Principal News - By Brian Wharton

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1 May 15, 2013 Volume 1, Issue 7 Inside this issue: Principal News 1 FBLA to Nationals 1 Leadership Student Update Special points of interest: Business Partners support schools Student Honors/ Activities Family Access 2 Counselor Corner 3 State Testing 3 Student Honors and Activities Student Honors and Activities cont. 4 5 Scholarship Corner 6 Scholarship Corner cont. 6 Safe Schools Alert 7 Principal News - By Brian Wharton Senior Countdown The graduation ceremony will again be in the Tacoma Dome, June 9 at 10:00 a.m. Parents, family and friends enter at no cost and do not need a ticket. There is plenty of seating. Seniors participating in the ceremony are required to attend graduation practice on Friday, June 7 at 7:30 a.m. After practice the Yelm Cinemas will host all our seniors to lunch and an assortment of movies. This is an incredible gift given to our students by all the folks at Yelm Cinemas. Parents, if you have any questions about your student s graduation status, please call their counselor immediately. The counselors have met with each senior twice this year about graduation status and have that information readily available. Seniors must have all the graduation requirements met before the ceremony in order to participate at the Tacoma Dome. New Football Coach YHS FBLA Students are Going to Nationals Congratulations to Yelm FBLA for their amazing performance at the FBLA State Business Leadership Conference in Spokane. Our students placed in the Top 5 in three events. The 9th grade team of Logan Jenny, Andrew Troyer, and David Emmons placed 2nd in Computer Game and Simulation Programming. Nathan Carlson, 11th grader, took 3rd in Computer Applications, and Erin Sojak, 11th grader, took 4th place in Spreadsheet Applications. Logan, Andrew, David, and Nathan advance to the National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California, June Erin is an alternate and will attend if any of the 3 top finishes decide not to attend. We are also proud of Sean Carver, 11th grader, who made it to the finals, which is the Top 15, in his Public Speaking II event. The Yelm FBLA Chapter also got an award/plaque for the 3rd Largest Chapter in the Capital Region. The national conference in Anaheim will cost approximately $1,000 per student including 6 nights lodging, airfare, and registration. We are hoping to get support from our local chapter through fundraising efforts already completed throughout the school We are so happy that Jason Ronquillo has been hired to teach PE and coach our football program. Jason is an amazing educator and a coach with a stellar background. Currently, Jason teaches PE and coaches football at Hoquiam High School. His teams have improved each of his six years as coach and made the state playoffs each of the last three years. Coach Ronquillo has already begun putting his football staff together for next year, and has held multiple meetings with the area youth coaches. Already, the athletes from all sports are flocking to after school training to be in better shape next fall. Jason will be on campus several times during the last few weeks of school, and then will be here full time getting ready for fall. Please take the time to give Jason a warm welcome. year, ASB support from both YHS and YMS, and we will go out and try to get local sponsorship. This is the first time we have qualified in multiple events in the last 16 years. Not only did they perform well at state, but they were one of the most professional, respectful, and responsible groups Mrs. Blowers has taken on an over night event in a long time. Our President, Shayna Shankle truly showed her leadership abilities with this group. Thanks to all of you for your support of the Yelm FBLA Chapter.

