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JULY 2006 • VOLUME 16, ISSUE 4

accomplishmentsCelebrating alumni, staff and students Ann Kao is saving the world, one person at a time In a remote refuge camp in the hills of northeast Kao’s mission to improve the world began when and I don’t have any money,’ she said. ‘Where is Rwanda, Dr. Ann Kao is doing what she can to save a she was a young girl growing up in Vancouver. She your money?’ I ask and she tells me, ‘I gave it away.’” two-year-old child. The baby lies motionless, other attended the Challenge program at Truman Elemen- than a slight twitching of his arms. His breathing is tary and Shumway Middle School. At the age of Following the deadly tsunami that hit Southeast shallow. 16, she graduated from Hudson’s Bay High School Asia on Dec. 26, 2004, Kao joined Project HOPE as both a Washington Scholar and a National Merit (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) Kao works in a tent. She has no running water Scholar. and the U.S. Navy in the relief mission. She was and only a few basic medical supplies. This young in the forefront, doctor, who has not yet reached her 30th birthday, Ann Koa’s parents, Annie and Ken Kao, have saved providing urgent is the only physician for 5,000 Congolese Tutsi mementos from their daughter’s childhood—her medical care from Obviously refugees. She is helping survivors of the 1994 poem that won a national contest when she was 13, the USNS hos- “we’re here for a genocide. It is too late to save many of their family copies of The Bay Window when she was editor of pital ship Mercy members—their wives, husbands, children and par- the school paper, programs from the Portland Youth for survivors in purpose. It’s not ents—the nearly one million people slaughtered by Philharmonic where she played the violin. A copy Indonesia and Sri the Hutus in 1994. Most in this camp are younger of the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust 1992 Annual Lanka. Her case necessary to win than 18. More than 1,000 are younger than five. Report contains an article about 16-year-old Ann study of a 17- the Nobel Peace and this quote from year-old girl who her: “I really believe developed “tsu- Prize or cure a you can make a differ- nami lung,” an disease; but on ence. Obviously we’re aggressive disease here for a purpose. that moves from a smaller scale It’s not necessary to the lungs to the win the Nobel Peace brain, was pub- I want to have Prize or cure a disease; lished in the New an impact on but on a smaller scale I England Journal want to have an impact of Medicine (June people’s lives. on people’s lives.” The 23, 2005) and ” Ann Kao article concludes: “Her covered in the at age 16 dream? An idealistic Wall Street Jour- one—to be a physician nal. The study is attached to a United discussed by doctors across the globe. Nations Peacekeeping force.” In honor of her work, Kao was awarded the 2005- 2006 Durant Fellow in Refuge Medicine, which gave Kao earned her her the opportunity to continue humanitarian efforts bachelor’s degree at somewhere in the world. Yale University and her medical degree “I chose Rwanda because I wanted to see for myself Dr. Ann Kao bathes a premature newborn in Rwanda. from the University this place where the most brutal and unspeakable of of Washington Medi- horrors were committed a decade ago,” wrote Kao. cal School, then did She was unable to accept an invitation to be honored In the medical tent, Kao is assisted by a Hutu nurse, her residency at Harvard University. Now Kao is an at the White House, because she already had been who comforts the boy’s mother, a Tutsi. For this internist and pediatrician at Massachusetts General scheduled to begin her work in Africa. On July 18, child, Kao directs the nurse to place drops of sugar Hospital (MGH) and a faculty member of Harvard 2005, she left Boston for Kigali, Rwanda. From solution slowly under the baby’s tongue, while Kao Medical School. inserts an IV. Before long, the baby’s seizures stop. there, she went to the refuge camps of Gihembe He opens his eyes and calls for his mother. It’s a When she was in residency, she took it upon herself and Nyabeheke in the Congo border region. moment of joy. The mother speaks to Kao in dialect to go to Vietnam and Romania to do humanitarian When possible Kao records her experiences on a and the nurse translates, “If we were in the Congo, work. Her father recalls the time she returned to blog site. She describes the horrible conditions, the my child would not be alive now.” the U.S. and called him. “‘Daddy, my car won’t run Ann Kao, continued on page 2 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY • VANCOUVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS A beautiful mind continues to teach Among an elite circle of the best engineer- measuring devices, screens on windows In 1979 Ericksen was the recipient of the accomplishments ing minds in the world, Jerald L. Ericksen that turn from opaque to transparent,” he Timoshenko Medal, conferred in recog- Alumni is a hero and teacher. Ericksen has made replies. nition of distinguished contributions to major contributions in the field of contin- the field of applied mechanics. In 1987 uum mechanics, particularly with his work Oh, yes. Highly practical applications, he was awarded the Engineering Sci- on finite elasticity, non-Newtonian fluid now commonplace in homes, schools and ence Medal in recognition of a singularly flow, and liquid crystals. He has produced businesses throughout the world. important contribution to Engineering theories and written several papers on Science. In 1993 he was inducted into Ericksen entered Vancouver schools at the liquid crystals and crys- the National Academy of Engineering in age of nine and graduated from Vancou- tals, non-linear elasticity Washington, D.C. He also received the ver High School in 1942. His favorite theory, and the twinning Bingham Medal from the Society of Rhe- teacher was Dutch Shield, coach and theory of crystals. ology and was made an Honorary Mem- biology teacher. Ericksen left for Oregon ber of the Royal Irish Academy. “When I started my work, State University, but World War II put there was hardly any his education on hold. Following a stint As recently as 2000, he was made Hon- practical application of in the Navy, he entered the University ored Member of the International Liquid liquid crystals,” he said. of Washington where he earned a B.A. in Crystal Society. Then, in 2003, he was He speaks in a language Mathematics followed by an M.A. from awarded the Panetti-Ferrari Prize and foreign to most, using Oregon State, and a Doctorate from Indi- Gold Medal by the Academy of Science terms like “velocity vec- ana University. in Torino, Italy. tors” and “continuously Ericksen’s career has taken him to re- differentiable non-vanish- From the young boy in Vancouver schools search labs and universities around the ing functions.” His papers who learned algebra at Vancouver High world. He worked at the Naval Research are page upon page of School, Ericksen has become one of the Lab in Washington, D.C. For nearly 30 mathematical computa- most esteemed engineering scientists in years, he was on staff as professor in me- tions, interspersed with the world. His work has led to inventions chanics at , and Jerald Ericksen, hypotheses and citations from physicists that changed the way we live. he was a professor at University of Minne- Vancouver and mathematicians. High School, sota for seven. His research and teaching At 81, Ericksen now lives on the Oregon Class of 1942 When asked, “So, how does this help also took him to the National University coast with his wife of 60 years, Marion. mankind?” he chuckles. of Ireland and Heriot-Watt University in Through the Internet, he continues to Scotland where he was presented with teach and mentor some of the brightest “Oh, the development of PC screens, honorary doctorates. young minds the field—students who digital displays for clocks, temperature could take his theories and research even farther and discover things we have yet to imagine. <

