GLOBE THE MARYSVILLE
Hotel: Stilly hotel starts to take shape. Pages 23-24.
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School unions applaud contracts
Teachers want bond to fix up schools By STEVE POWELL spowell@marysvilleglobe.com
Politics: Rep. Larsen on campaign trail. Page 3.
MARYSVILLE – Local teachers have been sacrificing money for years — first because of the poor economy and now because they want the Marysville School District to pass a bond to fix the many schools in disrepair. So says Randy Davis, Marysville Education Association president. SEE UNIONS, PAGE 2 Steve Powell/Staff Photo
Members of SEIU applaud the school board’s ratification of its contract.
Everyone’s smiling on first day of school spowell@marysvilleglobe.com
Sports: M-P star
expecting a big year. Page 12.
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MARYSVILLE – Totem Middle School Principal Tarra Patrick had a great sense of humor on the first day of school Sept. 3. “I think someone put Miracle Gro on everybody” this summer, Patrick said as she looked up at some of her students in the office. The second-year principal has a positive relationship with many students, smiling, others giving her hugs, and her complimenting some on their new hairstyles. She was surprised to see so many students there early, considering school starts a half-hour later than last year. She was busy telling students to go to different classes to get schedules. A regular seven-period day followed. A teacher also in her second year at Totem is Kathryn Hicks, an eighth-grade math and AVID Steve Powell/Staff Photo instructor. Hicks, who has a masTotem Middle School Principal Tarra Patrick welcomes parents and students on open- ter’s degree from the University of Washington, said she “feels much ing day. For more photos see Page 18 and online at www.marysvilleglobe.com
better” about school after having a year of teaching behind her. She’s also excited because she gets to teach geometry and AVID, which helps prepare students for college. She received AVID training this summer in San Diego. A first-year teacher at Totem is Sharon McClintock, who will instruct social studies to sevenand eighth-graders. The Eastern Washington University graduate will teach U.S., Washington state and World History. What she is looking forward to most is “smiling kids.” Gary Thompson is not in his first year of teaching, but it is his first year at Totem. He will teach seven-grade math. “Meeting our students” is what he was looking forward to most on the first day. James Orr is back teaching music at Totem, one of the few Marysville junior highs to have a choir. As to what he was looking forward to most on the first day. “Making music,” he said.
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