WOLF TRACKS FEBRUARY 2017

2 President’s Message 2 Principal’s Message 3 JHS PTSA 6 PTSA Advocacy 6 WA State PTA 7 Counselor Corner 8 School Scoop 10 Class Information 11 District News 11 Bulletin Board 12 Community Happenings 13 Calendar 14 Back Talk

LIF Days February 3, 10, 17 & 24 Saturday Morning Breakfast Club February 4 Running Start Information Session February 16 Parenting in a Digital World February 16 National PTA Founders’ Day February 17 NO SCHOOL—MID-WINTER BREAK February 20 & 21 Deadline to Pay AP Exam Fees February 24 2017-18 Registration Kickoff February 27 5th Period Registration Advisories Begin February 28

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President’s Message Happy February!

Spring is just around the corner and the days are getting longer. So much to celebrate at this time of year. Holidays such as Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, and Mardi Gras are some that are more conventional. February also marks National PTA Founders’ Day. It’s a day to commemorate the founding of PTA, which started as the National Congress of Mothers. On February 17, 1897, more than 2000 people—mostly mothers, but also fathers, teachers, laborers and legislators—attended the first convocation of the Congress in Washington, D.C. Today, Founders’ Day is when we celebrate the legacy and work of our founders, Alice McLellan Birney, Phoebe Apperson Hearst, and Selena Sloan Butler, to better the lives of every child in education, health, and safety. On January 16, over 6500 people from various groups that include Washington State PTA members assembled in Olympia to bring the message to legislators that the education, health, and welfare of our children remains at the top of PTA’s priorities and should remain at the top of theirs.

I wish you a happy February.

Denise Constantineau Interim PTSA President

From Niki Cassaro, Assistant Principal

Semester 2 begins on Tuesday, January 31, and is a fresh start from a grading perspective. Most students will not see changes to their year-long courses while their elective courses, which are often semester long, will change. Regardless, every student starts the semester fresh in terms of grading. Here are a few ideas to start the new semester strong:

Set goals. Many people find setting and writing down goals helpful because goals anchor focus, accountability, and motivation. The first step is creating the goals themselves. SMART goals, a type of goal, have grown in popularity because they emphasize creating goals that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound. An example goal might be: I will earn a B or higher on each English essay I write by using a graphic organizer to help me organize my ideas and better structure my essays. While setting goals is important, revisiting the goals often is also critical to achieving them.

Prepare for exams without cramming. The goal of education is learning. The best way to learn and remember what has been learned is to review often. Reviewing class notes throughout a unit, quarter, and semester rather than just prior to the exam is the best to retain what one’s learned.

Connect with your teachers. Teachers choose teaching as a profession because they want to help students learn. Take advantage of this fact! Teachers are available before and after school on most days and love to work with students. Encourage your teens to talk with their teachers and arrange time to meet outside of class to gain clarity on content or obtain help with skills (or both).

Make time for fun! While school can be fun (and is, hopefully), engaging in enjoyable activities outside of the classroom is important. Join clubs, join a team, hang out with friends and/or family, make time for a hobby, or watch a favorite show. Finding a balance between academic learning and recreational activities will make the semester enjoyable.

From Michelle Renée, Assistant Principal

On cold mornings, the district maintenance and transportation crews check the conditions of the roads to determine whether schools should open on time or not. Because our district is long and covers many miles from south to north, conditions may be different from area to area. The district sends out grounds crews to sand school parking lots very early in the morning to ensure safety for our parents, staff, and stu-dents. Jackson High School’s custodial team checks our sidewalks, crosswalks, and walkways around the perimeter of the school and uses deicer to clear off those areas. However, sometimes the conditions aren’t perfect for the deicer to work. Please remind your student to exer-cise extra caution in the parking lots and on the sidewalks during cold weather conditions.

From Marc Schuermeyer, School Resource Officer—Mill Creek Police Department

As the new year starts, we will be implementing new drills to better prepare and protect our students and staff in case of emergencies. These new drills will start over the next month with low-level teacher only drills. It will graduate to a school-wide armed intruder drill. Jack-son High School administration will be working very closely with the Mill Creek Police Department so the drills will be safe and informative. As each drill draws near, we will remind parents and students so there will be no surprises. If you have any questions, please contact School Resource Officer Marc Schuermeyer at mschuermeyer@everettsd.org or 425-754-3548.

