http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features School Features RSS Feed http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-02-01_mariner_celebrates_diversity_with_culture_week Meeting a challenge to celebrate diversity at Mariner High School like never before, students organized the school’s first-ever Culture Week, a five-day celebration with food, music and more. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-02-01_mariner_celebrates_diversity_with_culture_week http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-02-01_2_win_district_s_lighthouse_award_ Teacher Margaret Grimes, along with Joe Mulligan, a custodian at Voyager Middle School, won this semester’s Mukilteo School District Lighthouse Awards. They were honored together on Jan. 23. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-02-01_2_win_district_s_lighthouse_award_ http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-02-01_mariner_choir_prepares_for_carnegie_hall_performance It is a season of success for the Mariner High School Chamber Choir, which has been invited to perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-02-01_mariner_choir_prepares_for_carnegie_hall_performance http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-25_local_soccer_player_wins__1_000_scholarship Lauren Luke, a Kamiak High School was recently named one of 12 national finalists for the Inspireum Soccer Awards, which celebrate inspirational young athletes who embody the values of character, courage, contribution, and commitment through the sport of soccer. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-25_local_soccer_player_wins__1_000_scholarship http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-25_mukilteo_students_are_winners_in_essay_contest Students from the Mukilteo School District swept all three high school awards in the annual Prodigies for Peace essay and art contest, which helps students and adults draw connections between the people and events that shaped the civil rights movement and the social issues that influence our lives today. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-25_mukilteo_students_are_winners_in_essay_contest http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-25_challenger_students_receive_act_of_kindness_award Students in Nancy Fee’s 2nd grade class at Challenger Elementary have received Dr. Hope’s Act of Kindness Award in appreciation for the work they have done to spread kindness at their school. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-25_challenger_students_receive_act_of_kindness_award http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-25_student_featured_in_special_olympics_newsletter Mariner High School junior Raeann Johns was recently featured in a newsletter sent to coaches, athletes, friends, families and supporters of Special Olympics throughout Washington state. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-25_student_featured_in_special_olympics_newsletter http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-25_mlk_dream_alive_at_olympic_view In honor of Dr. King’s life and dreams, Olympic View Middle School held an MLK assembly on Jan. 13, where students reflected on the teachings of a man who lived two generations before them. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-25_mlk_dream_alive_at_olympic_view http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-18_assembly__proof_of_king_s_dream_ Mariner has hosted an annual MLK assembly for more than 20 years. Coming from diverse backgrounds, many of Mariner’s students were a part of the assembly on Jan. 12 – they delivered speeches, sang songs and performed dances in remembrance of Dr. King. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-18_assembly__proof_of_king_s_dream_ http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-11_rotary_honors_kamiak_senior The Rotary Club of South Everett-Mukilteo recently honored Taylor Cole as their November Student of the Month at Kamiak High School. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-11_rotary_honors_kamiak_senior http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-04_donations_land_2_airplanes_for_evcc_ Private donations allowed Everett Community College’s Aviation Maintenance Technician School to recently acquire two aircraft to help train future aviation maintenance technicians. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2012-01-04_donations_land_2_airplanes_for_evcc_ http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-12-21_local_robotics_team_receives__11_000_in_grants_ Recently, FrostByte has received over $11,000 in grant money from corporations throughout Snohomish County in order to compete in this year’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics competition. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-12-21_local_robotics_team_receives__11_000_in_grants_ http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-12-21_kamiak_senior_honored_for_community_service Kiwanis Club of Mukilteo is pleased to honor Mark Anderson as this month’s Kiwanis Student of the Month. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-12-21_kamiak_senior_honored_for_community_service http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-12-14_finalist_for_soccer_award__kamiak_senior_s_story_inspires_community With a remarkable story about the obstacles she has overcome in her life, Lauren Luke is one of 50 semi-finalists in the Inspireum Soccer Award contest for the nation’s most inspirational soccer player. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-12-14_finalist_for_soccer_award__kamiak_senior_s_story_inspires_community http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-12-14_mariner_senior__remarkable_ The Kiwanis Club of Mukilteo recently honored Katie Rogers as the club’s November Student of the Month. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-12-14_mariner_senior__remarkable_ http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-12-07_outgoing_school_board_members_leave_their_mark The departure of board members Kevin Laverty and Geoff Short this month means the loss of a combined 24 years of service. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-12-07_outgoing_school_board_members_leave_their_mark http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-12-07_leading__bolero__ Kamiak High School senior Ryan O'Connor on snare drum, leads the Chamber Winds in an exciting rendition of "Bolero" at the Winter Band Concert on Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Performing Arts Center. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-12-07_leading__bolero__ http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-11-30_local_teacher_explores_antarctica__chases_dream Penguins, seals and ice sheets are just the tip of the iceberg for what local teacher John McGuirk encountered on his recent expedition to Antarctica. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-11-30_local_teacher_explores_antarctica__chases_dream http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-11-30_explorer_science_teacher_makes_sense_of_density Explorer science teacher Kent Treadgold developed a lesson on the concept of density that has been uploaded to the Internet for the benefit of science teachers throughout the U.S. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-11-30_explorer_science_teacher_makes_sense_of_density http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-11-30_kamiak_senior_recognized_for_her_volunteerism The Rotary Club of South Everett-Mukilteo recently honored Isabelle Schilbach as their October Student of the Month. http://mukilteobeacon.com/schools/features/article.exm/2011-11-30_kamiak_senior_recognized_for_her_volunteerism