Granite Falls School District

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-Monte Cristo Fourth

Grader, T.J. Hancock,

in the Herald Paper for

the Everett Community

College Washington

State Satelite Campus.

Read the full article

here:

http://www.heraldnet.

com/opinion/editorial-

wsus-new-home-

fulfills-a-dream-extends-a-promise/

-Maia E. Whitley, a

Granite Falls High school

senior, for being named

a Commended Student

in the 2018 National

Merit Scholarship

Program. What a great

accomplishment!

Enrollment and

Registration are

now ONLINE! Check

out the link buttons

on the Granite Falls

School District

Website at: www.gfalls.wednet.edu

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING:

“Every Student,

Every Day,

Every Classroom”

Granite Falls School District

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OCTOBER 10/16 Bosses Day!

10/16 Literacy

Night- MWE

10/17 MS Volleyball

10/17 HS Volleyball

10/18 School Board

Meeting

10/18 FBLA fall

Leadership

Conference

10/18 Girls Soccer

10/19 National

ShakeOut Earthquake

Drill!

10/19 ECEAP Pirate

Night

10/20 1-Hour Early

Release

10/20 ECEAP Full

Day Field Trip

10/21 MWE

Costume Party

10/23 HS Volleyball

10/23 Literacy

Night- MCE

10/23 MS Boys

Basketball Begins

10/23 MS Girls

Soccer Begins

10/27 1-Hour Early

Release

10/27 MCE Pumpkin

Carving/Costume

Contest

Trudy Sullivan for being chosen to present at the Financial

Education Training and Training Institute for K-12 Educators

sponsored by OSPI and Financial Education Public-Private

Partnership (FEPPP) on June 28th & 29th!

Taryn Perrigoue, now Taryn Whitt, on getting married in July.

Transportation Department for being recognized for exceptional

inspection results by the Washington State Patrol for two years in

a row!

Lori Hanson on becoming a grandma to another grand baby!

Beth Wiess on baby Grace Karen Wiess, born August 12, 2017 at

10:19pm. Grace weighed in at 6lbs, 15oz. and 29in. long.

Kayla Lehman, now Kayla Dupler, on getting married in July.

Cross Country varsity runners for setting personal records at the

Salt Creek Invitational and taking fifth place!

HS Football Team for taking the win over Cedar Park Christian

with a 23-9 final score!

HS Girls Soccer taking a 6-2 win over South Whidbey and a 1-1 tie

against Cedarcrest.

Kindergarten Teacher, Tami Zimmerman, on getting engaged! Superintendent, Linda Hall, on getting the Sex-Ed Grant!

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Stormy Brotosky- Music Teacher @ MCE

Viviann Lake- Food Service @ GFMS

Dawn Reid- Food Service @ MWE

Stephanie Jones- 5th Grade Teacher @ MCE

Lisa Smythe-Rodino- Registrar @ GFHS

Katrina Baker- Paraprofessional @ MWE

Christopher Gallagher- Manufacturing Teacher @ GFHS

Lacie Neuman- Spanish Teacher @ GFHS

Russell Jones- Math Teacher @ GFMS

Sabrina Johnson- Student Support Advocate- GFHS/Crossroads HS

Rob Keller- Special Ed Teacher @ GFMS

Jaime Hazan- Special Education Teacher @ MWE

Jane Thom as Special Education Teacher

Christina Mickowski CTE Teacher @ GFHS

Brittney Lundberg-Nurse @ MCE

Sara Woolverton- Special Education, Civil Rights & Equity Director

Marshall Kruse- Business and Operations Director

Tori Thomas- Principal @ MCE

WELCOME ABOARD OUR NEW STAFF:

Our Goal: To

inspire and

facilitate a

passion for

life-long

learning and

the pursuit of

excellence in

every student,

every day!

Congratulations ROBYNN BARTH

Robynn received the September Educator of the

Month Award from The Law Offices of Rick H.

