East Valley High School Graduates 210!

57th Graduation Ceremony—June 11, 2018

It’s a great day to be a Knight!

Graduating Class of 2018

E A S T V A L L E Y H I G H S C H O O L

U p c o m i n g E v e n t s Knight News M A Y / J U N E 2 0 1 8 H O M E O F T H E K N I G H T S

Welcome Freshman Class of 2021!

August 13 EVHS Offices Open Students wishing to pay fees/fines, or purchase ASB cards, annuals, etc. may do so between the hours of 7am and 2pm.

Class Schedules will be available to view on-line through Skyward Family Access. Freshmen will receive their schedules at orientation August 24

August 14 Sports Sign-Up Day 7am—7pm Parents/Students can turn in forms, sign up for all sports and pay any fees in order to be ready for the season. In addition to clearing all fines and purchasing an ASB card ($40), students are required to have a current physical on file—physicals are valid for 24 months

August 15 All football practice begins

August 17

7:30—11:00am

Counselors available for SENIORS requesting schedule changes

August 17

Noon—2:30pm

Counselors available for JUNIORS requesting schedule changes

August 20

7:30—11:00am

Counselors available for SOPHOMORES requesting schedule changes

August 20 Practice begins for: Cross Country Soccer Volleyball Slow Pitch Softball

August 20

Noon—2:30pm

New Student Registration

August 21

7:30—11:00am

12:00—2:30pm

New Student Registration

August 21, 23

9:30—11:30am

LINK leaders will meet to prepare

for Freshman Orientation

August 24

9:30—11:30am

New Student Registration

August 24

9:30—11:30am

For Students

only

Freshman Orientation—held in the gym and hosted by staff and student LINK leaders, students will be provided with information to help them have a successful first day of school—including locker sign-up and distribution of schedules/schedule change requests. *Please drop your student off between 9:15 and 9:30am and plan to pick them up at 11:30am

August 29 School Starts First day of school for students, Wednesday, 8am—2:30pm

September 6 Student Pictures will be taken during school—picture forms and prices will be sent out in the fall

September 28 Picture re-takes, and pictures for those who did not have their picture taken Sept.6.

October 1 Senior Picture Deadline

Information will be made

available on the website

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Sports & Activities Alec Vermaire, Athletic Director

As the school year winds down—here are some of the highlights from our Spring Sports Season

ATHLETICS Softball—3rd Place GNL, 2nd Place District 7, State Qualifier

Abby Brake, Addie Myer, Madrona Beitz—1st Team GNL

Emma Todhunter, Katie Harvey—2nd Team GNL

Baseball—5th Place GNL

Dylan Stutzke—1st Team GNL

Sawyer Tracht—2nd Team GNL

Girls Golf—

Charity Yount—2nd Team GNL, State Qualifier

Boys Golf—

Trail Thompson—1st Team GNL, State Qualifier

Adam Kennedy—2nd Team GNL

Girls Tennis—

Ella Gorkovchenko—GNL All Conference

Boys Tennis—

Andrew Dust—GNL All Conference

Girls Track—State Qualifiers/Finishers

Chloe Chalfant—3rd Place Javelin

Genesis Wilkinson—8th Place Shot Put, 13th Place Javelin

Kailee Hance-Brown—Triple Jump

Boys Track—State Qualifiers/Finishers:

Nathan Allred—6th Place Discus

Andre Mounadir—12th Place Long Jump

Hunter Reynolds—13th Place 1600 meters

Will Sharp—16th Place 800 meters

Soccer—3rd Place GNL, State Qualifier:

Zach Bowsky, Joey Gresch—1st Team GNL

Giuliano Dinaro, Colton Sior—2nd Team GNL

ACTIVITIES

FBLA State Champions:

Josh Strebeck, Collin Zurfluh, & Carter Hosking—Network Design

Orchestra:

Concert & Encore Orchestras scored superiors from all three judges at Large Group Festival

Strolling Strings were awarded a gift of $2000 from the Compass Club

Band:

Ashley Bruce—Mallet Percussion Division—three time Solo & Ensemble State Participant—three Superior Ratings

Choir—State Solo & Ensemble Results:

Bella Noche, Large Group Ensemble, Superior

East Valley Men, Large Men’s ensemble , Superior

Karlee Ludwig, Mezzo Soprano Soloist, Superior

Drama: Had a successful talent show and is currently putting on two one-act plays, “A Night of Mystery…”

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History Bowl

Lori Jacobsen, Advisor

East Valley History Bowl Team Takes 3rd in State!

