YOUR DIERINGER SCHOOLS - Dieringer School District

YOUR DIERINGER SCHOOLS
Connecting Community and School
May 2016
AROUND THE DISTRICT….
DIERINGER CELEBRATES ITS
“QUASQUICENTENNIAL”
Thanks to the combined efforts of
Quentin Clark, Carly Lange, Pat Keaton
and Louise Snow, a history wall showcasing historic photos and information
about the school district from its founding in 1890 to present was unveiled on
January 25th. The wall is in a permanent
case located in the North Tapps Middle
School commons.
Even though the
school was founded in 1890, the first day
of school was January 3, 1891, making
this the 125th anniversary. The district
has experienced many changes since the
first classes were held in a storage shed.
Dieringer now houses more than 1500
students in two elementaries and one
At the March 28th Board meeting, Comiddle school.
rey Pawlak was presented the seventh
annual Pinnacle Award for continuous
and devoted service to the Dieringer KINDERGARTEN “JUMPSTART”
EVENT SCHEDULED
School District and Community.
Kindergarten registration is underway
The Dieringer School District is blessed
for
the 2016-17 school year. The Dierwith a caring and incredibly supportive
inger
School District will be offering free
community. An excellent example of our
Full
Time
Kindergarten to all age eligible
supportive community is Corey Pawlak. As
students
next
year. If your child turns 5
a school community, we have been the
years
old
by
August
31st, please stop in
fortunate recipients of her generous gift
of her time and talent. Our students have at Dieringer Heights Elementary or give
been the ultimate beneficiaries of her us a call (253) 826-4937 to receive regiswonderful contributions over the years as tration information.
We also will be holding a
a member and chair of the Board of Directors from 1999-2015, classroom volun- “Kindergarten Jumpstart” event for parteer, Reflections supporter and judge, and ents on May 24th from 6:30-7:30 pm in
current member of the District’s Careers the Dieringer Heights Multi-purpose
room. This event is designed to assist
and Technology Education Board.
Dieringer School District Board of Di- parents to further support their children
rectors annually honors local community in the development of their Kindergarten
contributors who demonstrate an excep- readiness skills, understand what to extional level of involvement in promoting pect in the fall, and answer any questions
and supporting Dieringer’s mission: a they may have heading into the new
school community designed to build confi- school year. Remember this is an adult
dence today and contribution tomorrow only event.
If you have an incoming Kindergarten
for every student. Past winners include:
student
for next year, please plan to
2010- Kelly Baker, Gwen Ceccanti, and
attend
the
May 24th, “Kindergarten
Janis Suznevich; 2011- Quentin Clark;
Jumpstart”.
Don’t
miss out on important
2012- Pat Keaton; 2013- The Miles Family
and Company; and 2014-Judy Dunham, information and resources you need beKathy Jacobson, Tami McKenna, and 2015 fore the start of next school year.
-Boy Scouts of America Troop 501.
PINNACLE AWARDCOREY PAWLAK HONORED
NORTH
TAPPS
NEWS…
Friday, April
29th, students
stayed
after
school to help
clean
the
school to show
their appreciation for our wonderful custodians. Many
thanks to Ava Filiss and Lilian Nguyen
who organized the event. All of us here
at North Tapps want to thank Mike
Young, Rob Idso, and Kailen Bickler, our
hard working custodians.
GROWTH AND FACILITIES TASK
FORCE TO LOOK AT DIERINGER’S
FUTURE NEEDS
Our students are most fortunate to
have the wonderful schools this community has provided. To make sure this
continues as our population grows and
our schools age, the Dieringer School
District Board of Directors has charged a
task force, composed of community and
staff representatives, with addressing the
important goal of providing school facilities to best meet the future needs of the
Dieringer School District students, families and staff.
The Growth and Facilities Task Force’s
work will focus around three key areas:
 Providing adequate classrooms and
other instructional spaces to meet the
needs of our growing school community;
 Maintaining our schools to properly
serve our students; and
 Planning to support our 9-12 grade
students who attend the Sumner School
District through the development of
needed instructional spaces.
The Growth and Facilities Task Force
began its work on May 3rd and will work
through the summer and fall to develop
recommendations by the October Board
meeting. The community will be kept
informed and provided opportunities for
input throughout this process.
More Info?
