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Shelton schools focus on freshme By Gordon Weeks gordon @masoncounty com As a projected 4,150 students re- turned to classrooms yesterday, the Shelton School District is focusing spe— cial attention on the new freshmen at its three high schools, Shelton, Cedar and CHOICE. The Freshman Academy is making its debut..Ninth-graders will take two trimesters ofthe freshmen seminar, to help them learn to navigate the transi- tion to high school. “Ninth grade is hard,” said Superin— tendent Wyeth Jessee. A major goal is to ensure freshmen end the school year with six or more credits and are on course for gradu- ation, Jessee said. The first semes- ter will focus on items such as how to track homework, while the second tri- mester focuses on the district’s High School and Beyond Plan and career planning for each student. Another major focus this school year is on reading, Jessee said. ' Last school year, the district estab- lished classroom libraries in kinder— garten through the sixth grade that offered 480 to 680 books in each class- room, and 250 to 350 books in Span— ish in dual—language classrooms. This school year, the district is expanding the classroom libraries in grades seven through 12. “We’re really pushing kids to read We get books they want to read,” J es— see said. The Shelton High School li— brary last school year reported a record number of book checkouts, he said. Everyone is invited to the district’s Open House Tailgate Party hosted at 5 p.m. Friday in the courtyard behind the A. building at Shelton High School, M Quixotesas: ‘ Thursday, Sept. 7, 2028 — Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 7 n, reading Shelton Schools District Superintendent Wyeth Jessee talks to parents, guardians and students Aug. 26 at the . district’s Back to School Festival at Olympic Middle School. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks 3737 N. Shelton Springs Road. The event includes music by DJ Tye, food, and information about clubs, athletics, teachers, classes, dis- trict services and strategic plans. At 7 p.m., the Highclimbers football team plays Bremerton High School at Jack Stark Field at Highclimber Stadium. The Shelton School Board on Aug. 22 passed a $78.3-million budget for Uiyrapia I flirting l J emerges k . ray treaties Tickets: quixotecommunitiesorg “the session a 190 W. Sentry at. Shaken. we community safe/y housed. path to stability. better quality of life. Help us celebrate and raise funds for our residents’ BIG Futures! THANK YOU TO GUR SPONSORS! FORMA . . CONSTRUCTtON PLAWNUM tits tifit‘r‘ sea) woisonsewoison SILVER WC}??? Back Office Services, Sierra Pacific Industries, The Olympia Morgan Stanley Office BR‘E‘NZE Peninsula Credit Union, Green Diamond, Kiley Juergens Wealth Management LLC, Team Bakken Homes, Mason PUD3, Mason County Democrats the 2023-24 school, year. Instruction is the largest expense in the budget at 57.50%, followed by instructional sup port at 13.46%, central administration at 6.50%, maintenance and operations at 6.07%, the principal’s offices at 5.64%, pupil transportation at 4.52%, food services at 2.80%, utilities and insurance at 2.25%, other services at 1.15%, and public activities at 0.11%. Translation and interpretation ser— vices are available to students and par-' ents. The district can provide an inter preter or translated documents, free of charge. For more information, call Betty Uriostegui at 360-426—1687, ext. 10541. Winter break is Dec. 20 to Jan. 3, and spring break is April 1-5. The ten- tative last day of school is June 13. 2481 l wwwhccnet onnect Outdoors up to $250 off I First year of Gig lnternet & Smart WiFi Whole-home coverage and even some outdoors too. Discount applied as 12 monthly credits-based on service. Services must remain active to receive full discount. WiFi reach varies. Some restrictions may apply. Offer subject to change without notice. Cannot be combined with other offers. Offer ends 9/30/23.