Coupeville School District | Coupeville Sports

Posts Tagged ‘Coupeville School District’

School Board proposes financial restructuring

Posted in school board, tagged Coupeville School Board, Coupeville School District, general fund balance, job cuts on April 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

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

Read Full Post »

Stay toasty, my friends

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged Coupeville School District, free stuff, jackets, warmth, winter on December 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »

You don’t have to be the most interesting man in the world to recognize the advantage of having solid outerwear as we plow through the winter months.

With that in mind, the Coupeville School District is hosting its second annual Winter Wear Event this Wednesday, Dec. 14.

The event, which offers free gear for kids in the community, runs from 1:30-4:30 PM at the district office.

Now, getting your 3rd grader to actually wear their coat while going out to recess, that’s a whole different story…

Read Full Post »

What a long, strange trip

Posted in Ranting and Raving, tagged anniversaries, CHS Wolves, Coupeville School District, donations, John Fisken photos on July 15, 2022| 1 Comment »

Daydreaming about that indoor/outdoor swimming pool with waterfall I’ll never own. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

We’re closing in on some major milestones.

Today marks nine years and 11 months for Coupeville Sports, leaving me a month shy of the blog’s 10th birthday, which hits Aug. 15.

Two days later, CHS football begins practice, with the other fall Wolf teams taking the field Aug. 22.

Right now, this is the 9,359th story to appear on Coupeville Sports, and you can count the stories I haven’t personally written on one hand.

We’re also very close to hitting two million page views all-time and would have likely already reached that number if the pandemic hadn’t shut down all sports for more than a year.

When you write a sports blog, and there are no sports, you get creative, but readership also predictably goes down.

Though, with the return of sports, the numbers have shot back up – to the point where here in year #10, I’m currently on target to post my best numbers since the prime of the blog back in 2016.

As we head towards the big 1-0, let’s clear up a few things for those who may have joined us recently.

#1 — I am NOT employed by the Coupeville School District, and they have yet to give me a penny of financial support in a decade of being their unofficial PR agent.

If you have an issue with something I write, contact me, instead of wasting the time of school administrators. My email is davidsvien@hotmail.com.

#2 — I am NOT connected to John’s Photos, and do NOT make a penny off of his photos.

He’s been gracious enough to allow me to run his pics for the past 9+ years, but we are separate entities, and whatever money you spend on photos goes to the guy actually clicking the camera.

#3 — I may not be the only person in the state of Washington doing what I am with this blog, but it’s pretty dang close.

Find me someone else hyper-focusing on a small town and covering not just varsity, but JV, C-Team, and middle school teams on a game-by-game basis.

I’ll wait.

#4 — Coupeville Sports is free to read. Has been since Aug. 15, 2012 and will forever remain that way. No pay wall. Ever. End of story.

#5 — I understand and appreciate the pain of Oak Harbor and South Whidbey sports fans, who have been largely left high and dry with the Whidbey News-Times declining to fill its Sports Editor position after Jim Waller retired more than a year ago.

As a WNT alumni (1990-1994), it’s an embarrassment and dereliction of duty in pursuit of saving a few bucks.

That being said, I am NOT the person to ride to your rescue.

When the school athletic year is in full gear, I average 4-5 articles a day, every day, covering just Coupeville.

I can’t add two more towns and countless more teams to that.

Whidbey is too big (and gas too expensive in this economy!), my knowledge of Oak Harbor and South Whidbey sports is too limited, and my obsessive nature too likely to send me down a path to cracking up in pursuit of penning 15 stories a day.

You can start a blog literally for free, and I hope at some point someone in those towns steps up and seizes the bright, shining opportunity which exists.

But for me, I made my choice, and that’s covering sports at Coupeville schools and ballfields which sit a mile from my duplex.

#6 — Yes, Coupeville Sports is my only job.

I left the restaurant biz in 2015, and despite my many prayers, it doesn’t appear that video stores will ever return.

So, I write and write some more … and then go do some weed eating and mowing on the side as my 51-year-old back screams at me.

#7 — Yes, I will never, ever be getting my indoor/outdoor swimming pool with waterfall writing about small town sports. Sad but true.

#8 — Coupeville Sports survives because of the generosity of my readers.

You can read for free, but those who choose to financially back me, at whatever dollar amount, are the true MVPs.

Want to keep me typing away on a computer powered by three squirrels running on a mini treadmill at 2 AM? There are multiple ways.

Venmo: David-Svien

PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/DavidSvien?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

Mail: 165 Sherman, Coupeville, WA 98239

In-person: Once games start back up, I can be found flattening my tush in the stands (or occasionally being fancy in the press box).

Read Full Post »

Huge impact, lasting legacy

Posted in In memory, tagged Coupeville School Board, Coupeville School District, in memory, Kathleen Anderson on June 27, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Kathleen Anderson’s legacy will live on at her old stomping grounds.

The Coupeville School District is naming its board room in honor of the late school board president, a decision approved at Monday night’s meeting.

Anderson, who died in September 2021, “was a pillar in the local and state education system for over 40 years,” said Coupeville Superintendent Steve King.

She began her life in education as a teacher, before serving twice on the Coupeville School Board.

Anderson’s first run was from 1980-1989, then she returned to serve from 2004 until her passing.

She was also on the State Board of Education for 15 years, while becoming that board’s first female president.

“As a school district and state board member, Director Anderson was known as someone who always prioritized what was best for students,” King said.

He hailed Anderson’s expertise in capital projects and her advocacy for “educating the whole child through career and technical education, athletics and activities.”

Along with her time on various school boards, Anderson also served on state-level committees and was involved in collective bargaining which “improved working conditions for staff.”

Coupeville School Board Director Nancy Conard, who made the motion on Monday’s vote, was a student in Anderson’s first class as a teacher.

The school district plans to purchase a memorial plaque in Anderson’s honor and will hold a celebration at a later date.

Read Full Post »