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• Pollanz Promise Scholars Announced at Stevens Middle School
  May 17, 2013  
  Denzel Loghry and Wesleyanne Rayment, Stevens Middle School eighth grade students, were announced as this year’s Gladys Christopher Pollanz Promise Scholars on Wednesday. Both received the promise of a $32,000 college scholarship - $8,000 per year for four years - providing they meet scholarship criteria and graduate from Port Angeles or Lincoln High Schools on time. » View Full Article
  
  
• Graduating Seniors Receive 1.7 Million Dollars in Scholarships
  May 16, 2013  
  Port Angeles High School staff recognized 118 graduating high school seniors during the May 14 Scholarship Recognition Night. Community donors and local organizations gave approximately $403,900 in award money, which combined with college awards yielded $1,733,000 for Port Angeles High School students. » View Full Article
  
  
• Cadet Ashlee Reid Accepted to Coast Guard Introduction Mission Program
  May 15, 2013  
  Cadet Ashlee Reid has been accepted to attend the United States Coast Guard Academy Introduction Mission (AIM) this summer. AIM is a one week program that gives participants the opportunity to explore whether the Academy is a good fit for their future. » View Full Article
  
  
• Roughriders Receives Distinguished Unit with Honors Award
  May 15, 2013  
  For the seventh year in a row Port Angeles High School Roughrider Company has received the Navy’s highest award for the 2012-2013 school year, the “Distinguished Unit Award with Honors.” » View Full Article
  
  
• Port Angeles High School Artists Create Art as Fundraiser
  May 14, 2013  
  Port Angeles High School teachers – John Casey, Jennifer Duncan-Taylor and Kathleen Knisely - and art students used their pottery-making skills as a fundraiser to benefit Serenity House of Clallam County. This is the fifth year for the fundraising project started by former PAHS art teacher Jenny Steelquist. » View Full Article
  
  
• High School Thespian Society Presents Shakespeare’s Macbeth
  May 10, 2013  
  The Port Angeles High School Thespian Society will present its version of William Shakespeare's classic tragedy Macbeth - Macbeth: A Crown of Gold, A Throne of Blood - May 10, 11, 12, 18 and 19 at the PAHS Auditorium. » View Full Article
  
  
• Roughriders Sign Letter of Intent to Attend Olympic College
  May 10, 2013  
  In a joint ceremony on Wednesday, May 8 in front of family, friends, coaches and Port Angeles High School staff, seniors Mariah Frazier, Shayla Northern and Macy Walker signed letters of intent to attend Olympic College in Bremerton. » View Full Article
  
  
• Stevens Middle School and Jefferson Elementary Receive 2012 Washington Achievement Awards
  May 3, 2013  
  Stevens Middle School and Jefferson Elementary School were two of the 381 schools state-wide receiving 2012 Washington Achievement Awards at a ceremony April 30 at Kentwood High School in Covington. » View Full Article
  
  
• Teacher Appreciation Week Celebrated
  May 3, 2013  
  The Board of Directors proclaimed May 5 - 11 as Teacher Appreciation Week in the Port Angeles School District at its regular meeting on Monday night. Resolution 1213-12 “urges that all citizens observe this week by taking time to recognize and acknowledge the contributions of teachers.” » View Full Article
  
  
• Roughrider Signs Letter of Intent to Attend Cornell College
  May 1, 2013  
  Port Angeles High School senior Brian Cristion signed a letter of intent to attend Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Cristion will wrestle for the Cornell Rams coached by Mike Duroe. » View Full Article
  
  
• Our Washington State Poster Winner Needs Your Vote Now!
  May 1, 2013  
  Ruby Harris from Dry Creek Elementary recently won first place in the Washington State portion of the 5th Grade National Poster Contest. Ruby’s poster is now a contestant for the national prize. Voting is taking place on Saris’ Facebook page between May 1 and May 7. » View Full Article
  
  
• Chamber Orchestra Places Third at State Solo Ensemble Contest in Ellensburg
  May 1, 2013  
  The Port Angeles High School Chamber Orchestra placed third at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association/Washington Music Educators Association (WIAA/WMEA) State Solo and Ensemble contest presented April 26 in Ellensburg. » View Full Article
  
  
• Students Get the Chance to Imagine U @ College!
  April 30, 2013  
  Port Angeles High School will host a Washington State University outreach program called Imagine U @ College on Wednesday, May 8 in several sessions throughout the campus. » View Full Article
  