2 Page 2 Business Partners List Levitt Orthodontics McDonalds Yelm Rotary Club Allstate Insurance Aquatic Company Bunkhouse BBQ & Burgers Dairy Queen Stewart s Meat Market Sojak Insurance Services Yelm Prairie Dental Les Schwab DHP Project Services Yelm High School appreciates the support from the community Thank you! Upcoming Events for May and June: May AP Testing May 18 Learning Lab May 29 EOC Biology May 29 FFA Banquet 6pm May 30 EOC Algebra/Geometry June 3 Senior Finals 1, 3, 5 June 3 Top 10 Picture 5:15 pm June 3 Scholarship Awards Night 6pm June 4 Senior Finals 2, 4, 6 June 7 Graduation Rehearsal 7:25 am June 8 Learning Lab June 9 Graduation Tacoma Dome 10am June 10 Finals 1, 3, 5 June 11 Finals 2, 4, 6 June 13 Last day of School, early release Please visit the YHS website for more events and details Student Leadership by President McKenzie DeVore Leadership is so much fun right now. We are getting down to the end of the year which means prom season! Last week was spirit week, Monday was sports day, Tuesday was hero/multiplicity day, Wednesday was Disney Day, Thursday was throwback Day and Friday we showed our school spirit with Red and Black day. The Voices of Youth committee also sponsored a safe and sober campaign for prom. Along with prom we just had speeches for next years class and ASB Officers. It was a lot of fun and all the candidates did an amazing job. The next big event we planned and enjoyed was the Staff vs Student basketball game on May 3rd. Of course the students came out on top again! Just a reminder that if your student wants to be in Leadership next year, students need to talk to Mrs. Waltermeyer in the front office for more information. On behalf of Leadership and Voices of Youth students, we hope everyone had an awesome time at prom and a safe and fun summer. ~ McKenzie DeVore, ASB President

3 Page 3 Counselor Corner Now is a critical time for Seniors to make sure they are wrapping up all of the final "To-Dos." Culminating projects should be completed High School and Beyond Plans on WOIS should be up-todate and near completion. Caps and gowns should have been ordered. All seniors should review their credit status and make sure all graduation requirements have been met so nothing interferes with graduation. It is the policy of Yelm Community Schools that seniors must complete ALL graduation requirements to be allowed to participate in graduation ceremonies. SENIORS IMPORTANT INFO! CAP and GOWN Seniors if you have not ordered your cap and gown you need to do so immediately by visiting Herff Jones website at hjgraduation.com. YHS is not using the same gown style as in past years. A new gown must be ordered. Gowns will be retuned to Herff Jones at the Tacoma Dome after the graduation ceremony, June 9th. Please check out the YHS website for a Senior Check list and other information important to graduation. Seniors entering the military please notify Mrs. Mensonides in the YHS Career Center as soon as possible so you can be recognized. Seniors be sure to inform Mrs. Mensoides of any scholarships you are offered. There are many scholarships still available through May and June. Be sure to check at the Career Center for availability and deadlines. Seniors entering the military will be recognized at Scholarship Awards Night, June 3, Please inform Mrs. Mensonides if you are going into the service. SENIOR TRIP The Class of 2013 will be taking a field trip the Seattle Mariners v. New York Yankees game on Friday, June 7, The bus will depart YHS at 4:30pm and return by 12:00am. Our goal is to leave Seattle by 10:30, however with traffic, one never knows and so we should be home by 12:00am if not a little sooner. The cost is $5.00 and only the first 47 who turn in both their money and permission forms to the ASB window will be allowed to attend. Permission forms are available outside of the ASB window. Students must turn in their money by Thursday, June 6. State Testing We have two more days of state testing for this school year. The End of Course (EOC) exam for Biology will be administered on May 29. This test is for all sophomores and passage of the biology EOC is a graduation requirement for the class of We will begin testing at 7:30 a.m. Lastly, the End of Course exams for Algebra and Geometry will be administered on May 30, again starting at 7:30 a.m. Our juniors and seniors are required to pass either EOC exam for graduation. However, the sophomores are required to pass both tests. It is important that students are in attendance for all state testing opportunities.