Principal’s Message

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Principal’s Message continued From Blythe Young, Assistant Principal

Advanced Placement Exam Registration

AP Exam registration forms will be handed out during class the first week of February.

All AP exam fees must be paid by Friday, February 24, 2017, or the exam will not be ordered. You can pay your exam fees in the ASB office or by using PaymentsOnline.

The fee for each exam is $93 (exception: The class/exam fee for AP Seminar and AP Research is $141 and was due prior to submitting the final draft of the first individual research report (IRR)).

The exam fee for Computer Science Principles is $93 and was due Wednesday, January 18, 2017.

Exams will be May 1–12. Please visit CollegeBoard.org for exam dates and times.

If you participate in the free or reduced lunch program or you meet any of the criteria listed on the reverse of the registration form you will pay a reduced rate of $5 per exam. Reduced rate exam payments cannot be processed online.

Accommodations: Students wanting to use their pre-approved testing accommodations from the CollegeBoard, please see Ms. Tucker in the counseling center and provide your SSD Code.

No refunds can be given once payment has been made.

If you are registering for two exams at the same date/time, please see Mrs. Wirtz in the main office.

Questions? Please contact Mrs. Wirtz at lwirtz@everettsd.org or 425-385-7108.

Every AP student needs to attend an AP Bubble Session in the JHS Commons. The purpose of this session is to fill out basic information on the exam answer sheet prior to the day of the exam. Tuesday, April 11 Last names A-F 7:30 a.m. Last names G-M 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 12 Last names N-S 7:30 a.m. Last names T-Z 8:30 a.m.

If the above bubble session does not work for your schedule, please attend a different session. No RSVP is required. The bubble session will take an entire class period. There will be make-up AP Bubble Sessions for Running Start students in the main office conference room on Wednesday, April 13, from 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (noon).

Students will be given a letter the week of March 27 confirming the tests they have registered for and informing them of the upcoming bubble sessions. The day of the bubble session teachers will take attendance and then release AP students to go to the commons. There will be no passes. The teachers will have lists of AP students.

Reflections 2016-2017

Congratulations to the following artists who competed at the Council level in the annual PTA Reflections Art Contest. All first place entries will advance to the state level for judging. Results from the state level will be announced later in the spring. All entries were on display at the Everett School District Community Resource Center for the Everett PTSA Council Reflections Celebration on January 11.

First Place Third Place Sarah Holman Music Composition Brady Hansen Literature Madison Kramer Visual Arts—Special Artist Elizabeth HasBrouck Visual Arts—Special Artist Paige Mortensen Visual Arts Jennifer Lee Visual Arts Megan Lu Literature Lynzley Kolakowski Photography Nicoletta Gilbertson Literature

Second Place Honorable Mention Locksley Kolakowski Photography Emi Peterson Literature Kira Kuhne Visual Arts Brady Hansen Visual Arts

Watch for next year’s theme, which will be announced soon. Thank you again to all the participants and teachers who encouraged our stu-dents to participate this year.

JHS PTSA

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JHS PTSA continued Staff Appreciation Luncheon

On Wednesday, January 11, the JHS teachers and staff enjoyed a luncheon buffet with comfort foods from the 1950s: beef stroganoff, chicken and dumplings, macaroni and cheese, southern ham and beans, deviled eggs, and a BLT salad. The dessert bar was full of tempta-tions including homemade ice cream sandwiches, cupcakes that looked like tiny hamburgers, frosted brownies with shaved white chocolate, and more! It was a wonderful buffet and we couldn’t have done it without your help—thank you! February’s luncheon theme is Chinese New Year, so please watch your email for Sign-Up Genius!

Thank you to our volunteers for helping with the luncheon!

