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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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Kappes to run two schools

Posted in Everything changes, tagged , , , , on May 5, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Geoff Kappes

Coupeville High School does not plan to hire a replacement for Principal Duane Baumann when he departs at the end of the 2019-2020 school year.

Instead, the plan is to promote Geoff Kappes, the Coupeville Middle School Principal, and have him cover both jobs, being responsible for grades 6-12.

That move was announced Monday night by Coupeville Schools Superintendent Steve King during an online school board meeting.

King said he will seek official school board approval at the board’s May 25 meeting.

As the district considers staffing cuts across the board, the decision to have Kappes inherit Baumann’s duties allows Coupeville to “reduce (administration) by attrition.”

“Mr. Kappes is an outstanding principal and he’s done a fantastic job at the middle school,” King said during the meeting. “He has a real heart for helping students as they transition from middle school all the way to graduation.”

While there will be one principal for two schools (which share a campus), the plan is to maintain each school’s distinct identities, while the two staffs work together.

“I want to thank Mr. Kappes for him being willing to take on that challenge,” King said.

This is the second go-round for Kappes in the Coupeville school district.

He was a teacher and girls basketball coach at CHS from 2004-2007, then returned in 2017 to become the CMS Principal.

Baumann, who had a 10-year run as an administrator in Coupeville, was an Assistant Principal and Athletic Director before becoming CHS Principal in 2016.

He announced his resignation in November, with plans for a family move to Port Orchard.

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One old-school grad to rule them all

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on March 23, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville High School, old-school style.

We’re on a treasure hunt.

The mission: to find the oldest living Coupeville High School grad.

It was an idea raised by a Wolf alumni of more-recent note, David Ford, and it’s an interesting question.

After putting the query out on Facebook, some of the names which were raised included:

*Gladys Snyder, 90 (Class of 1947)

*Mike Sullivan, 89 on April 8

*Marilyn (Libbey) Bailey, 88(?)

*Gloria Nelson, 88 (Possibly the last living person born at Fort Casey?)

*Don Allen, 87(?)

*Al Sherman, 86

*Dorothy Keefe, 85

*Buzz Stoddard, 83

So, is it Snyder or are we missing someone?

And, even if they’re not the absolute oldest, any other CHS grads in their 80’s or 90’s who should be noted?

Comment on this story or email me at davidsvien@hotmail.com if you have the answer.

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Make your taste buds happy

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on December 9, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Local students enjoy a recent school meal, and now community members can get in on the tasty times. (Photo property Coupeville School District)

It’s the taste sensation sweeping the nation, and your stomach can get in on the good times.

The Coupeville School District’s Connected Food Program and Chef Andreas Wurzrainer are holding a community dinner this Thursday, Dec. 12.

The event, which runs from 5:30-6:30 PM, will take place in the commons area at Coupeville High School.

Suggested donation for the meal is $5 per person and $20 per family, which goes towards supporting the new, made-from-scratch, locally-sourced, superior-tasting food program being run at Coupeville’s schools.

And what do you get for your fiver?

According to Wurzrainer, “the menu is the same type of food we offer our students each day, with a bit of a holiday theme.”

In other words:

*Oven roasted pork loin with mushroom gravy
*Glazed carrots (sourced from Deep Harvest Farm and Foxtail Farm)
*Mashed potatoes (sourced from Bell’s Farm)
*Cabbage slaw
*Cornbread muffin with cranberry apple jam

The dinner is timed so you can go right from it to the CMS (6:30) and CHS (7:30) winter concerts, which are held a few steps away in the school’s Performing Arts Center.

If you’re planning on attending the dinner, they’re asking you to RSVP, so Wurzrainer and Co. will have an idea of how many meals they’ll likely be serving.

To do so, pop over to:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1J5O0C6uSZ9YJPkPh6r9KGUpqAn3bt79_ivCPVrUtDxg/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbclid=IwAR0lNhZznhcotcsSzxJHBTEqR8sB5IBv1WKPhMEvP0cNTV1i-8tuCcRqzL0

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