Published by Curlew School District 50. Volume 15, Issue 10 on the web at May 31, 2011

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1 Published by Curlew School District 50 Volume 15, Issue 10 on the web at May 31, 2011 Curlew School District #50 complies with all state and federal rules and regulations and provides equal access to all programs and services without discrimination based on sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service or service animal by a person with a disability. Questions and complaints of alleged discrimination should be directed to our school district's Title IX/RCW 28A.640 officer and/or Sec 504-ADA coordinator Steve McCullough.. Address is PO Box 370; Curlew, WA Curlew s class of 2011 will hold their commencement ceremony June 10. It will begin at 7pm in the main gym. Members of the graduating class are as follows (* means graduating with Honors: Beatriz Soares Barbosa, Kathryn R Bedney,Amber Michelle Beedle*,Chris Lee Browning, Catherine Clementine Brown, Jacob Joel Bryant, Mariea Lee Ann Davidson*, Skyler S. Donihue, Dakota James Drennan, Joshua Sylvan Graf*, Alicia Jane Gray*, Evelyn Anne Herrmann, Jessica DeAnn Jones, Marina Kerr, Morgan Jean McLain, Cody Elizabeth Mannick*, Ethan Daniel McCollam*, Christopher Wiliam Lo Mullen, Travis James Porter, Kimberly Marie Romo*, Jessica Janae Rowton* (Valedictorian), Chanel Christine Somday*, Tanner J. Somday, Alejandro Soto, Charles Lewis Stanton, Shaylyn Nico Swanson* (Salutatorian), Adam Marshall Turner, Domonique Steven Wright. Curlew s Eighth Grade Class will hold their Promotion on Monday, June 13 at 6pm in the cafeteria. Members of the class are: Hunter Beedle, Jearad Borrego, Tristan Brewer, Hannah Mae Bushnell, Carley Cooper, Kaylleona Fanning, Haleigh Gibson, Lindsey Gibson, McKenzy Gilbridge, Coby Grumbach, Hannah Halbach, Andrew Hanks, Elizabeth Jacobs, Peter Johnson, Natasha McIrvin, Marlin Simpson, Wyatt Walker. Curlew s Kindergarten celebration is Tuesday, June 7 at 10am in the cafeteria. Eleven members of the class will be honored. IN THIS ISSUE Principals Page... 2 Superintendent s Corner... 3 New School Board Member nd Grade News... 3 Visit from a Dentist rd Grade News... 4 K-1st Grade News... 4 Preschool Happenings th Grade Math is Cool... 5 Career Fair... 6 Volunteer Thank You... 6 ASB Elections... 6 Successful Alumni... 6 June Lunch/Breakfast... 7 Mock Trial... 7 Sports... 8 Recycling... 9 Web Site Uses... 9 Bloomsday Runners... 9 Bridge Building Baccalaureate Equestrian Results Girls Scout News Good News For Readers Teen Topics End of School Events Accident Costs Looking Forward RETIRING Mrs. Wanda Fletcher is retiring this year. She has been a teacher here for the past 24 years. There will be an open house held in her honor on Friday, June 10 here at the school. It will start at 2pm and last until 4pm in the Curlew MPR. Cake and juice will be served and everyone is welcome to come and visit with Mrs. Fletcher!

