San Juan Music Educators
Jazz Festival to be held at
Mount Vernon High School
Tuesday, November 24

The San Juan Jazz Festival, a yearly event hosted by a school district from the San Juan Music Region, will be held Tuesday, November 24 at Mount Vernon High School under the direction of high school band instructor Jacob Scherr. The festival will feature middle school and high school jazz choirs and bands and is sponsored by the San Juan Music Educators Association (SJMEA).

Performances will begin at 8:40 a.m. and continue through the day until 3:00 p.m. Each ensemble will perform for adjudicators, followed by a music clinic. SJMEA Festival Adjudicators include Matt Wenman, Chad McCullough, and Jon Pugh. A special feature this year will be an improvisation workshop lead by adjudicator Jon Pugh. Students from the music education program at Western Washington University will also attend to observe the festival.

School districts participating in the festival include: Anacortes, Bellingham, Blaine, Concrete, Friday Harbor, Meridian, Mount Baker, Mount Vernon, Nooksack, Sedro-Woolley, Squalicum, and Whatcom.

For more information, please contact band instructor Jacob Scherr, 428-6100, ext. 2167.

Holiday Grams

For all Bulldogs young and seasoned, you can spread fun-loving holiday cheer by sending festive Holiday Grams to your friends and Bulldog family. You may purchase Holiday Grams (.25 cents each or five for $1.00) on Tuesday, December 1 through Thursday, December 3 at lunches. Holiday Grams will be delivered during our festive holiday lunches on Friday, December 18. (Sponsored by MVHS ASB & Bulldog Service Projects.)

Senior Portraits Due

Senior portraits are due to Skagina staff by Thanksgiving break. Photos may be emailed to Mr. Meldahl or a hard copy brought to CTE-4 anytime. If you email a photo, please make sure that it is 300 dpi (dots per inch) resolution and that the picture size is about 2"x3".

Once again, Skagina staff will want photos that represent our seniors in the very best way. Please do not submit photos with unusual objects in them (giant pink hats, toys, cars, etc.), no animals or vegetables or hula hoops, please. If you put your car or horse or iguana in the photo, the Skagina staff will have to crop it for the best view of the student. We love pets, but there is another place for those type of photos in the yearbook.

Waist-up head shots in a vertical format are encouraged. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Meldahl at ext. 5114.

Please note - if you would like a really nice studio photo done for the yearbook for free, please contact Mr. Meldahl. The Skagina staff is trained to do a great job for you for free!

Class of 2010 Graduation Toolkit

The Class of 2010 Toolkit is a resource to help educators and families understand state graduation requirements. The toolkit is periodically updated with new materials and information. In the toolkit, you'll find:

• 2009-10 Key Dates
• 2010 Graduation Requirements
• Alternatives to Passing the WASL: Certificate of Academic Achievement Options
• Important 2010 WASL Information
• Options for Students not Graduating After Four Years of High School

To access the toolkit, please click here.