4 Page 4 Student Honors and Activities YHS Top Ten Congratulations to YHS Top Ten Seniors: Anna Agloro; Dana Chapman; McKensie DeVore; Garrett Griffis; Rebekah Johnston; Mikayla Longshore; Samantha Matthews; Kelsey Smith; Jacob Swilley; Collin Tipper Yelm High School Talent Show The leadership class at YHS hosted a Talent Showcase on April 17th to collect canned foods for the local food banks. In all leadership collected over 500 cans of food! Camilla Kristenson, the first place winner, enchanted the judges with her beautiful voice, her guitar playing and the beautiful song she wrote about being and exchange student entitled Follow the Sun. Kenlee Guss captured second place with strong vibrant performance with Maybe This Time from Cabaret. In third place were guitarists Harley Graf, Kyle Borja and David Greenwood who rocked the house with Master of Puppets by Metallica. Skills USA James Eveskcige competed in the Skills USA State Automotive competition at Seattle Community Collage. James competed in the Automotive E Maintenance contest for first year students. James came in seventh of all the first year students in the state. I am looking forward to next year as he is only a junior and will be in my advanced class next year, says teacher, Ralph Shultz. Sports Medicine Congratulations to YHS students who placed in the Sports Medicine State Competition. As a Varsity team they finished 12th in the state out of 41 teams. Other placers were: Varsity Sports Medicine, 12th overall, 6th in Oral/ Practical Skills: Bishop, Morgan; Burk, Cody; Hall, Patrick; Murchison, Zach; Shaw, Karli; Smith, Jayden 1st Place in Poster Presentation: Career Research Little, Kiley Surgical Procedures Buchmiller, Erin 2nd Place Student Forum Learning Anatomy the Yelm way: Hall, Patrick; Bowers, Emma; Allred, Anthony; Shaw, Karli; Bishop, Morgan; Buchmiller, Erin; Smith, Jayden; May, Maomee; Little, Kiley 2nd Place JV Quiz Bow: Allred, Anthony; Stovall, Charene; Wilcox, Maddy; Lott, Kayli; Hanson, Promise 6th Place Program Admission (Resume, Cover Letter, Interview): Blanco, McKayla 18th Place Medical Terms: Blaine, Ariel 31st Anatomy/Physiology: Jennelle, Katelyn 29th CPR: Crone, Ashley 2013 YHS FFA State Convention 1 st Place Quiz Bowl RMS Team Amelia Barkley, Jessica Foote and Rachel Perry 1 st Place Prepared Speaking - Calli Hyder 1 st Place Agriculture Sales Calli Hyder 7 th High Individual, Hannah McLaughlin 9 th High Individual, Jared Braswell and Jacob Guirell Proficiency Awards 1 st Ben Fredrickson - Diversified Livestock State Winner 1 st Sheridan Lantz - Ag Processing State Winner Gold Sheridan Lantz Goat Production Silver KC Klumpp Sheep Production 2 nd Place Ag Communication Haylee Reynolds 4 th High Individual, Taylor Koch 10 th High Individual and Erin Smith 2 nd Place Marketing Team 1 State Finals Becca Foote, Kyle Sneddon and Savannah Hoffman 3 rd Place Marketing Team 2 State Finals Eli Johnston, Sydney Hansen and Liam King 3 rd Place Livestock Judging Team Andrew Muir, Lakota Clinton, KC Klumpp, Nichole Lakely, Ben Fredrickson, Ashley Corneilson, Michelle D Aliosio 3 rd Place State Talent Contest - Amanda Edwards 4 th Place Ag Issues Team Jaron Burke, Kyle Sneddon, McKenzie Bostic and Savannah Hoffman

5 Page 5 Student Honors and Activities cont. 4 th Place Nursery Landscape Team 1 Libby Glover, Serene Antonides, Ranya Soeung, Kayla Luoma and Siobhan Copeland 4 th Place Meats Judging Team - Tiffany Haney 5 th High Individual, Kytaira Smith, Beth Davis, Robert Haney, Casey Sowles 5 th Place Dairy Cattle Evaluation Sheridan Lantz, Emily McElderry, Michelle D Aliosio and Gennaro Scotto 5 th Place Best Informed Greenhand Yelm Middle School - Logan Jenny, David Emmons, Erin Smith and Megan Killey 5 th Place Nursery Landscape Team #2 David Brocious, Shaylyne Martin, Robert Haney and Kiley Little 7 th Place Extemporaneous Speaking- Eli Johnston 7 th Place Food Science Taylor Staples, Shelby Keesler, Sian Roche and Hailey Babuata 8 th Place Best Informed Greenhand - Ridgeline Middle School Colby Moergeli, Jacob Nolan, Tim Piland, Mykaila Reach, Randy Reynolds Ag Science Division Winners Recognized at State Convention: Autumn Carlos, Brenna Price, Chloe Riggins and Kendall Thomas Other Teams that competed or that where recognized at State Convention Farm Team - Sydney Hansen, Liam King, Becca Foote Ritual 1 RMS Randy Reynolds, Colby Moergeli, Tim Piland, Keith Furr, Alan Zetina and Dillon Liebentritt Rituals 2 RMS Aron Bush, Mykaila Reach, April Scott, Kaden Harmon, Mariaelena Viveros and Emily Greninger Dairy Foods Amanda Edwards, Casey Sowles, Lakota Clinton and Ben Fredrickson Vet Sci Team Ashley Cornelison, Courtney Gibson, Jessica Dishaw, Nichole Lakley, Altn. Michelle D Aliosio Rituals YMS Aiden Tardiff, Jared Prater, Marissa Briggs, Faith Paul, Erin Smith and Meaghan Carollo Parliamentary Procedure Team - Siobhan Copeland, Kiley Little, Tyler Small, Kayla Luoma, Nathan Carlson, David Brocious. Job Interview Jaron Burke Charlotte Willis Creed Speaking (3 rd in her flight) Parliamentary Procedure Team - Siobhan Copeland, Kiley Little, Tyler Small, Kayla Luoma, Nathan Carlson, David Brocious. Job Interview Jaron Burke Charlotte Willis Creed Speaking (3 rd in her flight) District 2 Starts Star Farmer - Kytaira Smith Star Placement Gennaro Scotto and Fatima Scotto 15 State Degree Winners Kytaira Smith, Kayla Luoma, David Brocious, Robert Haney, Michelle D Aloisio, Jaron Burke, McKenzie Bostic, Kyle Sneddon, Alisha Kiourkas, Savannah Hoffman, Andrew Muir, Siobhan Copeland, Gennaro Scotto, Ranya Soeung, Emily McElderry. 