News and Notes - Port Angeles School District

Top Fourth Grade Spellers Compete in City­Wide Bee
Twenty­one finalists from Port Angeles elementary schools, including
Franklin, Jefferson, Dry Creek, Hamilton, Roosevelt, Queen of Angels and
Olympic Christian Schools, advanced to the city­wide bee on
Thursday at the Port Angeles City Hall Council Chambers. Three finalists
from each elementary school, chosen in their school bee, were invited to
the city­wide bee. The top speller outlasting all competitors was Lexie
Peabody from Jefferson Elementary. Ellie Engel from Olympic
Christian won second place, and Holli Butler from Franklin Elementary won
third place. They each received Wal­Mart gift certificates and a “bee”
trophy. All participants received “bee” pencils and paper pads.
Bee finalists and their schools are:
Dry Creek: Cheyenne Johnson­Stimbert, Duncan Keohokalole, Maegan Vogtman
Franklin: Holli Butler (3rd place), Noah McGoff, Grace Sanwald
Hamilton: Hailey Hollingsworth, Kaitlynn Vessar, Hope Winsor
Jefferson: Lexie Peabody (1st place), Sierra Jewell, Kylee Reid
Olympic Christian: Ellie Engel (2nd place), Jasmine Gauthun, Haylie
Newton
Queen of Angels: Molly Braaten, Colleen Carpenter, Denver Kedish
Roosevelt: Haley Locke, Molly Holm, Amber Hamilton
Scholarships “Promised” to Two Port Angeles Eighth Graders
Two Port Angeles students were awarded the 2009 Gladys
Christopher Pollanz Promise Scholarships last Friday. Stevens Middle School
eighth graders Spirit Cooper and Robert Stephens received the promise of a
$24,000 college scholarship each, $6,000 per year for four years, providing
that they meet scholarship criteria and graduate from Port Angeles or Lincoln
High Schools. The Promise Scholarship was started by the family of Gladys
Christopher Pollanz in 2005, and is awarded yearly with the help of the Port
Angeles Education Foundation and the staff of Stevens Middle School and
previously, Roosevelt Middle School. Other finalists from Stevens for the
2009 Promise Scholarship were Justin Bradley, Taylor McCallister , Brianna
Webb, Samantha Wimberly and Kailee Wise.
News and Notes
Number 35
May 22, 2009
Congratulations to all spellers who competed in
their school bees and the city­wide competition!
Thank you to students, teachers, staff, parents
and families who helped make the spelling bees
happen! Thank you to Soroptimist­Jet Set for
sponsoring this annual event for Port Angeles
students!
Accompanying photo shows all bee competitors after the bee.
Front row, left to right, Ellie Engel (2nd place), Grace Sanwald, Holli Butler (3rd place), Noah McGoff, Amber Hamilton, Lexie
Peabody (1st place), Molly Braaten, Cheyenne Johnson­Stimbert. Middle row, Kaitlynn Vessar, Hailey Hollingsworth, Sierra
Jewell, Duncan Keohokalole, Denver Kedish, Hayle Locke, Hope Winsor. Back row: Jasmine Gauthun, Haylie Newton, Maegan
Vogtman, Kylee Reid, Molly Holm, Colleen Carpenter
The first Promise Scholar recipients were announced in 2005, Tim Muth and Melinda Smith. The two will be graduating in June from
Port Angeles High School. Smith will attend the University of Washington beginning in September, and Muth has decided to join
the U.S. Navy. Gladys Christopher Pollanz graduated from Port Angeles’ Roosevelt High School in 1923 as salutatorian of her class.
The untimely death of her father necessitated that Gladys work as a legal secretary to help support the family rather than attend
college. She worked hard through the years, investing in the stock market wisely. When she died in March 2003, Gladys left one
million dollars to establish a scholarship fund for high school graduates to attend college. The Promise Scholarship award is
unusual in that it is awarded to eighth graders. The goal of this program is to help students focus early on being successful high
school students, while knowing in advance that they have an opportunity to attend college. Caption: Promise Scholar recipients
and finalists from Stevens Middle School meet prior to the announcement of 2009 winners. Pictured, left to right, are Brianna
Webb, Kailee Wise, Robert Stephens, Justin Bradley, Taylor McCallister, Spirit Cooper and Samantha Wimberly. (Recipients are
Spirit Cooper and Robert Stephens.)
