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Baby season in full swing School changes athletic policy by COLLEEN SMITH ARMSTRONG
it’s going to change kids’ behavior. I think there are broader conversaStudent athletes who are caught tions that need to happen in the at parties where there is alcohol community.” It’s a change that went against the or socializing with students under the influence will no longer be recommendation of some memremoved from their sports team bers of the committee charged with streamlining for a first offense. the handbook. The school board “I am not in “I am not in made changes agreement, but agreement, but to the drinking the board gets and drug section the board gets to to decide those of the athletic said decide these things.” things,” handbook, after High School prompting from — Superintendent Barbara Kline Superintendent Orcas parents. Barbara Kline. “I respect that “Most schools the school board heard what was said and were will- have policies that state students ing to make a significant change,” on sports teams cannot be at parsaid parent Amber Paulsen, who ties with the presence of drugs spoke at the board meeting on July and alcohol. You want to give kids 26. “It was a change that was not that protection, so they can turn to their friends and say ‘we shouldn’t made lightly.” Orcas School District has a be here.’” Every spring, the handbook is set of athletic requirements that must be signed before the season See ATHLETICS, Page 6 begins. In addition to stipulations about maintaining a certain GPA and sportsmanlike conduct, kids agree not to use, sell or provide Display advertising: alcohol, tobacco or illegal drugs. Friday at noon In the past, they have also pledged not to be in the presence of unlawClassified advertising: ful use of alcohol or drugs, under Monday at noon penalty of being disqualified from Legal advertising: athletic play. Now, kids who are caught at parties or socializing Thursday at noon with students under the influence Press releases, Letters: will not be removed from their Friday at 3 p.m. sports team. Board member Chris Sutton says it was a tough call for the board to make. Office: 376-4500 “There are multiple sides to Fax: 376-4501 those words, ‘in the presence of.’ What if someone is smoking pot Advertising: advertising@ at a concert? What if someone is islandssounder.com being driven to school and the Classified: 1-800-388-2527, driver lights up a joint?” Sutton said. “We’ve been doing it this classifieds@ way for a while and we thought, soundpublishing.com ‘let’s try it this other way.’ I really Editor: editor@ don’t think this is going to make or islandssounder.com break the policy. And I don’t think Editor/Publisher
A look at Wolf Hollow Wildlife’s summer workload
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by CALI BAGBY Staff reporter
During the summer, Wolf Hollow Rehabilitation Center resembles the emergency ward at a hospital. There is a room for x-rays and blood tests and quarters for injured “patients” that will be released as soon as they are healthy. Outside, a giant white board lists the types of patients currently in care at the center. “It changes all the time,” said Shona Aitken, Wolf Hollow’s education coordinator. “It’s baby season, that’s why we have so many animals right now.” But, unlike a hospital, the white board describes ducklings, seal pups, bald eagles, raccoon kits, baby minks and finches instead of listing patients in need of an appendectomy or tonsillectomy. And unlike the ER, volunteers, staff and interns busy themselves with tasks like feeding the seal pups or slicing up fresh roadkill or examining an injured songbird. Aitken said it takes two full-time staff, two sea-
Cali Bagby/staff photos
Top: Curious raccoon kits in their enclosure at Wolf Hollow. Above: Staff examine a songbird. sonal staff, five interns and on any given day one to two volunteers to run the center during these busy months. Wolf Hollow, located on San Juan Island, has served San Juan and Skagit County for the past 30 years. The 40-acre property hosts 40 animal enclosures, including an eagle flight enclosure,
See ANIMALS, Page 6
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