Merrill. Rick Merrill honors amazing educators in

Snohomish County who demonstrate their care

and commitment to each generation of children.

Winners are presented a plaque, a giant check to

display and $500 to help with miscellaneous costs for their classroom.

Robynn was nominated for educating the children

at Mountain Way Elementary on everything from

behavior to conflict resolution, bringing a positive

attitude that helps lift all and implement positive

change. Also, for dedicating time outside of being a

full time teacher, mother, and friend to working

with the parent groups and the backpack

program. The backpack program serves needy students with extra food for the weekend.

Great Job Robynn Barth!!

UPCOMING SCHOOL

BOARD MEETINGS:

October 17- Study Session

October 18

November 1

November 8- Study Session

December 6

January 3

January 10- Study Session

January 17

February 7

February 21

November 15 Meeting

Cancelled-

Due to the Annual WSSDA

Conference which is

scheduled to be held on

November 15-19, 2017 in

Bellevue, WA. The School

Board and

Superintendent, Linda

Hall, with student

Representative, Megan

Woldstad, will attend the

annual WSSDA

conference.

AMENDED

POLICIES/PROCEDURES:

Policy 2030- Student

Wellness (Nutrition, Health,

& Physical Fitness)

Policy/Procedures 6091-

Education of Students

w/Disabilities under section

504 of the Rehabilitation Act

of 1973.

Policy/Procedures 5077-

Alternative Learning

Experience Program.

Procedures 7020- Facilities

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SCHOOL BOARD NEWS:

Community Commitments Go Beyond

Granite Falls Boarders

School Board Director, Robert Butler, visited

Houston, Texas after Hurricane Harvey to assist

in the recovery efforts. The tasks set before

Robert and his team were to help with removal

of dry wall, completely gutting homes, and

putting over 3,000 people back to work. Great

Work!

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Community

Coalition: Come

out and enjoy a

game of Guns &

Hoses to take place

on December 9th

from 5-9pm. A

canned food item

or donation gets

you entry into the

event which will be

taking place at

Granite Falls High

School. The Granite

Falls Fire

Department will be

taking on the

Granite Falls Police

Department in a

game of

Basketball!!

Food Bank

Distribution:

October 25, 9:30-11:30

Alanon: Every Monday

at 7:00pm at Gencare

Alateen: Every

Tuesday from 4:30-

5:30 at Granite Falls

Family Support Center

located at 200 Portage

Ave, Granite Falls.

WIC: Every 2nd

Wednesday of the

month at Granite Falls

Family Support Center.

COMMUNITY NEWS & HAPPENINGS

No Tricks, Only Treats at Gencare on Tuesday, October

31. Trick or Treating from 5:30-7:00, Treats in Lobby

from 7:00-7:30, and Magic Show from 7:30-8:30.

16th Annual Holiday Craft Bazaar, November 18 from 9-

3pm at Gencare (302 N. Alder Ave., Granite Falls).

Sno-Isle Libraries

Upcoming Events:

Oct. 14 from 3-4pm:

Firemen, exploring

fire safety with Fire

Chief, Jim Haverfield.

Oct. 21, from 3-4pm:

Horse Country Farm,

learn about Horse

safety, horse riding,

horse sense with

Shannon Kennedy of

Horse Country Farm.

Family Time at the

Library every

Thursday at 6:30pm

Adams Family

Haunted House

will take place on

October 28 &

October 31 from

5-9pm. A canned

food item or

donation will get

you in. Location is:

225 Belmark Ave.,

Granite Falls, WA.

Theme is: Your

Worst Nightmare!

Class of 2021

Holiday Bazaar on

November 18th

located at the

Boys & Girls Club.

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Picture Retakes

October 24- MCE

October 26- MWE

October 27- MS

“EDUCATING THE MIND WITHOUT EDUCATING THE HEART IS NO EDUCATION AT ALL.”