  
• High School Teacher Receives Human and Civil Rights Honor
  April 30, 2013  
  Port Angeles High School teacher Jamie Valadez was honored on Thursday, April 25 at a reception hosted by the Washington Education Association (WEA) as one of its 2013 WEA Human and Civil Rights Honorees. Valadez teaches Native American Studies and Klallam Language at the high school. » View Full Article
  
  
• Spring-Loaded Art and Culinary Show: Featuring the Works of Commercial Art & Culinary Students
  April 29, 2013  
  On Friday, May 3 from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. students of the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center Commercial Arts and Culinary Programs will show off their skills at the Center located at 905 West 9th Street in a first time cooperative, collaborative event. » View Full Article
  
  
• Roosevelt Teachers Geff Cobb and Kelly Sanders Chosen as Teachers of the Month
  April 29, 2013  
  KONP Radio Station Manager Todd Ortloff and Shenna Straling, manager of Sterling Bank in Port Angeles, surprised two Roosevelt Elementary teachers during this morning’s school-wide assembly with an announcement they are sharing Teacher of the Month honors. Fifth grade teacher Geff Cobb and Kelly Sanders, who teaches sixth grade, are Teachers of the Month in the KONP Radio-Sterling Bank monthly recognition program. » View Full Article
  
  
• Local Philanthropists Recognized by Education Foundation
  April 24, 2013  
  Bob and Ruth Worley were given special recognition by the Port Angeles Education Foundation at its annual fundraising dinner on Friday. Over the last several years, they have given in excess of $25,000 to the Foundation’s student needs fund, which helps provide basic necessities, clothes, and school supplies for kids in the Port Angeles public schools who need assistance. » View Full Article
  
  
• Foundation Celebrates Education at Annual Dinner Fundraiser - Distinguished Service Award Announced
  April 24, 2013  
  Port Angeles Education Foundation members and guests celebrated public education at its annual fundraising dinner held Friday, April 19 at C’est Si Bon Restaurant. The sold-out event raised funds through its sponsorships, ticket sales and “Pass the Hat for Kids” summer reading fundraiser. Master of Ceremonies Steve Methner, also Foundation treasurer, announced Merry Van Deusen, as the recipient of the Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award. » View Full Article
  
  
• Dr. Michelle Reid Honored by Washington Association of School Administrators
  April 24, 2013  
  Deputy Associate Superintendent Michelle Reid received a Student Achievement Leadership Award from the Washington Association of School Administrators last evening at an awards presentation in Bremerton hosted by WASA Region 114 school districts. » View Full Article
  
  
• PAHS Choir Boosters Sponsor Auction & Raise Fund for Scholarships
  April 23, 2013  
  The Spring Swing, a barbeque and scholarship auction sponsored by the Port Angeles High School Choir Booster Club Saturday, April 20, brought in about $7,500 to support post high school education for graduating seniors. » View Full Article
  
  
• Measurement of Student Progress – MSP - Assessments Begin
  April 23, 2013  
  Along with other schools in Washington State, Port Angeles elementary schools and Stevens Middle School will begin administering Measurement of Student Progress assessments this week. The elementary and middle MSP “window” for testing is April 24 through May 16 and includes grades three through eighth. » View Full Article
  
  
• Volunteers Honored During Public School Volunteer Week
  April 23, 2013  
  The Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. 1213-13 at its April 22 meeting proclaiming April 22 through April 26 as Public School Volunteer Week in the Port Angeles School District. » View Full Article
  
  
• School Nurse Day is May 8 – Thank You, Lily Thomson and Pamela Cunningham!
  April 23, 2013  
  The Board of Directors proclaimed Wednesday, May 8, 2013 as School Nurse Day in the Port Angeles School District and recognized school nurses Lily Thomson, Pamela Cunningham, and former school nurse Resa Yamamoto at its School Board meeting Monday night. » View Full Article
  
  
• Dry Creek Students Plant Trees on Earth Day in Annual Event
  April 23, 2013  
  Dry Creek Elementary students in Nancy McHenry and Gunnar Thomason’s fourth grade classrooms celebrated Earth Day by planting trees in the bed of the now-drained Lake Aldwell. » View Full Article
  
  
• High School Teacher Awarded Stipend for travel to Cyber Defense Bootcamp
  April 19, 2013  
  Port Angeles High School instructor John Mitchell was one of twenty nationwide recently selected to attend the Cyber Defense Bootcamp for High School Technology Teachers June 10-14 at James Madison University in Harrison, Virginia. » View Full Article
  
  

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