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• District Hires High School Volleyball Coach
  May 16, 2008  
  The Port Angeles School District announced the recommendation of Christine Halberg to serve as head volleyball coach at Port Angeles High School, subject to school board approval. » View Full Article
  
  
• Local Media Specialists Recognized with Community Leadership Awards
  May 14, 2008  
  Paige Dickerson, education writer for the Peninsula Daily News, and Todd Ortloff, co-owner of Radio Pacific, Inc. and general manger for KONP-AM, were both presented with Community Leadership Awards from the Washington Association of School Administrators. » View Full Article
  
  
• Math Olympiad Competition On the Olympic Peninsula
  May 8, 2008  
  Almost 200 students from grades four through eight gathered at Stevens Middle School last Saturday for the Math Olympiad. Organizer Vicki Helwick reported that 46 teams participated in the event. » View Full Article
  
  
• School Nurses Day on Wednesday
  May 5, 2008  
  The Board of Directors proclaimed Wednesday, May 7 as School Nurse Day in the Port Angeles School District and recognized the work of school nurses Lily Thompson and Resa Yamamoto. » View Full Article
  
  
• District and Elwha Klallam Tribe Representatives Present at Four State Conference
  May 5, 2008  
  Representatives from the Port Angeles School District and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe were selected to make a presentation at the 2008 Northwest conference “Celebrating Educational Opportunities for Diverse Students” in late April in Portland, Oregon. » View Full Article
  
  
• District Leadership Team Requests Salary Increment Hold
  April 28, 2008  
  The Port Angeles School District leadership team, which consists of assistant superintendents, principals, and other positions at the administrative and supervisory levels throughout the district, has united in its request of school board of directors to forego their salary increments in anticipation of budget cuts for the 2008-09 school year. » View Full Article
  
  
• PAHS Students Medal at Washington State SkillsUSA Competition
  April 28, 2008  
  Twenty-nine students and six teachers from Port Angeles High School attended the Washington State SkillsUSA Skills and Leadership Conference April 24-26 in Olympia. Four took home medals in their respective contests. » View Full Article
  
  
• Immunization Clinic at Port Angeles High School
  April 21, 2008  
  The Clallam County Department of Health and Human Services will be providing its last onsite immunization clinic at Port Angeles High School for the school year on Thursday, May 15, 2007 from 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the nurse’s office. The clinic will offer students the opportunity to receive a number of necessary immunizations before they move into adulthood. » View Full Article
  
  
• College Scholarships Available to 7th and 8th Graders!
  April 18, 2008  
  A new state program can help 7th and 8th grade students plan for college. The College Bound Scholarship is a financial aid program for students who are eligible to participate in the free and reduced-price lunch program. » View Full Article
  
  
• Port Angeles School District Honors and Thanks Its Volunteers
  April 16, 2008  
  The board of directors of the Port Angeles School District adopted Resolution No. 078-15 proclaiming April 20 through April 26, 2008 as Public School Volunteer Week in the district. » View Full Article
  
  
• Port Angeles FBLA Students Place in Top Ten
  April 15, 2008  
  “The PAHS Future Business Leaders of America organization competed at the state level this past weekend, and although there were no single winners,” said Rachael Ward, advisor for the group, “we had two groups place in the top ten and the group as a whole brought home three trophies.” » View Full Article
  
  
• Math WASL to Remain in Place Until 2014
  April 14, 2008  
  Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction spokesperson, Brian Jeffries, recently clarified graduation math graduation requirements. » View Full Article
  
  
• WASL Testing in April
  April 9, 2008  
  The second round of WASL testing for high school students, which includes math and science, begins April 15 and continues through 18, 2008. The state’s testing window for grades three through eight begins Monday, April 14, and ends on Friday, May 2, 2008. » View Full Article
  
  
• School Board Votes for High School Track Repair
  March 27, 2008  
  The Port Angeles School District board of directors approved $198,857.97 in repair costs to the Port Angeles High School track at their Monday, March 24 meeting. » View Full Article
  
  
• Parents Encouraged to Pledge for a Drug and Alcohol Free Home
  March 20, 2008  
  The Port Angeles Healthy Youth Coalition will host a Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, March 25 at Stevens Middle School from 6:30 – 8 pm. This event will provide a variety of information and resources for parents. » View Full Article
  
  
• Port Angeles Students Visit Port Townsend Marine Science Center
  March 19, 2008  
  Lincoln High School (LHS) and Parents As Parents (PAP) students took a joint field trip to the Port Townsend Marine Science Center on Tuesday. Students, accompanied by instructors Craig Chambers and Dan Leiberman, participated in a pair of classes that focused on the problem of plastics in the environment. » View Full Article
  
  
• Port Angeles High School DECA Students Place at State Competition
  March 19, 2008  
  Port Angeles High School DECA members placed at the DECA Washington State Competition March 6-8 in Bellevue. Alex Anderson, Kelli Hoine and Kinsey Kelley won “gold level” for their Chapter Awards Project and will be heading to the DECA International Competition in Atlanta. » View Full Article
  
  
• Peninsula College Upward Bound Still Recruiting High School Students!
  March 17, 2008  
  Peninsula College Upward Bound staff members are hosting an Informational Night on Wednesday, March 19 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the Peninsula College Pirate Union Building, 1502 East Lauridsen Boulevard, to acquaint Port Angeles High School, Lincoln High School, Quileute Tribal School, Forks High School, and Forks Alternative High School students and their families with the program. » View Full Article
  
  
• District Water Testing Results Reported
  March 12, 2008  
  In support of the ongoing facilities’ study by its Long Range Facilities & Capital Bond Committee, the Port Angeles School District commissioned a water quality survey of our school facilities conducted by qualified testers and a certified lab in cooperation with the city of Port Angeles. » View Full Article
  
  
• Port Angeles High School Announces Parent Nights
  March 10, 2008  
  The Port Angeles High School guidance staff is hosting a Junior Parent Information Night on Thursday, March 20 and an Eighth Grade Welcome Night on Thursday, March 27. » View Full Article
  
  
• Port Angeles School District Staff Honored During Classified School Employee Week
  March 10, 2008  
  In concert with Governor Christine Gregoire's proclamation, the Port Angeles School District’s board of directors adopted Resolution No.078-12 in honor of Classified School Employee Week March 10 through March 14, 2007 at Monday's school board meeting. » View Full Article
  
  
• Franklin Chosen for Washington Green School Pilot!
  March 5, 2008  
  Franklin Elementary School has been chosen as one of five schools in Washington State to participate in the Washington Green Schools pilot project beginning in February and continuing through the first phase until June. » View Full Article
  
  
• Kindergarten Registration Begins
  March 3, 2008  
  Kindergarten registration for children in the Port Angeles School District will begin March 3 at all elementary schools. Schools will accept registrations between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. » View Full Article
  
  
• Hamilton Elementary, One of a Kind in Washington!
  February 26, 2008  
  Hamilton Elementary School, the first public school in the state of Washington to receive national acclaim as a National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) STARS school, has successfully renewed its STARS classification status through 2013. » View Full Article
  
  
• Port Angeles Students Take “Top Two” Finishes at Competition
  February 26, 2008  
  The Port Angeles High School health sciences program hosted the Olympic Region Nursing Assistant Skills Competition last Saturday at the North Olympic Peninsula Skill Center. Port Angeles students Holly Earl and Carin Nansen-Totten placed first and second respectively. » View Full Article
  
  

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