Colville School District -

There will be a Stevens County Multi-Agency Exercise at the Colville High School on the following date and time: Friday, June 20th, 2025 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM As part of our district wide school safety protocols, we are conducting a safety drill on 6/20/2025 at our high school. There will be several agencies responding to this drill. Please do not be alarmed. This event has been planned very thoroughly. We ask that you please do not approach the high school during the exercise. Evergreen Way will be closed to thru traffic at Hwy 20 for the duration of the drill. There will be “blank” weapons discharged inside our buildings during the allotted drill time, so please do not be alarmed. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding during this important and necessary safety exercise. If you have any questions please call the Colville School District Office at 509-684-7850. Thank you!

There will be a Stevens County Multi-Agency Exercise at the Colville High School on the following date and time: Friday, June 20th, 2025 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM As part of our district wide school safety protocols, we are conducting a safety drill on 6/20/2025 at our high school. There will be several agencies responding to this drill. Please do not be alarmed. This event has been planned very thoroughly. We ask that you please do not approach the high school during the exercise. Evergreen Way will be closed to thru traffic at Hwy 20 for the duration of the drill. There will be “blank” weapons discharged inside our buildings during the allotted drill time, so please do not be alarmed. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding during this important and necessary safety exercise. If you have any questions please call the Colville School District Office at 509-684-7850. Thank you!

This is a message from the Colville School District. We would like to remind families that the last day of school, Thursday, June 12th will be an early release day. On June 12th, schools will release three and a half hours earlier than normal. If your student rides an afternoon bus, the drop off time for your student will be three and a half hours earlier than normal as well. If you have any questions, please contact your student’s school office. Thank you!

The CHS Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony starts at 11:00am today in our football stadium. In addition to stadium seating, we will be showing the event on our big screen in our air conditioned auditorium. Please access the auditorium by entering the school through the front entrance. Here is a link to the school district website where you can find the link to the live stream for anyone wishing to watch at home: https://www.colsd.org/article/2249630 Congratulations to the Colville High School Class of 2025! Your futures are BRIGHT! (Class of 2025 Graduation image designed by Taya Kinney)

The CHS Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony starts at 11:00am today in our football stadium. In addition to stadium seating, we will be showing the event on our big screen in our air conditioned auditorium. Please access the auditorium by entering the school through the front entrance. Here is a link to the school district website where you can find the link to the live stream for anyone wishing to watch at home: https://www.colsd.org/article/2249630 Congratulations to the Colville High School Class of 2025! Your futures are BRIGHT! (Class of 2025 Graduation image designed by Taya Kinney)

Yesterday, we shared a sneak peek of the first annual Big Grad to Little Grad event — and now, we’re excited to present the full, spectacular video produced by our talented CHS Video Production class! Huge thanks to the ASB students who worked hard to bring this special event to life. Your creativity and effort truly shine through! Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/ddf-E5UctzM

On Friday, May 30th, six Colville High School students completed their training to become Certified Nursing Assistants through a partnership with Providence Mt. Carmel. Eliza Fazzari, Sophia Laspisa, Madison Amos, Kallie Dallman, Natalie Lister, and Taelia Anderson received their certificates during a pinning ceremony that took place at the hospital. Congrats to these fantastic students!

The Colville High School Graduation week is underway! Our class of 2025 seniors signed out of their classes today. It's hard to see them go, but we are all excited to see where their next chapter takes them! Events for the rest of graduation week are as follows: Tuesday, June 3- International Economic Summit 8:00 to 12:00 Wednesday, June 4-Graduation Practice 8:00 Big Grad to Little Grad event and Honor Cord Assembly following Graduation Practice Thursday, June 4-Seniors to Silverwood Saturday, June 7-Graduation begins at 11:00am The graduation live stream can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/live/vLJjP82L93A

Mr. Heideman's science classes and Mr. Purvis's Video Production class teamed up to bring an incredible experience to the students at Hofstetter School. The Colville High School students developed a unique science fair that catered to the interests and levels of our K-2 school. The little ones were thrilled to experience all the amazing projects the high school students brought with them, not to mention eating lunch and having recess with the "big kids" as well!

The CHS Greenhouse is having a final clearance sale TOMORROW, May 28th from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Hanging baskets $15 Petunias, Pansy, and Alyssum $1.50 pony pack basket stuffers. $3 Geraniums, Red, White and Pink $3

Cheer tryouts for next year's 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders!

This weekend, students Dane Hoogstad and Dallas Burt proudly presented a handcrafted, one-third scale replica of a David Thompson Columbia River canoe to the Kettle Falls Historical Society. Their stunning work was showcased at the Celebration of the Fur Trade and the grand re-opening of the Kettle Falls Historic Museum. The canoe was built using historical blueprints and materials generously donated by Columbia River Cedar. Guided by Carpentry teacher Mike Jutila, the students quickly discovered that this wasn’t just a typical shop project—the intricate craftsmanship demanded incredible patience and persistence. The project ended up taking the entire school year to complete! The result? A museum-worthy masterpiece that now lives on as a part of our region’s rich history. If you see these two around, be sure to congratulate them—it’s not every day your school project ends up in a museum! Atta way Hawks!