The East Valley High School History Bowl team traveled to Silverdale,

Washington in March to compete in the Washington State History Bowl

Tournament. After twenty rounds of history, government, economics and current

events questions and competition with the best teams in the state of Washington,

the Knights finished in 3rd

place. The team was led by Captain Preston Forrest

and included Jacob Rector, Garrick Florea and Al Carlson. The students have

been practicing and competing in Spokane since last September. Congratulations

to this wonderful group of students for continuing the longstanding tradition of

high performance by East Valley High School academic teams!

Al Carlson, Jacob Rector, Preston Forrest, and Garrick Florea— Klahowya High School in Silverdale, WA

Knowledge Bowl

Lori Jacobsen, Advisor

Knowledge Bowl Team Goes to State!

The East Valley High School Knowledge Bowl Team finished off another great season this year by competing at the Eastern Washington Regional competition and winning 2

nd place. This earned them a berth at the Washington State Knowledge Bowl

tournament in Arlington, Washington, where they finished 10th place overall in the AA division.

This year’s Knowledge Bowl team was composed of 36 members and included two varsity teams. Students competed at schools in and around Spokane in tournaments from November through February. They began practicing weekly in September and this year, a number of students practiced every day before school and during lunch. This dedication was instrumental in helping this young team achieve their goal of competing at State. Well done, Knights!

State Competition Regional Competition Knowledge Bowl Team

Green Team in Action at East Valley High School!

A new club has been formed at East Valley High School: the Green Team! This group, led by Alyssa Mitchell, has an important mission: to educate the EVHS students on environmental sustainability and how each person can make a difference in protecting the environment. Students began their work with several meetings to determine which issues they cared most about and planning activities to share their message. The club has placed posters with interesting facts around the school, addressed a staff meeting on issues regarding recycling, and has an upcoming segment on EVTV. Watch for Green Team Arbor Day activities in the month of April!

Green Team

Lori Jacobsen, Advisor

Leadership Training

Twenty five students attended a Leadership Training entitled “Finding Your Voice” at Gonzaga University on March 23, 2018. This training, sponsored by the East Valley Community Coalition engaged students in activities that encouraged them to identify their values and passions they hold dear to their hearts and how to convey those messages in a leadership style to make an impact. Gonzaga University Professors, Dr. Joe Albert and Katie Herzog, shared stories and led discussions on how to “Find Your Purpose, Find Your Voice”.

East Valley Billboards—sponsored by the EV Community Coalition

Student Assistance Program Mrs. Melinda Brown, Student Assistance Specialist

PACE is a grassroots Spokane Valley initiative to promote the importance of good character through partnerships with schools, businesses, public agencies, residents, faith-based organizations and community service groups. Working from a common list of monthly character traits (http://pacecommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pace-traits-defined-flyer.pdf), partners promote and integrate each trait into the regular activities of the organization. The character trait for March was Diligence– Persistence, dedication and hard work. We would like to recognize the following students for exhibiting this character trait: Madeline Aldendorf, Zachary Blanton, Ryan Blue, Ashley Bruce, Jade Chernecke, Scarlett Chicklero, Sage Cooper, Brekel Domino, Ethan Downing, Jacob Ealy, Anthony Everhart, Abbey Fleck, Mataya Green, Toryn Hall, Andrew Hansen, Aaron Harris, Brie Holecek, Chelsea Iakopo, Mabele Kizito, Caleb Lee, Dominik Levar, Karlee Ludwig, Alicia Lungu, Nhung Ly, Nicholas Lynch, Justin Martinez, Jr., Rafael Martinez Yepez, Shantel Megill, Zoe Mertens, Triston Millmaker, Bethany Nolan, Hannah Page, Anthony Pitman, Sarah Rabe, Nydia Rodgers, Seth Skoien, Ethan Smith, Elizabeth Smythe, Angelina Sullivan, Nicholas Tadlock, Isidro Vargas.

