Debbie Cafazzo, Tacoma News Tribune

Debbie Cafazzo

Tacoma News Tribune

Tacoma, WA, United States

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  • Tacoma News Tribune
  • KIRO 7
  • The Miami Herald
  • The Olympian
  • Lexington Herald-Leader
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Past articles by Debbie:

Lincoln High School honors a World War II hero who once walked the school's halls

A World War II aircraft will fly over Tacoma’s Lincoln High School on Friday to mark the placement of a memorial to one of Lincoln’s most famous alumni: Medal of Honor recipient Col. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington. → Read More

Scott Heinze seeks second term on Tacoma School Board

Tacoma School Board incumbent Scott Heinze announced this week that he will seek a second six-year term on the board. → Read More

Bellarmine teacher Tim Milnes, 60, dies in Tuesday car crash

A longtime Belllarmine Preparatory School teacher died Tuesday morning in a car accident. Tim Milnes, 60, was in his 29th year as a religion teacher at the Tacoma Catholic high school. → Read More

Documentary on Stewart Middle School produced by Tacoma Public Schools provides a glimpse into the challenges of turning around a failing school

The film, “178 Days: Confronting a History of Failure,” tells the story of the turnaround of Tacoma’s Stewart Middle School. Produced by the Tacoma School District, the documentary is a frank assessment of what had gone wrong at the school for too many years, and how a dynamic principal and a dedicated staff made a difference. → Read More

Two Lakewood students will represent Washington state youth at regional Boys & Girls Club competition

Brianna Mitchell, a senior at Lakes High School, is the 2017 Boys & Girls Clubs Washington State Youth of the Year. Nyah Hall, a sophomore at Clover Park High School, is the 2017 Washington State Boys & Girls Clubs Military Youth of the Year. → Read More

Military families celebrate the last of six new elementary schools on Joint Base Lewis-McChord

The snip of a ceremonial ribbon marked the grand opening Thursday of the sixth and last newly completed elementary school at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. → Read More

Military families celebrate the last of six new elementary schools on Joint Base Lewis-McChord

Evergreen Elementary, which opened to students in January, is the last of a series of schools built on the military base since 2013. → Read More

No fake news here. Law will help kids dive deeper into media literacy

A new state law is designed to promote digital citizenship, media literacy and internet safety for students in Washington state. → Read More

Dan Besett, principal at Wilson High School, named state principal of the year

Dan Besett, principal at Wilson High School in Tacoma, has been named Washington’s high school principal of the year by the Association of Washington School Principals. → Read More

This old school: Steilacoom celebrates a century-old building

Celebrate 100 years of the old Pioneer School in Steilacoom at an open house scheduled for 4-6 p.m. May 11. → Read More

Tacoma woman dies in Oregon crash

Oregon State Police report that a Tacoma woman lost her life in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon. → Read More

Threats continue at Sumner High, but school remains open with added police presence

Sumner High School has been the target of three threatening messages this week. Increased police presence continued Friday as school remained open. → Read More

Walk this way: Tours spotlight Tacoma history and culture

An estimated 200 of the curious turned out Wednesday — National Walking Day — for the mid-day kick-off of Walk Tacoma 2017. → Read More

Police investigation shuts down Sumner High School

Sumner Police are investigating the credibility of an email threat sent to Sumner High School → Read More

Sumner School District or Sumner-Bonney Lake School District? Residents can weigh in

The school district website notes that the majority of its students and schools are in Bonney Lake. Nearly twice as many of the district’s families live in Bonney Lake as in Sumner, according to officials. → Read More

As devices flood schools, some want to do more to teach children – and teachers – media literacy

Pending legislation in Washington state could give teachers free access to resources that would help them make students more media literate and help them grow into good citizens of the digital world they’ll inherit. → Read More

Kids at this Spanaway school demonstrate the value of arts education

State Superintendent Chris Reykdal was at Elk Plain School of Choice in Spanaway on Wednesday to formally adopt new standards to govern arts teaching in Washington schools. The school, part of the Bethel School District, offers an arts-rich curriculum. → Read More

Tacoma Waldorf School plans a move to Weyerhaeuser mansion campus

The Tacoma Waldorf School, which enrolls 54 preschool through fourth-grade students, has announced plans to move into part of the old Weyerhaeuser property in North Tacoma. The school won’t be located in the historic mansion, but in an ancillary building that once housed seminarians. → Read More

Black students settle discrimination lawsuit against UP School District for $450,000

Three families of African American students who attended Curtis High School in University Place have settled a lawsuit alleging they faced racial slurs and unfair practices. → Read More

Clover Creek kids want to stomp out tobacco use

Kids at Clover Creek Elementary took a stand against the dangers of tobacco Tuesday, spelling out “Stomp Out Tobacco” by placing cups in a fence, and sharing statistics about the adverse effects of tobacco use. → Read More