2007-08 District Accomplishments
A message from Interim Superintendent Karst Brandsma
Dear Everett Public Schools Staff:
There’s nothing quite like the beginning of a new school year! When we met on August 27,
I could see and feel your enthusiasm for students, your commitment to your many
professions and the assets you will bring to your school communities this year. Thank you
for an energetic start to school year 2008-09.
On August 27, we touched on some of the reasons we all have to be proud of past
accomplishments and why we have high expectations for the future. No printed document
could ever capture all that you accomplished last year or will achieve over the next nine
months. However, I am asking that your principals and supervisors share this booklet with
you so that as we go through the ordinary business of educating each child, you will have
the big picture of just how extraordinary your work is.
Thank you for being with us! I am honored to serve you as your Interim Superintendent.
Sincerely,
Karst Brandsma
Interim Superintendent
Academic Achievement
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We have strong student academic achievement data to support excellent work in
grades k-12:
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Between 2000 and 2006, the percent of students in grade 10 meeting standard on
the reading WASL increased by 21 percent and by 47.2 percent on the writing WASL.
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98.6 percent of the students in the class of 2008 met standard on the reading and
writing WASL, and 76.3 percent met standard on the mathematics WASL, a 38.8
percent increase in reading, 66.9 percent increase in writing and a 41.3 percent
increase in mathematics from the WASL scores for grade 10 students in 2000.
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Our seventh-grade WASL achievement scores increased significantly.
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75 percent of our ninth-grade students demonstrated standard on the WASL in
reading and writing.
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We increased the number of students using an alternative method for meeting
standard on the WASL.
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100 percent of the Sequoia tenth-grade students took the WASL assessment.
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More than 60 percent of the eighth-grade students in the district were enrolled in Algebra I
or a higher level mathematics course during the school year.
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Resources for staff
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122 new teachers were supported by the district’s Teachers Assistance Program (TAP).
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The Everett Public Schools Benefits Trust funded a wellness coordinator position.
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GLAD training was offered to special education staff.
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The English Language Learner GLAD facilitators are valuable to the entire program and are
helping teachers meet the needs of students.
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The district provided English classes for substitute custodians who do not speak English as
their native language.
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We formed an additional partnership with City University to offer reading certification and
special education certification opportunities to certificated and classified staff members. Our
staff members are able to obtain the needed certification without having to travel, and
many are taking advantage of this opportunity.
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We offered collaborative training for special education teachers and para-professionals. The
training was well received.
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The change in the special education facilitator model is working well. Facilitators make more
than 70 visits per week to classrooms.
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Principals and assistant principals have access to an online program to assist them in
learning to speak Spanish. The program, Rosetta Stone, has been successfully accessed by
many.
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The human resources department offered maternity workshops to provide information to all
staff needing to access that benefit.
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We provided professional development in the area of science to 143 teachers who were
either new to our district or new to the grade level they are currently teaching.
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We offered 588 professional development sessions.
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The Grading for Learning conference for high school teachers was well attended and well
received.
Curriculum and Instruction
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We completed a k-5 literacy review and adopted, purchased and have implemented new
handwriting, phonics and spelling curriculum for use with our elementary students.
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Enrollment in our English Language Learners Program has increased and we are ensuring
that each of the students receives an opportunity to learn English as well as content
information.
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We are implementing an updated math curriculum for grades k-5 this year.
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The Math Whizz program is being used by special education students primarily in grades K8. Some students in grades 9-12 have access to the program.
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We completed the first year of implementation of the $800,000 PEP (Physical Education
Program) grant.
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We received and implemented a 21st Century Grant in collaboration with Snohomish County
Boys and Girls Club. Our students are receiving extended learning opportunities in
mathematics as a result of the grant.
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We rebuilt and distributed 2,000 science kits over the course of the 2007-08 school year
and implemented our third science kit for middle school science instruction.
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We had our largest high school art show ever with 424 entries.
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The number of parents attending our student goal setting sessions at the middle schools has
increased.