2 Principal s Page May 2011 End of Course Assessments Our state assessment has changed this year for math. Students that are currently taking Algebra I, Geometry, Applied I, or Applied II need to take a End of Course (EOC) math assessment. These tests will be given over three days, June 7-9, This style of math assessment has replaced the HSPE students took last year in math. This year there is NO make-up for students during the summer. The next available math EOC is in January of If a student in the class of 2012 has not passed the WASL or HSPE, there are several options available. They are: Pass one end-of-course assessment in Algebra 1/ Integrated Mathematics 1 or Geometry/Integrated Mathematics 2; or Pass one end-of-course makeup assessment in Algebra 1/Integrated Mathematics 1 or Geometry/Integrated Mathematics 2; or Complete and pass a CAA alternative option; or Earn two high school mathematics credits after 10th grade. In order to meet mathematics graduation requirements, students in the classes of 2013 and 2014 must do the following: Earn three credits from high school level math courses or earn credits in the relevant career and technical education (CTE) equivalent courses; and Pass one end-of-course exam in Algebra 1/Integrated Mathematics 1 OR Geometry/Integrated Mathematics 2; OR Complete and pass a CAA alternative option. Please help your child succeed on these exams by not scheduling appointments during the testing time. Also, make sure they eat breakfast and arrive at school on time. Students will not be allowed to enter the testing site late. If you have specific questions about what your child s status is in terms of state assessments and graduation requirements please contact either Bonnie Grumbach or me at the school. Calendar of Upcoming Events June 1-3, 6th Grade Science Camp June 5-8, Class of 2011 Field Trip June 7-9, End of Course Assessments for HS Math June 10, School BBQ at 10:45 AM June 10 - Graduation 7:00 PM in main gym June 13, 8th Grade 6:00 PM Cafeteria June 14 - last day of school dismissed at 11:00 AM August 8-11, HSPE Retakes contact school for exact dates September 6, School 8:15 AM 2

3 State and Local Budgets In last month s newsletter I mentioned the State budget cuts and as I write this article the House and Senate have finally decided on a budget. The details of this budget are still being analyzed and the impact on Curlew School District is yet to be determined. One of the ideas that the State was considering to save money was to shorten the school year by up to five days. This action was not taken, but they did cut the salary allocation for all education employees. If you want more information on the specifics of the current State budget I recommend you visit the League of Education Voters website at School Board Meeting Dates The School Board will meet on the first Wednesday of every month for the foreseeable future. The next few meetings will be on June 1, July 6 and August 3. All meetings start at 4:00 and are held in the school library. Steve McCullough Curlew School Superintendent RUBY WALKER JOINS THE SCHOOL BOARD On May 4 th the Curlew School Board selected Ruby Walker to replace resigning board member Jan Stephens. Ruby resides with her family on a tree farm east of Curlew, and she brings a wealth of experience to her role as a school board member. She is a retired Commander in the US Coast Guard Reserve (33 years of service), and she taught 7 th -12 th grade math and science and coached basketball and softball in California and Nevada for five years. Ruby is already active in our school through sponsoring on-site field trips for science and forestry; chaperone for the 6 th grade Science Camp; and in supporting both academic and non-academic programs such as the Science Fair, Math is Cool and sports. Thank you Ruby for your willingness to represent our community as a member of the Curlew School Board. Big news for the month of May was the class field trip to the county fairgrounds to plant flowers around the carousel. It was a great way to give back to our community and complete our spring science unit. Earlier this year, we learned about pebbles, sand and silt in a science unit about earth materials, so we completed our day in Republic at Stonerose. We all had fun looking for fossils before a very tired group returned to school. We are all grateful to have had this opportunity and would like to thank administration and staff for helping to make it possible. Special thanks go to Billy Jo Walker, Kate Johnson, Amy Kjolseth, Kim McElheran and Julie Thornton for joining us to help plant and for helping to make this such a great experience. On May 18 Dr. Abel and his staff from the Republic Dental Clinic met with students for a free check on their dental health. Thank you to Dr. Abel and his staff for volunteering to help our kids! A letter was sent home with your child following the visit. The letter identified any possible problems with your child s dental health and explained the procedures used during the visit. If you have any questions please call the school office at

