School board considering public service graduation requirement

Longtime La Conner Schools counselor Lori Buher has retired, but she is still offering timely advice.

Buher suggested that the district resume its requirement that La Conner High students complete public service hours in order to graduate at the school board’s Aug. 14 study session.

The board was listening.

“We recognize that volunteering connects students to the community,” Board President Susie Deyo said then, noting that the board has retained its policy promoting student public service. The graduation requirement was set aside during the COVID-19 pandemic.

At their one-hour Aug. 28 hybrid...