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We implemented the Read 180 curriculum in our middle schools. The support for this project
was excellent, and the impact on student achievement was positive.
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We have improved articulation, particularly in literacy curriculum and instruction, between
grades five and six, and between grades eight and nine.
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Response to Interventions, a program to identify and address the learning needs of
individual students, has made a positive difference throughout the district.
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Four districts partnered with Everett Public Schools to host the What about Tomorrow
Career and College Fair.
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We adopted new history curriculum materials for grades 6-12.
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The Cognitive Tutor program is being used successfully.
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We began implementing new elementary health curriculum.
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47 teachers have successfully completed National Board Certification.
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234 new employees were hired in 2007-08, 121 of whom were teachers.
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424 students were enrolled in all-day kindergarten.
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More than 120 students completed their Culminating Exhibitions this summer.
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The data on Just for Kids show Everett Public Schools has closed the “opportunity gap” in
reading and writing.
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The number of students on track to graduate on time increased again in 2007-08.
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74 students graduated on time because of their ability to register in online classes.
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The district was 99.72 percent compliant in monthly special education reports.
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Sequoia had 40 seniors who met all graduation requirements.
Data
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Sequoia High School’s on-time graduation rate increased from 9.8 percent in 2004 to 36.6
percent in 2007.
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One geometry credit and 223 algebra credits were awarded to students in the class of 2001
who took math in middle school.
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625 students in the class of 2012 took algebra and 32 took geometry in middle school. They
are eligible to request credit for this work when they enter high school.
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High school students took advantage of challenging options:
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266 participated in Running Start.
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216 took honors courses.
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353 took Advanced Placement courses.
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845 took College in the High School courses.
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170 earned Tech Prep credit.
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More than 400 homeless children were bused to their 15 separate home districts.
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806 children were served by McKinney Vento.
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Durham bus drivers transported 10,300 students last year traveling 2.1 million miles.
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More than 10,000 lunches and 2,000 breakfasts were served daily.
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Food and nutrition services staff processed more than 5,000 free- and reduced-lunch meal
applications.
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$105,370 was contributed to United Way of Snohomish County by 327 Everett Public
Schools employee donors.
Honors and awards
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Junior Achievement recognized Dr. Carol Whitehead and Everett Public Schools as a partner
school district at the Junior Achievement Volunteer and Teacher Recognition Event.

Richard Cleveland from Woodside Elementary School was named The Washington State
Counselor of the Year.
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Kimberly Sandstrom, fifth-grade teacher at Woodside Elementary School, was selected by
Office Max in Woodinville as the first recipient of the "Day Made Better" program.

Becky Ballbach received the OSPI Navigation 101 Charting the Course Award for her work
as Washington School Counselor Association President integrating Navigation 101 with the
development of a state comprehensive school counseling framework.
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Nancy Olsen from Whittier Elementary School was named Everett School District Teacher of
the Year.
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Lynn Evans and Jim McNally each received the Outstanding Educator Award from the
Everett PTSA Council.
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Board Chair, Karen Madsen, received the Outstanding Service Award from the Washington
State PTSA.
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Mary Ann Stine received The Regional Washington Association of School Administrators’
Award of Merit for her excellent regional leadership in mathematics curriculum development
and instruction.
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Terrie DeBolt, transportation supervisor, was awarded Classified Employee of the Year for
the State of Washington.
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Barney Peterson, a classroom teacher at James Monroe Elementary School, was selected for
the Presidential Award for Science Teaching, a prestigious national science award.
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Cynthia McIntyre from Everett High School was named The Regional Science Teacher of the
Year.
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Terry Edwards received the Robert Handy Washington State Most Effective Administrator
award.
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Lauren Hadley was elected President of the Washington School Public Relations Association.
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Board Chair, Karen Madsen, was elected as an officer of the Washington State School
Directors' Association.
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Emerson Elementary's Erika Follman, a fourth-grade teacher, was recognized as Teacher of
the Week by STAR 101 radio station.
