LISD School Newsletter

As we soak up the warmer weather, tilt our faces toward the sun, wrap up the school year, and make plans for summer, please remember to check the school calendar and the important dates listed in this newsletter each week. Spring at school is a run of events, trips, celebrations, and ceremonies. It's both joyful and exhausting, and you won't want to miss anything that's meaningful to you.

We will keep updating the newsletter event list, sending parent square messages, and doing our best to keep you informed. Be sure to read school communication, mark your calendars, and hold onto your hats!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

All my best,

Martha

• April 1 - 5: Elementary Conferences. Noon dismissal for all elementary students entire week
• April 1 - 5: Secondary Intensives Week
• April 8 - 12: SPRING BREAK
  
• April 16: Camp Moran Parent Meeting, 5:30 pm MPR
• April 18: Kindergarten Info Night, 5:30 pm MPR
• April 19: Sign up deadline for SAT.
• April 23: LISD Town Hall - follow up from the Feb 1 Town Hall
• May 4: SAT Exam
• May 9: Band & Orchestra Concert at the Community Center
• May 6 - 9: Camp Moran trip for 6th grade
• May 13 - 16: Camp Moran for 7th grade
• May 20 - 23: Camp Moran for 8th grade

Each week in the newsletter we will update you as new acceptance letters are obtained from colleges and other post-high school education and training programs. Last week we highlighted 7 seniors and the slew of college acceptance letters they received. We have a few new updates this week - highlighted in bold below:

• Jade Gonzales: In addition to being accepted to UCLA, UC Irvine, Gonzaga, Whitman, and Case Western, Jade has also been accepted into Harvey Mudd College and Washington University St. Louis.
• Bryan Coro: In addition to being accepted to Seattle University and Central Washington University, Bryan has also been accepted into University of Washington - Bothell.
• Basil Pendragon: Accepted to Western Washington University, Fairhaven College
• Cameron Napier: Accepted to Bellingham Technical College - Radiology
• Emma Hatchel: Accepted to Everett Community College - Nursing

The Lopez Island PTSA extends a huge THANK YOU to all the people who made last Saturday's Talent Show and Auction a tremendous success. This was such an amazing community event - from the performers who gave their heart and soul on stage, to the heartwarming generosity of our businesses and artists who donated auction items, and finally to all the folks who packed the house in support of our kids and school. Already looking forward to next year!

The San Juan Islands Youth Conservation Corps application process opens on April 1. The San Juan YCC program offers a hands-on, outdoor stewardship program which incorporates field science and natural history, leadership skills training, and service projects. Crew projects will be scheduled 4 days per week, 9 am to 3:30 pm for 8 weeks, including First Aid training. Crew members receive a stipend. There is flexibility in schedules so still apply even if you cannot commit for every week.

• April 1 – Early enrollment opens.
• April 10 – Early enrollment deadline, priority may be given to applications received by this date!
• May 24 – Final deadline for application submission!
• May 29 – last day applicants are notified.

https://www.sanjuanislandscd.org/ycc

Lopez and Orcas students will travel to Japan on April 8th with the Japanese Connections program. This year’s study theme is folklore and mythology. The group will visit Tokyo, Kyoto, Himeji, Hiroshima, and Miyajima. Students will also visit Lopez Island’s Japanese sister school on Ieshima, a small island in the Inland Sea. Japanese Connections is a one-year course that includes a two-week study tour in Japan, funded by The Freeman Foundation. Director Patricia Burleson and Language/Culture specialist Hugh Burleson have been taking students and teachers to Japan for 20 plus years. Orcas Island Teacher Phil Comito, and Lopez Island Teacher Jaimie Terada will be the teachers this year to help lead students on the study tour. Upon return, students will give a community slideshow presentation about their research projects and experience. This program is offered on a competitive basis to students from Orcas Island and Lopez Island High Schools.

Attention 10th and 11th Graders:

The SAT exam which can be used for college applications is being given at Lopez School on Saturday, May 4th. The deadline to signup is April 19 and the cost is $60. Late registration can happen until April 23 for a total cost of $90. If your family qualifies for free and reduced lunch, ask Mr. Ellis for a fee waiver.

Sign-up at this website: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/registration

Talk to Isaac Berg or Robb Ellis if you have any questions.

Come support our student musicians on May 9. They have been working hard all year.

Next year we will begin offering a mariachi class for secondary students! As a Mexican style of music, this class is particularly relevant to our growing Latine population, and offers something for everyone as mariachi includes singing, violin, trumpet, guitar & vihuela (a Mexican guitar), and guitarrón (a Mexican bass guitar). Students from band and orchestra can continue building their violin or trumpet technique while others learn guitar skills, and everyone will work on developing a healthy singing voice (y cantando en espanol!) as well as learning music reading and theory as in other music classes.

Our fourth graders enjoyed a fun and educational trip to Olympia this week - and got to meet the Governor!

Brady Smith, Superintendent

Martha Martin, K-12 Principal

The Lopez Island School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator, and Title IX Coordinator Brady Smith, HR Specialist Beth Stanford; Section 504, Mary Fordham. OR contact by phone, 360-468-2202, OR mail to 86 School Rd, Lopez Island, WA 98261.