Volume VIII Issue 4

March 2013 A Publication of The Darrington School District

To: Current Resident

Darrington WA 98241

Arlington WA 98223

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Darrington, WA 98241 LOGLOG

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From the desk of Dave Holmer, Superintendent and Secondary Principal

School Safety Update

An Emergency Planning Committee (EPC) comprising school district personnel, parents, school board members, law enforcement, and

first responders are holding regularly scheduled meetings to revise school safety and lockdown procedures and school emergency

procedure information for parents/guardians.

We all hope that a lockdown will never be necessary. However, in the event that a lockdown is needed the EPC has drafted the fol-

lowing

Lockdown Procedure Information for Parents/Guardians:

1. Family members are not to come to the school in the event of a lockdown or other emergency. No one other than law en-

forcement and emergency responders will be allowed on campus.

2. In the event of a lockdown initiated by an indirect threat (a situation outside of the school district) outside doors will be

locked and we will try to follow the normal class schedule. The district will send a “returned to normal school life” message

to parents/guardians once the all-clear has been received.

3. It is recommended that parents annually, or as needed, update emergency e-mail and cell phone contact information.

schoolreport.org will be used for a variety of emergency notifications. The King 5 TV app provides cell phone schoolre-

port.org emergency notifications.

4. Following a direct threat lockdown (a situation on the school campus), parents would be directed to congregate/reunite with

their student(s) at a pre-determined location away from the school (e.g., Old School Park, Whitehorse ball fields, Communi-

ty Center). Students could also text the reunification site information to parents.

5. A reunification plan for bringing students and parents together after a significant event is being reviewed. It is very im-

portant to note that trying to come to school during a crisis can prevent first responders from arriving on the scene in a

timely fashion and will complicate an already difficult situation.

School safety impacts school climate, dropout rates, and general academic achievement. The procedures include traditional and fa-

miliar issues such as fire and earthquake drills and other natural and man-made disaster preparation. Also included are specific is-

sues such as, but not limited to, active shooters, harassment, intimidation and bullying, and cyberbullying/digital safety and suicide.

In addition, our Student Safety Assessment team works to increase protective factors, as well as identify and then work to remove

risk factors. A four pronged approach looks at personality factors, social dynamics, family dynamics, and school climate to recognize

warning signs, conduct a comprehensive assessment of violence potential and then communicate the findings in a way that clearly

articulates risk while protecting student rights and minimizing professional liability.

The tragic acts of violence at Sandy Hook Elementary have shaken our nation. The issue of school safety requires attention at the

school and community levels. We need additional resources such as mental health supports in our school and community so that peo-

ple can seek assistance when they recognize that someone is troubled and requires help. We must encourage people to seek help

when they see that someone is embroiled in an intense, persistent conflict or is deeply troubled.

We all share a common priority: Keeping our children safe. All students need to feel that they belong at their school and that oth-

ers care for them. If you have any questions or comments for the EPC, please submit them to me. The next meeting will be held on

19 March 2013 at 8:00 am.

Dave Holmer , Superintendent

—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The campus of the Darrington School District is designated as a “Weapons Free Zone” per RCW 9.41.28, which prohibits the posses-

sion of firearms and any other dangerous weapon, including knives, as defined by RCW 9.41.250 while on a school campus or in a

school building. Violations are grounds for expulsion and reportable to law enforcement.

T H E L O G

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Elementary School News from Principal, Tracy Franke

With almost three-fourths of

the school year behind us, we continue

to monitor student achievement as well

as our busy school calendar!

Family Engagement Nights con-

tinue to be a collaboration between

Darrington Elementary, Sauk-Suiattle

Pre-School, Kids Place Early Learning

Center and the Family Resource Center.

Together we have been able to bring a

wide-variety of learning opportunities

for families. Since our Math Night in

October, we’ve hosted events on health

with Snohomish County, science pre-

sented by Pacific Science Center and

bullying prevention by Paul Figueroa.

Some of these events even included

dinner; however, our main focus is fami-

ly engagement and connecting learning

between home and school.

During the Early Release Days

for students, staff remains at school

and collaborate on many different top-

ics with the focus always on improving

student learning. On some of the Early

Release Days staff learn more about

the Common Core Standards (CCS) for

Math, and Language Arts, we also dis-

cuss classroom management strategies

and review student assessment data.

