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Valentine named teacher of the year in Shelton Robbins awarded Promising New Educator of the Year By KEVIN SPRADLIN to ]  e f) I, i'. .., T>IZ a..,£,O /'t C ( ) A  .{ L% O O Ty. "The trick [s hanging on that pass[ono g$ STORE & DELl SPECIALS- MAY 10 16 Oakland Bay Junior High School Prin- cipal Bracken Budge said there have been two instances in which he thought his school might lose Denise Valentine as an art teacher. The first, Budge said, came last sum- mer when he learned Valentine had been struck by a motorist while riding her bi- cycle. Valentine survived the incident. The second time occurred when Val- entine asked Budge for a letter of recom- mendation. Warner said he knew it meant Valentine was looking for a new job. Warner said he agreed to write a letter but wasn't eager to do so. Eventually, he made a phone call to his art teacher. "l told her we couldn't afford to be without her," Budge told Superinten- dent Wayne Massie and four school board members attending Tuesday night's Shel- ton School District Board of Education meeting at CHOICE High School. Board member Brian Major announced Valentine as Shelton School District's 2013 Teacher of the Year. Valentine was selected from seven nominees. Warner said Valentine "does more be- fore 6 a.m. than most of us do all day" and challenged the crowd of more than four dozen colleagues, family members and students in the audience at Tuesday's meeting. "I dare anyone here to tell Miss Val- entine that the arts aren't important," Budge said. Budge said Valentine makes a special effort to implement art projects across the curriculum. Valentine has earned National Board Certification in art and she is active in a variety of school-related functions, Budge said, including the School Improvement Plan committee, the drama club, PTSA, Renaissance and PRIDE. The other nominees were included Amanda von Jentzen, a special services teacher at Bordeaux Elementary; Isis Al- bert, a fifth grade teacher at Evergreen Elementary; Suzanne Montgomery, mu- sic teacher at Mountain View Elemen- tary; Richelle Vining-Gonzalez, an ELL teacher at Olympic Middle School: Bar- bara Gomez, librarian at Shelton High School; and Krag Unsoeld, detention center teacher at CHOICE High School. Massie underscored the teachers' gen- eral desire to stay out of the limelight. On this night, though, they deserved it. "I'm really in awe of so many outstanding educa- tors here tonight," Mass- ie said. "It's tough to be singled out. That's not in the DNA of a teacher, [ don't think." Rachael Robbins. a Raehael fourth grade math and Robbins language arts teacher at Evergreen Elemen- tary School. was named Promising New Educator of the Year. Robbins was selected from six candi- dates from across the district: Other can- didates were: Marni Zorn, music teach- er at Bordeaux Elementary; Courtney Weeden, third grade teacher at Mountain View Elementary; Jennifer Long, read- ing and math teacher at Olympic Middle School: Chris Harris, ninth grade teacher at Oakland Bay Junior High School; and Nick Elmquist, social studies teacher at SHS. Evergreen Principal Steve Warner not- ed Robbins' passion for children and their well-being. In math, Warner said, "she is always willing to try new strategies and ap- proaches with kids o help them learn better. She considers kids as individuals and gets to know her students and how they learn best." Board member Jim Barrett urged all six candidates to remain enthusiastic about their roles in molding children's lives. That, he said, won't be easy. "Try and carry your enthusiasm and commitment through the long battle," Barrett said. "The trick is hanging on to the passion." Letters Continued from page A-4 published a booklet called "Grow Smart, Grow Safe" in which they review 550 products that are sold for use in our gardens. One of the most star- tling warnings made obvi- ous in this booklet is that weed and feed products can be a long term "health hazard .... hazardous to aquatic life," and a "water pollution hazard." (Be- cause everything we put onto the ground makes its way to the Sound, or our ponds, lakes, streams and.., fish.) Maybe in honor of Mothers Day and Spring 2012 we could swear off the weed and feed products. Instead, with the knowledge that a healthy lawn crowds out weeds, we could use good lawn care practices: Let the grass grow to three inches, cut it down to two inches. Fertilize Mother's Day, July 4 and Labor Day with an organic slow release fertilizer. Slow release fertilizers give more to the soil gradually and less to the water quickly. Then use a regular chemical fertilizer in the fall so that the roots can store up energy for the spring. When necessary, water thoroughly twice a week in the cooler hours. Of course aerating, reseed- ing, light mulching and light thatching can also be helpful. Or maybe you would like to take part or all of your lawn out and plant a raised bed of veggies or whatever you can imag- ine. It's also good to keep harm 100 percent of the insects, including our en- dangered bees. Rhoda Pykonen Grapeview Farewell to Buddy Editor, the Journal On April 29, 2012, my grandchildren's beautiful old golden retriever, Bud- dy, who has never hurt a soul, is wonderful with kids and adults, could barely walk, let alone kill a chicken, was accused of killing a chicken, and as a result was shot many times. This man hunted him down and shot him bru- tally. Also, this man lets his chickens run free at all times. Many of his chickens have been run over by cars on Kelly Road. Why not call animal control? How can this man be allowed to shoot a gun around houses with kids in the neighborhood? Does this man have a gun permit? Is his gun regis- tered? What if my grand- children were with the dog at the time he decided to shoot him? In my opinion, this man needs to be held re- sponsible for the tragic death of this wonderful family dog, Buddy. I have heard that he has shot Other dogs, and of course he lied to the sheriff when questioned. So what is next? Life is precious and not for a disturbed person to misuse a gun on an inno- cent life. We will always love you, Buddy. Buddy was buried with his bed and favorite blanket. in mind that 99 percent He will always and of insects are beneficial forever be remembered. and that most insecticides He was family. Cruelty to animals has to stop. Anne Seljestad Shelton Gun range would benefit county Editor, the Journal At the neighborhood sheriffs meeting at Spencer Lake Resort last Thursday, it was men- tioned that there are no full size public gun rang- es within many miles of Shelton. If some enterprising businessman wanted to create such a range in Shelton or nearby, it probably would be a prof- itable venture. Gun ranges are being opened in malls in the eastern United States and have been wildly successful. Recent data points out that in the United States nearly 50 percent of households own at least one weapon. The secret to safe gun ownership is safety training and regular practice. A new gun range in our area would make training and practice much easier and safer and would reduce out- door unsupervised shoot- ing and probably cut down on gun accidents in general. A small fee for hourly use or small fee for join- ing the range would be welcome in our area. Besides that Mr. Busi- nessman, profits are to be had. William S. 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