WWPS - Week in Review

Walla Walla Public Schools
Week in Review - September 14, 2007

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School board meeting Tuesday
Enrollment counts up slightly from last year after first count
Lincoln students visit fire station to remember 9-11 victims
Edison 70th Anniversary Open House and Celebration
Wa-Hi choir students plan car wash Saturday
Wa-Hi Tractor Driving teams win in Spokane
Retirees Association plans Ice Cream Social
High School Facilities Task Force members tour schools
Walla Walla Frontier Days and Fair 2007 Technology Division Winners

•	School board meeting Tuesday Tuesday, Sept.18 - 7:30 p.m. - Location: District Office (364 S. Park St.) - Meeting open to public
•	Enrollment counts up slightly from last year after first count Walla Walla Public Schools filed its first official enrollment count with the state last Friday. The September 2007 count reports the district is up approximately 52 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) students from this time last year. The district’s general fund operating budget is funded by FTEs. The current enrollment count puts the district above its beginning year budget estimate according to district Deputy Superintendent Dr. Bill Jordan. The district also figures the total number of students being served in its “head count” category. Currently the district is serving a total of 6,192 “head count” students in grades K-12 -- up approximately 53 students from last year.
•	Lincoln students visit fire station to remember 9-11 victims Tuesday Lincoln Alternative High School students Josie Criswell, Colton Langworthy, and Mary Peery visited Fire District 4 firefighters at their Howard Street fire station as a tribute to those lost during the 9-11 tradegy. The students brought cookies and thank you cards to recognize them as our local heroes. District Four Firefighters Travis Slater, Nick Loudermilk and Phil Tonn led a tour of their station and explained how their services support and protect our community.
•	Edison 70th Anniversary Open House and Celebration Thursday, September 27 7 to 8 p.m. Edison Elementary School (1315 E. Alder) Event Highlights: - Celebration program in gym - Alumni recognition - Tours of school - Free cake and punch This is one of the last public opportunities to look at the original school and reminisce. Come celebrate with us! For more information, contact Principal Nancy Withycombe at 527-3072.
•	Wa-Hi choir students plan car wash Saturday • Wa-Hi Choir Car Wash • Saturday, September 15 • 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. • NAPA on East Isaacs
•	Wa-Hi Tractor Driving teams win in Spokane Congratulations to the Wa-Hi FFA Tractor Driving Teams for placing 1st and 3rd in a regional competition at the Spokane Interstate Fair Monday, September 10. The teams will now gear up for the state competition later this month in Puyallup. This is the 8th year in a row Wa-Hi has placed first at the Spokane Interstate Fair competition. 1st Place Team Dane Swenson - 1st Place Individual Bryce Buckley - 3rd Place Individual Levi Swenson 3rd Place Team Dustin Johnson - 2nd Place Individual Taylor Hof Chance Royse
•	Retirees Association plans Ice Cream Social - Walla Walla-Columbia School Retirees Association Ice Cream Social - Tuesday, Sept. 18 - 4 to 5:30 p.m. - Board room (364 S. Park St.) Active members and retirees are invited and encouraged to bring a friend of education Information: Contact Harriet Michael at 525-6097
•	High School Facilities Task Force members tour schools Tuesday members of the High School Facilities Task Force toured Walla Walla High School and Lincoln Alternative High School as part of their work studying Walla Walla’s high school programs and facilities. Wa-Hi Principal Darcy Weisner and Lincoln Alternative High School Principal Jim Sporleder facilitated the three hour tour. The tours included an overview of a recent independent facilities study, visits to classrooms, question and answer opportunities and more. The work of the High School Facilities Task Force will be organized into three phases. First, the group will answer the question — “What is?” Next, they will reflect on — “What Should Be?” in relation to a successful high school experience. The group will then determine the best strategies for narrowing the difference in Walla Walla. Staff and public input will be gathered along the way as the group completes its work. Recommendations will then go to the school board for consideration and possible action plans. The group will meet again Thursday, Sept. 27 to reflect on what they saw and learned during their tours and to form specialized sub-committees to further study specific issues pertaining to Walla Walla’s high school experience. High School Facilities Task Force Members Cindy Meyer: Co-Chair John Rowley: Co-Chair Darcy Weisner Scott Krivoshein Lawson Knight Jim McCarthy Mike Pettyjohn Jim Hayner Cindy Widmer Clint Gabbard Mindy Meyer Jim Sporleder Max Carrera Everett Knudson Nanqi You John Butenhoff Dave Warkentin Ruth Russo Ruth Ladderud Carrina Stillman LaDessa Smelcer James Payne
