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• Port Angeles Students Advance to State Solo and Ensemble Contest
  March 11, 2010  
  On Saturday, February 20, Port Angeles High School (PAHS) was the host school for the North Olympic Region's Solo and Ensemble Contest. Over 500 students were on the PAHS campus to perform solos or participate in ensembles. » View Full Article
  
  
• Dry Creek Teachers Share KONP March Teacher of the Month Honors
  March 10, 2010  
  Today at Dry Creek Elementary, KONP Radio Station Manager Todd Ortloff announced that Cindy Bradford and Mickey Branham are KONP Teachers of the Month for March in the station’s recognition program begun this year. Bradford teaches kindergarten and Branham teaches first grade, both at Dry Creek Elementary. » View Full Article
  
  
• National Merit Students Honored by Board of Directors, John Christian a Finalist
  March 10, 2010  
  “Congratulations to Finalist John Christian and Commended Students Hannah Fishman, Evangeline Grier, Julia Hansen, Michael Hansen, Torrey Jakubcin and Cameron Little,” Port Angeles High School Principal Garry Cameron announced. » View Full Article
  
  
• Port Angeles Students Place at State, Now On to Nationals!
  March 8, 2010  
  Port Angeles High School Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) students joined 3,200 students at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue to compete at the State competition this past weekend. » View Full Article
  
  
• District Staff Honored During Classified School Employee Week
  March 8, 2010  
  At tonight’s school board meeting the Port Angeles School District’s Board of Directors adopted Resolution No.0910-09 in honor of Governor Chris Gregoire’s proclamation of Classified School Employee Week March 8 through March 12, 2010. » View Full Article
  
  
• Retirees Honored at District Board Meeting
  March 8, 2010  
  The Port Angeles School District’s Board of Directors adopted Resolution No.0910-10 in honor of School Retirees Appreciation Week March 15 through March 21, 2010 at tonight’s school board meeting. » View Full Article
  
  
• School Board Approves Resolution to Create Reduced Educational Program
  March 8, 2010  
  The Port Angeles School District Board of Directors approved Resolution 0910-11, Reduced Educational Program and Reduction of Staff, at its Monday, March 8 regular meeting. » View Full Article
  
  
• Dallas Brass’ Music in the Schools Program Comes to Port Angeles
  March 4, 2010  
  The internationally acclaimed Dallas Brass will visit Port Angeles schools and community on Monday, March 15 as part of its Music in the Schools program. » View Full Article
  
  
• Port Angeles Students Place in NJROTC Competition
  March 3, 2010  
  The Port Angeles High School NJROTC competed in the Northwest Drill & Rifle Competition Saturday, February 13 at Bethel High School in Spanaway against 12 other high school NJROTC units in Drill, Color Guard, Physical Fitness and Air Rifle competitions. » View Full Article
  
  
• Race Equality Essay Essay Winners Honored at City Hall
  March 3, 2010  
  The Port Angeles City Council honored the winners of the Race Equality Essay contest at its Tuesday, March 2 meeting. Superintendent of Port Angeles Schools Jane Pryne and City of Port Angeles Mayor Dan Di Guilio presented certificates to the 31 contest winners. » View Full Article
  
  
• Knowledge Bowl Team Number One at Regional Competition
  March 1, 2010  
  The Port Angeles High School Knowledge Bowl #1 team placed first overall at the regional competition held recently at Fort Worden in Port Townsend. This marks the first “number one” finish since 1996. » View Full Article
  
  
• Roosevelt Students Join Effort to Help Haiti
  March 1, 2010  
  Students brought in over $1,400 for the American Red Cross and over 1,000 items for the Children Of The Nations organization. Both organizations are assisting in the Haitian response effort. » View Full Article
  
  
• Kindergarten Registration Begins March 15 for 2010-11 School Year
  February 22, 2010  
  Assistant Superintendent Mary Hebert has announced kindergarten registration will open Monday, March 15 for all eligible students in the Port Angeles School District. » View Full Article
  
  
• Washington Music Association Honors Port Angeles Educators
  February 19, 2010  
  Two Port Angeles High School music teachers, Doug Gailey and Jolene Dalton Gailey, and Dewey Ehling, conductor of the Peninsula Singers and musical director and conductor for the Port Townsend Community Orchestra, were honored by the Washington Music Educator Association at its biennial conference in Yakima last weekend. » View Full Article
  
  
• Port Angeles Students Advance to State Competition
  February 18, 2010  
  Port Angeles students competed successfully in Olympic Region SkillsUSA contests during February. Students placing first through third will now move on to the Washington State SkillsUSA contest in April. » View Full Article
  
  
• MAC Enrichment Cluster Students Provide Art to Healthy Families
  February 12, 2010  
  Franklin Elementary students in the Multi-Age Community (MAC) program at the school worked with volunteer leaders, Melody Charno and Leslie Bond, during December enrichment clusters to make bright, colorful watercolor paintings to share with Healthy Families of Clallam County. » View Full Article
  
  
• Port Angeles Students Set to Compete at State
  February 11, 2010  
  Twenty-one Port Angeles High School Future Business Leaders of America students participated in the regional FBLA competition in Bainbridge on Saturday, February 6. » View Full Article
  
  
• Roughrider Spring Sports Begin March 1
  February 11, 2010  
  Athletes can choose from a variety of spring sports: baseball, fastpitch, golf, girls tennis, boys soccer or track. » View Full Article
  
  
• High School DECA Blood Drive Successful
  February 8, 2010  
  Port Angeles High School DECA advisor Lora Brabant announced the club registered over 89 donors in Friday’s Blood Drive at the high school. » View Full Article
  
  
• 181 School Districts Register for First Year of Online State Testing
  February 8, 2010  
  More than 360 schools in 181 school districts registered and were accepted to participate in the first year of online state testing. This spring, students in grades 6-8 in the participating schools will take the Measurements of Student Progress on a computer in reading and/or math. Stevens Middle School will participate in online testing this first round. » View Full Article
  
  
• Crescent Teacher KONP February Teacher of the Month
  February 8, 2010  
  KONP Radio Station Manager Todd Ortloff announced last week that Tim Rooney, a fifth grade teacher at Crescent Elementary School, is KONP Teacher of the Month for February in the station’s recognition program begun this year. » View Full Article
  
  
• Twenty-Eight Students Certified as Peace Keepers at Port Angeles High School
  February 8, 2010  
  CRU Institute staff trained Port Angeles High School Peace Keepers on Friday and Saturday on how best to approach a situation where two students are in disagreement. » View Full Article
  
  
• Port Angeles Student Named Washington Aerospace Scholar
  February 3, 2010  
  Port Angeles High School student Will Stevenson III has been selected as a 2010 Washington Aerospace Scholar. » View Full Article
  
  
• Sodexo Plans for Annual Student Culinary Contest
  February 2, 2010  
  On Friday, March 12, twenty fourth and fifth grade students in the Port Angeles School District will take over the kitchen at Port Angeles High School as they prepare unique recipes to tempt palettes during the 3rd Annual Elementary Schools Culinary Competition in Port Angeles. » View Full Article
  
  
• Education Foundation Acknowledges Recent Donations
  January 28, 2010  
  The Port Angeles Education Foundation would like to acknowledge several recent donations to its Student Needs Fund, which provides monies for clothing, school supplies, physical education uniforms, class fees, bus passes, medical/dental services and counseling to low income students in the Port Angeles School District. » View Full Article
  
  

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