Balboa Officials Try To Stress Importance Of Healthy Lunch

FROM NORTH SIDE VOICE page N2 (Thursday, February 4, 1999): Correction Balboa Elementary School principal Lou Haymond was incorrectly identified in the Jan. 28 edition of the North Side Voice. His gender was incorrectly reported.

Officials at Balboa Elementary are concerned about the eating habits of some of their students.

They’re urging parents to impress upon their children the importance of eating lunch.

“We have found that far too many of our students eat very little of their lunches or skip them altogether,” said Balboa Principal Lou Haymond.

“This is particularly true of some of our older kids who sometimes simply dump out all of their hot lunch,” she said. Kids say their parents know they’re not eating, but don’t care. “Others choose not to bring a cold lunch.”

She stressed the importance of lunch and for parents to let the school know if they have given children permission to toss their food.

Haymond also encouraged parents to avoid sending kids to school with sodas.

“We would also prefer that students drink milk rather than pop for lunch,” she said. “We hope to be able to offer fruit juice soon in addition to milk.”

Haymond is asking that kids leave the high caffeine sodas - like Jolt and Surge - at home.

“It takes a lot of our energy to pry kids off the ceiling after they’ve consumed these at lunch,” she said.

Teachers trying to be like Mike

Two Shadle Park administrators and two teachers are trying to stir spirit for Friday’s Groovy Shoes contest between the Highlanders and North Central High School.

Vice principals Stacie Vesneske and Pauline Zambryski, and teachers Teresa Hanson and Janie VandeBerg, have agreed to shave their heads at center court of the Spokane Arena if Shadle wins the spirit trophy Friday night.

NC has claimed the trophy for the past three years.

The Highlanders girls basketball team squares off against the Indians at the arena at 3:45 p.m. and the boys teams play at 5:30 p.m.

The spirit award is passed out after both games.

Mt. Spokane debate team takes 2nd

Mt. Spokane High School’s debate team finished at second place at the Mead Debate Tournament in Spokane last month. The team racked up a total of 31 points and was only beaten out by Meridian High School from Boise, which had 33.

In individual speech events, Wildcats seniors Tony Cotto and Sarah Moody took top honors in senior oratory and senior expository respectively.

Moody, a first-year debater, participated in just her first tournament and defeated the reigning state champ in the finals.

Cotto and Deanna Hall finished third in senior dual interpretation as did Melissa Sanders in senior impromptu.

Other Mt. Spokane finalists included Amii Oligher, Adam Franks and Brian Cutler.

In debate results, Gracie Rutledge finished second in senior Lincoln Douglas Debate.

Remember mid-winter break

The Deer Park School District is reminding parents that this year’s school calendar includes a mid-winter break which will be held Feb. 15-19.

In other Deer Park notes:

The Deer Park Developmental Center in Clayton, Wash., which has two preschool programs, is accepting applications for 4-year-olds.

There are income requirements. For more information call Paula Stone at 276-5776.

Arcadia Elementary School will host the “Parents on Board” class at the school’s library from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday.

In this class, parents learn how to help their children do better on tests and homework, and demonstrating a more positive attitude toward school.

For more information call Catherine Oviatt at 276-2891.

Willard stocks shelves

Willard Elementary School principal Karrie Brown will raid the shelves of Office Depot at 4511 N. Division on Saturday morning.

The school was a winner in Office Depot’s back-to-school sweepstakes which will give the school more office and school supplies.

After receiving $5,000 worth of gift certificates from the store, Brown will be able to begin honoring wish lists from teachers at the school.

Willard student Brittany Meredith helped the school win the sweepstakes by writing a first-place essay for the contest about why she likes her school. Meredith won her own laptop computer for her efforts.