Tenino School District -

April is Occupational Therapy Month! Join us in celebrating our amazing Occupational Therapist, Ms. Ashley Watkins! We honor her vital profession and the meaningful differences it makes in the lives of our students everyday! Thank you for choosing Tenino!

This is a friendly reminder that tomorrow Wednesday, April 17th is an ACT Early Dismissal day. Students will be released following our Early Dismissal schedule. Parkside will dismiss at 11:30am Tenino Elementary will dismiss at 11:40am Tenino Middle School will dismiss at 11:45am Tenino High School will dismiss at 11:50am Have a great week!

Wishing our students, staff, and families a wonderful and safe Spring Break next week (4/1-4/5). See you back at school on Monday, 4/8

Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now OPEN! Get your students registered today!

Last night, our monthly School Board Meeting was held at Tenino Elementary. While we always have school updates during our monthly meetings, it's great to be in the schools to hear about the amazing things happening within! "Commitment to the Core" is absolutely radiating! Thank you to Mr. Harrington, the TES Building Leadership Team, and the handful of 5th graders who spent some of their evening with us.

Friendly Reminder that Spring Conference Week starts tomorrow and goes until the end of the week! All schools will be dismissed following our Early Dismissal schedule.

Several THS students from Ms. Caplan's art class had their artwork entered into the 2024 Regional High School Art Show. The art was displayed at ESD113 in Tumwater and there were 3 Tenino winners! "My cat, Kraken, as the Kraken" By: Eva Wegeleben Regional Winner advancing to State Competition "Copper Paint" By: Eden Rush Central Washington University Scholarship Winner "Rotting" By: Sophia Scibelli People's Choice Winner Congratulations to everyone who participated!

This is a friendly reminder that Wednesday, March 13th is an ACT Early Dismissal day. Students will be released following our Early Dismissal schedule. Parkside will dismiss at 11:30am Tenino Elementary will dismiss at 11:40am Tenino Middle School will dismiss at 11:45am Tenino High School will dismiss at 11:50am Have a great week!

Transportation Update for Bus Route #13 - - Stops at 113th & Whitehall, Patsy Drive, Lorraine Drive, McCorkle, and 13020 Tilley Road will be picked up (today, 3/8) approximately 25-30 minutes later than normal. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your continued patience and understanding. Please call First Student with any questions at 360-339-4370

Happy National Maintenance Worker Day! We are grateful for the team we have! Thank you for your hard work , dedication and commitment to our schools!

Program Spotlight - Ms. Ella Caplan, THS Art Class Congratulations to these talented artists whose art will be displayed at ESD 113 for the Regional Competition with some pieces moving on to OSPI for the state competition. Katelyn McCarthy Tamara Snodderly Zoey Hanbaum Christopher Nelson Hailey Creekpaum Kiyah Goodwin Eva Wegeleben Dakota Lees Eden Rush Sophia Scibelli Lilyana Sanders The live Art Shows open for public viewing from March 4 to March 28 during business hours. Join us for the Art Show Reception on March 28, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm!

To our Tenino Community, Last week, the Special Election EP&O Levy was certified. The results showed that just over 55% of voters approved the renewal of our Educational Programs and Operations Levy. We would like to send a huge THANK YOU to our community! The successful passing of the levy reflects the community's commitment to Tenino students, staff and our schools. Together, we are building a brighter future for Tenino students and our community!

**LOST & FOUND** First Student has an over abundance of clothes, backpacks, lunch boxes and more piling up at the Bus Barn. If your student is missing anything (recent or not), please call First Student at 360-339-4370 to see if its there!

Today is School Resource Officer Appreciation Day! Thank you to our SRO, Aaron Lee but also the entire Tenino Police Department for their support of the Tenino School District! Our schools and community are lucky to have them!

Important Notice The Tenino School District will not have school on February 19th or February 20th. Despite the district closure today due to snow, there is No School on both Feb. 19 (Presidents Day) and Feb. 20, which was built into our calendar for an emergency/weather makeup day. Today's closure is scheduled to be made up on Friday, June 14th. As June 14th will now be the last day of school, it remains a half day.

INCLEMENT WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENT Due to dangerous road conditions throughout the district and downed trees, Tenino Schools will be CLOSED today, February 15th. Please be safe and stay warm!

This is a friendly reminder that this Wednesday, February 14th is an ACT Early Dismissal Day. Students will be dismissed following our Early Dismissal schedule.

The Japanese 3 class at Tenino High School had a special guest this week! Ms. Leslie Brooks came to teach students Ikebana and they turned out beautiful! 🌿🌸🌺🌹🌷🌼💐 Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is also known as kadō. The tradition dates back to Heian period, when floral offerings were made at altars. Later, flower arrangements were instead used to adorn the tokonoma of a traditional Japanese home. Thank you Ms. Leslie Brooks for taking time out of your day to visit our school!

This week is National School Counseling Week! We are so grateful for Ms. Mattson at Parkside and Tenino Elementary, Ms. Hopkins at Tenino Middle School and Ms. Dauer at Tenino High School! Thank you for all you do to support our schools and students!

Congratulations to Senior, Dakota Lees and Ynavi Rodriguez!! Hard Sub Regionals Tournament for our ladies this weekend in Hoquiam, but we are a young team and will continue to grow and get better. Advancing to regionals is Senior Dakota Lees and for the first time in Tenino Female Wrestling we have a freshman Sub Regional Champ in Ynavi Rodriguez. Freshman Nataliah Chacon also will be advancing as an alternate after suffering an injury in the placing rounds.