Page 10 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - January, 2019

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EDUCATION

Tribal members Samuel Starr and
Ashton Boyd watch the game.
Courtesy of Lena Begnaud

Eddie Klatush has helped lead the
Oakville Middle School basketball
team this season.
Savanna Bird and Samuel Starr receive recognition during Senior Night at Oakville High School. Courtesy of Lena Begnaud
Oakville superintendent shares changes

Rich Staley keeps
Chehalis Tribe updated
on school district news CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: 360-273-0171
Hello! I want to introduce Email: rstaley@
myself. My name is Rich Staley, oakvilleschools.org
and I am the second-year
Superintendent of Oakville School Mail: Superintendent/
District. We wanted to take an Principal 103 School St./
opportunity to say thank you to P.O. Box H Oakville, WA 98568
the Chehalis Tribe. Oakville School District’s
We are extremely grateful for
providing us with the opportunity February schedule
to serve your students on a daily n Board-making workshop
basis. Feb. 10 (Tribal Center)
In recent conversation with n No school Feb. 18-19
Chehalis Tribe Chairman Harry (mid-winter break)
Pickernell Sr., he was encouraged Oakville School District Superintendent Rich Staley.
that our school district provides n Baseball/fast-pitch
the tribal community with regular poured for a disabled parking Preschool practice starts Feb. 25 (the
updates into what’s happening at space by the football field, which first game is at Taholah on
our schools. This is to better help was put in place to enhance the In participation with Grays March 18)
keep everyone up to date with viewing of games. Harbor Foundation and Grays
changes that are happening at Harbor YMCA, we opened a
Oakville schools. Elementary office preschool on our campus. We system to a filtered water system
Here are a few changes: A separate grant awarded to converted two classrooms in the throughout the facilities. This
ADA compliance the district has provided funds to old primary building into spaces will provide healthier options for
specific for preschool students. We
relocate the elementary office. It
everyone at the school.
We have recently obtained will move from its location in the now have 14 students enrolled in Our goal is to have open
a grant from the state of middle of the hallway to the foyer the program. communication with everyone
Washington that will allow us area. A formal receptionist will be Water fountains in our learning community.
to improve our parking lots and stationed at the front door of the Please contact us if you have any
provide more access to events elementary entrance. This change The district was awarded funds questions, comments or concerns.
for our disabled community is to improve the safety of students from the state to replace and Sincerely,
members. New concrete was and staff. update the current water fountain Rich Staley