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Carol Whitehead received the Washington Association of School Administrators State
Leadership Award.
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Jeff Moore was appointed to the board of the Washington Association of School Business
Officials.
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Evergreen Middle School was named one of 86 "Schools of Distinction" by the Office of
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Joyce Stewart was nominated by the Everett Reading Council and received the WORD
award.
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Forest View Elementary won an architectural award.
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Molly Ringo was elected to the executive committee of the American Association of School
Administrators (AASA).
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Cascade High School art teacher Sean Robinson was named Outstanding New Art Educator
by the Washington Art Education Association.
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We received a Washington School Public Relations Association award for our school calendar
and for the promotional materials for the Forest View Elementary dedication ceremony.
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Technology
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Our Annual Student Technology Exhibition was successful and attended by a large number
of staff, parents and community members.
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The district’s technology department installed more than 3,000 computers this year.
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9,000 computers were re-imaged over the summer.
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2,000 flat screen computer monitors were installed over the summer for elementary school
student use.
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We implemented a new “online” method for scheduling facilities which allows “paperless”
scheduling and expedites the process for the district and the users.
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We have been able to reduce paper use in many departments through the use of
technology.
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We now have COWS (wireless laptop Computers on Wheels) for use in the math
departments of all middle and high schools and three COWS for use in the language arts
department at Everett High School.
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Document cameras and presentation stations were installed for all teachers in grades K-8.
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A study group convened this year to recommend improvements to the district’s Instructional
Management System. Its recommendations resulted in successful upgrades to the system.
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The online job application software, Winocular, is very helpful and is used by all.

We reached our goal this year of having all high school students enrolled in the proper
classes by the fourth day of school. A new online program for staff, Academic Tracker,
helped counselors schedule students into the correct classes. Assisting students, parents
and counselors in this endeavor, Home Access Center, a new software program enabled
parents and students to access their school schedule and an individual student’s four-year
plan from home.
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Administrators now have access to a new web-based software utility, Cognos Dashboards,
that allows them to see real-time data online from Pentamation.
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Staff members are able to request and record their leaves from work using a Web-based
program, Employee Online.
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Once collected, the data from the 9 Characteristics Survey can now be viewed through
Cognos.
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The format of the district homepage has been improved. It is more dynamic and contains
up-to-date news from around the district. Topics include:
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Kindergarten registration forms and materials translated into five languages,
o
Information used with candidates for employment translated into five languages and
placed under the “Employment” tab.
o
The facilities use calendar from community services.
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We are piloting the use of wireless computers throughout Forest View Elementary School.
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The district Web site and all school Web sites have been redesigned.
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The board of directors has an updated Web site which contains biographical information
about each member, a FAQ section and the meeting agendas and minutes.
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We implemented a new Web-based process for advertising community events and
possibilities for children. The new process saves time and money for the district as well as
for the community agencies.
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We are now tracking district Web usage. There were 33,738 visits from outside the district
during the month of May: 63 from Korean language visitors, 66 from India and 11,779 to
the Employment Web site.
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We increased the number of teachers in our district who have received an Enhancing
Education Through Technology Peer Grant from 13 last year to a total of 21 this year.
Everett Public Schools has the majority of recipients in the state.
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Through our Course Delivery System, we now have 25 online courses for professional
development opportunities for staff.
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Moodle classes have been set up at teachers’ requests for secure student blogging.
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By early fall 2008, the district’s Metropolitan Area Network will increase the speed and
improve the overall capability of the district’s network.
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To assist parents, additional options for making payments for all-day kindergarten were put
in place.
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Special education procedures have been posted for all staff on DocuShare.
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Connect-Ed is imbedded within the district’s communication plans and has been very well
received by the community and staff.
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CE volunteer opportunities were e-mailed to all volunteers
Facilities
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Our custodians waxed approximately 500,000 square feet of floors.
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Maintenance mowed and maintained 5,500 acres of grass and fields at all facilities.
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Maintenance completed 9,813 work orders.
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Forest View Elementary opened on time for 390 students and 42 staff and had a very
successful year.
