower High School, didn’t know what to expect when she put her students to work on trebuchets.
It was her first time doing the project. She got the idea from Rebecca Guerrero, a science teacher across the hall.
“I was worried they wouldn’t like the project,” [...]

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The Kollmans’ Olympic Adventure

By HANNAH SOUERS
WEST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
An entire year of preparing and packing recently led up to two hours at the men’s 10K biathlon sprint and another three hours at the men’s luge.
Lindy and Matt Kollman of Yakima spent their Valentine’s Day rooting for the American team at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
“My sister is an [...]

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Sticking to it in Selah

By AZALEA KOESTLER
SELAH HIGH SCHOOL
SELAH — Jeff Cochran started playing lacrosse in college.
These days, when he talks about his beloved sport, his eyes still light up. But he doesn’t just talk about lacrosse with enthusiasm.
He’s sharing it with students at Selah High School.
Cochran says he wanted to start a lacrosse team to involve more students [...]

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Going digital: Davis High School’s darkened darkroom

By COLLEEN FONTANA
DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL
Boxes are scattered around the room and stacked against its dark walls to make space for more boxes.
Empty tubs lie among old photographs and negatives as the water pipes, red lights, and circulation vents sit unused.
The room that was once dark for a purpose has now gone dark for good.
Davis High [...]

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Getting to know East Valley High School’s new principal

By LINDSEY REMMERDEN
EAST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Freshmen weren’t the only new ones roaming the halls when school started in the fall.
East Valley High School welcomed another member to its close-knit community: Principal Dottie Say.
The 56-year-old says she believes being a high school principal “keeps you young at heart.” And that belief — as well as her positive [...]

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From West Valley to the White House

By HANNAH SOUERS
WEST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Throughout high school, Adam Sherman found the possibility of a career in government intriguing.
Recently, the 20-year-old West Valley High School graduate — and junior at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire — was given a chance to explore his growing interest in a prestigious internship opportunity.
During winter semester, Sherman completed an [...]

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Honoring outstanding senior musicians

By HANNAH BESSO
DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL
Outstanding high school musicians — all seniors — will perform at The Seasons Performance Hall on Thursday, Feb. 4.
Nominated by a variety of private music teachers and school music groups, these seniors have shown an exceptional dedication to music. They come from a variety of schools and play an assortment of [...]

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Life-and-death test

By LAURA AGUILERA-FLEMMING
EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL
Danielle “DJ” Aguilar was on an evening walk with her family when a car zoomed by and she heard an odd popping noise.
The 17-year-old Toppenish High School senior — on vacation in Santo Domingo, New Mexico, last summer — looked around and noticed the car had disappeared. All of the sudden [...]

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Pulling and praying for No. 7

By ALYSSA WICKENHAGEN
HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Under the Friday night lights, one of the captains — a quarterback — started to complain of numbness in his legs and said his head was hurting.
Coach Shane Roy yelled from sidelines, telling him to go down, or stop the play. The stands fell silent. When the ambulance drove onto the [...]

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