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<< Previous   of   Next >> (click to enlarge)   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 School FYI The word from: Snohomish Freshman Campus "We are turning in a lot of quality work (a high school portfolio requirement). I turned in my science quality work. You have to have a certain number of them to graduate. It was a lab in science. We had to write about the hypothesis, conclusion, make graphs and everything. I stayed up until 2 in the morning to make sure it was perfect." CHRIS ARTADI, freshman Marysville Middle School to offer medieval festival Marysville Middle School's medieval fair is from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 22. Food, drinks and games are planned. The event, open to the public, will be on the football field at Marysville Middle School, 4923 67th St. NE. For more information, call the school at 360-653-0615. Darrington holds Night of the Arts on Friday The Darrington School District presents Night of the Arts from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Darrington High School auditorium, 1085 Fir St. Musicians throughout the high school will perform. The event will be catered by the foods department. The drama department will provide live performances. High school artists will show and sell artwork. There will be a drawing table for youngsters and prizes. Granite Falls to bring history to the present Granite Falls Middle School will turn into a living museum with its fifth annual Night of the Notables at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the school, 205 N. Alder Ave. Eighth-grade students will transform themselves into figures from American history through the Civil War. Parents and local residents are invited to participate in this interactive event. Visitors can interview students, ask questions, view visual aids and remember special moments in American history. They will then be asked to guess which historical figures the students are portraying. At the conclusion of the event at 7:45 p.m., students will reveal the names of any historical figures that haven't been guessed. College planning tips for Snohomish families Snohomish High School counselor Ken Hansen hosts a Nuts and Bolts of College night at 7 p.m. June 4 in Room A102 at the school, 1316 Fifth St. All school district parents of students from kindergarten into high school are invited to learn more about what they need to do to start planning their students' futures. Those who attend can learn about school selection, financial aid, scholarships, the college application process and college admission requirements. For more information, call 360-563-4013. Open house planned for retiring superintendent Granite Falls School District Superintendent Joel Thaut will retire June 30 after 31 years in public education. An open house is set for 4 to 6 p.m. May 20 in the Granite Falls Middle School commons, 205 N. Alder Ave. Thaut began his career in the Lake Stevens School District working as a teacher and a coach from 1976 to 1984. He also worked in the Sultan School District for eight years as a high school assistant principal and principal from 1984 to 1992, and in the Eastmont School District from 1992 to 2002 as assistant superintendent and superintendent. He has been the Granite Falls School District superintendent since 2002. He was born and raised in Snohomish. Marysville special ed PTSA to vote for officers The newly formed Marysville Special Education PTSA will vote in officers at a meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. May 21 at the Kellogg Marsh Elementary School library, 6325 91st St. NE. The PTSA also will discuss additional committees to establish funding and the future format of its meetings. Organizers also will be presenting proposed standing rules. Lake Stevens students plan event for seniors Students involved in the Lake Stevens High School leadership program are holding a senior citizens dinner at 5:30 p.m. May 22 at the school, 2908 113th Ave. NE. A wind ensemble and jazz concert will follow in the school's performing arts center. EvCC club plans dinner to meet engineers Everett Community College's Society of Women Engineers club is holding a Dinner with Industry at 6 p.m. Friday in EvCC's Whitehorse Hall for high school and college students interested in engineering careers. Dinner is $2 for college students and parents. The event is free for high school students. To attend, RSVP with Society of Women Engineers president Heather Bird at beaniam@mindspring.com. Engineers from Boeing, BE Aerospace and the state Department of Transportation will discuss their experience and provide career and education advice. This is the second year the club has held an industry dinner. "The goal of the event is to provide an opportunity for aspiring engineers and their parents to gain a further understanding of their future careers, as well as establish valuable industry connections," said EvCC engineering student Tia Lerud, the club's vice president. "Students interested in this field will gain a better understanding of the career options available and learn how the knowledge they gain in school applies to jobs in the real world," she said. Everett High club event on human trafficking The Interact Club at Everett High School is holding a dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. May 20 to raise money to fight human trafficking. The cost is $15 per person, which will pay for dinner. Everett High School's jazz choir will perform and there will be a speaker from World Concern, a humanitarian relief organization. The Interact Club at Everett High School is a social and service club for students ages 14 to 18. The club is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Everett, which helps students in developing local and international service projects. The projects include volunteer work and fundraising events. The club's project this year is to raise money to help stop human trafficking; proceeds go to World Concern. Lakewood hires new instructional director The Lakewood School Board voted earlier this month to hire Cathy Anderegg as its new executive director of instructional programs. Over the past five years, she has served as an educational administrator for the state of Alaska's Department of Education and has been involved in developing and coordinating curricular guidelines, standards alignment and grade-level expectations for reading, writing, mathematics, history and science. She has also served as a former elementary teacher in California and Alaska, a technology specialist, and an instructional designer with the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory in Portland, Ore. Anderegg will begin July 1. What's up at your school? Call us 425-339-3036 or e-mail schoolfyi@heraldnet.com.

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