The time is invaluable to staff to en-

sure we are aligned with the new stand-

ards the state has adopted. As we look

at the calendar for next year, we will

also look at what other districts are

doing to provide this professional de-

velopment time for staff.

Using our new on-line assess-

ment, STAR, for reading and math we

are able to efficiently and effectively

monitor student growth and achieve-

ment this year. Students can be as-

sessed as frequently as once a week,

however, for most students we assess

once a month. This information helps in

forming our instructional groups. By

mid-year students should have made a

growth of at least +0.5 and we are

pleased to say that in reading the aver-

age growth ranges from +0.5 to +1.2

(for 5th graders) and in math the

growth ranges from +0.4 to +0.8 (6th

graders). We will continue to monitor

individual student progress and class

progress as the year continues.

When looking at the calendar,

we are all shocked that March is al-

ready underway! Spring Conferences

are just around the corner followed by

Spring Break. When we return from

our break, we’ll be ready for the Sci-

ence Fair, then state assessments.

Please visit our website at

www.dsd.k12.wa.us and click on schools

then choose the elementary. We up-

date our site weekly. (Thanks Dianne!)

If you ever have questions or concerns,

please feel free to call me at 436.1313

or email me at tfranke@dsd.k12.wa.us.

I’m here to help answer any questions

you might have about our school.

ELEMENTARY UPCOMING EVENTS

March 7—PUD Presentations

March 8—Mrs. Lester & Mrs. Goheen

Tulalip Field Trip

March 26-29 Early Release

March 27 & 28—Conferences

March 29—End of Term 3

April 1-5 Spring Break

April 11—Science Fair

Check out the new elementary website

under the schools tab on the district web-

site or go directly to it at

http://www.darringtonelementaryschool.com/

Let us know what bits of information

would be useful for you to find on this site.

Contacting

Elementary

Teachers

Teachers are available for contact regarding

your child’s progress between 8:00—8:55

a.m. or after 2:55 p.m. You may also com-

municate via email. Their email addresses

are listed on the Elementary website found

through the district website.

The front office is more than happy to take

a message for a staff member, but cannot

put you through to the classroom.

Messages For Students

Most often you and your child know what

after school arrangements are on any given

day. There are times when it is necessary

to call the school and leave a message for

your child. While we cannot put you

through to talk to your child directly, the

office is more than willing and happy to

deliver a message to ensure your child ar-

rives safely at the expected destination.

Congratulations

to

Rainee Nations!

She is this year’s

Spelling Bee Winner!!

March 2013

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P A G E 3

Dental Van

Due to program changes, the Dental Van will not be

returning in March as previously planned. At this time

it is not known when or if the program will be restored.

Darrington Middle/High School Drama Club

presents

Mama Won’t Fly!

A family-friendly, fast-paced, uproarious comedy!

Mark Your Calendars!

May 16, 17 & 18

7:00 pm School Board Meetings Change

At the school board meeting on January 24, the Dar-

rington School Board of Directors voted to change

the date and time of regular monthly board meetings.

This was done to allow more time between monthly

financial reporting and account balancing with

Snohomish County and board meetings. Beginning in

February, future board meetings will be held on the

fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm in the

Whitehouse Conference Room, which is located in the

portable between the cafeteria and Family Resource

Center. Please mark your calendars and plan to at-

tend! Below are meeting dates through the end of the

school year:

Tuesday, March 26

Tuesday, April 23

Tuesday, May 28

Tuesday, June 25

Tuesday, July 23

Tuesday, August 27

March 2013

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Caroline Haywood competes in Poetry Out

Loud’s regional finals

Whether rising to a shout or dropping to a whis-

per, the young voices of local students en-

tranced the audience. Reciting poetry from

Robert Frost to Lewis Carroll, 13 high school

students from the classes of Mr. Eckerson and

Ms. Haywood competed in a school-wide contest.

The students were judged on accuracy and per-

formance by their teachers and Mr. Alan Pick-

ard. The winner, Caroline Haywood went with

students from 35 school districts across the

region to the Burlington Public Library Wednes-

day, January 28, 2013 for the Poetry Out Loud

regional finals. Caroline performed splendidly

and many chose her as the most accomplished in

her recitation of the poems “Solitude” by Ella

Wheeler Wilcox and “Love of My Flesh, Living

Death” by Lorna Dee Cervantes. Needless to say,

the students and teachers that came to cheer

were incredibly proud of her, especially her

mother.