Ann Kao, continued from cover rampant cases of malaria, and the lack of medical supplies. At Now, Kao is back in Boston to work on another degree at the one point she writes: “This camp is as far removed from the Harvard School of Public Health. Massachusetts General Hospital as one can imagine. I have no medical safety net here, there’s no directory of specialists Kao’s mother and father emigrated from Hong Kong and Taiwan, to dial up, although e-mail has been a powerful tool, when it’s respectively, and ran the Lotus Café in downtown Vancouver for working. There is no oxygen, no ventilator, and until recently 25 years before retiring. Their two sons, graduates of Hudson’s not even a basic laboratory. It is medicine as artistry more than Bay, also have impressive resumés. King Kao (class of 1990) is as science.” a West Point graduate, Major in the U.S. Army and holds a law degree, an M.A. in Public Administration, and a M.S. in Interna- On Thanksgiving Day 2005, she wrote: “I’m tional Relations. Tim Kao (class of 1992, the same year as Ann) Vancouver School District homesick, exhausted, temperatures are swel- is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, a Ma- PO Box 8937, Vancouver, WA 98668-8937 tering again inside the tent and because it’s jor in the Marine Corps, and holds an M.B.A. Both have served 360-313-1000 • www.vansd.org an American holiday and we are an American in war zones (King in the Balkans, Tim in the Middle East) and NGO it’s vacation staffing (only 2 nurses) have been honored with medals of service. which is really impossible to safely run the hospital and health center given that we are “Ann’s brothers tease her,” says her father. “They say, ‘Are you full of patients with malaria and the waiting going to be the next Mother Teresa?’ and she says, ‘No, I am who room is full of new cases.... To make matters I am.’” worse we are on our last bottle of quinine Parents Annie and Ken Kao could not be more proud as they Board of Directors tablets without any way to get more....” At track their children’s accomplishments, but they are wistful, David Christel • Edri Geiger • Mari Greves • 4 p.m. that day a huge UNICEF truck came too. As Ken Kao says, “My wife and I have three children. We Dr. Edward Rankin • Dale Q. Rice roaring into camp loaded with medical sup- provide two to our country and one to the world.” Superintendent plies. “Suddenly I am thrilled,” she wrote. Her prayers, in the form of pleading letters Dr. John W. Erickson For a truly remarkable story, visit Ann Kao’s blog site: she wrote to UNICEF weeks earlier, had been Public Information Office http://ann-kao.blogspot.com. < Kris Sork, Patricia Mattison answered.

