This week's meeting includes a presentation by June Fox, General Manager of KNHC C89.5, the Nathan Hale High School Radio Station.
Award-winning C89.5 has been Seattle’s Home for Dance for nearly 50 years. C89.5 is also an educational organization, providing career-connected learning opportunities for hundreds of students.
Owned by Seattle Public Schools, C89.5 is operated by professional staff and students of Nathan Hale High School’s electronic media course, who gain experience in production, programming, on-air presentation, and music selection. Some of our radio shows are hosted by alumni and community volunteers.
C89.5 serves over 150,000 weekly listeners in the Puget Sound region. The station is almost entirely self-funded: 80% of operating revenue comes from listener donations and local business support. Listen here!
This year's Scholarship Program applications are available at our website. Look for them in the Download Documents section.
The link to our Youtube Channel is now available on our website and our weekly bulletins. You can view recent online meetings. If you watch any of them, you can count it as a makeup. Just let our Secretary, Gary O'Rielly know.
Continue to live by and exemplify the Rotary Four Way Test-
Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to All Concerned?
Will it Build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
Will it Be Beneficial to all Concerned?
PHOTO CONTEST: You are encouraged to participate in this. The photo perspective has changed! Be the first person to correctly identify from where the photo at the top of this bulletin and at the top of our website was taken from by 7:30 am Friday, April 2nd. Send your guess to the Editor.
The Club was honored to have as our guest speaker this past Friday, March 26th, Dr. Janice Greene, President, Snohomish County NAACP. Dr. Greene was introduced by Lance Morehouse who gave a brief background of her career currently as the Boeing Commercial Airplanes Economic Development & Business Intelligence Strategic Leader and the President of the Snohomish County Chapter of the NAACP. Dr. Greene has been the President of the organization since 2005.
Dr. Greene gave a brief history of the NAACP which started in 1909 talking about the reasons why the civil rights organization evolved when black and white people came together regarding the lynching of some young black men. Unfortunately, there are very good reasons for the continued work of the NAACP when issues arise around the nation, state and county. Dr. Green cited a recent Marysville exchange during an Associated Student Body Junior Leadership breakout period caught on ZOOM which wasn’t addressed properly at the time.
Discrimination in the workplace continues and the Snohomish County NAACP has worked with Providence Hospital and other organizations on economic development and literacy while using a grant of $22,500 to provide gift cards for food where needed in the community. As people in the community struggle, the organization is putting together classes on financial literacy. The organization's goal is to “stand in for people who need a voice” commented Dr. Greene. The NAACP is supporting and involved in efforts to bring awareness to the current violence against the Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
Dr. Greene commented that the NAACP has lots of rules. They must apply to the National Organization Office for rallies which requires filing for insurance. Dr. Greene acknowledged that the NAACP is very bureaucratic. Structured through State Area Conferences with 14 local branches with some in larger cities. A question regarding what was available for teachers, Dr. Greene replied that the NAACP has an education person who is involved with teachers. Many questions of Dr. Greene followed her presentation and was very enlightening for all of our members.
At Rotary, we have no tolerance for racism. Promoting respect, celebrating diversity, demanding ethical leadership, and working tirelessly to advance peace are central tenets of our work.
We have more work to do to create more just, open and welcoming communities for all people.
We know there are no easy fixes and that challenging conversations and work lie before all of us. Rotary’s strength has long been our ability and commitment to bringing people together. We will tap into that strength now as we stand with those who are working for peace and justice.
Rotary will do our part to listen, learn and take action to ensure that we continue to contribute to making positive changes.
Our Interact Club members has been busy this past week. First, it was the roadside clean up project on 113th Av NW from the High School to Hwy 92. And, recently Interact adopted Ashley Pointe residents as Pen Pals. Letters were delivered by Interact Club members to various residents last month. Since that time, Interact decided to follow up with painted rocks and distributing them around the grounds of Ashley Pointe for residents to find when they are out walking. This past Wednesday, some of the Interact Club members were on hand to distribute the painted rocks. Great enterprise and a way to support the residents of Ashley Pointe.