Eileen Cooper Cheryl Mackay Caroline Souchet Amy Elsemore Violeta Mahmoud Lihua Tang Mary Evans Angela McCall Timmons-Tharp Family Ellen Hagey Emily Myers Kathi Webber Gina Immendorf Stacey Robert Brandi Lind Jeannette Shull

Staff Appreciation Committee: Pat Erwen, Erin Havens, Carolanne Holly, Michele Johnson, Janel Krahn, LouAnn Schimmel, Claudine Toh, Michelle Yim-Karpan, Michelle Anderson

2016-2017 PTSA Award Nominations

JHS PTSA recognizes volunteers and educators who have given outstanding, continued, and dedicated service to our children. Nominations are accepted for all awards, though each award may not be presented annually. Nominations can come from PTAs, parents, staff members, students, or community members. This is your opportunity to participate in the selection of our award recipients by nominating candidates for consideration by our award committee.

Past award recipients may not receive the same award from JHS PTSA more than once, but a nominee may receive the Golden Acorn, Out-standing Educator, and Outstanding Advocate over their lifetime of service.

The nomination deadline has been extended to Friday, March 24, 2017. You may use the form on the next page or download it here. (from the JHS PTSA home page, click on Forms under the Resources menu).

Below are past award recipients:

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JHS PTSA continued

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JHS PTSA continued

PTA—Our Children Magazine Our Children is an online magazine for parents published by the National PTA. Today’s PTA is dedicated to empowering parents to make a difference in the education, health, and safety of America’s children. Be sure to check out the latest edition. You can also access past issues.

PTA Men’s Essay Contest—Men Making a Difference This program is a statewide essay that explores the important and different contributions that men make in the lives and education of chil-dren—from our children’s perspective. All men involved in a child’s life—like fathers, uncles, grandpas, brothers, step-fathers, mentors, pas-tors, coaches, and friends—impact the children they care about. Research clearly shows that male involvement positively influences aca-demic success at all levels of schooling—preschool through college. When male figures are involved with students’ schooling, they enjoy school more and perform better in and out of school.

2016-2017 PTA Men’s Essay Contest application

Objective: In an effort to help promote male engagement around the state of Washington, the objective of this contest is for students of all ages to write an essay about a male role model who has had a profound impact on their life. These essays, from a student’s perspective, will serve to inspire positive male engagement. When writing their essays, students can consider many questions including (but not limited to):

Why is the male role model important in your life?

What life lessons, ethics, or skills has he taught you?

Why do you look up to him and appreciate having him in your life?

How would your life be different without this person?

How would other kids benefit from having a similar role model in their life?

Deadline for submissions: Postmarked no later than March 1, 2017. For more details about the contest click here.

National PTA School of Excellence Jackson PTSA is participating in the PTA School of Excellence program. Following the analysis of the results of our recent survey, the com-mittee is moving on to the next step. The focus will be on Family and Community Engagement. As we move through the programs or events that address this focus, we wanted to share with our membership some of the successes of the partnership between PTSA and the Jackson school and community.

Families feel they are treated fairly regardless of age, gender, race, or cultural background.

Our school and PTA communicate with families in multiple ways.

Our school involves parents in planning for transition to post-secondary education or careers.

Our PTA fuels parent participation on school district, state, and national committees that focus on education issues.

WA State PTA

PTSA Advocacy Focus Day January 16, Washington State PTA members and 6500 of their closest friends gathered in Olympia for FOCUS Day. This year’s theme was “EDUCATION IS A CIVIL RIGHT.” Focus Day is intended to serve as a focal point for Washington State PTA’s legislative advocacy. We know that the best advocacy programs are year-round. It’s a day of training, education, meetings with legislators, and other activities that help members engage directly in the legislative process. Our assembly was addressed by WSPTA President Barbara Martin, Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal, and Governor Jay Inslee. The recurring theme of the speeches was that we still have a lot of work to do to ensure that education is fully funded. PTA cannot let up. Jackson PTSA membership was represented by Denise Constantineau, Lisa Mills, Carla Clark, Georgina Johns, Michelle Nims, Kim Kuhne, and Laura Peterson. Some of the members brought their children as well. It’s never too early to teach our youth about advocacy.

