Wishkah Valley

School District

A big thank you to the

families, staff, commu-

nity members, and

businesses for supporting

the Relay for Life team

through out our Basket

Bingo/Silent Auction.

Your donations and

efforts brought in $2,718

for the American Cancer

Society. Relay for Life is

the American Cancer

Society’s signature

activity. It offers every-

one in a community an

opportunity to participate

in the fight against

cancer. The Grays Har-

bor Relay for Life 24-

hour event takes place

at the Hoquiam High

track on Friday, June

3rd thru Saturday, June

4th. The relay begins at

6:00pm with a special lap

celebrating and honoring

cancer survivors. At

10:00 pm, a luminaria

Chinese Acrobats 2

Dr. Seuss Day 2

Summer School 2

Important Information 3

Nathan, Jacob, & Truck 3

King Arthur’s Quest 4

National Honor Society 5

Fife Band Visits 5

Art Contest @ GHC 5

Logger Laughs 6

Learn German 6

Middle School News 6

Kindergarten Open House 6

Fast Pitch 7

Track 7

Baseball 7

Box Tops for Education 7

Elementary Bake Sales 7

WIN A TRUCK!

Superintendent’s Corner 8

April Fun! Crossword 8

Jan/Feb Fun!

Crossword Key

8

May Lunches 9

Lighting Project 9

Need Help? InvestED 9

March/April Students

of the Month

10

Inside this issue:

The Highclimber

Wishkah Valley School National Honor Society students ( Mark Pauley, Shelby Reibel, Teaka

Dahlstrom), and new inductees Erin Anderson, Dani Zembal, and Hannah Olson, set up for the

Relay for Life Basket Bingo fundraiser with baskets loaded with goodies donated by each class.

ceremony takes place

remembering those lost to

cancer and those still

fighting the disease. The

WVS National Honor

Society members, along

with other Wishkah High

school students, have

chosen the Relay for Life

of Grays Harbor as their

community service project

since 1999. Come join us

at the HHS track in this

walk of HOPE.

Students Bringing Wishkah Valley School News to Your Door!

Volume 2011, Issue 3 March/April

WVS/NHS Basket Bingo Relay for Life

Students at Wishkah Valley

School got the chance to watch a

group of Chinese acrobats perform

at the school. The whole school

and community were invited. The

acrobats combined routines of

balancing, contortions,

foot-juggling, etc., with little

vignettes about Chinese culture,

schools, and customs. Their

colorful costumes, unique

background Chinese music, and

smiling faces added to their

amazing feats of acrobatics to make

the show something the students,

staff, and community members

talked about for weeks. They even

let a few students get involved with

the routines, which was an

enjoyable part of the show. It is the

11th year they’ve brought the differ-

ent & amazing acrobats to the U. S.

Chinese acrobats visit Wishkah by Scotti West

Page 2 The Highclimber

Summer School, June 21, 2011 Wishkah Valley School will

again offer a high school credit

redemption summer school

program. Offered through

Advanced Academics, a state-

approved online curriculum,

and funded through the

generosity of The Discuren

Foundation, students will have

the opportunity to recover

credits by completing

by Maggie Knight

Dr. Seuss Day is March 2nd.

Every year, the elementary

students join students around

the world to celebrate Dr.

Seuss’s birthday by wearing

their pajamas to school and

bringing their pillows and

blankets so that they can lie

down in the gym with their Dr.

Seuss books and read. The

para-pros cooked green eggs

and ham. To help purchase

the food, students used funds

from their school accounts.

Each of the teachers read a

Dr. Seuss book to their

classes. The kids had lots of

fun reading to each other and

can’t wait for next year! One

of the elementary teachers,

Mrs. Erickson, actually met

Dr. Seuss in 1984.

is the responsibility of the

attendees. Breakfast, lunch,

and snacks will be provided.

Spaces are limited, so it

would be wise to sign up

early. First come; first

served. The grant only pays

for 20 students. There is no

cost for in-district students.