4 By Mrs. Benson Animal Habitat Research Reports The third graders in our class have been very busy the last few weeks. We have researched an animal in multiple sources, and each student has written a full report with a bibliography and all! Here are a few interesting facts that they found out about their animal: Claire-Did you know a rabbit can see behind itself without turning its head? Jacob- I learned that a Tyrannosaurus Rex s teeth are 6 inches long. Colton- The King Cobra is the largest of all poisonous snakes. Kristina- 99.9% of all wolves that live in United States are Gray Wolves. Korin- Flamingos have very few predators. Paige- The Cheetah was trained by man for hunting. Ian- No two tigers look the same. Isabella- Horses eat sagebrush. Samara- A Flamingo is sixteen different colors of pink. All of the students put tremendous effort into this report. Jeffrey Spooner put so much time and heart into it that I asked if I could share it with you! Scary Scorpions By Jeffrey Spooner Did you know that a scorpion can be frozen in solid ice for a certain period of time? If I were crawling in the desert and I came face to face with a scorpion I would get a jar out of my bag and capture it, because I think scorpions are so cool and interesting. I want one as a pet. A scorpion has many homes and shelters, like the desert, grasslands, savannahs, some forests, mountain pine forests, intertidal zones, and caves. Some are even found underneath snow covered rocks at elevations of over 12,000 feet in the Himalayas of Asia! To this day there are 700-1,500 species of scorpions know to man kind. One is a Whip Scorpion. Instead of a stinger, it has a whip like tail that can spray acid at attackers! A scorpion is a fascinating arthropod and arachnid. Most scorpions spend the day under rocks or in the shade. They hunt and eat at night. Scorpions don t have good vision, so they feel or smell their food! There is several food and prey for scorpions. Scorpions eat crabs, mice, birds, tiny lizards, snakes, flies, beetles, large or small spiders, centipedes, millipedes, and many other creatures. Hedgehogs and other animals eat scorpions too! Last, some scorpions can be frozen in solid ice for only a certain period of time. A scorpion has many homes and shelters like grasslands, deserts, savannahs, and many other places. Most scorpions spend the day under rocks or in the shade and then they hunt at night. Scorpions eat crabs, mice, birds, and many other animals, but Hedgehogs and other animals may eat scorpions. The most exciting and anticipated event this spring was our field trip to a farm. On May 26 we got on the bus and rode to Shawn and Sheila Anderson s farm on Heron Creek near Republic. We watched the cow, a milking shorthorn, being milked with a machine. The milk was mixed with grain and fed to the weaner pigs. We got to see big pigs too. Some of them will be having babies soon. We saw turkeys setting on eggs and got to hold baby chicks and gather eggs from the hen house. We got to pet their lawn mower, a miniature horse. It was a fun day in spite of the rain and cold temperatures. I appreciate the chaperones that braved the weather to go with us, and John Meyer for driving the bus. On June 7 th we will have the Kindergarten celebration starting in the MPR at 10:00. This year s class of 11 students will present a program and be honored for their success this school year. Lunch will follow in the cafeteria then cake and punch in the classroom. 4 by Mrs. Fletcher

5 I can t believe there are only a few weeks of school left! We have been sooo busy this month. We had a wonderful Mom and Me Party! Thanks for making our event so great! Four of our caterpillars turned into butterflies. It was really fun to get to watch day by day the life cycle of the butterfly and then set them free. Most of our learning and activities have had a caterpillar/butterfly/insect theme, ask your kiddos about the fun things we have learned this month. May also brings a time of transition for our five year olds into Kindergarten. Some of our transition activities have included self-help skills, social/ emotional development skills, literacy, mathematics, science, a visit to the Kindergarten classroom with Mrs. Fletcher, and a graduation to come. I will be sending home some great information on transitioning to Kindergarten as well as some fun summer activities that cost little or no money. Please contact me if you have any questions at all. We will have a preschool visit day on June 13 th from 9am-10:30am for all of those families with kiddos that will be 3 or 4 years old by August 31 st. Please contact me to RSVP at Talk to you more in June, Barbara A Davis 4 th Graders Compete at Math is Cool Regional Contest! April 15, 2011 started out like nearly every Math is Cool Competition Morning---with Snow! Eight very excited and nervous students started their Friday morning, as usual until just after lunch! They collected their backpacks, filled with snacks, pencils, and other math supplies and headed for Spokane in Mrs. Kjolseth and Mrs. Poore s cars. Their destination; Mt. Spokane High School to participate in this year s 4 th Grade Math is Cool Regional Competition! After quizzing each other on Mental