My Everett News

Everett Community College (EVCC), and WSU Everett, went on full lockdown at 12:57 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21st due to police activity on campus. By 1 p.m. alerts were sent to students and parents and several posts were made to social media. But it didn’t last long. By 1:11 pm the lockdown ended and all activities […]

Today, the Aspen Institute named Everett Community College as one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The 200 colleges were selected based on their student outcomes data, including retention, completion, transfer, and […]

Everett Public Schools is proud to announce a historic achievement: the district’s four-year, on-time graduation rate for the Class of 2025 has reached 96.3%, the highest in district history. Everett Public Schools continues to have one of the highest graduation rates in the state. “This record graduation rate reflects the incredible resilience and determination of […]

The Everett School District has never seen a bus driver strike, but that could change soon. Members of Teamsters Local 38 at Durham School Services in Everett, WA, are fighting for a fair contract. The 175 bus workers provide student transportation for the Everett School District, one of the largest in the state of Washington. Last […]

Grab your markers, paints, crayons or tablet—whatever is your jam—it’s time to let your imagination roll! Community Transit is excited to launch the “Design Together, Discover Together” Youth Art Contest, open to Snohomish County youth ages 5–18. The theme of the contest is “Riding Transit with Friends.” Now through October 20th, 2025, kids and teens […]

Everett Public Schools’ Whittier Elementary has earned one of the nation’s highest honors in education – recognition as a National Blue Ribbon School. While the U.S. Department of Education discontinued the program in August 2025, Whittier had already been nominated, completed the application process, and received final confirmation of its award before the program was […]

At Tuesday’s school board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Ian B. Saltzman announced that Cascade High School (CHS) is now a Candidate School for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program. The school is working toward authorization as an IB World School, joining more than 4,000 schools worldwide that share a comm IB World Schools share a common […]

Exciting changes are on the way for the Garfield Park Playground at 2300 Walnut St. in North Everett. Renovation is planned for 2026, staying within the footprint of the existing playground. The City has determined the current playground has outlived its life cycle per City standards, so it’s time for a fresh start. The project […]

Everett Community College celebrated the achievements of the class of 2025 during the annual commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 8, at the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. About 2,000 students graduated from Everett Community College with a degree or certificate in 2024-25, including EvCC’s first-ever bachelor’s degree students. Approximately 500 graduates participated in […]

Blue Skies, Troubled Waters tells the remarkable true story of twin sisters Ath and Kath, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1933, whose family is uprooted and deported to the jungles of Indonesia due to their father’s undocumented status. Their new life is quickly shattered when, in 1941, Japan invades, and the family is imprisoned as […]