Good News June 8, 2021

Thank you to the 2020-21 Scholar Representatives to the Board!

In Federal Way Public Schools, incorporating student voice is central to informing the work of serving our 23,000 scholars.

Students from the Scholar Advisory to the Superintendent team presented a recommendation and outlined the application and selection process for the Scholar Representatives to the Board.

The purpose of scholar representatives’ participation at board meetings is to provide valuable input on school district operations.

At the beginning of the school year an interview team selected Gina Philipose and Gunnar Appleton who served as Scholar Representatives to the Board for the 2020-21 school year.

We would like to acknowledge and thank them for their service!

This effort is in support of district strategic plan Goal 2: thriving, confident, responsible individuals.

Thank you for your leadership!

Congratulations to Claire Xu, recipient of the Federal Way Public Schools Board of Directors Student Voice Scholarship Award!

The Federal Way Public Schools Board of Directors Student Voice Scholarship Award celebrates the accomplishments of a Class of 2021 scholar from the Scholar Advisory to the Superintendent who has used their “voice” to make a difference in their school and community. This supports Thriving, Confident, Responsible Individuals, Goal 2 of the district strategic plan.

Congratulations to Claire Xu who has been selected to receive this $500 scholarship!

Students from the Scholar Advisory to the Superintendent team previously created a selection process and criteria to be used for the scholarship. The board then reviewed applications and selected the scholarship recipient.

Claire, we’re so proud of you!

Congratulations to scholars who placed 1st-3rd in the Battle of the Books!

We’re proud of our third through fifth grade scholars who participated in the district-wide Battle of the Books! Scholars compete to answer questions about 12 books they collectively read as a team.

Today, we’re excited to honor the scholars who placed first through third.

Green Gables’ Team Epic Rusty Pigs Supreme placed first:

• Leo Von Ruden
• Hunter McQuistin
• Lena Slaecker
• Josiah Lee

Lake Dolloff’s Mythical Wolfpack tied for second place with Adelaide’s Bob's Bizarre Adventures:

• From Lake Dolloff, we’d like to recognize:
  • Mei Wang
  • Li Wang
  • Nu Nu Tsin
  • Angeli Luo
• From Adelaide, we’d like to recognize:
• Isaac Winslow
• Marillyn Snell-Greer
• Shaylynn Wilcox

Meredith Hill’s Chapter Crusaders, Valhalla’s The Book Guys, and Sherwood Forest’s the Triple E Book Bandits all tied for third place:

• From Meredith Hill, we’d like to recognize:
  • Hark Woodard
  • Elliot Rucker
  • Jaylen Song
• From Valhalla, we’d like to recognize:
  • Nathan Selzler
  • Max Kung
  • Miles Kung
• From Sherwood Forest, we’d like to recognize:
  • Ellie Tomlinson
  • Eleora Harpin
  • Ericka Sun

We are proud of these scholars for striving towards Content-Area Competence: Mastery of All Subjects – goal 4 of our strategic plan!