Hello Pateros,

This year has been a positive reflection of the quality

students, quality staff, and quality community we have

here in Pateros. “Creators of a Positive Learning

Culture” has set the tone for each individual to take

ownership of their own life and their role in the lives of

others. Thank you for your support.

The ASB officers have continued to engage and prepare

events that allow the secondary students to mentor

and support the elementary students. They also

continue to work hard to serve our K-12 students in

meeting their goals. The staff members appreciate and

enjoy the leadership the ASB members have shown.

Pateros students competed well in our winter sports

and academic competitions. High school spring sports

begin on February 29. The musical in January, “You’re a

Good Man, Charlie Brown” was clever and showcased

Super intendent ’s Message

In this issue:

Superintendent’s

Message 1

AmeriCorps News 2

Getting Ready for P.E. 2

From Behind the

Principal’s Desk 3

Honor Roll Students 3

Math is Cool! 4

5th Grade Ski Trip 4

PAC Update 5

Job Announcements 5

Booster Club 6

Father/Daughter

Dance 6

Boy’s Basketball 7

Girl’s Basketball 8

Wrestling 9

ASB 10

Driver’s Ed 10

Book Fair 11

Bikes for Books 11

Lois A. Davies, Ed. D.

Superintendent of

Pateros Schools

students’ talents and performance skills. The winter

concert and solo ensemble events allowed our

musicians to stretch and share their growth with the

community and with other musicians.

Words cannot describe the powerful experience of

seeing our community move forward in the continued

recovery process. Working with the city, county, state,

and federal support systems has allowed Pateros to

restore and improve our systems. Many of our

community members who stepped up in leadership are

now supporting other communities as they face new

unforeseen challenges. As I talk with leaders around the

state, they ask how Pateros is doing; while it has been a

difficult journey, the phrase “Pateros Strong” continues

to be the way others remember us.

You will be invited to join us in June as we return to

the “Continue the Conversation” meetings. Thank you

for your ongoing support. Pateros is a place of hope

where our community supports our students and builds

the foundation for a bright future.

Lois A. Davies

Superintendent

Pateros School District

PO Box 98

Pateros, WA 98846

February 2016

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WWW.PATEROS.ORG

(509) 923-2343

Class pictures and

personality portraits

are March 1st

Our March calendar

changed due to the

cancelation of school on

January 4, 2016. We will

now have a full school

day on March 2nd and

an Early Release day on

March 3rd. This is the

revised March calendar.

MARCH 2016

Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri

1 2 3 E X

7 8 9 EP 10 11

14 15 16 17 18

21 22 23 EP 24 25

28 29 30 E 31 E

Hi everyone! My name is Maggie

Hallaman, and I am the new AmeriCorps

member at Pateros School. I am originally

from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where I

attended the University of Pittsburgh for

Political Science. I moved to Chelan mid-

October, and I am enjoying the country

life.

For those of you who do not know about

AmeriCorps, it is a national service

organization. I am part of the

Intermountain AmeriCorps which is based

out of Wenatchee. There are 20 members

in all, we serve at various non-profit

organizations and schools around Central

North Washington. Intermountain

AmeriCorps members serve along the

Columbia in Omak, Brewster, Pateros,

Entiat, Wenatchee, and Leavenworth. My

role at Pateros is to assist different

teachers through the day. I also help with

the after school Study Table program till 4

p.m. Tuesday-Thursday.

For the spring, I am planning a Family

Literacy Night in theme with the Spring

Book Fair at the end of April. This event

will give elementary students and their

parents an opportunity to add new books

to their collection as well as play games

and create crafts together.

Monthly, I attend a meeting in Wenatchee

for AmeriCorps trainings and activities. In

October for “Make a difference day”,

Intermountain AmeriCorps and other

volunteer groups were able to winterize

Amer iCorps News

Camp Zanika at Lake Wenatchee. In

February, Intermountain AmeriCorps and

Chelan-Douglas Community Action

Council hosted a poverty simulation

workshop, to educate all our community

members about the issues relating to

poverty.

If you would like more information on

anything regarding AmeriCorps, feel free to

contact me.

Maggie Hallaman

mhallaman@pateros.org

923-2343(ext 362)

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GETTING READY FOR P.E.

Each student needs to remember to bring shoes that are suitable for physical

activities. Students will be involved in a number of games, activities and drills that

will require them wear safe, sturdy tennis shoes.

PLEASE - NO FLIP FLOPS, HEELS, OR SLIP-ON SHOES IN P.E. CLASS.

