DISTRICT
All schools are closed for winter break through Jan. 2. The district office will be open throughout the winter break from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, except for Dec. 24-26, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
SEQUIM HIGH SCHOOL
Robotics Club, under Brad Moore, teacher and club advisor, is an extension of the Career Technical Education (CTE) program and receives the benefit of several experienced volunteer mentors and community sponsorship. In early November, the club was very excited to receive $1,200 from the Sequim PC Users group. This will be applied to the amount needed to participate in the Seattle competition, which can run $10,000-$15,000. Senior Sarah Henry serves as club president and junior Ryle Lindbergh is vice president.
Robotics Club students are practicing for upcoming competition after school by dismantling last year’s robot and reassembling it. Club members will find out on Jan. 2 the task set for competition and will then have about six weeks to build the robot.
HELEN HALLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Kelly Miller’s first-grade class has been reading and comparing a variety of gingerbread stories. Now it’s their turn to be a gingerbread cookie.
My Life as a Gingerbread Cookie by Aiden Leis
This is where I live: I live in a candy house
This is what I eat: I eat my house and candy
The hardest part about being a gingerbread cookie is: Not getting eaten by the fox!
The best part about being a gingerbread cookie is: Having a wife!
My Life as a Gingerbread Cookie by Shelby Haskins
This is where I live: I live in a Haskins gingerbread house
This is what I eat: I eat licorice spaghetti with sprinkles
The hardest part about being a gingerbread cookie is: Not getting eaten!
The best part about being a gingerbread cookie is: Having a candy house!
My Life as a Gingerbread Cookie by Violet Phillips
This is where I live: I live in a house with candy
This is what I eat: I eat candy and candy canes
The hardest part about being a gingerbread cookie is: Not getting eaten!
The best part about being a gingerbread cookie is: Smelling good!
My Life as a Gingerbread Cookie by Gauge Castillo
This is where I live: I live in a gingerbread house
This is what I eat: I eat myself and then bake a new arm.
The hardest part about being a gingerbread cookie is: Trying not to get eaten by the fox!
The best part about being a gingerbread cookie is: That you can run fast!
Bettina Hoesel’s first-graders answer the question: If you were a snowman, what would you do?
If I were a snowman, someone would have to build me. The snowgirl would need arms to pick up things and mouths to chew things. Your snowgirl would need hair but some snowmen don’t have hair. Paige Reed
Hello, my name is Emma. I would be a girl, a snowgirl. My nose would be made of a peach! If I were a snowgirl, I would skate, skate, SKATE!!! And I would eat frost and snow and snowflakes. And I would have a snowdog. Her name would be Snowla. In the evening I would build snow people to send to Snowtopalis, and play ‘snow’ with their snowmen. I would be 10 years old, and my job would be to build snowmen. Emma Gilliam
Ione Marcy’s first-graders read all about reindeer and then wrote what they knew about reindeer and created reindeer buddies.
I love reindeer. They can run over fifty miles per hour. You can only give Santa’s reindeer healthy food. A female reindeer is also called a doe. Reindeer are also known as caribou. Reindeer live on tundras and are herbivores. The names of the reindeer are Dancer, Cupid, Blitzen, Dasher, Rudolph, Comet, Prancer, Vixen and Donner. A male reindeer is called a buck. A baby reindeer is called a fawn and some people think it is a calf, but it is not because that is a cow, but it is really a fawn. Ryan Stites
I know a baby reindeer is called a fawn. A mom reindeer is called a doe. A father reindeer is called a buck. A reindeer need magic dust to fly. He gets it from the North Pole. I know reindeer only have horns. The most important thing about reindeer is that they pull Santa’s sleigh. Lucy Spelker
Reindeers can eat broccoli and grapes or carrots. And the reindeers can’t eat chocolate because they will get sick. Deer can run fast and they are strong. Adrian Villicana
I know about reindeer. They carry Santa in his sleigh and gifts to the kids that are nice. Santa gives the reindeers a treat for all the reindeer. They have 8 reindeer and with Rudolph there is 9 reindeer. Only Santa can make reindeer fly. Kalyee Torres
Reindeer can go fifty miles per hour. That’s as speedy as a car on the highway. That’s fast! Santa needs the reindeer because they are swift and strong and they are quick. Koa Allencastere
Reindeer run fifty miles. Santa has eight reindeer, add Rudolph there are nine. Reindeer are very strong. Reindeer have hooves instead of feet. A baby reindeer is called a fawn. The names of the reindeer are Dancer, Dasher, Prancer, Blitzen, Comet and Donner and Rudolph. Rudolph is the most important reindeer because he’s smart. Gurshaan Deol
Reindeer eat magic food to fly. Santa give them magic food like apples and oranges. Santa has 8 reindeer. Abraham Herrera
Santa’s reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh to deliver toys. Rudolph has eight more reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh. Santa makes toys. Blake Blanton–Bacchus
SEQUIM HIGH SCHOOL
Band student Eric Anderson on clarinet was selected to be in the All Northwest Wind Symphony. The All Northwest band is made up of students from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska.
They are scheduled to play in Spokane from Feb. 13-15. The band program is under the direction of Vern Fosket.
