![Superintendent Benjamin on Facebook Live](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_7c943f32-257c-4adb-a92d-ea48cbc9d2ea.png)
July 24, 2024
New Kalama School District Superintendent Dr. Wesley Benjamin has kicked off a multi-phase Entry Plan to help guide his transition into the district. As part of the plan's "liste...
![Katy Pietsch with KES Principal Billina Dolezal](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_f92001a2-c9a6-402a-b8ab-ab4324ad0e26.jpeg)
July 20, 2024
Kalama Elementary School Teacher Katy Pietsch has been named the 2023 School Employee of the Year by the Kalama Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber recognized Pietsch, who teaches...
![Decorative lunch image](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_fc2a2184-10e8-4e17-af53-c174bda42a7f.png)
July 19, 2024
Kalama Elementary School is now eligible to provide free meals to all students throughout the ‘24-’25 school year as a result of a state bill passed last year. Under HB 1238’s M...
![Dr. Benjamin with KSD Board Members Katie Perkins and Wesley Eader](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_7535d2af-90f3-48cb-b3a1-7c2ccb8e537e.jpeg)
July 17, 2024
New Kalama School District Superintendent Dr. Wesley Benjamin has released a multi-phase Entry Plan to help guide his transition into the district. Benjamin, who began serving ...
![Kalama Elementary School building](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_841d8e6c-a25c-4e46-8e73-e4093dd0413c.jpeg)
June 28, 2024
The state is honoring Kalama Elementary School for closing achievement gaps and demonstrating achievement in specific areas during the 2022-2023 school year. The acknowledgement...
![Two students looking at a new book](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_0ac04fcd-e921-4637-beaa-4d2896856b29.jpeg)
June 14, 2024
All week long, the excitement was palpable at Kalama Elementary School as, one by one, each classroom made their way to the building’s Second Floor hallway for a chance to partic...
![High School students working with 2nd graders in a forest](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_965eafd1-5ca8-43ce-ab35-4aeeb78ba204.jpeg)
June 13, 2024
Students from Kalama High School's Natural Resources Management class recently met with 2nd graders from Kalama Elementary School to investigate the question, "What are ...
![4 recipients of Kalama School District's Stars of Education Awards](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_4f0a4fdb-d053-48d8-adfa-ef5f0a220919.jpeg)
June 13, 2024
A group of Kalama School District staff members were recognized for their outstanding achievements on Wednesday (6/12) afternoon at the district’s 2024 Stars of Education Awards....
![1st Grade Teacher Allison Anderson, 1st Grade Teacher Stephanie Englert, 2nd Grade Teacher Katy Pietsch, 5th Grade Teacher Julian Mead, and LAP Teacher Michele Jorgenson](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_9c709c4f-c497-4f9a-a45c-29718c600998.jpeg)
June 13, 2024
Several Kalama Elementary School educators have been recognized for their excellence in teaching after receiving nominations for regional awards. 1st Grade Teacher Allison Ande...
![Image of a bagged lunch](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_aab94149-4671-473e-bf3d-01fe202b5e08.png)
June 11, 2024
Beginning this summer, the state of Washington will launch a new Summer EBT program called SUN Bucks . The program will provide families with $120 for each eligible school-aged c...
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May 31, 2024
In partnership with the Center for Educational Effectiveness (CEE), Kalama School District is seeking information and feedback from parents and guardians to help foster a cultur...
![Chinook stadium field with photo of Brandon Walker](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_f0d1f2ab-439c-4477-b6c1-18567ebb7fa5.png)
May 18, 2024
It’s a full-circle moment for Brandon Walker. The Kalama High School graduate and current Head Coach of the school’s Baseball team has been hired by the Kalama School Board as th...
![Photo of Kalama High School's senior class](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_b1e3fd88-cf61-4e99-a6f3-2bc0f3c3fbd4.png)
May 9, 2024
Kalama High School's Senior Class is in the spotlight with a full-page feature in the Tuesday, May 7 edition of The Daily News. In addition to a portrait of the Class of 2024 (se...
![Collage of staff and students during the Kalammy awards](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_36ddac2c-c411-48db-8ba3-9b206aa33777.png)
May 2, 2024
The Kalama Middle School/Kalama High School campus was buzzing with excitement last Friday as students and staff gathered for the much-anticipated 2nd Annual Kalammy Awards. Sp...
![Students with mentor at construction site](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_3f149393-0719-496c-a328-84a6733fca0e.jpeg)
April 30, 2024
Kalama High School students are set to benefit from a new, multi-year funding initiative that focuses on the transition from high school into postsecondary education opportunitie...
![Young students sitting in a circle with teacher](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_fc3fd030-7b6d-4678-bdc6-e6a3ea6ee46a.png)
April 12, 2024
Kalama Elementary School invites all interested families to attend a Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Information Night on Thursday, April 25 from 4:30 to 6 pm. In addition to prov...
![Natural Resources facility rendering courtesy SAJ Architecture](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_87d5c045-5eab-414b-adae-913b94fd3a17.jpeg)
April 9, 2024
The Washington State Legislature is providing Kalama School District with $1.15 million to develop a natural resources learning facility on district-owned forested property east ...
![photo collage of students rehearsing Mean Girls](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_004f1f17-8717-4f4d-9d1f-2b35ed8462d3.png)
April 8, 2024
The Kalama High School Drama program invites you to attend a production of "Mean Girls," based on the 2004 Paramount Pictures film. The play follows Cady Heron, a young girl wh...
![Wesley Benjamin portrait with Kalama Middle School as background](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_d0ad9012-ef2c-4dc5-ac99-5823f8a2b61d.png)
March 22, 2024
The Kalama School Board is pleased to announce that Dr. Wesley Benjamin has been unanimously selected as the district's next superintendent, effective July 1, 2024 - subject to ...
![Headshot of Stephanie Harbell next to an image of the 2nd floor hallway of Kalama Elementary](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalama_school_district_ar/article/image/large_ba18b52d-5080-4d12-b502-3be79b2e0527.png)
March 15, 2024
The Kalama School Board has appointed Stephanie Harbell to fill the District 1 board director position vacated by Susan Dennis-Langham in February . Harbell participated in her ...