The April trait is Trustworthiness—Inspiring complete reliability and confidence in his/her truthfulness, integrity, and discretion. We would like to recognize the following students for exhibiting this character trait: Alizeia Butler, Jasmin Andrade-Lenz, Anna Syverson, Ryan Blue, Cheyenne Frye, Bradley Miller, Haili Bowers, George Brown III.

The May trait is Courage—Displaying integrity in spite of obstacles and challenges. We would like to recognize the following students for exhibiting this character trait: Jasmin Andrade-Lenz, Andrea Baumgartner, Zachary Bliss, Jared Douglas, Blake Freeman, Ariel Ibarra, Leonel Ibarra, Brian Lind, Vanessa Martinez, Kalara Morgan, Eva Desantes Nieto, Hannah Page, Trisha Sokoloski, Jacob Vansant, Judea Vasquez. .

Keep up the great work!

PACE

Kyle LeGrant, Dean of Students

Two student teams participated in the 11th Annual Imagine Tomorrow

Competition at WSU. Students Sierra Ley, Deja Draper, Jordan Travis,

Angelina Sullivan, Carlos Chavez, Thomas Yerxa, and Brennen Lilya

competed against 400+ students spending over five hours presenting to

judges. A lead Boeing engineer showed specific interest in the all-girl

team’s idea: a solar-powered air conditioning unit for cars.

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FBLA Awards Banquet

The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) held their end-of-the year banquet to celebrate their members and recognize special award winners. Officer pins were awarded to: Gracie Montoya – President; Danielle Hillyard – Vice President; Destiny Hillyard – Secretary; Alyssa Mitchell – Treasurer; Shaylor Leyk – Public Relations. The Newcomer Award was received by Gwendolyn Skeen, and Shaylor Leyk was recognized as the chapter’s Outstanding Member. Senior members received memory picture books as the membership wishes them well on their future endeavors.

Northern Quest and Spokane Chiefs Welcome East Valley Students

East Valley’s Sports and Entertainment Marketing students had the wonderful opportunity to learn about marketing and promotional strategies utilized by the experts at Northern Quest Casino, and the Spokane Chiefs at the Veteran’s Memorial Arena. Thank you to Jake Patterson and his marketing team at Northern Quest, and Jay Stewart, the vice president of sponsorships for the Spokane Chiefs Hockey Club.

Marketing Students Interview with Numerica

The students in Mr. Kiefer's Sports and Entertainment Marketing class were given the opportunity to interview with Numerica employees. For many of these students, this was their first chance to experience a genuine interview. Most of the students were underclassmen, but for the few seniors it was critical they gain interview experience before doing it for real. During the time leading up to the interviews, students composed their resume and cover letter. They also practiced responding to typical questions, as well as making the first impression (hand shake, attire, body language). Thank you to Numerica for allowing their employees to take time out of their schedules to interview the students.

FBLA Mr. Bret Kiefer, Advisor

Intec

Justin Becker, Teacher

Sports & Entertainment Mktg. Mr. Kiefer, Teacher

What is a certification worth and why would one go through the process of getting one? According to the latest employment reports, the most sought after skill by employers is the ability to utilize the entire Microsoft Office Suite. At East Valley High School, we not only ensure that our students can utilize the tool, they take and pass the industry standard test to prove they have gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities those employers need.

Microsoft Office Certifications: Microsoft Office is a very helpful tool widely used in home, office, and schools, to organize, manage, and present information, data, and figures. MS Office is the most widely used tool for documenting and organizing information, delivering presentations, and processing data in office environments across the globe. MS Office includes Word, to create, polish, and share documents; Excel, to analyze and visualize data; PowerPoint, to create, collaborate, and effectively present ideas; OneNote, to organize ideas into a digital notebook; Outlook, to organize email, coordinate schedules, and stay up to date with contacts; Access, to create custom databases and process data; and Publisher, to print and share professional-looking publications. Asking Samuel about the meaning and the importance of the certifications, his response was: “These Microsoft certifications are important because they allow me to prove to my future employers that I’m qualified for the job more so than those without the certificates. Having acquired the Microsoft Office Master Certificate and two MTA Certificates I immediately appear as a cut above the rest on my resume, and this isn’t some bold claim anyone can make, this is factual proof of my knowledge in the fields my employers desire. As someone who wishes to enter the computer sciences field, these certificates hold even more value, as they prove I have crucial knowledge in very important fields.”