Click here to view photos of Focus Day. You may see some familiar faces.

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Counselor Corner Coming Soon: Course Pre-Registration for the 2017-2018 School Year February 27–March 26 The Counseling Department is excited to continue the online course registration process. Students will watch a pre-registration video in their 2nd period class on February 27. The video will be about fifteen minutes long, after which teachers will hand out to each student an Everett Public Schools High School Course Catalog and their most current transcript. The video will be available on our website for stu-dents and parents to view any time, and the course catalog will be linked on our website.

Please ask your student to review their pre-registration paperwork with you. This year our district has moved from individual school planning guides to a common catalog for all our district secondary schools. Be sure to check the “Location” information for each course listed in the catalog to ensure your student only selects courses offered at Jackson. Referring to their transcript, students need to complete the Gradua-tion Checklist included in the course catalog and determine what requirements they still need to take for graduation. Based on credits they still need and their post-high school plans, students will select their course requests and alternates and then log on to our online system to input their selections directly from home.

The Home Access Center (HAC) online system will stay open from February 27 to March 26. During this time students can input their course selections, and if they change their minds (imagine that!), they can re-enter the system and change their selections. HAC will close at midnight on March 26. This timeframe allows time for parents/guardians to work with their students to make thoughtful course selections.

Small Group Counseling Sessions: 5th Period Advisories February 28–March 23 Following the February 27 kick-off, each student will have the opportunity to meet with THEIR counselor in an Advisory group to have indi-vidual questions answered. These sessions will take place during 5th period, February 28–March 23. Teachers will have a copy of the Adviso-ry schedule, and it will be available on the JHS website. Students will be reminded in advance of their Advisory session. Your student’s coun-selor and another trained staff person will meet with each Advisory group to provide schedule planning advice, answer questions, and offer individualized course selection support. Please be assured that there is no priority scheduling associated with the date of your advisory session—those who pick their classes at the end of March are on equal footing with those who pick their classes on February 28.

Computers Available During Lunches March 14–18 For students who do not have Internet access or who are having difficulty with the online process, we will have computers set up in the lunch area during both lunches on March 23 and 24. Counselors will be available to assist students with their registration. There will be a make-up day for any student who hasn’t registered by March 26. The counselors will send invitations to this make-up day.

Attention Sophomores and Juniors: Plan Ahead for the 2017-2018 School Year

Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center OPEN HOUSE Thursday, February 2 | 4:30–7:30 p.m. This amazing program for high school juniors and seniors will feature hands-on activities at its open house to help you determine which program is right for you. Visit their website for information about the programs offered at the Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center. Applications will be available online on February 2 and are due February 23.

Running Start Information Session Thursdays, February 16 & March 16 | 2:10–3 p.m. | JHS Library Running Start is a partnership between high schools and community colleges in Washington State that is funded by the state legislature. This program provides high school juniors and seniors with the opportunity to take college-level courses tuition-FREE. Please see details on the JHS counseling website and attend one of the information sessions to learn if Running Start will be a good fit for your student.

Naviance The Naviance tool is used by Jackson High School students to help them plan for college and career. It is the district’s online High School & Beyond Plan platform. Below are the links for each grade level to the monthly Naviance newsletter. There is a handy checklist on the second page of each grade level newsletter for parents and students.

9th Grade: http://docushare.everett.k12.wa.us/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-85707/1.2017_Gr.%209.pdf 10th Grade: http://docushare.everett.k12.wa.us/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-85709/1.2017_Gr.%2010.pdf 11th Grade: http://docushare.everett.k12.wa.us/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-85711/1.2017_Gr.%2011.pdf 12th Grade: http://docushare.everett.k12.wa.us/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-85713/1.2017_Gr.%2012.pdf

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School Scoop Key Club—Locker Decorations

Key Club is running a locker decoration fundraiser. Half the proceeds will benefit Kiwanis Children’s Cancer Program. From January 31 to February 10, Key Club will be selling decorations during both lunches. The cost is $2 for one decoration. If parents would like to purchase decorations for their student, they can do so at the ASB office. Parents will need to have the recipient’s name as well as the locker number. Questions? Jhskeyclub21@gmailcom.

