September 2014 - Wishkah Valley School District

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Volume 2014, Issue 6
by Jace Anderson
Wishkah Valley School District
Inside this issue:
SENIORS UPDATE
Cheer Changes
Safeway Fundraiser
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InvestED
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Volleyball Update
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Open House
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District Policy Information
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Taylor’s Brainteasers
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Superintendent’s Corner
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Lunch Calendar: October
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Policy Information
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New Loggers
8
Need Information?
8
Birthday/Events Calendar:
9
October
LOCAL HISTORY TOUR
BOOSTER CLUB FUNDRAISER
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Senior Pictures DUE DATES!
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Fun Run/Walk Fundraiser
Homecoming Happenings
10
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September Students of the
Month
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ABOVE: Elementary student
Anthony Warren selects just the
right book for reading.
ABOVE: (left to right) Number 52, Jacob Gardiner, takes on a Jewell player. Twin Valley Wolfpack won
the game
58-14.
The newly combined Twin
Valley Wolfpack have had
a rather slow start to
their first season together, After three games, the
Wolfpack have a record of
1-2. For the first game of
the season, the Wolfpack
traveled to Jewell Oregon
to face the Jewell Blue
Jays. The Wolfpack got
out to a quick start and
led 38-6 at halftime and
ended up winning by a
score of 52-18. Robert
Rodriguez finished the
game with seven catches
for 143 yards and three
touchdowns. Jace Anderson was 14-16 passing for
219 yards and four touchdowns. Josiah Olson
caught the other touch-
down pass, a 63 yard
completion. The second
game of the season was at
Wishkah against the
Lopez Island Lobos. The
Wolfpack got off to another quick start in the game
stopping the Lobos on
their first possession and
scoring in just three plays
on a 42 yard touchdown
pass from Jace Anderson
to Julio Silva. Things went
downhill from there, and
the Wolfpack didn’t score
again until the fourth
quarter and ended up
losing 54-14. The heat
played a big factor in the
game with many players
getting injured and three
being taken to the hospital
with heat exhaustion.
Looking to rebound off of
their loss to Lopez Island,
the Wolfpack made the long
trip to Lyle to play the
Lyle/Wishram Cougars.
The Wolfpack got off to a
good start in the first half
and were ahead by a score
of 22-20 at halftime. The
second half was a completely different story for the
Wolfpack. Once again the
Wolfpack were depleted by
injuries and failed to put
any points on the board in
the second half and lost by
a score of 64-22. The Wolfpack’s next game is against
Evergreen Lutheran at
Lake Quinault. After that
they go on the road again to
play Washington State
Deaf in Vancouver.
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GRADUATING SENIORS UPDATE
YEARBOOK DEADLINES FOR GRADUATING SENIORS
SENIOR AD PAGES are a limited number of pages. First come; first serve. These are the pages at the
BACK of the yearbook.
Available are:
Full Page: $150 ($120 by 12/1)
Half Page: $75 ($50 by 12/1)
Quarter Page: $50 ($30 by 12/1)
FIRST COME; FIRST SERVE There are 18 graduating seniors, so space is limited. FIRST COME;FIRST SERVE
What’s New with Cheer?
by Tiana Warren
The Wolf Pack
Cheerleaders of 2014 are
starting this football
season with a squad of
eight girls. Nicole
Schrotberger, Dawn
Marti, and Megan Hill are
all in 9th grade, followed
by 10th graders Maggie
Sorensen, Haylie Marbut,
Kati Poisal, and Tiana
Warren. Finally, in 11th
grade is our captain Kayla
Tudor. The Wolf Pack
cheer squad will be
wearing the team colors of
black and grey. Roxanne
Richardson will be
coaching the Wolf Pack
cheerleaders for this 2014
season. You can see the
cheerleaders cheering
anywhere you see the
football team play. The
next time you can see us
cheer is October 2nd at
the School of the Deaf in
Vancouver at three
o’clock. Hope to see you
there!
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EARN MONEY FOR WISHKAH VALLEY SCHOOL
RENEW (OR REGISTER) your Safeway card online at www.eScrip.com
Make your normal grocery purchases and a percentage is donated to our school.
