Bethel Pride

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Since becoming Superintendent in 2001, I have now attended well over one hundred graduation ceremonies celebrating our students in Bethel. During those years, students have gone on to do amazing things, from serving our country through military careers, to starting their own businesses, to playing in the NFL, to becoming teachers right here in our own district. The education and support our staff provides students over their formative years helps to prepare them to work hard so they can make their hopes and dreams come true.

This has been a banner year for our students. We’ve seen them accepted to two and four year universities, entering the workforce, and enlisting in the armed forces – we even had one student accepted to the Naval Academy. Along with that we also had several state champion sports teams, JROTC drill team champions, and student musicians that made it to the top of their state competitions.

I am proud of our students, and equally proud of our staff. They work hard at their chosen careers to ensure that our students can move forward, working with them to overcome each new obstacle, and always keeping the needs of our students and their families at the forefront.

Congratulations to the Class of 2022, and thank you to each and every staff member for the work you did to help them cross the graduation stage this year.

Onthecover: BHSgraduateJarelOyola-CabreraaddresseshisclassduringgraduationceremoniesonJune20,2022.

Tom Seigel Superintendent

Marcus Young, Sr. 253.439.7174 myoung@bethelsd.org

Terrance Mayers, Sr. 206.832.6203 tmayers@bethelsd.org

Brenda Rogers Vice President 360.893.5425 brogers@bethelsd.org

Roseanna Camacho 253.210.1783 rcamacho@bethelsd.org

John Manning President 253.222.2938 jmanning@bethelsd.org

BETHEL PRIDE SCHOOL BOARD

Bethel Pride is produced by the Bethel School District’s Communications Department.

Doug Boyles, Communications Director 253.800.2202; dboyles@bethelsd.org

Conor Christofferson, Assistant Director 253.800.2204; cchristoff@bethelsd.org

Email: communications@bethelsd.org

Website: www.bethelsd.org

Timra Knox, Graphic Design Manager 253.800.2203; tknox@bethelsd.org

Nicole Thompson, Secretary 253.800.2201; nthompson@bethelsd.org

Questions and feedback: 516 176th Street East Spanaway, WA 98387 Phone: 253.800.2000

Bethel School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Title IX Coordinator, Director of Athletics and Security: 253.800.4303; Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Executive Director of Special Education: 253.800.2300; Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator, Director of Equity and Achievement: 253.800.2019. All individuals may be reached at this address: 516 176th Street East, Spanaway, WA 98387.

El Distrito Escolar de Bethel no discrimina en sus programas o actividades por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, nacionalidad, edad, condición de veterano de guerra o grado militar, orientación sexual, expresión de género o identidad, discapacidad o uso de perro guía entrenado o animal de servicio, además ofrece igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y a otros grupos de jóvenes especificados. El empleado mencionado a continuación ha sido designado para atender consultas y quejas de supuesta discriminación: Coordinador del Título IX, Director de Atletismo y Seguridad: 253.800.4303; Coordinadora de Sección 504/ADA, Directora Ejecutiva de Educación Especial: 253.800.2300; Coordinadora de Cumplimiento de Derechos Civiles Directora de Equidad y Logro: 253.800.2019. Todas las personas pueden ser contactadas en esta dirección: 516 176th Street East, Spanaway, WA 98387.

TheBethelPrideisintendedtoinformthecommunityatlargeaboutthegoingsoninthedistrict.Becauseweusebulkmailing, individualaddressescannotberemovedfromthemailinglist.

BOND PROJECT UPDATE

New Naches Trail Elementary

One project that’s beginning to heat up is our new Naches Trail Elementary. When our construction bond passed in 2019, Naches Trail was slated to be a complete remodel and expansion, but a cost analysis determined it would actually be more expensive to modernize the current Naches Trail than it would be to build a new school.

“We’ve hit the ground running and look forward to getting this project going vertical,” said Sara Coccia, Bethel’s Director of Construction and Planning.

The 77,000-square foot school will house 41 general classrooms and is scheduled to be ready for students in the fall of 2023.

Evergreen Elementary Expansion

Once the new Naches Trail Elementary School is completed and staff and students move into the new building, the old Naches Trail Elementary will become a swing school for the Evergreen Elementary staff and students while their renovation and expansion takes place.

