Congratulations 2015 Honors Graduates:

TIGER TREK SUMMER 2015 • VOLUME 18, ISSUE 4

NAPAVINE SCHOOL DISTRICT

NEWSLETTER

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Class of 2015 Graduates Pg. 1

Superintendent’s Message Pg. 2

Bill Sullivan Honored Pg. 2

A Sobering Lesson Pg. 3

Free Summer Meals Pg. 7

Retirees Say Goodbye Pg. 8

Congratulations Class of 2015!

SALUTATORIAN Charlotta “Lottie” Duren 3.967 G.P.A.

Lottie plans to attend Pacific Lutheran Univ. to major in pre-health sciences, then hopes to be accepted into the University of Washington medical school to earn a degree in neurology with a focus on multiple sclerosis. Her parents are Jeff and Susie Duren.

VALEDICTORIAN Cody Filley 4.0 G.P.A.

Cody plans to attend the Univer-sity of Washington to major in aerospace engineering. His mom is Debbie Filley.

Honors Graduates

Tanner Dekoker, Tucker Dekoker, Sage Atkins, Rebecca Matson, Savannah Griffith-West,

Chelsea Oster, Nicole Sorensen, Kayla Burts, Mecaela Chapman, Stephanie Shumaker,

Daniel Zhikhor, Chance Sherwood, Alix Rieper and Brittnee Goodman.

What does it take to qualify to wear the honor cords? Students must have the following: • Earned a 3.25 or better accumulative G.P.A. after their seventh semester. • Accumulated 20.5 credits during those seven semesters. • Passed all required state standardized assessments.

Bill Sullivan Receives WASA Community Award Community member Bill Sullivan was honored with the WASA (Washington Association of School Administrators) Community Leadership award in May. Superintendent Jones states, “Bill Sullivan is the type of person that every school district wants in their community. He believes deeply that schools are a community’s highest priority, and he doesn’t just talk about it, his actions demonstrate his commitment. Bill volunteers his time and talents to the Napavine School District volunteering for the “chain gang” at football games, helping with the youth basketball program, and over the past 16 months, has been co-chair of the District Facilities Committee. Bill Sullivan is the biggest cheerleader for schools in our community. He led our Citizen’s Committee through a lengthy process as we identified the District’s facility needs. When the Bond election failed, Bill was the first person to provide a positive outlook

and encouragement to keep working “for the kids”. As Superintendent, I am inspired by Bill Sullivan. Our community, our School District, and most importantly, our students are fortunate to have such an outstanding champion of schools living in the Napavine School District.”

“Bill Sullivan is the biggest cheerleader for schools in our community.”

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Message from Superintendent Dr. Jones As the 2014-15 school year comes to a close, I want to share several important initiatives that we have been working on this year to improve academic achievement.

First, our State has adopted the Common Core State Standards, specific learning goals for all students in Math and Language Arts. These new standards are based on skills and knowl-edge needed for college and career readiness. Essentially, the new learning targets “raise the bar” for student achievement. Our teachers are learning the instructional shifts in Math and Language Arts to insure that our students gain the skills and knowledge they need.

Second, the new standards were assessed for the first time this Spring. The new test, called Smarter Balanced Assessments, is computer based; that is, each student must demonstrate the required skills and knowledge by taking the test on a computer. Because the bar of student learning has been raised, districts across the state can expect to see lower scores. The positive news is that the Common Core means children will be ready for the workplace or college, and able to compete for many jobs with anyone in the world.

Finally, we have continued our implementation of the new teacher evaluation tool. Next school year, 100% of our teachers will be evaluated using the new tool, designed specifically to help staff improve instructional strategies in the classroom. In Napavine, we adopted the research-based instructional frameworks of Robert Marzano. Our teachers will continue to receive professional development in the use of these highly effective instructional strategies.

I am proud of our staff, and their ongoing commitment to continuous improvement. Napavine schools are better than ever, and we will be relentless in our commitment to provide each student with a high quality educational experience. I wish you a wonderful summer, and look forward to the 2015-16 school year!

“Napavine schools are

better than ever, and

we will be relentless

in our commitment to

provide each student

with a high quality

educational experience.”

Dr. Richard Jones, Superintendent Napavine School District

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Stay Alive, Don’t Text and Drive! was the message delivered to the Napavine Middle and High Schools during a sobering demonstration of the consequences of distracted driving. On May 29, 2015, numerous agencies from Lewis County organized a mock crash scenario to show what can happen when drivers take their eyes off the road for even a few seconds.

