May 2013 - Evergreen Public Schools

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Vol. 18, Issue 9 May 28, 2013
REPORT
Out and About
Evergreen High School’s Advanced Placement
Government students worked with TVW television on
the Capitol Classroom Project during the legislative
session. Students selected a bill and worked with a
professional lobbyist to get the bill passed into law.
Senate Bill 5389 passed the House (95-2) and was
recently signed by Governor Jay Inslee. The bill, which
will now become law, makes it a requirement to have
sibling visitation for kids in foster care at least twice per
month.
Awards
Congratulations to Mountain View High School senior
Karishma Patel who has been named one of three
2013Young Women of Achievement by the YWCA
Clark County. Honorees are recognized for their efforts
to help build a stronger, healthier and more vibrant
community through service and leadership.
The following students have been named National
Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners: Union High School
– Yun Cheng and Trevor Schauer; Evergreen High
School – Lydia Downer and Mountain View High
School’s – Rohith Nagari.
Mountain View High School
student Waverly He was awarded
the President’s Volunteer Service
Award and a Prudential Certificate
of Excellence for her service to the
Southwest Washington Red Cross and
other community services in Clark
County.
Heritage High School students participated in the FBLA
State Business Leadership Conference last month
with the following results: HHS brought home several
chapter awards including the Gold Seal Chapter Award
of Merit (reserved for the top 10 percent of chapters in
Washington), third place in Outstanding Local Chapter
and first place in Local Recruitment of Chapters.
The American Institute of Architects-Vancouver and
Clark Public Utilities awarded Mountain View High
School senior Jorge Marquez “Best Presentation”
at the Home and Garden Show recently for his entry
in the annual High School Design and Drafting
competition. This year’s challenge was to design a
lighthouse.
Evergreen High Schools’ recent production of Legally
Blonde was entered into a statewide competition for
musical theatre. Professionals from the prestigious 5th
Avenue Theatre in Seattle WA, evaluated more than
100 productions state-wide. For formal awards the top
10 percent are recognized. Legally Blonde received
recognition for: Outstanding Performance by an
Actress in a Featured Ensemble Role - Hannah Mayes;
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Featured
Ensemble Role - Honorable Mention - Jala Harper;
Outstanding Orchestra; Outstanding Achievement by
a student in Technical Theatre - Nick Sabodash and
Outstanding Achievement by a student in Technical
Theatre - Cody Lint.
The following students from Mountain View High
School received recognition from the Scholastic Art
& Writing Awards – Alliance for Young Artists and
Writers: Silver Key Award – Kyuri Kim for mixed
media art and Reem Sabha for writing; Honorable
Mentions – Gloria Choi, drawing and Sierra Sackett
for print making.
Union High School mathletes placed 10th in the
National Assessment & Testing Math Contest. The
2013 Collaborative Problem-Solving Contest (CPSC)
presents schools with fifteen unique, intricate problems
to be solved over the course of a week. Under the
guidance of teacher/coach Shayma Shaheen, students
worked together using brainstorming, collaboration,
research, and technology to solve the problems.
Pacific Middle School Team ‘Trash Monsters’ won
the Middle School Game Design Award at the recent