Contact Mrs. Petheram to

sign up.

equivalent courses online

through the Advanced

Academics program. Summer

school will start immediately

after school ends in June. Stu-

dents attend school June 21 to

27 from 8AM until 4PM daily

until their course is completed,

usually within one week’s

time. Transportation to and

from summer school

the 1987 Ford F-250, formerly used as a district maintenance truck. The truck had sat idle for many years needing major work. Nathan and Jacob secured

donations from a number of business and community members. They replaced the tires and wheels, installed a new CD player and speakers, replaced the engine with a

Seniors Jacob Russell and Nathan Marsh selected a senior project based on their plans for future employment. Because both of them are interested in rebuilding engines, they rebuilt

rebuilt engine, and installed a new exhaust. In addition, they were able to get a new paint job donated. As part of Washington State’s High School Graduation Requirements, the Culminating Project offers students an opportunity to learn in a “real world” way. Please contact members of the senior class to purchase tickets. The truck will be raffled to raise funds for the senior class trip. Tickets: $5. Drawing: May 18

We need Y-O-U & your $$$

by Nathan Marsh

Volume 2011, Issue 3 Page 3

Contact Booster Club to purchase “I Bleed Orange & Black” T-Shirts – Sizes S-3XL - $15.00

Logger Bleacher Seats - $15.00

Logger “W” Hats - $22.00

Donut Sales EVERY WEDNESDAY ~ $1 each ~ Support WVS 8th Graders!

Throughout the week of

the 4th to the 9th of April,

the 1st -12th grades of

Wishkah Valley School

had the chance to take

part in the preparation

and acting of the show

``King Arthur’s Quest``.

On Monday, two directors,

Hayley and Jocelyn, of the

Missoula Children’s

Theatre cast students of

all grades to make a

selection for the play. Every

day from 1 pm to 5:30 pm,

the students learned their

roles, lines, songs, and the

movement on the stage.

Almost entirely made up out

of middle school students,

the show seemed a little

challenging at first, but

divided into two groups,

goals were achieved very

quickly.

At 10 am on Saturday, the

group met at the Bishop

Center for the Performing

Arts in Aberdeen where the

play was going to be

performed. Costumes were

handed out, and after

everyone had turned into an

ancient character, it was

time for a final rehearsal.

With a few mistakes and

great excitement, the cast

went through it, until it was

time for the final show at 2

pm. Over 150 people showed

up and became part of the

medieval magic for about

one hour. Almost perfectly,

the show was performed,

and everyone had a great

time.

King Arthur’s Quest by Marcel Rast

Students present King Arthur’s Quest on The

Bishop Theatre Stage, Saturday, April 9, 2011

King Arthur: Marcel Rast

Queen Guinevere: Caitlin

Livingston

Sir Lancelot: Christian Richardson

Merlin: Jared Merrill-Maurer

Talesin: Allison Patterson

Raven: Trista Cochran

Lady of the Lake: Ryder Heikkila

Uther Pendragon’s Ghost:

Jacob Gardiner

Mordred: Will Fultz

Morgan LeFey: Brittany Fry

KNIGHTS:

Shea Taylor

Michael Harder

Matthew Richardson

Zach Dzuibak

Taylor Dzuibak

Bradley Allen

DAMSELS/SQUIRES:

MacKenzie Robertson

Abigail Van Blaircom

Natasha Cork-Pearce

Cooper Bomhoff

Cody Hull

MINIS:

Molly VanBlaricom

Amber Cochran

Foster Patterson

Juianna Johnson

Baylee Buchanan

Sadie McBride

Zackary Allen

Colton Bomhoff

Kalayah Taylor

CAMELOTIANS:

Noah Arnold

Erica Bomhoff

Denny Van Blaricom

Ryan Doll

Caden Stankavich

Aleah Clevenger

Jazzmen Dziubak

Avery Perron

Assistant Directors:

Emily Merrill

David Murray

Ally Ancich

The Players

Page 4 Newsletter Title

“Have no fear

for our quest is

JUST!”

