Stories for Woodbrook
Letter: Woodbrook’s PTSA is now inactive
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By Karen Lebeter, Tillicum
The Woodbrook Middle School’s PTSA is now inactive. We have not been able to meet the minimum member requirement to continue to be a part of the National PTA organization. The school used to have a PTO, but to start another we would have to file a 501(c)3 at a cost of over $700. Sarah Weiler and I have not had a child there for 2 years but tried to keep it going.
We awarded money we had earned through bookfairs and collecting Box Tops and Labels on Friday, June 18th. Beth Harrison is in charge of the student ASB and sports department. We gave her a check for $500 for a Scoreboard or other expenses for the Sports dept, and a check for $425 for the Student Body to be used as they wish (dance, party, supplies, etc.). Read More→
Spring Event at Bair Bistro
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Forty-three members and guests of the Steilacoom Chamber of Commerce enjoyed a “Spring Evening at The Bair” on Thursday, April 22. Representing the Port of Tacoma, Connie Bacon was the featured guest speaker during the dinner. She stated that the Port is currently conducting a “nationwide search for a new CEO who is trustworthy, who will tell us the right story in business for the Port of Tacoma, who understands strategic thinking, and is a go-getter.” According to Bacon, the Port of Tacoma is “beginning to see a tiny rise in activity, but anticipates steady growth over the next five years.” She added that the Port has spent $170M to clean-up Puget Sound and Commencement Bay. There are ongoing negotiations with the Puyallup Tribe about possibly operating a terminal, as well. Bus tours of the Port of Tacoma are available to the public and scheduled every couple of months.
CPSD public hearing on Native American educational services
Posted by | CommentsParents, students and community members are invited to a public hearing and provide input on how best to provide educational services for Native American students enrolled in Clover Park School District (CPSD). The hearing will be held Thursday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Woodbrook Middle School cafeteria, 14920 Spring Street, Lakewood 98439. Funds for the district’s Native American program are provided by the Clover Park Native American Education Program Title VII Education Grant 2010-2011. This is the 38th year CPSD has received the grant. For more information, please contact Angelina Nockai Native American education specialist at 253-583-5156.
Lakes mentors help students ease transition to middle school
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A Lakes Ignite mentor works with a group of students at Woodbrook Middle School.
Ignite mentors from Lakes High School spent more than a month at local middle schools helping eighth-graders better understand what it means to be a high schooler. Mentors led lessons and activities, answered questions and facilitated discussions around high school myths and fears.
“This is a great way to help students feel more accepted as they being high school,” said Briana Sacks, a Lakes junior. “I wish I had a program like this to help me with the transition to high school, because I think it can make a big difference for students.”
The Ignite mentoring program is led by Lakes’ Marcy Schafer.