This project will modernize the current building, originally built in 1979, and add 15,000 square feet. That will increase the capacity to 625 students.

“That area and that community is really going to benefit from that [project],” said David Hammond, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools, at a recent School Board meeting.

Our planning team is currently conducting traffic studies before the design phase of the project begins in the fall.

2022 and beyond

Graham-Kapowsin High School Expansion

Construction is also underway on the Graham-Kapowsin High School expansion project. The 33,000-square-foot expansion will add a classroom wing, an auxiliary gym and weight room, along with administrative spaces and a larger commons area. The new classroom wing will allow students and faculty members to move from portables back into the main building.

District and school leaders met with community members in May for a ceremonial groundbreaking at the school.

"It's wonderful that we have the opportunity to see this school, which is a wonderful school with wonderful traditions, get expanded, and the portables will finally go away," said Superintendent Tom Seigel.

The project is scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2023.

Elementary 19

The district recently purchased land in the Lipoma Firs area that will soon play home to our nineteenth elementary school. Thanks to a host of environmental and zoning regulations, it took six years of work for the district to acquire the property.

“If anyone thinks getting property in this area – or really anywhere in Pierce County – is easy or straight forward, it is not,” said Superintendent Tom Seigel. “It takes literally years to work your way through all the bureaucratic requirements.

The roughly 64,000-square-foot school will play home to 550 students. Construction crews will break ground on the project in 2023 and will look to have it completed in 2024.

ParentVue Annual Update

We need your help! Summer is finally here, and that means we are already planning for the fall.

Please take a few minutes to complete your Annual Update in ParentVue now. This update gives us the information we need to plan bus routes for next school year. Given the nationwide driver shortage, it’s vitally important that we have an accurate picture of who will need busing this fall. The update also ensures that schools have current emergency contact information, correct email addresses, and forms such as Attendance and Information Release Authorizations.

Because this information is so

crucial, you will no longer be able to access ParentVUE to view your student’s real-time grades, communicate with staff members, or submit absences until you have completed your Annual Update.

Simply log in to your ParentVue account to fill out your Annual Update. Follow the prompt to ‘Begin Registration’ and select the 2022-2023 Annual Student Update from the drop down menu. Please read through the information on the Welcome page and click ‘Continue’ at the bottom to be guided through a process to review your student's information.

There is a brief video walk-through

of the process to assist you.

If you are not registered with ParentVUE, please check the email you have on file with the district. Each week, an email is sent to all custodial parents who have not yet set up their ParentVUE account, inviting them to do so. Included in that email is a unique activation key, which is necessary for the first login. If you don’t see the email in your inbox, please check your spam folder. If you can’t find the email, please contact your school’s registrar to get an activation code.

Thank you for helping us plan for this fall!

Charging for Meals this Fall

At the conclusion of the 2021-22 school year, the USDA pandemic feeding waivers that allowed us to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students are set to expire.

This means we will be returning to a paid meal service this fall under USDA’s National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Meals will be charged according to a student’s free, reduced, or paid meal eligibility status.

The Free and Reduced Price Meal

application will be available in late August for families to apply.

With that said, the USDA’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) does allow schools with high numbers of low-income children to serve free breakfast and lunch to all students.

There are nine (9) schools in our district that meet the requirements for CEP. All students enrolled in the following CEP eligible schools will receive free meals for the 2022-23 school year:

• Bethel Acceleration Academy

• Bethel Middle School

• Camas Prairie Elementary

• Challenger High School

• Evergreen Elementary

• Centennial Elementary

• Spanaway Elementary

• Spanaway Middle School

• Thompson Elementary

There is a possibility that additional schools will be added to the list at a later date.

Bethel's visiting dignitaries

In February, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland spent some quality time at Spanaway Lake High School. She spoke with distrct leaders and students about a host of important issues facing our community. Strickland, who represents the state's 10th Congressional District, was formerly Mayor of Tacoma. She was elected to her first term in Congress in 2020, replacing longtime Congressman Denny Heck.