As a partnership of the National Endowment for

the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, Poetry Out

Loud was founded to encourage high schoolers to

learn about poetry through performance. Stu-

dents chose the poems they wanted to perform

from the organization’s official anthology of

more than 600 pieces.

Caroline said she chose her poems because she

could relate to them.

“I could use these expressions from the poems in

ideas I express every day,” she said, “…Poetry

Out Loud has just been so fun. I’ve never done

anything like this.”

At first, though, she was nervous and a little tim-

id. After reading her poems aloud to her class,

then winning her classroom and school contests,

she gained confidence. As a high school sopho-

more, she also has another chance at the poetry

competition.

“Hopefully I’ll be here next year,” Caroline said.

In its fifth year, the regional final was organized

by the Northwest Educational Service District,

and Kathy Shoop, the assistant superintendent of

teaching and learning for the ESD, said she was

moved by the performances.

For the students to be able to unlock the meaning

of a poem, she said, plus have poise in front of

the crowd, “…That’s just incredibly impressive.”

The state champion moves to the national finals,

held in April at George Washington University in

Washington, DC.

CLASS OF 2013

HIGH HONOR ROLL 3.5-3.99

ALLISON KITZ

AMANDA KITZ

ALISA VARGAS

HONOR ROLL 3.0-3.49

DANYELE DEARDORFF

JORDAN RUMSEY

NOLAN MEECE

KENDALL BRADLEY

TORI TANNER

DEREK HOLM

CLASS OF 2014

HIGH HONOR ROLL 3.5-3.99

ABIR CHERIF

CASANDRA COUSINS

MONICA FRANKE

TRISTYN WHITEHOUSE

JOSHUA WIEGAND

AMY MILES

HONOR ROLL 3.0-3.49

SOPHIA JOHNSON

KACEY WEST

AUSTIN YEAGLEY

RILEY ANDERSON

RACHEL MCCONNAUGHY

COLIN DAVIS

MADISON SCHONEMAN

CLASS OF 2015

PRINCIPAL'S HONOR ROLL 4.0

ANNA BARKHOLZ

TAYLER HOFTELL

HIGH HONOR ROLL 3.5-3.99

RAILYNN FORD

HALEY HARRIS

KASSANDRA JONES

EMMARAE REUWSAAT

HONOR ROLL 3.0-3.49

TRENTON GREEN

CAROLINE HAYWOOD

MICAH DEARDORFF

TREVON WILLIAMS

HS SEMESTER 1 HONOR ROLL CLASS OF 2016

HIGH HONOR ROLL 3.5-3.99

MELANIE BENSON

ALFRED MUGHO

HONOR ROLL 3.0-3.49

LAUREN KITZ

BREANNA VALENCIA

JOSEPH DUNCAN

MICHAEL KERNAGHAN

EUGENE WOJAHN

SYDNIE BURTENSHAW

MS SEMESTER 1 HONOR ROLL

CLASS OF 2017

HIGH HONOR ROLL 3.5-3.99

KAMERON D. WEST

PAUL R. FRANKE

RACHEL E. SHERSON

HONOR ROLL 3.0-3.49

LILLIAN C. ROSS

SUMMER E. BRYSON

DAKOTA W. SMITH

HENRY F. AYERS

PRESTON O. JOHNSON

TRISTAN P. COOK

TARA M. LEE

CLASS OF 2018

HIGH HONOR ROLL 3.5-3.99

BROOKE A. MONTEITH

KAITLYN N. LIDEN

MISHELLE D. KONERTZ

ASHLEE N. WILEY

HONOR ROLL 3.0-3.49

KIMBERLY R. SHERSON

TAYLOR M. RIDDLE-BROWN

TATUM L. WRIGHT

FIONA K. FERGUSON

GAGE W. BURTENSHAW

RAEGAN M. BOOKER

March 2013

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Grant helps students with math skills

Darrington Middle/High School math department was awarded a grant this year worth over $1500. Students in two seventh

and eighth grade math classes are receiving one free year of a new on-line math program called Reflex. Reflex helps stu-

dents to become automatic in recalling their multiplication and division facts by playing video games using these facts.

The class average has already risen from 6 % to 32%. Some students have even become automatic in all 100 of the multipli-

cation facts! There is still a ways to go, but if these students practice a minimum of 3 times a week at home or at the li-

brary then Relex guarantees the students will have every one of these important facts at their immediate disposal for the

remainder of their math careers.

