Jackson High School performs "Footloose"

Jackson High School performs “Footloose”

Jackson High School students will perform the musical “Footloose” this week, Dec. 11, 12, and 13 at the school.

Tickets are available at the door and are $10 for general admission, $8 for students with ASB cards, $6 for children 12 and under.

Middle-schoolers collect 4,135 pounds of food

Students at Heatherwood Middle School recently collected 4,135 pounds of food for the Salvation Army.

The effort was organized by Associate Student Body president Sue Lee and secretary Andrew Hopkins, led by Debby Cox, ASB adviser. To gather the food the school held a competition among classes at each grade level with the top class bringing in 700 items.

Star Attractions at Heatherwood Middle School

Heatherwood Middle School honors students each month for positive traits in a program called Star Attractions.

In November, the trait was “problem solving.” Honored students were: Blake Podnar, Brandon Mar, Evan Smith, Hannah Yoon, Joshua Reidt, Kenny Ficklin, Mackenzie Byrne, Mary Charleson, Matt Buerger, Michael Chung, Nicole Lemos, Rachel Reum, Ryan Sherwood, Sabrina Smith, Sean Mertens, Trevor Naze and Mallory Jones.

Mill Creek student wins essay contest

Maggie Hoffman, a fifth-grader at Mill Creek Elementary, was one of three Snohomish County winners in the “Follow A Leader” essay contest, sponsored by Macy’s, KING-5 TV and The Seattle Times.

The winners received a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond and had the opportunity to spend a day with one of the 20 local community leaders.

Hoffman wrote about Brian Scheehser, executive chef at Trellis Restaurant.

The other two winners from Snohomish County were:

Shannequal Scheffler, an 11th-grader at Mariner High School, who wrote about Paola Maranan, executive director of Children’s Alliance.

Nicholas Nam, a 12th-grader at Kamiak High School, who wrote about Sharon Chan, a reporter with The Seattle Times.

The students were selected from among more than 600 other students in the fourth through 12th grades Each submitted an essay explaining why they would like to meet and spend a day with one of 20 leaders and how education could help them achieve their dreams.