Lake Stevens names students of the month
Lake Stevens High School September students of the month were recently announced for the district’s middle through high school students. They are:
Lake Stevens High School
Rachel Pitman, Jeremy Bales, Britney Running, Kendrick Barnes, Kaitlyn Jones and Kelly Kurisu.
Cavelero Mid High School
Devin Guy, Elizabeth Stepanyuga, Brooke Larsen and Zachary Thorngren.
Lake Stevens Middle School
Alexandria Jaynes, Zachary Grier, Chloe Dunchesnet and Collin Peterson.
North Lake Middle School
Marleena Lim, Duncan Mattingly, Phoebe Kleyn and Gage Ridder.
Harbour Pointe picks students of the month
Harbour Pointe Middle School students of the month for September were chosen based on curiosity. They are:
Megan Swanson, Rayla Freeman, Jasmeet Rataul, Trevor Kuenzi, Torah Kaas, Susan Dokko, Johan Tarver, Aurash Arvani, Sarah Kirkpatrick, Elsha Eggink, Keith van der Meulen and Abraham Kim
Woodside teacher wins classroom supplies
Kimberly Sandstrom, a fifth-grade teacher at Woodside Elementary School, was selected by Office Max in Woodinville as the first winner of its “Day Made Better” program.
Sandstrom was nominated by a local resident for her dedication to her students and her school. Staff from Office Max presented Sandstrom with $1,400 worth of classroom supplies, including a digital camera, a printer and an executive chair.
Evergreen principal earns state award for literacy
Joyce Stewart, principal at Evergreen Middle School, received the state’s outstanding administrator award from the Washington Organization of Reading Development Friday night in Spokane.
Stewart, who has been principal at Evergreen for five years, was nominated by her colleague and president of the Everett Reading Council, Beth Sipe, who said, “Joyce leads her staff with enthusiasm and dedication, pledging to do whatever it takes to ensure that all Evergreen students become successful learners that meet and exceed our high standards.”
Stewart promotes education in many ways. She has instituted changes in the master schedule so staff can work together on teams.
“She is instrumental in helping staff align grade-level expectations with assessments and curriculum, supporting this effort with time and resources,” Shipe said.
Middle school officers named in Mukilteo
The Mukilteo School District recently reported student body officers for two of its middle schools.
They are:
Explorer Middle School
President: Kathy Tuon
Vice President: Audrey Poelzer
Secretary: Maya Klem
Treasurer: Tim Hoffard
Eighth-grade represenatives: Maribel Sedano and Shelby Sweet
Seventh-grade representatives: Kaitlin Burkhart and Bianca Llorico
Olympic View Middle School
President: Christina Nguyen
Vice President: To be determined in October election
Secretary and treasurer: Kelli Desrosier
Cascade High School teacher wins art award
Cascade High School art teacher Sean Robinson was named outstanding new art educator by the Washington Art Education Association.
Robinson received his award last week at an awards reception in Tukwila during the art education association annual conference. He was one of only four teachers honored this year.
The association’s award recognizes outstanding young art teachers who have been in the classroom five years or less and exhibit exemplary professional practices, in and outside their classrooms. Robinson began his teaching career with Everett Public Schools in 2005 after graduating from the University of Central Florida.
Credit union gives backpacks to students
The Educational Community Credit Union gathered 18 backpacks to donate to Everett Public Schools and hopes to expand its “Operation Backpack” program next year.
“We have two students who started the intake process (recently) who have asked about getting a backpack,” said Sequoia Principal Sally Lancaster. “This donation is a huge help because this is the first time that we have been completely out of backpacks to help our students who need them.”
“Next year we expect to expand the program at all of our branches,” said Beth Corsaro-Jarvis, director of marketing. Corsaro-Jarvis delivered to Sequoia the 18 new backpacks that were gathered in September by customers of the credit union.
Eagles and Spartans work to raise money for charity
As a part of this year’s Stilly Cup festivities, student body officers from both Stanwood and Arlington high schools decided to raise money for charity.
Each school sold links to a “Spirit Chain” during lunches with the understanding that the school that had the longest chain would receive the combined funds collected at both schools.
Arlington raised $585 and Stanwood raised $645 or, collectively, $1,230 was raised for the Stanwood-Camano Food Bank, the Spartan-selected charity.
“Together, the Eagles and Spartans have displayed a common spirit and enthusiasm towards sportsmanship and competition,” said Tod Klundt, assistant principal and activities director at Stanwood High School.
ASB officers from Stanwood High who spearheaded the local effort included President Drew Kidd, Vice President Kevin Cooper, Secretary Melissa Autery, Treaturer Matt Olsen and Gabrielle Brokaw, historian and publicity director.
Elger Bay wins state WASL recognition
Elger Bay Elementary has been named one of 86 Schools of Distinction by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for dramatic improvements in student reading and mathematics over the past several years.
Last week, Jon Evavold, principal of Elger Bay Elementary, and Lloy Schaaf, Stanwood-Camano School District assistant superintendent of elementary education, joined the state superintendent of public instruction, Terry Bergeson, to accept the award at a statewide press event in the Seattle area.
“We are thrilled that the state is recognizing the Elger Bay Elementary staff for their hard work and efforts made towards moving student learning forward,” Schaaf said. “The award is well deserved.”
To be considered for the award, each school had to meet the current year’s state learning targets on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning for students in both reading and mathematics.
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