Studies show that students who can instantly recall their times tables increase their joy of math and become more success-

ful at it. Parents can go on to the Reflex website at www.reflexmath.com.

Our goal is to have our class average of 32% go up to 100% by the end of the year. It won’t be easy but with perseverance

and practice these students can begin to dominate in their math classes. If any parent/guardian has more questions

please never hesitate to come by and see Mr. Barton or send him an email to bbarton@dsd.k12.wa.us

Darrington Middle/High

School Conferences

* March 26: 12:30-3:15

* March 27th and 28th: 12:30-4:00

and 5:00-7:00

SENIOR PROM FUNDRAISER

Sponsored by Moms of Seniors

Saturday, March 23rd

Whitehorse Community Club

5:00-6:00 Spaghetti Dinner, Donation

6:00 Bunco, $10 per person

Easter Basket Silent Auction

Contact Person: Mikie Meece, 360.631.6552

(This activity is a community activity and is not related to the school

district. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the

Darrington School District.)

March 2013

P A G E 6

Logger Sports

Winter Sports Season Wrap-up by Athletic Director Cory Ross

Lady Logger Basketball – NW1A2B League Co-Champs (tied with La Conner 6-1 in league) – Bi-District #1 seed, 2nd Place in Dis-

tricts – lost in a heart breaker to DeSales to go to state in the regional matchup… Finished the season with a 20-5 record

Boys Basketball – the boys had a tough season – but at the end played strong and beat Concrete, then lost the last game by 3

points and fell short of the playoffs by 1 game…

Wrestling – the wrestlers did very well – The team won the League title (UNDEFEATED) – then won the Bi-District Tournament,

took 3rd overall at Regionals and 11th overall at state. Individually the wrestlers did amazing – 5 wrestlers made it to state – Colton

Anderson, Garrett Green, Elesha Forrest (8th place at girls state), Lane Monteith (4th place at state), and Mason McKenzie (2nd

place at state)

Softball Schedule Rev. 3/4/2013

DATE OPPONENT SITE Game Time LEAVE RETURN

***Schedules are subject to change please check the web site for most current information

Mon Feb 25 First Day Practice See coaches for time and location

Thur March 14 Granite Falls JV Darrington 4:00pm

Sat March 16 Blaine JV Blaine 4:30pm 1:00pm 10:00pm

Mon March 18 PICTURE DAY Darrington 3:00pm

Tue March 19 Concrete Concrete 4:00pm 2:00pm 7:00pm

Thur March 21 Tacoma Baptist Darrington 4:00pm

Tue March 26 Orcas * Orcas 1:30pm 8:40am 8:30pm

catch 10:40am ferry to OI,

and 5:10pm ferry back

Tue April 9 Friday Harbor * Friday Harbor 11:30am 7:30am 7:30pm

catch 9:30am ferry to FH,

and 4:15pm ferry back

Thur April 11 Concrete (Double Header) * Darrington 2pm/4pm

Tue April 16 La Conner * Darrington 4:00pm

Wed April 17 Quilcene Darrington 3pm/5pm varsity first JV second

Fri April 19 Lakewood JV Darrington 4:00pm

Tue April 23 Orcas (Double Header) * Darrington 3:30pm/5pm

Fri April 26 Concrete * Concrete 4:00pm 2:00pm 7:00pm

Tue April 30 Friday Harbor * Darrington 3:30pm

Tue May 7 La Conner * - Double Header La Conner 3pm/5pm 12:30pm 9:00pm

Wed May 8 Highland Christian (DH) Darrington 3pm/5pm varsity first JV second

Fri May 10 Lakewood JV Lakewood 4:00pm 2:00pm 8:00pm

Tue May 14 Make-Up Game (if needed) TBD

Thur May 16 Tie-Breaker (if necessary) TBD

Sat May 18 Bi-Districts Stanwood

Fri/Sat May 24/25 State Yakima

*** Double Headers vs. 2B League Apponents - 1st game counts toward League 2nd game counts toward seeding into playoffs *** League Game *

Coach: Sue Howard Asst. Coach: Nancy Snyder

March 2013

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Baseball Schedule Rev. 3/4/13