Photos: Ed Vidinghoff and Paul Quackenbush This past winter and spring, Kao was at the University of London to study tropical diseas- Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy es. Following her last session there, she met The Vancouver School District is an Equal Opportunity District her parents for a two-week break and tour of in education programs, activities, services, and employment. Vancouver School District does not discriminate on the basis the British Isles. of race, color, sex, religion, disability, national origin, marital status, or age or any other protected classification under In April Kao flew back to Africa, this time state, federal, or local law. We comply with Section 504 of with a $100,000 grant from the United Na- the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, the Americans with tions to set up an HIV program in the same Disabilities Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age area of Rwanda. “When she was there, she Discrimination in Employment Act, Older Worker Protection saw the need,” explained her father. The Act, and all other state, federal, and local equal opportunity laws. This District will endeavor to maintain an atmosphere U.S. Government gave her the grant on the free from discrimination and harassment. Call 313-1000 for: condition she would go there and set up the ADA Officer, Leland Goeke; Title IX, Kathryn Murdock; Athletic program, so she went back to the camps Equity, Ellen Boggs ; Section 504, elementary and secondary, Rebecca Miner. Vancouver School District, 2901 Falk Road, where she had worked from July to December Vancouver, Washington 98661. 2005. “She’s a fighter for the sake of human- ity,” he says.  JULY 2006 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY • VANCOUVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Oh, the opening of Eisenhower . . . What a day to remember—or forget! It poured, turning the grounds to a soggy phone call. What I would have given for in another elementary school when she mass of mud! All but two buildings were a cell phone!” learned of a teacher position at Eisen- still under construction. There was no hower. McChesney jumped at the chance drinking water, no working toilet, no On that first day, Heller sent the faculty to teach at her former school. Staffing accomplishments communication with the outside world. a memo with this quote: “We can do positions at Eisenhower don’t open often. Staff That’s what teachers and support staff anything for one day…. Just for today, let faced for the opening day of Eisenhower us live one day only.” Teacher Ronda Huson was hired by Heller in 1972. She’s still there, teaching 3rd Elementary School on Sept. 3, 1970. District and staff receive Students in grades 1-4 moved in that day. grade in Room 1, and she’s never had the awards The school’s first principal, Margaret With the buildings unfinished, 5th-grad- desire to teach anywhere else. Eisenhow- • The Washington State Heller, clearly recalls the day’s events. ers wouldn’t move in until October, the er is like family. Secretary Pam Krein- Recycling Association’s “We had one working toilet by 10 a.m., kindergarten students in February. The bring has been running the front office Recycler of the Year Award was school, built for 525, had 600 since 1989. students the first year. By the presented to Vancouver School District on May 23. Nutrition time Heller left in 1975, enroll- In attendance at the closing were many Services and Maintenance ment was nearly 800. former principals—Claude Gove, Bar- employees worked with the bara Scott-Johnson, Jon Perry, and Scott Clark County Department of The school’s rocky start didn’t Williams—and current principal Glenys Public Works to implement defeat the staff. Adversity built Paveglio. Former principals Henry Maas a recycling program in all strength and friendships that and Ron Albaugh were unable to attend. elementary schools. In the continue today. “I must say, it 2006-2007 school year, the was the most dedicated staff I For the closing ceremony, two time cap- program will be expanded to ever worked with. The way they sules were unearthed—one from 1989, include all middle schools. were able to survive that first the Washington State Centennial, and one week was incredible,” remarks from 1999—and hundreds of photos were • Vancouver School District Heller. displayed. Students outlined the life was one of four school districts of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the in the and Canada Many of the original players at- school’s namesake; read poetry; and sang. selected to receive the 2006 Eisenhower’s first principal, Margaret Heller tended the closing ceremony of Gold Medallion Award from Eisenhower on June 6. Heller Students said goodbye to the old school the National School Public only because I was standing over the shared memories and laughs. and eagerly anticipated the new one, Relations Association. The crews, telling them the kids couldn’t wait which will open in the fall of 2006. award, the highest honor given any longer. A teacher stood outside with Connie McChesney was a kindergarten for a comprehensive, planned a hose so students could wash their hands student at Eisenhower that first year. “Eisenhower has been a very special place communications program, will or get a drink of water,” she said. “We Now she teaches there. “I’ve spent half for me,” said Katie Mattson, a 5th-grader be presented to the district’s had to drive down to Jason Lee to make a of my life at this school,” she realizes as in the last class to graduate from the “old” Public Information staff in July. she counts the years. She was teaching Eisenhower Elementary School. < • Columbia River High School science teacher Pam Lehrman received the Mary Omberg Teacher Award for excellence in From Mrs. M-L to Mission Specialist promoting scientific research Two years ago, Dottie Metcalf-Linden- To keep her body in condition for going “She was fun. She was engaging,” said at the high school level. Her burger left her teaching position at Hud- into space, she continues to fly in the McDonald-Smith, who received a full students have won state and national science competitions. son’s Bay High School to enter NASA’s T-38 at least once or twice a week. In ride scholarship to Arizona State Univer- astronaut program. She was one of three addition, she is learning Russian and sity to pursue a career in science. teachers selected to be an Educator in to navigate the computers used on the Space. On May 30 she returned to Bay as Space Station. Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger contin- a full-fledged astronaut, having graduated ues to teach by example. “I’ve always from the training program in February. Between assemblies, two students, worked really hard behind the scenes,” She shared her experiences at two school Kirsten Cook and Colin McDonald- she told students. Realistically, it will be assemblies and caught up with former Smith, interviewed their former teacher. 10 more years before she gets to travel science students as they were preparing to into space, but she’s not discouraged. Question: What’s the difference in graduate from high school. She loves the demands and ongoing learn- working with people at NASA and stu- ing essential in working for NASA. “It Since leaving Hudson’s Bay, Mrs. M-L dents at Bay? (as she is still known there) has been a Mrs. M-L: “One thing that kids full-time student. She trains with her do really well is to ask questions astronaut class of 14, which includes two that no one dares to ask. I miss other teachers, scientists, engineers, and some of that creativity. It keeps international partners. “I’m in school, just things light.” like you. My classes just look different,” she told the students at Bay. Question: Do you think you made the right choice? She trains at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, but she also travels extensive- Mrs. M-L: “I’ve always wanted ly—hiking through mountains, performing to be a teacher, but I’ve always tailspins in the sky, and scuba diving deep kept in the back of my mind that in the ocean. She has learned survival I wanted to be a scientist, too. I skills after being dropped off in remote lo- just happened to get my dream cations. She’s examined “alien” life forms meets my personality, which is to be chal- job. People should dream really big and Hudson’s Bay students at natural hot springs and studied in New lenged and determined at all times.” then expect to work really hard to fulfill Colin McDonald-Smith Mexico with the geologist who trained the and Kirsten Cook their dreams.” She still dreams big as she continues to Apollo crew. She has learned to rotate a interview astronaut prepare for space travel or work on a T-38 jet fighter while traveling at 250-300 The students also reminisced about Mrs. Dottie Metcalf- space station. “I’d really like to go to knots, learned to maneuver weightless M-L as a science teacher. “She was Lindenburger. the moon. I’ve always loved geology.” (without passing out) on the KC-135 wonderful. She always used hands-on Like she tells the students, “If there’s Reduced Gravity Flight, and practiced activities. You could tell she loved what something you want to do, don’t ever underwater “space walks” at the Neutral she was doing,” said Cook. give up.” < Buoyancy Lab.

JULY 2006  REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY • VANCOUVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Kids count the minutes until Math Club

A group of children at Washington El- “My favorite part is multiplication and the volunteers. The unique partnership ementary School is laughing and working the nice guy Scott,” said Jackie Embree. brings college students into the school accomplishments together and having fun. They’re not The 3rd-grader has been in the club since two days a week for Math Club and Mentors at a party. They’re not on recess. The it started in April. Tyra Xaysombath every day during lunch for Homework children are in Math Club, and they agrees. “I like the multiplication,” she Club. stay after school to be in it. So many said. “Everybody is really happy.” The partnership began last year when students signed up, in fact, the staff had Mathematics Pentathlon includes a set Clark College President Wayne Branch to limit it to 2nd and 3rd graders. “The of interactive games that involve strat- and Lauren Caldarera, service learning kids are loving it,” said Principal Theresa egy and reasoning. Games like “Kings coordinator, asked Turner how Wash- David-Turner. Students in Math Club and Quadraphages,” “Sum Dominoes,” ington could benefit from support from (left to right), Dasha What makes this math club so special? and “Math War” reinforce basic facts. Clark College students. Turner devel- Shulikov, JJ Guthrie, Two things: The games (Mathematics The games also strengthen observational oped a proposal for the Homework Club Trya Xaysombath, and Pentathlon) and the volunteers who staff skills, team building and sportsmanship. and Math Club. “Homework Club is Jackie Embree, start a it, work-study and engineering students Turner was able to purchase Mathematics open to students who prefer to do their game with Clark College from Clark College. Pentathlon with a grant from the Vancou- homework at school for various reasons,” volunteer Scott Harrison. ver School District Foundation. said Turner. “They need the help, they prefer it to recess, or they need the quiet “The games help the students place to work.” have fun with math,” said Candi Walker, the instructional “We are very fortunate to have this type assistant who runs Math Club. of support and I have no doubt that stu- “This helps them build their dent achievement has been increased as a self confidence with math. It result,” said Turner. builds their self-esteem.” Ben Filan, a mechanical engineering “My favorite thing to do is art,” student, volunteers in both Homework said student Mitchell McKiney. Support Club and Math Club. “It’s an “I came to Math Club because opportunity to provide a service,” he I started off not liking math. said. “It’s nice to get young people into Now I like it.” the math mode. You see what the kids get out of it. They want to be here for While the games put fun into an hour and a half after school. They’re learning math, the after-school happy.” < club is successful because of

