Think and Drive week encourages students to make good choices
May 22, 2013
Mount Si High School students were driving drunk on the morning of May 16. At least that’s what they felt like they were doing. As part of the annual “Think and Drive” week preceding the prom, the students were invited to watch a few of their classmates attempt to drive a golf cart through a course on the football field while wearing goggles that mimicked what it would be like to drive while drunk.
Senior Hank Van Liew was demonstrating the glasses and said the sensations they created made him feel like he should drive faster, but he was deceived.
Snoqualmie Valley School Board will hold focus groups about possible bond
May 15, 2013
After five failed funding measures in recent years, the Snoqualmie Valley School Board will go to the people to hear what they want in a bond measure for schools. At least, a few of the people.
The board at its May 9 meeting set the dates for two public focus groups that will look at school bond options.
Valley students receive awards in state art competition
May 15, 2013
Two students from Cascade View Elementary School and one from Fall City Elementary School were honored with an award at the Reflections program, a cultural arts competition hosted by the Washington State PTA, according to a Snoqualmie Valley School District Press release.
Superintendent contract renewed for three years
May 15, 2013
The Snoqualmie Valley School District board announced that Superintendent Joel Aune’s contract has been renewed.
“The board has completed our evaluation process, which has been lengthy,” board president Scott Hodgins said at the board meeting May 9. “We, as a board, are prepared to take action for the extension of Mr. Aune’s contract for three years.”
School nurse is honored by peers
May 15, 2013
Cascade View and Snoqualmie elementary school nurse Anne McGavran received two honors from her school nurse peers recently, according to newsletters from the schools.
McGavran was elected as vice president of the School Nurse Organization of Washington, which is made up of more than 500 school nurses across the state, for a two-year term.
McGavran also received a special award for her work organizing the School Nurse Organization of Washington’s two-day conference March 15-16.
Local elementary school receives fish tank donation
May 15, 2013
North Bend Elementary School has a few new pets. The Greater Seattle Aquarium Society donated a 75-gallon fish tank, which is on display in the school’s entryway.
Donations of logs, plants, fish, snails and shrimp from all over Washington decorate the tank.
A series of “Can you find me?” signs will hang on and around the tank so the students will be able to identify every animal inside, complete with scientific names. Read about the Greater Seattle Aquarium Society’s project at www.gsas.org.
Students advance in literary competition
May 15, 2013
Out of 722 entries, four students from Snoqualmie Middle School reached the third round of the Letters about Literature literary competition this year.
Spencer Arons, Grace Lis, Sarah Miller and Brett Staude were among 325 semifinalists who reached the third round of judging, according to the Snoqualmie Middle School newsletter.
Letters about Literature is a literary competition sponsored by the Washington State Library and the Library of Congress.
Mount Si named a top high school
May 8, 2013
Mount Si High School was ranked among the highest performing schools in Washington in this year’s Best High Schools report from U.S. News and World Report.
The school earned a national and state ranking and was also awarded a silver medal, one of 45 schools in Washington to earn silver, according to the Snoqualmie Valley School District website.
Tavish MacLean declares candidacy for school board
May 8, 2013
Tavish MacLean, of Snoqualmie, announced May 2 that he is running for the open District 1 seat of the Snoqualmie Valley School District board.
MacLean, a director of product management at T-Mobile, said in a press release that he has deep experience in budget management, strategic plan development and driving consensus across business functions throughout his career.
Joel Aune is not selected by Richland School District
May 8, 2013
Joel Aune, superintendent of the Snoqualmie Valley School District, was not selected as the new superintendent of the Richland School District.
Aune and two other candidates vied for the top spot at the Eastern Washington school district, but the RSD announced April 29 that Dr. Rick Schulte, with the Oak Harbor School District, was named to the position. Read more
