In this issue:
Maple View students surprise bus drivers
FBLA club offers something for every student
THS student competes at world orienteering contest
Spotlight on GPES: earthquake drill
Kudos: Thank you, custodians
News briefs
Coming up in Bear Country
What's for lunch?
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Maple View students surprise bus drivers |
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Maple View Middle School leadership students worked together to make thank you signs for bus drivers.
When bus drivers pulled into Maple View Middle School recently at the end of the school day, they were met by a crowd of students, holding colorful signs thanking them for their work.
“I think we all said they’re one of the most underrated parts of the school district,” said Talan B., a seventh-grader who is in the leadership class that came up with the idea. “Without bus drivers we wouldn’t have school. We said, ‘Let’s encourage them, and give them some motivation.’”
The effort is the first in a series of kindness projects that teacher Jen Dunham’s students want to accomplish at Maple View this year.
Students Romy C. and Shahreen T. designed smaller thank you cards, which Dunham had printed so that each member of the class could write personal messages of thanks to the drivers.
“We just wanted to do something nice for everyone,” eighth-grader Liv C. said. “I appreciate that they put the protocols in order so that we don’t get COVID, because that’s important.”
Classmates Addy S. and Macy O., both eighth-graders, said that they appreciate the fact that the drivers wake up so early, handle long drives in a lot of traffic and also often make the time on the bus fun.
Lyla B., a seventh grader, recalls one time in second grade when she had a terrible day at school, and the comfort that a simple conversation on the ride home offered. “My bus driver talked to me about it, and it just made my day better for some reason.”
Student Kassidy V. said her bus drivers are always really nice, greeting her and wishing her a great day. “It just makes you feel like someone cares and makes you feel more important,” she added.
The students made cards and signs for the drivers of Maple View’s 22 bus routes, but offered their thanks and appreciation to drivers and bus monitors throughout the district.
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A student from Jen Dunham's leadership class hands a thank you card to a driver at Maple View Middle School recently. |
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FBLA offers something for every student |
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In the past year, Tahoma High School's FBLA students raised more than $900 to support families in crisis who are receiving help from Vine Maple Place.
To read more about how the THS FBLA club is working to help our community, click here. |
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Members of the THS FBLA club at the first meeting of the year. |
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THS student competes at world orienteering contest |
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Photo courtesy of Brady family
THS junior Benjamin Brady in Turkey, where he represented America on the USA Junior Orienteering Team..
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Many travelers enjoy “getting lost” when they’re exploring a new location around the globe. For Tahoma High School student Benjamin Brady, finding his way in unfamiliar terrain is all in a day’s competition.
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Spotlight on Glacier Park Elementary: earthquake drill |
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Above, a student in Rachel Badley's kindergarten class at Glacier Park Elementary practices "Drop, cover and hold" in the annual district earthquake drill recently. Below: Students practiced fitting in together under their tables, while wearing masks, and working to stay as quiet as possible until the drill was over. Badley explained earthquakes to her students, and that the drill would help them know what to do if there was ever a real emergency. When some students were nervous, she led them through a guided saying, with the words, "I'm OK. You're OK." |
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District kudos: Thank you, custodians |
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Above, Lake Wilderness Elementary Custodian Melissa Coghill changes an air filter. Coghill is one of Tahoma's incredible team of custodians. We appreciate our custodians on National Custodian Recognition Day and all year round. School Board members thanked Tahoma custodians during last week's board meeting. |
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- Robotics, We the People host annual fundraiser
- Tahoma is hiring
- Families invited to "LIKE" documentary
- School Board news
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Coming up in Bear Country |
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Tuesday, Oct. 5
- Girls varsity swim & dive vs. multiple opponents at Kent-Meridian H.S., 3:15 p.m.
- Boys varsity tennis at home vs. Kennedy Catholic H.S., 3:30 p.m.
- Girls varsity soccer at Decatur H.S., 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 6
- Girls and boys varsity cross country vs. multiple opponents at Kentwood H.S., 4 p.m.
- Boys varsity golf at Enumclaw H.S., 4:15 p.m.
- Girls varsity volleyball at Kent-Meridian H.S., 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 7
- Boys varsity golf at home vs. Kentlake H.S., 3 p.m.
- Girls varsity golf at Kentlake H.S., 3 p.m.
- Girls varsity swim & dive at Kent-Meridian H.S., 3:15 p.m.
- Boys varsity tennis at Mount Rainier H.S., 3:30 p.m.
- Girls varsity soccer at home vs. Auburn Riverside H.S., 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 8
- School Board work study session/ retreat 8 a.m.-3 p.m., New Community Church
- Boys varsity tennis at home vs. Kentlake H.S., 3:30 p.m.
- Boys varsity football at home vs. Kentwood H.S., 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 9
- School Board work study session/ retreat 8 a.m.-3 p.m., New Community Church
- We The People and Bear Metal Mattress Sale Fundraiser at THS, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct 9 and Sunday, Oct 10
Tuesday, Oct. 12
- Boys varsity tennis at Auburn Mountainview H.S., 3:30 p.m.
- Girls varsity swim & dive at home vs. Kentlake H.S., 3:30 p.m.
- Girls varsity soccer at Todd Beamer H.S., 5:30 p.m.
- Girls varsity volleyball at Mount Rainier H.S., 7:15 p.m.
- Tahoma School Board Meeting at Central Services in Board Room, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 13
- Girls and boys varsity cross country at home vs. multiple opponents, 4:00 p.m.
- Girls varsity volleyball at Kentwood H.S., 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 14
- Girls varsity swim & dive at Kennedy Catholic H.S., 3:00 p.m.
- Girls varsity soccer at home vs. Kentlake H.S., 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 15
Boys varsity football at home vs. Mount Rainier H.S., 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 16
- Tahoma High School Homecoming events, tickets on sale now via InTouch,
- Freshmen and sophomores 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
- Juniors and seniors 9:30 - 11:30 p.m.
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Meals are being served free to all Tahoma students this year.
To check out what's on the menu this month, click here.
(If you're on a mobile device, click the "+" button to expand the menu).
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The Tahoma School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: |
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Title IX Officer
Director of Human Resources
25720 Maple Valley Highway
Maple Valley, WA 98038
425-413-3400
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ADA Coordinator
Director of Human Resources
25720 Maple Valley Highway
Maple Valley, WA 98038
425-413-3400
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Section 504 Coordinator
Director of Special Services
25720 Maple Valley Highway
Maple Valley, WA 98038
425-413-3400
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The Tahoma Matters newsletter was founded in 2014
25720 Maple Valley-Black Diamond Rd. S.E., Maple Valley, WA 98038
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