In March, Congresswoman Kim Schrier spoke to GrahamKapowsin High School students and staff at a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new school-based health center. The center, which is being funded through a $3.5 million congressional award that Schrier spearheaded, will offer students and staff from GKHS, Frontier Middle, and Nelson Elementary a free clinic for an assortment of medical needs.

In April, we welcomed Senator Patty Murray, Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten, and various local dignitaries to a special groundbreaking ceremony for a brand new Bethel Family Support Center. The center will offer local students and families a host of much needed services, including free health care, food and clothing banks, and an array of educational opportunities.

Marilyn Strickland

Senator Patty Murray

Kim Schrier

Congratulations

BETHEL HIGH Congratulations!

A

Dayten Abrams • Raquel Abston •

Jordyn-Kipani Akana • Jayla Albenesius

• Juan Alejandre-Walters • Jillian Allen •

Olivia Alvarez • Koda Anderson • Angela

Andres-Zuniga • Diana Andres • Thomas

Armstrong • Vera Arnett

B

Alexandra Barbacar • Sydney Barker

• Cayliyana Barnett • Leonard Battle •

Kaylie Beer • Baylor Bennett • Mykal

Berry • Tarin Black • Frankilyn Blas •

Cristian Board • Zachary Boyatt • Ethan

Boyd • J'Nevaeh Boyd • Josie Boyles •

Kaylyn Boyovich • Samantha Brewer •

Gridley Bridgeman • Ashton Brumet •

Jameson Bryson • Matthew Budd • Reina

Buen

• Vladyslav Bumbu • Erek Burkett

• Robert Burkevics • Avae Burkhardt •

Russell Buzick

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Alyvia Cagle • Alithea Camacho

• Omar Carranza • Makaiyah Carter

• Alexis Casarrubias • Azyiss Ceja •

Karla Chavez • Maya Chhun • Emily

Christianson • Dylan Christopherson

• Lyndzee Clancy • Diane Clements •

Mikayla Cochran • Kaydince Colvin •

David Cook • Benjamin Cooley • Sheina

Cooper • Grace Corrales • Bailey

Crouchet • Marianna Cruz

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Elliot Daoust • Colin Davies •

