One of the fundraisers for the public schools on the island is the annual Phon-a-thon (which I’ll be doing a shift for, this year). This evening event features someone calling you for your donation to help keep the schools strong. I asked the school district folks to help me tell you why this is important,  Continue Reading

It will rank as one of the great games of the Friday Harbor High soccer program, and one of the more memorable. LaConner and FHHS battled for two halves and had a 0-0 draw after 80 minutes. Overtime didn’t add anything to the score, so it came down to a shootout, with Wolverine keeper Rhiana  Continue Reading

• FHHS football kept the game within striking distance last Saturday, allowing a first half Orcas score to only trail 7-0 at the half (with a couple of key Don Galt picks in the end zone to keep the Vikings out), but Orcas ground it out in the second half, adding a couple of scores  Continue Reading

Here’s the sports scene, at a glance: • Youth soccer gets underway this weekend on Saturday, with most of the games here on-island…the younger teams all play between 9am-1pm over at the elementary school – see you there! Meanwhile, the FHHS girls are at Port Townsend. • It’s the Orca Bowl! Tonight, Orcas comes to  Continue Reading

Friday Harbor has usually had their hands full with South Whidbey, but in this year’s season opener things went FHHS’ way as they shutout the Falcons 4-0 Wednesday afternoon. Things looked pretty even in the first 20 minutes or so, as both teams probed for weaknesses, but senior midfielder Hannah Starr struck a bullet from  Continue Reading

Just got this note from our new superintendent Rick about how things are going – here’s his report about his first day: Superintendent’s First Day: September 1, 2010 By Rick Thompson, Superintendent (360) 378-4133 As I finish up my first school day as Superintendent, what a pleasure it has been.  I began my day wondering  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s going on, around the island…. • It’s a quiet wedding, but a cool deal – Aaron King (he runs the Palace Theatre) and Ashley Wright are getting hitched this weekend…congrats, you two! • Jenny at the Whale Museum tells me that actor Tom Hanks & his family dropped by the museum yesterday….cool.  Continue Reading

The Band sounded great in the parade on Sunday! Kudos to Janet Olsen for pulling it all together – and Janet has folks to thank, too! Here’s more: The Community Band’s participation in this year’s 4th of July Parade could not have happened without a lot of help. Thank you high school and middle school  Continue Reading

Looks like we got a good one – I enjoyed listening to new superintendent Rick Thompson last January when he met with the community as part of the search process, and had a chance to visit with him yesterday at the end of a long day that saw him sworn-in at noon & diving into  Continue Reading

It’s a great way to end a high school career – to grow up on an island, and then go through graduation here and review all the teachers, parental love, and friends who help send you on your way. Saturday night was the 98th installation of the ritual for Friday Harbor High School, and it  Continue Reading

Towards the end of this month, it’s time for Leisha Holmes’ Club Mud workshops for kids…these have been going for years, as you can tell by the pictures here. So, for fun, I put together some photos from past years that I got from Leisha, which include some kids who are sophs & juniors in  Continue Reading

It takes a lot to get organized for our fall sports – when there is over 250 kids who need to get set into teams & uniformed & all that. Our soccer board (The San Juan Island Soccer Association) does a super job year in & year out getting things going…and there’s one small thing  Continue Reading

Did you know that graduation for Friday Harbor High this year is going to be at 5pm on June 12th (that’s a Saturday!) It’s mostly been at 6pm the last few years…don’t come late!

You may have noticed the sign above at Friday Harbor High – it was erected in recognition of our being named as a high achieving school by OSPI, the state folks who oversee school performance. I checked with FHHS principal Fred Woods (who I believe is a big part of our having an effective academic  Continue Reading

This adds a little bit to Rod Turnbull’s report from mid-week last week for the playoff picture for the spring sports, based on last weekend’s results – softball, soccer, baseball, golf, girls’ tennis, and track, with soccer in their playoff game today at Nooksack at 4. Here’s the scoop: Friday Harbor Wolverines Spring Playoff Update  Continue Reading

Spring Street International School‘s annual “Spring Fling” auction and community celebration is held at the San Juan Island Yacht Club. This year’s event will be May 8th, 2010, 5:00 to 8:30 pm. Here’s the scoop, from the San Juan Island Events Calendar. Here’s more about the auction items – see ya there! Here’s  a bit  Continue Reading