JHS annual fund-raising to begin
Jackson High School’s PTSA board members will have several fund-raisers this year to raise money for graduating senior scholarships, parent-student PTSA programs and resources to support the monthly Wolf Tracks Newsletter.
The annual poinsettia sale and coffee sale both begin in October.
Order forms for poinsettias and coffee packages are available at www.jhsptsa.org.
Order forms for poinsettias also will be available in the October and November JHS Wolf Track Newsletter, and forms for coffee will be available in each JHS Wolf Tracks publications.
EvCC gets $1.825 million grant
Everett Community College recently received $1.825 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education. The money, received through a Title III Strengthening Institutions Program, will be paid to the college over the next five years through Sept. 2008.
The grant will go towards projects including a new coordinated Learning Center where individualized, technology-based and small group learning opportunities will be coordinated in a first-time collaboration of math, writing, study skills, reading and developmental studies, college officials wrote in the Sept. 17 report.
The center will be located on the first floor of Rainier Hall after its remodel in summer 2004.
Updated student tracking systems also will be paid for through the grant, as well as a new computer lab that will provide access to online tutoring and study skills classes.
Summer project update
Mike Gunn, director of facilities and planning for the Everett School District, reported some of the construction projects that were completed this summer in the district. They include:
• At Woodside Elementary School, a new roof, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems were installed.
• At Gateway Middle School, three portable classrooms were moved in preparation for the construction of an addition scheduled for next summer. The addition would add eight new classrooms to the campus.
• At Jackson High School, district staff are currently building a new field house for the softball field area, which will provide restrooms, a concession area and storage space.
An addition to the school that would add 11 new classrooms to the campus also is scheduled for this year.
Inslee to speak on masters program
U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee is scheduled to speak at the University of Washington, Bothell campus, 18115 Campus Way NE, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26.
The event is free and open to the public.
Inslee will address the “New Apollo Energy Project” portion of the Master of Arts in Policy Studies (MAPS). The project “proposes a national plan of action to design, invent and deploy clean energy technologies befitting our technological progress,” a news release said.
New Cascadia year around the corner
Classes at Cascadia Community College also are scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 29.
For more information or to view the fall class schedule, visit www.cascadia.ctc.edu.
Band Nights at Northshore YMCA
Staff at the Northshore YMCA is inviting all 9th and 12th graders to Band Nights, featuring local high school bands jamming from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sept. 27 and Nov. 21 in the family gym, 11811 NE 195th St in Bothell.
Cost for YMCA members is $3 and $4 for community members.
To register a high school band or fore more information, call Dan at 425-485-9797.
School safety tip line is open
The Everett School District’s Safety Tip Line can be reached at 425-385-5050.
Parents and community members may use this line if they know of a safety concern at a school in the district. Callers may remain anonymous.
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