This week, four or our Colville FFA members traveled to Pullman WA to attend the State FFA Convention. There they were recognized on stage in front of their peers for their accomplishments in Forestry and Potato Judging. They also attended the Expo, industry tours and toured the WSU campus. The following students received plaques on stage: Hailey Leaden 7th place team at State Potato Judging Kelsea Lewis 10th Place individual State Forestry Colton Hanson 8th Place individual State Forestry (not in attendance) Emma Newby 4th Place individual State Forestry Kendra Lewis 2nd Place individual State Forestry Hailey Leaden 1st Place individual State Forestry Colville FFA (Hailey, Kendra, Kelsea, Emma and Colton) 1st place State Forestry team and won the right to represent Washington at the National FFA Forestry Career Development Event in Indianapolis! Great work Hawks!

On Saturday, May 3rd, our CHS Rocket Club advisor Mr Heideman, Dane Hoogstad (President of the CHS Rocket Club), and Vincent Fazzari (Vice President) went to Eltopia to launch our rockets with the Tri-Cities Rocketeers Club. Dane and Vincent successfully launched and recovered their rockets, and both earned their Level 1 High Power Rocket Certification with the National Association of Rocketry. WOW! Congratulations and great work Hawks!

This week, Hofstetter Elementary 2nd graders had a special trip to the high school greenhouse! CHS Floriculture students did an amazing job hosting and sharing their plant knowledge with these curious young learners. It was a great day of hands-on learning, smiles, and budding green thumbs!

The Colville High School FFA Forestry team competed at the State FFA Forestry CDE on April 24, 2025. We have two teams. Colville 1 placed 1st and Colville 2 placed 11th. There were 18 teams and 14 schools, and 74 individuals represented. Students were tested on both hands-on skills and general knowledge. Students were tested in chainsaw parts and troubleshooting, compass and pacing, map interpretation including writing legal descriptions, tool identification, tree disorders and a general knowledge test. Colville 1 received a perfect score on the timber cruising section. According to Bill Barrigan, a forester who set up the plot, it is the first time he can ever remember that happening. He was beaming that Colville students achieved that. The top team in the state earns the right to represent WA FFA at the National contest. Congratulations to Hailey, Kendra, Emma, Colton, and Kelsea who will represent Washington at the National FFA Forestry contest in Indianapolis, Indiana in October 2025. Below are the individual placings from the state contest. These students have worked really hard. Please help me congratulate them. Hailey Leaden 1st place Kendra Lewis 2nd place Emma Newby 4th place Colton Hansen, 8th place Kelsea Lewis, 10th place Patrick Wolf, 13th place Neven Eslick, 22nd place Aurora Moore, 43rd place

Check out this cool video created by the CHS Video Production class to advertise the CHS Formal Thrift Event founded by CHS Junior Campbell Thompson! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shI6TXHQY4c&ab_channel=ColvilleHSVideoProduction

VOLUNTEERS: We are still looking for community volunteers to participate as role players in our multi- agency Active Shooter exercise on June 20, 2025. We are looking for volunteers in three different roles. 1. A “Runner”. Runners will be set to evacuate the building as first responders enter the building. First Responders will be tasked with gathering little bits of information as you exit and they enter. 2. An “Injured”. This role player will be placed in the school as an injured person. First Responders will be tasked with locating/addressing you and your injuries. 3. A “Barricaded”. This role will simulate a locked down classroom. First Responders will be tasked with locating you and escorting you out of the building. This exercise will run two scenarios and simulate the events of an active shooter for our first responders and staff that are dedicating their time and resources to train. A full lunch will be provided between scenarios. We hope to fill the school with as many volunteers as possible. Please reach out to Tim Woodward at tim.woodward@colsd.org if you would like to participate or have any questions /concerns. Thank you!

The Colville School District wishes you a safe and restful Spring Break - April 7th to the 11th! Students return to school April 14th!

On April 2nd the forestry class attended the Stevens County Conservation District Forestry Contest at Douglas Falls. Students were tested on tool identification, compass and pacing, chainsaw parts and troubleshooting, forest disorders, map reading, knowledge exam, tree Identification and timber cruising. Our students rocked it! There were 5 schools represented with over 40 participants. Thank you to the Stevens County Conservation District, donors, and volunteers who orchestrated this event! Placings are as follows: Top three individuals 1st Kendra Lewis-CHS 2nd Hailey Leaden-CHS 3rd Emma Newby-CHS Top three teams 1st Colville 1 (Hailey Leaden, Emma Newby, Kelsea Lewis, Kendra Lewis, and Colton Hansen) 2nd Colville 2 ( Jaymin Mulder , Nevin Eslick, Aurora Moore, Kestin Gibbons and Patrick Wolf) 3rd Garfield-Palouse Chainsaw 1st Kendra Lewis-CHS 2nd Kelsea Lewis-CHS 3rd Jaymin Mulder-CHS Compass and Pace 1st Jaymin Mulder-CHS 2nd Patrick Wolf-CHS 3rd Kestin Gibbons-CHS Map 1st Hailey Leaden-CHS 2nd Jaymin Mulder-CHS 3rd Colton Hansen-CHS Tree Identification 1st Kendra Lewis-CHS 2nd Morgan Lente-Garfield Palouse 3rd Hailey Leaden-CHS Timber Cruising 1st Colville 1 2nd Kettle Falls 3rd Colville 3 Tool Identification 1st Kestin Gibbons-CHS 2nd Aurora Moore-CHS 3rd Hailey Leaden-CHS Tree Disorders 1st Emma Newby-CHS 2nd Kelsea Lewis-CHS 3rd Kendra Lewis-CHS Knowledge Exam 1st Tanner- Davenport 2nd Kendra Lewis-CHS 3rd Colton Hanssen-CHS