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AHS students compete in ‘Lip Dub’ contest
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BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
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Clockwise from left, Danielle Spafford, in the white shirt, was one of 10 Arlington High School students to lip-sync in the school’s ‘Lip Dub’ contest entry taping on April 20, with fellow student Josh Robinson taping and video production teacher Eric Heinz supervising.
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LAKEWOOD — With unofficial results showing both of the Lakewood School District’s levies in the April 17 special election passing, district Superintendent Dr. Dennis Haddock expressed cautious optimism about the fates of funding for school programs and operations, as well as capital projects and technology. “Unless a ton of ballots are left to be counted, I suspect the current results are unlikely to be turned upside down,” Haddock said, noting that both of the school district’s measures require only simple majorities to pass. “Still, I don’t want to be too brash, so we’ll continue to watch the results very carefully.” As of 3:19 p.m. on April 20, the Snohomish County Elections Office
had reported that 1,653 “yes” votes, or 58.31 percent of the votes counted by that point, were cast for the replacement school programs and operations levy, and 1,558 “yes” votes, or 55.03 percent of the votes counted by that point, were cast for the capital projects and technology levy. Regardless of the eventual outcome, Haddock expressed his gratitude to the community for their support of Lakewood schools, especially since he estimated that 23 percent of the district’s general fund will come from the replacement levy. “We’ll always be looking for ways to economize without compromising quality instruction,” Haddock said. “But for the first time in three years of state and federal budget cuts, we’re now able to avoid staff reductions and maintain our SEE LEVIES, PAGE 2
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A breakdown of what will be funded by the Lakewood School District’s replacement school programs and operations levy.
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ARLINGTON — Nearly the entire 1,600-strong student body of Arlington High School donned costumes, tossed confetti, chanted and stomped their feet on Friday, April 20, to show their spirit for a unique contest that will also showcase the students’ video production skills. AHS’s entry into the “Lip Dub” contest will be screened at Anacortes High School on the evening of Wednesday, April 25, alongside those of the Anacortes, Everett, Mount Vernon and Sedro-Woolley high schools. Although Arlington’s students and staff coordinated the prep work for their video over the course of the months and weeks leading up to the afternoon of April 20, that Friday’s shooting itself only lasted for two takes, the second of which wound up being used.
Participation in the “Lip Dub,” and the choice of song to which its participants lip-sync, must be approved by school administration. Beyond that, each school’s video must be a single continuous take that is taped on school grounds and makes use of as many students as possible, and school staff are also allowed to appear. Erik Heinz, who teaches English and video production at Arlington High School, credited the success of the taping to student leadership, as well as faculty support and flexibility. Although only 10 students lipsynced on camera, Heinz estimated that between 1,400-1,500 students crowded the gymnasium, hallways and commons of the AHS facility to perform. Between $2,000 to $3,000 was spent on the taping, but a number of those purchases will yield long-