<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/blogs/news-links/2026/june/2026-06-11.aspx" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>06/11/2026</pubDate><title>News Links | June 11, 2026</title><description>Centralia College announces 2026 Outstanding Student Award winners | SCC aviation students claim first place in competition | 2027 Aspen Prize finalists announced | Edmonds College student Aaron Slaughter named recipient of the 2026 Governor’s Student Civic Leadership Award | Des Moines City Attorney Tim George named Highline College’s 2026 Distinguished Alumnus | CBC prepares to open new student housing to meet growing demand | WWCC explains proposed dome renovations | As state funding changes threaten co-op preschools, Edmonds College remains hopeful</description><author>SBCTC Communications</author><category>Centralia College, Spokane Community College, South Puget Sound Community College, Edmonds College, Highline College, Columbia Basin College, Walla Walla Community College, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</category><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><image-caption>Image caption | Leo sapien convallis odio, eget pellentesque ex erat vitae quam.</image-caption></item>