Holiday Vacation December 19 - January 2

School will resume January 3, 2012.

vacaciones escuela 19 de diciembre - 2 de enero

la escuela continuara 3 de enero.

Leadership News

Thank you to all who attended our Thanksgiving Luncheon on November 21st. We served dinner to 47 guests, which is a few more than last year. We are continuing to grow each year. The Leadership students, Lucy Cole, Monica Delgado, Julianna Edwardson, Omero Guerrero, Hailee Jerome, Taylor Long, Ricardo Pina, Noe Quezada, Mandy Southard, and Amanda Voss, had a wonderful time preparing the meal and serving it. They look forward to seeing everyone next year.

Other students who helped with serving are Ali Arias, Adam Ball, Michael Frisk, Malaki Ledbeter, Roy Ramirez, Monika Rock, Yumi Sanford, Gery Sanchez, Ivan Santos, and Hannah Segle. Cody Barker

and Tyler Westcott helped shovel the unexpected snow from the sidewalks for our guests.

A special thank you to Nancy Cooper who once again came to help us prepare the food and get everything ready!!!

And thank you to all those who donated items to help out.

2650 Entiat Way, Entiat, WA 98822 509.784.1800 fax 509.784.2986 www.entiatschools.org DECEMBER 2011

Gateway to Excellence

Please remember that there is NO Parking in the Bus Loading Zone behind the school at any time. Buses or Emergency Vehicles need to be sure they are able to get through at all times. — Tra ns po rta t io n

Lunch Menu Activities Calendar 1st Quarter Honor Roll Superintendent’s Corner

After 32 years and 4 months as the MS/HS Secretary, Carolyn Sanford is finally ready for a well-earned retirement. She looks forward to having more time with her grandkids, staying involved with her activities at church, and traveling with husband Dale. Feel free to stop by the MS/HS office this month to tell Carolyn thanks for her decades of service. Her last day is December 16th. Congratulations, Carolyn!

Holiday Musical Programs

PRE-KINDERGARTEN & KINDERGARTEN HOLIDAY PROGRAM

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12th @ 6:30 PM

ELEMENTARY HOLIDAY CONCERT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14th @ 7:00 PM

MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOLIDAY CONCERT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15th @ 7:00 PM

PLEASE HAVE YOUR STUDENTS BUNDLE UP THIS WINTER. IT’S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER HATS, GLOVES & COATS ON THESE COLD WINTER DAYS.

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The district is involved in two projects that I would like to tell you about this month. The first addresses student and

staff safety.

Seeing that all of the district’s students learn at high levels is a top priority and the one in which we invest the most time, energy, and money. As high a priority as student learning is, the district’s very highest priority is to assure the health and safety of students and staff. To that end we are in the second year of a two year federal grant funded project to develop and test a c o mpr e he ns i v e e me r ge nc y preparation and management plan. On page 4 of this month’s newsletter you will find an overview of the project that details the project objectives, a description of the work that has taken place to date, and the work that is yet to be completed before the project ends in June of 2012. Mr. Bruce Merighi is facilitating the development of the emergency response plan. Mr. Merighi is a retired fire fighter and regional consultant who works with many organizations and private businesses to develop and maintain their emergency response

plans.

When the project is complete, the district will have a plan for responding to virtually any emergency. The plan includes a command structure to control the response. It also includes the assignment of teams to deal with the var io us e le me nts o f a ny

emergency. Teams manage school evacuation, first aid, reunion/release of students, transportation, emotional support, facility management, and food

service.

Over the course of this school year staff and students will have practiced an increasingly complex set of drills and simulations that range from a simple fire drill to a full scale evacuation of the campus that requires students to be bused to an off campus location. In between the simple fire drill and the full scale evacuation, drills will be held for shelter in place (response to an external event like a gas leak or chemica l spi ll) and lock down

(response to a potentially violent intruder or similar situation). As the drills become more complex, the district will work in p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h emergency response agencies such as the fire department and sheriff’s office. Jim Brooks and Miles Caples are leading

development and implementation of this critical health and safety plan for

the district.