The reenactment included witnessing the innocent moments leading up to a crash and what happens after a crash occurs, from the first responders to the court proceedings. The number of people who are affected is astounding. Not only does a distracted driving accident affect those involved in the acci-dents, it affects the families, the emergency responders, law enforcement, judges, prosecutors, attorneys, coroners and the funeral service industry.

Maria Kennedy, of Lewis County Fire District 5, worked tirelessly to organize this event. She has had personal experience with losing a friend to a distracted driving accident and has made it her personal mission to educate others about this sense-less activity. She met weekly with NHS Leadership students to involve them in the day’s activities.

A huge thank you goes to Mrs. Kennedy, the Napavine Police Department, Napavine Police Chief Chris Salyers, the Napavine Fire Chief, Gregg Peterson, Airlift North-west, American Medical Response, Lewis County Chaplaincy, Lewis County Coroner’s office, Judge James Lawler, Prosecuting Attorney Johnathan Meyer, Washington State Patrol, Brown Mortuary, and the many other volunteers who spent countless of hours on this event.

Napavine High School students who participated include: Sam Fagerness, Taylor Bergeson, Joseph Hickey, Hailey Harris, Emily Cawley, Kylie Krause, Savannah West, Brittnee Goodman, Kaylee Barada, Miranda Ruhe, Alix Rieper, Jesse Ashley, Layce Shannon and Kaila Kautenberg.

The students and staff at Napavine Middle and High Schools learned a very valuable lesson. It is never worth it to check your phone while driving.

A Sobering Lesson in Distracted Driving

The message is clear...text messaging can wait!

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CLASS OF 2016 President: Alicia Frank Vice President: Olivia Alvord Secretary/Treasurer: Sara Swayze Representatives: Alique Fulleton & Laurann Stiltner

CLASS OF 2017 President: Joel Rotter Vice President: Seth Brossard Secretary/Treasurer: Adam Barnhart

CLASS OF 2018 President: Randy Kinswa Vice President: Noah Cole Secretary/Treasurer: Joel Ross Representatives: Josh Lamas & Wade Sabin

CLASS OF 2019 President: Keyana McCain Vice President: Cassie Duren Secretary/Treasurer: Ashley Dickinson Representatives: Nicole Stromseth & Ada Williams

ASB PRESIDENT: Tempprince Gibbons

ASB VICE PRESIDENT: Sam Fagerness

ASB SECRETARY: Cole Van Wyck ASB TREASURER: Mollie Olson

2015-16 ASB and Class Officers Announced

In May, the Napavine High School drama program

staged Thornton Wilder's Our Town. This is a play

about growing up, living and dying in small town,

USA, where the boy marries the girl next door and

settles down on a farm to raise a family. Everyone in

town knows each other...going through life together

attending graduations, weddings, and eventually

even funerals. Life is a cycle of these events.

As our Napavine Seniors step towards the stage to

get their hard-earned diplomas, they know all-too-

well that they are ending one phase of that cycle

and beginning another. Actors and audience alike

understood exactly what this play was about

because they could find themselves somewhere

in Our Town.

Our Town Plays at Napavine High School

Dressed in period costumes by Tumwater's Creative Costumes, the play starred senior Angelo Pastori as the "Stage

Manager". The romantic leads featured sophomore Skylar Harmon as "Emily" and Junior Robert Bruneau as "George”.

Joe Hickey and Colton Sorlie played the fathers, and Alique Fulleton and Olivia Alvord played the mothers. Other

featured students were Jesse Ashley, Rebekah Adams, Janell McPeake, Teara Cook, Sam Smith, Sam Johnson, Cody

Filley, Casey Oxford, Reagan Norman, Owen Anderson, Joseph Cole, Joel Rotter, Brady Woodrum and Chance

Sherwood and Jake Talburt. Mrs. Erven, the Director, said "This production was among the best we've seen on the

Napavine stage and perhaps the best all-around play as far as acting is concerned. Performances were amazing."

The drama program is now turning their sights on Neil Simons' Odd Couple. Look for it in late Fall or early Winter.

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Napavine Middle School students were hard at work

in May and June for their year-end projects in Science.

The projects consist of a research paper, a Power Point,

and a spoken presentation to their classmates. In some

cases, it's like show and tell; with students bringing in

animals or things that spark their interest. In other

cases, students research a topic and teach their class-

mates what they have learned. Use of the scientific

method and engineering process is also encouraged.