DATE OPPONENT SITE Game Time LEAVE RETURN

***Schedules are subject to change please check the web site for most current information

Mon Feb 25 First Day Practice See coaches for time and location

Fri March 15 Bush Marymoor Park 7:30pm

Sat March 16 Blaine Blaine 4:30pm 1:00pm 10:00pm

Mon March 18 PICTURE DAY Darrington 3:30pm

Tue March 19 Concrete * Concrete 4:00pm 2:00pm 7:00pm

Thur March 21 Tacoma Baptist Darrington 4:00pm

Fri March 22 Lummi Darrington 3:00pm

Tue March 26 Orcas * Orcas 1:30pm 8:40am 8:30pm

Fri March 29 La Conner * La Conner 4:00pm 1:30pm 8:30pm

Sat March 30 Cavelero Lake Stevens 2:00pm 12:00pm 6:00pm

Tue April 2 Cedar Park Christian (MLT) * Darrington 4:00pm

Tue April 9 Friday Harbor * Friday Harbor 11:30am 7:30am 7:30pm

Fri April 12 Concrete * (Double Header) Darrington 2pm/4pm

Tue April 16 La Conner * Darrington 4:00pm

Wed April 17 Quilcene Darrington 4:00pm

Fri April 19 Cedar Park Christian (MLT) * Shoreline - Hamlin # 5 3:15pm

Sat April 20 Overlake + Bush Darrington 2pm/4pm

Tue April 23 Orcas * Darrington 3:30pm

Thur April 25 Lummi Lummi 3:00 pm 12:00pm 8:30pm

Fri April 26 Cavelero Darrington 4:00 pm

Sat April 27 Tie-Breaker (if needed) TBD

Tue April 30 Bi-Districts TBD

Fri/Sat May 3/4 Bi-Districts TBD

Tues May 7 Bi-Districts TBD

Sat May 11 Finals Bi-District Stanwood

Sat May 18 Regionals TBD

Fri/Sat May 24/25 State Ellensburg

League Game * Class dismissal is 10 minutes prior to Leave Time

Double Headers vs. League Team 1st game counts for league

Coach: Cory Ross

Asst. Coaches: Cam Ross and Joey Brown Students in the community center

March 2013

Spring Break:

April 1st- April 5th.

T H E L O G

P A G E 8 /

The Darrington Log Family Meals Article:

Submitted by: Katy Levenhagen, MS, RD Nutrition Consultant

Snohomish Health District Nutrition

Healthy Communities and Assessment

katylvnhgn@gmail.com

2/28/2013

Sometimes it seems strange for scientists to tell us what we already know.

This is certainly true in the case of family meals. Lately child psychologists, doctors

and family therapists have been quoting research suggesting many connections be-

tween the frequency of families eating together and positive childhood behaviors.

Five or more family meals a week are linked to lower rates of substance abuse, teen

pregnancy, and depression, as well as higher grade-point averages and self- esteem.

Talk at the table is one of the richest language experiences of a child’s life. Research-

ers believe that mealtime conversations and those heartfelt family stories told around

the table actually help children develop language, self-confidence and resili-

ence…attributes that last a life time. Lower rates of childhood obesity and eating

disorders are also correlated to regular family meals. When eating is regarded as part

of an enjoyable experience that happens when hunger strikes, children are more likely

to develop healthy eating habits.

The family unit can be any combination of family members and may change

from day to day. Meals can be around a kitchen table, sitting on the floor or at the

living room coffee table. The focus should be on the food and each other. Best family

meals minimize distractions from all screens including the TV and the cell phone.

As children get older and more involved in school and social activities making

time for family meals becomes more challenging. Surveys show though, that teens

enjoy eating at home with other family members. Although they may say they would

prefer to eat in front of the TV, when the house rule says no technology during meals,

the conversations have a better chance to flow. Start with a discussion about what

went well during the day. Give everyone a chance to share a story. Steer conversa-

tions away from conflict and make negative comments off-limits. Consider serving

foods family style so kids get to be involved in deciding what foods they select. Avoid

being a short order cook but try to have at least one food that everyone will happily

eat. The key is to make mealtime a pleasant, enjoyable experience that everyone looks

forward to. Sunday brunch, a quick early dinner before a school event or a late night

snack, family meals are good for the spirit, the brain, and the body.

The Darrington Prevention and Intervention Community Coalition is pro-

moting family meals and needs photos of Darrington families eating together. You may

submit your photo at the elementary or high school office, the Family Support Center

or Mt. Loop Books and Coffee. You can also submit photos by email as a jpeg or pdf

file:

marreeperrault@gmail.com

This project is made possible with funding from Snohomish Health District.

