Lake Stevens High School
“Football; a whole new football team, new turf, new jerseys, new coach. A new year.”
Logan Harding,
12th grade
Help for Everett parents who don’t speak English
Parents who have children at Everett High School and North Middle School and do not speak English can now get help in five major foreign languages.
The district is starting a new phone service in partnership with the Refugee and Immigrant Forum of Snohomish County.
The new phone line, 425-385-4011, has messages recorded in Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Vietnamese and Korean.
Parents can leave comments or questions. Refugee forum staff will listen to messages, then translate and forward the information to the district.
Parents were sent letters written in their language about the new service.
Solid rating lowers cost of Granite Falls bonds
Taxpayers in the Granite Falls School District will save thousands of dollars on a bond issue for a new high school.
The $30 million dollar bond passed last May was originally projected to cost taxpayers $1.44 per $1,000 of assessed value. The new estimate is $1.30 per $1,000.
The drop comes after the district’s first-ever investment rating- an A-minus – from Standard &Poor’s. The rating reflects strong assessed valuation growth, housing affordability and proposed new housing developments.
The good mark led to a lower interest rate. The district also refinanced a 1999 bond to save an additional $648,000 in interest.
Taxpayers will see savings through lower annual tax collections.
Sultan Library Board seeks student rep
The city of Sultan Library Board is looking for a student from Sultan High School to provide a youth perspective.
The one-year term would go through June 30. The board meets at 10 a.m. on the second Thursdays in December, March and June at the library.
To be considered, send a brief letter to the Sultan Library, P.O. Box 580, Sultan, WA 98294, or deliver it to 319 Main St. Explain your interest, along with information about other school activities, hobbies and goals that could contribute to service on the library board. The deadline is Sept. 30.
For more information, contact Jackie Personeus, branch manager, at 360-793-1695 or jpersoneus@sno-isle.org.
Marysville elementaries would be two stories
The Marysville School District is likely to go with two-story elementary schools if a $171 million bond measure passes Sept. 20.
In an effort to save money, the district has asked architects to work on a design that would work for three elementary school construction projects.
Part of the bond proposal would pay for new Liberty and Cascade elementary schools on their existing campuses. A third elementary school also would be built.
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