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Proclamations |
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Highline Teachers of the Year Announced |
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Michele Brees |
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Alexis
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In the early morning hours of April 24 school day, two
Highline teachers got big surprises when Superintendent
Welch paid an unannounced visit to their classrooms! He
was there to announce the selections of Highline's
Teacher of the Year for Elementary and Secondary
Education. Selected this year are: Michele Brees, a
fifth-grade teacher at Madrona Elementary, and Alexis
McFarland, a language arts teacher at the Academy of
Citizenship and Empowerment.
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Strategic Plan Approved by Board |
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The roadmap for the next five years at Highline Public
Schools has been approved by the School Board. Many voices
contributed to the creation of this strategic plan during
a year of research, gathering of community input, and deep
reflection about the direction of this school district.
Get the
details...>>
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Hotline |
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The Safety and Security department maintains a "Hotline"
for community members and/or staff to report any
suspicious activity that threatens the safety of Highline
Public School students or staff or crimes committed
against Highline Public Schools. More info is available
at:
http://hsd401.org/directory/safety/HighlineHotline.htm.
This site is also linked from the Emergency Information
button on the district's homepage.
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Big Picture Students Experience Refugee Life |
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An experiential project by Big Picture High School was
recently featured in the Seattle Times.
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the story...>>
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WASA Names Welch Most Effective Administrator |
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l-r: School
Employees Credit Union of Washington Field Marketing
Representative Richard Rock, Superintendent Welch,
PEMCO Insurance Senior Education Representative Jim
Menzies.
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The Washington School Administrators Association (WASA)
along with PEMCO Insurance has announced the winner of
their annual Robert Handy Award for the Most Effective
Administrator. And, our own Superintendent John Welch
is the winner in the large district category this year!
Superintendent Welch was recognized by WASA at their
annual conference on May 6 in Chelan and by the Highline
School Board at the May 9 meeting. During the recognition,
he was cited for excellence in developing a clear and
shared vision, demonstrating effective leadership,
encouraging high levels of teamwork, aligning curriculum
and instruction with standards and assessments,
emphasizing professional development, creating and
supporting a learning culture, and developing a high level
of community involvement.
Superintendent Welch commented, "I feel very honored to
have been nominated by members of my team and selected by
my WASA peers."
Congratulations, John!
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Introducing Puget Sound Skills Center |
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 New Name to Celebrate 40 Years
Long known as the Sea-Tac Occupational Skills Center, this
local icon is changing its name as part of a month-long
40th birthday celebration. The school, which serves four
area school districts, will now be known as Puget Sound
Skills Center.
Read on...>>
See photos...>>
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Aviation High School Students Win Championship |
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Aviation High students proudly share the news of their Las
Vegas regional championship and show their FIRST Robotics
banner to State Representative Dave Quall while visiting
Olympia to testify before the House Education Committee in
April.
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Highline Students Recognized |
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Kari
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Evergreen High School senior Andrea Lucero has
recently been selected as a Gates Millennium Scholar for
2007.
Highline High School senior Kari Olson has been
selected as the winner of the National Merit Boeing
Scholarship.
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Mount Rainier Graduate Receives WSU 2007 President’s Award |
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Rawlings, President of WSU, Clayton Byers (Cadet
Colonel), and Zack Wurtz, ASWSU President (Associate
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Washington State University President’s Award is bestowed
annually to less than 1% of the university’s undergraduate
and graduate students who exemplify exceptional leadership
and service to the university and the community. This
year, Clayton Byers, a Mount Rainier High School
alumnus, is among those honored. Students are selected
based on their leadership and engagement consistent with
the university’s values of inquiry and innovation,
character, teamwork, and diversity.
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Ashley Robinson Takes Hazel Valley by Storm |
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Hazel Valley PTA hosted
Ashley Robinson, center for the Seattle Storm team, at a
Page Ahead Family Literacy Event on Friday, April 20. With
some 300 parents and students there to hear her message,
Ashley shared how, unlike some professional athletes, she
chose to complete her education at the University of
Tennessee prior to starting her career.
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Aviation High Teams Stand Out at Science Olympiad |
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Two teams of students from Aviation High School
represented the district recently at the State Science
Olympiad competition. One of only three schools in the
state qualifying two teams for competition at this level,
the following students from Aviation placed 14th overall:
Drew Collins, Shelby Cramer, Ao Ding, Kyle Edwards,
Andrew Ely, Anthony Goncharov, Dawn Keenhel, Alex Leal,
Stanley Ong, Rebecca Pham, Susan Pham, Tommie Rupert, Ryan
Sanders, and Arianna Woltkamp.
