Test results show Washington high school students do well in reading and writing on statewide tests but fall short in science.

Of this year's tenth graders, only about half are passing the science assessment.

81 percent passed the reading test on their first try and nearly 84 percent passed the writing test.

Results from math tests will be released in August.

The high school proficiency exam is one of four state requirements for graduation.

Washington Fish and Wildlife biologists and volunteers are putting leg bands on a thousand Canada geese to study population trends in Eastern Washington.

Waterfowl specialist Mikal Moore says they're trying to understand why nesting is declining in rural areas while complaints about urban geese have been rising.

The banding project began this week and continues through next Tuesday. Geese are currently easy to catch because they are molting and unable to fly.

Three panels in stainless steel and ceramic mix Shadle’s green and gold with giant pinecones in a new installation of public art called “Highland Fling” by Anne Storrs.

The pieces hang on the north exterior wall of Shadle Park High School’s new gym, facing the promenade, and are readily visible as people walk from the north parking lot down to the main entrance of the school.