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Thank You Voters! |
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Our
bond has been officially approved with 64.46% yes
votes! |
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Aviation High Institutes Annual “Break Of Day” Award |
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l-r: Joe
McGeehan, Millison Fambles, Reba Gilman, Erik
Lindbergh, and Ron Sims |
Dr. McGeehan and King County Executive Ron Sims Recognized
Principal Reba Gilman hosted the festive evening event on
March 14 to honor the first annual Break of Day Award
recipients: retired Highline Public Schools Superintendent
Joe McGeehan and King County Executive Ron Sims. The
awards were part of the annual Dan Hartley Memorial
Scholarship Dinner with proceeds going to scholarships for
Aviation High School students. Erik Lindbergh, grandson of
famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, was on hand to assist
Ms. Gilman in the presentations.
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story...>>
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Now it’s “Al’s Way” All the Time |
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 Alan Schmidt Retires after 30 years
When Alan Schmidt started working for Highline Public
Schools, Richard Nixon had just resigned the presidency,
the Concorde made its first commercial flight, and Apple
Computer and Microsoft were just getting started. Since
that time, Highline Public Schools has seen a lot of
changes and Alan’s been in the midst of many of those.
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Eager Community Members Attend Class |
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English and Reading Classes Available
Tuesday, March 14, was the first of many evening classes
in English and Reading for community members at Highline
High School.
There was standing room only for day one ~ and numbers are
expected to increase dramatically; extra instructors are
prepared and waiting! The classes are available to all who
wish to learn English and Reading and are every Tuesday
and Thursday from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. in rooms 234 and
237 at Highline High School. Child care is provided!
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Author Ron Hirschi Inspires Cedarhurst Students |
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Contributed by Debbie Thoma
 Cedarhurst Elementary students and teachers had the
wonderful opportunity to spend the day with local
children’s author, Ron Hirschi. To prepare for Mr.
Hirschi’s visit, literacy coach Ryan Henderson and
principal Leslie Perry read many of Hirschi’s books to
students, and students did shared-reading as well as
writing-extensions based on his books. Teachers and
students followed up on the read-aloud sessions by reading
even more of Hirschi’s books in their classrooms.
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OSPI Launches New Graduations
Requirements Web Site |
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Why are the graduation requirements changing? What is the
purpose of the High School and Beyond Plan? What supports
are in place to help special education students?
You will find answers to these questions -- and many more
-- on the new graduation requirements Web site launched
this week by the Office of Superintendent of Public
Instruction (OSPI). Visit
http://www.k12.wa.us/graduationrequirements.
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Chess Club Honored by Visit from Master |
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Family Event a Hit With Community
Contributed by Teresa Matthews
Last month, 70 Marvista and Des Moines elementary students
and parents spent a Chess Club session with an
International Chess Master. Dr. Stefurak enthralled his
audience with chess maneuvers and ended the session with a
simultaneous chess game. Over 20 chess players, K - 6
graders, and a few courageous parents challenged the chess
master, who went from board to board in continuous play.
Many of the games were long and exciting, with students
outlasting the parents! Thanks to the Marvista PTSA for
making this possible!
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AmeriCorps Continues to Encourage
Service Learning |
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Volunteers made over
350 sandwiches for Operation Sack Lunch |
Waiver Days and Vacation Offer Chance to Give Back
Opportunities abound for students to experience a variety
of community volunteer jobs and to help those who need it
most. Several students chose to spend part of their
mid-winter break doing just that. Bethany Dearborn,
Highline’s AmeriCorps Youth Volunteer Coordinator and
coworker Katherine Walter organized a group of Highline
High School students to work at three different projects.
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Marvista Scores Big in Read to
Achieve |
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Sonics and Storm
Players Visit to Celebrate
Marvista students have been busy with their reading at
home – taking 6th place recently among 300 schools
participating in the Seattle Sonics’ Read to Achieve
program!
To celebrate their accomplishment, two professional
basketball players, Damian Wilkens of the Sonics and
Alicia Thompson of the Seattle Storm, visited the school.
The players read with the students in several classrooms
and answered questions about education and professional
sports.
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First Annual Employee Walking
Challenge |
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 Join us for the first annual Highline May Madness
Employee Walking Challenge!
An ALL-district, month-long,
walking challenge
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Board
Minutes |
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the date to read the minutes from the
March
22, 2006 board meetings.
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 Upcoming Events |
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4/1 |
YouthSounds Northwest Concert |
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4/1 |
Washington State PTA
Reflections Recognition |
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4/4 |
Retirement Distribution and Investment Education
Seminars |
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4/18 |
Retirement Planning Seminar |
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4/25 |
Project-Based Learning Seminar |
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5/3 |
CHECK MATE |
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John's
Journal |
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Read the March edition of John's Journal - Reflections from the Superintendent
by John Welch,
click here.
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