Rhiannon Davies • Austin Davis • Lilie

Davis • Madison Deforrest • Taylor

Deforrest • Eisling Dehaan • Teagen

Delaney • Joseph Dentinger • Melanie

Denton • Deaven Dollente • Leyna Doty

• Christina Drury • Mason Dunn

E Ariel Eastburn • Dawson Eddo

• Nathan Egnew • Zachary Ernst •

Jacob Esslinger • Luis Estrada-Leon •

Cristian Evans

F Colleen Fanning • Alazah Faumui

• Tyler Fernandez • Manoa Fifita •

Emma Fonseca • Amari Ford • Amya

Ford • Antonio Friend

G Timothy Gallagher • Ares Gamez

• Kaitlyn Gardner • Karl Gatoloai

• Caden Geffre • Jadon Gilbert •

Dakota Gildea • Anika Ginger •

Miguel Gomez • Jada Graves • Paige

Gregory

H Preston Habowski • Alexander

Hackett • Kyleigh Halbert • Kaelyn

Haley • Kendra Hall • Kylie Hammett

• Orry Hansen • Samantha Haufle •

Travis Heckenliable • Holley Hench •

Jadyn Henderson • Brendan Hennessy

• Brianna Hickman • Courtney Hirn

• Hunter Hoge • Cole Hollenbeck •

Ganya Hosei • Leonie Hostar • Ronja

Hostar • Joseph Huckins-Quintanilla

• Caci Huff • Nevaeh Hughes •

Matthew Humphrey • Hannah

Hutchinson • Aniyvla Hyde

I Lana Ireland

J Kenneth Jacobs • Antonio JaqueWilson • Jada Jendrick • Haylie

Jensen • Brianna Jimenez-Alvarez •

Elizabeth Johnson • Kane Johnson

• Samantha Johnson • Ande Jones-

HIGH SCHOOL

Pierce • Jayda Jones • Khalik Jones • Blake Jordan

K

Aliyana Kaipat • Johnathan Kalina

• Ruvim Karyavyy • Savanna Kelley

• Ceinna Kennedy • Allison Kerby

• Harvey Ketter • Kassidy Kiehn

• Grace Kim • Sabien KinchlowMcConnaughey • Ian Knowles •

Akeesha Knox

LJames Lathrop • Ripine Leatigaga

• Christian Leavitt • Ki Leber •

Heaven Lee • Spencer Lee • Connor

Legg • Mercy Lelilio • Linda Leonard

• Jessica Leveton • Jacob Liao •

Nathan List • MacKenzie Looney

• Amarrion Lopez • Jillian Lorenz

• Melian Lowden • Emily Lowe •

Johnanthony Lujan • Christian Lupp

MLindsey-Megan Maranon •

Esmeralda Marquez • Tyler Martinez

• Kayleeonna Mason • Augusta

Massaquoi • Nevaeh Matthews •

Kyonna McClendon • Jaiden McCreery

• Isaiah McDaniel • Julian McDonald

• Sophia McGoldrick • Gavin

McInnis • Patrick McKeon • McKinzi

Means • Joana Mendiola • Mariah

Miksch-Alvarado • Peyton Minahan

• Lillyan Monserrate • Christopher

Montgomery • Jaedon Moody •

Destinee Morales-Tuel • Laymoni

Morrison • Alexa Murray • Seth Myers N

Kaiyah Nangauta • Nikolay

Nekrasov • Kanye Nelson • Metitilani

Noaese • Katelynn Noble • Louisa

Nonan • Ajee' Northrup-Ligon •

Adrianna Nunez • Alexyeah Nuno

OJustyn Ogden • Jaycen Orchard

• Morgan Orton • Ashlee Owens • Jarel Oyola-Cabrera

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Johnny Palomo • Martin Paz •

Elizabeth Perry • David Pettapiece •

Angel Phan • Thane Phillips • Joseph

Pohlman • Anijah Polo • Damario

Porter • Trevor Portugue • Annalyse

Poteat • Sato'alomali'ivao Pouesi • Philip Pruchinsky

QElizabeth Quilo

R Victoria Rackley • Wyatt Ramey

• Elijah Rathier

Red Crow

Reskey

Riehm

Walker Ray

Trinity Redford

Collin Richardson

Elyssa Rios

• Marisa Robbins

• Kyle Robinson

Ryan Robnett

Mia

Hayden

Samuel

Julieanna Ripka

Kaori Roberson

Lia Robinson

Angeliza Rodriguez

Cymbelene Rogers

• Adaira Rosado

Bailey Ruley

SElias Sanders

Warner

Jacob Romero

Kylee Rowsey

Jaiden Santos

Morgan Saulsbury

Nicholas Schuler

• Tanner Scott

La'marcus Sims

Kaylynn Scott

Alyssa Sears

Nevan Slovitsky

• Hannah Smith • Marissa Smith

• William Smolko • Jaxon Snipes-

Furtney • Devin Spicer • Jade Starr •

Simona Steltz • Zana Stewart • Jacob

Stonebraker • Emma Storm • Ondre

Streleski • Ciara Suarez • Alysha

Sumandig • Kyra Sumner-Olson •

Bryce Swales

T Puumaaya Tahiru • Jaren Taijeron

• Christopher Talley • Diego Tapia

• Isobel Taylor • Leah Taylor • Mia

Tomagan • Samuel Topasna • Riley

Treece • Zachariah Tucker • Naomi

Tukia • Mekhi Tulloch • Donavan

Tupas

U Colin Uhron • Ethan Uhron

V Trinity Vanderhoff-Daniels •

Damaris Vega-Negrete • Sierra Vivar

W Myla Weed • Odessa Wheeler • Stacia Wheeler • Alyson Whisenhunt

• Mason White • Kelsey-Ann Wierusz

• Dylan Williams • Elaine Williams •

K'Den Williams • Matthew Williams

• Lauren Wilson • Xander Wilson

• Cole Witt • Aaron Wittenberg •

Bryse Woods • Johan Wrye

Y Christopher Yang • Braeden

Young • Cassandra Young

Z

Diana Zagorenko • Ya Zuo

GRAHAM-KAPOWSINCongratulations!