- Mr. Stennes and Mr. Haley

Daniel Estrada, Kindergarten

1st Semester Honor Roll Students

Michael R. Hull

Principal of

Pateros Schools

From Beh ind the Pr inc ipa l ’s Desk

February 16, 2016

Greetings Parents, Students, and Community

members,

It is hard to believe that the school year is

going by so fast. It seems there is a hint of

spring weather in the air in the early

mornings and that stirs those feelings of a

start to spring sports, March winds, April

showers, and May flowers.

I hope everyone has had a great winter

season. Wow, what a winter is has been!

A lot more snow than we’ve had for a while,

that’s for sure! Our skiers loved it, right?

As we move through February, the usual testing

we require our students to do is happening.

The first round of testing is the MAP

(Measurement of Student Progress); the state

assessment will follow in April and May. The

name of the state test is the “Smarter Balance

Test.”

Teachers and students are off to a great start

with the new semester.

I am happy to report that we had 78 secondary

students make the honor roll for semester one.

I want to challenge all of our students to excel

in their academic endeavors and crack that

honor roll list for second semester.

I continue to applaud the efforts of our entire

staff here at the Pateros Schools as we are

blessed to have folks that go above and

beyond to make this a fantastic learning

environment.

I would like to extend an open invitation for

our parents and community members to

stop by school anytime and chat if you have

questions regarding the school. Everyone

knows how much we like to show off our

school anytime we can.

Here’s looking forward to a fantastic rest of

the school year.

Respectfully submitted,

Michael R. Hull

K-12 Principal/Athletic Director

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We had our annual Honor Roll assembly at the beginning of February. Each one of these students achieved a

grade point average of 3.0 or greater. To encourage outstanding grades, we asked local businesses to donate

items or gift cards for our students to be raffled off. Every student received a certificate to Howard’s on the

River along with one, if not two, more items! We would like to thank the following:

Howard’s on the River

Ives Landing Coffee and Concessions

Pateros Pride Booster Club

Yancey’s Hardware

Erlandsen and Associates

Webster Furniture

Apple House

Brewster Marketplace/Subway

Sweet T’s

Sweet River Bakery

Jose and Maricela Vargas

Kodi’s Grill

Mountain View Espresso

Golf Etc.

Brewster Ag Supply

With numbers flying everywhere and

almost 250 students from 17 locals schools,

Pateros’ 6th grade Math is Cool Team

competed Friday, February 19th at Orchard

Middle School in Wenatchee.

The annual contest matches students’

mathematical wits in individual, team, and

College Bowl contests. The School Top

Score for Pateros went to Vanessa

Ceniceros.

Rounding out the team was Angie

Gonzalez, Jazzmyn Zuniga, Bella Arellano,

Noelia Garcia, Daniel Garibay, and Coach

Hartwich.

6TH GRADE MATH IS COOL!

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Vanessa Ceniceros

Top Math Award

Serious math faces!

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Pateros School

District

Pateros School District does

not discriminate on the basis

of sex, race, creed, religion,

color, national origin, age,

honorably discharged veteran

or military status, sexual

orientation including gender

expression or identity, the

presence of any sensory,

mental, or physical disability,

or the use of a trained dog

guide or service animal by a

person with a disability in its

programs and activities and

provides equal access to the

Boy Scouts and other

designated youth groups. The

following employee has been

designated to handle

questions and complaints of

alleged discrimination: Title IX

Coordinator, Section 504/

ADA Coordinator and

Compliance Coordinator for

28A.640 and 28A.642

RCW:

Superintendent Lois A. Davies

PO Box 98,

Pateros, WA 98846,

509-923-2751ext. 4

Our Loup Loup Ski Trip on January 12, 2016 was a blast for all who attended!

Both the 5th and 6th graders know that Loup Loup is a very remarkable loca-

tion to travel on a field trip. A total of 36 students chose to join us that day. Mr.

Butler and our chaperones, my dad Jaydon Rose, and Tom and Andrea Asmus-

sen, accompanied my classmates and I. Jaydon and Tom skied down the chair-

lift with Tea, Dylan, Seth, Danny, and I. The rest of the class got free rentals and

lessons and were “patiently” waiting for their skis or snowboards. Mr. Butler

stayed with the students taking lessons and took them up the Junior Poma. It

was Tea’s first time up the chairlift, and her little shrieks cracked me up! We

had a nice meal at the warm lodge, and overall had a blast!

