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History replays itself

Posted in History Day, tagged , , , , on June 9, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Former Coupeville History Day legend Heni Barnes now amazes people on the snow-swept tundra of Alaska. (Photo from Barnes Facebook page)

We have to go back.

Back a decade, that is, thanks to the videos below.

Coupeville teacher Wilbur Purdue has begun posting History Day videos to YouTube, and this four-pack all hail from 2010.

The work of talented Wolves who have long since graduated, they provide a window into two different times – the year they were crafted, and the years their various stories depict.

Get to some learnin’.

 

Shelby Kulz:

 

Dawson d’Almeida and Jackson King:

 

Heni Barnes:

 

Anna Bailey and Kelsey Miranda:

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Become one with the dribble

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on June 8, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Grady Rickner is here to teach you slick dribbling skills. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

End of the lessons, but not the work, or the fun.

The Coupeville Youth Basketball dribbling challenge returns for week six today, and it’s the final set of videos.

Current CHS hoops stars Xavier Murdy and Grady Rickner and the ready-to-graduate-this-Saturday Scout Smith are on hand to guide you through the drills.

Follow along with the action, work on your skills, and post your own response videos on social media.

Then keep at it, through the summer and beyond, as you prep for basketball glory to come.

 

Skill 17:

 

Skills 18-19:

 

Skills 20-21:

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Former Wolf coach earns admin job

Posted in Everything changes, tagged , , , , , , on June 8, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Jon Atkins, seen during his days as Coupeville High School football coach. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Onward and upward.

After more than a decade teaching at Oak Harbor High School, and a two-year run coaching football in Coupeville, Jon Atkins has landed an administration job beginning next school year.

He’ll join Mariner High School in Everett as an Assistant Principal.

Atkins coached CHS football through the 2016 and 2017 seasons, becoming the first Wolf coach to beat South Whidbey in The Bucket game in back-to-back seasons.

During that time be bounced between schools, as he also coached girls basketball at OHHS.

An employee of the Oak Harbor School District since 2008, Atkins started as a coach, then went back to school to obtain his teaching certificate.

He’s taught in the Choices program at OHHS since the 2013-2014 school year.

Before accepting the Assistant Principal position at Mariner, Atkins earned an Educational Leadership administration certificate through Western Washington University.

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No parade for Class of 2020

Posted in Graduation, tagged , , , , on June 5, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Nicole Laxton (left) and Veronica Crownover participate in the Coupeville High School Senior Parade in 2019. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Everyone loves a parade, but they’ll have to do without one this graduation season in Coupeville.

Normally, the CHS seniors pile into cars and trucks and take a tour of downtown in the buildup to diploma day, but the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will prevent that this spring.

“The town, in compliance with state and county guidelines, has asked us not to hold any parades to avoid gatherings,” said Coupeville Schools Superintendent Steve King.

“We are doing a modified in-person graduation on the 13th instead.”

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Countdown to Diploma Day for CHS seniors

Posted in Graduation, tagged , , , , on June 5, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Your CHS Class of 2020. (Photo property Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association)

Graduation is different, but not erased.

As Coupeville High School deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, it will honor the 79 members of the Class of 2020 next week, but with some restrictions in place.

Graduation, set to go down in the CHS gym Saturday, June 13, will be limited to family members who live in the graduate’s house.

All who enter the gym for the 5 PM event are required to wear a mask, and the school is providing seniors with commemorative decorated masks.

The school district also asks anyone in a high-risk health category, including those over age 60, to stay home.

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