Math and College Bowl questions, the group arrived ready to compete! The team was quickly checked in, purchased T-shirts, and joined the others in the gym for the Orientation. Then off to their assigned classrooms to begin their first activities. At the break, the students enjoyed some pizza, shared their snacks, and reviewed the rules for the final and most fun two events; Mental Math and 3 rounds of College Bowl! This is the part of the competition when parents and coaches are allowed to join the students in their testing rooms, and watch them compete. With the completion of these events, all the participants, coaches, and family visitors gather in the gym for the awards ceremony! With 34 Division I and 12 Division II schools present, consisting of approximately 590 students, the gym was packed and the energy was electrifying! The Awards ceremony began by announcing the Top Scoring 4 th grader from each school. Curlew School s Top Scoring 4 th grader was Amara Wentz with a Score of 30! This is a sharp group of students with Tyler Haddenham scoring 28, Gunnar Hilderbrandt scoring 25, and Jake Pyeatt scoring 24! Curlew School was represented well with the strength of Math whizzes, Jessica Johnson, Nicole Ringstad, Joree Scriver, and Emmett Kjolseth to help round out the teams! These students faced some fierce opposition as their Curlew School Team Score of 79 placed them 11 th out of 12 Division II schools, and yet this was the Highest Team Score from any Curlew Team, from any grade that I have worked with! They have shown themselves among the Cougar Pride, and we should all be very proud of this young group. After the Awards, the gym was packed and the Coaches Packets were arriving, as the crowd dispersed. As I returned to congratulate these students on their fantastic achievements, I looked across the now nearly empty gym and spotted Gregg Sampson, the founder of Math is Cool and pointed him out to our Mathletes and this group of students took it one step further up the Cougar Pride Ladder! Their response? Can we Thank him for Creating Math is Cool? So we walked across the gym and these students met one of my greatest Mentors and now theirs! They excitedly Thanked Gregg for creating Math is Cool, as he talked to them about the competition. My one regret-we did not take a picture, yet I m sure they will be able to visualize it for years. As we walked back across the gym and grabbed our belongings, I wondered just how many students have ever Thanked Gregg for starting this program. I can think of eight by name! The students and Mrs. Poore would like to Thank Mrs. Kjolseth for driving one of the teams to Mt. Spokane High School and the other parents who showed up to visit and watch! -- Have a Great Summer! 5 Caroline Poore, Math is Cool Advisor

6 A huge Thank You to all of our community members near and far that helped make this year s career fair a big success!! THANK YOU TO ALL PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE VOLUNTEERS As the school year draws to a close, I would like to sincerely thank all the individuals who have volunteered their time and expertise to the students and staff here at Curlew School. From the classrooms, office, kitchen, fieldtrips, Book Fairs, Science Fairs, Career Day and ball fields you all have contributed to the success of our school and we value your commitment and dedication. Volunteering here at school, attending games or programs, or occasionally visiting your child s classroom gives your child a powerful message that you are interested in what goes on in their school and that you value their educational and extra curricular pursuits. Study after study continues to show that children with strong support from home are the most successful students. If you were a volunteer in some capacity this year we hope to see you again next year and we encourage all of you who may have some extra time in the school day next fall to come in sometime to visit your child s classroom. Who knows? You might become hooked and become a regular volunteer! Have a great summer! JoAnn Thiele, Volunteer Coordinator ASB ELECTIONS Elections for ASB officers for the school year were held May 26. Congratulations to our newly elected officers: President Katie Wimpari Vice-President Natalie Wilson Secretary Lindsey Gibson 6 SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI! Curlew graduate Misha Scott has been named one of three finalists in the Sony Corporation s Behind the Lens student film competition. Starting with over eighty initial entries, Sony judges named ten semifinalists who then had to submit a second short film from which the judges chose the three finalists. Next, these finalists had to produce a third film based on the theme, Journey. The Grand Prize winner will be announced on June 1 st. You can view Misha s and the other finalist s films by Googling Sony Behind the Lens Film Contest. Misha just completed her sophomore year as an Honors student and Film Production major at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She started her study of film in Mr. Cribby s Digital Video Recording class when she was at Curlew. She is a 2009 Curlew graduate.