Group name: Wishkah Valley School District
Group ID: 8568084
Money raised is deposited in the Booster Club account and used to support sports teams and
community activities.
Middle or High School? Need Help? See Mrs. Petheram.
“…to help promising young people at critical times in their lives. To
do that which otherwise would not be timely done.” – Saul Haas
New Team, New Season!
by Emily Olson
The Loggerette
at 5:00, and also we have the
Maggie Sorensen is also
volleyball team is starting off
annual Dig Pink Tournament
enthusiastic. She said “I am
their new season with an all
on Oct. 18th (time is to be
excited to have all new players
new team and all new
announced) but, stay tuned to
on the team and to hopefully
uniforms! Last year, the
the school calendar for any
play the rest of my high school
volleyball team had six players
new games and/or time and
career of volleyball with
at the end of the season; this
date changes.
them!”
year, the team is starting off
Tiana Warren, one of
with 12 players — nine new
the returning players of the
players and three returning
volleyball team, is excited
players! Some of the upcoming
home games that are scheduled
are: Lake Quinault on Oct. 9th
about for this season. Tiana
stated, “ I am excited for the
new players on the team and
th
at 5:45, Oakville on Oct. 14 at
7:00, Clallam Bay on Oct. 16
th
being able to bond with them.”
This season is going to
be a very exciting season for
the Loggerettes! You all come
and support the team at any
games that you can!
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OPEN HOUSE
by David Johnson
Open house is a fun day where students and their parents come
to see teachers and get information about the school year and
the kind of curriculum that the school will be using. We have
open house mostly for the parents so that they know that their
kid will be in a good learning environment and know that their
kid will get help whenever they need it. One of the best parts
about open house is the complementary baked potato dinner for
the students, teachers, and the parents. Another highlight
about open house is the fact that it gives the parent’s time to
learn about our school and how their students will be treated
here. Open house was held Tuesday, September 16th, starting
at 5:30PM and ending at 7:00 PM.
DISTRICT POLICY UPDATE 2014-2015
The following are selected school district policies
that are required to be
published on our
webpage to fulfill the
requirements of various
programs and grants.
http://www.wishkah.org
Home>School
Board>Selected District
Policies
For example, several of
the policies below are required to be published for
the consolidated program
review. All school district
policies are kept in the
school office and are
available for anyone to
review. Please call the
school at (360) 532-3128
for more information.
2161 Special Education
and Related Services for
Eligible Students
2161P2 Special Education and Related
Services for Eligible
Students
2162 Special Education
and Related Services for Eligible Students
2162P Special Education and
Related Services for Eligible
Students
4130 & 4130P Title 1 Parent
Involvement
4215 Use of Tobacco on School
Property
4210 Regulation of Dangerous
Weapons on School Premises
5201 Drug Free Schools,
Community and Workplace
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Superintendent’s Corner
he Wishkah
Valley School
Board and
Community Bond Levy
Committee continue to
meet to work on the
modernization of our
school. The modernization of Wishkah Valley
School will provide
state of the art safety
for staff and students,
technology, facility and
educational program
improvements. The
current building is over
fifty years old and is in
need of modernization.
The community bond/
modernization committee will be hosting
community meetings
over the next few
months to discuss the
needed safety and
educational improvements. We appreciate
all the input the
community has given
us so far throughout
this process and we
invite continued input
from the community.
Hopefully the meetings
will be well attended.
We are working closely
with recommendations
from state agencies
and will receive
substantial funding to
support this project.
We have a 55% state
match and significant
timber taxes which will
help fund the modernization project. Next
February, there will be
a bond levy to vote on
the proposed modernization project.
School is off to a good
start. Teachers are
doing a great job
teaching students and
preparing them for
their future. Students
are working diligently
to fulfill graduation
requirements and to
reach their goals.
Football and volleyball
are also having
successful starts to
by Ray Yoder
their season. Hopefully,
we will see post season
play again this year.
Our boys’ combined
team, Wishkah Valley
and Lake Quinault, the
Twin Valley Wolfpack,
is very successful.
Wishkah Valley School
and Lake Quinault
School form a powerful
boys’ program.
Enrollment continues to
increase. We have
twenty new students,
nine new kindergartners and we have
twice as many students
opting to come into our
district as students
going out.