Letter of Intent Signing Day

Congratulations to the following student athletes who participated in our latest Letter of Intent Signing Day at Jackson!

Rikki Myers—Soccer, Northwest Nazarene University Chandler Woolley—Football, Central Washington University Markus Sullivan—Football, Portland State University

AP Government & Politics

Students in AP U. S. Government and Politics class submitted political participation projects at the end of the fall semester. Students earned credit for participating in local campaigns, reporting on the presidential debates, submitting essays for a JFK scholarship, volunteering for community events on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, and attending presentations from candidates for political races.

Guest speakers included candidates for U. S. Congress, statewide offices, county government, and the 44th state legislative district. Candi-dates addressed job descriptions for the offices for which they were campaigning, their reasons for becoming interested in public office, and how they conducted their campaigns. Two Snohomish County councilmen not running for re-election, Ken Klein and Terry Ryan, spoke to-gether about how the council resolves issues while representing different political parties.

The AP U. S. Government and Politics class again held their annual mock presidential election. For the first time in four years, teacher class-rooms represented states and electoral votes. Winning both the popular vote and the electoral vote for this year was Austin Koch.

Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly

Friday, January 13, was our annual assembly honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year’s guest speaker was the inspiring Erin Jones.

JHS’s Yuna Shin is Search for Hidden Figures Grand Prize Winner

Jackson High School junior Yuna Shin was the high school grand prize winner for the national Search for Hidden Figures contest, taking home $50,000 to put toward education or research plus other prizes. Inspired by the movie Hidden Figures, PepsiCo and 21st Century Fox partnered to find the next generation of women who will lead the way in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). Here’s the link to her winning video: http://searchforhiddenfigures.com/the-search-for-hidden-figures/

Click for the full Everett Public Schools news release.

Student speaker Fadilah “LaLa” Muhammed JHS’s Anna Golebiewski sang the National Anthem Guest speaker Erin Jones

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School Scoop continued SAT at Jackson High School for Juniors on Wednesday, March 1

Everett Public Schools is providing the SAT, free of charge, to all juniors in the school district. Students attending Jackson High School will take the SAT at JHS on Wednesday, March 1, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. You will receive more information in late February about the specific room for testing. All juniors will be registered for the test through our district Curriculum and Assessment department. Juniors attending JHS will fill out the initial demographic information for the test in February during their history class. The Khan Academy provides free practice for the test. Visit the College Board website for more information.

The March 1 test at Jackson High School is only open to juniors. Non-juniors can take the SAT on one of several Saturdays (March 11, May 6, and June 3). The test is usually held at a nearby location on at least one of those days. Non-juniors will need to register and pay for the test on the College Board website. The cost is $45 without the essay and $57 with the essay.

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Class Information Concessions to Support the Class of 2018 Senior Party Winter sports concession signups are now live! Would you please lend a hand? Remember, our portion of the funds we bring in goes towards the Class of 2018 Senior Party. To sign up, go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0a4ca8aa283-winter.

Attention Class of 2018 Parents! Parents of the Class of 2018: Our email address that will be used for the planning of activities, volunteer information, and questions is JacksonHS2018@ gmail.com. Use this same email if you want to be added to our parent email list.

Click HERE to view and print the Class of 2018 Graduation Party flyer and form. (This is not a PTSA-sponsored event.)

Class of 2018 Parent Group General Meeting | February 15 | 7 p.m. | JHS Library | Please join us!

Class of 2017 Parents! Is your senior signed up for the Grad Night Party? If not, tickets are $220 and can be paid in installments over the next four months. Why not send in monthly payments of $55 for the next four months (February through May)? All payment plans should be paid in full by May 15, 2017. We’ll send you monthly reminders if you like.

Print the Grad Night form and send your first payment today! You can download the form here: http://www.everettsd.org/Page/20091. You can contact us with questions at Classof2017parentgroup@gmail.com.

