@SequimSchools — May 2, 2018

DISTRICT

The next school board meeting is 6 p.m. Monday, May 7, at Sequim High School Library, 601 N. Sequim Ave. The public is invited to attend, and time is set aside for public comment. To view the agenda and minutes of past meetings, click on “Board of Directors” and “2017-2018 agendas” on the district’s website at www.sequimschools.org.

GREYWOLF

There is a new sheriff in town and his name is Hunter Tennell.

Hunter, a fourth-grader in Caryn Little’s class, blew away the previous record that had stood strong since archery started at Greywolf more than a decade ago. He scored 20 bullseyes recently — finding the 6-inch diameter circle from 25 feet away to top the old record of 16 using a Genesis compound bow students use for the school’s archery program.

Also, is Robin Hood in the house?

In a never-before-shot in the time Greywolf has offered archery — with thousands and thousands of arrows being shot over the years — a student hit the back of the arrow so precisely it shredded the arrow. That new honor is bestowed to Max Lee, a fifth-grader in Jennifer Lopez’s class.

HELEN HALLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Second grade students from Helen Haller had the opportunity to visit Issac Rapelje’s science class at Sequim High School, and learn from high school experts. Stations were set up for the students to have hands-on experiences that expanded the understanding and knowledge of the many systems. Students were able to hold and examine a real sheep’s heart and eyes. They had experiences to discover the four chambers of the heart, reflexes, bones, nervous system and the senses, digestive system and models of all the body organs. The second-grade students are very thankful for this opportunity as it brought their learning to life.

Lillian Talbot (Renee Mullikin’s class) write this after her experience:

Dear Science Students,

Thank you for teaching us about what is inside the heart and how it works. Thanks for teaching us about our noses and how you have a lightbulb thing in your brain so you can smell. The sight goggles with stuff on them so you can see what it is like if something is wrong with your eyes. The spelling test was a good experience. Thanks again and have a great day.

SEQUIM HIGH SCHOOL

Seniors: Sign up for graduation walking partners in the counseling office starting May 7.

The Sequim Gazette will be publishing a “Class of 2018” Special Edition and would like a senior and baby photo of all graduating seniors to be published in our June 6 edition. The photos plus a “Letter to Grads” — written from parents/guardians to their senior — is due to the Gazette by Wednesday, May 9. Cost is $20 (up to 100 words), $30 (101-200 words) or $40 (201-400 words). There is no cost for the photos.

Please make sure that any photos sent in have all of the individuals information attached: name, contact number, etc., and if they want their photos returned they need to enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. We need quality photos, or if sending digitally a jpeg; no photocopies as the photocopies don’t have a high enough resolution, as they will just come out looking blurry.

Contact Linda Clenard at the Sequim Gazette office at 360-683-5810 or lclenard@soundpublishing.com for more information or any questions you might have regarding this project.

The annual FFA plant sale will be will be May 9, from noon-5 p.m.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May 10-11, and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. May 12, at the high school greenhouse.

Helen Haller Elementary School students (from left) Mikah Johnson, Taylor Thomas, Javier Paniagua and Ivan Kovalik visit Isaac Rapelje’s high school science class. Submitted photo