Aberdeen Schools

Aberdeen Rotary Business Week concluded Friday with the annual trade show in the gym at Aberdeen High School. Each year, every junior participates on a team that conceives a product and marketing plan -- and at the end of the week they compete for investors in a high-energy trade show in the gym.

Many thanks to the members of the community who come to school for the week to serve as company advisors:

• Stephanie Conway,
• Kyndal Dickinson,
• Jessica Eddington,
• Tony Enzler,
• Leslie Goings,
• Jonathan Gozart,
• Janae Jobe,
• Jordan Johnson,
• Randy Karnath,
• Dan Lindgren,
• Tara Maynard,
• Lacey McMeekin,
• Brian Morrill,
• Darrin Raines,
• Deborah Ross,
• Brenda Schumacher, and
• Brian Smith.

Also, in addition to Aberdeen Rotary, the district is grateful to the support from the business community:

• First Security Bank,
• Grays Harbor County,
• Grays Harbor PUD ,
• Grays Harbor Youth Works,

• Harbor Pacific Bottling,
• Jodesha Broadcasting,
• Solan & Solan, PS ,
• Greater Grays Harbor, Inc.,
• Great Northwest Federal Credit Union,
• Ingram, Zelasko & Goodwin,
• Quinault Indian Nation,
• Sierra Pacific Foundation,
• The Bank of the Pacific,
• Timberland Bank,
• TwinStar Credit Union,
• Weyerhaeuser, and
• YMCA of Grays Harbor.

"This program endures because it is so impactful for both our students and the community members who participate," CTE Director and Co-Superintendent Lynn Green said. "I continue to be extremely grateful for the level of support the community and our AHS staff devote to this program."

Every spring! Mark your calendar if you would like to participate.

In an effort that no doubt inspires awe and perhaps dreams of a future, the Washington State Department of Transportation has been showcasing its fleet at area schools, when possible.

Students are fascinated by the equipment -- and the opportunity to explore. Students in these photos were visited at Central Park Elementary School.

Thank you, WSDOT!

The next regular meeting of the School Board is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, at Robert Gray Elementary School.

Those who attend regular meetings are welcome to sign up at the meeting to provide public comment on agenda items. Written public comment for the record can also be submitted up to noon the day of the meeting by writing to schoolboard@asd5.org. Comments or concerns not on the agenda can be brought to the attention of the district by contacting the Superintendent's Office or by contacting individual board members.

The 2024-2025 school calendar included two weather makeup days, if needed. After closures in February due to snow and freezing, those makeup days will now be school days. The first makeup day was today, March 21, and the second will be Friday, May 23.

The calendar pictured above has been adjusted to reflect the new schedule.

The Washington Student Achievement Council has launched a new page intended to help students and families explore education and career training options, as well as explore the various options to pay for it. Tap the photo above or you can find the resources here.

• Co-Superintendent Lynn Green, lgreen@asd5.org
  Co-Superintendent Traci Sandstrom, tsandstrom@asd5.org

• Business Office, Elyssa Louderback, elouderback@asd5.org
• Human Resources, Christi Clinkingbeard, cclinkingbeard@asd5.org
• Special Education, Rick Bates, rbates@asd5.org
  
• Career & Technical Education, Lynn Green, lgreen@asd5.org
• Teaching, Learning & Technology, Traci Sandstrom, tsandstrom@asd5.org
• Food Services, Jaime Matisons, jmatisons@asd5.org

A.J. West Elementary School

• Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• (360) 538-2130 / Principal Nani Villarreal

Central Park Elementary School

• Office Hours: 8:15 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• (360) 538-2170 / Principal Ruth Erwin-Svoboda

McDermoth Elementary School

• Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• (360) 538-2120 / Principal Mindi Hammill

Robert Gray Elementary School

• Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• (360) 538-2140 / Principal Daniel Olson

Stevens Elementary School

• Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• (360) 538-2150 / Principal Tosha Love

Harbor Learning Center

• Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• (360) 538-2180 / Principal Lisa Griebel

Hopkins Preschool

• Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• (360) 538-2190 / Principal Darby Carroll

Miller Junior High School

• Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• (360) 538-2100 / Principal John Meers

Aberdeen High School

• Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• (360) 538-2040 General / Principal Aaron Roiko
• (360) 538-2060 Attendance Line

Columbia Wellness, a behavioral health agency serving Grays Harbor and Cowlitz counties, has launched a Youth and Family Mobile Crisis Team on Grays Harbor. A PowerPoint presentation explaining Columbia Wellness and how you can access services in a crisis is posted on the ASD5 website. Visit the Columbia Wellness site here.

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The Aberdeen 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 employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Christi Clinkingbeard, Title IX Coordinator and Civil rights Compliance Coordinator, 216 North G St., Aberdeen, WA 98520; (360) 538-2222; cclinkingbeard@asd5.org; Dr. Richard Bates, Section 504/ADA Coordinator, 216 North G St., Aberdeen, WA 98520; (360) 538-2017; rbates@asd5.org.