Did you know that the senior class earns money towards their Grad Night Party from a portion of the profits made at the concession stands? We need your help! Have you volunteered to work concessions? If you haven’t, please click the link below to sign up for a date that works for you. Ask another senior parent to join you! The shifts are only two hours and they go by very fast. The next three games are Friday nights. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d44aca62aa7fa7-fall

Stay up to date on everything that is going on during your student’s senior year by joining our Facebook parent page: Jackson HS Class of 2017 Parent Group.

Important Dates for the Senior Class of 2017

Please note the following important dates. Senior information is available on the JHS Senior Class Information page and Counseling page, and yearbook info for seniors is available outside the yearbook room (C121).

early February As 2nd semester begins, make sure you are on track to graduate! This is the time to see your counselor if you need to adjust your 2nd semester class schedule to ensure you meet all your graduation requirements.

Mon./Tues., May 1-2 Cap and gown delivery and pick-up—both lunches, JHS Commons.

May 8-26 Prom tickets on sale.

Tues., May 16 Senior Departmental Scholar Awards Night, by invitation only—7 p.m., JHS Library.

Fri., May 19 Senior baby pictures due—see Mr. Briggs in Activities (B130) for details.

Fri., May 19 Mr. JHS (senior class fundraiser)—time TBA, JHS Commons.

Wed., May 24 Applications due for Seniors vs. Staff Basketball Game (senior scholarship fundraiser).

Wed., May 24 Superintendent’s Scholar Awards Banquet.

Wed., May 31 Senior Awards Night—7 p.m., location TBA.

Thurs., June 1 District Athletic Awards Night.

Fri., June 9 Seniors’ textbooks and library books due—unpaid fines/fees = a hold on grad tickets.

Fri., June 9 Mom & Me Tea—2 p.m., JHS Commons.

Fri., June 9 Seniors vs. Staff Basketball Game—6:30 p.m., JHS Gym.

Sat., June 10 Prom (venue: MOHAI, Seattle).

Wed., June 14 Senior Recognition assembly & farewell—1–2 p.m., JHS Gym.

Thurs., June 15 Senior Inspiration Night—details TBA.

Fri., June 16 Graduation rehearsal (bring cap and gown for senior class picture)—9 a.m., JHS Gym.

Fri., June 16 Senior class picture following grad rehearsal (bring your cap and gown!).

Fri., June 16 Senior BBQ—following grad rehearsal, outside the gym.

Fri., June 16 Seniors receive grad tickets at graduation rehearsal. All fines must be paid to receive grad tickets.

Sat., June 17 GRADUATION! (Xfinity Arena, 8 p.m.).

Sat., June 17 Senior All-Night Grad Party—depart from JHS, details TBA.

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District News Is Your Family Vaccinated Against Mumps? The number of mumps cases in Washington state is on the rise. Learn more about mumps and how you can best protect your family from this infectious disease on the Washington State Department of Health website. If your child isn’t current on their MMR immunizations, they may be excluded from school if there is a case of mumps at their school. To get the vaccine, contact your healthcare provider. Or, call the Family Health Hotline at 1-800-322-2588 to find other vaccination locations.

Free Tax Preparation United Way certified volunteers offer FREE tax preparation at several locations in Everett and throughout Snohomish County for families who made less than $64,000 in 2016. Call 2-1-1 or visit the United Way website for more information.

Access a Teacher’s Website from a Smartphone Use this nifty help sheet for accessing teacher websites with a smartphone.

Did You Know? Lots of valuable information about how our school is helping students achieve is available online. Our School Performance Report is linked directly from our school’s home page. (Look under QuickLinks for a link to OSPI Washington State School Report Card.) At that site you can browse through historical performance data for more than a decade—for any school in the district or the state. By following the prompts on that OSPI website, you can also find current and historical data aggregated at the district level.

Are You Registered to Vote? Students studied Dr. King’s legacy in January. Among the advice he shared with the world is the responsibility and privilege we all have to vote. Registering to vote is easy. Click the link under QuickLinks on the district website or pick up a paper registration form in your school office.

Smarter Balanced Assessments Because Smarter Balanced Assessments are such an important topic for families, the link to everything you ever wanted to know about these tests is in the Quicklinks section on the district home page.