Lincoln Center Open House and Barbecue: Visit the Skills Center and Lincoln High School! The North Olympic
Peninsula Skills Center (NOPSC) and Lincoln High School invite community members to visit the center for a Barbecue and
Open House at the Lincoln Center Campus, 905 West 9th Street, on Tuesday, May 26 at 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Meet teachers,
staff and students and learn more about the programs and opportunities for students.

Beyond the Call
of Duty
Port Angeles High School student, and soon
to be 2009 graduate, Sonja Elofson has been
awarded a Gates Millennium Scholarship.
“Sonja was selected from a field of 20,500
applicants,” said Assistant Principal Mary Ann
Unger “She was one of 1,000 to receive this
award based on strong leadership, community
service and academic achievement.”
The Gates Millennium Scholarship will cover
the cost of Sonja’s college education and
encourage her pursuit of academic excellence
through its Academic Empowerment
mentoring services. Sonja will attend Pacific
University in Oregon in the fall and major in
Sports Medicine. She plans to play softball
for the university. Congratulations, Sonja!
Accompanying photo shows Sonja Elofson
(right) with Klallam language instructor
Jamie Valadez.
Perfect Blend Dinner Concert
PAHS music students will present the
“Perfect Blend” Dinner Show, a Las Vegas
style show, on Friday, May 29 and
Saturday, May 30 at the Elks Naval Lodge,
131 East 1st Street. Dinner show tickets can
be purchased from the PAHS bookkeeper.
Cost is $25. Dinner and show begin at 7:00
p.m. Tickets at the door upon availability
only. For more information, call Jolene
Dalton Gailey at 360.565.1535.
Weekly Meeting Schedule
May 26 LST
2:00 p.m. @ CSB
May 28 Truancy
1:00 p.m. @ CSB
General Admin
4:00 p.m. @ CSB
Current Job Postings: A full list of
open positions can be accessed at Job
Opportunities on our district website:
www.portangelesschools.org
PAHS Students “Go Live” on KONP Radio
Riley Lee­Card, Matt Taylor, who are National SkillsUSA­
bound, along with their advisors/instructors Dan Helpenstell
and Marcus Logan, appeared “live” on Radio KONP this
week to talk about the national trip. They were followed by
PAHS artists Amy Thomson, Torrey Jakubcin, Molly
Schermer, Donavan Walker and Mike Wiley, who talked about
their involvement in the student art exhibit ArtPath now
open at the Port Angeles Fine Art Center. They were accompanied by PAHS art
instructor Jenny Steelquist and Fine Arts Center Director of Education Barbara Slavik.
Listen to the archived podcast of the interview: www.konp.com.
Community members are invited to attend ArtPaths Portfolio ’09 at the Port Angeles Fine
Arts Center May 17­June 28.
Judo Team Brings
Home 2009
Championship Trophy
In its first year of
interscholastic competi­
tion, the Port Angeles
Judo Team was awarded
the B Team (small team)
Championship for the
2009 season by the Puget
Sound Judo League.
Team members received
the award at the outset
of the May 9 Pacific Northwest High School and Middle School Judo
Championships held at Kentridge High School in Kent, Washington where the team
finished in eighth place out of twenty­nine competing high school teams.
Contributors to the team’s success were gold medalist Elspeth Charno (women’s middle
school 58 kg division), silver medalist Derek Crain (men’s high school 60 kg division) and
bronze medalist Tanner Fleming (men’s high school 90 kg division). Also competing on
behalf of Port Angeles were Takara Andrus, Caleb Johnson, Jordan Johnson, Luke
Johnson, Jesse Major and Tharen Lowell. At the championship meet, the team was
coached by Senseis Pat Crain and Garret DelaBarre. The team is sponsored in part by the
Clallam County Family YMCA and The United Way.
Franklin’s Green Team Gets ready for the BIG Potato Bake Fall 2009! Students
and staff planted potatoes in the Franklin garden for a fall potato bake for families!