Schools FYI
Published 9:00 pm Monday, August 7, 2006
The Lake Stevens School District community is invited to help decide on a name for the new junior high school under construction atop Cavalero Hill off 20th and 79th streets SE.
The “mid high” school will initially house eighth- and ninth-graders when it opens in 2007. It eventually will become the district’s second high school.
Under district policies, schools must be named for:
* Persons who have attained national or local prominence;
* Past U.S. presidents or Washington national senators or representatives;
* Area names of historical significance;
* Directional names; or
* Geographic characteristics of the school area.
Directional names and broad regional names are preferred for secondary schools.
Send suggestions to Arlene Hulten, community relations director, at 425-335-1501 or arlene_hulten@lkstevens.wednet.edu. Or visit www.lkstevens.wednet.edu.
A committee will review suggestions Aug. 16, then give a recommendation to the school board in September.
Mukilteo schools serving more meals to students
The Mukilteo School District served nearly 60,000 more meals to students during the 2005-06 school year compared with the previous year.
All told, the district provided about 1.24 million lunches and 342,000 breakfasts. That represented a 3.9 percent increase in lunches and 8.6 percent increase in breakfasts.
The percentage of paid lunches was 42 percent, up from 39 percent the year before.
Interim principal takes helm at Stanwood High
Christine Gruver will serve as interim principal at Stanwood High School.
Gruver has been an assistant principal at the school since last year. Tod Klundt, who has taught history, will fill her role as interim dean of students.
Former principal Jan Schuette retired at the end of the last school year. A search for a new principal faltered and has not yet been renewed.
Scholarships available at EdCC for math, science
Edmonds Community College will award scholarships – up to $3,125 for the upcoming school year – to students with financial need who are pursuing an associate degree in computer science and technology, computer information systems, engineering, mathematics or materials science.
The National Science Foundation funds the scholarship.
Apply by Aug. 18 online at http://cs.edcc.edu/scholarships.htm or call (425) 640-1184 or e-mail dleoni@edcc.edu.
State board names executive director
The State Board of Education recently selected college administrator Edith “Edie” Harding as its new executive director.
Harding has more than 25 years of experience in educational leadership. She currently is director of government relations and policy for The Evergreen State College.
She also is a former research manager for the Washington State Institute for Public Policy, state legislative fiscal analyst, and a former member of the Olympia School Board.
As director, Harding will lead the state board staff, which supports the work of the board.
Harding fills the position occupied by interim executive director Bob Butts.
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