7 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 1 Chicken Nuggets, Hot Roll, Veggie, Fruit Strawberry Waffles, Fruit 2 Spaghetti, Hot Roll, Veggie, Fruit Scones, Fruit 3 Burrito, Veggie, Fruit Bagels, Fruit 6 Baked Potato, Hot Roll, Fruit 7 Teriyaki Dippers, Hot Roll, Veggie, Fruit 8 Nachos, Veggie, Fruit 9 BBQ wrangler, Veggie Fruit BBQ 10 Yogurt & Granola, Fruit French Toast, Fruit Omelets, Fruit Cougar Muffin, Fruit Turnover, Fruit 13 Corn Dog, Veggie, Fruit 14 No Lunch Biscuit w/honey & Sausage, Fruit Cougar Tail, Fruit Mock Trial Champions On May 12, Curlew s senior class brought home the winning trophy. All attorney s and witnesses did outstanding. Curlew s winning score was 202, Republic 200. Both Defense and Prosecution teams did awesome, though the Prosecution lost their round with 96 points, Republic 102 and Defense won theirs with 106 points, Republic 98. Many seniors stood out and others won important roles. The Prosecution team had two people who won important titles. Evie Herrmann won both Best Pre-trial Motion Presentation and Best Attorney, Marina Kerr won Best Witness. The Defense team also had two people who won important titles. Adam Turner won both Best Pre-trial Motion Presentation and Best Attorney, Jessie Rowton won Best Witness for Defense. This year s senior class worked hard to earn the trophy and succeeded. Curlew s senior class would also like to thank Steve Graham for helping with this year s Mock Trail. Please bring all lunch accounts current. We will not be allowing charges for the remainder of the school year. Thank you, Kitchen Staff. 7

8 Baseball SCOREBOARD Curlew 11 Republic 00 Curlew 19 Republic 04 Curlew 11 Selkirk 02 Curlew 18 Selkirk 08 Curlew 02 ACH 03 Curlew 03 Wilbur-Creston 02 Curlew 00 ACH 03 Curlew 07 Colton 09 Final Record: 14-7 Softball Curlew 12 Kettle Falls JV 02 Curlew 12 Kettle Falls JV 09 Curlew 12 Republic 10 Curlew 13 Republic 14 Curlew 00 Selkirk 16 Curlew 03 Selkirk 06 Curlew 06 Columbia 24 Curlew 10 Inchelium 02 Curlew 13 Columbia 03 Curlew 00 Gar-Pal 11 Final Record: 16-6 SPRING SPORTS AWARDS CEREMONY June 1 6pm in cafeteria Honoring our Track & Field, Baseball, and Softball teams School will have cake and punch at the conclusion of the ceremony HELP WITH FUND-RAISERS The athletic department would like to have a few fund-raisers that would help defray the rising costs of having our programs. For example, next year all of our current baseball bats need to be replaced due to national bat requirement changes. This will cost about $1000. Uniform requirements caused us to purchase new football uniforms. If you would like to be a part of a committee to organize and help run some fund-raisers please contact Mr. Groth at school ( or at chagroth@curlew.wednet.edu). We would like to have several meeting during the summer and have a fund-raiser early next school year. ALL-OPPONENT Congratulations to the following for being named to their prospective All-Opponent teams for the Northeast 1B Panorama Division. Baseball: Tanner Somday* and Jacob Bryant Softball: Taylor Bell and Coach Groth Softball honorable mention: Lindsey Gibson Track: Brandon Eberly and Brittany Mumford * Tanner was named the Most Valuable Player in baseball for the North Division GREAT SPRING SPORTS SEASON Spring sports teams had great success this spring. Our baseball team once again made the state tournament with their season finally coming to an end at the state quarterfinal game when they lost to Colton 9-7. Our team won the North Division of the NE 1B league this year with a perfect 10-0 record. They took second at District and second at Sub-Regionals. The softball team improved from three wins last year to win sixteen games this year..which is the most of any sports team at Curlew this school year. At one stretch of the season they won eleven consecutive games. The season ended at regionals and one victory short of the state tournament. The team only graduates two girls from the team so next year is very promising. The girls track team took 1st place in