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Three district elementary schools named tops in state Benson Hill, Kennydale and Talbot Hill elementary schools are Washington state’s 2014 Schools of Distinction for outstanding improvement in student reading and mathematics, sustained over a five-year period. The schools represent the top 5 percent of school improvement state-wide. This is the second consecutive year that Benson Hill Elementary has won the award. To be eligible for the School of Distinction Award, a school must perform at or above the state median in state reading and math assessments. Each school was recently honored at the Puget Sound Educational Service District during a special ceremony.
High school students give back to community, help make winter easier for pets Hazen and Renton high school students recently spent their weekend helping out in their community by preparing the Cedar River Dog Park for winter. The students worked for hours at the large 3.5 acre offleash dog park cleaning and spreading more than 100 cubic yards of wood chips to reduce water puddles to allow dogs to have a place in the winter to run and play without leashes. The park is managed by community volunteers as part of the non-profit group RUFF (visit the website: http://www.rentonoffleash.org/).