Freshmen win food drive competition: Students at Henry M. Jackson High School in Mill Creek brought in 17,572 non-perishable food items and $3,038 in the school’s annual food drive. Proceeds went to the Salvation Army. The freshman class won the food drive competition after bringing in 5,598 items and $1,797.18. Mill Creek-area grocery stores, including Albertson’s, Central Market, Safeway and QFC, were thanked for their cooperation in the effort.
Heartfelt givers: Students at Centennial and Valley View middle schools in Snohomish together collected more than 6,700 food items for charity. Centennial Middle School collected the most items in the “Heart of Giving” event, and its parent-teacher organization will hold the heart award until next year’s competition. Centennial families collected 4,774 items and raised an additional $300 in cash for the Snohomish Food Bank. Kenny Becker, 13, went door to door in his neighborhood and brought in 1,026 items. Valley View collected more than 2,000 items. Some of the items from Valley View were placed in boxes for several school families, and the Salvation Army collected the rest.
Debate team finishes second: The Snohomish High School debate team came in second at a recent Student Congress tournament. The team won two of the three Congress houses in which it was entered. Individual tournament winners were Todd Rainey, first for House 1, and Brandy Spani, first for House 3. Stephanie Casey accumulated the most points for Snohomish in House 2. Also picking up points for Snohomish were Michelle Yi, Sarah Ade and Kayla Dreysse.
Teachers nominated: Five Snohomish High School teachers were nominated for 2006 Disney Teacher Awards. English teacher Paddy Chamberlain, history teacher Dick Hetland and science teachers Kerensa Moon, Alisa Myers and Brian Hill are being recognized for their creativity and success in the classroom as Disney Teacher Award Nominees.
Tree of Giving a success: Snohomish High School students had a successful “Tree of Giving” donation drive. Together, they donated more than 400 gifts for children ages 6 months to 16 years. The Marine Corps Junior ROTC and the Honor Society solicited gifts by visiting Snohomish High classrooms. The gifts were collected and gift-wrapped after school. The gifts will be available to local families who visit the Snohomish Food Bank.
Way to go, Megan: Megan Blyzka, an eighth-grader at Valley View Middle School, has been involved for six years with the Forgotten Children’s Fund. Megan and her father, Bob, spend more than 60 volunteer hours each gathering, packaging and sorting gifts for more than 800 needy families and their children.
Snohomish chess team wins: The Snohomish High School Chess Team played its Round 3 home match against Lakewood Dec. 13. The Snohomish varsity team won 4-1. Winning for Snohomish were: Board 1, Michael McBride; Board 2, Leif Nordquist; Board 4, Holden Matheson; Board 5, Seth Ryan. In the junior varsity match, Shawn Jarvis from Snohomish won.
Snohomish students volunteer: Students from the Snohomish Parent Partnership Program last week volunteered at the Snohomish Community Kitchen and collected food and toiletries for the Snohomish Food Bank.
Warm wishes: Students at the alternative AIM High School in Snohomish sponsored a family with five children for Christmas.
Lake Stevens honors staff: December recipients of the Lake Stevens School District’s Apple Awards for staff are: Teresa Chandler, first-grade teacher at Skyline Elementary; Pam Riedel, paraprofessional at Skyline; Kim Hanegan, paraprofessional at Skyline; Kim Bussian, career specialist at Lake Stevens High; Shannon Mackay, special education teacher at Mount Pilchuck Elementary; Betty Sheraton, math teacher at Lake Stevens Middle School.
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