Everett Daily Herald, July 11, 2015

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Schack to host huge exhibit The work of Chuck Close, the Monroe-born, internationally famous artist, is expected to draw thousands of people. By Gale Fiege

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Many refused to take test In several local districts, roughly 7 of every 10 juniors did not participate in the new Smarter Balanced assessment. By Kari Bray Herald Writer

OLYMPIA — More than half of high school juniors in Washington refused to take the state new standardized test, according to

initial participation numbers for 2015 released Thursday. Roughly seven of every 10 juniors in the Mukilteo, Edmonds, Snohomish and Stanwood-Camano school districts did not take the Smarter

Balanced assessment this spring. Those are some of the highest refusal rates in the state. More than 250 school districts reported their participation numbers to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Mukilteo, Edmonds, Snohomish and StanwoodCamano ranked in the top 10 for 11th-grade refusal rates on either

the math or English portions of the test. The numbers could change when final results come out in August, OSPI spokeswoman Kristen Jaudon said. For example, not all districts separated formal refusals from absences in the initial results. See TEST, Page A2

20 years in friend’s murder Forest Jackson was stabbed when he tried to help Toby Sauceda

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Forest Jackson’s family including, (from left) grandfather Larry Boulanger, mother Cathy Jackson and father Rob Jackson, sit in court Friday during the sentencing of Toby Sauceda, who murdered Jackson in March 2014. Sauceda was sentenced to 20 years.

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Forest Jackson, 20, was a skilled tenor saxophone player.

Kevin! Language! Must be an evil genius behind that minion: Some parents buying Happy Meals at McDonald’s are complaining that the toy inside, which promotes the new animated movie, “Minions,” curses in at least two of its recorded phrases, though McDonald’s insists that the little odd-looking yellow creatures are only speaking

gibberish (Page A7). It’s the second time in recent weeks a problem has been revealed with foulmouthed phrases, though the Republican Party insists the odd-looking yellowtopped Donald Trump is only speaking gibberish. Stop moving; I’m trying to count: A Sultan nudist club is taking part today in a nationwide attempt to break

EVERETT — Forest Jackson was in New York City in 2011 with his friends from Mountlake Terrace High School for an elite jazz band competition. They were at dinner, celebrating. Jackson, who played the tenor saxophone, had been named outstanding soloist. He stepped away from his friends to call his grandparents. His grandfather beamed as he told the story Friday. Even now, the memory is a source of pride, a moment of joy. “Forest, my grandson, was

the world record of 13,764 people skinny dipping at the same time. The Sultan club had 117 people bare and grin when the current record was set in 2009 (Page A11). If it helps maintain one’s modesty you can close your eyes, but at least one of the skinny-dippers is going to have to count. But anything more than two recounts and we’re going to get suspicious.

a gentle, sweet spirit,” Bob Jackson said. “Forest was innocent. He didn’t deserve to be murdered.” Forest Jackson, 20, was stabbed to death last year. He was attacked by his friend Toby Sauceda, 20, after Jackson refused to give Sauceda back his stash of Xanax, a prescription drug primarily used to treat anxiety. Jackson was worried about his friend. He didn’t think he should have unfettered access to the Xanax and Sauceda didn’t have a prescription for it. “It has been said that no good deed goes unpunished, and on the 29th day of

It’s OK. My mom’s in the back, napping: Republicans in Congress have proposed dropping the legal age for driving tractor-trailers across state lines from 21 to 18 (Page A6). You know, all of a sudden, we’ve had a change of heart about all that train traffic rolling through town. It doesn’t sound so bad after all.

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March, 2014, Forest Jackson was apparently attempting to do a good deed,” Snohomish County Superior Court Judge David Kurtz said Friday. “Essentially the victim’s good deed cost him his life. The defendant’s bad deed deserves heavy punishment.” The judge sentenced Sauceda to 20 years in prison. Kurtz gave the defendant some credit for pleading guilty to second-degree murder, sparing Jackson’s family a trial. Defense attorney Walter Peale said his client wanted to take responsibility for his See SAUCEDA, Page A2

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EVERETT — Chuck Close, the Monroe-born artist famous for his large-scale portraits, is coming home and bringing with him an exhibit of his prints to be displayed at the Schack Art Center from May through Chuck Close, September. 2014 Close is best known as a painter and photographer who achieved international renown with his huge portraits that incorporate grids and intricate patterns to form realistic paintings. His touring printmaking show has been displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan and in many other museums around the country and the world. When the 6,500-square-foot Schack hosts the show, it will mark only the second time the show has visited the West Coast. The show is expected to bring thousands of people to Everett next summer. Close, 75, has lived most of his life in New York. He grew up in Snohomish County and attended Everett Community College where he was encouraged by the legendary art teacher Russell Day. Schack Art Center Executive Director Judy Tuohy visited Close in February 2014 at his beach house on Long Island to inquire about a display of his work. “It was awesome,” Tuohy said. “He was very kind and low key, but he is excited about this homecoming. One of the things that Chuck Close likes about the Schack is that we don’t charge admission and have a mission that encourages everyone to experience art.”

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