Wishkah Valley School & Missoula Children’s Theatre Present

The Fife High School Choir,

Jazz and Concert Band

performed for Wishkah Valley

School Friday, March 18th.

They did an amazing job! Fife

Band has traditionally come to

Wishkah every year. It is such

a pleasure to have them show

off to our entire school! The

community was also invited to

the assembly to enjoy the

performance as much as we

did! The Fife band director, Mr.

Sorenson, directed band at

Wishkah Valley School in the

past.

scholarship, which are a

minimum 3.5 grade point

average, Leadership,

Service, and Character.

Erin is the president of

the sophomore class and

the cheerleading captain

for basketball. She

participates in basketball

and track. Hannah is the

vice president of the

sophomore class and a

student ambassador. She

participates in volleyball

and fastpitch. Dani is the

sophomore class

treasurer, a student

ambassador, and member

of the Knowledge Bowl

Team. Dani participates

in volleyball and

fastpitch.

The new inductees are

Erin Anderson, Hannah

Olson, and Dani Zembal.

The current members are

Teaka Dahlstrom, Mark

Pauley, and Shelby

Reibel.

Together these students

uphold the society’s

national standards of

Volume 2011, Issue 3 Page 5

Mrs. Addison’s Art Students compete at GHC Art Show

by Stephanie Grove

Fife Band Visits Wishkah Valley School for Performance by Stephanie Grove

Mrs. Addison’s art class submit-

ted eleven entries into the Grays

Harbor College High School Art

Show and Contest. Over 180

pieces of art were submitted

from area high schools. Five of

our students won six

honorable mentions:

Stephanie Grove, Kyle

Ayres, Zachary Dziubak

(2), and Samantha

Richardson. Well done!

Mrs. Dorothy Addison’s Wishkah Valley School art students garnered eleven honorable

mentions at the Grays Harbor College High School Art Show and Contest. Above, Zach

Dziubak. Left, Top: Kyle Ayres. Left, Bottom: Samantha Richardson . Below, Left: Zachary

Dziubak Below, Right: Stephanie Grove.

Learn German by Marcel Rast

German ↔ English

Easter = Ostern

Easter Bunny = Osterhase

Grassland = Wiese

Bush = Busch

Sun = Sonne

Swim = Schwimmen

Boat = Boot

Family = Familie

Ask Marcel to help you

pronounce the words in

German!

before school begins. Any

out-of-district students will need to

complete the yearly Attendance in a

Nonresident District application.

Wishkah Valley School will also

hold a Kindergarten Open House

May5th, from 1:30-3:00PM in the

kindergarten room. Next year’s

kindergarten students will have an

opportunity to meet their teacher

Wishkah Valley School

Kindergarten Registration will

take place May 3rd through May 5th,

from 9:00AM to 2:00PM at the

school office. To attend

kindergarten during the 2011-2012

school year, children must be five

years old on or before August 31st,

2011. A birth certificate is required

at the time of registration and proof

of immunizations will be required

and our middle school band and cheerleaders will march Saturday, April 30, and again, Sunday, May 1. They will camp overnight, make s’mores, represent Wishkah Loggers , and make many lasting memories. This year’s Theme: “Honor & Remember”, honors all of our First Responders in Remembrance of 09/11/01.

WVS Middle Schoolers have been practicing their marching skills for the Long Beach Loyalty Days parade and celebration. Initiated in 1950 by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Loyalty Days is an historically rich celebration of patriotism. The celebration is always held the first weekend in May. This year, Mrs. Patterson

Middle School News! by Aleah Park, Jared Merrill, &Josiah Olson

Page 6 The Highclimber

and acquaint themselves with the

room.

