Stanwood students spruce up City Hall
The walls of Stanwood City Hall received some holiday spirit with artwork from three Cedarhome Elementary School classes.
Students recently presented Mayor Dianne White with their snowmen and holiday drawings of local businesses.
The mayor’s visit brought out the creativity and curiosity in the children.
“The students were really excited to meet the mayor, ask questions, and present her with their artwork,” said Cedarhome Elementary third-grade teacher Molly Crimin.
The artwork features snowmen and winter-themed pictures of local businesses.
Fifth-grade students in Audrie Harrington’s class took photos of businesses around Stanwood and then students used oil pastels to recreate the buildings with a holiday theme.
Students in Crimin’s third-grade class used shaving cream and glue to paint snowmen, while Laura Aseltine’s second-grade class used acrylics, cotton and other media to also create snowmen.
Local students fare well at robot tourney
The Energy Surfers from Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center finished third in robot performance Dec. 8 at the First LEGO League Power Puzzle Robotics State Tournament.
They earned 370 points out of 400.
A team from Alderwood Middle School also competed at the state competition.
There were 125 teams from across the state participating in this year’s event. First LEGO League is a global robotics program that combines discovery, science and technology to spark an interest in students ages 9 to 14.
Lake Stevens names award winners
Each month during the school year, Lake Stevens School District employees are recognized for creating a positive, caring and productive school environment through their effort, dedication or performance.
The employees are nominated and chosen by their peers.
December recipients of the APPLE award are Mike Shephard, special education teacher and coordinator, coach, and traffic safety instructor at Lake Stevens High School; Cyndi Fraser, librarian at Cavelero Mid High School; Jackie Goodrich, educational assistant at Lake Stevens High School; and Jeannine Brocker, educational assistant at Skyline Elementary School.
Awards will be presented on Jan. 9 at the Lake Stevens School Board meeting in the Educational Service Center. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.
Speech pathologist speaks at conference
Ellen Muench, a speech and language pathologist at Kellogg Marsh Elementary School in Marysville, recently presented a paper at the American Speech and Hearing Association annual conference in Boston.Her presentation was “Balanced Literacy Components: Read Aloud and Shared Reading.” More than 150 people attended her session.
Rotary Club honors students of the month
Everett Club Rotary students of the month for December are Rebecca Rule from Everett High School, Paul Heer from Cascade High School and Ryan Bourke from Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy High School.
The three students were recognized at the Dec. 11 Rotary lunch meeting.
Each month, the Rotary Club recognizes outstanding students chosen by school counselors for achieving a significant scholastic record, combined with extra curricular participation in school and community events.
Art show to honor retired instructor
Everett Community College’s Northlight Gallery plans a special art and design showcase Jan. 7 to March 21 to honor the legacy of artist Russell Day, a retired Everett Community College art instructor.
“Russell Day: Catalyst” opens Jan. 7 and will include work by Day and 20 of his former students. The show includes jewelry, architecture, paintings, drawings and several pieces the artists are creating especially for the show.
The show includes a special reception on Feb. 8 with the artists to honor Day. Details about the reception will be announced in January.
Day, who taught at Everett Junior College and EvCC from 1948 to 1974, “inspired generations of students to become artists,” said EvCC art instructor Sandra Lepper, Director of the Northlight Gallery.
Day, who created the first EJC art gallery in the 1950s, inspired many well-known artists, including internationally known photographer Chuck Close and glass sculptor Dale Chihuly.
The show was inspired by EvCC photography instructor Lloyd Weller, who joined Lepper in visiting Day and his wife Marjorie, a retired Everett Community College English instructor, in June.
“Russell Day was the most inspirational person I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with,” said Weller, who joined EvCC in 1969, when Russell was chariman of the art department. “He was an extraordinary teacher with extraordinary artistic skill.”
Many of Day’s former students recall his extremely challenging art and design courses, in which he focused on teaching art fundamentals.
“There are students of his who kept their portfolios from the 1950s because they meant so much to them,” said Lepper, who plans to include several works from those early portfolios in the show.
An award-winning piece of jewelry created by Day will be included in the show and then be put on permanent display in the Northlight Gallery.
“This show and the special events we have planned are probably some of the most meaningful ways we’ve ever honored someone who left a lasting legacy at the college,” Weller said.
EvCC’s Northlight Gallery is inside the Parks Student Union Building. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays. Special gallery hours will be added for this show: Saturdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
EvCC is at 2000 Tower St. in north Everett, two blocks west of North Broadway between 10th and Tower streets.
For more information, contact Sandra Lepper at 425-388-9445.
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