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The Puget Sound Educational Service District Board will be reviewing and adopting recommended Budget for FY 2627 at the June meeting.
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Are you in the mood for a tune? June is Black Music (or African American Music) Appreciation Month!
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It's National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, which takes place all June long in order to honor America’s rich and diverse Caribbean-American community and their contributions to art, science, culture, medicine, and more across the centuries.
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It’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month, which supports and recognizes the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community while commemorating its struggles against discrimination across the years.
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This spring, the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) and PSESD recognized James Young and Maricella Gonzalez with the WASA Regional Student Leadership Award.
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In Shoreline School District, the Shorewood High School Jazz Band was recently selected as a finalist for the 31st annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, which is widely regarded as the nation’s most prestigious high school jazz competition. Shorewood was one of just 20 schools nationwide invited to perform at the event in New York City.
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Typically taking place from fifth to sixth grade, the transition from elementary to middle school can be particularly challenging for students. Luckily, sixth graders at Maple View and Summit Trail middle schools in Tahoma School District have been able to get some help with this challenge. The "Where Everyone Belongs" program—usually just referred to as “WEB”—recruits eighth grade leaders to make that sudden change of scenery a little smoother for middle school newbies, and it has proven to be a valuable resource for both schools. And not only does WEB help the younger students, but it also provides valuable leadership opportunities and new friendships for its older members.
