Nine Mile Families
This morning, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the District Office was notified that a water line for the fire suppression system at Lake Spokane Elementary had burst.
In response, students and staff were promptly evacuated from the building, and our emergency plans were activated to ensure their safety. With the water needing to be shut off, we quickly coordinated transportation to relocate all Lake Spokane Elementary students to Lakeside High School. Thanks to the swift response of First Student Transportation, buses arrived promptly, and all students and staff traveled safely to Lakeside High School, where they were served lunch and remained together until either being picked up by a parent or taking their regularly scheduled bus home.
Belfor Emergency Response arrived at Lake Spokane Elementary to assess the damage, and I am pleased to share that classes will resume as scheduled at Lake Spokane Elementary on Monday, March 10th.
I want to extend my sincere gratitude to the incredible staff at Lake Spokane Elementary, our dedicated bus drivers from First Student, our hardworking Food Services team, and the staff at Lakeside High School. Your quick thinking, teamwork, and unwavering commitment to our students turned what could have been a difficult situation into a smooth and successful day.
Thank you for your ongoing support of Nine Mile Falls School District.
12:20
All LSE students are either being held in the gymnasium or the cafeteria at LHS. Parents may check in at the Main Foyer and sign their student(s) out. Once the parents arrive, LSE will have a staff member get your student from one of these locations.
Update 11:54 pm
All Lake Spokane Elementary Students and Staff have been moved to Lakeside High School and are in the process of having lunch. Parents are welcome to pick up their students from the LHS Gymnasium. Because this was an emergency, students will not have their backpacks, and some may not have had their coats. All students will remain indoors with their teachers until they are either picked up or bussed home at the regular time at the end of the school day.
Nine Mile Falls School District Families,
At approximately 10:30 am this morning a sprinkler line burst at Lake Spokane Elementary and students are now in the process of being evacuated from the building to Lakeside High School. The transportation department was called and buses are moving Lake Spokane Elementary students and staff to Lakeside High School where they will be fed lunch and held.
Please do not come to Lake Spokane to pick up your student, as we are in the process of evacuating. Once the students have been moved you will be able to pick up your student from Lakeside High School. All students will remain with their teachers in the LHS gymnasium.
This message will continue to be updated as we know more information.
Parents and community members, tonights (2/20/25) Parent Engagement Committee meeting has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Nine Mile Falls School District is planning for the 2025/2026 School Year.
If your child is going to be 3-4 years old and you are looking for an Early Learning opportunity please scan the attached QR code or click this link
to submit an interest form.
We will be sure to reach out and get you the information you need.
The Nine Mile Falls School District will be on normal start times today. Please travel safely and give yourself extra time due to the road conditions.
Route 4 will be on a snow route today. All other buses will be on normal routes with normal pickup times. Please check the First View app or contact transportation at 509-388-0508 if you have any questions.
#Amazing - Lakeside High School and Middle School choir students are out and about caroling and spreading holiday cheer throughout our district today!
We are still looking for parents to be a part of our 2025-2026 Calendar Committee. Our first meeting is tomorrow (December 10, 2024) at 3:30pm. If you are interested, please contact Jeff Baerwald at jbaerwald@9mile.org or (509)340-4303.
Nine Mile Families - we are still in search of some parents that would like to be a part of our calendar committee. This committee will help to build recommended calendar(s) for the 2025-2026 school year. Our first meeting will be Tuesday December 10, 2024 from 3:30-5:30pm. Please contact Jeff Baerwald at jbaerwald@9mile.org or 509-340-4303 if you would like to join us. Thank you!
Lake Spokane Elementary and Nine Mile Falls Elementary celebrating our Veterans.
Thank you to our Veterans and those actively serving!
Nine Mile Parents and Guardians - Just a friendly reminder that we would greatly appreciate your feedback on our Education Effectiveness Survey. The survey can be accessed by the QR code attached to this post. Your feedback is valuable and important to the work we do with your children. The survey will be available until November 15, 2024. Thank you!
Fall Fest 2024 happening now!
Dear Nine Mile Falls School District Parents and Guardians -
This is a friendly reminder to complete the Free and Reduced Meals Application by October 30, 2024. Submitting this application not only ensures that eligible students receive meals but also helps our district receive funding and resources to support our programs. Thank you for taking a moment to complete this important form! You can find the link to the application here: https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid=1521645850619&page=lunchapps
Nine Mile Families,
We wanted to remind all families that Nine Mile Falls Elementary, Lake Spokane Elementary, and Lakeside Middle School will be released early tomorrow, Wednesday October 23rd to begin parent-teacher conferences. Elementary students and middle school students will not have school on Thursday and Friday this week in order to provide additional parent-teacher conference time during the day.
However, Lakeside High School will have a normal school schedule this week, including late start on Thursday. Buses for our high school students will run as normal for the remainder of the week.
If you have any questions regarding this week’s schedule, please contact your child’s school.
Thank you!
Jeff Baerwald
Parents and community members,
Just a friendly reminder that our monthly parent engagement meeting will be held tonight at 6pm in the Lakeside High School library. Topics that will be discussed tonight are balanced calendar, attendance policies, and parent volunteerism. We hope to see you there!
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT - Thursday, October 10th (Airway Heights City Hall)
Do you have children or young family members? Do you work with youth?
Want to learn more about what is trending with youth mental health and substance misuse?
Walk through a mock youth bedroom and try to identify 70+ items that can indicate problem or risky behaviors. After the walk-through, attendees will participate in a presentation and discussion that covers:
- Identification and discussion of items and how they may indicate problem or risky behaviors
- Popular local youth trends
- Tools to help navigate the youth years and discussion points for family conversations
Childcare provided for potty-trained kids.
Light refreshments will be served. Must be 21+ to attend.
Please use the following link to register: https://shorturl.at/x7FYP
A great way to start the day with Donuts with Dads!
Power has been restored for all school buildings in the Nine Mile Falls School District.
Normal Thursday late start schedule today, September 26, 2024.
Nine Mile Parents and Community members,
This is just a friendly reminder that our monthly Parent Engagement Committee meeting will be held tomorrow night (Thursday, September 19, 2024) at 6pm in the Lakeside High School Library. All are welcome to attend. Topics will be school and district communication, open house, early childhood education programs, facilities, and transportation. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and engaging in this discussion with you.
Next month's meeting agenda will be set by parents and community members in attendance.
Nine Mile Falls School District Families, please see the Open House schedule attached to this message.
We look forward to seeing you and your children!
All jobs need to be filled to successfully start the 2024/25 school year. We are currently hiring, Paraeducators, Recess and Cafeteria Monitors, Custodians, and Food Service Associates. Check out our employment site for career opportunities. https://jobs.redroverk12.com/org/1623/