Visit our Website:
www.dieringer.wednet.edu
Contact Us:
Dieringer School District Office
Supt.: Judy Neumeier-Martinson
1320 178th Avenue E
Lake Tapps, WA 98391
253-862-2537
North Tapps Middle School
Principal: Nate Salisbury
20029 12th Street E
Lake Tapps, WA 98391
253-862-2776
Dieringer Heights Elementary
Principal: Kevin Anderson
21727 34th Street E
Lake Tapps, WA 98391
253-826-4937
Lake Tapps Elementary
Principal: Pat Webster
1320 178th Avenue E
Lake Tapps, WA 98391
253-862-6600
Transportation
Dir. Oper /Transp: Kelly Whitman
1320 178th Avenue E
Lake Tapps, WA 98391
253-862-6703
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ieringer School District
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PTA REFLECTIONS UPDATE
In April, the State Awards ceremony was held and
three students from North Tapps Middle School won
at the state level. Congrats to all the entrants and
our three state winners.
Film Production: Award of Merit - 3rd place.—
Makayla Packer with "Let Your Imagination Cook"
Dance Choreography: Award of Excellence- 2nd
place Chloe Furnstahl with "Pure Imagination"
Musical Composition: Outstanding Interpretation1st place Henry Jacobson with "The Lost Ship"; Henry go on to compete at the National PTA Reflections
Program!!! Way to go Henry!
LAKE TAPPS ELEMENTARY…
For the third year in a row Lake Tapps Elementary
placed in the top 5% of elementary schools in the
state and earned the Washington Achievement
Food Service
Award-2015 for Overall Excellence in academic
Dir. Food Services: Carol Trudeau
achievement. Congratulations LTES students and
20029 12th Street E
staff!
Lake Tapps, WA 98391
Amy Bateman, LTES Technology coach, and the
253-862-2776
students
of
LTES
Board of Directors
presented
Mr. Monte St. Johns, Chair
the School
Mr. Pete George
Board
with
an
Mr. Andy Hart
update on
Mrs. Hilary McCabe
the
exMr. John McKenna
citing
ways they
DIERINGER RECEIVES A
are using
PERFECT AUDIT—AGAIN!
technolo2nd Graders work on their Chromebooks gy in their
school.
We are pleased to announce
the Dieringer School District Topics included devices, professional development,
digital citizenship, how and where we learn keyreceived a clean audit report boarding and the Hour of Code.
th
for the 14 consecutive year.
In April the Washington State
Auditor’s office completed an
audit of our 2013-14 and
2014-15 financial statements.
They issued a report free
from findings or concerns.
DIERINGER HEIGHTS….
Did you know…all 4th and 5th grade students at
DHES will have one to one access to laptop computers next year? It has been a wonderful instructional tool for those students who have participated in
the pilot process and we are excited to begin this
journey with all of our Intermediate students in the
fall. In addition, early childhood/Kindergarten classes
will have an iPad mini for every two students.
Teachers are also excited to create opportunities to
extend our students learning and further prepare them
for college and career readiness. A big thank you to our
voters who have supported the district technology
initiatives and the Technology Levy. It really is helping
our students and staff take the necessary next steps in
their 21st Century learning needs!!
DID YOU KNOW???
….North
Tapps recently
went
through an
office
upgrade. If you
haven’t had a
chance, stop
by and check
out the new digs. Thanks to the generous efforts of
Greg and Stephanie Zetterberg, the upgrade was completed at a minimal cost to the district. One student
remarked that it “looked more professional”.
….Terry Steiner, retired DHES teacher spent his first
summer of retirement recruiting some former students
toDid
form
a book
club. They meet once a month and are
You
Know?......
having a great time. This past December, Terry took a
group of the students to Top Foods where donations
were accepted for Children’s Hospital. Those who donated received a Henry and Josie Jacobson CD. The
book club returned for a second engagement and
raised almost $600 in two hours. Way to go Terry &
your book club!
….Did you know that over 15% of our school gets up
extra early to come to school for some extra science
learning? There is a reason for this! Thank you to the
hard for from Mrs. Pritchett and Mr. France.
….5 of the 7 finalists for the Masonic Outstanding Junior
Award at SHS were former Dieringer students. Congrats to: Zaylan Jacobsen, Hailey McCabe, Matthew
Moffat, Terron Wahl and Sophie Walker.
…..While we’re on outstanding former students,
Sumner and Bonney Lake High Schools’ Outstanding
Seniors were honored recently. Dieringer’s own Petria
Russell and Jordan Cozzi were among the honorees.
….Sumner Senior High School Scholastic Honors top
academic achievers: Samantha Wilson, Petria Russell,
Emily Nelson, Shaila Stephen, Hannah Wilson and Hannah Fox.
The Dieringer School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities and provides equal
access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Dr. Judy Neumeier-Martinson , Superintendent: Phone: 253.862.2537.