Mentors guide students’ career choices If you follow MAP, chances are it will “How many of you have spent time with Next year MAP plans to expand to 24 lead you to a career in engineering, medi- mentors working in those fields?” Reilly mentors from nLight, Sharp Electron- cine, or computer science. MAP, Men- then asked. Many of these students had, ics, Hewlett-Packard, and Underwriters toring Advanced Placement, is a program and that is why they knew what they Laboratory and will serve 100 students. that brings mentors from the business wanted for a career. The program also will include calculus, community into local high schools. On biology and chemistry as well as phys- June 1, MAP brought NASA astronaut “The favorite part of my job is talking ics classes. MAP is coordinated by the Jim Reilly and Congressman Brian Baird to people about my job,” said Reilly. Southwest Washington Workforce Devel- to Skyview High School. “Flying in space is as cool as it gets. A opment Council and Educational Service lot of work goes into it, but the 10 years District 112. “How many of you know what you want of work is worth the 10-second view of to do for a living?” Astronaut Reilly earth from space. It’s exciting. It’s ex- On this day in class, students look asked the students in Carol Ramsey’s citing also that I might give someone that through spectroscopes at different sourc- Advanced Placement Physics class. Every spark to choose a career in science.” es of light. They record the differences hand went up. “Great.” Reilly was im- they observe when looking at hydrogen, pressed. He went around the room ask- Creating that spark is the goal of MAP. helium, neon, and mercury vapor tubes. ing students what field they will pursue. The mentoring program’s mission is to challenge high school students to take Teacher Carol Ramsey asks the class, “Medicine.” rigorous academic classes and envision “Why does neon have more colors than Skyview students Mark their future in the global economy. the others?” Leineweber and Afton “Civil engineering.” Tyler and astronaut Jim “Computer science.” The program was conceived by Vancou- “It has more electrons,” answers student Reilly view light through “Comparative literature.” ver-based nLight Corporation, a leading Kira Ingliss, a MAP participant who plans spectroscopes. “Mechanical engineering.” producer of semiconductor diode laser on a career in medicine or engineering. components. The company’s CEO, Scott Keeney, wants to see more Americans in Ramsey gives the class an assignment engineering fields. In its first year of -op before they leave. First, students are to eration, seven nLight engineers mentored relate what they observed with the spec- students in seven Clark County high troscopes to quantum theory. Second, schools, including Skyview and Hudson’s they are to describe how that knowledge Bay. could be used in astronomy. The stu- dents immediately exchange ideas. MAP mentors met with students twice a month. Skyview junior Mark Leinewe- Ingliss asks Reilly a final question. “Do ber valued his time with nLight physicists you have to work with engineers?” Chris Ebert and Shabbir Bashar. “They “Yes,” Reilly answers. “All the time. relate the coursework to their jobs, so it’s We don’t have to know everything they real life,” said Leineweber. I have a bet- know, but enough to talk to them, ter idea of what they do. It helped me like when we’re repairing the space decide to go into mechanical engineering station . . . .” < over civil engineering or something else.”

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accomplishmentsCelebrating alumni, staff and students

