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The more things change, the more they stay the same. Through more than a century, as La Conner has evolved to its present state as a major tourist destination, its schools have remained a cornerstone. That is perhaps best symbolized by the La Conner High School Alumni Association, the oldest active organization of its kind in Washington state and which holds its 110th annual banquet and program at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at the middle school gym. La Conner alumni from across the years will gather then to honor the graduating class of 2024 and...
MEET THE DAFFODIL COURT - The La Conner Kiwanis announced the 2024 Daffodil Court. These La Conner Elementary School fifth graders will ride in the Tulip Party on the Kiwanis Kid float. From left are Prince Parker Fischer; King Brennan Hockenberry; Queen Ella Jackson and Princess Georgia Brown....
Meet Morgan Huizenga, Soroptimist International of La Conner honored Student of the Month for November. Morgan, a senior participating in Running Start at Skagit Valley College, views her life as focused on school and volley ball. She started playing as a fourth grader and has become a valuable team leader. She also runs track and discovered that she could excel at throwing the javelin as well. While she was recovering from an injury she wanted to try the javelin and ended up fourth in the state...
There will be cheers and tears at La Conner High School's home football game Friday. That's guaranteed regardless of the outcome. The former will be led, as always, by the cheer squad. The tears, on the other hand, will reflect the bittersweet acknowledgement that La Conner cheer sponsor Theresa James is stepping down from that assignment – one of several hats she wears for the school district – after a remarkable 30-year run. James is being honored for what district officials laud as her "as...
David and Lynette Cram are united in both marriage and their shared love of La Conner Schools, where they first forged career plans and were taught the value of public service. The Crams, both La Conner alumni, have since college taken on various leadership roles with their hometown school district, he twice on the administrative team and she as a coach, sports trainer and school board member. David Cram began his second tour as the La Conner Schools finance chief in March, enlisted to stanch a bleeding budget pierced by successive years of...