- Trinity Rose, 5th Grader

~ JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS ~

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Pateros School is looking for substitute and extracurricular bus

drivers, training available. If you are interested, please call the

District Office at 509.923.2751 ext. 4

We are in desperate need of Substitute Teachers! If you’d like more

information, please call the District Office at 509.923.2751 ext. 4

In case you missed our last PAC meeting that was on February 8, 2016, here's a recap.

Highlights:

1. Testing that your child will take during the months of February and March

2. Reading – tips to help you be involved in your child’s reading.

3. Parent/Teacher Conferences in March.

Reading Tip: Home Practice Activity

1. Taking Turns

a. Choose a book to read with your child.

b. Take turns reading a paragraph, page, or chapter aloud.

c. When it is your turn to read, have the child listen and follow along in the book as you read.

Our next PAC meeting is April 18, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the school library. Childcare is provided.

En caso de que no atendío la última reunion que fue el 8 de febrero, 2016, aquí está un resumen.

Reflejos

1. Examenes que su hijo/a estara tomando durante los meses de febrero y marzo.

2. Lectura - Consejos para usted de como involucrarse mas en la lectura con su hijo/a.

3. Conferencias de Padres y Maestros in marzo.

Consejos Lectura

1. Tomando Turnos

a. Escoja un libro para leer con su hijo/a

b. Tomen turnos leyendo un párrafo, página, o un cápitulo en voz alta.

c. Cuando le toque el turno a usted, haga que su higo/a escuche y siga el libro mientras usted lee.

Nuestra próxima reunión del PAC es el 18 de abril, 2016 a 6:00 en la biblioteca escolar. Se proporciona cuidado de niños.

PAC Update

The Pateros Cheerleaders are hosting their 2nd

Annual Father/Daughter Dance on March 12th

from 6-9 p.m. in the school gymnasium. It’s a

great chance for little girls to be taken out and

treated like royalty by their daddies!

*Formal wear encouraged, not required.

Presale until March 4th:

$20 for couple, $10 every additional daughter

At the dance:

$25 for couple, $15 every additional daughter

Here comes spring!

As we head into the last half of the school year,

the Pateros Pride Booster Club would like to

thank all the supporters we’ve had so far this

year! We are going strong because of the

continued support from our students, parents,

volunteers, businesses, and the Pateros School

District. In short, we’ve been able to:

Hand out $300 worth of gift cards to honor

roll students.

Host a ‘Country Night’ fundraiser.

Help fund the Pateros Wrestlers to state.

Upgrade our concession equipment with a

new popcorn machine and pretzel warmer.

Raise $1,700 in a silent auction for Ramon

Angel’s Family.

These achievements would not be possible

without all of our supporters. A huge thank

you to all!

If you would like to participate in the Pateros

Pride Booster Club, we would love to have

you! New ideas and members are always

welcome. The Booster Club meets the first

Monday of every Month in the Pateros School

Commons at 6:30 p.m. We hope to see you

there!

- Megan Sherrard, Secretary

PATEROS PRIDE BOOSTER CLUB

Booster Board

President: Erika Varrelman

Vice President: Connie Miller

Secretary: Megan Sherrard

Treasurer: Crystal Lopez

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If you have any questions, please call

Erika Varrelman at 509.429.4317

Boy’s Basketball 2015-2016

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The Billygoat basketball team had 25 boys turn out for the team this year which was a great deal.

Last year we struggled with numbers having to cancel a majority of the games, but this year was

the complete opposite being able to pick up extra games to play. The Billygoats finished the year

5-14 and 5-7 in league play. Despite the record, the players on both the Varsity and Junior Varsity

improved as the year went on. There were a lot of new faces on the court this year which helped

fill roles that were lost from last year. The Varsity had many instances throughout the year where

they played very tough. Defensively, we did a great job of shutting down our opponents with our

man defense which is something that we don’t use very often. Offensively, there were times when

we looked very good and times we struggled shooting and turning the ball over. The best

performance of the season came at home vs. Riverside Christian. Riverside is a very good offensive

team and the Billygoats played outstanding defense against a very good team. This year we will

graduate one senior, Derek Robinson. Derek put six years into this program since he was a

manager for the team during his junior high years. We thank him for everything that he

contributed to the program. -Coach Stennes

Girl’s Basketball 2015-2016

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The Pateros Nannies had a successful basketball season, finishing with an

11-8 record. They faced a tough schedule this year, played many of the

bigger 2B schools, and competed very well. In the playoffs, the Nannies

narrowly missed going to the Regional Tournament by getting knocked

out by a “hot” Entiat team. The Nannies have a great team and gave us a

lot of memories. We have seven girls graduating this year who we are all

very proud of. We wish them the best of luck in the future and we’re

ready to see what next year brings!