Academics ning Start, are Roger Hamilton and Ashley Shanholtzer, Columbia River • Heather Roberts, Columbia River High School; Benjamin Hayford and High School, was named a 2006 Na- Timothy Head, Fort Vancouver High tional Merit Scholar. Colin McDon- School; Michaela Baylous, Jemima ald-Smith, Hudson’s Bay High School, Dockery, Charity Kohli, and Geoffrey received a college-sponsored National Lee, Hudson’s Bay High School; and Merit Scholarship from Arizona State Jesse Dunn, Corey Evans, and Shalyn University. National Merit Finalists Pugh, Skyview High School. were Katherine Ellis, Marisa Fisher, Justin Lei, and Christina Metea from • Skyview sophomore Caitlin Gill’s Columbia River High School. winning essay earned her the honor of Rachel Harrington from Skyview being one of five representatives in the High School was a Semifinalist. Jason Lee Middle School’s Science Team took 4th place at the Science Olympiad state state to attend the national Lewis and tournament in Olympia in April. Pictured (front, left to right): Emma Rose, Kat Kerr- Clark Discovery Expedition in North • Emily Isensee, a senior at Columbia Adams, Becca Giovannozzi, Ryan Lisowski, Natasha Humayan (back, left to right): Dakota this summer. River High School, was named a 2006 Principal Janet Gillingham, Ethan Young, Kenny Dong, Coach Garry Lee, Matt Heid, Washington Scholar. Abbie Estep, Vancouver School Board Member Dale Rice, and Katy Williams. Team • The Hudson’s Bay High School members not pictured: Elizabeth Leong, Riley Peavey, Kyle Yeung, and Rebecca Leong. Community Science Team won the national • Participants in the Mr. Hudson’s championship at the National Science marine biology. Coach is Nathan Ty Bonneville, Shawnee Blair, and Bay pageant raised a record $91,000 Decathlon in Monroe, Washington, on Shields. Alyssa Abbott. Nominated for Best for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. April 29. Team members were Craig Attorney were: Joseph Arcudi, Leslie Ken Horenstein brought in $18,000 Richardson, Chris Hatley, Jon Chase, • Columbia River High School Funk, and Danya Nelsen. in donations. The Mr. Skyview com- Sergey Mironenko, Richard Lane, students Rachel Carlson and Emma petition raised $21,500 and the Mr. and Evan LeBrant. Individual awards Jeffries were among 1,500 students • Jackson Wiley, McLoughlin Middle Columbia River pageant brought in st were: Craig Richardson, 1 place, from 47 countries who competed at School, placed 1st in the Math Counts $33,345 for Doernbecher. st geo trekker; Richard Lane, 1 place, the Intel International Science and chapter competition. rocks and minerals; Chris Hatley and Engineering Fair in Indianapolis on • Kendra Michaels, Alki 6th grader, nd Jon Chase, 2 place, water rockets May 12. Rachel Carlson competed in • Two students from Felida El- received a Clark County Youth Com- and earth sciences; Jon Chase and the chemistry category with a project ementary School competed in the mission Community Service award on nd Sergey Mironenko, 2 place, anatomy on photodynamic therapy as a treat- Washington State Scholastic Chess April 29. Kendra organized a neigh- nd and physiology; and Richard Lane, 2 ment for cancer. Tournament in April. Quinn Brown borhood group of girls who makes and place, entomology. The team placed placed 40th out of 177 4th-graders in sells bracelets and donates the money 2nd in the Northwest Regional Sci- • Columbia River High School stu- the finals, and Sean Brown placed 39th to various charities. ence Decathlon in . Coach is dents Rachel Carlson and Zoni Rock- out of 175 5th-graders. Gordon Patterson. off were finalists at the Junior Science • Josh Jones, a freshman at Hudson’s and Humanities National Competi- • Whitney Harvey, Discovery Middle Bay High School, was selected to • Fort Vancouver High School’s Sci- tion. Rockoff attended the competi- School, won in the 7th-grade category represent Southwest Washington on rd ence Decathlon Team won 3 place in tion in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the Queen’s Quest Girls’ Chess the Legislative Youth Advisory Coun- the Pacific Northwest Conference of with her project on new fabrics to Tournament. The tournament is a cil. The council discusses issues like the National Science Decathlon. This treat hypothermia. Zoni Rockoff, local effort to promote chess playing education, homelessness and poverty, was the team’s first year of existence. Michael Kilbride, Lisa Cavola, Ellen among girls. and provides input and recommenda- The team qualified to compete in Kim, Mark Lisowski, Allen Roberts, tions to the office of the Governor • Kate Duvall, McLoughlin Middle the National Science Decathlon and Ashlee Byrnes, and Rachel Carlson and Senate. School, was selected for the People individual team members took several were among the top 15 finalists to to People World Leadership Forum medals in that competition: Jesse compete at the Washington State • Anna LeCount, a junior at Hud- st and traveled to Washington, D.C., Coker took 1 in autonomous robot; Junior Science and Humanities Sym- son’s Bay High School, was honored in April. She was accepted based on Katharine Westerberg and Avery posium. by Southwest Washington Medical Stephens placed 3rd in two events, outstanding scholastic merit, civic Center as the Junior Volunteer who hydrology and topographic mapping; • The Hudson’s Bay High School involvement, and leadership potential. devoted the most hours of service. At Garrett Benson took 3rd in water Mock Trial team finished th8 in the the time of the recognition, Anna had • Skyview High School placed rocketry; Benson and Caitlin Rosdahl state competition. Nominated for volunteered more than 600 hours. 20th in the 2006 Collaborative took 3rd in the ichthyology event; and Best Witness were: Myles Getman, Problem-Solving Contest, a national Rosdahl placed 2nd in ornithology and • The Clark County Youth Commis- mathematics contest administered sion honored Gaiser Middle School by National Assessment and Testing. students Zach Pusc, Taylor Pusc, The competition emphasizes Melissa Kromer, Caitlin Bockmier, brainstorming, collaboration, research, Elsie Drynan, Lindsey Elhart, Kellie and technology to solve 15 intricate Hansen and Ariel Chavez for their problems over the course of a week. leadership and community service. Between 50-75 students contributed answers. Varsity math team members • Harney Elementary School stu- Kunal Vaswani, Brian Basham, Eric dents raised $300 for the Red Cross Talarico, and Robert Fiszer checked Penny Drive. the final answers and submitted the test. Skyview’s coach is Carol • Students at Salmon Creek Ele- Hattan. mentary School collected and do- nated 800 stuffed animals for Legacy • Columbia River High School fin- Salmon Creek Hospital. “Husky ished 8th in the state Knowledge Bowl Hugs,” a program spearheaded by the Ryan Bittner, a Felida Elementary kindergarten student, was one of four competition. student leadership team, provides winners out of almost 1,000 entries in the Clean Water Program billboard stuffed animals to children treated in contest sponsored by Clark County Public Works. His artwork was on a • Eleven students from Vancou- the hospital’s emergency room. billboard at St. John’s Road and 63rd Street during May and June. It will ver School District received their be displayed again in September. Clark College associate degrees as they graduated from high school. The students, who attended Run- JULY 2006  REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY • VANCOUVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The arts attend a summer seminar in Spain. Olivia Moon, Vancouver School of • Brian Clark, Thomas Jefferson Deanna Aceves, a sophomore at Fort, Arts and Academics. Students who Middle School 7th grader, was the win- • Olivia Moon, VSAA senior, won took 3rd place in the contest and will received honorable mention are: ner of a schoolwide contest to design first place in Washington State in receive educational materials and Sarah Olson, Columbia River High the school’s mascot. the Duck Stamp Contest sponsored books from the Embassy of Spain. School; Karen Cason, Fort Vancou- by the U.S. Department of Fish and ver High School; Jay Ponciano, Kelly Wildlife. Moon is the only person Lunde, Alex Anderson, and Ken- Sports to win the state contest three times. neth Horenstein, Hudson’s Bay High Her artwork will be on display at the School; and Danica Wixom and Jason • Skyview High School took the Smithsonian Museum in Washington Wilkins-Sikkel, Vancouver School of state 4A championship in the 400- D.C., and other locations around the Arts and Academics. meter relay at the state track and country. field meet May 27 in Pasco. Relay • James Pick, a Lewis and Clark High team members are Chris Michels, • Several district students qualified to School sophomore, took 2nd place in Jeremy Dreitlein, Kris McMackin compete in the Washington Music Ed- the senior level for composition from Micah Lape, and alternates Jacob ucators Association Solo and Ensem- the Associated Board of the Royal Burkey and Eric Ramsey-Wright. ble state contest held in Ellensburg on Schools of Music, an international The Skyview Storm boys placed 5th April 29. Students recognized with music exam board. Pick composes for overall. Other finishers in the state a superior composite rating of “I” the piano. track meet are: Tyran Schelling, 4th were: Evan Tweed, junior, trombone in 110 hurdles; Eric Kasinger, 4th in solo; Michael Wu, junior, cello solo, • Thomas Jefferson Middle School high jump; and Chris Michels, 4th in Skyview High School; Eric Berg, tuba student Robert Platt was selected the 400. In the girls Class 4A meet, solo; Sang Jin Lee, violin, Columbia for the Washington Junior All-State Skyview’s Jasmine Kelly won the River High School; Willie Goforth, Justin Miller Orchestra. He will play in the first state championship in the high jump tenor solo, Laura Erskine, trumpet/ violin section. for the second year in a row. Stepha- cornet solo, VSAA. Zachary McDon- nie Den Hartigh placed 5th in the 400 nell, Skyview, received a “II” rating for • Justin Miller, Fort Vancouver High • The artwork of Lake Shore students and the 400-relay team placed 8th. french horn solo. VSAA earned a spot School, won the Jury Choice Award Eliko Hagen, Briayne Kerr-Adams, in the state competition by winning for his pottery pitcher titled “Hero” Kennedy Reed and Erin Scott was on • Columbia River’s Boys Track Team several awards at the district level. at the State Superintendent’s High display at Gallery 21 in Vancouver. finish th4 at the state 3A track and The Vitamente Sinfonietta won 1st School Art Show in May. His ceramic field meet. Jeremy Lovell won the place in Large Ensembles. The String piece was purchased for permanent • Hudson’s Bay High School stu- long jump and took 2nd in the high Playas took 1st in Small Ensembles. display at the Office of the Super- dents were chosen through a juried jump. Twin brother, Josh Lovell, took In solos competition Alicia Vasey won intendent of Public Instruction in panel of peers and professionals to 3rd-place in the long jump, tied for 6th- 1st in viola, Natalie Grattan placed 2nd Olympia. Other Vancouver students show their work at Gallery 21. The place in the high jump, and helped the in violin, and Thomas Kelly placed 2nd who won regional awards at the ESD students are Jasmine Orozco, Jay 400-meter relay team to a 6th-place in cello. 112 Regional Art Show are: Steve Ponciano, Kelly Lunde, Steve Ames, finish. Other 400-relay team mem- Ames, Hudson’s Bay High School; Phil LaLonde, and Andi Anderson. A bers were Brian McMaster, Mark • Skyview Winter Percussion Ensem- Emma Li and Jason McGinnity, Co- top award went to Alex Anderson for Wetter and William Dose. McMaster nd ble placed 3rd in the Open Division lumbia River High School; and Kale his glasswork. A 2 place award went placed 4th and Mark Wetter took 6th rd in the Indoor Percussion Northwest McConathy, Tanya Schmidt, Leslee to Zoe Monroe, and 3 place went in the 300 hurdles. McMaster also Championships on April 1. The 18- Gibbs, Michael Sims, and Kelsey to Matt Norwood for their drawings. placed 8th in the 200. Jackson Brooks member ensemble competed against Lincoln, Vancouver School of Arts and Jacob Greene received recognition took a 6th-place finish in javelin. In bands from Oregon and Washington. Academics. for his calligraphy. Other students the girls Class 3A meet, River took Students are: Josh Sargent, Aaron with artwork on display were Ma- two state medals. Amanda Alvarez Grimme, Shawn Kelly, Drew Ramey, Winners of the ESD 112 awards are: rio Benitez, Alyssa Turner, Brittson took 6th in triple jump, and Chelsea Kurt Caywood, Jeremy DeMille, Korey Dunkel and Marina Pristupa, Haphey, Jessie Nicewonger, Hannah Conrad placed 8th in the 100 hurdles. Emily Flamm, Caleb Weeks, Bobby Fort Vancouver High School; Kelly Bigelow, Brittney Hall, and Gabe In the state wheelchair racer competi- Tibbs, Nick Williams, Kelsey Cov- Lunde, Hudson’s Bay High School; Tindall. Hannah Carlton displayed tion, Kaleb Kallappa took 1st in the ington, Alex Kubik, Steven Heid, Alicia Fillback, Skyview High School; photographs. 800 meter, 1st in the 1600 meter, Jeremy Phillips, Ashley Butler, Zach and Erin Lowry, Emma Sessions and McDonnell, and Cameron Clowers. Band director is Steve Robertson. Heather Roberts named National Merit Scholar • The McLoughlin Middle School Concert Band received a superior About her future, Heather Roberts knows one thing for Roberts credits her enthusiasm for learning to her teachers. rating in the Middle School Solo/ sure: She is headed for Stanford University in the fall. It’s a “There are so many good teachers,” she says, rattling off Ensemble contest sponsored by the family tradition. She’ll join her two sisters—Emily, who just names from Truman Elementary, McLoughlin Middle School, graduated in June, and Molly, a junior. Both parents, Barbara and Columbia River. “Miss McKenzie taught math in my Lower Columbia River Music Edu- and Don Roberts, are Stanford alumni. sophomore and junior year. I’ve always liked math, but she cators Association (LCRMEA) on made math really fun.” Roberts shares that enthusiasm by March 23. Students are Kyle Par- Heather Roberts is not as sure about her path of study and tutoring other students in math, giving her time as a volunteer. ent, Michael Fairhurst, Lauren Berg, career. “Math, science, economics, biology—a lot of things Savannah Hallman, Amanda Doyle, interest me. I’m considering becoming a doctor or teacher.” She also gives of talents far from home. Last summer she Ian Hempel, Grace Boyer-Quick, Add to her list of passions athletics, music, literature, travel— spent six weeks helping a rural village in Costa Rica through Brian Peden, Rafael Davila, Aaron just about everything. “Amigos de las Americas.” Steinauer, Meghan Wiebe, Mira Roberts and two other young Roberts positively bubbles when talking about her school Lukens, and Kenny Kim. Director is Americans built a floor for a experiences. “High school’s awesome. There’s a lot I’m going school and taught elementary Jay Obenour. to miss,” she said about Columbia River. Roberts competed students about environment on the Columbia River swim team, which was the 2003 League • The McLoughlin Middle School and health. “I love Spanish, Champion, and was voted “most inspirational” on the team Marching Band placed 3rd in the and I wanted to volunteer,” she in her junior and senior years. She excels in track—both the out-of-state “A” division for the Rose says simply. 400- and 800-meter races. She won the Bausch and Lomb Festival Junior Parade. Science Award as a junior. As a National Junior Science and As she heads to Palo Alto in Humanities Symposium qualifier, she went to San Diego to the fall, Roberts will pack along • Gabriela Arreguin, a junior at Fort present her research on the effects of obesity on total knee memories and connections Vancouver High School, received 1st replacement surgery. with friends. “I’ve had the best place in poetry in the State Annual experiences. There are so many opportunities in Vancouver Spanish Literary Contest. The con- This spring, Roberts was named one of the top 2,500 National schools, especially with the Challenge program and IB Merit Scholars in the country. (An award, she notes, that test is sponsored by the Ministry of (International Baccalaureate),” she said. “You get to know a is one step farther than either of her sisters’—Emily was a Education of Spain, the Office of the lot of different kinds of people. You get to experience both high National Merit Semifinalist in 2002, Molly was a Commended Superintendent of Public Instruction, quality education and diversity.” Roberts is convinced—she’s Scholar in 2004.) and . had the perfect start to whichever road she chooses. Arreguin received a scholarship to

