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People on the Move |
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Karin Jones and Sarah Gill |
Two District Assistant Principals Step Up
Two familiar faces are now appearing in different places!
Karin Jones, assistant principal and district
project specialist will be stepping up to assume the
principal position at Southern Heights Elementary while
Sarah Gill
is on maternity leave. (A healthy Sophia Raye Gill was
born January 4.) At Madrona, Principal Mike Fosberg
is away on paternity leave and Educational Assistant
Rudy Baca has stepped in to cover the duties.
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National Board Certification |
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Highline Teachers are notified of Achievement
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Tracey Drum and Teresa Bond |
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Four more district teachers were recently notified they
have successfully earned certification by the National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards. The process, a
year-long endeavor, is extremely rigorous and involves all
facets of professional instruction.
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Student Advisory Council Formed |
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Superintendent Seeks Student Input
Highline Public Schools Superintendent John Welch has
issued a call to action to the students in the district.
As part of his commitment to listen to the student voice,
Superintendent Welch is forming a student advisory
council. This council will meet quarterly to provide
feedback on a range of district issues and initiatives
including the high school experience, preparation for
college and career, and improvements needed in our current
system.
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School Board Recognition |
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Successful “After High School” Event Celebrated
At the December 14 meeting, the Highline School Board and
Superintendent John Welch recognized the organizers of the
recent After High School event. Formerly known as College
Night, the event has been refocused to include a broad
array of potential career and educational opportunities
available to students after high school. Reflecting the
district’s commitment to prepare students for college,
career and citizenship, the event offered a variety of
continuing education options. Organizers emphasized ways
to assist students with the process of researching their
area of interest and seeking the financial means to pursue
their dream. Congratulations to following for their work
in putting together this very successful event:
| Kathy McCabe |
Eric Aasness |
Teresa Matthews |
Dave Cotlove |
| Bill Crossman |
Barb Wilson |
Lynn
Chamberlain |
Jacquie
Chalmers |
| Marianna Goheen |
Shauna Pierson |
Mauricio Ayón |
Julie Burr
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| Alan Spicciati |
Katie Carper |
Jeff Petty |
Ed Hiestand |
| Jonas Compton |
Rick Harwood |
Brenda Day |
Julie Ausen |
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Evergreen High School Marching Band Takes Second Place |
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On Saturday, November 5 the Evergreen High School
Marching Band captured Second Place in the 2005 Auburn
Veterans' Day Parade competition. Twenty-three bands
participated in the event. Bands were judged on
musicianship, marching technique and general effect. For
its marching technique, the Evergreen band received 29 out
of a possible 30 points…a near-perfect score. “The
Evergreen community can be extremely proud of its band!
What a terrific group of students and band boosters!” says
band director Gary Ballou.
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Evergreen High School Student Honored |
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Tapped for All-State High School Choir
Lynne Randall, a 9th grader at Evergreen High
School, has been selected for the 2005-2006 Washington
All-State High School Honor Choir. Over three thousand
taped auditions were submitted to a state screening panel,
and only 350 students were named to the all-state choir.
The panel was made up of members of the Washington Music
Educator Association.
The top singers from around the state will rehearse in
Yakima and present a top-notch concert for the public on
February 20 at the Yakima Sundome. Lynne will sing First
Soprano.
Lynne is a member of the Concert Choir at Evergreen High
School. Gary Ballou, director of vocal music
commented, “This is such an honor for Lynne! She’s a
wonderful student with a beautiful voice!”
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Food Bank Challenge |
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Senior Staff Work to Help Community
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Superintendent
John Welch and Highline Community College President
Dr. Priscilla Bell boxing food at the Des Moines
Food Bank |
On Monday, December 12, the senior-level staff from
Highline Public Schools and Highline Community College
joined forces to help out the Des Moines Food Bank.
Superintendent John Welch wanted to participate
with his staff in a community service event in recognition
of the holidays. He also wanted to make it fun! So, he
issued a challenge to Dr. Priscilla Bell, president of
Highline Community College, to see who could muster the
most staff members to serve.
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Sonics Player Visits Seahurst Students |
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Counselor Rosemary Paresa and Librarian Leanna
Hauke accept the blanket and pillow that were
donated to the school’s library reading corner.
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Recognition for Read To Achieve Participation
Sonics center Robert Swift recently visited Seahurst
Elementary School to honor the school for their student
participation in the 2005-2006 Sonics & Storm Read To
Achieve Program presented by Starbucks Coffee. Seahurst
Elementary boasted over 300 signed reading pledges to
tip off the program in October.
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Neighborhood House Offers Life Skills |
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Job Shadow Program Set to Launch
Nancy Pappas Barnhart, director of Human
Resources/Classified, has developed a partnership with
the local Neighborhood House and together, they are
about to launch a new internship program.
