New school board members come aboard…

Deb Nolan was elected to the School Board last week....

You probably heard that Todd Roberts & Sally Bryan finished their terms on the San Juan Island School District School Board a couple of weeks ago (and thanks, Sally & Todd, for the good things you’ve done for our school!)

Kelly & Brent Snow, with Rachel, at the Fourth of July festivities at Roche Harbor...

Elected last week to replace them: Roche Harbor General Manager Brent Snow, who has been involved at all ends of our schools, as he volunteers at nearly everything, and he & Kelly have kids at three schools: senior Hannah at FHHS, eighth grader Elizabeth at FHMS, and second grader Rachel at the elementary school. I loved his presentation at the LWV’s candidate forum last month on behalf of school sports & the Island Rec levy, which was impassioned, intelligent, and compelling – I like that in a school board member.

Speaking of working with passion – Deb Nolan’s been involved with the schools’ PTAs, Purple & Gold, and made an articulate presentation in Olympia for school funding earlier this year. She, too, has three kids – FHMS’ seventh grader Nash, FHHS’ tenth grader & skateboard whiz Kyle, and just graduated Corey, so she sees the big picture firsthand as well. Whether she’s putting out the schools’ e-blasts, selling brownies at band concerts or hot dogs at games, or attending meetings – she’s doing it because she loves the schools & what they do.

I think we got us a couple of good ones.

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