Recognized as an Outstanding Student for the

month of February by the Arlington Rotary

Colin Davis brings a quiet confidence to the

classroom and to the school community. He is a

thoughtful young man, mature beyond his years,

and his assignments are always completed with

measured consideration. One of Colin’s most ad-

mirable traits is his loyalty and service to his

family and friends. He has younger siblings and

he believes it is his duty to mentor and care for

them. What a great young man!

As a citizen, Colin is the ideal model. He is po-

lite, respectful to his teachers and fellow class-

mates. He routinely demonstrates high moral

and ethical standards, as well as sincere concern

and empathy for all. He has volunteered through

a program sponsored by the Darrington Family

Resource Center where he helped put new bark

onto the elementary school playground. He

plans to become more engaged by attending

school board meetings and becoming more active

in ASB. Next year as a senior he is planning to

participate in running start where he will get the

opportunity to take college classes to continue

on the path to becoming an engineer. He has

been a class leader since he was in the 6th grade

and he has been elected to almost every class

office. He has attended an unfathomable number

of leadership conferences during his three years

in high school. As an athlete he has played foot-

ball and basketball for two years.

Kudos to Erin Green, Leslie Cochran,

Keri & Jason Anderson,

Lisa Wright, Eric Miller, Greg Meis,

Daron Holz, Steve & Angie Carlson,

Jodi Brown, Julie Young, Rob Requa &

Sean Zinnato for volunteering your time

to coach our youth through DJAA.

Thank you to Jennie Requa and the

officers of DJAA for their organization

and for working with the school regard-

ing scheduling. We know there are

probably many more of you out there

that help out—we appreciate you!

March 2013

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Pictured from left to right: Freshmen Josie Fanning and Colton Anderson; Juniors Casandra Cousins and Gus

DeRosa; Senior Queen Patty Jones and King Felipe Valencia; Senior Princess Tori Tanner and Senior Prince

Kaleb Wyatt; Sophomores Natasha Wilson and Austin Edwards.

Family and Student Skyward Access

Be sure to check out Family Access on the Darrington School District Website: http://www.dsd.k12.wa.us/.

On the family access website you can access your student’s school information. Some of the information avail-

able includes grades, assignments, attendance, lunch balances, demographic information, and schedules. Please

contact Val Smith at the high school or Dianne Green at the elementary to activate your access or for help

with any of the features. A current email address is required.

Middle and high school families may request a weekly progress report be emailed to you. This option is availa-

ble in your family access.

Picture on the previous page is from challenge day. Pictures below are girls with logger spirit, one of the many benches made and

installed in the hall made by Jake Kirchgessner and Aaron Jones, and the Ivamber on the Brink performing at the talent show.

March 2013

T H E L O G

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Please Keep Sick Children at

Home!

When a child wakes up looking flushed, feel-

ing stuffed-up or queasy, remember the 2

C’s when making a decision about attending

school or day care: Contagious and Comfort.

Please keep your child at home with the

following symptoms which mean that the

illness is contagious:

Diarrhea, vomiting, or fever (above 100.4 by

mouth) within the past 24 hours

Thick greenish yellow mucus or pus

draining from the eye

Sore throat, especially if combined

with fever or swollen glands

Rashes unrelated to heat or diapering

or related to known communicable

causes

Unusual tiredness, paleness, lack of

appetite or irritability.

Aside from any of these warning signs,

the question becomes whether your child

feels well enough to function comfortably

at school or day care.

Medication at School State law requires schools to have:

A written, current, unexpired request from a

licensed physician to administer medication

A written, current, unexpired request from a

parent or guardian to administer medication

The provided medication must be in an origi-

nal prescription container/or original over-

the-counter container.

The medication permit must be signed by the

child’s physician and by the parent/guardian. This

means that the office cannot give out any medica-

tion without this medication permit. Parent notes

accompanying medication cannot be honored. This

precaution is taken for your child’s health and

safety. You may pick up a medication permit at

Child absent due to illness or medical appointment?

Please call or email:

Elementary School—360.436.1313

dgreen2@dsd.k12.wa.us

MS/HS—360.436.1140 ext. 252

vsmith@dsd.k12.wa.us

lbrooks@ds.d.k12.wa.us

Other absences should be pre-

arranged with the office and teacher and may

or may not be considered excused per state

mandates.

SUBSTITUTES

NEEDED

Teachers, para edu-

cators, food service,

custodial, grounds,

route and substitute

bus drivers, and

inclement weather

assistance.

