Foundation Cites Chase Duo Heather Cassidy, Diane Gibson Honored For Work In Wildlife Studies

Thu., June 8, 2000

By Carlos Acevedo carlosa@spokesman.com

The Washington Software Foundation recently honored Chase Middle School teachers Heather Cassidy and Diane Gibson with the Innovation in Teaching Award for their wildlife study program.

The teachers have spent the past two years developing an innovative program that uses hands-on methods to combine lessons on gathering, mapping, charting and publishing wilderness data.

The information gathered by students is sent to the University of Washington for evaluation by wildlife researchers working on the national Nature Mapping project.

The students’ findings are also published in a student newsletter called The Glenrose Watershed Gazette, which is available on the Web at www.lsw.org/chase.

Cassidy and Gibson were presented the award May 16 at the annual Washington Education Association banquet.

A total of five award recipients were selected by a statewide blue-ribbon panel, including teachers, technology professionals and Washington Software Foundation staff members.

Jefferson scholarship awarded

Jefferson Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Group awarded Lewis and Clark student Stacie Kafflen a $500 college scholarship.

The graduating senior, an alumna of Jefferson, is planning to attend Western Washington University.

Kafflen was selected on the basis of her grades, community and school involvement, recommendations and essay.

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