-Aristotle

Upcoming Literacy

Nights

October 16- MWE w/PAWs

for Reading

October 23- MCE

October 30- MWE w/PAWs

for Reading

FERPA LAW: There are substantial federal and state protections for the privacy

of students’ educational records, including Family Educational Rights and Privacy

Act (FERPA). Student discipline is an example of confidential information under

the Student Right to Privacy Act and shouldn’t be disclosed to anyone outside of

staff, often times, the student’s classroom teacher need not be informed. FERPA

also permits school districts to identify certain information that may be publicly

released with permission of the parent or eligible student. Directory information

is defined as the student’s name, photograph, dates of attendance, diplomas

and awards received, participation in officially recognized activities and sports,

weight and height of members of athletic teams, and the most recent previous

school attended. Directory information is NOT released for commercial or other

purposes not related to school business. If a parent/guardian or eligible student

chooses NOT to have directory information publicly released, written

notification MUST be presented to the District via the FERPA agreement. Thank

you for your cooperation in the matter.

VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY- November

Each school hosts an assembly in November to honor all veterans and

current military members in recognition of their service to our country.

The district would like to invite all veterans or current military members

to attend the Veteran’s Day assemblies on Wednesday, November 8 and

Thursday, November 9. Check with your local school to find out

dates/times.

NO SCHOOL on November 10, 2017 in

honor of our Veterans.

October is Disability

History and Awareness Month National Disability History and Awareness month was designated to

foster greater awareness, knowledge, and understanding of disabilities,

and to promote full participation of people with disabilities into school

and community activities. We have conducted several activities in our

schools this month. We hope to increase respect and promote

acceptance and inclusion. Understanding disabilities, rather than

stereotypes, and focusing on individual strengths and capacities, will

encourage students to recognize the whole person rather than an

individual’s disability.

Mark Your Calendars

High School Food, Donations and Gift Drive

will kick off on November 27, 2017. If you

would love to help support those families in

need during the holidays, the Granite Falls High

School will be collecting food, monetary

donations, and gifts. As well as, selecting gift

tags to select off of one of the trees

throughout the school district. You can also

drop off food at any school or the district

office.

Crossroads High School will be hosting a

Thanksgiving Dinner this year put on by the

Entrepreneur students called “Crossroads

Collective”. They will be collecting food and

monetary donations for the community meal.

The event will take place on December 9th, from

3:30-7:30pm in the Crossroads Commons.

COMING UP!

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REMINDERS **Attendance at sporting events: any staff member that gets in free to attend a sporting event

(by wearing your ID badge) is responsible for the supervision of students and spectators.

SPECIAL REQUEST:

The Crossroads Music Department is in need

of keyboards and any other instruments that

you may be willing to donate!! If you have an

instrument laying around that isn’t being used

anymore, it will get great use in the Crossroads

Music Department. Please contact Erin

Howard at ehoward@gfalls.wednet.edu or

Crossroads for more information.

Attendance Matters!! Every absence, excused or

unexcused, is a learning

opportunity lost and can have

significant impacts on a student’s

success in school and life. A

student who misses 10% or more

of their school days, which

amounts to 18 or more days in a

school year, for any reason is

considered chronically absent.

Chronically absent students are

more likely to fall behind in

reading and math and less likely

to graduate from high school.

The Granite Falls School District

is participating in Attendance

Awareness: Attend Today,

Achieve Tomorrow put on by

OSPI. A short video has been

supplied to show the effects of

absenteeism on a student’s

success.

http://absencesaddup.org/impor

tance-of-school-attendance/

Please join us in sharing the

importance of great attendance

with our students!

Remember to Vote!

Registering to vote has never been easier. The

state has simple online voter registration

process that only takes a couple minutes. It’s

not too late to vote in the November General

Election. All registered voters should have

already received their ballots in the mail.

Please contact the elections department at

425-388-3444 with questions.