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United Way |
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Identifying Issues…Investing in Solutions…Improving
Lives
“Choose the Way”
Our 2005 United Way campaign officially ended on
November 15, 2005. As a district we donated just over
$66,000. I’d like to thank all of the building/site
United Way Ambassadors for all of their hard work with
the campaign.
Thanks again to this year’s ambassadors.
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list of ambassadors...
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Kid-Made Ads Tout Healthy Foods |
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Buses Carry Student Art
Keep an eye out for some unusual artwork on the city
buses in our area…several of our student artists are
being featured as part of a bus advertising campaign
promoting consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.
The Healthy Foods In Motion ads are sponsored by
Washington State University Extension’s Food $ense
Program through a grant from the King County STEPS to a
Healthier US program.
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Author Visits Highline High School
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Kelsey D. at the autograph table with Chauni Haslet
from All For Kids bookstore and author Brent
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Students Learn About Life
as a Writer
Thanks to a PTSA grant, the Highline library hosted local
author Brent Hartinger on Friday, December 9. Brent
currently has three published young adult books;
Geography Club, The Last Chance Texaco, and
The Order of the Poison Oak. He has a fourth book
coming out this month.
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District Partners with Institute for Systems Biology
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Phase II of Middle School
Science Study
Highline Public Schools joins three other districts,
Shoreline, Seattle, and Bellevue, in a four-year,
$1,400,000 Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) educational
research study of a new professional development model for
science teachers. Approximately 90 middle school science
teachers have already been involved in the previous
six-year program funded by the National Science
Foundation’s Teacher Professional Continuum grant program.
Now, they enter phase II of the project, entitled
“Observing for Evidence of Learning” (OEL).
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School Board Appreciation Month |
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Highline Board Recognized
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L-R: Outgoing member Steve Denmark, newly elected
President Phyllis Byers, newly elected Vice
President Matt Pina, Tom Slattery, Julie Burr Spani,
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Governor Gregoire has proclaimed January 2006 as School
Board Recognition month. In her proclamation, she noted:
"School directors serve as a vital link between the
community and the classroom, making policy, setting
budgets, and exerting leadership to prepare our children
for the opportunities of the future."
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Students Recognized by Board of Directors |
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Program Teaches Leadership and World Citizenship
Superintendent John Welch, along with the entire
school board, recognized three students at the January 11
meeting. These students, all from Chinook Middle School,
have been selected for participation in various aspects of
the People to People Ambassador Program established by
President Eisenhower.
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of the superintendent and school board are the Chinook
ambassadors and their families. Third from left –
Sarah; center- Faiza; third from right Austin. |
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Highline Public Schools Recognized |
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Superintendent and school board with Business
Services Director Melissa Patterson (third from
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The Association of School Business Officials grants
Meritorious Budget Award
Highline Public School’s 2004-2005 annual budget has once
again been granted the Meritorious Budget Award by the
Association of School Business Officials International
(ASBO). The award recognizes excellence in preparation and
issuance of the school district’s annual budget.
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Funds from Playhouses to be Sent to Hurricane Victims |
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Two OSC Teams Partner to Help Children
Students from the Human Resources Management and
Construction Technology programs at the Sea-Tac
Occupational Skills Center teamed up in December to build
and sell playhouses to benefit children affected by the
Gulf Coast hurricanes.
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Sylvester Students to Serve as Pages for State House |
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Class Assignment Turns into Exciting Opportunity
Leadership Class exposes students to many different
challenges but, what started as a routine assignment to
research the House of Representatives Page Program has
turned into the opportunity of a life time for two
Sylvester Middle School students.
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Insights |
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Insights is “under
construction.” Please watch for a new, revised Insights
in the February 16 edition of District News.
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Highline Health Matters |
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Find
tips for surviving cold and flu season, meet Highline
Schools' nurse Jodie Davila and get a recipe for chicken
soup and the details on January's trivia contest in this
month's edition of
Health Matters.
January 2006 Health
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Sixth Annual Gold Star Awards |
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now being accepted
The Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence is seeking
nominations for the 6th Annual Gold Star Awards. Awards
are made in three categories: Outstanding Teacher,
Outstanding School Volunteer, and Outstanding
Classified Employee. Nomination forms are available on
the District website under the Foundation for Excellence
logo.
Please send the nomination form, along with a one-page
(500 words or less) write-up detailing why you are
nominating this person. Include in your write-up specific
examples of the nominee’s outstanding work. Nomination
forms are due by April 24, 2006. The Awards luncheon will
be held May 19 at the Holiday Inn, SeaTac.
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John's
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| Read January's
John's Journal - Reflections from the Superintendent
by John Welch,
click here.
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