Safety Tip Line Do you or your student have a concern about someone who may be experiencing bullying or harassment? Or perhaps heard a rumor about someone bringing a weapon or drugs to school? Report it! You can talk directly with your school’s office or you can call, text, or email your concern.

If there is reason for concern about safety on a designated walkway to school, calling 9-1-1 immediately will get authorized, quick help. We have strong partnerships with local law enforcement who share our interest in safe schools and neighborhoods.

Student safety is a priority for all of us. Working together, we can help make our neighborhoods and schools nurturing places for students to safely learn and grow.

Bulletin Board Timberwolf families and community,

I want to extend a note of tremendous THANKS to all who have generously donated to the food pantry, closet, and personal care collections. Your giving helps so many kids who don’t have much to eat or who need clothing and essentials, especially in these cold months!

If you are able, we still need donations of non-perishable snacks, easy-to-prepare/quick meals (like ramen, mac-n-cheese, soup, etc.), and water bottles. The kids go through them quickly!

Thank you all again, and if you ever have questions or need assistance connecting to our community resources, please let me know!

Alyssa Campbell Student & Family Support Advocate | acampbell@everettsd.org | 425-385-7150

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Community Happenings Mill Creek Library Programs in February

Wednesday, February 1: Teen Advisory Board Meeting, 4‒5 p.m. Earn volunteer credit by helping plan library events. New members

welcome.

Wednesday, February 1: BYOB Book Club, 6:30‒8 p.m. Share what you’ve been reading and get recommendations from other book lov-

ers. You’ll leave BYOB with fresh ideas for your next read. Held at University Book Store in Mill Creek Town Center.

Thursday, February 2: Nonfiction Book Group, 6:45‒7:45 p.m. Drop in on first Thursdays for a lively discussion. This month we’ll be dis-

cussing What It Is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes.

Friday, February 10: Anti-Valentine’s Day Party, 7‒9 p.m. Don’t have a Valentine? Don’t worry! There are no hateful hearts here. Join

your friends for a fun night of games, a cupcake decorating contest, candy crafts, and more! Pizza, crafts, and cupcakes provided by Friends of the Mill Creek Library. For teens in grades 6-12! Pre-registration is required for the cupcake decorating contest.

Saturday, February 11: Mother/Daughter Book Club, 2‒3 p.m. A lively book discussion group for teen girls with a female adult that

meets the second Saturday of each month from 2 to 3 p.m. In February we will discuss Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. Hot cocoa and cookies pro-vided by the Friends of the Mill Creek Library. For grades 7-10. Copies of the book to keep are available at the Mill Creek Library while sup-plies last. Supported by the Friends of the Mill Creek Library.

Thursday, February 16: Fiction Book Group, 6:45‒7:45 p.m. This month’s book is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sher-

man Alexie. This tale of a Native American boy going off-reservation for school has attracted controversy. Copies of next month’s book will be available after the discussion. Newcomers are always welcome.

Sunday, February 19: Tools for the Competitive Job Seeker, 9‒11 a.m. Preparation is key when you’re looking for a job. Come use

free tools from Sno-Isle Libraries to learn new skills, study for job certification tests, create targeted résumés, and learn more about the em-ployers you want to work for. You must have basic computer skills to take full advantage of this information-packed, hands-on class. Space is limited, so please register!

Mill Creek Library

For information about these and other library programs, please contact Danielle Dreger-Babbitt, Adult/Teen Librarian at the Mill Creek Li-brary, at ddreger-babbitt@sno-isle.org or 425-337-4822 ext. 4233. The Mill Creek Library is located at 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway across the street from Central Market.

Click here for Mill Creek Library information.

Click here for the Mill Creek Library calendar of events for February 2017.

