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Homecoming Queens and Kings of SHS and BHS
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, November 4, 2009)

Illness absences increasing in school districts
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, November 4, 2009)

SHS student brings marching band competition to stadium
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, November 4, 2009)

Students win honors, scholarship cash at national FFA convention
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, November 4, 2009)

Norlin receives award
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, October 28, 2009)

Casual gathering offers food, fun, perspective during school's late start
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, October 28, 2009)

Panther Captive
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, October 28, 2009)

Coping with Less - School Cuts
(Published in The Puyallup Herald, October 21, 2009)

Preparing for parent teacher conference
(Published in The Puyallup Herald, October 21, 2009)

SMS holds Teen Late Night on Saturdays
(Published in The Puyallup Herald, October 21, 2009)

BHS Homecoming coming up
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, October 21, 2009)

School officials discuss swine flue with health department
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, October 21, 2009)

SHS Homecoming Parade Pictures
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, October 21, 2009)

SHS Homecoming win
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, October 21, 2009)

Companies help high school raise money for football program
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, October 14, 2009)

Deadline coming for free lunches
(Published in The Puyallup Herald, October 14, 2009)

SHS FFA going to National competition
(Published in The Puyallup Herald, October 14, 2009)

Deadline for school reduced lunch applications Oct. 16
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, October 7, 2009)

First Day of School Pics
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, October 7, 2009)

Fundraiser for SHS FFA students Friday
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, October 7, 2009)

LRE Walkathon Picture
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, October 7, 2009)

Seeing bus drivers off on 1st day of school
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, September 23, 2009)

Program helps EHE provide supplies
(Published in the Bonney Lake Sumner Courier Herald, September 23, 2009)

District overhauls math curriculum for first time since 2000
During the last school year, a committee of 24 people affiliated with the Sumner School District, including administrators and teachers, met to discuss the district’s K-5 math curriculum.

“The premise was to learn more about math instruction,” said Kathryn Briggs, a teacher on special assignment with the district.
(Published in The Puyallup Herald, September 16, 2009)

First Day of School at CWE
(Published in The Courier Herald, September 16, 2009)

EHE Open House Ice Cream Social
(Published in The Courier Herald, September 9, 2009)

Play at CWE focuses on bullying, violence prevention
(Published in The Courier Herald, September 9, 2009)

Gearing up for back-to-school rush on Sept. 9
(Published in The Puyallup Herald, September 2, 2009)

Kids have safe place before and after school
(Published in The Puyallup Herald, September 2, 2009)

Kids have safe place before, after school
Nancy Katzer knows firsthand how wonderful Sumner School District’s before- and after-school program is.
Katzer, a teacher in the Kent School District, has three little girls who will attend the program this fall. Her oldest daughter was involved in the program last year.

“It is such an awesome program,” said Katzer. “I drop kids off knowing they are safe and busy.”
(Published in The Puyallup Herald, September 2, 2009)

First day of school: First day of school is on the horizon for many students
At Maple Lawn Elementary School in Sumner, Principal Mike McCartin knows a lot about the first day of school, especially for kindergartners
“The first day of school is key,” said McCartin. “This is the first real cultural transition that happens for kids and I have a separate compartment in my mind for kindergartners.”
(Published in The Puyallup Herald, August 26, 2009)

School asks for changes in parking
The Puyallup Herald

“This springs from a request we got from the (Sumner) School District administration a couple weeks ago,” Sumner Community Development Director Paul ...

****Please note there is an error in the article referencing "an upcoming remodel ..."
There is no future work planned at Sumner High School.
The newspaper will print a correction next week and update the article online.
(Published in The Puyallup Herald, August 26, 2009)

Back to school basics made easier in Sumner
By ERIN COVEY KIRO Radio

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The Sumner School District has came up with an idea to pass discounts along to parents.
The Principal of McAlder Elementary in Sumner has bags of school supplies locked in a small room: the brainchild of thrifty school leaders who wanted to spare parents expensive back to school costs.

Brown Named Sumner Coach of the Year
(Published in The Courier Herald, August 19, 2009)

Little inventors, big inventions
Elementary-age students from Sumner and beyond get the chance to learn science creatively at Daffodil Valley

Seven-year-old Olivia Israel has brainstormed the perfect solution to putting up with her 1-year-old sister’s incessant pinching: The Sister Pinch Notification Center. With the help of Daffodil Valley Elementary music teacher Matt Smeller, Israel created a box out of an empty Bisquick hot chocolate container, which can detect her sister’s brainwaves and allow Israel to move out of the way pre-pinching.
(Published in The Puyallup Herald, August 12, 2009)

Sumner High School Marching Band performs at the Portland Rose Festival

The Sumner High School Marching Band participated in the 2009 Portland Rose Festival in Portland, Oregon, June 5-6, 2009.

The Marching Band performed their field show, "Disney's Fantasmic," in Portland's PGE Park at the Friday night Bandfest. They were voted winners of the "People's Choice Award."

On Saturday morning the 100+ members participated in the 4-mile long Grand Floral Parade, and earned the 1st Place Award for an Out-of-State Band, the highest placing they have ever received at this event.

The Sumner High School Marching Band is under the direction of Joe Carl.

SHS Seniors honored for efforts and talents
(Published in The Courier Herald, June 3, 2009)

SHS Earns Honors at State FFA Convention
(Published in The Courier Herald, June 3, 2009)

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