Franklin Pierce School District – Page 7

School boards swear in newly elected

Bethel and Franklin Pierce School Districts gave the oath of office to their board members elected in the November 5 general election at the December 10 meeting. Int he Bethel District Warren Smith, Stan Chapin and Amy Pivetta Hoffman took the oath. After signing the formal documents, the board elected Brenda Rogers as board President…

Support the 24th Annual Winterfest!

Winterfest provides the joy and spirit of Christmas to 500 low income families who are experiencing economic despair in our own community. The heads of these families are hard working, disabled, laid off, or unable to work. Children will get to visit with Santa and enjoy holiday festivities like face painting, holiday crafts, and picking a book…

Franklin Pierce School District receives rebate for recently completed facility improvements

FRANKLIN PIERCE — Nationally recognized energy and facility services firm McKinstry and Tacoma Power jointly presented the Franklin Pierce School District with a rebate check for $28,001 at Tuesday’s school board meeting after completing $2,078,768 in facility improvements to help lower energy usage and reduce operational costs. The project cost was also offset by a $1…

School board honored as a school board of distinction for 4th consecutive year

FRANKLIN PIERCE — The Franklin Pierce School District Board of Directors — Cole Roberts (Chair), John Harstad (Vice Chair), Doug Carlson, Mary Sherman and Mark Baumgarten — has been recognized as a 2013 Washington State School Board of Distinction by the Washington State School Board Directors’ Association. This is the fourth consecutive year that Franklin Pierce…

WHS alumnus posthumously honored with jersey retirement

At the Washington High School football game on October 25th, the Patriot community held a ceremony to posthumously honor WHS alumnus and professional football player, Lewis Bush. Lewis Bush’s jersey, #36, was retired that evening. Lewis was a standout athlete at Washington High School from 1984-1988. As a football player, Lewis was the perfect mix…

WHS’ KayLee Wiest becomes a Princess

PARKLAND, WA — The auditorium at Washington High School was lit up by the beauty of the five young ladies vying for the 2014 Daffodil Princess title. Each of the five contestants gave remarkable speeches, then each answered an impromptu question. The judges were left with the difficult task of choosing just one. When the…

FP, Your Public Schools In Action

35 community stakeholders tour classrooms for annual Your Public Schools In Action FRANKLIN PIERCE SCHOOL DISTRICT – A total of 35 community stakeholders toured Brookdale Elementary, Ford Middle School, and Washington High School on Tuesday, October 15. The group included elected officials and their staff, a dean from Pacific Lutheran University, business leaders, school board…

Homcoming court coronation at FP

This week is Franklin Pierce High School’s Homecoming. Wednesday night was coronation, when the underclassmen & women were chosen for the royal court. On Friday at the football game, the Senior King and Queen will be selected. The football contest against Fife will begin at 7 p.m. and from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. will be…

Homecoming games for FPHS and SLHS Friday

Both Franklin Pierce High School and Spanaway Lake High School will have their homecoming games this Friday night, October 18. Spanaway Lake will be playing against Federal Way. Franklin Pierce will be playing against Fife. On Wednesday, October 16, the evening will be filled with pep, skits and the crowning of the homecoming courts at…

Daffodil Pricesses are being chosen

Franklin Pierce High School selected Casey Timble last week. Washington High School will choose their princess in the theater on October 24. Spanaway Lake High chose Connie Smith on September 30. Graham Kapowsin will choose a princess on October 30 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Bethel High will hold their Princess selection on November…

Groundbreaking at Pierce County Skills Center

On October 23, at noon, the Pierce County Skills Center will hold a dedication and groundbreaking celebration to mark completion of Phase 2 construction and the beginning of Phase 3. The ceremonies are open to the public.

Washington celebrates Walk to School Day Oct. 9

OLYMPIA – An estimated 20,000 students, parents, teachers and community leaders from cities across the state will participate in International Walk to School Day Wednesday, Oct. 9. Walk to school events taking place this week and throughout the month encourage students to explore walking and biking to school rather than driving or being driven. The…