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Page A-10 - Mason County Journal - Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015
By GORDON WEEKS
gordon@masoncoun com
Teachers and administra-
tors told the Shelton School
Board that students who face
new graduation requirements
need more teachers, instruc-
tion time, clubs and artistic
opportunities.
'The Shelton School Board
will decide this month when
and how to change the district
requirement for high school
graduation from 22 credits to
24 credits.
In 2010, the Washington
State Board of Education ad-
opted the 24-Credit Career
and College Ready Graduation
Requirements.
The first students who
must meet the new standards
to graduate are in the class
of 2019, and currently in the
eighth grade at Oakland Bay
Junior High School (OBJH)
in the Shelton School Dis-
trict.
IF YOU GO
WHO: Shelton School Board
WHAT: Study session on
24-credit requirement
WHEN: 6 p.m. Feb. 19
WHERE: CHOICE Alternative
School, 807 W. Pine St., Shelton
The Shelton School Board
will decide whether to imple-
ment the state-mandated
changes next fall, or take the
option from the state to waive
the requirement for one or two
years.
The Board is scheduled to
address a recommendation
from interim Superintendent
Art Jarvis at a study session
at 6 p.m. Feb. 19.
At a special meeting Feb.
5, teachers and administra- ¢|My teachers are spread so thin,"
tors talked about the needs
and potential changes for
art classes, physical educa- StaceyAnderson, CHOICE Alternative School principal
tion, electives and Career
and Technical Education. It The high school will need "Strong music programs en-
was the third and final board more teachers, materials and hance academics ... Perform-
forum in which instruc- storage space to meet the de- ing develops the brain," Na-
tors made recommendations mand, said Diane Garner, ankhla said.
about their needs, exploratory teacher at Olym- Theater is only offered at
The new credit require- pic Middle School and the dis- the high school, Nakhla said.
ments will be a challenge for trict's curriculum leader for "There's definitely room for
students at CHOICE Alterna- the arts and global language, growth there," he said.
tive School, but will provide The high school has only Pat Cusack, the Career and
more options, said CHOICE one visual arts teacher, Gar- Technical Education director
Principal Stacey Anderson. ner said. at SHS, said teacher confer-
CHOICE needs a full-time Arts and athletics are bond- ences and testing are among
instructor to teach Spanish I ing experiences that moti- things that divert time from
and II, a full-time teacher for vate some students to attend classroom learning.
social studies and arts, and a school, "especially the music "We're in dire need of more
half-time science teacher who -- they're part of a performing instruction time," he said.
can work with labs, she said. group," she said. The students also need
"My teachers are spread so Paul Nakhla, who teaches more clubs where they can
thin," Anderson said. choir at OBJH and Shelton connect with others with simi-
The number of arts credits High School (SHS), agreed, lar interests, and more field
required for high school gradu- The schools are the only per- trips, Cusack said.
ation will change from one formance outlet for many Shel- "The art community here is
credit to two. ton youths, he said. fascinating," he said.
SCHOOL BRIEFS
Free financial aid
advice for students
Volunteer financial aid workers
will help college-bound students and
their families find financial aid from
4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at Olympic
College Shelton, 937 W. Alpine Way,
Shelton.
The Shelton School District, the
Washington Student Achievement guardians' completed 2014 IRS 1040Scholarships to high school and under-
Council, USA Funds and Olympic Col- tax returns, W-2 forms and other 1014 graduate college students.
lege Shelton sponsor the event, called income and benefits information. Stu- The scholarships are available
College Goal Washington. dents who worked in 2014 should also to Green Diamond employees, their
Volunteers will answer questions bring their earnings information, children, and students in Green Dia-
about financial aid, provide informa- Students who are 24 and older mond's Mason and East Grays Harbor
tion about scholarships and offer guid- should bring their completed 2014 IRS counties operating communities. The
ance on filing the Free Application for 1040 taxreturns, W-2 forms and other scholarship program was established
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online. 2014 income and benefits information, in 1947 in memory of Reed, who was
To file the FAFSA, students young- For more information, call 432-5406 the president of the Simpson Logging
er than 24 should bring their parents or email sheltoncampus@olympic.edu. Co. from 1914 until his death in 1933.
or guardian, and their parents' or The deadline to apply is Feb. 27.
Green Diamond Applications are available at the
Green Diamond website at www.
greendiamond.com. For more informa-
offers scNolarsl]|psL i L=__ tion, call Diana Goldy at 427-4703 or
Green Diamond Resource Co. will
award eight $3,000 Mark E. Reed
email dgol amond.com.
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