Ross Coyle

Kent-Meridian coach Brett Allen goes over a playbook at a recent practice as the Royals prepare to play Kentwood in a SPSL Northeast  Division showdown game on Friday night.

Allen turns Royals into a powerhouse | SPSL football

Kent-Meridian High School head football coach Brett Allen moves around the sidelines with a measured, steady pace and then switches to a run to bark orders to his players, then immediately regains his steady composure.

Kent-Meridian coach Brett Allen goes over a playbook at a recent practice as the Royals prepare to play Kentwood in a SPSL Northeast  Division showdown game on Friday night.
Coach Brett Allen has the Royals off to a 5-1 start.

Royals overcome Bears, await test from Conks | SPSL 4A football

Ben Woods threw for 440 yards and four touchdowns, leading Kent-Meridian High School to a 42-36 come-from-behind victory over Tahoma in a South Puget Sound League Northeast 4A game last Saturday at French Field.

Coach Brett Allen has the Royals off to a 5-1 start.
Holocaust survivor Henry Friedman

Rising from the ashes: Holocaust survivor earns diploma

It was 68 years in the making, but Henry Friedman has finally got his high school diploma.

Holocaust survivor Henry Friedman
Teresa Allen

K-M kitchen crew, a job well done

Trillium Employment Services, a nonprofit agency based in Auburn, recognized Teresa Allen for her work with developmentally disabled students in the Kent-Meridian High School cafeteria.

Teresa Allen

Study: district chief’s work not related to student achievement

A recent study suggests that superintendents might not be as crucial to school districts as previously assumed.

PASA opens at Kent-Meridian on Oct. 7

The Parent Academy for Student Success makes its first debut at Kent-Meridian High School on Tuesday, Oct. 7.

Country music singer Dakota Bradley leans in for a photo with Kentwood students during his concert at the High School Nation assembly Sept. 25. The event provided students with the chance to get acquainted with music and art tools.

High School Nation gives Kentwood a boost

High School Nation descended on Kentwood High School last week. Along with exposing students to different media and art technologies, the organization, sponsored by several major American corporations, donated $10,000 in the form of equipment and gift cards to the stores.

Country music singer Dakota Bradley leans in for a photo with Kentwood students during his concert at the High School Nation assembly Sept. 25. The event provided students with the chance to get acquainted with music and art tools.
Tuesday’s grand opening of the new Trader Joe’s in Kent drew a good crowd.

East Hill welcomes new Trader Joe’s

Checkout lines at the new Trader Joe's in Kent rarely dropped below 15-people deep during the specialty store's highly anticipated grand opening Tuesday.

Tuesday’s grand opening of the new Trader Joe’s in Kent drew a good crowd.
Workers from Boeing

If you built it, they will play | Kent community at work | SLIDESHOW

You need to make your luck, they say. In the case of volunteers from Boeing, a Seattle radio station and Kent-area high schools, it's literally the truth.

Workers from Boeing
John Callaway trains for Tough Mudder obstacle courses with a combination of distance running around Kent as well as hill and trail runs.

Ex-Marine takes on endurance challenges

While people often compete in Tough Mudder runs or Spartan Races to test themselves after rigorous training, not nearly as many compete to prove to themselves after a serious injury.

John Callaway trains for Tough Mudder obstacle courses with a combination of distance running around Kent as well as hill and trail runs.

Kent teachers want evaluations addressed in contract talks

Kent School District teachers checked into the Sept. 10 board meeting to voice their concerns about union negotiations over teacher evaluations that will be set up in light of the state's evaluation guidelines following the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

Seattle defenseman Ethan Bear will try to help lead the Thunderbirds to another Western Hockey League playoff berth this season. The T-Birds open the season Friday at Portland.

Bear, T-Birds gear up for a new season | WHL

The Seattle Thunderbirds’ Ethan Bear, while proud of his past, is looking to his future. NHL scouts project the 5-foot-11, 204-pound defenseman as an early round draft pick in 2015.

Seattle defenseman Ethan Bear will try to help lead the Thunderbirds to another Western Hockey League playoff berth this season. The T-Birds open the season Friday at Portland.
Kent-Meridian High School Principal Wade Barringer gives directions to a student while on his daily campus rounds. His 2013-2014 superintendent internship drew him away from school often

Kent-Meridian’s Barringer excels as a principal, gets taste of superintendency

With 11 years of principalship at Kent-Meridian High School under his belt, Wade Barringer moved his career forward last year with a superintendent certification program through Seattle University.

Kent-Meridian High School Principal Wade Barringer gives directions to a student while on his daily campus rounds. His 2013-2014 superintendent internship drew him away from school often
Lexi Nguyen delivers a serve at a recent Kentridge High practice.

Kentridge features new coach | Prep volleyball

The Kentridge High girls volleyball team returns to the court this year with a major change. Deanna Colston takes over for longtime coach Liz Quitiquit, who took a job closer to her home with Kennedy Catholic High School in Burien.

Lexi Nguyen delivers a serve at a recent Kentridge High practice.
Kent-Meridian High expects its experience to lead to a successful volleyball season in the South Puget Sound League.

Kent-Meridian aims for better season | Prep volleyball

Kent-Meridian High girls volleyball returns with an older team that coach Michael Christiansen hopes will come to a successful finish at league, district or even a state slot.

Kent-Meridian High expects its experience to lead to a successful volleyball season in the South Puget Sound League.

Kentridge teacher files grievance

A former Kentridge High School substitute teacher has filed a grievance with the Kent School District after he discovered he was being paid at a substitute rate when he believes he should have received a teacher's credential and contract from the district.

Kentridge’s Brian Brown

Kentridge poised for bounce-back season | Prep football preview

Kentridge High returns to the football field after a crushingly poor showing in 2013, when the Chargers scored 104 points in 10 games and went 2-8.

Kentridge’s Brian Brown
Edward Lee Vargas

Board renews superintendent’s contract

The Kent School Board renewed Superintendent Edward Lee Vargas's contract over the summer.

Edward Lee Vargas

School officials mum about grievance against Mill Creek

The Kent Education Association and Kent School District have remained quiet about potential ways to resolve the KEA's grievance against Mill Creek Middle School.

Jeff Bader

Seattle Impact FC continues to shape roster

Seattle Impact FC – a newcomer to the 23-team Major Arena Soccer League, the indoor game's top-tier division in North America – continues to build its roster.

Jeff Bader