[10] November 23, 2012
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Surrounded by school district staff and supporters, Superintendent Rob Neu checks his smartphone for the latest levy election results Nov. 6 at Scoreboard Pub. ANDY HOBBS, The Mirror
Optimism abounds after FWHS levy election victory process gets under way in coming years. Neu thanked Griebel With the successful pasfor the gifts and shared his sage of the capital projects thoughts on the work yet to levy to rebuild Federal Way be done. High School (FWHS), staff, “The real work is ahead administrators and board of us. I’m really anticipatmembers of Federal Way ing and looking forward Public Schools reflected on to working with you Lisa, the victory. the Federal Way FWHS principal community, not Lisa Greibel led SCHOOL only the Federal the way at Nov. 13 Way High School school board meetcommunity, but the ing, giving thanks broader community, to Superintendent Rob in designing a gem of Neu’s leadership in getting an educational facility that her students a new building will meet student needs in in the near future. the immediate future, as “I have a special thanks well as far into the future,” to Superintendent Neu. You Neu said. “What an exciting may not remember this, but time for us.” the first time I met you, you Board member Danny were touring all the many Peterson said he took the schools we have in our chance to visit FWHS district and you were runthe day after the election, ning through our building, and said the energy in the shaking hands and saying school is remarkable now ‘Hi,’” Griebel said. “You that a new building is on took a moment to look me the horizon. in the eye and say, ‘We’re “I did get to…go to going to get you a new Federal Way High School building here. I promise, as and walk through the halls superintendent, one of the and high-five teachers, Mrs. things we’re going to do is Griebel, the staff, and evrebuild this building for the erybody,” Peterson said. “It’s students and all the families so great to see our commuhere at Federal Way High nity make that investment. School.’” I know there are many Griebel then presented families in our commuNeu with a present of a nity who don’t necessarily royal blue (FWHS colors) have school-age children, construction shirt, and but they see the value of a royal blue hardhat for building that new high Neu to wear when he visits school and investing in our FWHS as the construction schools. And I just want By GREG ALLMAIN
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to say to our community, thank you for doing that.” Board president Tony Moore thanked the voters for their willingness to approve the six-year, $60 million levy in these tumultuous economic times. “In times of turmoil, and financial calamity, it’s great to see the people who live in this city, telling our children, that they matter, and that the school they go to and the opportunities they have are important,” Moore said. “It is a big step to rebuild the facility, and I want to thank the voters.”
About the levy In the Nov. 6 election, the levy passed. The lastest results show the levy passing with 60 percent of the vote. The levy will collect $60 million over six years, and will add 92 cents per every $1,000 of assessed evaluation for Federal Way home and property owners. The levy will help fund improvements to the district’s security camera system and playground equipment at 19 elementary schools. Architecture firm SRG Partnership Inc. was selected to design the new school. Construction is expected to begin in 2014, and should last about three years. Some Federal Way homeowners may qualify for an exemption to the levy depending on age, disability and income.
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