School Briefs

Jog-a-thon for school playground

Edmonds Elementary School students were out for a fun afternoon of fitness on Wednesday, May 4. For 30 minutes, they jogged, ran, hopped, danced and walked as many laps as possible.

Money raised will be used to purchase new playground equipment. The majority of the current school equipment needs to be replaced. Playgrounds are not funded in the general school budget.

Special matching funds make this the ideal time to make a donation to the Edmonds Elementary School PTA. Donations will be quadrupled under the matching fund system.

A new playground will improve the whole neighborhood. To help, stop by the school, 1215 Olympic Ave., Edmonds, or call 425-670-7311 x2515.

‘Kids Night Out’ at E-W High

The Edmonds-Woodway High School cheer squad is sponsoring a “Kids Night Out” event for children ages 2-12. The event will run from 3-8 p.m. on Saturday, May 14 in the Great Hall at EWHS. The cost is $20 per child, or $10 for each additional child in the family. There will be pizza, movies, games, crafts and lots of fun for the children. To preregister, call Angela at 425-670-7311 ext. 6018 or e-mail bonda@edmonds.wednet.edu.

Rotary honors educators

The Mountlake Terrace Rotary Educators of the Month for March and April from the Edmonds School District have been announced.

For March, Terrace Park K-8 School’s Diane Graham, music teacher, and Jim Raymond, technical support specialist, were honored. Graham’s many contributions to the Edmonds School District include most recently her work with the arts program at Terrace Park. Raymond, prior to passage of the district’s technology levy in May 2004 and since, has contributed greatly to student success with using technology.

For April, the honoree is Sheila Person, secretary at Mountlake Terrace Elementary. “Mrs. Person goes out of her way to make sure everyone who enters Mountlake Terrace Elementary finds it an inviting and nurturing place,” principal Jackie Tanner said. “The amazing thing about Mrs. Person is she doesn’t just go through the motions, she truly listens, and it is obvious to students that she deeply cares about them.”

National History Day contestants

Seven students from the Edmonds School District will compete in the National History Day national contest held June 12-16 at the University of Maryland. The three teams qualified for the national level by winning at the Washington state competition, held April 30 at Western Washington University.

The national competitors from the Edmonds School District are:

• College Place Elementary sixth-graders Jason Shaw, Lindsay Johns, Sara Aranda and Travis Berndahl, “Conversations at the Wall: The Healing Power of Communication”

• College Place Elementary sixth-graders Emily Talman and Jesse Foster, “Gardens Behind Barbed Wire: Communicating the Humanity and Heroism of Japanese Internment”

• Meadowdale Middle eighth-grader Alexandra Brakstad, “Dan McKay, Professional County-Splitter: Understanding How Communication Changed the Map, Politics and Economy of Montana.”

Student receives WAVE award

Scriber Lake High School student Shannon Charles was recently honored as winner of the annual Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) scholarship. In addition to attending Scriber Lake, she is currently in the Fashion &Merchandising Program at the Sno-Isle Skills Center and is planning to continue her education for Apparel Design at either the New York Fashion Academy of Seattle or Seattle Central Community College. As a recipient of this award, Charles receives funding for six quarters or four semesters at public, four-year colleges, two year community or technical colleges, independent four-year colleges or licensed private vocational schools. Students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average to continue receiving the award.

CWU honors EdCC professor

Central Washington University’s College of Business will honor Andy Williams, Edmonds Community College business professor, with the 2005 College of Business “Advancing the Dream” award. It will be presented during the 12th annual College of Business Honors Banquet on Saturday, May 7, at the Triton Union Building on the Edmonds Community College campus.

Williams has served with the Edmonds Community College faculty for the past 15 years, teaching courses including financial accounting, managerial accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics, introduction to business, database management and entrepreneurship. He also developed and led financial accounting and economics courses via the Internet.