Students go walk-crazy to raise money
October 8, 2008
Opstad Elementary had much to celebrate Oct. 2 — the school’s 20th anniversary and the 12th annual walk-a-thon. Read more
Students to take health survey
October 8, 2008
Snoqualmie Valley students in grades six, eight, ten and twelve will receive the Healthy Youth Survey the week of Oct. 13-17. The anonymous survey, which takes approximately 45 minutes, will ask students questions about their health, habits and quality of life. Read more
Analyzing WASL scores a precise science
October 8, 2008
No WASL test’s journey is complete until Greg Lobdell, co-founder and director of research of the Center for Educational Effectiveness, Inc., has analyzed its data.
At the Sept. 25 School Board meeting, Lobdell presented on the three-year trends he had gathered regarding Snoqualmie Valley School District’s WASL scores. Read more
School notes
October 8, 2008
North Bend Elementary
The board is reviewing grants from 9-11 a.m. Oct. 14.
Full day and morning kindergarten will take a walking fieldtrip to the North Bend Fire Station at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 13. The afternoon kindergarten will go at 1 p.m.
Opstad Elementary
Vision and hearing testing will take place Oct. 21.
Snoqualmie Elementary
There is a PTSA Board meeting at 7 p.m. Oct. 14.
Vision and hearing testing will take place Oct. 14-15.
Sahara Pizza night is Oct. 16.
Cascade View Elementary
The Giraffes Early Childhood Conference will be held from 8 a.m. — 2 p.m. in the multipurpose room Oct. 11. Contact Tim Ryan at 206-280-3458 or tryteo@comcast.net to register.
Snoqualmie Middle School
The penny drive begins Oct. 13.
The PTSA Fall Fundraiser kick-off is Oct. 13.
The Fall Activity Blitz will take place during lunch Oct. 15.
Picture retakes will take place Oct. 15.
The school dance will be held from 7-9 p.m.
Twin Falls Middle School
An informational meeting about the spring break trip to Washington, D.C. will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 9.
The pep band will play at Mount Si High School Oct. 10. Time TBA.
Picture retakes will take place Oct. 17.
A community-wide open house will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 30.
Chief Kanim Middle School
A PTSA Board meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15.
The PTSA costume dance will be held Oct. 24.
Mount Si High School
Cheer camp for grades first through fifth is Oct. 10. The Mount Si Cheerleaders will lead cheers, dancing, games and crafts. Campers are invited to join cheerleaders at a half-time performance that night against Mercer Island. Go to the MSHS Web site to register.
Picture retakes will take place Oct. 14.
Students taking the Dec. 6 SAT need to register by Nov. 5. Visit www.collegeboard.com.
Students taking the Dec. 13 ACT need to register by Nov. 7. Visit www.actstudent.org.
The PSAT exam will be held in the auditorium from 9 a.m. — 12 p.m. Oct. 18.
Snoqualmie Valley School District
There is a School Board meeting in the district office at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9.
There will be no school on Learning Improvement Day Oct. 10.
The PTSA is holding a council general meeting at the district office from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 13.
National School Lunch week is Oct. 13-17.
The Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation has a meeting in the district office at 7 p.m. Oct. 15.
Credit union tied to Mount Si class
October 2, 2008
Mount Si High School junior Marley Robbins, left, helps operate the Mount Si Sno Falls Credit Union branch with senior Zach Midgarden. Senior Olivia Guterson talks to them on the other side of the window. Photo by Laura Geggel
Most classes only have a theoretical application in today’s society. But three times a week, students in the business, finance and accounting class at Mount Si High School will have the option of applying what they learn from teacher Kimberly Sales to the branch of the Sno Falls Credit Union in the commons. Read more
Principal Nootenboom goes to Washington
October 2, 2008
The No Child Left Behind legislation is awaiting congressional modification and educators and politicians are brainstorming ways to enhance the American school system. With this in mind, Cascade View Elementary Principal Tim Nootenboom visited Arlington, Va. and Washington, D.C. Sept. 14-16 to attend the 2008 conference at the Leadership for Effective Advocacy and Practice Institute. Read more
Three students are semifinalists for award
September 26, 2008
Valley home-school students recognized in National Merit program
Kyle Clark, left, and John McDevitt, two home-schooled students who are enrolled in Bellevue Community College’s Running Start Program, are National Merit Semifinalists.
Last week, the SnoValley Star recognized two Valley students as semifinalists in the Read more
Mount Si expands AP program
September 26, 2008
Mount Si High School history teacher Gerald Bopp with students Martin Williamson, Julie Censullo and Zac Pearlstein. Photo by Laura Geggel
The results are in: 104 out of 154 Mount Si High School students passed the Advanced Placement exams they took last spring, earning a three or better on a five-point scale.
Different departments shined, with Gerald Bopp’s AP sophomore world history class smashing the 2007 national average of 2.72 and earning an average of 3.60. The majority of students in three Read more
Dads volunteer as watch dogs at schools
September 26, 2008
David Cook and his daughter, Jillian, eat pizza at the WATCH D.O.G.S. kickoff event at North Bend Elementary.
Kaitlyn Rogers knows it’s hard for her dad to get time off work and volunteer at her school, but she loves it when he does.
“He comes out to recess. He helps everybody when some people need help,” Kaitlyn, a fourth-grade student, said. “He sits by everybody at lunchtime. He’s just really fun when he comes.”
This is the third year Kaitlyn’s dad, Berry Rogers, will spend time at North Bend Elementary, where she goes to school with her first-grade twin brothers. Rogers, Top Dog of the Read more
Two National Merit Semifinalists in Valley
September 18, 2008
Mount Si High School senior Frances Gill is a National Merit Scholar Semifinalist. Photo Contributed
Before she took the Preliminary SAT her junior year, Mount Si High School senior Frances Gill signed up for a daily SAT question of the day and completed the PSAT as a sophomore.
