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Athletic fees for Coupeville athletes will be hiked, if the school board agrees. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

You’ll soon be paying more for your kids to play.

If approved by the school board at its meeting June 29, Coupeville High School and Middle School will hike athletic fees beginning this fall.

It’s the first raise in more than a decade, school officials say, and necessary to compensate for increases in costs.

Under the new plan, the price to play a sport at CMS will jump from $50 to $75, while high school athletes will go from paying $75 to $110.

A memo from CHS Assistant Principal Leonard Edlund says the change should bring the district an additional $15,000.

The proposal is included in the consent agenda for the school board meeting and needs approval from a majority of the five directors to be put into action.

That meeting is set for Thursday, June 29 at 5:30 PM in the Anderson Board Room in Annex 307 at Coupeville High School.

Public comment is allowed, with community members granted three minutes apiece.

The comment portion of the meeting comes AFTER the consent agenda is adopted.

However, a school board director may request an action from the consent agenda be moved to the end of the meeting and opened to discussion by board members before being approved or denied.

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Djina Radenovic kicks off our third look at Wolf graduates on their big day. (Photo courtesy Aaron Wiley)

We have to go back.

Graduation photos equals page hits, so, we return to Saturday’s Coupeville High School festivities one more time.

With a big thanks to Wolf Moms (and dads, and grandparents), for letting me merrily bounce around the internet, poaching pics as I go.

You are the true heroes.

Hayley Fiedler (Photo courtesy Tasha Fiedler)

Daylon Houston (left) and Alex Murdy. (Photo courtesy Sandi Murdy)

Allie and Maya Lucero. (Photo courtesy Aaron Lucero)

Anna Annunziato (Photo courtesy Sandi Farris)

Coupeville School Board directors (left to right) Nancy Conard, Alison Perera, Sherry Phay, Morgan White, and Christie Sears. (Photo courtesy Morgan White)

Radenovic is joined by Jonathan Valenzuela. (Photo courtesy Aaron Wiley)

Vivian Farris (Photo courtesy Susan Farris)

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The race is on.

Four candidates filed this week to run for positions on the Coupeville School Board, while one current director did not file for re-election.

Christie Sears, who is currently board president, left Position 1 up for grabs, and Leann Leavitt and Chic Merwine have stepped into the void.

Meanwhile, Alison Perera, who was appointed in December to replace Glenda Merwine, who resigned citing health concerns, will run to retain Position 4.

Her rival in the election is David Ford.

Current board members Nancy Conard, Sherry Phay, and Morgan White are not up for re-election this time around.

The cutoff to file was Friday at 4:00 PM.

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Thursday’s school board meeting could have long-reaching implications.

The agenda shows the Board of Directors for the Coupeville School District plan to consider adopting a resolution for potentially reducing programs and staff.

If fully implemented, said plan could include everything from a reduction in employees to program costs for food service and athletics being slashed.

The board of directors meets Thursday, April 27 at 5:30 PM in the Anderson Board Room in Annex 307 at 501 S. Main Street.

Anyone can attend in person or view the meeting online.

Public in-person comment, limited to three minutes per person, is possible, with those wishing to speak needing to sign in as they enter the board meeting.

The district also accepts written correspondence.

The school board meeting arrives one day before the Lakewood School District announces the hiring of a new superintendent.

Current Coupeville Schools leader Steve King is one of three finalists for that position.

 

To view the resolution, pop over to:

Click to access Modified%20Education%20Plan%204-27-23%20.pdf

 

To view the full agenda and access the streaming link, pop over to:

https://go.boarddocs.com/wa/coupeville/Board.nsf/Public

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Alison Perera

There’s a full lineup again.

Coupeville School Board directors chose Alison Perera Thursday to replace longtime board member Glenda Merwine, who recently resigned due to health concerns.

The seat is one of two on the five-member board which are up for election in 2023.

Perera was chosen from a field of six candidates who interviewed for the position.

Mark Conway Valencia, David Ford, Jennifer Marzocca, Chic Merwine, and Gregory Thomas also vied to fill the opening.

Ward Sparacio was originally to be part of that group but withdrew from consideration before his interview.

Perera, a mother of school age children, has been actively involved in the school district for several years.

She has worked with the PTA, Coupeville Farm to School, and the Robotics Club, and has been a member of both the Strategic Planning Committee and the Instructional Materials Committee.

Current board members include Nancy Conard, Sherry Phay, Christine Sears, and Morgan White, with Sears spot the other one set to go to the voters next year.

In addition to adding a new board member Thursday, the directors elected a President and Vice President for the year ahead.

Sears will remain as President, with White as Vice President, inheriting a position previously held by Glenda Merwine.

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