Superintendent to talk about schools
Enumclaw School District Superintendent Mike Nelson will give his annual state of the schools address at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Enumclaw High School auditorium. Nelson will use this time to celebrate the past year’s achievements, discuss current projects and share his vision for next year.
School levies on Feb. 9 ballot
Enumclaw and White River school districts have four-year maintenance and operation levies on the Feb. 9 ballot in King and Pierce counties. These levies provide each district with 18 to 22 percent of its annual budget. If approved, they will replace levies which expire in 2010.
Enumclaw will be asking voters to approve collections of $9.2 million in 2011, with a final collection of $10.3 million in 2014 at a rate of $3.05 per $1,000 of assessed property value.
The White River School District will ask voters to approve $8.2 million for collection in 2011, with an increase of $200,000 each year, based on a 2 percent increase in assessed valuation, through 2014. The rate would be approximately $3.12 per $1,000 dollars of assessed value.
Each levy requires a simple majority for passage.
Enumclaw’s levy is mail-in only. Ballots must be postmarked by Feb. 9.
Choice program opens doors
The White River School District’s parent partnership program Choice invites parents who are looking for an alternative to their child’s education or who are currently home schooling, but want support to learn more about the program.
Choice is currently enrolling students in grades 4 through 12 for second semester. For more information, call 360-829-5758.
Magic Strings opens enrollment
The Enumclaw School District’s Magic Strings Program at Southwood Elementary School is forming classes for the 2010-11 school year. Magic Strings is a self-contained program for students in grades 2 through 5. Registration information is available on the Enumclaw School District Web site, www.enumclaw.wednet.edu. Students and teachers will be visiting elementary schools to demonstrate and present information about the program. Those dates are not available yet.
The deadline for registering is March 19. For information, contact Susan Arbury at 360-802-7369. The public is invited to attend Magic Strings’ winter concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 11 in the Enumclaw High School auditorium.
Warner wins Geography Bee
Fifth-grade student Tori Warner was Sunrise Elementary School’s Geography Bee winner Jan. 11. Drew Schmidt was the first runner up.
After winning, Warner took a test that could qualify her for the state Geography Bee. She and school officials will learn the results of that test in March.
Sunrise Elementary School’s top 10 finishers were: Brittney Sullivan-Deines, Camryn Ennis, Cannon Stringer, Carson Heinlein, Morgandy Hobert, Chase Floyd, Josh Adderson, Warner, Drew Schmidt and Cooper McCullough.
This is the fourth year Sunrise has hosted a Geography Bee.
