Garfield, Silver Lake schools get facelifts
Contractors have been hired and work is under way to renovate and upgrade Garfield and Silver Lake elementary schools in the Everett School District.
Both campuses are among the district’s oldest schools and will get extensive improvements to wiring, technology, plumbing, heating and air circulation and safety measures.
Spee West Construction of Edmonds will do the work at Garfield under a $10.3 million contract.
Ebenal General Inc. of Bellingham was hired for the Silver Lake Elementary School project under a base bid of $9.88 million. Silver Lake was originally built in 1936 and renovated in 1959.
The projects are expected to be completed by the summer of 2008 and add 20 years of life to each building, said Mary Waggoner, a school district spokeswoman.
Granite Falls sets dates for school registration
Granite Falls High School has scheduled two days of back-to-school registration activities.
Seniors are scheduled for 7 to 11 a.m. and juniors from 1 to 3 p.m. on Aug. 22.
Sophomores are set for 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and freshmen from 1 to 3 p.m. on Aug. 23.
Students will pick up class schedules, have pictures taken, buy ASB cards for $30 and yearbooks for $45. Older students can apply for parking permits.
Information will be available on graduation requirements, clubs and activities.
Edmonds School District calendar to be mailed
Parents in the Edmonds School District should start watching their mailboxes this weekend or early next week.
The district will mail out more than 15,000 copies of its calendar and parent handbook.
The calendar is being sent out about three weeks earlier than usual.
“We start getting calls this time of year with people wondering where it is,” said Debbie Jakala, a school district spokeswoman.
The package will also have information about job openings for people interested in working as a bus driver, custodian, substitute educational assistant or preparing student meals.
New AP English textbook adopted in Snohomish
The Snohomish School Board recently adopted a new textbook for its Advanced Placement English class.
On the recommendation of its curriculum materials committee, the board approved “The Language of Composition: Reading, Writing, Rhetoric.”
Northshore backpack drive back for eighth year
The Northshore School District’s eighth annual Backpacks for Kids campaign ends Aug. 10.
The drive helps low-income families send their children to school with all the necessary school supplies.
Businesses and churches are volunteering as collection sites and several local banks will collect financial donations.
Civic and youth groups will help assemble the backpacks.
The goal is that more than 700 backpacks will be distributed by Aug. 24.
Families in need should contact their school nurse for an application.
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