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SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4

Teen Advisory Board Mtg,

4pm, MC Libr

BYOB Book Club, 6:30pm,

MC Libr

Coffee with the Principal,

7pm, JHS Libr

Groundhog Day

Sno-Isle Open House, 4:30

Nonfiction Book Group,

6:45pm, MC Libr

LIF Day

Silent Study/Work/Read

Lunch, JHS Library

Breakfast Club, 8:30am-

12:15pm, C206

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Super Bowl

School Board Mtg, 4:30pm,

CRC

PTSA Staff Appreciation

Luncheon

Honor Society Induction

LIF Day

Silent Study/Work/Read

Lunch, JHS Library

Deadline to Buy Locker

Decorations (Key Club)

Father/Daughter Dance

Anti-Valentine’s Day Party,

7pm, MC Libr

Mother/Daughter Book Club, 2pm,

MC Libr

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Fall Semester Report

Cards Mailed Valentine’s Day 2018 Parent Group Mtg,

7pm, JHS Libr

Running Start Info Mtg,

2:10pm, JHS Libr

Parenting in a Digital World,

6:30pm, CRC

Fiction Book Group, 6:45pm,

MC Libr

LIF Day

Silent Study/Work/Read

Lunch, JHS Library

PTA Founders’ Day

Counselors: Frosh Focus #3

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Tools for the Competitive Job Seeker, 9am,

MC Libr

NO SCHOOL—

Mid-Winter Break

Presidents Day

NO SCHOOL—

Mid-Winter Break Sno-Isle Applications Due

LIF Day

Silent Study/Work/Read

Lunch, JHS Library

Deadline to Pay AP Exam

Fees

“The Voiceless” Lip-Sync

Competition

26 27 28

Care Week

2017-18 Registration

Kickoff, 2nd Period

Care Week

5th Period Registration

Advisories Begin

LIF = Learning Improvement Friday

(75-minute early release)

Student calendar—

year at a glance

For athletics calendar info, visit the JHS website and click “Athletics” under the “Students” tab, or visit the Wesco Athletics

website and click the “J” for Jackson Timberwolves details.

FEBRUARY 2017

Back Talk Wolf Tracks is a monthly newsletter brought to you by

Washington State–Henry M. Jackson High School PTSA Charter 7.3.95.

The mission of the newsletter is to provide a comprehensive resource for students, staff, and parents to be informed of school news, deadlines, and opportunities.

To become a JHS PTSA member: membership form Use the membership form to subscribe to this newsletter (including occasional email “blasts”).

You may return printed forms to the JHS main office or mail to H. M. Jackson High School (Attn: PTSA) 1508 136th St. SE Mill Creek, WA 98012 (425) 385-7000

Send submissions for this newsletter to the Submissions Editor at jhswolftracks@gmail.com Submissions deadline for the March issue: Monday, February 13, 2017

Submissions Editor: Lisa Mills Submission Guidelines Designer/Content Editor: DeeAnn Williamson

Visit our website: http://www.hmjacksonptsa.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HMJacksonPTSA/info

JHS PTSA 2016-2017 Executive Board

Interim President Denise Constantineau VP—Membership Brandi Lind VP—Fundraising Carla Clark Treasurer Diana Amirehteshami Secretary Denise Mortensen

To contact the board, go to the JHS PTSA website, go to Who We Are, select PTSA Officers, and complete the message form—or send an email to jhsptsapresident@gmail.com.

The district shall provide equal educational opportunity and treatment for all students in all aspects of the academic and activities program without regard to race, color, national origin, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, veteran or military status, the presence of any physical, sensory, or mental disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a student with a disability.

Designated to handle inquiries about nondiscrimination policies are:

Affirmative Action Office ............. Carol Stolz ............................... cstolz@everettsd.org ........................... 425-385-4106 Title IX Officer ...................................... Randi Seaberg ...................... rseaberg@everettsd.org .................... 425-385-4104 504 Coordinator ................................. Becky Ballbach .................... rballbach@everettsd.org................... 425-385-4063 ADA Coordinator ............................... Becky Clifford........................ rclifford@everettsd.org ....................... 425-385-5250

Address: Everett Public Schools, 3900 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201

PTSA Meetings Meetings are held monthly in the JHS Career Center at 7 p.m. Please join us!

Meeting minutes are available on the JHS PTSA website under the “What We Do” menu.

March 8 May 10 June 14

MEMBERSHIP:

522 PTSA members