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2650 Entiat Way, Entiat, WA 98822 509.784.1800 fax 509.784.2986 www.entiatschools.org June 2018

Music in Entiat

Principal’s Message

Lunch Menu

Activities Calendar

Reminders:

PTO Meeting will be Wednesday, June 6. School Board Meeting will be Monday, June 18.

Both Meetings are held in the Entiat School Library at 7:00pm.

Parking at Graduation…

On Friday, June 1st , please remember to arrive early for graduation to allow time for

parking, as this is our most highly attended school event!

To ensure that we don’t inconvenience our neighbors by blocking driveways, please DO NOT park along the southeast side of Entiat Way across from

the school –

THIS IS A NO PARKING ZONE.

The District will allow parking on the elementary playfield located next to the north end

parking lot.

Parks wins State Title

Boy’s Track Team Finishes 4th

Senior Ronnie Parks captured the 1B state high jump title at the Track & Field State Championships held May 24-26 in Cheney. Parks’ leap of 6’3” was a lifetime best and establishes a new school record. Ronnie’s achievement helped the boy’s team claim a 4

th

place trophy. Ronnie also placed 6th in the 100 and joined Josh Peterson, Blake Duncan and

Case Crutcher to grab a 3rd

place medal in the 4x1 relay. Other Tigers participating at the state meet include: Blake Duncan 2

nd 110 hurdles, 6

th 300 hurdles, 9

th 4x4 relay; Tre

DeImus 3rd

long jump; Case Crutcher 7th 300 hurdles, 9

th 200, 9

th 4x4 relay; Drew Duncan

9th 1600, 10

th 3200; Jordy Medrano 10

th javelin; Josh Diehm 11

th 400, 9

th 4x4 relay and Tai

Tran 16th 200, 9

th 4x4 relay.

Girl’s Track Team Excels at State

Natalya Paz’s second place finish in both the 100 and 300 hurdles helped the girl’s team place 6

th in

the 1B State Track & Field meet held May 24-26 in Cheney. Paz was also 6

th in the triple jump and

joined Gemma Delgado, Ivette Mora and Faith Southard to claim 4

th in the 4x1 relay. In addition

to her relay medal Southard placed 5th in the 100

and 5th

in the 200. The 4x2 relay team consisting of Mora, Delgado, Catherine Liek and Daisy Arias finished 10

th while the 4x4 team of Delgado, Liek,

Celest McTaggart and Xitlaly Gomez was 12th. Mora was also 13

th in the triple jump and Liek placed 15

th in the 400.

Gracie Giacomazzi brought home a 4th place medal in the javelin and finished 9

th in the 300 hurdles, 13

th in the shot put

and 12th in the discus. Mika Sanford placed 11

th in the high jump and 11

th in the discus and Allison Haynes finished 15

th in

both the shot and discus.

2 5th Graders made cards to thank Stemilt and Crunch Pak for the snack donations they provided for all students during spring testing

Music in Entiat: Both Band and Choir were busy with North Central Washington Music Education Association (NCWMEA) festivals in March!

The MS/HS Band performed on March 21, receiving a banner for Excellent performance, adjudicated at the High School level. The Band performed “Cyclone,” and a beautiful Native American piece, entitled, “Mazama.”

The Entiat MS/HS Choir performed at festival on March 28. The students performed, “Hey Ho, Nobody Home” an English Folk Song, “Petite Enfant,” a French Folk Song, and “Gloria Deo,” a song performed in Latin. The choir received an Excellent-Plus, (1 point away from Superior), again adjudicated at the High School level. This is pretty amazing since the choir only meets 3 mornings a week for a half hour.

The Entiat spring concert was held on March 28, for grades 3-12. The third grade students did an incredible job reading their music and performing “Rainy Day Blues,” and “D-Vision.” Following the 3

rd grade was the 4

th and 5

th Grade combined Beginning

Band. Students performed: “Midnight Mission,” “Brontosaurus,” and “Nature’s Fury.” 5th Grade students who performed at the NCWMEA Solo and Ensemble Contest performed their musical selections for the evening concert. This included: Aurora Berg, Haley Chisam, Bailey Ward, Ithzel Avelar-Olmos, Araya Clark, Necia Sax, Isaac Torres, Monico Valdez Robinson and Camilo Barragan. The MS/HS Choir and Band performed their festival pieces. Kaleigh Michael, a senior, also performed her Solo and Ensemble piece entitled: “Trumpet Concerto in E Flat, Allegro,” composed by J. B. G. Neruda. Kaleigh was accompanied by Entiat’s amazing piano accompanist, Yuka Sanford. Yuka also accompanied the choir for festival and the spring concert.

On May 5, the Entiat Tiger Band and Flag Color Guard marched in the annual Wenatchee Apple Blossom Parade. Entiat scored first place in Band Performance and Drill Performance for the B-Division Schools. Entiat also placed 9

th place overall among all the bands

performing in Apple Blossom. Entiat tied with Kennedy High School (Seattle) in receiving the highest score in “Visual Ensemble Performance.” Way to go TIGER BAND! A huge THANK YOU to Stacy Mitchell and her work with the Flag Auxiliary.

