June, 13, 2012
The Arlington Times • The Marysville Globe
Outstanding Advocate, Anne Carlson, was named School Security Officer of the Year, Randy Davis earned state recognition (M-P track and field), Doug Pellerin (eighth-grade football) and Marlin Fryberg, (Heritage basketball) were honored at the state and local levels by their coaching associations, Heritage High School Principal Shelly Lacy was honored by Women of Color, and Anthony Craig completed his Ph.D. In addition, students were invited to meet with President Obama (Dallas Duplessis, Tisen Fryberg, Katia Brown and Laura Enick), earned a National Merit Scholar as a junior (Stephani Hren-Graham), led their teams to earn high marks in the Knowledge Bowl, earned a perfect score on the national Latin exam, and excelled in sports, music, and drama competitions as well as robotics,
SUCCESS FROM PAGE 4 has had many positive benefits. Students come from the other high schools in the district to participate in a year long Robotics class that meets the requirements for a third year math credit, Video Game Programming and/or 3D Animation. These three classes lay a foundation for students who wish to continue their study through the Sno-Isle Skill Center DigiPen program. However, the engaging nature of these classes make them extremely enticing to students who do not wish to continue in this specific field. Weston is looking forward to expanding our STEM offerings next year with the addition of a Guitar Manufacturing course where students will apply significant science and math to actually build an electric guitar by the end of the school year. Another new offering will be Forensic Science, where students will
PRIDE FROM PAGE 4 attractive landscaping, wellkept appearance, attractive facade, and are assets to their neighborhoods. n Mayor’s Choice — James Comeford Award to Downtown/Waterfront District Most Improved (can be a home or business). Whether it’s landscaping or remodeling, building renovations or impressive architectural design, or improvements that make a neighborhood stand out,
— 100 percent — proficient in reading and math, graduating on time and prepared for college and career. Hope and Hard Work — a positive growth mindset — continues to be our focus. Hope and hard work matter. Hope and hard work make a difference — especially now in these tough times. Now, more than ever, our students need a good education and the understanding that hope and hard work will serve them well in the future. Thank you, Marysville partners. Thank you, Marysville staff. Thank you, Marysville students. You have demonstrated the importance of hope and hard work by creating success despite difficult financial times.
writing, NJROTC, and business. Miranda Cooper (Bio Med) and Theresa Ambat (Totem) were recognized at the state-level for PTSA Reflections, Kais Ben Mariem (ACE) received the presidential award for his community volunteer work and Haley Spooner and Stephanie Neel (MMVHS) will represent Marysville in national competition in Florida and Rafael Achacoso represented M-P at the DECA state competition. Our Board of Directors was recognized as a Board of Distinction for their student achievement goals. Thanks to a dedicated teaching force and caring support staff, the district continued to make gains in three critical “steps to success” — thirdgrade reading, eighth-grade Algebra and a 20 percent increase in graduation rates. District and school “report cards” (on the web) highlight other successes. Marysville has now completed all 2006 bond construction projects
— on-time and under budget including Grove Elementary, Marysville Getchell High School, land for future growth, more than promised in technology, and completion of all major repairs. Thanks to good stewardship, a partnership with Lakewood Schools, and $8 million in state funding, we will meet one more critical need with a transportation co-op facility that will reduce operating costs. The district has also qualified for more than $1 million in energy grants and rebates over the last four years.
participate in a year-long simulation-centered around forensic investigation of a crime scene. Both these options provide an engaging, hands-on experience for students to learn and apply science, technology, engineering and math. For students who cannot attend the regular daytime program classes, the Online Academy is an alternative learning experience program where students develop an individualized learning plan for their progress via online curriculum. Students do most of their work independently and meet with an instructor a minimum of once per week, usually after regular school hours. What makes the Online Academy a step above other online programs is the fact that we have a district instructor on site in the evenings four days per week to meet with students, provide additional assistance, and work with parents as needed. Weston’s mission doesn’t stop at the end of the school year. Summer School pro-
grams are also offered at Weston High School. This year students have three different format options to continue learning and earning credit through the summer. Students can retrieve credit in classes they had previously failed by attend a two-hour class each day between July 9 through Aug. 3. In this option, students are required to attend for the full two hours, every day and receive individualized help of a teacher during this time. The cost is $125 for each .5 class retrieved. Another model through the Online Academy allows students to earn credit in any online course by working independently throughout July and August and meeting with a teacher once a week. This is a great option for students who have travel plans, who have challenges with daily transportation or who want to take extra classes to free up their schedule for next fall. Finally, students who have an IEP can participate in an independent sum-
mer school program, for IEP Math, IEP English, as well as an accommodated curriculum for World Geography, Economics, Government, U.S. History and World History. The cost for this program is $150 per class, but costs for summer school classes for all students in the Arlington School District who qualify for free or reduced lunches, and to 11th and 12th graders who are behind in meeting their graduation requirements. If you are interested in discussing any of these options for your student, please contact Amie Verellen-Grubbs at 360618-6340. Weston High School has an incredible staff dedicated to the success of every student and we are so honored to serve the students and families in this community.
