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Kamiak High School
“We just got done with homecoming, and now everyone is just focusing on getting ready for Halloween festivities and decorations. But we do have a football game coming up against Mariner High School and I can’t wait to go.”
— SARAH JONES, SENIOR
City projects improve school-zone safety
The city of Marysville has been installing school zone flashing beacon signs at five elementary schools this fall.
The schools are Allen Creek, Kellogg Marsh, Liberty, Marshall and Sunnyside, with some nearby schools, such as Marysville Middle School, also benefiting.
The beacons remind drivers that the speed limit is reduced to 20 mph when the beacon flashes — whether children are present or not. The solar-powered flashing yellow signals were provided through a $35,845 state grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.
Boosters set fundraiser for Snohomish band
Snohomish Band Boosters will host a holiday craft and collectibles bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 in the high school cafeteria, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish.
Students and local and out-of-state craft artists will offer crafts and collectibles for purchase.
There will also be a silent auction. Some items include a cord of dry wood split by one of the band members, golf games, quilts and several gift certificates.
Totem Middle School to dedicate new gym
A ceremony to dedicate the school’s gym is set for 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Totem Middle School, 1605 Seventh St. The event, followed by a reception, will honor Monte Parrat, a former teacher and coach at Marysville Junior High School, which was converted to Totem Middle School over the summer.
The school will hold an afternoon Veterans’ Day assembly beforehand.
The reception in the school’s library will follow the ceremony.
Four candidates seek Edmonds School Board
Four candidates have applied to fill the vacancy left when Edmonds School District Board member Bruce Williams resigned in September.
The school board will interview the candidates beginning at 6 p.m. Oct. 30 and could name the new school board member Nov. 13.
The candidates are Darrol Haug, a long-time volunteer in Edmonds schools; Roger “Cowboy” Wilson, a past school board candidate; Susan Phillips, a part-time instructor at Edmonds Community College who has served on district planning and levy committees; and Bob Ledford, a chief financial officer for a construction company and whose father is a former district assistant superintendent.
The term for the District 4 director seat runs through 2009. District 4 covers the upper southwest portion of the Edmonds School District.
Mukilteo offers preview of HIV-AIDS material
The Mukilteo School District will preview HIV-AIDS instructional materials for parents next month.
State law requires school districts to provide HIV-AIDS instruction in grades five through 12.
The preview is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Lake Stickney Teaching and Learning Center, 1625 Madison Way, Lynnwood. Parents can also review the Human Growth and Development units for fourth through seventh grades and for ninth grade.
This meeting is for parents only.
Parents may excuse their child from the Human Growth and Development units by written request to the school principal, but according to the state law, parents who wish to exclude their children from the HIV-AIDS instruction must preview the instructional materials before the school district can excuse the student from that instruction.
For more information, call 425-356-1205.
Career fair shows life after high school
Arlington High School will host a Life After High School career fair for students and families from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the campus, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd.
The fair will include more than 30 colleges, universities, trade schools and military recruiters. Information sessions include financial aid, state high school graduation requirements, Running Start, automotive technology, navigating college admissions and technical studies.
Free swing dance classes at Meadowdale
Meadowdale High School’s student body leaders will sponsor free swing dance classes for any interested students through Dance It, an organization of dance instructors who promote various forms of dance in the community.
The classes will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays starting Oct. 30 in the school’s Great Hall.
The classes will run four consecutive weeks and there will be a celebration with a swing dance night on Nov. 30. The cost is $5 and proceeds will go to the ASB special-events budget.
Seattle to host national college fair
The Seattle National College Fair, sponsored by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, is scheduled for Nov. 4 and 5 at the Washington State Convention Center.
It will go from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 4 and 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 5.
College representatives from roughly 300 colleges across the nation will be in attendance and available to talk to students and parents.
Additionally, there will be information sessions on financial aid, college athletics and applying to selective schools.
Cascade High School hosts band competition
The Cascade High School Band and Color Guard is hosting the 20th annual Puget Sound Festival of Bands marching band competition Saturday at Everett Memorial Stadium in Everett.
More than 25 bands, including several local ones, are expected and event organizers are expecting 2,500 high school students, plus support staff and family.
Preliminary competition begins at 8:15 a.m. and the finals are expected around 6 p.m. Admission is $14 for adults all day or $10 for adults after 6 p.m., $7 for students, $9 for seniors, college students and military (with ID) and free for 5 and under.
Marysville offers pre-school screenings
The Marysville School District provides screenings year-round for children from birth to 5 whose parents have concerns about their communication, motor, social, emotional, self-help and thinking skills.
Call 360-657-0212 for children under the age of 3 and 360-653-0825 for children ages 3 to 5. Preschool is provided at no cost for students who qualify.
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