This year, students did everything from building a

hamster powered generator to finding the most cost

efficient brand of paper

towel. Science teacher,

Mr. Macomber, reported

visits from chickens, cats,

dogs, ferrets, hamsters and

horses, all in the name of

Science!

Scholarship Foundation Joins in Funtime Fun

Middle School Science Projects Spark Imagination

Trevor Keys is using this air bag to demonstrate Bernoulli's Principle; part of his presentation on laws of motion.

Jillian Fuss constructed a hamster powered generator.

Lonnie Cureton taught the class about ferrets

and how to care for them.

It’s an annual Food Drive event that pits Napavine against Adna to see which school can gather the most food with all proceeds going to the local Lewis County Food Bank. This year, with cash donations included, Napavine collected 1,442.51 pounds, while Adna had 1,436.5 pounds.

Napavine Wins Food Drive Over Adna by a Margin

The Napavine High School Scholarship Foundation will

host their first 5K Fun Run during the Napavine Funtime

Festival on Saturday, July 18. Volunteers and participants

are needed! The run starts at Napavine High School. You

may pre-register by downloading this form:

http://www.napa.k12.wa.us/Files/Documents/District/

ScholarshipFoundation/5KFunRun.pdf or you can pick one

up from the District Office. You may also register at the

race starting line at 8:00 a.m. the day of the run. The run

begins at 9:00 a.m. and is non-sanctioned with male and

female age groupings. Contact event Coordinator, Dave

Ross, at 360-266-0682 for more information.

The Napavine

High School

Scholarship

Foundation

will also host

a Car Show on

Sunday, July 19.

Participants may

contact Paula

Sandirk at 360-262-3635 for more information. The money

raised by The Foundation will support future scholarships

for graduating Napavine students.

The Napavine Elementary

PTA is holding a back-to-

school supply drive to

help local families who

can't afford to get their

children the supplies they

need to start school. Last

year the PTA provided supplies for 17 students. This

year they want to help even more Napavine kids,

grades K-12. If you would like to donate, you may

drop items off at Sahara Pizza or at Napavine City Hall.

Items needed include backpacks, loose-leaf lined paper

and spiral notebooks (college and wide ruled), 3-ring

binders, calculators, glue sticks, washable color mark-

ers, colored pencils, pens, composition books, erasers,

crayons, folders, highlighters, rulers, spiral notebooks,

and pencil boxes. Another option is to purchase a gift

card to any local store that carries school supplies. The

PTA will then shop for you.

Contact Megan Chumbley at 360-262-9523 or e-mail

at mchumbley03@gmail.com for more information or

if you have any questions.

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Reminder Vaccine Update A reminder to parents of next year’s 6th graders...

please get those required Tdap vaccines and a second

Varicella (Chickenpox) vaccine if they haven’t already.

Also, all K-8 students now need 2 Varicella for next

year. Thinking ahead for the 2016-17 school year, all

students K-12 will need

2 Varicella vaccines.

Don’t forget to bring

me the paperwork.

Thank you.

Susan Williams, RN

Napavine School District

Nurse

PTA Supply Drive

to Help Students in Need

Grange Awards 1st and

2nd Graders for Reading

Napavine Elementary School 1st and 2nd graders were

honored for their reading achievements during the 15th

annual Grange Reading Awards in June. This is a special

celebration sponsored by the Newaukum Grange where

each child is given a ribbon for their achievements in

Reading. As a special part of the celebration, the classes

sang two songs; No One Like Me by 1st graders and The

Cat Came Back by 2nd graders.

In addition, the top three readers from each class were

also honored with a special ribbon. They included the

following students:

1st Grade - Hudson Chambers, Maddie Dickinson, Taylen

Evander, Callon Bullock, Rylee Murphy, Tyler Watson,

Nolan Gaskill, Sabrina Steiner & Charley Hollinger.

2nd Grade - Sam Jaimes, Arielle Barnhart, Savannah

Johnson, Landon McNamara, Teagan Tharpe, Diego

Martinez, Mirella Vasquez, Ellie Gilbert & Treyton Marty.

Above: 2nd grader, Mirella Vasquez

Left: 1st grade Teacher Mrs. May with Nolan Gaskill, Sabrina Steiner & Charley Hollinger

Napavine Elementary School raised $830 this year

during Hats for Hunger, a fundraiser for the Greater

Chehalis Food Bank. Volunteers from the food bank,

Jim & Char Fagerness, Lorrie Hill and Dick Moyer, arrive

on the last Friday of each month to coordinate the

effort. Students and staff pay a dollar to wear a hat for

the day. The proceeds help the food bank to purchase

perishable staples that are not usually donated including

eggs, butter, bread, flour, sugar, peanut butter and tuna.