the League meet, 1st in District, and 8th at state. In addition below is a list of the Curlew results at the state track meet last weekend at EWU: Girls 4 X 200 relay team of Evie Herrmann, Natalie Miller, Natalie Wilson, and Brittany Mumford took 4th place Girls 4 X 100 relay team of Evie Herrmann, Olivia Volluz, Natalie Miller, and Amelia Volluz took 8th place Brandon Eberly took 3rd place in the 800 meters, 3rd place in High Jump, and 3rd place in 400 meters Devin Pooré took 6th place in the 1600 meter Brittany Mumford took 5th place in the 3200 meters and 4th place in the 1600 meters Katie Wimpari took 5th place in the Javelin and 6th place in the 100 meters Raia Belcher took 6th place in the 1600 meters Amelia Volluz took 6th place in the 800 meters FALL SPORTS SCHEDULES Fall sports schedules (Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, and Junior High Volleyball will be posted on our website early in July. 8

9 RECYLING Curlew School has decided to set up a recycling bin in our school parking lot. We are hoping that students and personnel at school, as well as the Curlew community, will utilize the bin to recycle. The following are items that can be recycled in appropriate containers at the bin: Aluminum Cans. Will not stick to a magnet Newspapers. Loose or Bagged but DRY paper only. No catalogs, junk mail, or wrapping paper Corrugated Cardboard. Must have waves in the middle. NO chipboard or egg cartons, pop boxes, waxed cardboard, or packing materials #2 Plastic Bottles and Jugs. Please remove the caps/lids. Less than 2.5 gallon capacity. This includes milk, detergent, bleach, and shampoo bottles. NO oil, antifreeze, or contaminated bottles/jogs, or plastic bags. No wide mouth containers. #1 Plastic Bottles. Includes soda, water, and liquor bottles, lids removed. No cooking oil, motor oil, or peanut butter containers, or microwave trays. No PVC. Tin Cans. Rinses, labels removed, and flattened. Will stick to a magnet. Papers. Computer paper, fax paper, carbonless paper, envelopes, manila and bleached file folders. Unacceptable papers include goldenrod colored papers, pre-consumer dyed or coated papers, unbleached papers, inserts from newspapers, medical files, astrobrights neon colored papers. NO need to remove paper clips, metal fasteners, rubber bands, staples, wire spirals, or plastic tabs. CURLEW WEB SITE USES Our school website at provides a lot of information for people interested in our school. Below is a few of those: Check Grades: Parents are encouraged to keep track of grades and assignments for each of their student classes. This is available on our main page under Site Shortcuts. In order to do use this, you will need a login and password. Please contact our counselor Bonnie Grumbach to obtain this information if you do not have it. Students are also able to do this as well using the same login and password. Upcoming Events: Listed on the main page and also on the school Calendar. Both are located on the main page of our website. Upcoming Sports: This is available under the Extra-Curricular menu. Our athletic director updates this site which lists sporting events for the upcoming sports season (fall, winter, spring). This is the best site to go and find recent changes in sports schedules (dates, times). Upcoming sports that are happening in the next week can quickly be found on the main page in the Announcements section. Lunch/Breakfast menu can be found on the Site Shortcuts on the main page and also under the Students/Parents menu. BLOOMSDAY On May 1 st Junior High students Coby Grumbach, Marlin Simpson, Gunner Brown, Hunter Beedle, Haleigh Gibson, Lindsey Gibson, Andrew Knutz, Kieran Poore, Peter Johnson, Tristan Brewer and teacher John Bell all traveled to Spokane to run in the 35 th annual Bloomsday Race. Bloomsday is a 12 kilometer or 7.46 mile race. It starts in downtown Spokane and ends in Riverfront Park. Over 50,000 people ran, walked or jogged in Bloomsday. Peter Johnson had the fastest time for a Curlew Junior High runner at 1 hour, 2 minutes