Fun in the sun day . . .

Laura D. always blows away the competition with her costumes. Here she is as a double scoop of Raider Spirit . . .

This year, however, Maryann gave her a run for her money . . .



As an added bonus, Maryann is safe from any flooding . . .

Yankee Doodle Days

On Friday we had our kick-off assembly for our Spirit Week, known as Yankee Doodle Days in honor of our namesake, Nathan Hale.

Here's the lineup:

Monday~Office Space Day
Tuesday~Fun in the Sun Day
Wednesday~SMURF DAY (by popular demand--if everyone dresses up, we'll set a world record!)
Thursday~Decades Day
Friday~Class Color Day

We'll also have a decoration competition by class, daily contests in the lunchroom during lunchtime, and the traditional search for the Spirit Stick.

In BIG Nathan Hale news: Sherman Alexie will be visiting our school on June 4th. Stay tuned!

Sunshine?

Nathan Hale students enjoy the few ray of sun that are penetrating the snow-and-rain-soaked clouds!

Green Thumbs Abound at Nathan Hale!

Members of our Horticulture Club travelled to the Skagit Valley to see the WSU demonstration gardens--and a few tulips.

Check out the math and horticulture connection: trees in cool geometric shapes, grown to test the relative efficiency of different growing patterns:

A little music . . .

Tonight our Concert Band, Orchestra, and Concert Choir gave a great performance!

Band:



Strings:



Choir:



Orchestra:



Also, Bat Boy is coming! Opening night is Thursday, May 8th. This show is sure to sell out, so get ready to buy your tickets!



And finally, if you visit our exciting counseling office (see previous post), check out the wall o'seniors and their 2008-2009 destinations!

The Counseling Office

Our counseling office is the place to go for everything from late passes to bus cards to meetings about schedules, academic and emotional support, transcripts, and just about everything else! It's also the center of fun~check out our wonderful colleagues . . .

Honorable, Thinking, Skillful--AWESOME!

Check out our Nathan Hale student musicians performing at the University Village Barnes and Noble bookstore to raise money for music and musical theatre programs:



And students celebrating the spirit of Nathan Hale at the "Mr. Nathan Hale" event:

Nathan Hale Idol . . .

Thanks to Mr. Nolet, Hale Parent Terry Adams, Mr. Linett and our FANTASTIC performers and audience members for a smashing debut of Nathan Hale Idol!

Nathan Hale in Black and White

If you have a chance to visit the John Stanford Center (downtown by the Starbucks and Sears headquarters), check out the Naramore Art Exhibit, a display of art from many Seattle Schools.

Here is some of the photography work on display from Nathan Hale students:

Naha/Nathan Hale Exchange

Students from Naha, Japan say farewell at Nathan Hale . . .

Welcome Back!

Welcome back from Spring Break, and welcome to the end of the third academic quarter.

Here are some important reminders:

We are WASL testing in Math and Science next week. Math testing will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 15th and 16th. April 15th will NOT be a late start day (this is noted on the calendar of late start days for the 07-08 school year). Science testing will be on Thursday and Friday, April 17th and 18th.

All students will attend school on these days.

SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, April 24th our PTSA is sponsoring an evening with Seattle Schools Superintendent Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson. Join us at 6:30 on the 24th for Community and Connections (snacks and conversation!) in the Performing Arts Center foyer. The program will begin at 7 pm in the Performing Arts Center. Take this opportunity to hear from Seattle's dynamic new leader!

Plan to join us on the evening of Tuesday, May 13th for Senior Culminating Project exhibitions. If you can be a member of a panel that hears formal presentations, please contact Jonathan Shearer (jcshearer@seattleschools.org) or Marni Campbell (macampbell@seattleschools.org).

Congratulations to Seniors who put on a successful Senior Movie Night--and support the Senior class this Friday, April 11th, at 7 pm at Mr. Nathan Hale!