Microsoft Technology Associate Certifications: The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certification is an entry-level credential that validates fundamental technology skills and knowledge for those students who are pursuing a career in technology. MTA addresses a wide range of critical technology concepts with exams that are designed to assess and validate core technical concepts in three primary areas: Developer, Database, and IT Professional. As the preferred path to Microsoft’s Certified Professional exams, such as Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) and Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD), MTA is the ideal starting

point for anyone interested in starting a career in technology.

So, what are we doing here in East Valley to ensure that our students are ready for High School and Beyond? The training and the certification is a process that is rewarding, not only for the uses in an educational environment but as a demonstration that you have shown the ability as governed by the industry standards and this certification which is accepted throughout the globe as that demonstration.

The MTA course of study has lead Joshua into FBLA competition last year resulting in a second place finish for Network Design and a placement in National competition. Joshua placed 1

st in this year’s state FBLA competition, and will be traveling again to

Nationals. Josh is currently working for CHAS (Community Health Alliance of Spokane) in the IT department where the value of his certifications has set a precedence for other technicians to obtain. His employer has encouraged more of their employees to obtain their certifications. Josh will be converting to full time employment this summer with CHAS.

Currently at East Valley High School, we have awarded 213 industry standard Microsoft Office Specialist Certificates -of which over twenty are Expert and Masters- and we have awarded nine total MTA certificates inclusive of Web Design, JavaScript,

Networking, Securities, and Server Administration. All these areas are sought out by employers as proven skill sets.

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Microsoft Certifications at EVHS Mr. John Stokes, Teacher

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East Valley Art Students Win Top Prizes in Competition East Valley students captured two of the three top cash prizes in the 2018 Holocaust Day of Remembrance Art Competition.

East Valley students from the History through the Arts class learned about the Holocaust during WWII and the theft of

thousands of important pieces of art by the Nazis. Students answered the prompt: Design a piece of art that could have taken a

stand against hateful speech during the Holocaust or during current times. Twenty-seven East Valley students had their artwork

chosen for display at Gonzaga University which included drawings, paintings, displays, collages, and plaster casts. Madrona

Beitz won first place and $400 with her powerful display that included a model of a head and several examples of Nazi hate

speech. It also encompassed footsteps with words of hate transforming into words of hope, leading to an outstretched hand

holding a candle. Kiarra Dupree won 2nd

place and $250 with her abstract face painting which combined many ethnic groups

into one image, portraying the beauty in the differences between people as well as the importance of accepting that those

differences are what make us unique. The artwork will be on display until April 15 at Temple Beth Shalom, when the winners will

be honored at the annual Yom Hashoah Day of Remembrance Ceremony. Afterwards, the artwork will be displayed at East

Valley High School. Congratulations to all of the students who created art to take a stand against hate speech.

2018 Holocaust Day of Remembrance Mrs. Lori Jacobsen, Teacher

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers Mrs. Lori Merkel, Teacher

On March 30, Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers visited the special education department at East Valley High School. Following that visit she held a question and answer session with the entire senior class. Students asked questions on the gun issue as it pertains to school safety, the death penalty, campaign finance, and the DACA program. The Congresswoman was generous with her time both during the Q and A and after in meeting with students individually.

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Meal Prices (2017—18 school year) Free & Reduced Lunch Applications— available in the Business Office Breakfast $ 1.50 Lunch $ 3.20

Spring Sports—WIAA Academic Awards

Alec Vermaire, Activities & Athletics Assistant Principal

SPRING SPORTS TEAMS QUALIFY FOR WIAA TEAM AWARDS

Distinguished Team Awards Outstanding Team Awards Varsity Boys Golf 3.124 gpa (6 boys) Varsity Girls Tennis 3.571 gpa (10 girls) Varsity Softball 3.166 gpa (12 girls) Varsity Girls Golf 3.828 gpa (10 girls) Varsity Girls Track 3.379 gpa (25 girls)

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Spokane Scholars

By Sami Perry, Resident Artist, East Farms STEAM Magnet School

After the shooting at Freeman High School last fall, I wanted to help—but more importantly I wanted my students to be a part of the ‘helping’. Art can and has changed the world. My goal was to use art to create a culture of acceptance in all of our schools. I wrote a grant to help fund the “Acceptance Project’ and fortunately I was awarded the grant from the Hagan Foundation. The grant allowed our student the opportunity to create permanent “acceptance” art installations for East Farms STEAM Magnet School, EVMS, and EVHS.