these efforts reflect well on the community, enhance Marysville’s appearance, and could inspire others to do the same. The way that we improve and maintain our homes, landscaping, businesses, buildings, and gardens communicates an image of Marysville, one that we hope will promote more community and neighborhood pride.
fast approaching, remember that if legal “safe and sane” fireworks are a part of your family and friends’ celebrations, Marysville Police and Fire District officials caution you to obey local laws and take safety precautions to prevent injury to yourself and others. Discharging of legal fireworks is permitted from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4 only. Use of illegal fireworks, or any fireworks outside the proscribed day and times, carries stiff fines and penalties.
See the city website for more details. Safety of individuals and property is our utmost concern. Finally, keeping in the spirit of our initiatives such as Clean Sweep Week and the Pride of Marysville Awards to create and maintain a cleaner community and neighborhoods, we ask fireworks users to remember that after you light it up, clean it up.
Play it safe with fireworks July 4th With the July 4th holiday
Hope and Hard Work All of this is a tribute to the hope and hard work of our students, staff and community partners. Despite $21 million in recent budget cuts, and a Supreme Court ruling that Washington state is not meeting its constitutional responsibility to fund schools, we still find ways to make progress on our mission: every student
Dr. Larry Nyland is the Superintendent of the Marysville School District and can be reached at 360653-0800 or via email at superintendents_office@ msvl.k12.wa.us.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thanks to the Sheriff’s Office Our students, parents and staff are indebted to the Snohomish County Sheriff ’s Office for the rapid response and aid provided when addressing a potentially dangerous situation in our school district recently. On behalf of Lakewood School District Staff and Board of Directors, I wanted to express my sincere gratitude in particular to Capt. Ty Trenary, Lt. Kathi Lang, Sgt. Robert Martin, and Director of Communications Shari Ireton. Thanks to all the officers as well who assisted in the recent lockdown incident having occurred throughout our district on Monday, June 4. Their approach, support and communication provided throughout the incident were exemplary. We live in tenuous times and are not insulated from potentially disastrous circumstances in our area. The expeditious emergency response performed by Sheriff Lovick’s officers and workforce further instills in us a great deal of confidence and gratitude here in Lakewood School District. Dennis Haddock, Ed.D. Superintendent
Thank you to the Masons On behalf of myself and my husband, Steve, I would like to thank the Arlington Lodge 129 of the Free and Accepted Mason for honoring us with the Howard Christensen Citizen of the Year Award on May 17th. It was a wonderful evening
for us, one we won’t soon forget. Genealogy is the world’s most popular hobby, one that can touch us all. If you have an interest in your family’s history, no matter where they came from, please stop by the genealogy library at 215 South French Ave. and visit with one of our librarians. Our services are free. We’re a friendly group of researchers who like to help others find amazing stories about their ancestors. We’re open Tuesdays (noon to 4 p.m.), Thursdays (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Saturdays (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). If you stop by when we are closed, pick up a brochure (available in the plastic holder next to the front door) for more information about SVGS. Thank you to Dick Prouty for nominating Steve and me for this award. And to Shirley Prouty for teaching me how to write grants. You two are the best! Michele Heiderer Library Director Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society
Don’t be rude at Post Office I go to the post office a couple of times a month. I have never met so many rude people that go there too. They don’t let you out of your space. They keep creeping forward so there’s a danger of backing into them. They want to be sure to get the space you are leaving. I don’t know any of them or even seen them before. Doris Smith Marysville
Amie Verellen-Grubbs is the Principal of Weston High School and can be reached by calling 360-618-6340 or via email at averellengrubbs@asd.wednet.edu.
Mayor Jon Nehring can be reached at mayor@marysvillewa.gov or 360-363-8091.
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