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New Ferndale administrators hired

FHS, Cascadia have new principals FERNDALE — The Ferndale School District is filling some of its vacant administrator positions with two new principal hires announced in the past ...

We Day 2015

Students in Fran Genger’s leadership classes at Vista Middle School traveled to Seattle on April 24 to join thousands of other kids for “We Day,” an event celebrating the power ...

Central Young Artists Conference coming up

‘Express Yourself’ is this year’s program theme FERNDALE — It’s almost conference time again at Central Elementary School, and this year is the artists’ turn. The school’s ...

Gadgets and gizmos: Students show off tech

Students, parents and teachers participated in a technology showcase event on Wednesday, May 6, sharing various student projects with the community. The district’s girls robotics ...

FSD vocational director John Young retiring

Young has been local for 35 years, at FHS 16 years FERNDALE — John Young enjoys hearing from past students, and that will certainly continue to occur after he retires at the end of ...

Ferndale School District, public library hosting technology fair

FERNDALE — The Ferndale School District is partnering with the Ferndale Public Library to host a technology fair from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, at the library, located at 2125 ...

Cascadia principal Bud Larson retiring

Starting in FSD in 1976, he has seen generations of students FERNDALE — Cascadia Elementary School principal Bud Larson is retiring after 39 years of service in education to several ...

Aha! Childcare & Family Learning Center is all heart

Decades of experience back up this nonprofit model operation FERNDALE — Meeting the needs of Ferndale families is the top priority of Toni Petch, director of Aha! Childcare & ...

WHS anime club enjoys camaraderie

Anime fans gather every Friday to watch Japanese shows, movies of animation FERNDALE — One room at Windward High School becomes a little slice of Japan once per week as the school’s ...

Summer chess class to be offered for middle schoolers

FERNDALE — The Ferndale High School Chess Club, together with the Ferndale Public Library, is sponsoring the Summer Institute of Chess Mastery. Ferndale students entering grades 6 ...