Another important project is just getting underway. We were pleased to be notified on November 16 that the district will receive $108,000 in e-rate funding to upgrade our computer network infrastructure. The project will replace our existing network cabling, routers, switches, and wireless connection system, giving us an

entirely new network that will last for many years. The district will also replace its aging phone system as part of this upgrade. The new phone system will be a part of the new computer

network.

E-rate (also known as Universal Service Fee) funding has been available since 1996. The federal law that governs e-rate is designed, among other things, to provide discounted rates for telecommunication and Internet infrastructure for schools and libraries. E-rate money is managed by a private corporation that is overseen by the Federa l Communications Co mmiss ion. E-ra te mo ney is generated by a fee collected from businesses that provide interstate or internat ional te lecommunicat ion services. Entiat is fortunate to be funded for this work at the high discount rate of 80 percent. The 20 percent that the district will provide is in the existing budget. Work on the project

will start in the next few weeks.

AMERICORNER

First of all we’d like to send thanks to all who came out to our first Family Literacy Night. We had a lot of fun travelling around the world with you! Keep your eyes open for reminders about our next event, ―Books and Breakfast,‖ which will be happening in January. In addition, our ―Entiat Night at the Wild‖ paperwork will be coming home the first week in

December.

Our October Box Tops competition has come to a close with 4th grade in the lead. Each student in the class will be receiving 20 tiger tickets. November’s winner is still pending until the counting has been completed. The final wave of the competition will begin after Thanksgiving break and continue through December, ending on the 15th. The class that collects the most box tops for this final competition will win a party. Good luck, and keep up

the good work!

-Ally, Heather, Sophie

SUPERINTENDENT’S CORNER by Michael Wyant

Veteran’s Day Program Huge Success

Students in grades 1-12 shone November 10th at our annual Veteran’s Day As-sembly as they honored family and friends who have served our country in the Armed Forces. Students in grades 1-4 sang patriotic songs during the program, which was narrated by fifth graders. Middle Schoolers Talilia Gadbaw and Edwin Medina gave moving speeches about Veterans who had inspired and touched their lives. The High School Choir sang superbly. The first song was a memo-rium for those who gave their lives and the final number, America’s Song, was about taking pride in our country. The sixth grade band performed two patriotic musical numbers, and the 7-12th grade band performed the anthems of each

branch of service. A slide presentation, put together by our own Tyler Westcott, brought many to tears. It featured family and friends who have served or are currently serving in the mili-tary. Veterans in attendance lined the wall so students could

greet them and personally thank them for their service.

When the project is

complete, the district will have a

plan for responding

to virtually any

emergency.

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PRIDE Awards At our first PRIDE Assembly this year, several students from the elementary school who show PERSEVERANCE were honored and awarded with certificates... 1st Grade: Katherine Barragan, Carlos Galeana, Josiah Jones 2nd Grade: Aaron Ayala and Samantha Lasater 3rd Grade: Nelson Bush, Carlos Guerrero, Blake Silliman 4th Grade: Kaylin Boykin, Jose Murillo, Jaime Padilla, Nadia

Rivera 5th Grade: Drew Duncan, Shatasha Ireland, Isabel Stevens

Entiat Middle & Sr. High School

Highest Honors 4.0 GPA

12th Grade: Hannah Segle, Mandy Southard, Amanda Voss 11th Grade: Yesenia Ayala 10th Grade: Coulter Peterson, Yumiko Sanford 9th Grade: Jaelyn Davis, Carson Duncan, Emily Swearingen,

Kevin Wooldridge 8th Grade: Ulises Pina, Benjamin Southard 6th Grade: Hollie Dahl

High Honors 3.99-3.50 GPA

12th Grade: Lucy Cole, Rosario Guillen 11th Grade: Jacob Hughes, Gilberto Murillo, Jeremy Davis,

