For the third consecutive year, Trojan Digital Media has been awarded an Emmy for their February installment of  Trojan TV. 

Teacher John Shula’s students also received Emmy nominations for four other productions – Real World Gotham, Trench Table, Santa SWAT, and Jack Stone.

Congratulations Mr. Shula and students; this industry level recognition is a well-deserved honor!

To view the award winning February Trojan TV visit the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and to view other productions and learn more about video production at FHS please visit the Trojan Digital Media website.

Congratulations to Jill McCammon and Kirk Dodge who were named District Employees of the Year!  They both are very worthy of this high honor.  We are proud to have you represent our district staff.  Click here to view pictures of all the individual employees of the year as they were presented with their award at our April School Board Meeting.

This commission writes policies that legislators use to gauge program effectiveness and which the National Business Education Association then uses as a basis for national standards and consequently what states use in the development of state and local CTE standards in the area of business education.

There are less than 20 members asked to serve from all across the country who are selected from both secondary and post-secondary levels.

More information about this commission can be found at http://www.nbea.org/curriculum/pcbee.html

Congratulations Mr. Hannah!

“Like board-certified doctors and accountants, teachers who achieve National Board Certification have met rigorous standards through intensive study, expert evaluation, self-assessment and peer review. NBPTS offers 25 certificates that cover a variety of subject areas and student developmental levels.”
– taken from National Board for Professional Teacher Certification website.

We commend these employees for choosing to go for this optional certification and congratulate them on this fabulous accomplishment; they join fellow national board certified colleagues Karen McCurley (Discovery), Tina Cook (SLMS), and Lisa Hope (FHS).

“After 30 years in the district I needed this to stay sharp. The process forces you into an examination of your educational practices that ordinarily you would not pursue. I got a late start (November) so I was pleased that I was able to organize the portfolio satisfactorily. The process is not to be taken lightly. I spent many weekends and vacation days at school composing my portfolio entries. I am especially happy that all my work met the standard!”
John Sutich, FHS Counselor 

“I was happy to be able to do a professional development that actually applied to my area because there isn’t much out there for language teachers. I felt it was very applicable to me and what I teach.”
Jeanie Iovino, FHS Spanish Teacher

 ”This was a great process.  I enjoyed being challenged and constantly asking myself why I do the things I do.  If it doesn’t impact student learning, why do it?  How can I measure whether or not a student has benefited from my interventions?  The self-reflection aspect of the process was wonderful for me.”
Cynthia Dixon, Discovery Primary Special Education Teacher

The following is taken from the description of FHS on King 5’s Website:

“With over ninety years in the school business, Fife High has a strong tradition of educating youth in the Fife, Milton, and Edgewood communities. The staff takes great pride in providing a safe and secure learning environment, while at the same time offering a wide array of exciting and challenging academic and extra-curricular programs. They also spend a tremendous amount of effort building relationships with students so that the school atmosphere is positive and caring. Thus, students benefit from this work knowing that they have a quality place to come to school each day to learn.”

GO TROJANS!

She also recently was named as a semifinalist for the National Merit Scholarship Program; representing less than 1% of the seniors nationwide.

Tierney has been a student in our district since kindergarten and we are very proud of her!  Watch for a feature story in an upcoming issue of the Fife Free Press or Milton-Edgewood Signal.

12/3/08 Update: Just heard today that Tierney has received a full-ride scholarship to Princeton – which includes travel costs home!  Congratulations again Tierney!

Fife High School students Tierney Kuhn, JunHo Lee, & Jessica Colburn, recently represented the State of Washington at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) 2008 National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Competing in FBLA’s national awards program, the three students placed 10th in Emerging Business Issues against state representatives from across the United States and worldwide.  

The competition is part of a competitive events program sponsored annually by FBLA, the premier association for students pursuing business and business-related careers.  Individuals, local chapters, and state teams compete in 60 events representing a range of leading edge business, career, and leadership development activities. The top two or three winning members or teams at the state level are eligible to compete in this international event. Washington State entered 188 students in competition with 41 placing in the top 10 in various events.  Only 2% of FBLA’s 253,000 members who have won state and regional competitions qualify for the national awards program.  The 8,000 delegates to the annual conference, representing the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Guam, the Cayman Islands, and Europe, elect national student officers and attend business and leadership workshops in addition to competing in business and career skill events.  This year’s national theme, “Leadership in Action,” reflects the goals of FBLA members, some of the best and the brightest of today’s young people.