Everett Daily Herald, November 04, 2014

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MARYSVILLE PILCHUCK

A red-and-white welcome

Ceremony caps joyous return to high school By Rikki King and Kari Bray Herald Writers

MARYSVILLE — It is a hurt that has spread from town to city to reservation, the hurt of senseless violence and the loss of young lives. On Monday, survivors of mass shootings in other communities came to Marysville to bring words and gifts of togetherness, unity and hope. They brought songs and dances. Construction paper hearts. A Native American dreamcatcher. They brought love. The ceremony Monday evening followed a joyous return for 1,200 Marysville Pilchuck High School students, back for their first day in class after the Oct. 24 shooting. A long line of supporters, many carrying candles and umbrellas, cheered as buses and cars arrived Monday morning. The buses were mostly empty, with parents opting to drop their students off in person. At noon, students walked in clusters of red and white onto the high school track, some breaking into grins and others into tears as the crowd of alumni they hadn’t known was there began to chant. “MP strong! MP strong! MP strong!” Students aimed their cellphones to snag photos or video. Others shouted, jumped, sprinted or skipped, some linking arms or clasping hands. Most walked by with a brief wave or a cautious smile toward the several hundred people cheering from the stands. See RETURN, Page A2

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Marysville Pilchuck High School alumni give a standing ovation to the current student body passing by the stands at Quil Ceda Stadium on Monday. It was Marysville Pilchuck students’ first day of school following the Oct. 24 shooting in the school cafeteria.

Alumni proud of their school, and even prouder of students By David Krueger and Aaron Swaney Herald Writers

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Marysville residents Laurie Dunston (left) and Connie Dewdney make heart-shaped hand messages for students Monday.

Herald writers David Krueger and Aaron Swaney graduated from Marysville Pilchuck 10 years apart. On Monday, they attended an alumni event at the school to support the current Marysville Pilchuck students as they returned to school.

David Krueger Marysville Pilchuck High School has given me so much in my life. Monday was my chance to give a little back. It wasn’t a hard decision to spend Monday morning cheering on the Tomahawk students who have been through more in the past two weeks than any of us can See ALUMNI, Page A2

RICHARD “DICK” POST | 1924-2014

Arlington bids farewell to ‘a dear friend and mentor’ Herald Writer

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Dick Post Longtime leader of Arlington schools

ARLINGTON — It was a rock star moment. Teens surrounded him. They asked for his autograph. They sang to him. They took selfies next to him. It was January. Richard “Dick” Post was turning 90. Some of the Post Middle

Jay walking Did you hear about this? If you thought you’d seen the last of Jay Leno on late-night TV, think again. The former “Tonight Show” host will return to the show Friday as new host Jimmy Fallon’s guest (Short Takes, Page B4). Leno’s return to late night gives the 55-and-better crowd its first reason in

School students found it hard to believe they were meeting the man their campus is named after. “He is so revered in this community,” said Kristine McDuffy, the district’s current superintendent. “What a dear friend and mentor he has been.” Post died Oct. 19 at an Everett hospital, not far from where

ages to stay up after the 11 o’clock news. Decency czars: A six-foot statue of an iPhone on a university campus in St. Petersburg was removed in response to Apple CEO Tim Cook’s announcement that he is gay (Page A7). Ever-vigilant Russian officials countered what they condemned as Cook’s “public call to sodomy”

he was born Jan. 24, 1924. He served as superintendent of the Arlington School District from 1971 to 1985. Only David Hartz — 1930 to 1947 — had a longer tenure. “We will miss his wisdom,” Arlington School Board member Kay Duskin said. In 1971, Post received three job offers to become a superintendent. A college

with yet more photos of supreme leader Vladimir Putin’s saggy manboobs. QWERTY: Actor Tom Hanks has a book deal for a collection of stories inspired by his typewriter collection (Page B4). Apparently Mr. Nice Guy Hanks is in reality so intimidating that no one dares to tell him that’s a really terrible idea for a book.

professor friend advised him to stay away from Arlington because there had been friction in the district, turnover on the school board and a failed school levy. Post went anyway, He is credited with bringing stability to the district. When he died, his family was by his side. In a sense, the community was there, too. He fell ill a few days before

Election day: More than 18.6 million Americans in 32 states already have cast ballots in the midterm elections, a significant increase over early voting in 2010, when Republicans took control of the House (Page A6). Nervous Democrats urged President Barack Obama to keep his distance from the nation’s mail carriers, just in case. — Mark Carlson, Herald staff

his death. Two days later, he received a Post Middle School yearbook with get-well messages. “Get better Mr. Post,” one student wrote. “We are taking care of your school.” Richard Linn Post grew up in the Great Depression with a love for reading that See POST, back page, this section

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