4 American Degree Winners: Fatima Scotto, Nick Fredrickson, Brandi Guillemette and Jeremy Bagwell 2 nd Place National Chapter Program District 2 Starts Star Farmer Kytaira Smith Star Placement Gennaro Scotto and Fatima Scotto 15 State Degree Winners Kytaira Smith, Kayla Luoma, David Brocious, Robert Haney, Michelle D Aloisio, Jaron Burke, McKenzie Bostic, Kyle Sneddon, Alisha Kiourkas, Savannah Hoffman, Andrew Muir, Siobhan Copeland, Gennaro Scotto, Ranya Soeung, Emily McElderry. 4 American Degree Winners: Fatima Scotto, Nick Fredrickson, Brandi Guillemette and Jeremy Bagwell 2 nd Place National Chapter Program A Native American Graduate Honor Dinner May 15, 2013 three YHS Native American students were honored at YHS A Native American Graduate Honor Dinner at the Yelm School District Board Room.

6 Page 6 Scholarship Corner Congratulations to Dana Chapman! Dana has been offered $2,000 renewable for two years scholarship to Washington State University. Congratulations to Megan Bishop! Megan has been accepted to two colleges and offered an academic scholarship to one of them. Megan plans to go into Nursing. Megan has been accepted to Northern Arizona University - offered $28,000 renewable academic scholarship Congratulations to Naomi Miller! Naomi has been offered a $22,381 renewable Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) scholarship to University of Hawaii. Naomi would study Marine Biology. Naomi has also applied to Texas A & M University - Galveston, and if accepted there she would study Ocean Engineering. Congratulations to Katherine (Katie) Wilcox! Katie has been offered a $12,500 (renewable) academic scholarship to Whitworth University. Congratulations Jayden Smith! Jayden has been offered scholarships from two colleges. North Arizona: $28,000 academic scholarship Southern Utah: $9,000 (renewable) academic scholarship Congratulations to Nicole Fazzino! Nicole has received a $2,000 Trustee s Scholarship to Central Washington University. Nicole plans to major in business. Congratulations to Jacob Swilley! Jacob has been offered scholarships from the following college: Barry University (Miami Florida) $14,000 (renewable academic scholarship. Pacific University $11,500 (renewable) academic scholarship. Western Oregon University $10,000 (renewable) Western Undergraduate Exchange. Central Washington University $2,500 (renewable) academic scholarship. Congratulations to Tiffany Haney! Tiffany has received a $16,000 Chancellor s Scholarship and $2,000 Benedictine Candidate Scholarship from Saint Martin s University. Congratulations to Courtney Shoemaker! Courtney has received a $1,000 Imagine America Scholarship Congratulations to Victoria Shine! Victoria has received a $6,500 renewable academic scholarship to Corban University in Oregon. She has also received an $8,000 in grants from Corban. Congratulations to Ranya Soeung! Ranya has received a $1,036 College Bound Scholarship and $10,800 Washington State University Grant. Congratulations to Morokoth Son! Morokoth has received 17 months of G.I. Bill. She will attend South Puget Sound Community College. Congratulations to Merrhea Teixera! Merrhea has received a $2,000 renewable Washington State University Achievement Scholarship. Congratulations to Brittany Rash! Brittany has received a $2,000Central Washington University Tuition Waiver Congratulations to Michelle Williams! Michelle has received a $16,000 Chancellor s Scholarship and $2,000 Benedictine Candidate Scholarship to Saint Martin s University. Congratulations to Promise Hanson! Promise has received the Nucore Scholarship for $3,000 renewable for four years. Congratulations to Karly Bothman! Karly ahs received a $21,494 University Grant from Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. Karly was also awarded $100 for 3rd Place for Elks Most Valuable Student. Congratulations to Elija Reeder! Elijah has received a $2,500 renewable Wydotte Tribe Scholarship. He is attending Pepperdine University Congratulations to Garrett Griffis! Garrett has received $16,000 renewable Chancellor s Scholarship to Saint Martin s University. Congratulations to April Mayerl! April has received a $11,000 renewable Faculty Scholarship, College Bound Scholarship to Saint Martin s University. Congratulations to Mikala Glacken! Mikala has received a $16,000 renewable Chancellor s Scholarship and a $2,000 Benedictine from Saint Martin s University. She has also received a $1,000 Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship for Mathmatics. Congratulations to Alex Hicks! Alex has received a $2,000 renewable academic scholarship from Washington State University but will attend University of Washington. Congratulations to Brittany Keeslar! Brittany has received $2,000 Merit Scholarship and $500 Campus Visit Scholarship from Northwest University Congratulations to Tashina Kimble! Tashina has received a $1,300 academic scholarship and $600 room and board for fours years from Evergreen State College.