We are very excited
about the new 20142015 school year. We
appreciate all the
support we receive from
parents, the booster
club and the
community.
Thank you.
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Lunch Calendar October 2014
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TUES
WED
by Ally Ancich
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This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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Pizza
Salad
Corn
Fruit
Milk
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Hamburger Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Wheat Roll
Veggie
Fruit
Milk
1
Burrito
Refried Beans
Salad
Milk
2
Chili
Wheat Roll
Salad
Fruit
Milk
3
Hamburger
Tater Tots
Fresh Veggie
Fruit
Milk
6
Chicken Nugget
French Fries
Fresh Veggie
Fruit
Milk
7
Taco
Refried Beans
Salad
Fruit
Milk
8
Turkey Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Wheat Roll
Veggie
Fruit
Milk
9
French Toast
Sausage
Hash Brown
Sweet Potato Fries
Fruit
Orange Juice
Milk
10
Nacho
Salad
Fresh Veggie
Fruit
Milk
13
Hot Dog
Fries
Fresh Veggie
Fruit
Milk
14
Sweet & Sour Chicken
Rice
Veggie
Fruit
Milk
15
BBQ Rib Sandwich
Pork & Beans
Fresh Veggie
Fruit
Milk
16
Spaghetti
Wheat Roll
Green Beans
Fruit
Milk
17
Chicken Burger
Tater Tots
Fresh Veggie
Fruit
Milk
20
Chicken Fajita
Refried Beans
Salad
Fruit
Milk
21
Fish Nugget
Tater Tots
Fresh Veggie
Milk
22
Turkey Sandwich
Pork & Beans
Fresh Veggie
Fruit
Milk
23
Beef Teriyaki Strips
Rice
Wheat Roll
Veggie
Fruit
Milk
24
Hamburger
French Fries
Fresh Veggie
Fruit
Milk
27
Pizza
Corn
Salad
Fruit
Milk
28
Hamburger Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Wheat Roll
Veggie
Fruit
Milk
29
Corn Dog
Tater Tots
Fresh Veggie
Fruit
Milk
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Hot Ham & Cheese
Sandwich
Pork & Beans
Fresh Veggie
Fruit
Milk
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Nacho
Salad
Corn
Fruit
Milk
All school district policies are kept in the school office and are available for
anyone to review. Please call the school at 360 532-3128 for more information.
Wishkah Valley School is a targeted assistance Title I and LAP building.
Students identified through state assessments, classroom assessments, and
teacher recommendations will receive assistance throughout the day. These
are not a special education program but are support programs for those struggling in either reading or math.
Parents may request information regarding the professional
qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers.
Here are selected school district policies that are required to be
published on our webpage to fulfill the requirements of various programs and
grants. For example, several of the policies are required to be published for the
Consolidated Program Review.
All school district policies are kept in the school office and are available for
anyone to review. Please call the school at 360 532-3128 for more information.
161 Special Education and Related Services for Eligible Students
2161P2 Special Education & Related Services for Eligible Students
2162 Special Education and Related Services for Eligible Students
2162P Special Education and Related Services for Eligible Students
4130 & 4130P Title 1 Parent Involvement
4215 Use of Tobacco on School Property
4210 Regulation of Dangerous Weapons on School Premises
5201 Drug Free Schools, Community and Workplace
5010 Nondiscrimination
5010P Nondiscrimination Procedure
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New Loggers at Wishkah
by Jared Merrill
This year at Wishkah
Owen McNeill, and Ethan
Valley School, we are happy to Shaddox. Fifth grade also only
welcome a total of 31 new
had one new student, Nels
students! In kindergarten,
Hogaboom. Sixth grade had 2
alone, we have 9 new
new additions this year:
students: Sydney Cooper, Kira Mavrik Ashe and Joseph
are Hailee Jewell and Jason
Parmelee. The 11th grader is
Lesa Rattie, and the 12th
Hillyer, Jaelyn Johnson,
Taylor Matthews, Olivia
Brenneman III.
out their opinion on our school.