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• Students from Columbia River tagaloa, 2nd, Three-Person TV Anchor; High School qualified for the National Joe Wilson, Tyler Walsh, Jeff Wood- DECA Conference. Kirsi Teppo and ward, David Leatitagaloa, and Brock Alicia Hamann, placed Hotel/Hos- Ricker, 4th, Quiz Bowl. pitality Marketing; Larissa Stiglich, Ariana Orford, Emma Jeffries, and • The Communications Academy Rachel Carlson, Quiz Bowl; Lauren also brought home awards from the Sanchez, Senior Academy; Andrew SkillsUSA Regional Awards in January. McGuiness, Food Marketing ML; and Gold, Web Design, Wilson Rector and Raelynn Cameron and Patricia Betts, Jamie McDougall; Gold, TV News Entrepreneur Project. Anchor, Sterling Hooten, Zak Laster, and Jessica Ruffalo; Gold, Prepared • Vancouver students took several Speech, Jessica Lueck; Gold, Job awards at the State SkillsUSA com- Skills Demo A, Jann Messer; Gold, petition in April. From the Commu- Promotional Bulletin Board, Jessica nications Academy: Gold, Prepared Lueck and Alisha Wooldridge; Gold, Speech, Jessica Ruffalo; Gold, Video Creed, Nikki Marsh. Silver, Video Production, Nikki Marsh and Ashley Production, Nikki Marsh and Ash- Swanson; Silver, Web Design, ley Swanson; Silver, Video Product The Skyview Boys’ Tennis Team was named the Academic State Jamie McDougall and Wilson Rector; Development, Andrea Sagen and Champions at the State Tennis Competition in May. Pictured left to Silver, Creed, Nikki Marsh; Bronze, Brianna Christler; Silver, Prepared right: Principal Ed Little, Ben Haugen, Craig Johnson, Carl Leonhardt, Video Production, Jessica Lueck and Speech, Jessica Ruffalo; Silver, Zach Lyons, Sam Bradley-Kelly, Alex Bartlett, Kunal Vaswani, Chris Alisha Wooldridge; Bronze, TV News Quiz Bowl, Jessica Ruffalo, Ashley Wyszynski, and (foreground) Coach Dock Blastic. Anchor, Sterling Hooten, Zak Laster, Swanson, Jamie McDougall, Wilson Jessica Ruffalo; Bronze, Video Prod- Rector. Bronze, Creed, Zak Laster; 2nd in the 400 meter, and 1st in the Career development uct Development, Brianna Christler Bronze, Extemporaneous Speaking, javelin. and Andrea Sagen. State Officers Jann Messer; Bronze, Customer Ser- were Jessica Ruffalo, President; Jes- • Melissa Boles, Columbia River vice, Wilson Rector. sica Lueck, Historian/Reporter. • Columbia River Boys Tennis Team High School, won the WAVE (Wash- • Brian Hebert, Hudson’s Bay High placed 3rd in the Class 3A state tour- ington Award for Vocational Excel- From Fort Vancouver High School: School, won Best Design at the AIA/ nament. Dylan Olbrich and Allen lence) scholarship. Roberts finished th4 in doubles. Co- Laura Woods, Gold, Customer PUD Design and Drafting competi- Service; Louis Stark, Silver, Culinary lumbia River’s Jennifer Skardon won • Shaun Ingham, a senior at Home tion awards held at the Home and th Arts. 4 -place in the girls state tournament. Connection, placed 17th in the Great- Garden Show in April. er New York Auto Dealers Association • Whitney Baker, Skyview High competition. School, was selected as the state soft- ball player of the year. • Four students from Hudson’s Bay High School DECA team won awards • The Columbia River High School at the Regional Competition. Ala accomplishments th Celebrating alumni, staff and students Gymnastics Team placed 4 in state Abed, placed 2nd in Food Marketing; 3A competition. nd Stacee Torres, 2 , and Trevor Raska, From Skyview High School: Kellen • Hudson’s Bay High School mar- 6th, in Accounting; and Manuela Eggert and Cody Moncur, Silver, keting students Sarah Hann, Darcy • Fort Vancouver High School Villa, 3rd in Retail Merchandising. Two-Person Video Production. Johnson, Megan Thomas, and Boris received the Evergreen Officials Petrov won an award for best real Sportsmanship Award presented by • Five students from Skyview High From Columbia River: Matt estate proposal at a commercial real the National Football Foundation and School qualified to compete in the Quackenbush, Colton Eves, Travis estate seminar competition in Port- College Hall of Fame. National DECA Competition in D’Ambrogi, Scott Wickham, and land. < Dallas, Texas, April 28. Robert Danny Bishop, first, Quiz Bowl; Tyler • The Skyview Reign Dance Team Fiszer, took 1st in Free Enterprise; Walsh and Jim Dykes, first, Video took 3rd place in the 4A State Dance Chris Michels and Preston Nolan, 5th Product Development; Nicci Stan- Team Championships in the Hip-Hop in Sports and Entertainment Manage- fill, 2nd, Job Interview; Brock Ricker, category. They also placed 2nd in the ment; Kyle Slack and Nathan Werst, Nikki Georgopulos and David Leati- Northwest Regional Winter Guard 3rd in Financial Services. Championships.

