When Jim McLaughlin left his office for the final time last January, he quietly removed his nameplate and replaced it with that of his assistant, Keegan Cook, who dwelled down the hall. That symbolic ...

Although less common than in the past, I sometimes still run into students who are convinced they cannot learn math. Some of these students are women old enough to be my mother, who grew up in the ...

Ignite players traded in their knee pads and jerseys for backpacks and notebooks this week to help elementary school students learn math and statistics.

What do you consider as your talents/strong sides of your character? The strong sides of my character are my patience, determination, and positivity. Those three characteristics are what made me who I ...

Gig Harbor High School math teacher Melissa Klein was hoping to hit the ground running as the new coach of the Gig Harbor volleyball team, but having a newborn baby has made it a bit tough in the ...

Emily Ferketic doesn’t have to be an astrophysicist to play volleyball at UMBC. But she can do both. Ferketic, a 6-foot-2 opposite hitter, has averaged 1.1 kills per set and totaled 18 blocks while ...