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Meadowdale High School
“On the 15th, we are having the winter dance. Right now, we are having our canned food drive. We are trying to break the record of last year.”
Allisha Cox 11th grade
EvCC’s ORCA program to host open house
Everett Community College’s Ocean Research College Academy, known as ORCA, will host an open house at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Applied Technology Training Center, 2333 Seaway Blvd., Everett.
Visitors can see student work, meet faculty and learn about the program.
ORCA is an early college academy for high school students who can earn up to two years of college credit for free.
ORCA is sponsored by EvCC and was initially funded by the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation.
Wanted: Mentors for Everett middle-schoolers
Gateway Middle School in Everett is seeking adults to mentor students for 30 to 45 minutes every other week.
School counselors started the adult mentor program in 2005.
Volunteers spend time with individual students providing motivation and accountability. Mentors might check up on students’ grades, review classroom work or help students set learning goals in classes.
“Some students don’t have consistent access to adults who value education and who take an interest in school work and learning,” Principal Cathy Woods said.
If interested, contact Connie Sperry at 425-385-6622 or csperry@everettsd.org.
Edmonds raises tuition for full-time kindergarten
Tuition for full-time kindergarten in the Edmonds School District will go up $250 next fall. The 2007-08 rate of $3,050 is about 9 percent higher than the current $2,800 rate.
The increase is pegged to higher salaries and benefits expected next school year.
High Everett property values lower levy rate
The estimated tax rate for Everett School District’s maintenance and operation levy in 2007 is now at $4.39 per $1,000 of property value, district staff said.
That’s lower than the estimate voters approved in February, at $4.99 per $1,000 value.
Higher housing values helped lower the estimate.
The operation levy helps cover day-to-day expenses, including portions of teacher salaries and programs such as athletics and other spending not fully covered by state funding.
Schools must make estimates early in the year when they seek to renew the levies even though they won’t take effect for nearly a year.
Parent involvement focus of state conference
Parents and guardians are invited to a state-sponsored conference on helping their child see success in school including the WASL math test and other graduation requirements.
The deadline to register is Dec. 30.
Partnering for Student Success is to be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Seattle Sheraton, 1400 Sixth Ave.
The fee is $20 and includes dinner. For more information and to register, call 360-725-6165 or visit www.k12.wa.us.
Marysville-Pilchuck concert on Thursday
The Marysville-Pilchuck High School instrumental music department will present its winter concert at 7 p.m. Thursday in the school’s auditorium. Admission is free.
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