Emma Jeffries takes honors in science Emma Jeffries’ mother was an engineer, her grandfather “There have been a lot of teachers who have supported was an engineer, and her father is an information me outside the classroom,” she said. Many of her technology consultant. “I’m trying to see if it’s in the teachers have put in extra time before or after school to blood,” said the Columbia River High School junior. coach teams, even in elementary school. “Miss (Evelyn) This summer, Jeffries was selected to study electrical Ko would stay after school to do Science Olympiad,” engineering in Boston at the Massachusetts Institute of recalled Jeffries. Also in middle school there was Model Technology’s Women in Technology Program. U.N. and Math Team. “The teachers didn’t have to do it, but they did it,” Jeffries said. “We met in the mornings. Given her accomplishments, it’s a small wonder she was I loved being able to do the Math Team.” This year in the selected. This spring, Jeffries went to Dallas, Texas, for state Science Olympiad, she took first place in Disease six days to participate in the national DECA competition, Detectives (public health), and third in Physics. followed by the Science Olympiad Nationals, where she came in second in Quiz Bowl (missing first place by only Jeffries, her two one point), followed by the Intel International Science and older sisters, and her Engineering Fair (ISEF), which she attended with fellow brother all attended classmate Rachel Carlson and Columbia River Science Vancouver Public teacher Pam Lehrman. “I flew home Wednesday, went to Schools on boundary school Thursday and Friday, took the SATs and attended exceptions. Jeffries the prom Saturday, and then left Sunday morning for thinks it was the best Indianapolis for a science competition,” she said. That decision her parents was ISEF, where Jeffries was awarded a $105,000 could have made. “I When 3rd-graders at Eisenhower Elementary scholarship from Drexel University in Pennsylvania for think everyone should School presented their Multi-Cultural Arts Block her project researching mercury release from dental have the opportunity performance on May 30, they were joined by a amalgam. to go to Vancouver special guest performer. Bincy Bose, a foreign schools,” she says exchange student at Vancouver School of Arts To reach this level, Jeffries has been competing in state emphatically. and Academics, shared traditional dances of and regional competitions since elementary school. her native India.