Parents will have time to ask

questions and learn about the

kindergarten curriculum. If your

child is not in the Wishkah

Preschool, and you would like

your child to have an informal

assessment, please call Mrs.

Eager at 532-3128, ext. 1140.

contributed by

Jacob Russell

CHILDRENS PARADE Downtown Ilwaco

NOON Saturday, March 30

LOYALTY DAYS PROGRAM & GRAND

PARADE downtown Long Beach

NOON Sunday, May 1

Kindergarten Registration and Open House by Stephanie Grove

by Marcel Rast

This year’s fastpitch team has been working diligently all season. Head coach Tove Reibel and assistant coach Wendy Olson have been working the girls hard. After their first couple game got cancelled, they were relieved

to get some nice weather and started playing. Pitcher Teagan Louthan, #13, and Shelby Reibel, #7, have been doing their best to strike out as many people as possible. It’s a joy watching these girls give it their all playing a great, fun game!

Fastpitch by Danielle Keith

This baseball season looks to

be a good one. The head

coach is Ryan Onasch. He

was also the assistant football

coach. Helping him is the

assistant coach, Bob Hyde.

The pitchers this year are

Nathan Marsh, Josh Talevich,

and Jake Rasler. The weather

has been pretty bad lately, so

they have not had many

games.

by Shawn Williamson

Volume 2011, Issue 3 Page 7

Coaches Bob Eager and Dan

Brown expressed their sincere

thank yous to the following

people for helping to make the

Grays Harbor All-County

Track Meet a great event:

Claudine Asseln, Ray Yoder,

David & Carrie Anderson,

Marci Bowers, John & JoLynn

Berge, Bob & Shannon Ander-

son, Ryan Onasch, Lee

Onasch Brad Taylor, Katerina

Eaton, Erik Richardson, and

Eric Gardiner.

Congratulations to Erin

Anderson for breaking the

school record in the long jump

previously held by Stephanie

Konschu, class of 2009.

Since March 17th, the

Wishkah Valley High School

Track Team is participating

in track meets all over

district number 4. Overall,

twelve students are

participating in almost all

ELEMENTARY BAKE SALES FOR SECOND SEMESTER

May 6 - 3

rd & 4

th May 20 - 5

th & 6

th

events. There were seven

meets at Raymond, Ocosta,

Naselle, North Beach, and

South Bend. Two as well as the

Freshman Invite are still to

come, until it goes to the

District IV Championships.

After that, the two Day State

Track & Field Championships

await the ones that placed first

or second during Districts.

Page 8 The Highclimber

Superintendent’S Corner

by Ray Yoder

There is an opportunity for a

family to have a foreign

exchange student. There are

many rewards, fun times, and

lifetime friendships developed

through student foreign

exchange programs. If you

would enjoy being a part of

the student foreign exchange

program, please contact the

school. We can help facilitate

the process.

Another school year is racing

towards the finish line.

Congratulations to the

student actors for a fine

production of King Arthur’s

Quest. Spring testing is

scheduled, preparing for next

year, preparing a budget,

improving facilities, and

dealing with new legislation

and educational cuts are

being dealt with daily. The

school board, administration

and staff are spending many

hours determining how to

provide the best educational

program possible for our

students. If any member of

the community or parent

would like to give input into

the educational program,

please feel free to offer any

and all suggestions.

Baseball teams and track

participants are working

towards state playoffs and a

highly successful season.

There will also be off-season

work in basketball and

Contributed by Jacob

Russell (Answers in

next month’s edition.)

participation in the Loyalty

Days Parade May 1st, 2011.

Several educational field

trips, the school Renaissance

carnival, the Senior trip, and

many end-of-year activities

are being planned and

implemented. The 2010-2011

school year has been a

wonderful and successful

year. There have been many

successes recorded in

academics and in sports. We

look forward to a great

summer and a return to the

2011-2012 school year.