Please call

Maxine Frable at

360.436.1323

for more infor-

mation.

MARCH 2013 PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Children:

Ready Readers: Baby & Me Storytime

Fridays, March 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, 10:00am Ready Readers: Preschool Storytime

Fridays, March 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, 10:00am Lego® Club

Thursdays, March 7 & 21, 3:00pm

All Ages:

Musical Instrument Exploration for All

9:00am-10:00am

Mondays, March 4, 11, 18 & 25

Wednesdays, March 6, 13 & 20

Fridays, March 1, 15 & 29

Adults:

Bibliophiles: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setter-

field

Wednesday, March 6, 6:30pm-8pm Bibliophiles: The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

Wednesday, April 3, 6:30pm-8pm Guitar for Parents III

Tuesdays, March 5, 12, 19 & 26, 1:00pm

Saluting the flag during an assembly

Dr. Suess Night Pictures

Spring Break

April 1st—April 5th

March 2013

T H E L O G

P A G E 1 1 P A G E 1 1

DARRINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT #330

Instructional Support Services

Child Find Activity Notice

According to Federal Law 34 CFR PART 300.125, the Darrington School District #330 is

required to inform you of your rights if you suspect your child of having a disability, which

is impacting his/her academic progress. Darrington School District is also required to

identify Child Find Activities and the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Infor-

mation (34 CFR 300.123 and .612).

“All children with disabilities, residing in the state, including children with disabilities,

attending private schools, regardless of the severity of their disability, and who are in

need of special education and related services, are identified, located, and evaluated….”

If you suspect your child may have a disability please contact Val Cook in the Instruction-

al Support Services Office at 360-436-2150 or email her at vcook@dsd.k12.wa.us.

On December 3, 2004, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act was

signed into law. As of July 1, 2005, it no longer matters where the child resides, but

rather where he/she attends school. The new provisions require Darrington School Dis-

trict #330 to locate and evaluate any child attending a private school within the jurisdic-tion of the Darrington School District #330. If the child qualifies for services, Darring-

ton School District could offer a “service plan”. However, the resident district would

be responsible for offering FAPE if the child were enrolled in the public school.

District Report Card

The State of Washington Office of Public Instruction publishes an annual report

card for school districts. If you would like to check Darrington School District’s

annual report card please go to the following link or pick up a copy in the elementary

or high school offices:

http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/summary.aspx?schoolId=227&OrgType=3&reportL

evel=District&year=2009-10 This link is also available on the district website:

http://www.dsd.k12.wa.us

The Darrington School District’s policy on

tobacco prohibits tobacco use by students or

adults on campus during school or after

hours at extra-curricular activities and

events.

2012-2013 Meal Costs

Breakfast Pre K-12 $1.75

Lunch Pre K-6 $2.75

Lunch 7-12 $3.00

Breakfast Adults/Guests $2.25

Lunch Adults/Guests $4.00

Are you a regis-

tered voter? To

ensure you are

prepared to vote

in any upcoming

election visit www.vote.wa.gov for

information on how to register online or

pick up a registration form at a school

office.

Legal Notice

As a School wide Title I A school, the

district is required and happy to share

information requested by par-

ents/guardians regarding the profes-

sional qualifications of their student’s

classroom teacher(s). Please contact

Maxine Frable at 360.436.1323 for

information.

Small Works Roster

The Darrington School District is accepting applications for its 2012

small works roster. Contractors who are registered on the small works

roster may have the opportunity to bid on various jobs that arise in the

district in 2012. Contractors may be added to the roster by completing

an online application at www.mrscrosters.org

Section 504 Compliance

The Darrington School District makes every effort to comply with Section 504

of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which protects the rights of individuals with

disabilities. A child is a qualified disabled person if he or she is between the

ages of 3 and 21 and has a physical or mental impairment that substantially lim-

its one or more major life activities such as caring for oneself, performing manu-

al tasks, walking, seeing, hearing speaking, breathing, learning, and/or working.

If you feel that your child is a qualified disabled person as outlined above and

needs special help in school, please contact Val Cook at 360.436.2150.

Babies Can’t Wait!