ATyson Abarra • Bradly Abel-Knotts

• John Aguayo • Tasi Ainuu • Tanner

Allen* • Vanessa Allen • Sofia Alvarez

• Jack Ameil** • Chloe Andrade* • Luis Arana-Purizaca • Titus Arellano • Cheyenne Armstrong • Mirka AyalaHernandez**

B

Nikko Baer* • Dalton Balderrama

Christian Ballah • Lillyan Barber** •

Hailey Barkley** • Layla Barnes** • Zoe

Barrington • Rylan Bates** • Emma

Bennett**

• Brandon Bidinger* • Trevor

Bigger • Kaitlyn Blake** • Benjamin Blanton

• William Bloomfield • Gavin

Tristan Borja** • Isreal Boyd* • Emma Boynton** • Cheyenne Brady** • Samantha Brady* • Michael Brazier, Jr. • Alexander Brown • Aurora Brown

• Jeremiah Brown • Brenan Brueher • Melody Brundage • Rafael Burnett, Jr. • Miles Burrell • Alexys Bussom**

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Brianna Cabamalan* • Arisely

Camarena* • Kaytie Cannon • Elliot

Capron** • Taylor Carbullido • Ryleigh

Cardey • CJ Carlson* • Gary Carlson** •

Kaleb Carpenter • Emily Casey* • Faith

Catlett • Ariana Centeno** • Gabrial

Chacon* • Kaleb Charette* • Jeremiah

Charles • Angel Chavez Ruiz • Samuel Chege** • Nyasha Chikwinya** • Jeremy

Choe • Cassie Christensen* • Shann

Angelo Chung* • Madison Clinton • McKenzie Clubb • Thomas Cobb • Kailee Coleman* • Madison Collier* • Kevin Collins • LeeAnn Collins • Noah

Convento** • Alyssa Correa • Nathaniel Cortez • Bianca Cosio* • Isabella Couto*

• Josh Covarrubias • Aaron Cox • Adam Cox* • Ryan Cox • Adan Cruz • Hannah Cummins*

DHailey Daniels • Michael Darden, Jr.

