Cedar Park gives books to homeless kids
Children in Marci Milfs’ kindergarten class at Cedar Park Christian School in Everett recently created gift packages for homeless children at Everett Gospel Mission’s Women’s Shelter. The packages included the book “Benjamin’s Box: The Story of the Resurrection Eggs,” by Melody Carlson and Jack Stockman.
The shelter caseworker read the story to the children at the shelter during the Easter celebration.
The book, which is part of the school’s community outreach project, tells the story of a boy who lived during the time of Jesus Christ.
St. Mary students paint Ukrainian eggs
St. Mary Magdalen School eighth-graders recently painted Ukrainian Easter eggs, also called Pysanky, as part of a yearly Easter tradition.
Laura Mallahan, the school’s librarian, recently taught eighth-graders about the Ukrainian tradition of decorating eggs to welcome spring.
Mallahan shared her own family’s tradition of decorating the eggs and showed the students the process before they completed their own eggs.
Bothell students lobby for disability awareness
Bothell High School students, who earlier this year successfully lobbied state lawmakers for a disability awareness bill, recently appeared before the Northshore School Board in Bothell.
The special education students, who traveled to Olympia in February to meet with legislators, discussed their experiences and showed a video they made in support of the bill.
The bill passed both houses of the Legislature and is waiting for the governor’s signature. It would establish October as Disability Awareness Month and require Washington schools to teach disability history and awareness during that month.
Snohomish graduate named to dean’s list
Ashleen M. Williams, a 2007 graduate of Snohomish High School and a freshman at the University of Montana, made the fall semester dean’s list at the university.
Williams also has been accepted for an internship in Washington, D.C., for the summer to work for the U.S. Senate in the Committee on Finance.
Students reach state geography finals
Ten students from area schools have qualified for the state finals and a chance to advance to the National Geography Bee.
They are Andrew VanKooten, an eighth-grader at Everett Christian School; Christian Arp, an eighth-grader at Granite Falls Middle School; Sanjay Chepuri, a seventh-grader at Explorer Middle School in south Everett; David Sackerman, a fifth-grader at Lockwood Elementary School in Bothell; Tim Pizzichemi, an eighth-grader at Skyview Junior High School in Bothell; Nate Foote, a seventh-grader at Coupeville Middle School; Claire Hofius, an eighth-grader at Langley Middle School; Alexander Shipilov, an eighth-grader at College Place Middle School in Lynnwood; Scarlett Strauss, a sixth-grader at Terrace Park School in Mountlake Terrace; Sarah Kirkpatrick, an eighth-grader at Harbour Pointe Middle School in Mukilteo; and Zulqurnain Hussain, an eighth-grader at Monroe Middle School.
The finals are in Tacoma on Friday. The students are among 100 statewide to reach the finals after passing a qualifying test.
Lakewood student’s art honored at art show
Jessica Sather, a Lakewood High School junior, recently had her artwork selected as a regional best at the Northwest Educational School District Art Show in Anacortes.
Her ceramic piece entitled “KUJO” is on display at the 19th annual Skagit Art Association Art in a Pickle Barn Show in Mount Vernon through April 10.
Woodside Elementary counselor honored
Richard Cleveland was recently named the state’s Elementary Counselor of the Year at an annual Washington State Counseling Association banquet.
Principal Wayne Kettler, said Cleveland works well with students and knows how to help them with what they need.
Cleveland also works with Woodside’s reading specialist, Karen Miller, to create 40-minute model reading lessons for each grade level. Each month, Cleveland and Miller teach the lessons to students so teachers can use that time to work with other teachers on the school’s learning improvement plan goals.
Cavelero names students of the month
Cavelero Mid High School in Lake Stevens recently named its February students of the month.
They are eighth-graders Navpreet Kaur and Steven Schneider and ninth-graders Brooke Dalgleish and Shayne Simpson.
Mukilteo group gives books to schools
The Mukilteo Schools Foundation recently delivered sets of fiction books and and nonfiction social studies books in ancient history, U.S. history and Latin American history to four Mukilteo middle schools as part of the organization’s classroom library project.
The books are for students in sixth, seventh and eighth grade. Last year, the foundation provided sets of about 80 books for each fifth-grade classroom in the Mukilteo School District.
The books were purchased using money raised at the foundation’s annual breakfast, which was last October, as well as during a book fair and through individual donations, grants and corporate gifts. The main sponsors this year included the Everett Clinic Foundation, Frontier Bank, Paragon Manufacturing, Verizon and Sodexho School Services.
The Mukilteo Schools Foundation supports Mukilteo students and teachers through classroom grants, scholarships and special-needs requests.
Stanwood-Camano students of the month
Taylor Walker and Isaac Johnson, both fifth-graders at Twin City Elementary, were named the March Stanwood-Camano Rotary Club students of the month.
Students attending Stanwood Camano School District schools are selected based on factors including academic progress, participation in activities and overall academic plans.
Local SPU students make fall dean’s list
Seattle Pacific University recently honored students who made the 2007 autumn quarter Dean’s list.
Students on the dean’s list have completed at least 12 credits and attained a 3.5 or higher grade point average.
Here are the dean’s list students by hometown:
Everett: Monica Ball, Sharon Bjella, Jessica Donaldson, Brady Douglas, Brittany Francke, Soley Griesbach, Allyson Johnson, Susan Locke, Ashley Naylor, Matthew Naylor, Steven Parsons, Katie Rogers, Sarah Scheppelman, Jessica Lynn Sitzman, Albert Le Tran, Colleen Weimer, Kristine Weimer and Laura Zoeller
Lake Stevens: Christina Schaeffer
Marysville: Erik Foss, Joshua Kanehen, Melissa Kerlee, Erin King, Justin King, Devin Leatherman and Shane Lucey
Monroe: Carolyn Burns, Emily Hazelton, Joshua Russell.
Mukilteo: David Yukio Kagawa, Jane Leverkuhn and Whitney Yeadon
Snohomish: Shelby Creager, Stephanie Henry, Whitney Leon, Renee McCutchan, Megan Mutascu, Amy Salios, Hannah Sharpe and Stephen Zirschky
Local NAACP honors Monroe educator
Margie Rodriguez, an assistant principal and Monroe City Councilwoman, has been named Hero for March by the Snohomish County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
The local hero program is designed to honor minorities who have made an outstanding contribution to the community.
Rodriguez, assistant principal at Frank Wagner Elementary School, made history in Snohomish County when she was named the first Hispanic American elected to office in Monroe.
She was recently elected to serve on the city council. Rodriguez has served on a diversity committee affiliated with the YMCA. She also is a member of the Downtown Revitalization Enhancement Association of Monroe.
Minority student of month is announced
Rendel Jones, a student at Everett High School, has been named the NAACP Minority Student of the Month for March.
Jones is a senior at Everett High School.
He was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship for outstanding student achievement at the annual Students of Color Career Conference at Everett Community College.
Jones has been a three-sport athlete through high school, lettering in football, basketball and track. He serves as captain of the high school track team. He is a member of the school’s Latin Image Club, and he maintains a 3.0 grade point average and plans to attend college.
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