JULY 2006  REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY • VA NCOUVER PUB LIC SCHOOLS If “Twelfth Night” be the food of learning, play on Scene I: A small stage at Martin Luther King Elementary School funding for books and costumes. Behind the scenes, it takes a in Vancouver, Washington. Actors take the stage as students fill dedicated team to make the production a success. Several King the room. The music starts and court dancers and jesters open the teachers gave countless hours to the project with the help of play with a Renaissance dance. parents and three high school students.

After three months and more than 120 hours of studying and “The reward is the teamwork,” said Bergman. “Working together rehearsing, the 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-graders of King Elementary for a common purpose and the joy of art.” are ready to perform. Directed by teachers Betty Thomas, Sonja The play’s the Nevin, and Kara Murray, music teacher Linda Bergman, and Staff and students devote two-and-a-half hours, twice a week thing for Jasmine student-teacher Jennifer Williams, the students have memorized after school to be in the play. This year 60 students signed up Alexander, Zoe their lines and learned their cues. The audience of kindergarten, to participate. “Twelfth Night” involves a lot of characters, so Taylor, Samantha 1st- and 2nd-graders is seated and quiet. The play, “Twelfth everyone gets a part. Washington (front Night,” begins. row, left to right) and Third-grader Katelin Ritchie played the part of Maria. “I’ve Dianeve Vasquez Shakespeare is a tradition at King Elementary School. A grant never been in a school play and I thought it would be interesting from the Vancouver School District Foundation started the after- (left rear). to learn about Shakespeare,” Ritchie said. school effort 10 years ago. Patron Leslie Durst since has donated Preparation for the play creates a buzz of excitement schoolwide. Teachers integrate several curricular areas into the project. In ad- dition to reading a children’s version of “Twelfth Night,” students study Shakespeare and the 17th century, learn about the geogra- phy of the times, write in a journal, create masks, and design a coat of arms. Many learn the opening dance.

The literacy piece of the play is perhaps the most valuable. “Stu- dents have to read again, again, and again,” said Nevin. “It makes a great reader.”

“One year we had a 3rd-grader who couldn’t read,” Nevin contin- ued. “He worked very hard and memorized the words. It really made a difference for him. He was our star that year!” <

2006-2007 CALENDAR Sept. 5 First day of school Sept. 27 2-hour late start (teacher inservice) Oct. 18 2-hour late start (teacher inservice) Oct. 26 No school, elementary only; 2-hour early release, middle and high schools Summer WASL testing – Parent conferences Oct. 27 No school, all schools – Parent conferences August 7-10 Nov. 10 Veterans Day holiday – No school Sophomores who took the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) last spring got their test scores back June 14. Nov. 15 2-hour late start (teacher inservice) For some, it was a time to celebrate. For others, it was an indica- Nov. 22-24 Thanksgiving break – No school tion they need to improve in one or more areas within the next Dec. 6 2-hour late start (teacher inservice) two years. These students—the class of 2008—are the first who Dec. 18-Jan. 1 Winter break – No school must pass the WASL in Reading, Writing and Math to graduate. Jan. 15 Martin Luther King Day – No school Summer WASL tests, scheduled for Aug. 7-10, will give students Jan. 24 2-hour late start (teacher inservice) another opportunity. In Vancouver, WASL testing will take place Jan. 31 Semester break – No school* at Skyview High School. To take any portion of the WASL— Feb. 7 2-hour late start (teacher inservice) Reading, Writing, or Math—students must register before Feb. 16-19 Presidents’ Day holiday – No school* July 9. To register students must have their State Student Iden- March 7 2-hour late start (teacher inservice) tification (SSI) Number located on the spring WASL report. March 22 2-hour early release, all schools – Parent conferences To register: March 23 No school, middle and high schools only – Parent 1. Go online: http://www.k12.wa.us/waslregistration (comput- conferences ers with Internet access are available at the Jim Parsley Commu- April 2-6 Spring break – No school nity Center, 4100 Plomondon Street, between June 26 and May 28 Memorial Day – No school July 9). June 19 2-hour early release, all schools 2. Call toll free, 1-866-400-WASL. < June 20 Last day of school, 2-hour early release* * Make-up days in case of school closure are Jan. 31, Feb. 16, June 21 and June 22.

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