Marysville schools get back on the same page
For the first time in 32 years, all the middle schools in the Marysville School District will open this fall serving the same grade levels sixth through eighth grade.
That means one fewer transition for students who once attended Marysville Junior High School, which most recently served eighth and ninth grades. The junior high becomes Totem Middle School.
Staff from the district’s middle schools will eventually have common courses and course materials.
Trees cleared for school campus find many uses
Material from trees cleared for the new Marysville Secondary Campus on the Tulalip Indian Reservation is being used in a number of ways.
The tribes stripped the bark from the cedar trees marked for removal and will use it for weaving projects.
Snohomish County took down the trees and removed the limbs in exchange for the ten feet of the trunk and the root ball. The root balls can be used in stream restoration programs by slowing the water flow and creating natural habitat. The trees also help with flood control and bank stabilization. The district saved money on tree and stump removal and then sorted the trees by lumber type to maximize timber sales.
All of the timber logged from the site was sold to local mills, where they may find their way into the local housing market.
Everett sets graduation dates for three schools
The Everett School District has set graduation dates for next spring.
There is a slight break in tradition.
Usually, all three large high schools had ceremonies on the same night, but this year that will change.
Sequoia High School is scheduled to graduate at 6 p.m. June 12 on the campus.
Cascade High School is set to graduate at 5 p.m. June 17 at the Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center followed by Jackson High School at 8 p.m. at the same night and location.
Everett High School is schedule to graduate at 7 p.m. June 18 at the Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center.
EvCC begins building new education center
Everett Community College is scheduled to begin construction today on its new undergraduate education center, Gray Wolf Hall.
Opening in 2009, Gray Wolf Hall will be home to the University Center of North Puget Sound and classes in the humanities, social sciences and communications. The building will be located immediately south of EvCC’s Parks Student Union and Jackson Center.
Gray Wolf Hall is the second of four new academic buildings planned for EvCC. The 77,000-square-foot center will meet EvCC’s need for modern classrooms and student study space. The college will host an official groundbreaking for Gray Wolf on Oct. 4.
“Everett Community College is undergoing major changes now that will shape the college’s future for decades to come. Gray Wolf Hall is part of that transformation,” said EvCC President David Beyer. “Bringing the University Center to campus will make it even more convenient for students to pursue bachelor’s and master’s degrees from our university partners.”
As part of the construction, the college will demolish the former Topper Motel, which EvCC purchased in February. The demolition is expected to occur the week of Sept. 17.
The motel, 1030 Broadway, is located just south of the EvCC campus. After the motel is torn down, the property will be used as a construction staging area, and will eventually become a parking lot.
School begins across the county this week
The school years begins across Snohomish County today and Wednesday at most public schools.
Darrington, Edmonds, Lakewood, Marysville and Stanwood-Camano school districts open today.
Arlington, Everett, Lake Stevens, Mukilteo, Snohomish and Sultan are scheduled to open Wednesday.
Granite Falls opens schools for first through ninth grade on Tuesday and 10th through 12th grade on Wednesday and Monroe opens schools for kindergartners, sixth-graders and high school freshmen Wednesday to help them make the transition to new schools and all other grades on Thursday.
Mukilteo teachers reach 3-year labor agreement
Mukilteo teachers have ratified a new three-year labor agreement with the Mukilteo School District.
That decision means that Mukilteo students will return to the classroom as scheduled on Wednesday.
The new contract provides teachers with a 7 percent salary increase above the state cost-of-living adjustment over the next three years and includes changes in contract language over assignments, transfers, insurance, training and other matters.
The agreement also establishes the district’s academic calendars for the next three school years.
The 2007-08 calendar includes a winter break that begins with an early dismissal day on Friday, Dec. 21 and has students returning to class on Monday, Jan. 7; a mid-winter break through the week of Feb. 18; a spring break during the week of April 7; and has the last day of school scheduled on June 18. The calendar has identified June 19 and 20 as potential snow make-up days.
Grand opening for Oak Harbor stadium Friday
A ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony, complete with a performance from the Navy Band Northwest, will be part of the grand opening of Oak Harbor High School’s Wildcat Memorial Stadium Friday night.
Festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the ribbon cutting. The band will perform at 6 p.m. and the game between the defending state champion Wildcats and the Arlington High School Eagles is set for 7:05 p.m.
Most of the money for the work on the 500-seat, $7.6 million project comes from a voter-approved bond measure. The 15-year bond measure is raising $6.5 million and will add 15 cents per $1,000 of assessed value or about $30 a year on a $200,000 home to property tax bills.
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