• Paula De La Fuente Aguayo** • Thomas

Deamico • Matthew Dean • Stephanie

DeBruler* • Simon Deppe • Madison

Diaz** • Gabe Donaldson • María

Duarte • Damian Dunlap*

E Kamaha'o Enos-Cressy • Jehemiah

Escobar • Joel Espinal • Myra

Espulgar** • Mateo Estrada • Aidan

Evans

F Dante Fanony • Mathew

Farmer** • Cassidy Feagiai • Robert

Ferrin* • Josiah Fierro • Caleb Fischer

• Veronica Fisher** • Randolf Fonda

• Chalyce Forkner** • Bryan Foss •

Jenna Fournier* • Colby Frazier** •

AzJanna Freeman* • Caleb Freitas

G Corissa Gallegos* • Maggie

Goeken • Gloree Goeken* • Atirehs

Gomez • Karla Gonzalez • Gavin

Goudreau • Amanda Gould** •

Aaron Gray • Daniel Griffith • Seth

Grine • Isabella Guntik** • Brandon

Gutierrez • Melody GuitierrezDominguez

H Anthony Hairston* • Ayrianna

Hall** • Ashley Hardie • Kaely

Harding** • Alison Harris** • Noah

Harris Fontenot* • Paige Harris**

• Tanner Harris* • Tucker Harris •

Tyson Harris • Yazmene Harry* •

Allison Hartman* • Carson Hayes* •

Monroe Haywood • Myles Haywood

• Mason Heathman* • Gabriel

Hernandez* • Jaydyn Hernandez

• Jesse Hernandez • Makenzie

Hernandez* • Jessie Heronema •

Jacob Herrman • Noah Hess-Smith

• Aidan Higgins • Curtis Hill** •

Hunter Hill** • Tyler Hill* • Caid

Hoag* • Alexis Hogenson • Joshua

Holder** • Dylan Holderith-Gum* •

Halle Holt** • Michael Holz • Jacob

Hood • Elora Houston • Tyler Hulse*

• Abrianna Hurst

GRAHAM-KAPOWSIN HIGH SCHOOL

ILeo Ibarra Rodriguez • Elijah

Immer** • Olaivavega Ioane* • Avery Isler** • Kai Iverson

JJuliana Jaramillo • Jeremiah

Jenkins • Taylor Jensen** • Dwight

Jervis • Caden John • Kaden Johnson

• Kael Johnson* • Odin Johnson •

Shamara Johnson • Aralea Jones* •

Mason Jones* • Shanchez Jordan

KMichail Karyavyy** • Mathew

Kehm* • Loran Kelley • Javian

Kelly • Samuel Kelly • Brandon Kim

• Hope Kinney** • Tyler Kolbas •

Alexander Krause • Devlin Krogstadt*

• Meghan Kroll

L Alice Lansdell • Nathan Lazzarini** • Jessica Lee** • Toby

Lee** • Zackary Lee* • Abagail

Leichner • Leah Leiser • Ashly LeitonBaker** • Savy Lenz* • Ethan Lim**

• Natalie Lobberecht • Ethan Lopez •

Sandy Lopez-Xinic • Alaina Lumsden

• Bailey Luna • Maliah Lyons**

MAntonio Maestas • Delcie

Majorowicz • Fa'aiuaso Manase •

Brooklyn Manthey • Brendyn Mantz

• Stephen Mars • Kaylie Martin** •

Lunula Masikini* • Tatiana Masikini

• Julian Mason** • Cathy Mataituli

• Kaedon McClelland* • Jaedyn

McGregory • Jack McGuire • Faith

McKenzie • Kayla McPike • Jordi

Meese* • Jaida Miller • Ja'leah

Miller-Nunley • Kameron Minnick* •

Kylie Moeller** • Aricin Moen • Erik

Morales Toro • Zachary Mosselli •

Oriana Muliaga • Mikaelah Mullen •

Justin Mundell** • Tyler Munden

Jacob Nali • Marques Naputi* •

Danica Nestegard • Michael Niles** •

Cedric Njoroge

OMaxwell O'Leary • Emily Oden**

• Gage Okerson • Michael Oliphant

• David Olivares-Hernandez • Mark

Omelchuk • Heleasin Ornelas •

Elizabeth Orosco Kotowski • Paula

Osarenkhoe-Llorente^ • Drew Owens

• Melea Owens* • Rilee Owens

PMeredith Pace** • Nik Pace •

Joseph Parra • Shaylie Parsons •

Josue Pastrana-Gonzalez • Aiden

Patrick* • Morgan Patterson* •

Kairi Penor** • William Pescador*

• Alexander Phan • Gabriel Prater*

• Taylor Pratt** • Kassidy Price* •

Madyson Pritchett** • Reanne Probst

QJustin Quichocho*

R Jayleen Ra* • Madeleine Ragle

• Madeline Ramella • Mehakpreet

Randhawa** • Aidan Reed • Kaylee

Reyes

Alexiss Richmond**

Alexander Rivas-Madora • Isabel

Rivera

Gwendolyn Robbins

Landon Rodgers • Christopher

Sonnenfeld** • Zenae' Sonnier

• Vyxsain Spencer* • Selena St.