With the help of EVMS 7th grade teacher, Marcy Williams and EVHS Counselor Debbie Hill, we set up the Acceptance Symbol Designer Contest. Students in grades 6-12 entered the contest. We were overwhelmed and thrilled when over 300 students submitted entries, with East Farms STEAM Magnet School’s 6th grade student, KJ Vanderpool’s design being chosen. Students in grades 6-12 created art to represent acceptance. Every student who participated in the project’s art is included in the beautiful photomosaic, a beautiful piece, and one we hope will encourage thoughtfulness toward others and be a reminder to accept others regardless of our differences.

The “Acceptance Symbol” is also being used in two other projects. With the help and creativity of EVHS teachers, Dave Moore and Bill Close, a six foot metal sculpture will be installed at EVHS. EVMS has plans to hang a copy of the Photomosaic in the school’s entry way and East Farms STEAM Magnet School will have each student paint an acceptance tile that will be installed on the hallway walls. In addition to the art, East Farms Counselor, Savannah Maxwell, developed an “Acceptance Program”. Every student at EF has attended the acceptance lesson and has signed the “Acceptance Pledge” Mrs. Maxwell created:

Acceptance Pledge: I pledge to accept people for who they are and respect each other’s differences.

I agree to give each other time to speak. I promise to listen to each other’s ideas and respond in a positive way.

I will learn from others. I understand that everyone makes mistakes, that I stand up for myself and others, and when someone asks me to stop, I stop.

This is who I am, even when no one is watching!

East Farms STEAM Magnet School’s intent with the “Acceptance Project” is to bring awareness and the importance of accepting everyone and respecting our differences. We will be sharing our project and sharing KJ’s symbol design with other school districts promoting the program we’ve developed and encouraging others to become a part of the “acceptance” movement. Please join Debbie Hill, Savannah Maxwell, Tammy Fuller and me as we present our gift of art and our continual support to Freeman High School Tuesday, May 12th, 8AM

Congratulations to East Valley High School’s 2018 Spokane Scholars who were honored at the 26th Annual Spokane Scholars Foundation Banquet on April 16. 150 high school students from 27 local high schools were selected for their excellent scholarly accomplishments. Subject matter experts act as judges to review each scholar’s information which includes grades, test scores, and letters of recommendation. All the Scholars received a medal and certificate.

Matthew Mason English

Preston Forrest Social Studies

Garrett Crothers World Languages

Katharine Pointer Math

Karlee Ludwig Fine Arts

Alyssa Mitchell Science

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FBLA By Bret Kiefer, Advisor

East Valley FBLA Receives Top Honor for Network Design

The East Valley High School Future Business Leaders of America Chapter competed in multiple events at the State Leadership Conference held in Bellevue. The Network Design team of Carter Hosking, Josh Strebeck, and Collin Zurfluh brought home 1

st Place in State.

The competition of computer network design requires teams to take a collaborative online test followed by an interactive role play/presentation in front of experts in the field of network design. Placing in the top four at state qualifies a team for the FBLA national competition to be held in Baltimore in late June – early July. Also making finals at the state competition were Gwendolyn Skeen in Introduction to Public Speaking and Josh Strebeck in Networking Concepts.

Other students competing at the FBLA State Leadership Conference were Alan Juris in Agribusiness and Business Law; Nathan Mitchell, Andre Mounadir, and Brock Phillips in Digital Video Production; Danielle Hillyard and Shaylor Leyk in Emerging Business Issues; Alyssa Mitchell and Ariauana Davies in Social Media Campaign and Global Business; Destiny Hillyard and Jake Hillyard in Introduction to Business Presentation. Shaylor Leyk competed in Job Interview and Client Service, and Destiny Hillyard competed in Introduction to Business Procedures and Introduction to Business.

The Encore Orchestra from East Valley High School, under the direction of Faye Atwood, is a small, select group of students from the East Valley Orchestra Program. Out of 102 orchestra students, this group of 23 must go through a rigorous, competitive audition in order to be part of this group. Because of their high level of skill, they play advanced music and delve into all genres of music. Three times in recent years this group has won the Large Ensemble division in NEMEA Solo and Ensemble and gone to State competition earning all Superior Ratings. In March, at Large Group competition, they again received all Superiors from the judges. This delightful group of talented musicians is a delight to work with.