February Crossword Key:

Across — 4) chocolate 5) oath 6) February 9) heart 10) candy

11) sweetheart 12) trust 13) pink

Down — 1) love 2) valentine 3) romantic 4) red 8) roses 9) heart

This spring, the Wishkah Valley

School got brand new lighting. All

of the district buildings’ lights were

either replaced or re-lamped with

new energy-efficient lighting. In

most all areas of the school, lighting

was greatly improved. Ameresco

Quantum was the project manager

and The Light Doctor was the

installer. There are approximately

300 new fixtures and 500 new

lights throughout the school

district. The project was paid for

by energy grants from the state

with some federal support and

some local utility rebates. The

rooms are noticeably brighter, and

they are now energy efficient.

Volume 2011, Issue 3 Page 9

Lunch Calendar — May 2011 by Robert Hiller This institution is an equal opportunity provider

Need Help? See Mrs.

Petheram.

“…to help promising young

people at critical times in their lives. To do that which otherwise would not be timely done.” – Saul Haas

Lighting Project Saves Energy and Reduces Costs by Danielle Keith

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Chicken Teriyaki

over Rice

Wheat Roll

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Spaghetti

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Pizza

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Chili

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Hot Dog

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Tomato Soup

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chosen by Mrs. Patterson. “Amber

always has a smile on her face! She

brightens up our music class with her

attentive listening and her active

participation.”

Another student selected for Student

of the Month was Shawn Williamson.

Shawn was selected for Student of the

Month because he has stepped up his

work this year. Shawn passed his

Collection of Evidence in writing.

Shawn has also enrolled at Grays

Harbor College as a Running Start

student studying welding.

APRIL Mrs. Petheram selected

Stephanie Grove as Student of the

Month from her publishing class. “We

faced major deadlines in April, and

MARCH Mrs. Addison chose Tanner Rice

as a March Student of the Month. She also

added, “Tanner uses his class time well

and shows originality and thoughtful

consideration of the assignment. He

cleans up his area and is careful with

supplies. He follows directions and has his

assignments organized in his art

notebook. He shows respect for the effort

of others and is also a helpful class

member.”

Josiah Olson was selected by Mrs.

Petheram. She noted that, “Josiah

approaches his assignments with

enthusiastic determination. He can be

depended upon to produce quality work

above expectations.”

For elementary, Amber Cochran was

CONGRATULATIONS MARCH/APRIL STUDENTS OF THE MONTH by Scotti West

Wishkah Valley School District

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April 30 — Junior/Senior Prom Tickets at the Door: $35

April 30 & May 1 — Long Beach Band Loyalty Days Parade

May 6 — People to People BBQ & Basket Bingo

May 2 thru 6 — TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

May 20 — All-School Carnival, 6PM to 8PM

May 30 — Memorial Day Holiday

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Stephanie stepped up her game to meet them

all. Stephanie worked beyond expectations

and designed and completed key pages for

the final yearbook deadline.”

Don Richardson has chosen Josiah Olson &

Payton West. “Both students are honest,

helpful, polite, respectful, and always ahead in

their assignments. Josiah & Payton represent

all the things we look for in Wishkah Valley

School students.”

Megan Hill was chosen by Mr. Maurer. “Megan

always gets the task at hand done. She is very

conscientious about her work. And, in spite of

a busy extracurricular schedule, she rarely

misses a deadline. =)”

Lindsay Hill was chosen by Mr. Yoder. “Lindsay

is very friendly, outgoing and considerate. She

is also very helpful and supportive.” KUDOS!

MARCH/APRIL STUDENTS OF THE MONTH (LEFT PICTURE From left to right) Tanner Rice, 9th grade; Josiah

Olson, 8th grade; Amber Cochran, 2nd grade; Shawn Williamson, SENIOR (RIGHT PICTURE From left to right) Lindsay

Hill, Kindergarten; Josiah Olson, 8th grade; Stephanie Grove, SENIOR, Payton West, 8th grade; Megan Hill, 5th grade.