October 13, 2006   

Evergreen High School Senior Named to Student Leaders Program
Jennifer Vahora, a senior at Evergreen, has been selected to participate in the Bank of America Student Leaders program for 2006-2007. The program involves a structured internship as well as an assigned mentor. Jennifer and her mentor will attend monthly meetings designed to develop the leadership skills of the students. In the summer, she will be placed in a paid internship position with a local non-profit organization. Jennifer has been active in the Evergreen High School Honor Society, Service Learning Youth, National and Global Youth Service Day Planning Council and as a TIPS intern over the summer. Jennifer is looking forward to this opportunity and the internship in the summer. While she is a senior at Evergreen, she is also a full-time running start student at South Seattle Community College.   Congratulations to Jennifer!   Back to eHighlights

National School Lunch Week includes Celebrity Servers!

Linda Bundy, Marvista lunchroom helper, and Jana Wilbur, Marvista lunchroom aide, with Superintendent John Welch are ready to serve lunch.   This past week our Nutrition Services staff helped students celebrate National School Lunch Week. This year’s theme was "Vote for School Lunch"! The “election” gave students a chance to select and elect their favorite school lunch from a list of five entrée choices that research has shown are most popular. The five choices were characterized into actual candidates and campaigned for votes across the country.   The Highline promotion included: Poster displays of the 5 candidates with balloons. A "polling station" for students to vote for their favorite school lunch on paper ballots during the lunch hour. A "Vote for School Lunch" stamp for each student participating in the election. Hosting "celebrity lunch servers" to get students excited about the campaign and to celebrate school lunch.     Superintendent Welch in action. "This promotion was a fun way to get kids aware and involved in the voting process," commented Nutrition Services Manager Brianna Smith. She went on to say, "At the same time, the campaign delivered some important messages about the National School Lunch Program and emphasized that school lunches can be a child’s favorite and be nutritiously prepared at the same time!" Back to eHighlights

Evergreen Principal Honored

Gail Barnum, principal of Evergreen High School, has been named Distinguished Principal of the Year for the Seamount 3A League by the Washington Association of Secondary School Principals. Bob McMullen, director of High School Programs for AWSP writes, "Thank you, Gail, for the contributions you are making on behalf of high school students in Washington State. The responsibilities of principals are many and significant, but too often go unrecognized. Congratulations for a job well done!" The selection process for this award is rigorous and includes such criteria as: takes risks to improve student learning, anticipates emerging issues/problems and effectively acts to address them, collaborative working relationship with staff to improve the educational program and student achievement, and fostering a positive school climate with an involved community. Gail will be recognized before her peers at a luncheon at the October AWSP Principals' Conference. She has also been invited to participate in the WASSP outstanding state principals of the year selection process. Congratulations, Gail!   Back to eHighlights

Highline to Host "After High School" November 14

Dr. Susan Quattrociocchi, director of the Washington State Initiative, A Call to Parents: How to Cut the High Costs and High Risks of Education after High School and renowned author of several related books, will be the keynote speaker at Highline's college and career fair in November.   Get event flyer.. >>   Back to eHighlights

Board Minutes

Click the date to read the minutes from the September 27, 2006 board meeting.    Back to eHighlights