Hats for Hunger Success

Up, Up and Away

Chess Club Championship

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Three boys from Lewis County participated in the Washington State Elementary Chess Championship held in Spokane this spring. Brian Lee, who lives in Napa-vine and was in the

Napavine Chess Club for two years, placed 13th (out of 107 6th graders) at the state championship. Napavine Elementary students, Adin Stratton (2nd grade) and Charlie Stratton (Kindergarten) also participated and represented the Napavine Chess Club.

Adin & Charlie Stratton and Brian Lee.

Free Summer Meals

The Summer Meals Program is a federal nutritional program that provides FREE meals and snacks to kids and teens (18 years old and younger) during the summer months. Summer meal sites are located at places such as community centers, parks and schools. To find the location and time of Summer Meals sites nearest to you, call 1-866-3-HUNGRY or visit www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks to find your Summer Meals sites online.

On one of the last days of school, Napavine Elementary

6th grade Science classes launched their hot air balloons

while the primary grades cheered them on from the

banks of the field. Students spent a week on the pro-

jects, first learning the history of hot air ballooning and

the mechanics behind it. Then teams constructed color-

ful balloons out of tissue paper and lots of glue sticks.

What a beautiful day for this annual event!

Napavine Middle and High School students in the

Highly Capable Program (Hi-Cap) visited the Oregon

Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland

where they enjoyed unique exhibit halls and hands-on

science labs. The end of the year field trip was a part

of the Hi-Cap program at Napavine that provides

enhanced instruction, activities and services that

accelerate learning and offer unique academic

challenges for learners identified as highly capable.

School districts receive some additional state funding

for their Hi-Cap programs.

Left: 6th grade Science teacher

Mrs. Keller with the help of her team-

mates Mrs. Schutz and Mr. Demarest

Napavine Highly Capable

(Hi-Cap) Program Visits OMSI

Elementary School Retirees Say Goodbye

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Retirees...Thank You for Your Commitment to

the Students of Napavine School District Barb Lamb — 39 Years of Teaching at Napavine What grade level was your favorite? 1st grade because they are so excited to learn. They also say the cutest things. What are your plans for your retirement? I plan to relax more and read lots and lots of books. What will you miss the most? I’ll miss the excitement in the students faces when they learn something new.

Michele “Mike” Harvey — 29 Years of Teaching at Napavine What are your plans for your retirement? My husband and I will travel. Do you have a funny or touching story to share? I was teaching a Social Studies lesson and one of the objectives was to have students understand that modern conveniences allow people to do other work. I said, “Because of these machines I am able to have a job.” One student raised her hand and said, “Where do you work?” I said, “here at Napavine School.” The student then said, “well, what do you do?” I guess since I was having so much fun, the student did not see it as a job. I have always thought how lucky I was for being paid to do what I love. I thank Napavine for sharing their children with me and making my career the best. I will miss the school very much!

Carol Days — 28 Years of Service at Napavine What are your plans for your retirement? My husband and I enjoy traveling, the East Coast is a favorite spot and we’ll play more with our grandchildren, ages 9, 7, 1 ½ and another due in November. I’ll continue as handbell and vocal choir director at my church, and I plan to write some family stories for future generations before they are lost. I don’t think I will get bored! What will you miss the most? I’ll miss my connection with kids and parents. And of course, I’ll miss working with the dedicated and fun-loving staff! Do you have a funny or touching story to share? Every day offers a funny story and a touching one. It’s one of the reasons I love this job!

Kathleen Krouse — 27 Years of Teaching at Napavine What are your plans for your retirement? I hope to travel a little more, work in my garden, catch up with scrapbooking and READ. My husband and I have a small business idea we are considering. And finally, I want to look into short term mission/humanitarian trips to help others. That should keep me busy for awhile. What will you miss the most? I will miss my daily hugs, smiles, notes, treats and stories that make me laugh and cry. I will miss reading to kids and having them love books that touch the heart. I will miss their joy that comes with new learning...pioneer chores, a walk in the woods, the miracle of hatching baby chicks. Do you have a funny or touching story to share? I have received so many cute pictures, notes, etc. over the years but the one that I continue to smile about said: I Lick you. You are the beast!