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Oregon Game Project
Challenge in Portland.
The theme was to create
a game for social good.
‘Trash Monsters’ game
was about picking up trash
at school.
School and Riverview Elementary School; Extended
Graduation Rate - Union High School; Closing
Achievement Gaps - Columbia Valley Elementary
School, Riverview Elementary School, Cascade Middle
School, Covington Middle School, Pacific Middle School
and Shahala Middle School.
‘Trash Monsters’ (l-r)Ian Hanley,
Chace Jones, Ryan Perkins
(holding sign) Ally Errico, Lukas
Suzuki and Max Myers.
Congratulations to Mountain View High School DECA
International winners Liz Reynolds and Natalie Lucey.
Both students earned the organizations highest honors
rating in the Top 10 in the nation. Union High School
– Ashley Kuhn and Adam Kinkley placed first in
their respective categories. Heritage High School team
members Sammy Ballard, Mark Kravets and Enrique
Juarez placed fourth overall, and Bron Wickum and
Jacqui Wambir placed in the Top 17. Emily McCoy was
named State Winner for her essay on the Stock Market.
The following Evergreen High School vocalists received
the top three spots in the State Solo/Ensemble Music
Competition at Central Washington University last month:
Mixed Quartet, third place - Victoria Hardy, Kaitlin
Lockhart, DJ Morales and Spencer Kelly; Alto Solo,
second place - Myracle Talimao.
Twelve Riverview Elementary School Safety Patrol
Captains were honored for their leadership and service to
the community at the Clark County Youth Achievement
Awards held at Skyview High School earlier this month.
Students receiving recognition were: Jane Beacock,
Kody Brown, Jack Campbell, Kai Christensen, Lily
Gable, Kaden Gardner, Jayda Gilmore, Sophia Harris,
Nathan Lien, Wiley Middlemas, Cassandra Mikah and
Sara Raff.
Congratulations to Shahala Middle School eighth grade
Wind Symphony for their award winning performance at
the OSU Middle School Band Festival in Corvallis, OR.
The band placed second among 26 competing bands.
School News
The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
(OSPI) and State Board of Education (SBE) informed
11 schools in Evergreen Public Schools (EPS) that they
have been given Washington Achievement Awards in
the following categories: Overall Excellence- Fisher’s
Landing Elementary School, Riverview Elementary School
and Shahala Middle School; Language Arts - Heritage
High School; Math - Fisher’s Landing Elementary
School; Science - Fisher’s Landing Elementary School,
Hearthwood Elementary School, Mill Plain Elementary
Pacific Middle School staff pose for a photo celebrating
the school being recognized by OSPI with a 2012
Washington Achievement Award.
Shahala Middle School eighth grade student Merrideth
McDowell wrote a winning entry in a Kleenex
Experiment contest. One hundred schools were selected
to enter the contest, based on science test scores,
and McDowell’s entry was one of five selected from
across the country to appear in an upcoming commercial
launch. A production team from Georgia filmed onlocation
at the school. Shahala was also awarded with a
check for $5000 in box top funds.
Service to others
Students, staff, parents and
community members of
York Elementary School
partnered with students from
Mountain View High School
(MVHS ) for a ‘Stuff the
Principal’s (York principal
Dawn Harris) Office’ food
fundraiser. The food drive
garnered three truckloads of much needed food items for
Mandy’s Pantry located at MVHS.
Wy’east Middle School recently opened the ‘Warrior
Food Pantry’ providing snacks for hungry students. Elli
Wiita, a sophomore in high school at Caitlin Gables in
Portland, lives in the Wy’east neighborhood and wanted
to help her community. With the help of a grant from
the Bud Anderson Family Foundation, Share House and
Clark County Food Bank, Wiita created the food pantry.
Teachers and councilors refer students to the pantry
for snacks like granola bars, apple sauce, and goldfish
crackers.

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Scholarships
Congratulations to
Union High School senior
Anthony Garcia who has
been awarded
a $2,000 scholarship
from the Portland
Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce.
Staff
Third grade EXCEL teacher Lisa Morgan from Image
Elementary School received the Council of Educational
Facility Planners International (CEFPI) Innovative
Educator-Environmental Based Learning Award. The
award honors teachers for impacting students by utilizing
educational environments in new and innovative ways.
Morgan will receive a $1,500 financial reward and
present at the CEFPI conference June 6, in Spokane, WA.
Shahala Middle School teacher/librarian Paul Warner
was featured on author Janet Lee Carey website “Library
Lions” recently. The site focuses on some of the best
school libraries and librarians in the country and shares
what they are doing to help students. Warner’s interview
is showcased in her blog post entitled “The Great
Guybrarian” the link is http://LibraryLionsRoar.blogspot.
com
The Washington School Public Relations Association
(WSPRA) has announced the 2012-2013 Publication and
Electronic Media Award winners honoring Evergreen
Public Schools Community Relations and Video Services
with the following: Award of Excellence - Marketing
Material - “We Believe” video, Honorable Mention
- Video/Audio - “We Believe” video, Award of Merit -
Video/Audio - YES TV - Segment 107 on the Crestline
Elementary School Fire and the Award of Merit -
External Print Newsletter - Your Evergreen Schools.
Congratulations to Carol Fenstermacher, APR Director
of Community Relations, Kris Fay, Public Information
Coordinator, Kathryn Garcia-Stackpole, Public
Information Specialist and Angela Cochran, Video
Services Coordinator.
Burton Elementary School teacher Stephanie Gano has
been recognized as the K103 Educator of the Week. Each
week during the school year, radio station K103 and
Concordia University honors a local educator.