Sultan High School
“Nothing really, same as usual. Everyone’s just hanging out, drama, there’s fights. Soccer’s having a big game.”
Haley Sherman,
*inth grade
Wellington Elementary is a Blue Ribbon School
Wellington Elementary School was named a 2006 Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education for its high WASL scores.
The Woodinville school, which draws students from the Maltby area, performed in the state’s top 10 percent on the 2005 Washington Assessment of Student Learning.
This year, for example, 96 percent of fourth-graders passed the reading test.
“It’s really nice to be recognized for the work that goes on in our schools all the time. To be singled out feels really special,” Principal Lew Dickert said.
Students and staff celebrated last week with an assembly. The school bought enough blue ribbons for each of its 565 students to wear.
Seven Washington schools and 250 nationwide were honored this year.
Local art teachers among state’s best
Two local teachers are among those being honored with the Washington Art Education Association’s annual awards.
Cathy Tanasse of Snohomish High School was named the secondary art educator of the year.
Audrey Sharp at Mariner High School in south Everett was named the outstanding young art educator of the year.
The awards recognize outstanding professionalism, service, promotion and support of the arts by art teachers. Recipients are eligible to be nominated for regional and national awards.
The women were recognized at the WAEA fall conference held Friday and Saturday in Sammamish.
Concert to aid Amish school shooting victims
The Mountlake Terrace High School music department will hold a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Thursday for the victims and families of the recent Amish school shooting in Nickel Mines, Pa.
The concert will feature the Mountlake Terrace High School jazz bands and vocal ensembles. Entry to the concert is by donation.
Concert-goers also can bring nonperishable food for the Mountlake Terrace Food Bank.
The concert will be in the Mountlake Terrace High School theater, 21801 44th Ave. W. For more information, call 425-778-5924 or e-mail mthsmusicboosters@earthlink.net.
Everett school boundary hearing set for today
The Everett School Board will hold a public hearing at 4:30 p.m. today on proposed elementary school boundary changes.
Boundaries for five south-end elementary schools could change in 2007 when a new elementary school opens in the area. An advisory group studied the area and proposed changes for Cedar Wood, Mill Creek, Penny Creek, Silver Firs and Silver Lake elementary schools.
Superintendent Carol Whitehead agreed with the proposals.
The hearing will be at the service center, 4730 Colby Ave. The board will make a final decision in November.
For more on the proposals, go to www.everett.k12.wa.us/ boundary or call 425-385-4040.
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