Via Yelm Community Schools

The Yelm Community Schools Board of Directors on Nov. 20, 2018, presented 10 community members with the YCS Graduate Yelm Award. 

South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) is the recipient of the 2018 Auditor’s Civic Challenge Capital Cup (Auditor’s Cup) for registering the most voters during the week of National Voter Registration Day. Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall presented the award to student leaders at the Olympia Campus on Oct. 30.

Here are 5 things you can do this Advising Day, Oct. 30, 2018:

1. Get walk-in help picking classes for next quarter. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Olympia (Bldg. 22) and Lacey (Bldg. 1) campuses.

2. Attend an Advising Session:

Transportation is a daily necessity for everyone at SPSCC – students, staff, and faculty alike. Many drive, but those who can’t (or don’t want to) end up seeking out alternative solutions for their daily college commute. Be it a matter of convenience or necessity, public transportation provides an invaluable service to many at SPSCC. We set out to interview members of the college community that ride the bus to learn more about the reasons why they ride, and why public transportation works for them.

Article via King5
By Drew Mikkelsen

Students at an Olympia college are among the first in the country to pursue a degree in craft brewing and distilling.  Watch the King5 Video > 

South Puget Sound Community College presents its first 2018-19 Artist & Lecture Series speaker, Alina Fernández, on Oct. 18, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts.

Fernández is a novelist, activist, and radio show host, internationally famous for her autobiography "Castro's Daughter: An Exile's Memoir of Cuba." She will speak of growing up in Cuba as Fidel Castro's daughter in the political environment of the 1960's and 70's and her later departure, as well as provide insight into the country's future and great potential.

Article via Nisqually Valley News

Yelm Community Schools has expanded its educational vision beyond the walls of K-12. Through new partnerships with South Puget Sound Community College, Yelm Timberland Library and the South Sound YMCA, 25 local adults are currently earning their high school diplomas at Yelm Extension School this fall. The class is full, and more are waiting to sign up.