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By the end of summer, emergency generators will be installed at Mill Creek, Cedar Wood,
Lowell, Madison and Silver Firs Elementary Schools and at North Middle School.
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The district’s new central bus facility opened and the location is working very well.
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We started the installation of a new turf and track field at Everett Memorial Stadium.
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Garfield and Silver Lake Elementary Schools will be remodeled for school year 2008-09.

The superintendent’s presentations to the community were once again well attended and
well received. More than 200 community members learned about the district’s plans for a
new central administration building.
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The board of directors approved the educational specifications for major remodels at the
following school sites: Jefferson Elementary, Whittier Elementary, Everett High Little
Theatre, and central administration facility.
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We broke ground on construction at the Lively property for new classrooms, a new museum,
restrooms and a caretaker facility.
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We implemented districtwide middle school boundary changes.
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We worked cooperatively with law enforcement and fire responders throughout Snohomish
County to put in place a Rapid Responder System for each facility in our district.
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We implemented new custodial standard practices. Each building now has a binder which
lists and describes expected standards, and custodians received customer service training.
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We standardized cleaning supplies for cost effectiveness and safety protocols.
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We installed a new grass field and a new roof on the play shed at Heatherwood Middle
School.
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We replaced all heating equipment at Silver Firs Elementary.
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We did a seismic retrofit and put a new roof on Hawthorne Elementary.
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We remodeled the Everett Civic Auditorium.
Fiscal management
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Everett Public Schools once again received a clean audit report from our state and federal
audits.
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We implemented a new, more efficient process enabling staff to receive and process
invoices electronically to or from health benefit companies.
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The district received $1,189,772 in Safety Net reimbursement, an increase from last year of
over $400,000.
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The district is one of eight of the 295 districts in the state to receive the Certificate of
Excellence for Financial Reporting from the Association of School Business Officials
International for our 2006-07 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). This is the
20th consecutive year the district has received this award.
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The 2006-07 CAFR was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial
Reporting from the Governmental Finance Offers Association.
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The finance department streamlined the accounts receivable process.
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For the first time ever, EEA contracts were e-mailed to members this year, saving time and
paper costs.
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Documents translations are being funded from a central budget to alleviate impacts to
school building budgets.
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The Everett Public Schools Employee Benefit Trust was able to reduce the health insurance
costs to employees.
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We awarded a copier contract that will save approximately $375,000 over five years.
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In the past year the finance department has:
o
budgeted, monitored, processed and reported $225,443,347 total expenditures for
all funds over the 2006-07 school year;
o
processed gross pay of $105,415,998 for 2007;
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forwarded $18,835,511 to the IRS for 2007 Federal Income, Social Security and
Medicare taxes;
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processed 49,072 leaves and 26,652 substitute time cards;
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processed 11,860 paper timesheets;
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issued 2,947 IRS Form W-2s;
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issued 1,427 accounts receivable invoices;
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issued 10,472 nonpayroll warrants;
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processed 1,964 manual journal entries;
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issued 134 IRS Form 1099s to vendors and contractors;
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processed 4,986 purchase orders;
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processed 8,922 procurement card transactions, and
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managed and inventoried 9,936 items in the fixed assets system.
In our schools
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Cedar Wood Elementary participated in the Earth Day Grocery Bag project.
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50 students competed this year for 12 available spots on the Skippinriffics jump team at Mill
Creek Elementary.
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Merritt Hanley, a fifth-grader at Mill Creek Elementary, was honored in May at a University
of Washington Award Recognition Ceremony for outstanding academic abilities.
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Mill Creek students and Rhonda Kaleiwahea earned American Heart Association thanks.
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Linda Adams and Barb Lark from special services received a $1,000 grant from Fred Meyer
for Interactive Books for an Interactive World project.
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The Silver Firs staff members were all trained in first aid and CPR.
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The H.M. Jackson High School jazz band performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
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The H.M. Jackson High School dancers were selected to perform in the Holiday Bowl.