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Evergreen Science Team Works on Science Reform |
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The Evergreen High School science department team has been
selected to participate in the National Academy for
Curriculum Leadership (NACL) program.
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FBLA State Competition |
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Highline High School Has Excellent Showing
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School’s FBLA chapter showcases their awards. They
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Just before spring break, Highline High School’s Future
Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students traveled to
Spokane, Washington, for the FBLA State Business
Leadership Conference. Representing over 130 schools, FBLA
students came together to show off their business skills,
taking part in many different competitions.
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Two Young Poets Chosen To Represent Seattle at National
Poetry Slam |
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Scholarships bring Seattle SCORES youth to New York
City to celebrate National Poetry Month
Chosen because of their unique poetry, performance style,
and positive attitude, Mikel Abraha from Mount
View Elementary and Keyah from Seattle Public Schools
recently traveled to New York City to celebrate the power
of spoken word during National Poetry Month. Along with 28
other young poets from SCORES programs around the country,
they worked for months to develop their poetry
performances which they shared with an invited audience
including VIPs from the spoken word and hip-hop
communities at the America SCORES National Poetry Slam! on
April 30 at the HBO Theater in Manhattan.
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Community Center Serves Immigrant Students and Adults |
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Contributed by Suldan Mohamoud, RSCC executive director
The Refugee Support Service Coalition (RSSC) exists for
the purpose of training immigrant Somali people and
helping them to move toward self-sufficiency. We are
striving to prevent child abuse and drug use within the
immigrant community by working with other organizations
and individuals to identify programs that can provide
positive societal development. We aim to heighten the
community's awareness of the Coalition's efforts to
improve the quality of immigrant family life, through
training and education.
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Volunteers Needed – Read to Kids |
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Contributed by Carolyn Cunningham
United Way of King County Volunteer Center
More than half of all kindergartners in our state are
entering school without the social, emotional, physical
and cognitive skills they need to be successful. Research
shows that those who start behind often stay behind.
The good news is that reading with kids on a regular basis
can make a real difference. That’s why we are inviting you
to become a Volunteer Reader for United Way of King
County.
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Grants Available for PTSA Groups and Educators |
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Two additional grant opportunities are now available; one
calls for PTSA groups to highlight their recent community
service projects or family events in addition to six other
categories. The other is for teachers with at least 15
years experience.
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Washington D.C. |
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Contributed by Trevor Larson & Tyler Sanford
Students of Shawna Moore, Honors Core/AVID, Sylvester
A 6-hour plane ride to Washington D.C. to be with 46 of
our classmates in one of the most historic locations in
the nation. Sound like an exciting Spring Break? We
thought so! What an amazing experience to take a trip with
your classmates during spring break, in 8th grade, and to
the other side of the country! We started off our week
with a night tour of D.C. We saw the Lincoln Memorial, the
Korean War Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the
Vietnam Memorial that night. Seeing the Vietnam Memorial,
with light barely illuminating the thousands of names
etched in the black granite was a powerful and moving
experience. We returned to our hotel awed by the city, and
exhausted from our flight.
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whole story...>>
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Aviation High School Students Share Love of Math and
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Aviation High School Students Share Love of Math and
Science Partnering with Gregory Heights Elementary
A group of students from Aviation High School will be
teaming up with the staff and students at Gregory Heights
elementary for the spring Math and Science Club sponsored
by the PTSA. Students will be learning about rockets and
eventually launch their own rocket during this four week
session.
Teacher Scott McComb from Aviation, along with
Principal/CEO Reba Gilman, have worked with
Shawn Will from Gregory Heights to organize the
partnership. Shawn tells us, "What better way for
elementary students to get excited about science and math
than to be a part of a student-led program where the high
school students share their own enthusiasm for the
subjects!"
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Pacific Middle School and Midway Elementary Host Cinco de
Mayo Event |
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 What a scene! Pacific Middle School was transformed with
decorations, inflatable toys, dancers in magnificent
costumes, and a mariachi band – it was Cinco de Mayo for
Pacific Middle School and Midway Elementary School
students and their families.
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Bragging Rights |
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Every spring, we like to take the time to acknowledge
educational accomplishments of staff members and their
families. We will include the Bragging Rights column in
the May 25 and June 15 eHighlights. If you have
educational information to share, please e-mail the
following information to Judy Balko
(balkojl@hsd401.org
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For staff member recognition please include employee name,
worksite, school, and degree.
For a family member’s recognition please include employee
name, worksite, family member, school, and degree.
Last day to submit Bragging Rights is Tuesday, June 12.
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Board Minutes |
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Click the date to read the minutes from the
April 18, 2007 board meetings.
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