and 42 seconds. Hunter and Kieran ran in 1 hour and 8 minutes, Haleigh, Lindsey, Marlin and Andrew all ran the race in 1 hour and 17 minutes. Tristan and John Bell ran in 1 hour and 34 minutes. Gunner finished with a time of 1 hour 37 minutes. It takes a lot of endurance to run that far, says Marlin. All of the junior high students agree that it was fun and cannot wait until next Bloomsday. by Haleigh and Lindsey Gibson NOTE: In addition to the above runners there were other Curlew students/staff in Bloomsday. Evie Herrmann, Nick Herrmann, Brook Swafford, Jackson Swafford also participated. If we missed anyone we apologize. 9

10 2011 International Bridge Building Contest! Congratulations to freshman Cole Chamberlin for placing 23 rd in a field of 60 Bridge Builders at the 2011 International Bridge Building Competition, held on Saturday, April 30, 2011, at the Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago, Illinois. Weighing in with a bridge mass of grams, Cole s bridge held 39 kilograms, and had an efficiency of Way to go, Cole! Wil Poore, Bridge Building Advisor BACCALAUREATE SERVICE The Christian community of Curlew is once again hosting a Baccalaureate service for Curlew s graduating seniors. This year s special worship service will be Thursday, June 9 at 7pm at the Curlew Presbyterian Church. Donna Beal, lay pastor of the Presbyterian Church; Roger Thiele, pastor of the Community church; and Dan Quinnell, CYM director, will be leading the worship and singing. Even though this event is planned with the seniors in mind, everyone is welcome to attend. There will be a reception following the service in the Church Fellowship Hall an opportunity congratulate the seniors and spend time in fellowship. submitted by Donna Beal EQUESTRIAN RESULTS The Curlew equestrian team had another great weekend in Wenatchee at our last meet of the season this past weekend. We left as it was snowing and were welcomed by wonderful sunshine all weekend. Once again the team placed high in each event they participated in with many qualifying for state competition in Moses Lake May th. Cheyenne Saltsman will be headed to state with gold s from district competition in poles, barrels, birangle and figure 8 in which she set a new record. She also got a bronze in steer daubing and qualified for state in breakaway roping. Marcella Lane got 4 th overall for working rancher and is first alternate for state. Brianna Brown qualified for state with silver in poles. She also finished 10 th overall in figure 8 and 7 th in flags. Kacie Lane qualified for state with a 5 th place finish overall in poles and a 4 th place finish at this meet in figure 8. Mariah Kartchner qualified for state with gold in birangle a silver in key hole and a 7 th overall in figure 8. Mariah, Brianna, Kacie and Cheyenne qualified for state in team Canadian flags with a bronze. We had great state competition, Cheyenne Saltsman got gold in barrel racing, figure 8 and silver in poles along with 11 th in steer daubing plus she was the gaming high point winner again this year. Kacie Lane placed 18 th in barrel racing and it was not our year for team events with a no time in both. We saw much improvement in all our riders this past season and we will be saying go bye to Cheyenne and Marcella this year, but look forward to next season and anyone wanting to join us. We thank the school and everyone for their support it was another great season. Stace Marcin GIRL SCOUT NEWS The Curlew Girl Scout Troop 3838 would like to welcome two new girls to our troop; Girl Scout Cadettes Bethany Boyce and Brianna Davies!!!! Thank you for joining our fantastic group of girls and we look forward to having an awesome year ahead!! If you would like to join Girl Scouts, please contact me at Have a great summer! Barbara Davis Girl Scouts play a pass the ball game to build teamwork and cooperation skills! 10