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Hundreds of our students received athletic and/or activity awards.
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Cascade and H.M. Jackson High schools were awarded the National Association of Student
Councils Gold Council of Excellence Award. This was the second year in a row for Cascade
High to receive such an honor.
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Jay Shubert from H.M. Jackson High School received the highest award possible for his
artwork entered in the Reflections program by the Washington State Parent Teacher
Association.
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H.M. Jackson’s Rebeccah Treser’s senior culminating exhibition received an award from the
Washington State Sugar Artists Cake Competition held in Idaho.
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Twelve ducklings were born in the Whittier Elementary School courtyard.
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United Way Day of Caring promoted reading and school beautification at five schools in
September 2007.
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Silver Lake counselor Rhonda Atregenio not only received $500 for her Bibliotherapy Library
project, but she received high praise for the project from the ALTA Foundation.
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Many middle schools have started a new program called Mix it Up. The program is designed
as a lunch-time activity to help students interact positively to become more inclusive of
others outside their regular friend group. Elementary schools are duplicating the program.
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Many middle schools have implemented a program called Rachel’s Challenge, an antiharassment and anti-bullying program that includes a schoolwide assembly followed by
classroom activities. This national program was developed by the parents of a victim from
the tragic incident at Columbine High School.
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Gateway was one of 20 Washington schools with the highest percentage of parents and
guardians who took Qwest Online Safety Challenge and received a grant for $1,000.
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Penny Creek highly capable students brought famous characters to life for a "Night of the
Notables."
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Penny Creek Elementary third-grader Brandon Porter helped bring a very tall hero to school
in early February. Porter was selected as the winner of radio station KMPS Bring a
Globetrotter to School contest.
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Penny Creek students raised $4,200 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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Eisenhower Middle School jazz band made the finals at the Bellevue Jazz Festival.
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Cascade Bruins won a regional sportsmanship and "Best Coached" award.
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A Cascade and H.M. Jackson student each won a Snohomish County Arts Council black and
white photography contest.
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Cascade High School students collected more than 60,000 cans of food, $20,000 in cash
and 100 gifts in their annual food drive in December 2007.
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High schools have implemented In-School Support, a program designed to have students
serve suspensions in school rather than out of school.
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The Educational Community Credit Union held their first "Operation Backpack" to gather
backpacks for Sequoia students.
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For the last two years, Garfield Elementary students have demonstrated their generosity
and community spirit as participants in the Starbucks Holiday Angels Joy Drive.
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All students receiving resource room services at Cascade High School met standard on their
Culminating Exhibitions.
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At least one student at each of our three comprehensive high schools competed nationally
for DECA.
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We had two Washington Scholars from Cascade High School.
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Sequoia students raised $700 for Pennies for Patients.
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Poet Janet Wong returned to Woodside Elementary School for an all-school assembly
celebrating poetry.
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Cedar Wood's Denise Butler was called a hero on the air by Warm 106.9.
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Students from Cascade High School DECA along with other Snohomish County high school
students joined County Executive Aaron Reardon as he proclaimed February 2008 Career
and Technical Education Month in Snohomish County.
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Everett High School and North Middle School provided Instructional Management System
training to parents in three languages.
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View Ridge Elementary and North Middle received an additional $1,000 from Safeway
because of their success at raising funds through the 10 percent Back to School program.
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Everett High School’s Readers' Café spread throughout the county.
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Everett High School’s cheer team qualified for nationals.
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Everett High School partnered with the Snohomish County DUI Task Force and the family of
Hannah Zylstra on a drinking and driving program.
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On January, 14 students from the DECA club at Everett High School job shadowed
employees of the Safeway on Rucker in Everett.
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Everett High School generated enough food for more than 70 families and money to buy
frozen turkeys and fresh fruit and vegetables for the family food boxes – even grocery store
gift cards so families could buy special items.
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Everett High School sophomores Sam Capeloto, Renee Geck, Nora Gunning and Dan Skubi
won first place in the senior division of the Future Problem Solvers state championship.