•	Walla Walla Frontier Days and Fair 2007 Technology Division Winners District Technlogy Director Janis Barton is proud to announce this year’s Walla Walla Frontier Days and Fair 2007 Technology Division Winners. She said there was great work by all the students represented in this year’s technology submissions at the fair. She extended a thank you to Technology Master Teachers: William Calhoun, Martin Telstad, Dennis Bennett, and Terri Gilbert for judging more than 150 Technology Fair entries submitted for 2007. “Thanks to the classroom teachers listed below for engaging students and integrating technology to enhance their curriculum,” Barton said. “Parents, grandparents and community members enjoyed seeing your efforts.” Grades K - 3 Classwork Collections 1st – Green Park 2nd Grade “Snarf Attack in Pictures” Mr. Telstad, Teacher 2nd – Berney 2nd Grade “Life Cycle of the Butterfly 2007” Mrs. Holbrook, Teacher 3rd – Evan Jameson and Evan Lochwood “Evan’s Point” Prospect Point -- Mrs. Rausch, Teacher 4th – Matthew Durkin and David Garza “Butterfly Powerpoint” Berney Elementary, Mrs. Hand, Teacher Grades K - 3 Individual Multimedia 1st – Karli Plucker “Venus” Prospect Point 2nd Grade, Ms. Kulhmann, Teacher 2nd – Darrien Ferrer “Snow Leopards” Green Park 2nd Grade, Mr.Telstad, Teacher 3rd – Adrain Saldana “Komodo Dragons” Green Park 2nd Grade, Mr. Telstad, Teacher 4th – Lauren Clark “Venus” Prospect Point 3 Grade, Ms.Kulhmann, Teacher 5th – Ryan Kimball “Jupiter” Prospect Point 3rd Grade, Ms. Kulhmann, Teacher HM –Erica Collins and Lacy Klem “Butterflies” Berney 2nd Grade, Mrs. Parodi, Teacher Carter Davis “Butterflies” Berney 2nd Grade, Mrs. Parodi, Teacher Brandi Schoessler “Saturn” Prospect Point 3rd Grade Ms. Kulhmann, Teacher Cameron Cortinas “Sharks” Edison 3rd Grade, Mrs. Gogl, Teacher Grades 4 - 5 Individual Multimedia 1st – Tristan Moore “The Most Important Thing About Alaska” Edison 5th Grade Mrs. Dyerly, Teacher 2nd – Carson Groff “The Most Important Thing About Washington DC” Edison 5th Grade, Mrs. Dyerly, Teacher 3rd – Ruben Avalos “The Most Important Thing About California” Blue Ridge 5th Grade, Mrs. Dyerly, Teacher Grades 6 - 8 Individual Multimedia 1st – Matthew Wickham “The Deadly Down Syndrome” Garrison Middle School, Mrs. Ahrens, Teacher 2nd – Yesica Villegas “ Yesica’s Science Powerpoint” Garrison Middle School, Mrs. Ahrens, Teacher 3rd – Sawyer Neifer “Geometry GSP Animation” Pioneer Middle School, Mr. Barba, Teacher 4th – Colton Hill “Human Geonome Project” Garrison Middle School, Mrs. Ahrens, Teacher 5th – Victoria Jones “Tori’s GSP Fair Animation” Pioneer Middle School, Mr. Barba, Teacher HM – Brandon Kaup and Nick Bushman “Algebra Kaleidoscopes” Pioneer Middle School, Mr. Barba, Teacher Grades 6 - 8 Individual Print 1st – Madison Nelson “Kudzu: The Vine That Ate The South” Garrison Middle School, Mrs. Ahrens, Teacher 2nd – Matt Skorina “Usher Syndrome” Garrison Middle School, Mrs. Ahrens, Teacher Grades 6 - 8 Classwork Collections 1st – Garrison 7th and 8th Graders “Trooper Times” Garrison Middle School, Ms. Clearman, Teacher 2nd – Pioneer 8th Grade “Constellations” Mr. Bennett, Teacher 3rd – Garrison 7th Graders “What You Need to Know About Rabies” Garrison Middle School, Mrs. Ahrens, Teacher 4th – Mike Duquette and Veronica Vasquez “Anthrax” Garrison Middle, Mrs. Ahrens, Teacher 5th – Kyle Jameson and Colton Hill “Maracondo Fever” Garrison Middle, Mrs. Ahrens, Teacher HM – Bianca Montero and Joel McClure “Polio” Garrison Middle, Mrs. Ahrens, Teacher Grades 9 - 12 Individual Multimedia 1st – Irene Ureno “Helen The Hippo” Walla Walla High School, Mrs. DeBroeck, Teacher 2nd – Spencer Neifer “Name that City” Walla Walla High School, Mrs. DeBroeck, Teacher 3rd – Calvin Wilkes “Math with Calvin” Walla Walla High School, Mrs. DeBroeck, Teacher 4th – Sam Stiller “Kid’s Flash Game” Walla Walla High School, Mrs. DeBroeck, Teacher 5th – Luke Hicks “Starman Game” Walla Walla High School, Mrs. DeBroeck, Teacher HM – Andrew Ball “Andy’s The Game” Walla Walla High School, Mrs. DeBroeck, Teacher Grades 9 - 12 Classwork Collections 1st – Jeff Ladderud and Paul Froese “Ladderud-Froese Johann Sebastian Bach” Walla Walla High School, Ms. Woods, Teacher 2nd – Helen Reich, Christina van Dyke and Christy Turner “Helen-Christina-Christy Bach Party” Walla Walla High School, Ms. Woods, Teacher 3rd –Matt Johnson and Uriel Carmona “Johnson-Corona Johann Sebastian Bach Party” Walla Walla High School, Ms. Woods, Teacher 4th – Emily Brown, Phoung Pham, Joanne Cloeman, Kristen Ratiff “Brown + Johann Sebastian Bach” Walla Walla High School, Ms. Woods, Teacher Grades 9-12 Print 1st – Jeff Ladurerud “Split Timer” Walla Walla High School, Mr. DeBroeck, Teacher 2nd – Aaron Nelson “2 Byte Adder” Walla Walla High School, Mr.DeBroeck, Teacher