Information is available on how children grow and develop from birth to three years of

age. If you have a concern about your child’s development, please call for an evaluation at no cost. Snohomish County Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program

(425) 388-7402 or (800) 927-9308

InfantToddlerProgram@snoco.org

Over age 3 call the Darrington School District at 436-2150

Darrington Family Support and Resource Center (DFSRC)

1075 Fir Street / Post Office Box 1103

Darrington, Washington 98241

360-436-0308 Visit us at: www.darringtonrc.com

Working with the community to provide education, recreation, and re-

March 2013

Maintenance

Demi Ramilo 360.436.1313 x 131

Grounds

Kurt Helling 360.436.1313 x 131

Kudos! Right On! Congrats! Thank you! Gracias!

T H E L O G

T H E B A C K P A G E

Alan Pickard, Chair

Home Phone:360.436.1800

alan@squirecreekranch.com

Jennifer West, Vice-Chair

Cell 425.290.2021

jennwest1973@yahoo.com

Judy Nevitt, Director

WIAA Representative

Home Phone 360. 436.1711

Cell Phone 425.239.286

judynevitt@frontier.com

Roy Bryson, Director

Home Phone 360.436.1397

Cell Phone 425.446.9342

Roybryson@ymail.com

Doug Lenker, Director

Home 360.436.1861

Cell 425.231.0902

lenkerdoug@yahoo.com

The Board of Directors meet 6:30 PM,

the 4th Tuesday of each month in the

White Horse Conference Room. (portable

by cafeteria)

District Offices

1065 Fir Street

PO Box 27

Phone 360.436.1323

Fax 360.436.2045

Superintendent

Dave Holmer

dholmer@dsd.k12.wa.us

360.436.1140

Darrington Middle/High School

1085 Fir Street

Phone 360.436.1140

Fax 360.436.1089

Principal

Dave Holmer- dholmer@dsd.k12.wa.us Darrington Elementary

1075 Fir Street

Phone 360.436.1313

Fax 360.436.0592 Principal

Tracy Franke - tfranke@dsd.k12.wa.us

Prevention Intervention Specialist

Gail George, CDP

360.436.1140 x 203

Instructional Support Services Victoria Sadusky

Phone 360.436.2150

Fax 360.436-2130

Transportation

Toni Kernaghan - 360.436.151

Food Services

Terry O’Connell - 360.436.1313 x 132

CCS Family Counselor (Tuesdays)

Wendy Fallihee

360.436.1313 x 153

Darrington School Board of Directors DISTRICT INFORMATION PTSA Corner

Conferences are right around the corner

and PTSA would like to reward grades K-6

for all of their hard work. To reward them

we will be hosting a sock hop in the gym on

March 27th (which is a half day) from

12:30pm until 3:30pm. Because it is a half

day children will need to be picked up at

3:30 pm by a parent. We will have music,

games and snacks. All the kids will have

to bring are their socks. We can always use

extra volunteers. Our next general mem-

bership meeting will be held Tuesday

March 12th at 6 pm in the elementary

school library. We hope to see you there!!

Lisa Wright

PTSA President

Sauk-Suiattle Preschool

Has Openings for

3 and 4 Year Olds for the 2012-2013

School Year

Your child must be 3 years old by

August 31, 2012

The program is FREE for income

eligible families

Transportation provided

Tuition Slots are also available.

Contact Geneen or Cassie at

436-1854 or 436-2201

To: Gwenn Miller for brightening up the

elementary office with flowers from her

shop.

To: Tulalip Tribe for funding the food for

our Feb. 19, Family Night.

To: The Family Resource Center, Kid’s

Place Early Learning Center, and Sauk

Suiattle Pre-school for collaborating with

the schools to present quality Family

Nights.

To: Helen Ross for going above and be-

yond her responsibilities as cheer coach

by introducing the squad to competitive

cheer.

LOG Editors: Dianne Green, dgreen2@dsd.k12.wa.us Valerie Smith, vsmith@dsd.k12.wa.us

To: Mrs. Haywood’s Leadership Class

and the DHS Cheerleaders for pulling

together and performing wonderful en-

tertainment for the Dr. Seuss event.

Great job Amanda Kitz on designing

the I heart acceptance t-shirts.

To: Kurt Helling for all his hard work on

getting the baseball and softball fields

ready!

To: Rich Groh, Pete Selvig, and Ray

Franke or volunteering to help out with

the wrestling program.

To: Kolby Fanning, Julie Ford, and Judy

Nevitt for volunteering to help out with

the girls basketball program.

To: Wyonne Perrault for taking

kids to Operation School Bell.

March 2013