Hello Rangers!
We want to give a huge shoutout to Ryder Winans and Drake Johnson who were chosen as this week's Students of the Week. Both students were very well deserving of the award and were each nominated for their leadership in class- Ryder for his leadership in MS Humanities and Drake for going above and beyond in his HS Leadership Class.
Congratulations are certainly in order for Zee Gossette and Claudia Wilcox, who were each awarded a $2,000 scholarship for having their art pieces being chosen as Judges Choice Award Winners in the 2023 OESD Regional Art Competition.
This week's Weekly Update features extended learning about questioning strategies teachers can use to de escalate situations with students, more about our two Students of the Week mentioned above, pictures of the award winning artwork from Zee and Claudia, a reminder that conferences are just around the corner, and upcoming events which include the start of spring sports.
To view the Weekly Update as a PDF, please use the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/
To view the Weekly Update as a Video, please use the following link: https://watch.screencastify.
Thank you and GO RANGERS!!!
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Sean Moss, Principal
The 2023 Olympic ESD 114 High School Art Show Awards have been announced. Congratulations to all of the winners! We want to give a special shout out to our Quilcene students, Zee Gossette and Claudia Wilcox, who won $2,000 CWU Scholarship Awards for their entries.
The full list of winners is linked below:
Open Mic Night is coming soon to the Grey Coast Guildhall. March 16th at 6:00 pm. All ages are welcome!
I want to call out all of the students involved in this year's Wearable Arts Show in PT. Quilcene students, led by Mrs. Hildebrandt did us proud and swept the awards, with Jeremiah Satterlee winning first prize, Kai Campbell winning second prize, Anna Munn winning third prize, and Zee Gossette winning the Judges Choice Award.
Continuing the celebration of student success, this week's Students of the Week are Jeremiah Satterlee and Shelly Winn. Jeremiah was nominated by Mrs. Hildebrandt for showing complete commitment heading into the Wearable Arts Show and Shelly was nominated by both Mrs. Leonard and Mr. Marr for incredible work in both her MS STEM class and MS Humanities Class.
Next, we wanted to remind parents that conferences are approaching and will take place the last couple days of the month. We'll be working to get more specifics out in next week's Weekly Update.
Finally, in this week's Weekly Update, topics include celebrating the students mentioned above, an article on how ChatGPT has immensely powerful educational value, and upcoming events.
To view the Weekly Update as a PDF, please use the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b9aAd0mBcHGLshlYnuHjVmoEak-JwN2m/view?usp=sharing
To view the Weekly Update Video, please use the following link: https://watch.screencastify.com/v/ZHpjaldFMROlQMdyixnd
Thank you and GO RANGERS!!!
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Sean Moss, Principal
The Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on February 28, 2023, at the Quilcene School District Multipurpose Room to provide information and receive testimony on a proposed inter-trust land exchange. A project summary is attached. Written testimony will also be accepted through March15, 2023. You may also go to following internet page hyperlink Dabob Bay Inter-Trust Exchange | WA - DNR to find more information on this proposal.
The hearing will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a short informational presentation and an opportunity to ask questions before the formal testimony begins. A summary of testimony will be included in the presentation of the exchange to the Board of Natural Resources. This is the second public hearing for this project with the first public hearing held in 2021.
Written testimony should be addressed to the Department of Natural Resources, ATTN: Dabob Bay Inter-Trust Exchange, PO Box 47014, Olympia, WA 98504-7014. Testimony may also be emailed to exchanges@dnr.wa.gov (please include the exchange name in the subject line). For more information, contact Bob Winslow at 360-480-7803 or robert.winslow@dnr.wa.gov
We hope you all had amazing mid-winter breaks. It was awesome seeing everyone back on campus today, and we're very much looking forward to the rest of the year!
Next, a huge congratulations is in order for Kristian Escano and Mya Wong who are this week's Students of the Week! Kristian was nominated for incredible hard work and dedication in preparation for this Saturday's Wearable Arts Show at Key City Public Theater and Mya was nominated for doing an outstanding job creating an epic mind-map when writing her proposal for an ecology project (which was consequently the best paper in the class!).
From the elementary front, this Thursday we'll be celebrating Read Across America Day throughout the day in all P-5 classes. For this, students and staff are encouraged to sport their finest reading attire (ie pajamas) and come ready for fun!
Please use the following link for Quilcene's celebration of Read Across America Day: https://drive.google.com/
Lastly, this week's Weekly Update has several important components, including an invitation to this Thursday's PBIS Engagement Night for all parents of students in grades K-8 (dinner, gift bags, and childcare will be provided), the poster for the above mentioned wearable arts show, a volunteer opportunity for high school students to serve as umpires for little league, and upcoming events.
To view the Weekly Update as a PDF, please use the following link: https://drive.google.com/
To view the Weekly Update as a Video, please use the following link: https://watch.screencastify.
Thank you and GO RANGERS!!!
Mr. Moss
The work of Quilcene students will be featured with more than seven imaginative and unusual pieces of their own vision and construction. We hope to see you there!
https://www.ptleader.com/stories/student-wearable-art-show-seams-dreams,108366
