Forest View installs start of playground
On Saturday, May 17, volunteers from Forest View Elementary installed Phase One of their playground climbing structure. Parent volunteers installed everything but the major posts.
The PTA has raised more than $40,000 since school started in September.
However, the PTA must still raise money for phase two.
See www.forestviewpta.org to make online donations or www.everett.k12.wa.us/forestview to learn more about the school and PTA.
Forest View Elementary is the newest elementary school in the Everett School District. It opened in fall 2007.
Jackson wins council award
Jackson High School has won a 2008 National Gold Council of Excellence Award by the National Association of Student Councils for leadership.
Almost 120 high schools were named national Councils of Excellence, but Jackson is one of only 98 high schools nationwide to be named a National Gold Council of Excellence.
To meet the requirements for the award, a student council must demonstrate such things as leadership training for council members, teacher/staff appreciation activities, student recognition programs, school and community service projects, spirit activities, goal setting, financial planning, and active participation in their state and national student council associations.
“The great work our Jackson students accomplish in student government as well as in clubs, performing arts, activities, leadership classes, and in the athletic arena to serve others and improve our school and community, truly humbles me,” Judi Montgomery, activities director at Jackson, said in a press release. “This award is a tremendous accomplishment and an honor for the Jackson High School associated student body.”
For information on the National Association of Student Councils, see www.nasc.us.
Forest View wins architectural award
The Washington Chapter of the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI), presented a Merit Award to the Everett School District’s Forest View Elementary School at its 2008 conference in Spokane May 1-3.
Dykeman Architects presented drawings and photographs showcasing the project, which was in competition with 22 other projects submitted by 13 design teams throughout the state. Forest View was among only three in the group to earn Merit Awards.
Criteria for the award included matching the design to the needs of the educational program; innovative solutions, environmentally sustainable design strategies; adaptability to changes in educational delivery and positive aesthetics and materials used.
Student wins art award
The PUD Board of Commissioners has recognized 20 students who won awards in the utility’s 2008 essay, art and photography competitions.
The contests test students understanding of water and electricity issues.
Seung Heui Hong, a fifth-grader at Woodside Elementary School, won an award for the art competition, which asked students to create a poster on renewable energy sources to generate electricity.
The winning entries for the art and photography contest are posted on the utility’s Web site at www.snopud.com.
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