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Bond Election March 14 |
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Informational material available
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Shorewood is one of the schools to be replaced if
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Highline Public Schools is in the process of building the
last of the new facilities funded by the bond approved by
voters in 2002. The replacement of aging facilities with
new schools has improved the learning environment for
hundreds of our students. Yet there are hundreds of
students who still attend school in old facilities that
are overdue for replacement. Because of that need, the
Highline school board has placed a $148 million bond on
the March 14, 2006 ballot.
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Intel Hosts Math and Science Career Fair |
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Highline Students Participate
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L-R Highline High School's Tonya B., Tyressa S.,
Tutor Elise Dupre', Counselor Holly Hughes, and
Marisol R.
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At
the invitation of Representative Adam Smith, 90 students
from Global Connections High School at Tyee, Evergreen
High School, and the Highline High School’s AVID program
attended the January 20 event hosted by Intel at their
Dupont campus.
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Waiver Day Experiences Enrich
Students |
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AmeriCorps Led Projects
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Sally, Loi, Cam, and Jherica |
Bethany Dearborn, Highline’s AmeriCorps member from the
Youth Volunteer Corps, recently led a group of seven
students on a service project at the West Seattle Food
Bank. The students chose this project as a waiver day
activity option. The group was assigned tasks in two
areas; half worked in the back room bagging bulk food for
distribution while the other half served food in the lunch
line. The groups traded places half way through their time
so everyone could experience both responsibilities.
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Global Connections Student Wins
Scholarship |
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Celebration of Cultural Diversity
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Alyssa S.(right) next to KING 5's Josephine Cheng,
who was the evening's emcee.
Photo credit: Team Photogenic 2006
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Global Connections senior Alyssa S. was recently
honored at Nordstrom’s annual “Celebration of Cultural
Diversity Scholarship Awards” dinner. The awards ceremony
is held to recognize four high school seniors selected as
this year’s scholarship winners.
"We feel privileged to award this scholarship to such
deserving students," said Johnetta Rowsey, Nordstrom
director of diversity affairs, Washington/Alaska Region.
"These young people are future leaders of their
generation. They inspire us not only by their scholastic
accomplishments but also by the impact they are making in
their communities."
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Keeping His Dream Alive... |
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Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Submitted by Rebekah Kim, Marvista principal
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Students used body portraits to represent the
differences in their own classroom. |
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On January 13, the Marvista students and staff had
the opportunity to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
during our afternoon assemblies. To recognize this hero,
Mrs. Adlum’s class shared what their dream would be
using the theme of “How to make sure students at Marvista
feel safe and are kind to one another.” Some of those
dreams included, “Be kind to new students and don’t
fight.”
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OSC Students Participate in DECA
Conferences |
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Several Receive Awards
Students from Highline’s Occupational Skills Center
recently participated in two conferences in conjunction
with the DECA program. Katie O. and Ashlyn L., both of Mount
Rainier High School, received awards in the competition.
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Sylvester Middle School Student Chosen as Page |
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A follow up to last edition’s story…
Representative Eileen Cody will sponsor a student from
Sylvester Middle School, Umelo U., as a legislative page
in Olympia during the month of February.
This appointment stems from the same leadership class
assignment by Claire Waistell as reported in the last
edition of District News. Refer back to the January 19
issue for the complete text of Ms. Waistell’s comments
about the assignment.
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Foundation for Early Learning
Awards Grants |
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White Center Heights Elementary a Recipient
Some children start school knowing how to share with other
children, sit in a circle, and wait for their turn. They
know lots of words and how to use them and they can sort
things by shape, color and size. They know how to use the
restroom independently and how to ask for help. They feel
good about themselves. They are school-ready.
Unfortunately, kindergarten teachers report that half of
the children who enter school are not ready. They are
unprepared to take advantage of the education available to
them. As we know so well from the research, children are
learning from birth and during the first five years we
have a critical opportunity to help them build the brain
capacity and establish behaviors for their success in
school and in life.
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Max Silverman, Director of High School Improvement |
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 Max Silverman has been named to the new position of
Director of High School Improvement. This position is
funded through the grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation that was awarded to Highline last fall. Max
will assist all high schools with continuous improvement
and the transition to small learning communities, and he
will coordinate activities funded through the Gates
grant.
Previously, Max served as principal at Tyee High School.
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Emergency Response Grant |
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We are pleased to announce that Highline Public Schools
is one of several school districts across the state that
will benefit from an 18-month federal grant titled
Emergency Response Crisis Management. The $30,000
grant will pay for assistance from facilitator Martin
Speckmaier, a retired Edmonds police officer and school
resource officer. Mr. Speckmaier will work closely with
Tony Zeman, Highline Director of Security & Safety to
review and update our emergency procedures to ensure
that they comply with the National Incident Management
System (NIMS). He will also facilitate NIMS training for
all school administrators.
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Highline Council PTA Recognizes Student Artists |
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Over 540 students from 14 PTAs in Highline participated
in the National PTA Reflections Arts Program this year.
Reflections is an arts enrichment program that
encourages students to create artwork based on a theme
that changes each year. Students created literature,
visual arts, photography, music, film, and dance around
this year's theme "I Wonder Why." PTAs sponsor the
program and some even have workshops that allow students
to create their art after school or during lunch recess
time.
See the full list of winners...
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Speak YOUR Languages Videos |
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Now Available in Secondary Schools
Speak YOUR Languages a series of short videos about
bilingual adults who are using their bilingual skills in
their careers. They are designed to motivate students to
improve their skills in both English and their other
language.
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Cascade’s Community Dance Benefits Many |
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Cascade Middle School hosted a community dance on
Friday, January 20. The dance was sponsored by A
Moment’s Notice who also provided the music. Additional
entertainment was provided by the Van Lang School
performance group, who performed traditional Vietnamese
dances. It was a great multi-cultural event and proceeds
will be sent to Pitcher Jr. High in Covington,
Louisiana, a school impacted by Katrina, and to
Cascade’s Saul Haas fund.
Contributed by Pat Larson, principal
Cascade Middle School
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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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Board
Minutes |
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the date to read the minutes from the
January 25, 2006 board meetings.
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 Volunteer Spotlight |
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New Feature for District
News
Kicking off in this edition of District News is a new
feature, Volunteer Spotlight, which will appear once
each month. The students and staff of Highline Public
Schools are the benefactors of countless hours of
volunteer time in our schools. Volunteers range from
parents to grandparents, from former staff members to
community members. This new feature spot will highlight
one amazing volunteer each month. Next time you see one
of these generous spirits, please take a moment to say
thank you and let them know how important they are to
the success of our students.
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Dianne Stryker has
been a volunteer at the Hazel Valley Elementary library
for over 16 years.
Learn how
she has made a difference.
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John's
Journal |
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John's Journal - Reflections from the Superintendent
by John Welch,
click here.
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