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Six classrooms at three Everett Public Schools elementary schools were beneficiaries of the
Pilchuck Audubon Society Classroom Conservation Awards in 2007-08.
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We have increased the courses offered though Career and Technical Education.
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The NJROTC unarmed and armed teams from Everett High School went to national
competition.
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Everett High NJROTC commander contributed to History channel feature Hero Ship.
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Championship trophies were awarded for athletic programs all over the district.
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There is a new student art gallery at Everett High School.
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For two years in a row, an Everett High School senior earned the Gates Millennium
Scholarship which covers all educational costs through graduate school.
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Kaitlin McKinnon, a 10th-grader at Everett High School was among only eight other Seattle
area young women to be recognized in November by the National Center for Women and
Information Technology.
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The Everett Police Department partnered with the district and began a Junior Police
Program.
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H.M. Jackson students earned top awards in Scholastic Art Show.
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H.M. Jackson High School provided an Internet safety class for parents.
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H.M. Jackson High School cheer squad mentored girls at camp.
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Tom Hancock, H.M. Jackson High School's math and French instructor is a recently
published author in Seventeenth Yearbook of Mental Measurements and in Literacy,
Research and Instruction.
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Olivia Church of H.M. Jackson High School is the new Area 1 DECA president.
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H.M. Jackson’s Ashley Jackson and Nicole Oliphant placed in the top seven places in the
Washington State ESD 189 Regional Art Show.
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Seven district students qualified for DECA nationals.
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During the 2007 Summer Reading Program, 160 Everett Public Schools students earned the
Mayors Award for reading.
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Cascade High artist's work was selected for Superintendent Purchase Award.
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Evergreen Middle School, Heatherwood Middle School, and Eisenhower Middle School held
food drives for the Salvation Army Food Bank in Everett.
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We have greatly increased the number of students receiving special education services who
graduated from high school.
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We have increased the number of all-day kindergarten classes, the number of blended
preschool classes and the number of ECEAP sites.
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Tom Curd, currently the librarian media specialist at Silver Lake Elementary School, was
honored for his work in 2007 that either directly or indirectly contributed to traffic safety in
Snohomish County.
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We have trained key staff on an incident command system.
Good news featured in The Herald, The Enterprise and the Everett
Tribune
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Everett High senior Alexis Arrabito fulfilled her senior project requirement by organizing a
community poetry event.
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North Middle School recently received a Kawai parlor grand piano valued at more than
$10,000.
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Bruce Overstreet, former Everett High School cross country coach, spent the summer
preparing for the ironman triathlon.
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Eldon Allen served as interim principal of Gateway Middle School this year.
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Janet Gillingham moved from Garfield Elementary to Heatherwood Middle School to return
to her love of working with middle school students.
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Two Everett High School seniors meet at Karl's Bakery on the first day of school.
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First day of school at Forest View Elementary.
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Four students at H.M. Jackson High School shared their experiences exploring art.
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The Cascade High School volleyball team organized a fundraiser for breast cancer research.
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Former Everett High School student Andrew Bartee's talents as a dancer have taken him to
the New York City Ballet's School of American Ballet to study.
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James McCormack, a junior at Cascade High School was featured as a "Super Kid."
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H.M. Jackson’s Kelly Dietsch's class learns about the Berlin Wall.
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Andrew Chesterfield, a senior at Everett High School was featured as a "Super Kid."
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Kristi Kingma, Danny Oh and Ashley Todd from H.M. Jackson High School signed letters of
intent to accept full college athletic scholarships.
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Kristi Kingma, H.M. Jackson senior, who has just finished a successful soccer season, will
play basketball at the University of Washington.
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Heatherwood Middle School held its first Mix It Up Day.
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Last year Cascade High School started a Walkabout program where volunteers walk around
campus during lunch talking to students and keeping an eye out for anything suspicious.
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Nick Morrison, a senior at Cascade High School, was named The Herald's Defensive Player of
the year.