Ricardo Pina, Adam Ball 10th Grade: Lisa Ayala, Julianna Edwardson, Mariah Dickerson,

Monika Rock 9th Grade: Billymae Gelback, Alexandra Barker, Kyle

Montgomery, Anna Spencer, Taylor Southard, Kevin Ortiz, Deserie Parks, Nicholas Buckingham, Paula Fidelis, Sky Merriman

8th Grade: Orfil Olmos, Estephanie Hernandez, Alberto Quezada, Talilia Gadbaw, Edwin Medina, Austin Kiser

7th Grade: Ava Giacomazzi, Shyla Smothers, Jazamyne Goyne-Storm, Taylor Meserve, Maureny Murillo, Hugo Sanchez

6th Grade: Daisy Arias, Shae Milne, Gabbrielle Silliman, Spencer Southard

Honor Roll 3.49-3.00 GPA

12th Grade: Lydia Kehoe, Hailee Jerome, Michael Frisk, Tirrell Buckingham, Justin Davis, Talia Oldham, Roy Ramirez

11th Grade: Molly Mayer, Aryanna Mendoza 10th Grade: Omero Guerrero, Anthony Haynes, Brittony Lamb,

Noe Quezada, Alexis Swearingen, Gavin Ortiz 9th Grade: Keith Larsen, Selena Carpacio, Jonathon Spies,

Juan Vasquez 8th Grade: Mireya Bahena, Trang Tran, Tyler McDonald,

Wade Filbeck, Bethany Hill, Jacen Quinn, Shelbee Turner

7th Grade: Jarrod Harn, Hailey Davis, Karen Lopez, McKaila Wolsborn

6th Grade: Yaretzy Ayala, Zachary Barker, Neida Guerrero, Kaleigh Michael, Natalya Paz, Kailee Roberts, Yukiko Sanford

Entiat Upper Elementary

Highest Honors 4.0 GPA

5th Grade: Tanner Mauk, Stephanie Smith, Faith Southard 4th Grade: Jeffrey Bouschor, Case Crutcher, Colby Crutcher,

McKenzi Bartlett

High Honors 3.99-3.50 GPA

5th Grade: Liliana Ayala, Adriana Blanchfield, Taylor Boykin, Blake Duncan, Gage Estes, Justin Franks, Gracie Giacomazzi, Tasha Ireland, Celest McTaggart, Taylor Small, Isabel Stevens, Thien Tran

4th Grade: Tyler Anderson, Yancy Ayala, Hailee Bates, Jenna Bonwell, Leon Clark, Gemma Delgado, Josh Diehm, Brandon Hardin, Jaymes Merriel, Chris Mudgett, Agustin Olmos, Lissbet Pina, Mika Sanford, Tai Tran, Alexis Williams, Payton Williams

Honor Roll 3.49-3.00 GPA

5th Grade: Neri Ayala, Drew Duncan, Allison Haynes, Kevin Lyness, Michael Van Camp

4th Grade: Hunter Barker, Marcelah Delgado, Randy Gibson, Jaime Padilla, Nadia Rivera

*Students listed alphabetically.

The Entiat 8th grade math team qualified for the Math Is Cool State Championship by placing 4th at Regionals in Spokane on November 4, 2011. They will travel to Moses Lake on December 3, 2011 to participate in the State competition. The math team members are Edwin Medina, Ulises Pina, Benjamin Southard, and Trang Tran. This team has qualified for the State Tournament

four out of the last five years.

In the individual competition, Benjamin Southard qualified for State by placing 2nd in the overall standings. He is returning to State for the fifth consecutive year, having placed

1st, 2nd or 3rd in the individual competitions.

Entiat Math is Cool winners show off their awards.

