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Marshall Elementary pumpkin patch returns BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
SPORTS: M-P soccer scores another win on the pitch. Page 12
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Vol. 120, No. 18
Although Marshall Elementary imposed a strict limit of one pumpkin per student at its pumpkin patch on Oct. 24, preschooler Mason Henry just couldn’t make up his mind.
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Nation elected as vice president of WSSDA BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
MARYSVILLE — Chris Nation will soon be wearing two hats in the educational field, since not only will he continue to serve as president of the Marysville School District Board of Directors, but as of Nov. 24, he will also serve as vice president of the Washington State School Directors’ Association. “We are very proud of Chris,” said Dr. Becky Berg, superintendent of the Marysville School District. “He
is well deserving of this position, and we thank him for representing Marysville so well. His commitment to improving student learning for every child we serve is steadfast, and he will be an asset to the WSSDA as their new vice president.” Nation was chosen in a runoff election against Marnie Maraldo of Issaquah, which ended at midnight on Friday, Oct. 18, after Nation received 186 votes and Maraldo received 137. “We had great candidates, and it’s a real testament to the respect voters across the state have for
Chris,” WSSDA Executive Director Jonelle Adams said. “He has helped accomplish some amazing things in Marysville, and will be a very strong addition to the board.” School directors from the state’s 295 school districts cast their ballots in the September election and October runoff, both of which were held online. The election process was conducted through a third-party independent firm to ensure its fairness and accuracy. SEE NATION, PAGE 2
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MARYSVILLE — For the special needs students at Marshall Elementary, the Rotary Club of Marysville’s pumpkin patch at the Plant Farm in Smokey Point was just a bit too far afield, so the Marysville Rotary again teamed up with staff and parents from Marshall Elementary and the Marysville Cooperative Education Program to bring the pumpkin patch to those kids. For close to five hours on Thursday, Oct. 24, special education students ranging from preschool to fifth-grade classes ventured out into the soccer fields of Marshall Elementary to pick out their own small pumpkins, out of a field of about 75 pumpkins that were light enough for even the littlest of hands to lift. Kelli Marble is both a developmental preschool teacher at Marshall Elementary and the parent of a child with special needs, so she understands the challenges of raising kids who might react poorly to Halloween novelties such as jack-o’-lanterns and spooky skeleton decorations. Last year, before her students even went out to the school’s pumpkin patch, she took care to take the scare out of skeleton decorations