On May 8, the 4th and 5

th grades participated with 5 other schools in the Beginning Band Festival, held at the Chelan

Community Gym. Annie Chalmers, the Director with the Icicle Creek Center for the Arts, was the guest conductor. The students practiced together for 3 hours and then all performed six songs together in a 20 minute concert. Entiat shined as they performed with Chelan, Brewster, Bridgeport, Manson and Pateros students.

We have a few remaining performances left before summer starts. The MS/HS Choir will have a last performance singing the National Anthem at the Wenatchee Apple Sox game on June 6, for the 7:00pm game. The MS/HS Band and Choir will be performing at Silverwood Theme park on June 9, at 12:00 noon. That following Tuesday, June 12-14, Entiat Band students will fly to Anaheim, California, to take part in a performance workshop in Disneyland. The band students worked the past two years to earn money for the trip, through selling Entiat Tiger Shirts, Valentine’s cookies and flowers and working the concessions at basketball games. A big “thank you”

goes to the community for helping the band to achieve their goal.

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PICK YOUR PRIORITIES IN PUBLIC K-12 EDUCATION!

Chris Reykdal, the Superintendent of Public Instruction has released a survey that asks the public to help develop the future K-12 education budget.

The survey asks participants to decide how important they find things like student support services such as counseling and mental health, family engagement and outreach, school safety enhancements, programs that specifically address racial disparities in learning and discipline, and more.

The survey will remain open until Friday, June 8, and is available in 10 languages. Reykdal plans to release a second survey in mid-summer that will provide Washingtonians an opportunity to prioritize budget request items that emerge from this first survey.

For more information and to take the survey, go to: www.k12.wa.us/Communications/BudgetSurvey.aspx

Principal’s Message Dear Entiat Families and Community:

As we close out our school year, I would like to extend a huge thank you for the great support you have given to our schools, staff, and your students. We are so proud of our graduating seniors! We wish them well on their future endeavors. We credit their families for helping them to reach this special day.

I would like to also welcome three new teachers who will be joining our Entiat staff. Kellen Drake has a strong background, multiple subject endorsements, and a great mindset towards students and teaching. Kellen will teach 6-12 P.E. and Health along with being our new boy’s head basketball coach. He was a college athlete and has been employed as a firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service during the summers. Jennifer DeLay is an experienced teacher moving to the Wenatchee valley from Puyallup. Jennifer has a Master’s in Teaching, with several years of experience at the elementary level. An interesting fact about Jennifer; teaching is her second career. She got her start in finance. She is excited to work for a small school in our close-knit community. She brings with her a husband and two children. Jennifer will teach 3

rd grade.

Our third new teacher is Vicki Edwards. Vicki has been the Enrichment STEM and Highly Capable teacher for elementary students in Quincy for 6 years. Teaching since 1992, she has taught as an upper elementary classroom teacher in Quincy and the Tri-Cities. Vicki is a National Board Certified Teacher. Vicki has three grown children and a husband who also teaches in the valley. Vicki will teach a 3

rd/4

th split classroom. One of my favorite principles is “hire the heart, train the

brain.” Our new teachers have an abundance of both qualities.

It is with sadness we say goodbye to John Draper, Lori Anderson and Dana Cada. John Draper is retiring after 34 years of total teaching with 24 of those years with Entiat School District. John plans to spend more time fishing and hunting with his spare time. Lori and her family are moving to Tucson, Arizona for her husband’s employment. Dana has accepted a position in Quileute School District. This move fits Dana’s plan to retire on the Washington Coast with her family. These staff members are dear to our hearts, our district and the community. We send love and positive wishes with them as they embark on new adventures.

It has been a pleasure serving as your principal this year. In my 23 years of education, this year has been the most rewarding. I love the Entiat way! I will be in the school office through June and back in August. My door is always open. Feel free to stop by and say hello!

I wish you a relaxing summer filled with sunshine and time with family.

Sincerely, Robin Kirkpatrick

The Entiat Cemetery hosted the annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 28, 2018. The local Boy Scouts of Entiat participated by carrying flags from all branches of the military including the POW and MIA flags. Cathy Montgomery organized the event and Jimmy Mitchell, a local Entiat Boy Scout, was the master of ceremonies. The United States Flag, which has flown for years in the cemetery, had become tattered and was taken down. There will be a retiring flag ceremony in the near future. Linda and Don Olin donated a flag in honor of their son, Michael Olin, who served in the United States Navy for 20 years. He was a graduate of Entiat High School and died in 2009 of cancer. The beautiful ceremony ended with the scouts retrieving the colors.

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Our end of the year creations are looking pretty great. We’ve got some “leviathans” on Lexia masters and some distinguished Dreambox experts. Let’s keep up the good work until next year. Students can continue logging in at home. Email: rjensen@entiatschools.org to find out how.

