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Clothier and Hiller recognized at alumni banquet
Ryan Hiller and Beth Clothier were instrumental in helping La Conner schools navigate uncharted waters posed by a global pandemic. The couple, members of the La Conner High School Class of 1987, were...
School Board learns of 60 graduating seniors plans
La Conner School Board members dealt with topics from A to Z during their two-hour hybrid meeting May 23. During public comments, a series of speakers stressed the value of preschool instruction being accessible to all children. They said it helps...
Fab Five celebrated at college signing day
Passage of national Title IX legislation 50 years ago began leveling the playing field for female athletes. Now, five La Conner High School senior girls have signed letters of intent to compete for...
Declining student enrollment forcing La Conner Schools budget cuts
The La Conner School District’s population has increased over the past decade but projected declines in student enrollment this fall is forcing tough budget personnel cuts ahead of the 2022-2023 academic year. La Conner School Board members dealt wit...
La Conner schools adopt new math programs
The La Conner School Board has chosen the right formula – they hope – to raise student math test scores and provide instructional programs featuring more hands-on problem-solving and critical thinking skills. At their hybrid meeting...
School board special session studies new math program options
Math was the primary subject of study for La Conner School District board members at their April 11 study session. District librarian Beth Clothier made a presentation on two new math curricula being considered for adoption next year at the nearly...
New app helps students learn Lushootseed language
La Conner School District board members met March 28 in a hybrid meeting to discuss changes coming to the school and even a new app. The board anticipates extending its high school Lushootseed language education program to the eighth grade. To help...
Elementary school salmon project spawns interest across curriculum
La Conner fifth graders did some old school livestreaming at Hansen Creek near Sedro-Woolley last week. The students released into the upper Skagit River tributary the salmon they have been raising...
Decision near for new curriculum
La Conner Schools are looking to adopt a new math curriculum intended to better match student learning styles, emphasize development of problem-solving and critical thinking skills, and improve standardized achievement test scores. District...
School board proposes new signage and math curriculum
Town officials plan to focus on signage this year, and La Conner School Board members intend to follow suit. Board president Susie Gardner Deyo and Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Executive Director Mick Hoffman conferred on...
Principals report to the board
The La Conner School Board accepted a donation of 900 COVID-19 rapid tests from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community valued at $7,000 at its Feb. 28 meeting. “This is a huge deal,” Board President Susie Deyo said. “We really want to thank the Swino...
School, Town policies lifting mask mandate
On again, off again. That’s the way it has been for the past two years in terms of indoor mask mandates designed to help stop spread of the coronavirus. In Washington state, the off button will be pushed March 12 instead of March 21, a decision a...
School board evaluates new superintendent
La Conner School District Superintendent Will Nelson was like a student facing a big exam Monday. The administrator, hired last spring and at the helm since July 1, underwent his initial job evaluation during a one-hour executive session at the end...
La Conner schools, Swinomish Tribe renew vigilance against COVID-19
The current COVID-19 surge has local officials modifying game plans to stem spread of the virus. The La Conner School District has adopted a two-week (Jan. 14-26) pause of spectator attendance at indoor district events, allowing only two family...
School board updates included Braves logo contest
The La Conner School Board reviewed the top two submissions in a school district contest to adopt a new Braves logo and were updated on the progress of the district’s auto tech course taught by the transportation department’s Randy Swift during the...
La Conner student COVID-19 vaccination rate almost 25%
La Conner students are getting their jabs in. Not in terms of any verbal disputes or playground scuffles, but instead when it comes to receiving voluntary vaccinations intended to help protect against the spread of COVID-19. According to school...
La Conner residents buy books for elementary school students
It’s one thing to put your money where your mouth is. In La Conner, people often put their money where their hearts are. And the most recent example of a heartfelt investment here, in this case benefiting La Conner elementary students, is one d...
La Conner School Board stresses equity, anti-bullying policies
Honesty is always the best policy, though two others that figure prominently with La Conner school officials aren’t far behind. School board members have for the past year championed the crafting and adoption of a district equity policy and at t...
Students wore orange to remember residential schools trauma
Blue and white are the official colors of La Conner Schools – except two weeks ago, on Sept. 30, when orange shirts were worn instead. And, very likely, annually going forward. The change in garb was no mere fashion statement. It was intended...
Food for thought: Elementary school moves recess before lunch
After more than a year of remote and hybrid learning, La Conner schools resumed in-person instruction last week by helping students – though still masked and socially distanced due to COVID-19 – get back into a normal campus routine. To...
La Conner school district has new budget for new year
La Conner teachers welcome students back to class today, a return to full-time in-person instruction for the first time since March 2020. But planning for the Sept. 1 back to school date has been weeks in the making, including a series of summer...
August school board meeting stresses planning for students’ return
The countdown is on for the start of school, meaning numbers are now much on the minds of La Conner students, teachers and administrators. That’s especially the case as the La Conner School District begins developing a new math curriculum during the...
Superintendent Will Nelson prepped for new job
New La Conner School Superintendent Will Nelson cannot stress enough the value of doing one’s homework. That goes for him as well as the nearly 600 students he and school district staff will greet this fall as La Conner transitions from on-line a...
School board, tribal senate agree to keep Braves mascot
La Conner High will remain the home of the Braves. The school district’s board of trustees on Monday formally approved a unanimous Swinomish Tribal Senate resolution supporting retention of the Braves name for La Conner athletic and academic t...
School board retreats to look at new academic year
Reflection and projection. Those two apparent opposites intersected seamlessly during a five-hour La Conner School Board retreat session on the district campus July 19. Board members and new Superintendent Will Nelson reflected upon the past school...
