In honor of our nation's Independence Day, our district office will close on noon on July 3 and re-open at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, July 7.

Have a great 4th!!

LEXINGTON, KY – Heather McLagan, agricultural educator at Deer Park High School has been selected as the 2008 state winner of the Outstanding Young Member Award given by the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE).

Outstanding Young Member award winners are agricultural educators who have been teaching for no more than six years and who have demonstrated significant progress toward establishing a successful agriculture education program.  Applicants are judged on a variety of criteria, including teaching philosophy, effective classroom and experiential instruction, development of partnerships, and professional growth.

The Outstanding Young Member award was created to encourage early career agriculture teachers to both remain in the profession and become active members in their professional association.  McLagan will compete against Outstanding Young Member winners from surrounding states for the opportunity to be named the 2008 NAAE Outstanding Young Member for Region I.  Regional winners will receive a cash award and expense paid trip to attend the 2008 NAAE conference in Charlotte, N.C.

The NAAE Outstanding Young Member Award program is sponsored by John Deere, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.  NAAE is the professional association for agricultural educators.  The mission of NAAE is “professionals providing agricultural education for the global community through visionary leadership, advocacy and service.”  The NAAE office is located on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington, KY.

From approximately 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 19 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 20, all phone and email communication was down at the Deer Park School District Administrative Offices. A buried line that carried these services to and from the A. G. Hegre Building was severed and it took almost 24 hours to have the lines repaired.

We apologize for any inconvenience that was caused by our being "off line" yesterday.  Also, we thank the crews who worked diligently to get us up and running today.

The 2007-08 school year came to an end today, Friday, June 13!!  Thank you to our students, staff, parents and community for a wonderful school year!

A new and expanded summer school begins on Monday.

We are excited about the enrichment and athletic offerings this summer! Summer programs begin Monday for those students registered in our middle and elementary enrichment classes. Our learning activity programs at the middle and elementary have over 100 students enrolled, and our athletic camps have many children as well. It is wonderful to see so many kids involved in so many activities.

Classes begin at 8:30 and end at 11:30. Elementary breakfast begins at 7:45. Middle school breakfast begins at 8:00. Lunch for both buildings begins  at 11:30.( Please know that breakfast and lunch is open to all children in our community under the age of nineteen.)

Thanks to all our teachers and coaches who believe in the value of summer activities for our students!

Score reports for the spring 2008 WASL will be sent home this week (high school only).  The sending of score reports marks the conclusion of the spring testing schedule for high schoolers and opens the door for summer testing opportunities.  Students in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 in the 2007-2008 school year may now register for one or more portions of the August 2008 WASL. Summer testing is available to all students, including those who have previously met or have not met standard, those who did not participate in testing or who those have transferred from out of state.

To complete online registration, please either visit this website - https://www.k12.wa.us/waslregistration/ - or register via the phone by calling the toll-free WASL line at (866) 400-WASL [866-400-9275].  All students who register for August testing must be ready to provide their unique 10 digit State Student Identification number (SSID).  Students who took a WASL test this spring will be receiving a WASL Score Report which will have their 10-digit SSID number on the top right hand corner; students that have not previously tested or who have not received a score report by Wednesday, June 16th, can get their SSID number from a counselor or from the main office.   Registration for the August 2008 High School WASL is available from June 9 - 27.

August testing will take place at Deer Park's Administration Building (N. 428 Main).  Testing will begin promptly at 8:30 am and students are reminded that they will need to bring some form of picture identification in order to test.  If you have questions about August testing please call Travis Hanson at 464-5509.

• Monday, August 11 – Reading Sessions 1 and 2
• Tuesday, August 12 – Mathematics Sessions 1 and 2
• Wednesday, August 13 – Writing: Expository
• Thursday, August 14 – Writing: Persuasive
  

The Deer Park High School Class of 2008 will hold its commencement exercises at 6:00 on Saturday, June 7 at the Deer Park High School football stadium.

Please do come and celebrate with our graduates!

Summer Activities Information Flyer

Sports Camp Schedule

Learning Camp Registration

Physical Form

To help us determine facility and staffing needs, please register early.  If you have questions regarding the k-5 and athletic program please do not hesitate to contact Trip Goodall at 464-5519.  Questions regarding the middle school program can be directed toward Gina Keller at 464-5838.