Reardan students stock food bank well till August
Students at Reardan High School collected enough food during its fourth-annual food drive to keep the local food bank’s shelves stocked until August.
The food drive, held Nov. 27 through Dec. 11, helped students earn community service hours for their senior project, said Amy Salts, a senior who helped organize the event. Salts is also the president of the Reardan Family Career Community Leaders of America club. Other seniors who helped plan the drive include Jenny Knezovich and Casey Billings.
The goal was to raise 3,000 pounds. Students collected 4,530 items for a total of 2,700 pounds, Salts said. That is more than double the amount raised last year.
All the food will stay in Reardan, providing assistance to families at the town’s food bank.
Garry seeking donations
Garry Middle School is looking for North Side businesses to help sponsor its Renaissance Program to promote students’ academic success.
Students who have a 3.0 grade-point average or better, have perfect or near perfect attendance, have shown improvement, and those who demonstrate outstanding character are recognized each year during the Garry Middle School Renaissance Carnival, according to a letter from Principal Brenda Meenach. More than 400 students and their families participate each year.
To help meet the challenge, the school provides incentives to students along the way. Garry needs local businesses to help with donations of gift certificates, merchandise, or money, the letter said.
Garry, in northeast Spokane, has about 650 seventh- and eighth-grade students. About 78 percent of those students qualify for free- or reduced-price lunch.
To make a donation, contact Meenach at 354-5200.
St. George’s plans preview
St. George’s School will host two preview days Jan. 17 and 18 for prospective students in grades 9 through 12.
Students and their parents are invited to join current eighth-graders at the private school for a morning program to introduce them to the school and faculty.
Placement testing will be administered from 1 to 3 p.m. each day. Lunch will be provided.
Parents also will have an opportunity to view the school separately beginning with registration at 8:30 a.m. Tours and classes will be from 9 to 10 a.m., and a question-and-answer session is scheduled from 10 to 11 a.m. The tours will be conducted by high school students.
Located along the Little Spokane River north of the city, St. George’s is the only secular college-preparatory school in the region. The school houses about 390 students in grades kindergarten through 12.
Parents are asked to RSVP for the preview days to the admissions office by Tuesday at (509) 332-0400, extension 204, or by sending an e-mail to debbie.duvoisin.sgs.org.
For information about St. George’s, visit the school’s Web site at www.sgs.org.
Educators certified nationally
Eight teachers from Spokane Public Schools achieved National Board certification in 2006, the National Board for Professional Teacher Standards announced this week.
The teachers and their schools include:
Ferris: Ruth Brocklebank, Holly Kinney and Daniel Sjolund.
Rogers: Heather Phenneger and Lori Shauvin.
Hutton: Airion Klein.
Hamblen: Lori Johnson.
Bryant: Amanda Workman.
National Board Certification is the highest credential a teacher can achieve, according to a news release from Spokane Public Schools.
Certification is achieved through a rigorous, performance-based assessment that takes from one to three years to complete. Teachers build a portfolio that includes student work samples, videotapes, assignments and an outside analysis of their classroom teaching methods.
Washington has 407 new board certified teachers this year, ranking fifth in the nation. There are 1,306 board-certified teachers statewide, and more than 55,000 nationwide.