Colville High School

The high school freshman IPC Honors students presented a Science Show with over 30 different demonstrations to the students at Hofstetter Elementary School. It was an engaging, interactive, educational and fun day for both the elementary and high school students. Way to go Hawks!

We would like to remind families that due to the snow make-up day, Friday, June 9th will be a full day of school and the new last day of school, Monday, June 12th will be an early release day. On June 12th, schools will release three and a half hours earlier than normal. If your student rides an afternoon bus, the drop off time for your student will be three and a half hours earlier than normal as well. If you have any questions, please contact your student’s school office. Thank you!

Fifty-one of the CHS graduates of the class of 2023 earned an honor cord. Students earning a GPA of 3.0 to 3.49 wear a white honor cord and students earning a GPA of 3.5 to 4.0 wear a crimson and white honor cord. Cords were distributed at the annual Honor Cord Assembly yesterday morning. Way to go Crimson Hawks!

Students in Ms. Delyea's art classes are repainting the maze at CHS on the patio of the arts wing. This is an annual tradition in preparation for up coming graduation festivities. The maze is a replica of the walking labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral in France. Students enrolled in Advanced Placement Art History study the Chartres Cathedral and its iconography during the course of instruction. It is said that moving through a walking maze with intention calms the mind. Next time you are at CHS give it a try!

Students enrolled in the visual arts programs at CHS assisted local Veterans in advance of the Memorial Day holiday to honor our deceased service members. We help the local chapter of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars in honoring and remembering all service members with the placement of a flag on their stone in the cemetery. If you have a servicemember that needs to be added to our important work, please contact our local veterans groups.

Congrats to Nijal Evje and Skyler Patrick for completing an internship in IT (Information Technology) with NEWHealth Colville. Nijal and Skyler worked on an IT team that installed all computers and network infrastructure for NEWHealth's brand new Colville Medical Clinic. NEWHealth's IT Director raved about the two CHS students and their ability to work quickly, intelligently, and independently.

The Colville School District uses an online format to collect important information for students each school year. This is a yearly-required process and is open now. Guardians need to log into Skyward and complete this process as soon as possible. You may use your student’s school issued device for this purpose. If you have questions or you need assistance, please contact your students’ school office. Thank you!

The Rocket Club raised $1,250 with their beef raffle! Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket! Vickie Broden was the lucky winner!

Our CHS Rocket Club is raising money for equipment and supplies for their club! Their raffle fundraiser has tickets available for their May 11th drawing. Please contact the Rocket Club advisor Mr. Christian at jchristian@colsd.org for information!

Some of Ms. Delyea's art students' Georgia O’Keeffe inspired pastel drawings. Wow!

The Colville High School AP Art History class went to Spokane on Friday, April 28th. They went to Gonzaga University to work on curriculum review to prepare for the AP Art History exam by looking at prints in their collection. They had lunch at the Queen of Sheba Ethiopian restaurant and visited the cathedral of St. John to review architecture terms and concepts as well. What a great experience!

Please help us congratulate our CHS Forestry Teams! We took two teams to State Forestry on Friday, April 28, 2023. There were 12 top teams that competed with a total of 55 contestants. The 1st place team earned their way to nationals. Washington can only send one team to nationals and it is us!!! Way to go Hawks! Placing is below. 1st Place Team: Colville Gold: Isaiah Porter mills, Payton Emra, Bridger Lewis, Luxy Larson, and Ava Mcleod. 4th Place Team: Colville Blue: Emma Newby, Skyla McKinney, Kendra Lewis, and Sierra Guatney. Individual placing: 1st place - Isaiah Porter Mills 4th place - Payton Emra 7th place - Luxy Larson 8th place - Bridger Lewis 10th place - Ava McLeod 11th place - Emma Newby 14th place - Skyla McKinney 17th place - Kendra Lewis 20th place - Sierra Guatney

Last Friday, April 21st, Colville FFA competed in Wenatchee at the NCS Forestry contest. There were 6 schools and 75 competitors. Colville FFA took second place, only 26 points behind the first place team, Mt. Baker. Individual placing: Breadon Heater 5th Kendra Lewis 6th Payton Emra 8th Isaiah Porter Mills 11th Ava McLeod 12th Luxy Larson 17th Bridger lewis 18th Skyla McKinney 20th Emma Newby 22th Sierra Guatney 32nd

The Fish Hatchery shipped out 2200 rainbow trout to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on April 19th. Each fish weighed over a 1/2 pound. The morning and afternoon hatchery classes were involved as well as the Applied Math class that meets at the hatchery. Both groups aided in the day before prep for this event by counting, sorting, weighing, and crowding the fish. The fish were used to stock Deep Lake and Starvation Lake days before the season opener of lake fishing on April 22nd.

Today, April 12, 2023, at approximately 10:56 AM many schools throughout Washington received a bomb threat email. Colville School District received this email. At no time did we believe that students or staff were in jeopardy. Our district security director was immediately in contact with other security directors throughout the state. We notified dispatch and had the building administration check their facilities. At this time it is believed to be a hoax. We take every situation seriously and our student and staff safety is paramount. Please contact our District Office at 509-684-7850 if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you!

On Tuesday, April 11th, the CHS Electronics classes hosted 30 Colville Jr. High students in the first annual 8th Grade Electronics Exploration. The event was created by senior electronics student, Bayleigh Darnold, and is intended to welcome next year's freshman to the high school while offering them hands-on lessons taught by CHS students. It is Bayleigh's intention to help incoming students start to think about their future and how CTE classes can greatly enhance their experience and open doors to careers.

On Monday, April 10th, Mary Stover from the Blue Door Theatre (Spokane) visited CHS to run Improv sessions with our students. Students from the production class, leadership classes, and drama club were engaged in the improv workshops. The sessions helped break down communication barriers, teach leadership skills, and reinforce the Crimson Hawk SOAR Matrix.

The CHS Key Club is hosting the "Retro Diner Dance" for all Colville School District staff, students, and their families featuring live music from: The Sara Brown Band. Our own Brent Purvis is part of this band! The CHS Jazz Band will do a set prior to the Sarah Brown Band too! The details: CHS Cafeteria on April 17 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Light refreshments will be available!

Each semester, seniors participate in “Mock Interviews” as part of their Consumer Education class. This semester, the interviews took place on March 30th. Mr. Peterman, who teaches consumer education, and Mr. Purvis, who is our CHS Worksite Learning coordinator, invited representatives from local businesses to participate in the interviews. The real-life industry perspective is invaluable to our seniors, and we would like to thank the Department of Natural Resources, the National Forest Service, Colmac Coil, Danekas Funeral Chapel, Remax Real Estate, Norstar Heating and Cooling, All Seasons Landscaping, and Delta Dental and for their participation and continued support of our programs and our youth! Seniors are learning interview skills and will receive valuable feedback that they can apply to future experiences. Some students may even be offered job opportunities following their interviews!

The Colville School District will be having Parent-Teacher Conferences on Monday, March 27th. This is a no school day for students. If you have questions or need to schedule a conference, please call your student's school office. Thank you!