Much thanks,

Roxanna Jensen Interventionist/afterschool program rjensen@entiatschools.org 509-888-5145 Or inner extension 1560

The Entiat High School Career Exploration class had a great experience exploring different programs offered by Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake earlier this month. The tour on campus was informative and interesting to all of the students and chaperones. With limited time, we were able to visit the Criminal Justice Program, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Automotive Technology and Commercial Pilot Training.

From the Entiat Public Library:

Summer break is here again and along with it comes the Summer Reading Program!!! SRP starts on MONDAY, JUNE 11. Please come register your children at the library starting at 9 a.m.! We will have lots of prizes handed out accordingly all summer long! In honor of this year's theme, music, we will be having a talent show at the grange on Thursday, June 28

th from 4-6p.m.! If your child is interested they need to come bring me their permission slip at

the library. Or if you have a talent you'd like to share, come let me know so that I can write you down! During my school visits this month, I will hand out students a flyer with the library's scheduled events for the summer. I hope you can join us in the fun! Adults, summer is not only for the children! This year we will be having a Cook book Potluck at the grange on Thursday, August 16

th from 4-6 p.m. and

upon your arrival, your name will be entered for each recipe that you come to share with us into a grand prize drawing. Come see me at the library for more participating details! Suzy Nieto Entiat Branch Librarian

Las vacaciones de verano han llegado de nuevo y junto con ellas viene el Programa de Lectura de Verano. SRP comienza el LUNES, 11 DE JUNIO. ¡Por favor, registren a sus hijos en la biblioteca a partir de las 9 a.m.! Tendremos muchos premios que serán entregados durante todo el verano! ¡En honor al tema de este año, la música, tendremos un show de talentos en el grange el jueves 28 de junio de 4 a 6 p.m.! Si su hijo/a está interesado/a, deben traerme su permiso a la biblioteca. O si usted tiene un talento que le gustaría compartir, ¡hágamelo saber para que pueda inscribirlo a usted! Durante mis visitas a las clases este mes, les entregaré a los estudiantes un papel con una lista de los eventos programados de la biblioteca durante el verano. ¡Espero que se animen a unirse con nosotros en la diversión! Adultos, ¡el verano no es solo para los niños! Este año vamos a tener un convivio de comidas de libros de cocina, en el salón de Entiat el jueves 16 de agosto de 4 a 6 p.m. y a su llegada, su nombre se incluirá en el sorteo del gran premio por cada receta que comparta con nosotros. ¡Vengan a verme a la biblioteca para más detalles! Suzy Nieto

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ENTIAT SCHOOL DISTRICT

LUNCH MENU

ENTIAT SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTIVITIES

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 7:00pm Senior Graduation NWEA Testing - Elementary MSP - 8th Grade Smarter Balanced ELA - 3rd Grade

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3 4 Late Start 8:53am 1:30pm Preschool & Kinder Graduation

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6 7:00pm PTO Meeting

7 8 8:45am PRIDE Assembly

Last Day of School 12:30 Early Release

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10 11 12 13 14

Flag Day

15 16

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18 7:00pm School Board Meeting

19 20 21

22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Breakfast Info: Breakfast of cereal, fruit and milk is served daily from 7:45-8:10am (8:20-8:45am Late Start) Muffins, yogurt, cinnamon toast, oatmeal, yogurt parfait will be served Monday-Friday respectively

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 Hamburger or Fish Pattie Sandwich Oven Fries Oranges

4 Pizza Corn(K-5) Green Salad(6-12) Peaches

5 Super Nachos Cabbage Salsa & Red Salsa Corn Refried Beans Applesauce

6 Calzone Potato Wedges Mixed Fruit

7 Burrito Cheese Nacho(9-12) Mixed Veggies or Power Peas Pears

8 Last Day of School Chicken Pattie Sandwich Tater Tots Fruit Oreo

The Entiat School District is an equal opportunity

provider.

A choice of plain, strawberry, or chocolate milk is served with each

meal.

Extras only on days served Chicken Pattie $1.00

Hamburger $ .75 Fish Pattie $ .75

Burrito $ .50

Check the lost and found area

regularly for missing items.

Unclaimed items will be donated to

charity.

Smarter Balanced Math—10th Grade Science MSP - 11th Grade

August 29

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Providing students with the necessary

knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be

productive and responsible citizens.

At Apple Blossom 2018, 3rd

grader, Keegen Watts was awarded Chief

for the Day by Sheriff Burnett.

Reminder

What: Entiat High School Alumni Gathering Former graduates, friends and families welcome.

Lunch will be available for purchase or bring you own. Raffle to help fun historical projects

When: Saturday, August 4, 2018, 9am-5pm. Where: Entiat Park, north shelter near museum.

Look for the big Orange PTO Entiat Tiger Tent! Program at 2pm (graduates of 1940-1949 will be honored). Bring your lawn chair and enjoy a day of reminiscing and

connecting with old friends and classmates. Check the Entiat Community Historical Society Facebook

page for further information.