East Valley Middle School

EVMS is excited to announce a new after school club opportunity! We will be hosting an Improv Group after school on scheduled dates from 2:15pm to 4:15pm. This group will also have scheduled performances! Applications can be found at either EVMS office. Applications are due to the EVMS public office by October 13th. Make sure to get your application in early as we only have 15 spots available. We can't wait to see you all!

This week is spirit week at EVMS! We can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Knights, Picture retakes are on Monday, October 9th! Please remember to bring your original photos with you when you get your picture taken.

Our EVMS Spirit Store has been reopened through October 9th. Please see the attached flyer for information on how to order. We can't wait to see you all in EVMS gear!

Tomorrow (10/05) is PSAT testing day for our 8th grade students. Please make sure you charge your Macbook tonight!

Join us on October 25, 2023, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at East Valley High School for the Career Crossover Event!

A HUGE thank you to Kaiser Local 338 for their generous donation of school supplies!

Our HUB 360 program will be up and running in the coming weeks! If you are looking for a fun, after school activity to join, consider giving the HUB a try! Applications are available through the QR code in the flyer. We hope to see you there!

Due to the weather affecting our fields, we are canceling softball practice and games for tonight. At this time, Football and Cross Country are still going as planned.

Spokane Valley Kiwanis Foundation President, Mike Jackson, presented a grant award to Jon Larson at East Valley Middle School. Huge thank you to Doug Edmonson and the CTE Team for submitting the idea, as well as, the Spokane Valley Kiwanis Foundation Board for selecting them. The school was surprised and very appreciative!

East Valley Middle School is now on social media! Give us a follow!

Our EVMS spirit store is now open through October 1st. We can't wait to see you all in EVMS gear!

EVMS Knight Olympics is coming up on October 13th! Have fun creating a theme and getting dressed up with your advisory class and enjoy the games!

Attention 8th Grade Families! We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for our 8th-grade students at East Valley Middle School, the PSAT 8/9 (Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test for 8th and 9th graders), which will be administered on Thursday, October 5, 2023.

A big shout out to Honeywell for the generous donation of school supplies and backpacks! Thank you for supporting our students! Greg Flemming, Procurement Specialist, and Charlie West, Plant Manager.

School offices are now open! Enroll your student now!

We want to thank all of our retirees for their hard work, dedication, and service to the East Valley School District over the years. Shelly Engel - 30 Years of Service Jacqueline Johnson - 12 Years of Service Susan Morrison - 29 Years of Service Tonia Abramson - 8 Years of Service Sharon Alldritt - 23 Years of Service Inge Arbacauskas - 8 Years of Service Conni Bendio - 28 Years of Service Shelli Sinclair-Wood - 27 Years of Service Jewel Bang - 5 Years of Service Loriann Howe - 29 Years of Service Terri Putney - 3 Years of Service David Palmer - 6 Years of Service Kim Cash - 26 Years of Service Thank you for all the support you have given to staff, students, parents, and the community. We wish you the best retirement!

Jon Larson's 8th-grade woodshop classes have been hard at work building garden beds over the last few weeks for a special project. On Thursday, June 8, 2023, they went on a field trip with Mark Peterson and the Extreme Team to take these garden beds to local memory care facilities. KXLY also did a story on this project which can be found at the website link below: https://www.kxly.com/features/extreme-team/extreme-team-east-valley-middle-school-students-deliver-garden-beds-to-local-senior-centers/article_9feaad5a-0663-11ee-856d-cb88bc8161d8.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share Way to go Knights! Together, we are East Valley!

Jim Kuehnle was a Spokane Valley businessman, community leader and legislator who raised his family and conducted his business in the East Valley School District for more than twenty years. Mr. Kuehnle adamantly believed that reward should be based upon merit; that people should be compensated in direct proportion to quality of work. Because of his heart for excellence in education, it was his desire to enhance the earnings of outstanding teachers in a way not provided by the existing salary schedule. The intended use for the teacher awards is for professional or personal growth. Through this award, his intent was to recognize teachers with high standards and excellent performance. Recognized individuals are: Outstanding, Dedicated, Motivated, Honest, Caring, Hardworking, and Diligent in covering assigned curriculum, respected by students, staff and patrons. In addition, the teacher has excellent classroom control, high expectations for student behavior while also holding students and self accountable. We are proud to announce the 2022-2023 Jim Kuehnle Outstanding Educators are: Kim Boulton - EVMS Science Teacher Nicole Brown - Trentwood 6th Grade Teacher Kelli Shanholtz - Otis Orchards 4th Grade Teacher Please help us in congratulating these outstanding educators! Together, we are East Valley!

East Valley's very own Neale Rasmussen (Executive Director of Business Services) and Melissa Larsen (Business Manager) recently received recognition at the annual Washington Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) from the State Auditor's Office. Neale and Melissa were recognized with the 'State Auditor's Stewardship Award' for their outstanding accomplishments in accountability, transparency, and good stewardship of public resources towards a shared mission of government that works better to earn greater public trust. Congratulations Neale and Melissa! Together, We are East Valley!