Orchestra By Faye Atwood, Teacher

Teen Drivers By Debbie Hill, Counselor

Teen drivers at East Valley High School shared their experiences as new drivers with a local

engineering firm during May, for Traffic Safety Awareness Month. Erin Foss and Emily Shirley are

engineers from a firm that reconstructs crashes and wanted to get input from teen drivers to

promote safety. They are working with area driving schools and will be hosting some free

informational clinics for car maintenance and safety with teens. The purpose was to discover habits of new drivers, as well as

how prepared teens feel about actual driving. The panel discussed driving in ice and snow and preparedness for mechanical

emergencies. Some students felt quite prepared with emergency kits in their cars and actual practice changing oil and spare

tires. While some of the students have little knowledge of emergency driving and have resorted to panicking and a call to mom or

dad. Students feel that learning to counter-steer was very beneficial. Overall about one third of the students have a tracker app

that is used so parents know their location and the roads they are using when driving. Our teens felt that the mock crash that

East Valley presents to students is a very effective way to get the message about the dangers of distracted and impaired driving

to our students. One student said, "It needs to be traumatic and personal for us to change behaviors that may interfere with safe

driving." Origins Forensics is willing to partner with East Valley to bring back the mock crash next year before prom and spring

season.

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Band Mr. Garry LaPlante, Teacher

The Band had a busy month of May. On May 14, we performed for the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics 2018 Spring Games. On May 19, we represented our school district and our community at the Lilac Parade where once again we received the Lilac Association’s Gold Standard Award for our Parade performance.

Avista Energy Paths Career Experience—Student Representatives

Kadin Rice and Cameron Eng have been selected to participate in a four week discovery program that gives students firsthand experience in the energy delivery business. Students participate in facility tours, hands-on activities, and job shadowing. This is an opportunity to develop knowledge, skills, and activities that may lead to an exciting career in energy. Those who complete the program are awarded one high school credit and a financial incentive of $2000.

Tamara Schierman, Counselor Cameron Eng,Student Amy Tellinghusen, CTE Director

Amy Tellinghusen, CTE Director Kadin Rice, Student Mary Hope Lakin, Counselor

Savannah Ley wins the Joann Clark Memorial Creative Writing Award

On Thursday, May 24, candidate Lisa Brown hosted a question and answer session with members of the senior class. Students asked questions regarding her positions on gun control, arming teachers, the death penalty, and why she is a stronger candidate than Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (who held her own Q and A with the seniors in March). Students were impressed with Ms. Brown’s directness and the time she spent with them after the Q and A.

English Dept. Award

Lori Merkel, Senor Class Advisor

EVEA SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Lori Jacobsen, EVEA Committee Member

Three worthy East Valley High School students were awarded $1000 scholarships from the East Valley Education Association. All East Valley High School seniors were invited to apply for the scholarships, which included a personal statement, letters of recommendation, and a comprehensive outline of their academics and activities during their high school years. Students then competed in a rigorous screening process led by a group of EVEA members,

who then had the difficult task of narrowing it down to the three winners. The following students were awarded $1000 scholar-ships from the EVEA: Kate Pointer, Karlee Ludwig and Ashley Held. Karlee Ludwig Kate Pointer Ashley Held w/

Mrs. Jacobsen

Lisa Brown, Candidate

Lori Merkel, Senor Class Advisor

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ACTIVITIES

8th Grade Visitation

On May 23, the 8th graders visited the high school to get a taste of what next year will be like. They started with an activities fair, where class and club representatives talked about ways to get involved at the high school. After the activities fair, they took a tour of the high school, guided by Link Leaders. The Link Leaders will serve as mentors throughout their freshman year of high school as well.

After the tour, the ASB officers put on an assembly to show the students what class competitions are like. They participated in several games, including an ultimate rock, paper, scissors tournament! The

day ended with lunch in the high school cafeteria. The students were able to choose their lunch and go through the lines.

Leadership Summit

On May 24, several students attended a leadership summit with students from all over Spokane. East Valley's Colton Sior was in charge of securing the venue, planning lunch, and contacting the keynote speaker. We were fortunate to have Houston Kraft talk about how our students can cultivate a culture of kindness in our schools.