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SCHOOL BRIEFS
The students at the new Cedar High School in
downtown Shelton can elect its first student offi-
cers after the Shelton School Board on Tuesday
evening passed the school’s constitution, which
was written by the students. Journal photo by.
Gordon Weeks
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 — Shelton-Mason County Journal Page A-3
New stUdent government
at Cedar High School
The Shelton School Board on Tuesday evening
passed a constitution to form a Cedar High School
Associated Student Body and alldw the new school
to elect student officers.
The district’s newest school debuted in Septem—
ber. About 70 students in grades seven through 12
are learning online, while their seven instructors
at teaching from home at CHOICE High School in
downtown Shelton. When students return to the
classrooms, they will share the CHOICE building,
while the district continues to search for a second
school site.
Stacey Anderson, the principal of both schools,
told the school board at its Dec. 8 meeting that
Cedar High students met via Zoom Dec. 1 to
work on the proposed constitution. They used the
CHOICE High School constitution as an inspira-
tion, she said,
That day, the students voted 30—3 to pass the
proposed constitution, Anderson said.
After Board President Sandy Tarzwell pointed
out some inconsistencies and misspellings, An-
derson said she would revise the document and
present it again to the board at its regular meet-
ing Tuesday night. On Tuesday, the board unani-
mously approved the ASB constitution.
“The students will be excited that their consti-
tution passed and they can elect officers,” Ander-
son said.
The student government constitution suggests
yellow, red and green as the school’s colors. The
students will vote on a mascot.
According to the school constitution, regular
student body elections will be conducted annually,
after the first grading of the spring semester.
The principal has the power to vetoany actions
by the ASB. ‘
The ASB has the power to provide for clubs and
impanel committees as needed, establish financial
procedures to spend ASB funds, provide require-
ments for holding office, provide for vacancies on
the executive panel, and impeach its members.
Today is deadline for
superintendent survey
What qualities do you want the next Shelton
School District superintendent to possess?
Today is the deadline to share your thoughts on
a survey posted on the district’s website. The four
questions are:
I What are good things in the community?
I What are good things about the schools?
‘ I What issues should the superintendent be
aware of?
I What skills, qualities or characteristics
should the new superintendent possess to be suc-
cessful here?
The Shelton School Board members will receive
all the responses unedited.
From these comments, the board will pro-
duce five qualifications they seek in the new
superintendent.
Superintendent Alex Apostle announced in
September he will retire at the end of the school
year; He has led the school district for the past
five years. June 30 is his last day. Apostle said he
made the decision almost two years ago, and told
school board members of his plan at that time.
The consulting company McPherson & Jacobson
is based in Omaha, Nebraska and is conducting
the superintendent search. The school board will
meet with the consultants again Jan. 21 at a work
session.
The last of four “stakeholder” meetings is host-
ed from 5:30 to 6:30 tonight, and everyone can
share their thoughts. The Zoom link is on the dis
trict’s website. Call 253-215-8782, and the meeting
ID is 821 949 5767. i .
I Compiled by reporter Gordon Weeks
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