Rick Anderson — 15 Years of Teaching & Service at Napavine I primarily taught Science and Math but also coached track for many years and assisted the District as Safety Chairperson. What grade level was your favorite? I taught students in grades 9-12. I liked teaching all grades equally. What are your plans for your retirement? After retiring from teaching I will do a myriad of things. I plan to drink more water. I will reduce my commuting time from 19 minutes to zero minutes since I won’t have to drive anywhere thus avoiding occasional three or four car traffic jams. An upgrade of my household communications from rotary phone to smart phone is also in order. I’ll partake in more frequent tea parties with my granddaughters and help a grandson or two become a better tractor driver. I’ll also complete a great backlog of woodworking projects ranging from buildings to walking sticks.

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Napavine Fast-pitch had another great season finishing 3rd

in both League and District, and 2nd in State. Napavine had

6 girls make the All League roster with Erika Potter being

First Team; Sage Atkins, Karley Bornstein and Grace Hamre

making Second Team; and Devanie Kleemeyer and Abby

Music getting Honorable Mention. Grace Hamre and Erika

Potter also made the Chronicle's All Area pick. Napavine

will be graduating two, and getting back the rest for next

season.

Submitted by Coach Kadie Lydon

Napavine Tiger Baseball went 19-5 on the season, won the

Central 2B league, 2nd in District, and took 5th in State.

Cole Doughty was named League MVP. Jensen Lindsay,

Brady Woodrum, Sam Fagerness, and Wyatt Stanley were

named First Team All League. Mac Fagerness was named

Second Team All League. Kaleb Sisson was Honorable

Mention.

Submitted by Coach Brian Demarest

Middle School Track and Field Team

High School Track and Field Team

Spring Sports Teams Finish Strong

Girls Fast-pitch Team

Boys Baseball Team

Athletic team photos courtesy of

Giske Image Design www.giskeimagedesign.com

Napavine Middle School track had a good year. The

weather this Spring was phenomenal (for western

Washington). All of the meets were fun, and at the

League Championship everyone won ribbons in at least

one event. Go Tigers!!

Submitted by Coach Andy Macomber

Napavine School District is establishing

a School Wellness Policy to promote

student wellness. We are in need of

participants to help in the process.

If interested, call the District Office at

360-262-3303.

School Wellness Policy

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District Information District Office PO Box 840 413 E Park Street Napavine, WA 98565 Phone: 262-3303 Fax: 262-9737

www.napa.k12.wa.us

District Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

District Bus Garage: Phone: 262-3630

The mission of the Napavine School District is to work

with the community to continue our positive growth by

preparing individuals in a safe and secure environment

for learning, living and working responsibly in society.

The District newsletter is a quarterly publication. Past editions are available on the District website. Submission ideas and articles are welcome for consideration. Contact our Newsletter Editor, Jody Low, at jlow@napa.k12.wa.us.

Board Members

District 1 Sonny Butler 360-348-0212

District 2 Ellen Munson 360-262-3854

District 3 Tony Kinswa 360-262-3290

District 4 Michele Russell 360-262-9126

District 5 Scott Purvis 360-463-3522

A Look Ahead at 2015-16 Breaks & Full Days Off: September 2 K-12 Back-to-School BBQ, 5:00 p.m.

September 9 First Day of Classes

October 9 Waiver Day – No School (Teacher Training)

November 11 Veteran’s Day – No School

November 26-27 Thanksgiving Vacation

December 21-31 Winter Break

January 1 Winter Break Continues

January 18 Martin L. King Day – No School

January 22 Waiver Day – No School (Teacher Training)

February 15 President’s Day – No School

March 3-4 No School (Snow Make-up if needed)

April 4-8 Spring Break

April 22 Waiver Day – No School (Teacher Training)

May 27 No School (Snow Make-up if needed)

May 30 Memorial Day – No School

June 17 Last Day of School

School Board Highlights Our School Board recently adopted the 2015-16 school calendar. Following summer

break, students will return to school on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. The Board also

approved a list of surplus items to be available to the public. The list can be viewed

on our School District website and the public sale will take place on Tuesday, July 21

at 4:00 p.m. at the School District bus barn.

Summer athletic programs for football, volleyball, boys and girls basketball and soccer

were approved by the Board. Finally, new technology hardware, to be installed this

summer, was approved. The equipment will dramatically improve the District-wide

wireless system.

All School Welcome Back BBQ

Wednesday, September 2

5:00 p.m.