John** • Eldon Stacey* • Giavanna

Stanley** • Kaleb Staudenraus* •

Kadence Stephenson* Jacob Stoehsler

• Blake Stone* • Cody Stone*

Thomas Strode

T Isabelle Tague** • Haley Tallent

• Anna Taquino • Caryss Taylor*

• Kylee Taylor • Peaua Te'o, Jr.* •

Jenna Teyema** • Ethan Thayer •

Carter Thornton* • Samantha Todd**

• Solomon Togagae** • Robert

Tollefsen • Gabriella Tommasi* •

Jessie Tostenrude** • Caleb Trent •

Stephanie Turner

U Ryan Unruh*

V Georgianna Van Cour* • Christian Van Kirk* • Emilio Villarreal*

WAiyden Waddoups • Kamryn

Wadley** • Barbara Wagner**

• Gavin Wahinekapu • Jordan

Rodriguez-Gutierrez*

Kelyn RomeroChegue

Diamond Ross

Landon

Ross** • Travis Rudolph • Chloe Rutherford

S Charles Sablan* • Garrett

Saez* • Katherine Salazar* • Manuel

Salgado IV • Emily San Nicolas** •

Alyssa Sandifer* • Adessa Sauer* •

Andrew Savaiinaea* Alden Save

Skylee Scheid • Owen Schelbert •

Kellen Schutter • Adrian Scott** •

Alexis Seals • Audrey Serdahl • Ash

Seward • Andrew Shaw • Douglas

Shuffelen, Jr.* • Austin Siitia* •

Autumn Silvey • Benjamin Skaggs •

Sandra Smiciklas • Lydianna Smith**

• Nathaniell Smith • Sunshine

Smith** • Samantha Smithson**

• Ana Solano-Paz • Cameron

Wakefield** • Madison Walia** •

Alexia Walker • David Walter* • Emily Warren* • Robyn Watkins*

• Morgan Wenning** • Talynn

Wheeler* • Tyler Wheeler** • Alex

Wickwire • Dylan Widmer* • Malachi

Williams

• McKenna Willis • Isabella

Wilson • Austin Winchester • Amirah

Winkler** • Karlie Wolfe** • Joshua Wood** • Jordon Woods • Elijah Wright • Jedediah Wright

Y Ryan Yeager** • Hannah Young

Z Christopher Zebracki

** denotes GPA of 3.5 - 4.0

* denotes GPA of 3.0 - 3.49

^ denotesexchangestudent

SPANAWAYCongratulations!

LAKE HIGH SCHOOL

CHALLENGER HIGH SCHOOL Congratulations!

A

Yamileth Acosta Ramirez •

Aubry Adams • Odell Adams • Brian Aguilera • Ashley Alvarado Hernandez • Laila Anderson

B

Benjamin Baker • Sophia Ballard

• Charles Barthel • Michael Bean

• Nels Beckstrom • Starjha Blas

Dueñas • Meghan Bueno-McKeown

• Ordrenna Burger-McDaniel • Jazmyn Burnsworth • TorriAnne Burnworth

C

Angelina Carmona • Breanna

Case • Maddylyn Castro • Luke Cavar • Billie Craig • Felicity Culp

D Roman Dancy • Chris'tionna Dobbins • Mya Donaldson

E Ever Elliott • Jennifer Estrada

F James Faulkner • Antonio

Ferrante • Logan Fields • Noah Ford

• Klassiq Frazier

G

Aric Gaffke • Camren Gaines • Karma Garman • Kalina Gibson •

Deja Glaneman • Andrew Green •

Caydin Green • Destiny Greenman • Jordan Greenman • Ricardo Guillen

H

Jaelynn Hall • Willow Hammond

• Jaz Heman • Landen Hipple •

Macie Hoffman

J Jordan Jones-Moore

L Malaesala Lauifi • Mark

Leuenberger • Bennett Lohman

M Jahely Madrid Rodriguez • Jose Martinez • Summer Mason • Kelsey McCoy • Tanner McEvoyBoeppel • Elise McKinney • Myrka

Medina-Campos • Rubin Melnic • Hanna Miller • Alan Molina • Yahir

Monjaraz Santiago • Joshua Mulcahy

N Alyssa Nash • Kathleen Nevile

• Samuel Nganga • Evie Nolin •

Maleea Northrop

O Uriel Olivares

P Dalton Pierce • Havannah Pierce

R

Faith Ramey • Kaylee Razuri •

Klayton Robbins • Briana Roman •

Emily Romero • Ella Rudolph

S Ekekela Sands • Victoria Sayne

• Kealani Sevilla-Obrero • Alexis

Simper • Jada Simpson • Alyssa

Smith • Kimberly Smith • Clarissa Soto • Sofia Stasyuk • Emiley Stewart

T

Thamara Tavai • Ian Taylor •

Shantae Tedtaotao • Jennica Terry

• Ethen Teston • Jordan Torres • Alyssa Tribbett

V Selena Vargas • Damaris VegaNegrete

W Robert Wade • Leilyn Weddle • Orion West • Hailey Whitney

Y Aayenda Young • Harvey Young

BETHEL VIRTUAL ACADEMY

A Camren Aguon • Adriana Anyan

B Dawson Beaver • Juan Bernal • Sophia Biernat • Carson Bock • Damon Bruce • Tyson Burkman