Have an article for the District Newsletter? E-mail it to tgiacomazzi@entiatschools.org

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‘Tis the Season….To Give

During these trying economic times EVCSFB still finds the means to offer a helping hand to those who truly need it. This year, as the slumping economy continues to humble even high-income households, we are increasingly seeing families who are worried more about putting food on the table and paying rent than they are about purchasing a toy for their children. These are the realities of today for low-income and working poor

Americans.

Each year EVCSFB provides many opportunities for you to reach out to needy families and individuals in our community by ―adopting‖ those in need, donating food, clothing, and equipment, or volunteering your time.

This year EVCSFB will need everyone’s help.

Entiat Valley Community Services, „Spirit of Giving‟ Fest & Holiday Dinner Saturday, December 10, 11am to 6pm at Entiat Grange. All are warmly invited to participate …all ages, all connections. Meet new friends and old as you join us for the Spirit of Giving Fest & Holiday Dinner with some magical music, arts and crafts for children, and a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Free holiday event for everyone, dinner at 4 pm. Would

you like to help?

It is our passion and our mission to help those in need in any way possible. We will once again have our „Holiday Giving Tree‟ at Numerica Credit Union December 5th. It is waiting for people to adopt families,

children, and seniors for the Holidays, providing Holiday Food and Gift Baskets. Items such as warm coats, mittens, hats, toys, baby buntings, lap blankets, and food are needed to give to the less

fortunate in our community.

Join the “Snow Shovel Brigade” to help seniors, veterans, or persons with disabilities who can’t. The program encourages citizens, especially youth 13 and over, to voluntarily shovel snow for seniors in their neighborhoods. Seniors and persons with disabilities recognize the volunteers who shovel their walkways by nominating them as Snow Angels. Nominated Snow Angels will receive a certificate, pin, and letter, and also will be entered in a drawing to win prizes. People who need assistance with walkways must apply. Donations of shovels, gloves, and electric snow shovels are needed. Call 784-

7117 to donate, volunteer, or apply for assistance.

Empty Bowls Dinner and Silent Auction Fundraiser December 8, 4pm to 6pm at Entiat Grange. Reserve your bowl today for $15, call 784-1801. Dinner consists of soup, bread and a bowl. Silent Auction features hand painted platters by local artists Dale Sanford and Jeff Tift. Sponsors of the event are Cooper’s Store, Log

Cabin, Entiat Ceramic Barn and Entiat Food Center.

Would you be willing to donate cookies, holiday breads, candies, pies, etc. or help clean-up, serve dinner, make table favors, decorate the Grange for the holidays? If you would like to help call 784-7117. Volunteers

warmly welcomed – Come and be the difference in your community.

Thank you for your continued support in our programs and services to provide for those in need.

Wishing you a warm Happy Holiday Season.

YEARBOOKS

Remember to purchase your yearbooks. They make great Christmas gifts! You can purchase online by g o i n g t o www.entiatschools.org and clicking on the link or filling out an order form and bringing it to school with the total amount. Don’t be left out!

Administrator Program Director and Volunteer Staff, Entiat Valley Community Services Food Bank PO Box 697 – Entiat, WA 98822 5090-784-7117 e-mail: evcsfb@nwi.net

Readiness and Emergency Planning in Schools (REMS) The Entiat School District was awarded a federal grant to improve the District’s capability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from crises and emergencies. Since work began in the fall, the District has reviewed and revised the existing Emergency Plan, begun coordinating with local emergency response agencies, provided National Incident Management Response (NIMS) training to District staff, created an Incident Management Team, and developed a District emergency drill schedule. As the project moves forward, the district will provide parents with information about our new emergency procedures, gather input about the emergency plan, and obtain community participation in upcoming drills and exercises. In addition, they will train response teams and conduct two table top exercises with community partners covering a food related emergency and a pandemic outbreak and how it affects the continuity of school operations. By the time the project ends in June 2012, the District will have improved emergency training, increased the number of hazards addressed by the new emergency plan, improved partnerships with Fire, Law, Ambulance, Health & Emergency Management agencies, improved the response time and quality of response to practice drills and simulated crises, and developed a sustainable system of emergency

management and response.

