Spokane Valley Kiwanis Foundation President, Mike Jackson, presented a grant award to Jon Larson at East Valley Middle School. Huge thank you to Doug Edmonson and the CTE Team for submitting the idea, as well as, the Spokane Valley Kiwanis Foundation Board for selecting them. The school was surprised and very appreciative!
East Valley Middle School is now on social media! Give us a follow!
A big shout out to Honeywell for the generous donation of school supplies and backpacks! Thank you for supporting our students!
Greg Flemming, Procurement Specialist, and Charlie West, Plant Manager.
School offices are now open! Enroll your student now!
We want to thank all of our retirees for their hard work, dedication, and service to the East Valley School District over the years.
Shelly Engel - 30 Years of Service
Jacqueline Johnson - 12 Years of Service
Susan Morrison - 29 Years of Service
Tonia Abramson - 8 Years of Service
Sharon Alldritt - 23 Years of Service
Inge Arbacauskas - 8 Years of Service
Conni Bendio - 28 Years of Service
Shelli Sinclair-Wood - 27 Years of Service
Jewel Bang - 5 Years of Service
Loriann Howe - 29 Years of Service
Terri Putney - 3 Years of Service
David Palmer - 6 Years of Service
Kim Cash - 26 Years of Service
Thank you for all the support you have given to staff, students, parents, and the community. We wish you the best retirement!
Jon Larson's 8th-grade woodshop classes have been hard at work building garden beds over the last few weeks for a special project. On Thursday, June 8, 2023, they went on a field trip with Mark Peterson and the Extreme Team to take these garden beds to local memory care facilities.
KXLY also did a story on this project which can be found at the website link below:
https://www.kxly.com/features/extreme-team/extreme-team-east-valley-middle-school-students-deliver-garden-beds-to-local-senior-centers/article_9feaad5a-0663-11ee-856d-cb88bc8161d8.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share
Way to go Knights! Together, we are East Valley!
Jim Kuehnle was a Spokane Valley businessman, community leader and legislator who raised his family and conducted his business in the East Valley School District for more than twenty years. Mr. Kuehnle adamantly believed that reward should be based upon merit; that people should be compensated in direct proportion to quality of work. Because of his heart for excellence in education, it was his desire to enhance the earnings of outstanding teachers in a way not provided by the existing salary schedule. The intended use for the teacher awards is for professional or personal growth. Through this award, his intent was to recognize teachers with high standards and excellent performance. Recognized individuals are: Outstanding, Dedicated, Motivated, Honest, Caring, Hardworking, and Diligent in covering assigned curriculum, respected by students, staff and patrons. In addition, the teacher has excellent classroom control, high expectations for student behavior while also holding students and self accountable.
We are proud to announce the 2022-2023 Jim Kuehnle Outstanding Educators are:
Kim Boulton - EVMS Science Teacher
Nicole Brown - Trentwood 6th Grade Teacher
Kelli Shanholtz - Otis Orchards 4th Grade Teacher
Please help us in congratulating these outstanding educators! Together, we are East Valley!
East Valley's very own Neale Rasmussen (Executive Director of Business Services) and Melissa Larsen (Business Manager) recently received recognition at the annual Washington Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) from the State Auditor's Office. Neale and Melissa were recognized with the 'State Auditor's Stewardship Award' for their outstanding accomplishments in accountability, transparency, and good stewardship of public resources towards a shared mission of government that works better to earn greater public trust. Congratulations Neale and Melissa!
Together, We are East Valley!
A Middle School Social Studies Course Design and Instructional Materials Adoption Committee was convened to thoroughly review 7th and 8th-grade resources. Community members are invited to review the proposed core instructional materials for middle school social studies adoption. The recommendations for approval are as follows:
7th Grade - Washington State History Open Educational Resource (OER), Educurious - Copyright 2021
8th Grade - History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism Third Edition, Teachers Curriculum Institute (TCI) - Copyright Print 2023/Digital 2022
The materials will be available for community viewing from Tuesday, June 6 - Monday, June 12, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. Please contact Michele Chavez at 509.241.5011 for the opportunity to review the instructional materials and provide public comment.
Thank you to everyone that was able to join us at the ABC Trades Night on May 3, 2023! We had so much fun watching participants and learning about the various jobs in the trades industry. If you weren't able to check out this amazing opportunity, we hope to see you next time!
Thank you to everyone that was able to join us at the first Healthcare Discoveries Trades Night on April 27. We had a blast getting to know the vendors and the work they do on a daily basis. We can't wait to do this again!
Thank you to everyone that was able to join us at the first Automotive Trades Night on April 19. We had a blast getting to know the vendors and the work they do on a daily basis. We can't wait to do this again!
REMINDER: The EVMS Drama Club will present The Epic Quest of the Damsels in Distress tomorrow!
Huge congratulations to Marcy Williams’ 8th-grade AVID class that recently won a Chase Youth Award for Middle School Leadership. We are so proud of their accomplishments! Way to go Knights!
For the 3rd time in EVSD History, a PEP Destination Imagination (DI) Team will be representing at Global Finals! DI is a problem-solving competition meant to ignite the power of creativity and collaboration. This year, our 8th-grade team, “Aged Improvolone,” won regionals, and was amongst the top teams at the Washington State Competition. At Global Finals, they will join 14,000 students from multiple countries as they compete and connect with other amazing kids.
If you would like to donate to the PEP team, please visit evsd.org and click on the Donations tab. From there, select Otis Orchards and Destination Imagination Global Finals.
We thank you for your support!
A big hug and many thanks to Karen Toreson and Dave Lindstrand from Spokane Valley Sunrise Rotary Club. The cart of boxes contained hygiene and personal products as well as other items needed by our students. We are so grateful for the many partnerships we have with our community and business groups. Together, we are East Valley.
On Tuesday, March 28, the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce honored outstanding Spokane Valley teachers, one from each of the city’s four school districts, during its annual
Gem of the Valley Gala. Teacher Marcy Williams, of East Valley Middle School, was named an Educator of the Year. “Marcy is truly deserving of this recognition,” Principal, Mat Orndorff shared, “she champions for each and every one of her students, consistently works to improve her craft, and teaches with her whole heart. She consistently goes above and beyond to make our school a better place for students, staff, and families.” Congratulations Marcy!
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The most important thing we can do to help children thrive is to support families before they reach a crisis. Learn more during #ChildAbusePreventionMonth. #ThrivingFamilies
https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/ preventing/preventionmonth/about
Hello EV Students, Staff, and Families,
About an hour ago, I was one of 35 superintendents across the state who received a threatening email indicating a bomb threat. The message was emailed to each of the 35 superintendents at the same time. Law enforcement has been notified here and in the many different jurisdictions across the state. Though this is assumed to be a hoax, we are taking precautions. Given recent situations within our own school district and in schools across the state and nation, I felt it important that you learn of this from me rather than through the media. Thank you.
Together, we are East Valley.
Brian Talbott
Superintendent.
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Jon Larson and his 8th-grade students have been working with Ben Wick and Kiwanis to build little libraries for our community. Thank you, Jon Larson, Ben Wick, Kiwanis, and all the 8th-grade students who worked hard to create these beautiful libraries for our community!