C Jeanne Carroll • Conner Crow • Spencer Croxford

D Kenyen Davis • Mya Davis • Ebram

Dawod • Shatavia Deloach

E Marissa Ewing

F Michaela Fa'atafa • Esonah Flores

G Jonalyn Gahan • Dakotah Gannon • Jaelen Gill • Savannah Gipson • Alan Gonzales • Madison Gregory • Adair Guerrero

H Autumnlilly Hawes • Amberly Herrera • Odette Holland • Paul Holmquist

I Mykala Ibarra

J Amaya Jackson • Lanea Jackson • Caylen Johnson

K Emily Kuchek

L Justice Lamp • Allyson Laverty

M Jashawn Manibusan • Adiana Martin

• Alexis McAlister • Xyline Mehling-Vigil

• Geanimae Mesa • Kadin Moncrief •

Nathaniel Moreland • Jade Muliufi

P Aiden Pablo • Alisha Page • Jessie Perry

• Nevaeh Phan • Taliyah Prince • Elisa Pripa

R Gage Rhoads • Bre Rickman • Therawn

Roberto • Izaiyah Rogers • Adaira Rosado

S Aden Short • Sydney Sitton • Abigail

Solomon • Michaela Springs • Kyle

Stredicke • Carson Strickland

V Analia Varh

W Matthew Williams • Damian Woodward

TRANSITION PROGRAM

Jose Amaya

Alex Bradford

Nigel Burns

Neiljohn Cruz

Daniel Dyson

Hunter Eidson

Chase Genuardi

Colton Grauman

Joseph McIvor

Griffyn Meshriy

Mason Michael

Travis Pomeroy

Shaun Richards

Carlos Santiago

Morgana Sills

Isaiah Williams

Karen Zuniga

Most successful careers don’t begin with a lost bet, but there’s always an exception that proves the rule.

Staci Sherrod is that exception. As a college student, she thought she might make a good engineer. That all changed when she lost a bet with a friend and had to enroll in an introduction to teaching class.

She fell in love with the profession, and more than 30 years later she still finds joy in working with students.

After graduating college, Sherrod began her career in 1992 as a math sub at Spanaway Lake High School. The job was great, but she learned that teaching students not much younger than herself has some drawbacks.

“I loved math, but I struggled teaching kids so close in age with me,” she said. “I was reported to the principal for trying to impersonate a teacher on picture day. We had a good laugh when he confirmed that I was a ‘real’ teacher.”

In 1994 she found her home at Elk Plain, and she’s been happily teaching math there ever since. Sherrod has taught several grade levels throughout her career, but her sweet spot has always been middle school. She especially loves the way middle school teachers collaborate, and she has found success with teaching partners who focus on ELA while she covers math.

There are so many things about teaching at EPSOC that Sherrod loves, but it’s the connections she had made with families that make her return every year.

“I love to see the children of former students and I can tell stories about their mom or dad as a student,” she said. “I also love to see former students coming into Bethel to teach, and working with the same people year after year.”

BETTING ON TEACHING HAS ITS REWARDS

Our Multilingual Education (MLE) students come from a wide range of cultural, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. Kathleen Harris has been teaching MLE students in Bethel for the past six years. She knows these kids come to school with a unique set of backgrounds, knowledge and experiences.

“My role is to help create a learning environment that supports students’ assets and focus on what they can do,” she said. “We want to build their confidence in themselves as well as provide them with the knowledge and skills to be selfsufficient and socially responsible people.”

Harris works with students in small groups or one-on-one to bolster students' language development.

“We provide scaffolds and supports to help students access the information they’re learning in the classroom,” she said. “We do lots of activities to support vocabulary development, we provide students with scaffolds to help express their learning and ideas, and we give students opportunities to engage and share with one another.”

This is Harris’ 17th year in the classroom. “I became a teacher because I really enjoy working with kids,” she said. “For me, it’s so rewarding when a student has an 'a-ha' moment and something they’ve been working on suddenly clicks and makes sense. It always makes my day!”

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Bethel Virtual Academy

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