KENNEWICK HIGH SCHOOL TEAM READ

Kennewick High School students in Team Read mentor elementary students in reading. Their commitment and dedication is awesome!!

FCCLA Takes Off At Kennewick High School

As the 2010 school year begins, FCCLA students at Kennewick High School get involved!! Chapter members attended the Regional FCCLA Meeting held in Prosser on Wednesday, October 6th. Pictured are students participating in a mini-mock Recycle and Design STAR Event.

FCCLA members particiapted in the Annual Kennewick HS Homecoming parade!

Advisory Committee Members Wanted!

Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year! The Kennewick Career & Technical Education programs are looking for business and community members to serve on their Advsiory Committees. Advisory committees support specific programs and members provide valuable input and advise in the ongoing development of programs.

Members provide a variety of support activities including: reviewing curriculum and making recommendations for curriculum adoption; participating in classroom presentations; judging at student leadership events; reviewing new courses and updating current course frameworks; and assisting in the ongoing planning and development of programs.

Programs include: Agriculture, Business and Marketing, Family & Consumer Sciences, Photography, American Sign Language, Technology and Engineering, Drafting, Health Occupations and Sports Medicine, and Careers In Education.

If you are interested in becoming an advisory committee member please email Debbie McClary at debbie.mclary@ksd.org.

Kennewick HS DECA Members Attend ICDC

Kennewick HS DECA members Shelbi Wood, Katia Johnson, and Hayley Self attended the annual DECA International Career Development Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, April 24th to 27th. Shelbi and Hayley participated in the Leadership Development Academy, where they learned about working effectively in teams and strategies for making KHS DECA a stronger chapter. As an incoming State Officer, Katia participate in LEAD, which helped to prepare her for her duties as the Area 6 DECA President for the 2010-2011 school year.

Southridge Photography Students' Photos Going to Olympia!

Southridge High School students Emily Butler, Hayllie Ward, Sara Welch and Susana Vidro all reveived Judge's Awards or Honorable Mention Awards at the Annual ESD High School Art Show, held at Columbia Basin College. Emily and Hayllie's photos will be moving on to the State High School Art Show Competiton in Olympia, Washington. Good luck girls!!

AW Photo Contest

Photography students from Tri City area high schools competed in a photo contest judged by photography professionals from the Area-Wide Photography Advisory Committee. The categories were: People, Places, and Things. Student could enter photos at either the basic editing or advanced editing level.

Winners for basic editing were:
People: First place - Emily Butler (11th grade, Southridge)
Second place - Kayla Hutchings (10th grade, Southridge)

Places: First place - Brittany Evans (10th grade, Kennewick) Second place (tied)- Tyler Bower (10th grade, Southridge) and Hayllie Ward (12th grade, Southridge)
Things: First place - Roy Castillo (10th grade, Southridge)

Second place (tied) - Abrianan Monroy (10th grade, New Horizons), Joaquin Moreno (9th grade, Chiawana)

Winners for advanced editing were:
People: First place - Israel Maldonado (12th grade, Kamiakin)
Second place - Reed Draper (11th grade, Kamiakin)

Things: First place - Ben Cabrera (11th grade, New Horizons)
Second place (tied) - Joshua Alvarez (11th grade, Kamiakin), Josephine McCoy (12th grade, Kamiakin)
Best of Show - Emily Butler, Southridge

Kennewick High School DECA - ON TO STATE!

Over 75 Kennewick High School DECA Members competed at this year’s Area VI DECA Conference on January 29, 2010. This year’s conference was held at the Tri-Cities Convention Center and was judged by volunteers from the local business community. In order to compete, all students were required to take a 100 question, timed exam, as well as present a role play to the judges.

The following students placed in the top 6 for their test scores:
Shanelle Eilers, Zack Tamburello, James McKinnis, John Sturgis, Natali Magana, Maria Rodriguez, Valentine Furniss, Cody Gadeberg, Jose Magana, Inna Korotkova, Thayne Whebey, AJ Hill, Fernando Ayala, Thomas Kennan, Richard Hernandez, Laura Marquina, John Penney, Casey Brush, Taylor Wilder, Deborah Ramirez, Yvette Aguilar, Brenda Guzman, Victor Zuniga, Chris Bojorquez.

The following students placed in the top 6 for their role play scores:
Dana Meyer, Lindsey Sullivan, James McKinnis, John Sturgis, Garrett Wilz, Tory Osmundson, Kenya Olivera, Suzana Djuric, Natali Magana, Maria Rodriguez, Valentine Furniss, David Salwegter, Thayne Whebey, AJ Hill, Fernando Ayala, Chris Lamm, Shelbi Wood, Katia Johnson, Meva Beganovic, Laura Marquina, Geyny Mendoza, Eryn Nelson, Casey Brush, Yvette Aguilar, Brenda Guzman, Victor Zuniga, Chris Bojorquez.

The following students placed in the top 6 overall for their event and are eligible to compete at the Washington DECA State Career Development Conference in Bellevue, WA on March 4-6, 2010:James McKinnis, John Sturgis, Natali Magana, Maria Rodriguez, Valentine Furniss, David Salwegter, Cody Gadeberg, Thayne Whebey, AJ Hill, Fernando Ayala, Chris Lamm, Katia Johnson, Meva Beganovic, Laura Marquina, Geyny Mendoza, Eryn Nelson, Casey Brush, Yvette Aguilar, Brenda Guzman, Victor Zuniga, Chris Bojorquez.