Tekoa: How one small school got through the pandemic
The Tekoa School District in Whitman County is a rare commodity in that the kids went to school in person all year, with no in-school transmission and very few problems
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Tekoa High School students gather in the hallway before heading to classrooms to take final exams Tuesday. The Tekoa School District taught students in person in school all year with no reported in-school transmission.
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Tekoa High School science teacher Andy Stinson presents the biology final to his sophomore students, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. The Tekoa School District in Whitman County is a rare commodity in that the kids went to school in person all year, with no in-school transmission and very few problems.
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Tekoa Elementary School students Ty Weldy and Kimber Sypher practice walking on stilts Tuesday as they prepare for the school’s “Jungle Journey” musical presentation. The pair will perform as giraffes. The Tekoa School District is a rarity in that students went to school in person all year with very few problems.
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Tekoa High School student Riley Ramirez calls his mother Tuesday to see if she has any Parmesan cheese so he can complete his chicken Alfredo dish during a final exam in his culinary arts class.
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Tekoa High School science teacher Andy Stinson, right assists students Cyndle Sypher, left, and Asia Kliewer during their biology final, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. The Tekoa School District in Whitman County is a rare commodity in that the kids went to school in person all year, with no in-school transmission and very few problems.
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Tekoa High School junior Riley Ramirez, right, waits to try a smoothie prepared by other classmates during his culinary arts final, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Ramirez and his team prepared Chicken Alfredo. The Tekoa School District in Whitman County is a rare commodity in that the kids went to school in person all year, with no in-school transmission and very few problems.
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Tekoa Grade School students head back to class after recess, Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
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Tekoa grade school teacher Kristen Stinson asks students if they would like to participate in a water balloon game in an upcoming excursion. Second grade student Kiana Wanden, right, has a resounding yes response, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. The Tekoa School District in Whitman County is a rare commodity in that the kids went to school in person all year, with no in-school transmission and very few problems.
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Dan Hutton is the Tekoa Junior and High School principal.. He has spent 34 years with the district. The Tekoa School District in Whitman County is a rare commodity in that the kids went to school in person all year, with no in-school transmission and very few problems.
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Tekoa grade school students Kyle Tauffen and Elise Sczenski conduct a mathematics battleship exercise in Danielle Crosssett's third-grade classroom, Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
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It was a quiet morning on Crosby Street in Tekoa, Wa., Tuesday, June 8, 2021. The Tekoa School District in Whitman County is a rare commodity in that the kids went to school in person all year, with no in-school transmission and very few problems.
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Tekoa Grade School student Zeke Sanchez waits for a visual cue on a screen to play his musical tube during practice for the school's performance of "Jungle Journey," Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
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Tekoa grade school students play samba drums in the gym during practice for the school's performance of "Jungle Journey," Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
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It was a quiet morning on Crosby Street in Tekoa, Wa., Tuesday, June 8, 2021. The Tekoa School District in Whitman County is a rare commodity in that the kids went to school in person all year, with no in-school transmission and very few problems.
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