11 GOOD NEWS FOR READERS!!! Students at Curlew have worked hard and learned so much during the past school year. The good news is that you can help your child (or children) maintain that learning over the summer. The best way to do this is to read, read, read! Studies show that when a child reads as few as six appropriately grade-leveled books, he or she is likely to fend off summer reading loss and maintain the reading gains made during the previous school year. (Not to mention the gain in adventure, new discoveries, and fun that a stack of six kid-picked summer books can provide.) And when a child reads even more books (eight or ten or twenty) he or she may even gain ground and return to school in September a more confident reader. This good news is the reason Mrs. Warner and Mrs. Thornton will be available to read with students this summer. They will be at school from 9:30-11:00 a.m. beginning Wednesday, June 29 and continuing at the same time on every Wednesday through the month of July. The North Central Regional Library will make their BOOKMOBILE available on three of those days to allow students to check out books to read at home. So, reserve Wednesdays from 9:30-11:00 to come join us for some great reading! ACCIDENT COSTS The safety of our students is one of our most important concerns. Even so, accidents do happen and resulting treatment can be expensive. Please know the District does not assume responsibility for these costs. We do however have information on low cost student insurance. For information, please feel free to call the school office ANNUALS $30 Pay in the office. They will arrive in September END OF SCHOOL COMING 11 The school year comes to a close on Tuesday, June 14. School will be dismissed at 11am and no lunch will be served. Monday, June 13 has normal school hours but 7th period will be used for presentation of class awards and certificates. BBQ for students and parents is Friday, June 10. Cost is: $2 for Pre-6, $2.25 for grades 7-12, and $3.25 for adults. No charges are allowed.

12 COUGAR TIMES Curlew School District P.O. Box 370 Curlew, WA Non-Profit Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID Curlew, WA Permit No. 8 LOOKING FORWARD.. Looking forward is a great opening line for many things. But in our case looking forward means we are looking forward to a new school year, new and returning students, new menus, and changes in our current menus. Some of those changes will include more whole and multi grains, larger servings of fruit and vegetables, and decreased sodium. We have already changed our salt to sea salt and cut the amount in all of our recipes. USDA recently signed the reauthorization that partially funds our lunch and breakfast program. With reauthorization the above were just a few of the items that will be changing. USDA s requirements are based on Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and as time goes on, further adjustments will be made. Looking forward, we have been looking into whole wheat flours and have found a couple we are anxious to try. Don t be fooled by the look however, just because it may look the same (or at least very close) doesn t mean it is the same. We are proud of our from scratch cooking that we do, and we intend to continue with that trend while incorporating these new ingredients. We are always on the lookout for new recipes that are interesting, tasty, appealing and cost effective. As busy parents we know all too well how quickly a leisurely morning can deteriorate into a mad scramble to get to the bus on time. If there isn t time for breakfast at home, rest assured that we offer breakfast daily at school. Your student can get a great start to their day with breakfast. To make your life easier, you can access your students lunch account balance through our school web site. If you don t already have password access, please contact Bonnie Grumbach to get yours set up today. You will be able to check their account balances as well as their grades, and attendance. We are looking forward to school starting in the fall, but first we re looking forward to summer. Have a safe, healthy and happy summer. Curlew School Kitchen Judith Mannick Chris Miller