"Duel in the Desert"

The "WA State Elementary Chess Championships" was held in Pasco, WA on Sat. 21, 2012. Students that enter must qualify during the year at qualifying state tournaments. There were roughly 800 in attendance. Their mission:
 
"To both oversee and facilitate the continued success of the Washington State Elementary Championships as a vehicle for encouraging and motivating Washington scholastic players to strive to become stronger players, Promoting the continued growth of scholastic chess in Washington State, Promoting fairness and sportsmanship among our players and coaches, Honoring our top players"

Three Edmonds students qualified for state this year, Sean Essad, Joh Morrill and A.J. Salo. Both Sean and Joh attending this last Saturday.
Joh won four out of five games receiving a trophy for 4.0 points out of a possible 5.0.
Sean won 2.0 game with one being a draw receiving 2.5 point total.

Congratulations Chess Players! Next years tournament will be held in Vancouver, WA.

The Edmonds Heights chess club is near to complete it's second year and meets each Thursday in the library from 10am-11am.

Dear Edmonds Heights,

What a beautiful stretch of sunshine we have been enjoying, I hope it lifts your spirits as it does mine. We have several things going on in the month of May and early June, so here is an extra Monthly Reminder email for you.

• National Thank You Day for First Responders is May 19^th. Card making all week in the lunchroom.
• Klondike by 5^th Ave Theater is Wednesday, May 16^th at 3pm in the auditorium
• LC Self Nominations due Thursday, May 17^th.
• We need gardening help! See below
• Registration Updates
• The office is closed Friday, May 25th
• There is no school on Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day.
• May Progress is due by Thursday, May 31st.
• Friday, June 1st is Commencement!
• Thursday, June 7th is Field Day!
• Required Face to Face meetings are June 11th-21^st

Congratulations to Austin and Heather, who have been selected as our April Students of the Month. Students are selected by Edmonds Heights staff who are between 9-12 grade and then are also highlighted by the district. The district webpage, including all the other high school winners, can be found here: Students of the Month. Select 'Continue Reading' to learn more about Austin and Heather.

Hello to all the garden lovers
1. ) I am asking if anyone has a rotatiller,  ( this would be helpful for the weeding around the perimeter of the garden.)
2. )  I could us a  soaker hose for the flowers approximately 50ft long.
3. ) I could also use the environmentally safe slug bait.  
4. ) If someone knows of a business that could donate beauty bark we could use 3 yards to help detour the weeds in the surrounding areas. If we get a donation of bark we will also need access to a truck.
5. ) My contact information is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   and my home phone is 425 778 5005. Please let me know if you can help.

Dear Edmonds Heights,

Here we go! In an effort to better serve our families we have moved Fall Registration to the month of May. We believe this will greatly help you develop early and accurate WSLPs for your student(s). We will also be able to make earlier adjustments if needed, such as adding or cancelling classes, so that the best possible class configuration can be achieved. Of course, I should give credit where credit is due for making this early registration possible…..Vesta! Believe it or not, Vesta’s ability  Read More...

Here is a list of the Middle Ages Fair costume award winners. Thanks to all those who participated in this years' Middle Ages Educational Fair.
 
K-2  Adalina Amelco
3-4  Kathryn Oylear
5-6  Alex Garcia
7-8  Makaila Noble
9-12  Kara Wilson