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M ond ay T ue sda y We dn esd ay T hu rsd ay F r ida y

1 Soft Beef Taco

Corn Refried Beans Applesauce

Jello

2 Chicken Pattie Sandwich

Tater Tots Fruit

Apple or Cherry Turnover

5 Chicken Nuggets

Green Salad Cheese Bread

Pears

6 Lasagna

Blueberry Muffin Peas or Mixed Vegetables

Applesauce

7 Toasted Cheese Sandwich

or Hummus & Chips Tomato Soup or Clam Chowder

Veggies Peaches

8 Roast Turkey

Potatoes & Gravy Sweet Potatoes

Fruit Salad Spice Cake

9 Hamburger or

Fish Sandwich Oven Fries

Orange Wedges Pudding

12 Burrito

Nachos & Cheese Green Salad Fruit Juice

13 Sloppy Joe

Corn Chips Pea Salad Peaches

Apple Crisp

14 Tuna Sandwich

Or Hummus & Chips Chicken Noodle or

Broccoli Cheese Soup String Cheese

Veggies and Banana

15 Chili

Cheese Cup Cornbread Coleslaw

Applesauce

16 Chicken Pattie Sandwich

Tater Tots Fruit

Rice Krispy Square

The Entiat School District is an

equal opportunity provider.

A choice of white or choco-late milk is served with each

meal.

Entiat School District Lunch Menu

BREAKFAST INFO: Breakfast of cereal, fruit and milk is served daily from 7:50-8:10 am. Muffins, biscuits, cinnamon toast, English muffins, and a variety will be served Monday-Friday respectively

75¢ for extra Sandwich

75¢ for extra Hamburger

75¢ for extra Sandwich 50¢ for extra Burrito

SUN. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

30 7pm PTO Meeting

1 5pm MSBB–v-Manson

2

3 10am AAU BB Clinic

4

5 LATE START 9:05

6 6pm BB-v-Omak

7

8

9

*6pm BB –v- Manson

10 12pm AAU BB Clinic

5pm PTO Chili Feed *6pm BB-v-Bridgeport

11 12 LATE START 9:05

6:30pm Pre-K & Kinder.

Concert

13 *6pm BB @ Liberty Bell

14 7pm Elementary Concert

15 5:30pm School Board

Meeting

7pm HS/MS Concert

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17

18

AAU BB

Clinic

19 20

4:30pm Girls JV @

Ephrata

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9am Girls Varsity BB @ Pateros

22 9am Boys Varsity BB @

Pateros

23 24

25 26

27

4pm Alumni BB Game

28 29 6pm Boys BB-v-

Liberty Bell

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MSBB=Middle School Boy’s Basketball *BB=HS Basketball-6pm Girls Varsity & Boys JV 7:30pm Boys Varsity & Girls JV

Entiat School District Activities

HOLIDAY BREAK — NO SCHOOL!

HOLIDAY BREAK — NO SCHOOL!

Sports Schedules subject to change. Please check website for most up-to-date information.

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Entiat Alumni Basketball shirts go on sale December 10th. Come to the Chili Feed and stop by the booth to check out the new design. The shirts are $20 and all proceeds go to the Kyle Arras Memorial Scholarship Fund. You can purchase a shirt from Bill Edwardson or Floy Kay Arras. Mark your calendars for the Entiat Alumni Basketball Game on December 27th at 4:00 pm. Come cheer on the Alumni!

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POSTAL CUSTOMER CARRIER ROUTE PRE-SORT

TIGER

PRIDE

PTO Chili Feed

Saturday, December 10th

5pm to 8pm

Chili, salad, cornbread, drink, and

dessert.

$4-students and seniors

$6-adults $20-family (immediate)

Please join us in the school cafeteria

during the Entiat/Bridgeport basket-

ball game and help

raise money for the

PTO/Boosters Club.