This year four members of our Interact Club are registered for the YAIL conference. Nyomi, Club President; Noah, Vice President; Josie, Treasurer and member Hillary are all registered for virtual conference to be held every Thursday evening starting April 15th through May 13th. Youth Adventures in Leadership (YAIL) is open to participants ages 15-17. YAIL gives participants insight into some of the basics of what it means and takes to be a leader.
From the Everett Herald article on Monday, March 29, 2021. When his term as President of the Rotary Club of Lake Stevens ends on June 30, 2021, a new chapter will begin in his long career in education. Congratulations Ken!
Incoming superintendent has decades in Lake Stevens schools
Once drafted by the New England Patriots, Ken Collins has been a coach, teacher and principal.
By Stephanie Davey
Monday, March 29, 2021 6:48amLOCAL NEWSLAKE STEVENS
LAKE STEVENS — Ken Collins thought he’d be a lifelong football coach, much like his father.
It didn’t exactly happen that way.
He started in the Lake Stevens School District about 30 years ago. In that time he has been a coach, teacher, principal and administrator. Now he’s next in line to become superintendent, taking over for Superintendent Amy Beth Cook. She is set to retire at the end of the school year after 38 years in the district, with the past 10 at the helm.
Collins, 61, grew up in Cashmere, east of the Cascade Range. Both of his parents were teachers, and his father Jack Collins was a longtime football coach for Cashmere High School. He’s in the Washington State Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Ken Collins graduated from Washington State University. The New England Patriots selected him to play linebacker with the 197th overall pick of the 1982 NFL Draft. A couple of years later he was out of the NFL and began to teach at Marysville Pilchuck High School. He also worked there as an assistant football coach. Around that time he earned a master’s degree in administration from Central Washington University. He was hired at Lake Stevens in 1990 as a head football coach and continued to teach subjects such as social studies and U.S. history. Years later, in 2004, he became assistant principal of Lake Stevens High School. That school year he continued to coach, but soon after decided to focus on his new position in administration.
He was named principal of Lake Stevens High School the next year, where he stayed until 2011. He then started working as assistant superintendent of human resources, and now has been assistant superintendent of teaching and learning for the past two years. He received his doctorate in education from the University of Washington in 2018.
“I hate to admit I went to the U-Dub in any way, shape or form,” he said with a laugh, “but that was a really great program that focused on equity and inclusion and equitable educational practices. So it was a great way for me to prepare for this next role.”
A few months ago, Collins learned Cook planned to retire. He let the school board know he was interested in taking over. The board thought Collins would be a great fit, but still took its time to think about it, school board President Mari Taylor said. In the end the board concluded that Collins was the right choice, without having to go through a big national search. “Ken’s whole heart and soul are here,” Taylor said. Both Collins and Taylor look forward to moving on from the pandemic.
“I think one of the things I’m most excited to work on is thinking about disparities and inequities that have really come to the surface as we have moved through COVID,” Taylor said. “ … We have learned so much, and there’s potential to build on that resiliency as we come out of this.”
Collins expects the district may have to find different ways to teach students, as things likely won’t go back to exactly how they were before the pandemic. The past year has shown that school systems can change quickly, he said. He also hopes to address equity, diversity and inclusion in the district.
“It starts with making sure we are diverse in our hiring practices, and that’s something we definitely need to work on,” Collins said. “Our students need to see teachers who look like them who have the same kind of cultural diversity as them.” Collins’ first day on the job is July 1.
"Rotary is of great value. It changes the course of human life. It changes the life of every Rotary beneficiary, as well as the life of each Rotarian."
Interact is a service club for youth ages 14-18. The name is a combination of the words international and action. We join Clubs in over 120 countries around the world. The global youth network is dedicated to community and international service. Every Interact Club project, great or small, has a lasting impact on society worldwide.
Club Meetings have resumed. Contact Mrs. Odegaard for more information!
The April 2nd Meeting will be online.Click here for the online link. Our regular Rotary Club Meetings are at the Lake Stevens School District Educational Service Center lower level Community Room located at 12309 22nd St NE. We start at 7:30 am. There is a robust continental breakfast available beforehand. Visitors are always welcome.
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