Colfax school board covers variety of topics

The Colfax school district board met Monday and covered a variety of matters at its regular meeting.

The board then confirmed the hiring of Casey Zander as junior high volleyball coach and the resignation of Tony Lewis, technology director.

Approval followed for the board's meeting schedule from January to June 2018, followed by the continuation of the wrestling co-operative with St. John/Endicott and Garfield/Palouse.

In the ASB report from student representative Kylie Kackman she noted happenings such as Knowledge Bowl in competition Nov. 13, the wrestling jamboree in Walla Walla with 18 boys participating, girls basketball jamboree Nov. 27 in Clarkston and the boys' Tuesday night. Konnor's Kolor Run, held Nov. 18, which Kackman was a co-organizer, brought out an estimated 100 people. The ASB has begun decorating for Christmas, and students volunteered with Tom's Turkey Drive at Rosauers. The class of 2019 will be selling wreaths for Christmas.

Monday's meeting concluded with a discussion of three chapters in the book “Leadership and Self-Deception” (Arbinger Institute, 2000), which Pugh read this summer and gave a copy to all board members.