Middle school added a
total of 3 new students: one in
7th grade and two in 8th. The
7th grader is Rachel Davies
Lesa Rattie in 11th grade says,
Ridgway, Andrew Seward,
Quentin Seward, Piper
Stankavich, and Asyla
Stankavich. In 1st grade, there and the 8th graders are Daare 5 new students: Emmett
mien Claessen and Mackenzie
Pingle, Mylee Robertson,
Robertson.
Ethan Ross-Sylvester, Cutler
In high school, we have
Russell, and Ryan Williams.
In 2nd grade, there’s only one
a total of 7 new students:
three in 9th grade, two in 10th
grade, one in 11th grade, and
new student, Kohl Bradner.
There are no new students in one in 12th grade. The 9th
3rd grade this year, but in 4th
graders are Triston Marbut,
grade we had 3 new additions: Kenny Moe, and Jesse
Jadyn Emery-Williamson,
Thompson. The 10th graders
grader is Myles Tozier.
I spoke with a couple of
the new students and found
“Everyone was very
welcoming, and I actually
kinda like school now.” I also
spoke with Jason Parmelee in
10th grade, and he said “I
really love this school; it’s my
favorite school that I have ever
been to. I especially like
biology with Mr. Hay.” The
last person I spoke with was
Kenny Moe in 9th grade, he
said, “I like Wishkah because
it’s small, and the people are
nice.”
WHERE DO YOU GO FOR INFORMATION ABOUT WISHKAH VALLEY SCHOOL?
by Ryan Anderson and Payton West
For the 2014-2015 school year at Wishkah Valley, there have been a few changes
to the school’s district policies and new ways to view test results and graduation
requirements. Mrs. Killen gave us a friendly reminder that the school board
policies are located in the school board drop down menu on the Wishkah Valley
school website: www.wishkah.org Mr. Yoder, the superintendent, added that
any new information about test results is located under the school board drop
down menu under the heading, EDS. To find test results or any other needed
information, click on Washington Query and log on. All information on Washington Query has been recently updated to reflect the latest information on Wishkah
Valley School’s district policies, test results, and graduation requirements.
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Birthday & Events Calendar October 2014 by Lesa Rattie
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Owen
McNeill
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Football @
School of the
Deaf (away)
Volleyball @
Naselle (home)
3
Tyler
Simonson
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5
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7
Volleyball @
Mary M
Knight
(away)
8
Sayje Jones
Victoria
Wakefield
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Volleyball @
Lake Quinault
(home)
10
11
Football Vs.
Oakville
(home)
12
Rachel
Davies
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14
Volleyball Vs
Oakville
(home)
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17
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Volleyball
@Dig Pink
Tournament
(home)
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20
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Jesse
Thompson
Volleyball @
Mary M
Knight
(away)
22
Jason
Parmelee
25
Joseph
Brenneman
Football @
Mary M Knight
(away)
26
27
Ally Ancich
28
Volleyball @
Clallam Bay
(away)
29
Aleah Park
16
Jake Johnson
Volleyball @
Clallam Bay
(home)
Sydney
Cooper
Football @
Naselle (away)
23
Volleyball @
Neah Bay
(home)
24
30
Volleyball @
Naselle
(away)
31
LOCAL
HISTORY
On Saturday, October 4th, Mr. Eager will be hosting a Local History Tour as a
fundraiser for the Wishkah Valley Booster Club. The event will start at 8:30
TOUR
and will go to 3:30. Mr. Eager asks that you bring your own lunch and a $10
FUNDRAISER
donation to the booster club is suggested. A few of the areas that this tour
By Josiah Olson
will cover are Polandville, Coates Landing, The Wishkah Boom Company, and
some old plantation items with Terry Baltzell.
WHEN ARE FORMAL SENIOR PICTURES DUE?
Your son’s or daughter’s formal senior pictures are due on or before December 1, 2014.
REMEMBER: If you are planning pictures in the sun, you need to do that NOW.
When you have taken your senior pictures, please send a copy to
rpetheram@wishkah.org
You may also send the actual pictures to be scanned, if you would rather.
Annual Cancer Fun Run/Walk a Success by Jason Parmelee
Wishkah Valley School
fundraiser was a Walk/
Run to raise money for
cancer research. The
students and adults that
participated in the
fundraiser were given
the choice to walk or
run but all must have a
good time. This activity
gave many people a
chance to clear their
minds and gave them
the opportunity to work
on their personal times
and have family fun.
