Posted 04.24.08
Whitman 50 Mile Club News Update
Sixth grade students have been encouraged to run or walk the track on the lower field during lunchtime.  When the student reaches 250 laps they are officially in the 50 Mile Club.  The track is about one-fifth of a mile so five laps count as a mile. Notices of laps logged are posted on the sixth grade bulletin board in the B hall.  So far we have 180 people logging laps.

To date, Marissa made fifty miles just before Christmas.  New walkers were spotted this WaSL week – Ami and Adela logged their first lap.  Jacinta has moved up to nineteen laps while Morgan now shows fifty-nine laps.  Both girls log laps everyday.  In the eighty to ninety lap range are Theresa, Rhiannon, Leaane, Natalie and Christina.  Sophia is up to seventy-four laps.  Whitman staff have joined the club as well. Mrs. King just made fifty miles and Ms. Jones is just short of making the goal. Ms. Kauffman has leaped to seventy-seven laps and Ms. Jones is seven laps short of 250.

No track or field next week (April 28 - May 2): Mr. Young informed Mrs. King that the track and field will be used by PE classes all next week.  If the PE class is on the field or track it is closed to lunch people.  Be sure to get in lots of laps this week. Keep up the healthy walking, wildcats!

Posted 03.06.08
Rock Climbing Trip Over Spring Break
YBOYS is accepting applications for their spring break and summer wilderness expeditions. After two successful summers with waiting lists on all trips we are expanding this summer and adding a 4 day rock climbing trip during spring break. You can check out the details at www.yboys.org This site has all the information and applications. You can also get applications from your grade level counselor. Check out the flyer on the bulletin boards.


03.06.08
Summer Camps At Seward Park
Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center is offering 6 different weeks
of summer camp at the Center and Seward Park during July and August. Youths ages 11-14 years old can participate in hikes, games, field trips, and crafts centered around local nature themes. Camps are held almost entirely outdoors Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM, and youth are divided into groups by age. To Register: Please contact the Education Director at 206-652-2444 ext. 102 for more detailed information and to request registration forms. Downloadable scholarship and registration forms can be found on our website at www.sewardpark.audubon.org Registration opens on March 5th and is on a first-come first-serve basis.


Posted 03.06.08
An Easy Way To Raise Money for Whitman, Shop Local!
Interra is a Seattle-based non-profit company that has launched the Puget Sound Community Change (PSCC) program. The PSCC offers the public a free card, which when used at selected local businesses, awards the cardholder a cash discount. The free cards are available online at the website: http://www.pugetsound.cc/

It works like a credit card in that it is processed using similar technology. A rebate is generated every time card is swiped at a participating merchant. For a list of merchants, see http://www.sgnl.org/hl/pscc-merchant-list.html. A percentage of the transaction is returned to the customer and an equal percentage is donated to a local non-profit or school. Whitman Middle School can easily be made your beneficiary. You can sign obtain your card right now by signing up at the PSCC website.


Posted 03.06.08
Whitman Ultimate Frisbee Team Forming!
New and old players are welcome to turnout for this no-cut co-ed sport. The first practice is Wednesday, March 5, from 12:30 - 2:30 pm (early dismissal day). Thereafter practices will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays from 2:30 pm - 4 pm. You must have a current physical on file with the school nurse to play!


Posted 03.06.08
Does the Whitman gym look bare to you?
Me too! Where are all those great sports banners? You know the kind, like many of the other schools have that show off their sports teams' accomplishments?

We are way overdue in showing our Whitman Pride and displaying our students' victories. Just a few parents are needed to help with this project, no experience necessary, but if you have any, please share. Contact Katie Sechler at sechlerpeter@comcast.net or (206)706-9173

11.07.07
More Wishes
Can you help out with the following teacher request?

I would greatly appreciate a wood rocking chair or exercise ball (the ones you can sit on) if anyone has one that they would like to donate.
Thanks so much!
Mollie Overa, Portable 20

I would love it I could have help with getting hair rubber bands, plastic grocery sacks and lotions. I supply all of these for the girls and it would be greatly appreciated to have a little help.
- Natalie Jones

I should like some tablecloths for the lunchroom and for the serving line with the color of Whitman.
- Sandie in the lunchroom

Dear Friends:
I am in desperate need of a pencil sharpener that is not too noisy! A couple of hand-held metal ones would also be great (nothing fancy) for colored pencils, which tend to clog the electric ones.
Thanks for responding to this if you get it!
��- Sally Jo Gilbert de Vargas , Room 205

Donate a book to the library to celebrate a birthday or contribute money for library books to commemorate a special occasion or favorite person. We'll provide a lovely bookplate to recognize your donation.
- Chris Gustafson

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