7 Page 7 Scholarship Corner Continued Congratulations to Kayla Luoma! Kayla has received a $17,514 grant from Pacific Lutheran University and $11,000 from Yellow Ribbon Program. Congratulations to Kelsey Smith! Kelsey has received a $20,000 renewable academic scholarship to Randolph College in Virginia. She has also received a $4,000 Intel Scholarship. Congratulations to Ellie Masters! Ellie has received a $2,500 Home Depot scholarship and an academic scholarship from Central Washington University. Congratulations to Tyler Avila Tyler has been offered $2,000 Merit Scholarship to Western Washington University, $3,000 Merit Scholarship to University of Washington Seattle, and $20,000 renewable scholarship to University of California Santa Cruz Congratulations to John Barkley! John has received a $1,000 Merit Scholarship from Washington State University. Congratulations to Kyle Brownell! Kyle has received a $2,000 Diversity Scholarship from Whitworth University. Congratulations Jannedeigh Clark! Jannediegh has received a $1,000 Cougars of Color Scholarship and $17,000 Washington State University grant. Congratulations to Teri Clark! Teri has received a $17,000 Washington State University Grant. Congratulations to Marta Stachniuk! Marta has received a $2,000 renewable University Achievement scholarship from Washington State University. A $1,000 Cougars of Color, $800 Cougar Commitment and $6,705 Marta s Major Scholarship Congratulations Amanda Swayze! Amanda has been offered a $12,000 renewable Dean s scholarship to Seattle Pacific University. Congratulations to Kenlee Guss! Kenlee has received a $2,000 Trustee scholarship to Central Washington University. Congratulations to McKensie DeVore! McKenzie has been offered a $15,000 renewable for four years, Faculty scholarship from Linfield College in Oregon. Congratulations to Zach Hegemann! Zach has been accepted to Washington State University and Gonzaga University. Zach has been offered a $4,000 renewable academic scholarship. He is also been offered a $12,500 renewable academic scholarship to Gonzaga University. Congratulations to Austin Prater! Austin has been accepted to Central Washington University and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ. Austin has been offered a $7,000 renewable Dean's Scholarship and $1,700 renewable Washington State Scholars scholarship from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Congratulations to Dana Chapman! Dana has been offered $2,000 renewable for two years scholarship to Washington State University. Congratulations to Megan Bishop! Megan has been accepted to two colleges and offered an academic scholarship to one of them. Megan plans to go into Nursing. Megan has been accepted to Northern Arizona University - offered $28,000 renewable academic scholarship Congratulations Tessa Matthews! Tessa has received a $12,500 Whitworth University Academic Scholarship. Congratulations to Kylie Albert! Kylie has been offered a $12,500 renewable academic scholarship to Whitworth University. Kylie has also been accepted to Washington State University. Kylie is waiting to hear if she has received an ROTC scholarship Congratulations Jordan Nelson! Jordan has been offered a $12,500 renewable academic scholarship to Whitworth University. Jordan is also a College Bound Scholarship recipient. Jordan has been received $19,000 grant from Seattle Pacific University Congratulations to Edward Pablo III! Eddie has been accepted to Pacific University and offered a $11,500 renewable Trustee Scholarship.

8 Page 8 Our District's Tip Reporting Service Safety is one of our district's top priorities, that is why we're now using SafeSchools Alert, a tip reporting system that allows students, staff, and parents to submit safety concerns to our administration four different ways: Phone: ALERT1, ext Text: ALERT1 (253781) In message include + your tip & school Web: 1073@alert1.us Easily report tips on bullying, harassment, drugs, vandalism or any safety issue you're concerned about. You can submit a tip anonymously online or by telephone. Make sure you specify the school you are reporting for. More information, including the SafeSchools Alert Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, is available online at Thanks in advance for helping to make our school community a safer place to work and learn! We appreciate your support Prom