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Twice a week Heatherwood's Robotics Club meets to build robots using Legos, motors,
sensors and an RCX, a small computer.
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Gateway teacher Andrea Miles and her students collected letters, cards and posters for
soldiers in Kuwait.
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Matt Brashler, a senior at Sequoia High School was featured as a "Super Kid."
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Fifth graders in Debbie Strong's class at Forest View Elementary are getting early
experience at what it means to be an adult – with adult responsibilities and some privileges.
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Math program makes front page news.
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Denise LeBlanc and paraeducators Ardy Nettleblandt and Doris Grothe at Penny Creek
Elementary featured for their work in special education.
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Jovana Jones from Cascade High School and Rendel Jones from Everett High School each
received $1,000 scholarships at the Students of Color Career Conference.
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Richard Searfoss and Steve Jacobs entertained and opened the minds of North Middle
School students to the possibilities of science. The pair came to Everett to promote a
Science Matters campaign that will include middle school students from 15 cities across the
country.
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Emily Sisson's students opened the Floating Forward Balloon Shop on campus selling
balloons to students and staff at H.M. Jackson High School.
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Cedar Wood Elementary School's February concert showcased students' musical
accomplishments and much more.
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Officer Tom Brewski, school resource office at H.M. Jackson High School spoke about his
love of his job, his confidence in the safety of the school and his daily routine.
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Using math and science, Cascade High School students prepare robots, bridges, planes and
video games for the upcoming state Technology Student Association competition.
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Slated to attend the University of Washington on a basketball scholarship, H.M. Jackson
senior, Kristi Kingma is named The Herald's All Area Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
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Penny Creek Elementary's Night of Notables, the culminating event featuring the two-month
research that Penny Creek students have done on people in history.
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Woodside Elementary first grade teacher Brian Cummins and Mill Creek Elementary
kindergarten teacher Matthew Stevenson are in the minority as men who teach elementary
school.
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Gateway’s Patty Holt will retire after 24 years in this district.
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The human resources department's recruiting plan includes strategies to draw more
minority staff to work with students.
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H.M. Jackson High School hosted a meeting about underage drinking on March 27.
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Miranda Benner and Nghia Ngyuen from Cascade, Chelsi Donaldson from Sequoia and Max
Mowrer from Everett high schools were honored April 16 with the Mayor's Youth
Achievement Award.
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In preparation for their trip to Carnegie Hall, H.M. Jackson High School wind ensemble
students received advice from Emanuel Vardi, a professional violist who performed a solo at
Carnegie Hall.
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Gretchen Miller's leadership class at Cascade was one of the stories of how volunteerism has
grown at the school.
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A hand-made pen and that Gateway student, Daniel Franklin makes in his start-up home
business.
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When artist James Madison visited Lowell Elementary earlier this winter, he inspired
students artistically and personally.
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Trucker buddies visit pen pals at Silver Lake.
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Rebecca Rice, a senior at Cascade High School, was featured as a “Super Kid.”
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Kirsten Smith throws shot put, discus and javelin for the Everett High School track team.
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Silver Firs teacher, Kathy Hanlon, instinctively knew her co-workers and students needed a
meaningful way to honor and remember Codey Porter who died in a tragic accident.
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Cedar Wood Elementary teacher, Fran Hartman, will retire this year.
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Everett High School student, Christina “Chrissy” Taylor, was featured as a “Super Kid.”
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H.M. Jackson student Nicole Oliphant received a letter from Terry Bergeson, state
superintendent of public instruction, informing her that her work, "Pattern," would be in a
student art show.
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Cory Mattson, Everett High School softball pitcher was named The Herald's All-Area Softball
Player of the Year.
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Evan Duval, a senior at H.M. Jackson High School, performed at Carnegie Hall playing his
grandfather's saxophone.
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H.M. Jackson High School senior, Danny Oh, plans to attend the University of California,
Berkeley this fall before considering a baseball career.
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H.M. Jackson High student Kristi Kingma and Everett High student J. Hopkins each received
$5,000 scholarships and the Walsh-Platt award.
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