Thank you ladies for a great season!

Wrestling 2015-2016

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We’ve had a great year!

Slade Ginter #145, 8th grader, made it to Regionals.

Luis Solis #138, 11th grader, won some matches for his

first time in his career and was a district participant.

Julio #126, 11th grader, suffered a pretty tough injury in the

regional tournament. He managed his way to the State

Tournament where he suffered a chest injury on top of his

ankle injury and battled through to get an impressive 5th

place.

Brian Chavez #160, 12th grader, made his way to State

Wrestling as well.

Carlos Cruz #138, 12th grader, wrestled really hard and

managed to get 3rd place in state for the third year in a

row.

Little Guy Wrestling for first through seventh grade has started.

The first tournament is in Cashmere this Saturday. It isn't too

late to sign your son/daughter up, please call the Pateros School

at 509.923.2343 ext. 2 and ask for Bill Haley.

Coach Haley and Coach Kelly are really excited for the future

of this wrestling program!

PATEROS ASB

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The ASB has been up to many fun and

interesting activities. We started out at

the beginning of the year taking five of

our ASB members to a leadership

conference in Puyallup, WA. We

stayed for the weekend and gained

new skills to bring back to our school.

When we came back, we started out by

boosting the importance of our spirit

week. The ASB decided to make the

stakes even higher by having the king

and queen decided by who had the

most points at the end of the week.

Along with that, we had a little kid

activity. We paired each jr. high and

high school student with an elementary

student. We cut out fish for each stu-

dent and they got to write something

unique about themselves. Also, during

the winter, we got together with our

same elementary students and made

snowmen door hangers. We stay

matched up with the same student all

year so we can get to know and bond

with them. Looking into the future, the

ASB plans to come together with our

little kids again in the spring. Also, we

plan to work with the

elementary and do Pennies for

Patients.

We are looking forward to the rest of

our year!

-Ashton Steggall, ASB President

Driver’s Ed classes start on March 23rd at 6:00 a.m. at the Pateros

School. If you’d like to register your son/daughter, please call Melodie

Allen at 509.923.2751 ext. 4. They can only take 25 students and

spots are filling up fast!

ASB OFFICERS President: Ashton Steggall Vice President: Brandy Woodward Secretary: Bobbi Hall Treasurer: Irish Easter Reps: Taggert Easter, Vanesa Figueroa, Veronica Morales, Emily Larsen, Aubrey Miller Class Reps: (12) Lauren Gelstin, (11) Connor Hernandez, (10) Osvaldo Trevino, (9) Sam Larsen, (8) Scott Moore, (7) Anthony Medel

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Wow, another great year with

Box Tops for Education! Thank

you so much for your

contribution to the school

library. We just turned in

another 1,500 Box Tops, which

is $150 to spend on new books!

Thanks again!!

Thanks f o r t h e

Box Top s ! Coming up is the Buy One, Get One Free Feelin’ Groovy

Book Fair at the Pateros School Library, starting April 22

through April 29 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Family Night is Tuesday, April 26 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00

p.m. This is a great time to stock up on summer reading

material!

Every year, Brewster Masons donate four

bikes to the Pateros School Library to

encourage elementary reading. Pateros

held its semi-annual Mason bike drawing

on December 10th during the Pateros

School Holiday Concert. James Oros and

Jocelyn Hayde-Osorio, two 2nd graders,

were the big winners! Congratulations

students on excelling in reading!

Thank you Brewster Masons!

Pateros School District

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Mar. 3 Early Release Snow Make-Up Day

Mar. 4 No School Snow Make-Up Day

Mar. 30-31 Early Release Conferences

Apr. 1 Early Release Conferences

Apr. 4-8 No School Spring Break

May 30 No School Memorial Day

School Reminders

Mar. 1 Class/Portrait Pictures

Mar. 1 Winter Sports Awards 6 p.m.

Mar. 12 Father/Daughter Dance

Mar. 16 J.H. Band Contest in Pateros

Mar. 22 H.S. Band Contest in Omak

Mar. 24 J.H. and H.S. Music Concerts 7 p.m.

Mar. 28 J.H. Monster Band in Bridgeport

Mar. 28 School Board Meeting 6 p.m.

Mar. 29 Choir Contest in Wenatchee

Apr. 23 Joint School Prom in Soap Lake

Upcoming Events