Over thirty people participated in the walk/
run. The walk and the
run were one mile,
three miles and five
miles long and there
were various water
stops for everyone. The
road that they used was
the upper Wishkah. An-
yone could walk or run
in the cancer fundraiser;
there was no age limit.
The sponsor for this
fundraiser was the National Honor Society.
All the money that was
earned at the fundraiser goes to the American Cancer Society.
HOMECOMING HAPPENINGS
Here’s a breakdown of weekend before
the homecoming activi- homecoming week
ties.
starts to get started
decorating their halls.
HOMECOMING
Homecoming week
HALLS:
The homecoming hall starts Monday, October 6th thru Friday, Octheme for 2014-2015
tober 10th.
school year is NFL
teams. You better believe that the senior
hall is going to be
decked out with blue
and green for the 20132014 Super Bowl
Champions, the
Seahawks. Juniors will
be decorating their hall
for the Baltimore Ravens. Sophomores will
be
decorating for
the New England Patriots. Freshmen are
going for the Denver
Broncos. Eighth graders have the Dallas
Cowboys and the seventh graders will
decorate for the Miami
Dolphins. All grades
from 7th -12th will be
meeting at the school
October 4th and 5th, the
HOMECOMING
WEEK:
Homecoming weekday
themes are as follows:
Monday: Super Hero
Day
Tuesday: Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Wednesday: Seahawks Day
Thursday: Class Color
Day
Friday: Spirit Day
Spirit Day colors are
either orange and
black or black and
gray.
by Lacey Barber
Quinault. To clear up
the confusion, Wishkah’s homecoming
game will be at
Wishkah on Addison
Field Saturday,
October 11th at
1:00pm. The opponent
for our homecoming
game is the Oakville
Acorns.
HOMECOMING
DANCE:
The homecoming dance
is Saturday, October
11th from 9pm-12pm.
Grades allowed to attend this dance are 9th12th. Tickets are going
to cost $15.00 a single
and $25.00 per couple.
The theme of the dance
is Red Carpet/
Hollywood. Wishkah
will be inviting
HOMECOMING
GAME:
Quinault to the homeThere has been some
coming dance. The
confusion as to where location of the dance is
the homecoming game
to be determined at
might be because of the
press time.
combination of our
football team with
OF SPECIAL INTEREST:
 October 4 — Local History Tour 8:30 to 3:30 $10 Donation
 October 11 — Homecoming Dance Red Carpet/Hollywood 9PM
 October 24— Early Release, Teacher Training
 October 28 to October 31 — Early Release, Conference Week
Wishkah Valley School District
4640 Wishkah Road
Aberdeen, WA 98520
Phone: 360-532-3128
Website: www.wishkah.org
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CONGRATULATIONS SEPTEMBER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
by Maggie Sorensen
SEPTEMBER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH (From left to right) Kayla Tudor, Damien Claessen, Madison Cork and
Logen Seguin.
Every month here at Wishkah
Valley School, our principal, Mr.
Yoder, and a few teachers are
chosen to nominate students in
the school for Student of the
Month. These students get
recognized for their good
behavior, hard work, and improvement in academics. For this
month, Damien Claessen was
chosen from the middle school
by Mr. Killen. Damien was
picked because he is “well
integrated in his work” and he
“has been working hard since
the beginning.” Next, Mrs.
Kilpatrick was selected to
nominate a high school
student, which is Kayla Tudor.
Kayla “shows leadership,
reliability, and she is
respectful. Kayla is on her way
to success!” Also, Ms. Reime
chose one of her 3rd grade
students, Madison Cork. Ms.
Reime stated that “Madison
always tries her best and takes
her time to ensure that she’s
turning in quality work.” Adding to
that, Madison is “willing to help
others and has a great attitude. Madison is a leader!” Lastly, Logen Seguin was picked by Mr. Yoder. He
said that Logen is “eager to participate,
follows classroom rules,
and is willing to take academic
risks.” Congratulations to Damien,
Kayla, Madison, and Logen for their
hard work! Keep it up, guys!