@sequimschools — July 12, 2017

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 12, 2017

DISTRICT

The next school board meeting is at 6 p.m. Monday, July 17, in the boardroom (the auditorium building, 503 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” on the district’s website at www.sequim.k12.wa.us.

SEQUIM HIGH SCHOOL

Jack Webber’s second-, third- and fifth-period algebra classes recently undertook the task of surveying peers to answer the question: “What are the academic, sociological and psychological and cultural profiles of the typical Sequim High School student?” In the process, they uncovered some interesting “factoids.” Following are some of their findings:

Noelle Bittner:

The typical student values the importance of homework on a scale of 1-10 at about a 3.

They think that math is the most stressful class.

On average they have 2-4 siblings.

They like and use Snapchat much more than Facebook because it is more interesting and entertaining.

Ruth Lopez, Jessica Dominquez and Cole Williams:

Teachers say there are usually 48-49 students in a typical college class, which was less than most high school students expect there to be.

Students think that the most common crime in Sequim is theft.

On a scale of 1-10, their motivation to graduate is at 8-9.

The students who drive white cars spend about $5 a day at lunch.

Aylee Bennett, Morgan Dippert and Caleb Bankston:

Most students have an iPhone, with 12th-graders having the most phones and ninth-graders having the least.

Their favorite academic class is literature and their least favorite is math because they use literature more often in their daily lives than math.

They have a wide variety of number of siblings, with most having two or three.

Abygail Mundy, Cordell Hines and Elise Schmierer:

The typical student reported having a GPA between 2.40-2.80 that they can see on Skyward.

Their religion, if they have one, is usually Mormon and most who have a religion have been to church.

Most students surveyed are currently in a relationship, with seniors being in relationships more than other classes.

Most, regardless of class, have been in a previous relationship at one time.

Most live in a good neighborhood with a household of four people.

When they come to school, most feel nervous, are not angry and are happy.

Ryan Clark, Bryan Perez and Stephanie Lemus:

They speak one language and it is English.

Their family likes pets and most have two but many have four.

They have their highest grade in their fourth-period class.

They generally don’t like SHS, would like to go to a bigger high school and some do not enjoy any of their classes.

Cassidy Weideman, Michelle Wilson and Maddie Winthrow:

Most do not like high school as much as they did elementary and middle school.

Almost all have standard chores they are expected to do at home.

They are undecided where they plan to go to college, but those who are decided plan to go to an in-state college.

They do have an iPhone or a Samsung and it was evenly split 50-50.

Blake Hiday, Bree Bennett, Dillon Liebert and Mason Larson:

They plan to have one or two children when they grow up.

They have one or two siblings currently.

They were late to school an average of four times a semester.

Almost all do use social media and their favorite was Snapchat.

They arrive at school at 7:49 a.m.

Hannah McVay and Natalie Barker:

Out of all SHS students, most of them don’t always use their phones for classes to learn, but a lot use them during class.

Most use their cellphones to learn most in math and history classes.

Most of them said that family members had health problems who use medication and it sometimes works but were a bit uncomfortable answering this question.

Most “H” building teachers reported most students showed signs of stress, but were mixed as to the cause. Students thought most stress was caused by school and homework, but few did their homework on a regular basis.

The amount of hours spent listening to music on the phone varied between 12-18 hours a day, although most said they used a lot less, with few knowing about an app that tells them the actual amount.

Most students know about and have used Facetime.

Tyler Conn, Weston Mason, Michael Bohling and Max Koonz:

Students believe that the average GPA of all students at SHS is about a 2.90.

Most students are not satisfied with their GPA.

Miriel Cawyer, Sarah Whitney, Haylie Newton and Alondra Franco:

Most students are planning to graduate and find graduating important.

They typically have about three or four people in their family.

They like tacos as a favorite food.

They have moved houses on average about five times.