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Response to drug incident highlights CHS staff professionalism

Posted in Administration, tagged , , , on January 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The quick response of school nurse Jennifer Morrell and first responders kept a drug-related incident from becoming worse Thursday at Coupeville High School.

CHS/CMS Principal Geoff Kappes sent a message to school staff afterwards and later agreed to allow the email to be published while expressing understandable concerns about generating more online attention.

My decision to publish this email is meant to help with two things.

One, to quell social media chatter.

And more importantly, to highlight the school’s ability to quickly, efficiently, and safely respond to emergency situations.

 

Good afternoon CMHS Staff,

I wanted to provide an update and express my gratitude for the effective and professional response to an incident that occurred earlier today involving a student who arrived at school under the influence.

At approximately 8:05 this morning, I was notified of a student who had concerning behaviors at the Prairie Center.

Upon observing the concerning behavior, I notified Nurse Jenn and she led the student to the health room. 

While there the student, expressing fear that the THC they had consumed might be laced with something, took the precautionary measure of requesting to self-administer Narcan.

9-1-1 was called and first responders arrived quickly, and the student was taken to the emergency room.

The latest update has informed us at this time the student is okay.

I was very impressed with the collaborative approach of our office team.

The student was cared for appropriately all while maintaining normal operations of the office and the school.

I want to address any potential concerns that may arise due to the administration of Narcan, commonly used to counter the effects of fentanyl.

This was a student request and self-administration out of an abundance of caution. 

We have no reason to believe that fentanyl was involved in this incident.

Moving forward, let’s continue to prioritize the safety and welfare of our students.

If you notice concerning behavior, please intervene and contact the office.

Thank you for your continued dedication and professionalism.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me.

 

Geoff Kappes
CHS/CMS Principal

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Stare into my lens, said the spider to the fly

Posted in Fashionable Fans, tagged , , , , on October 23, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Tom Black is calm and composed as he awaits his closeup. (Jackie Saia photo)

The camera steals the soul, or so they say.

Apparently that fear doesn’t run very deep in Wolf Nation, where fans have little compunction with staring directly at the thing going clicky-click-click.

Cow Town fears no photographer!

Desi Ramirez enjoys a fall afternoon. (Kaitlyn Leavell photo)

One photographer stares down another, with Jackie Saia taking the briefest of breaks from her own gym work. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Skylar Parker, your Homecoming Queen. (Kaitlyn Leavell photo)

CHS Principal Geoff Kappes keeps one eye on his students, and one on the pesky paparazzi. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Fab frosh Haylee Armstrong (left) and Tirsit Cannon, sporting the finest in headgear. (Bailey Thule photo)

A Fathead of Andrew Williams stares through your soul. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“Get in loser, we’re taking photos!” (Parker Hammons photo)

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Life in plastic, it’s fantastic

Posted in Fashionable Fans, Football, tagged , , , , , on September 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Fan pics are everything. He’s just Ken. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

It’s Barbie’s world. The rest of us just live in it.

The summer sensation has morphed into fall fashion, with Coupeville High School football fans flooding the prairie with pink as far as the eye can see.

The pics above and below come to us courtesy John Fisken, who was busy snapping away into the fading sunlight Friday.

To see game action shots from Coupeville’s thrashing of La Conner, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/CHS-Football-2023-2024/FB-2023-09-22-vs-LaConner

 

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Schools adjust admin roles to cover assistant principal absence

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on September 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville Middle/High School Vice Principal Leonard Edlund, seen here in 2022, is a popular, hardworking administrator. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Coupeville Middle/High School will be without an assistant principal for several months as Leonard Edlund takes a medical leave.

Edlund has been employed by the Coupeville School District since 2021.

Before that he was a principal in Arizona and an assistant principal in Tacoma.

In his absence, school administrators will shuffle duties and welcome back 19-year vet Tom Black, whose Dean of Students position was cut when the 2023-2024 budget was approved.

Coupeville Schools Superintendent Steve King released the following statement Friday afternoon:

 

Late last week we learned that our MSHS Assistant Principal will be out on medical leave and will not be returning until at least January of 2024. 

While I received permission from Mr. Edlund to share that he is on medical leave I ask that we respect his privacy during this time.

Please join me in hoping that he makes a healthy return to work.

Since we learned this unexpected news late last week, we have been working on how to continue the duties typically assigned to our Assistant Principal.

I want to thank union leadership and our administrators for their quick assistance.

Here is an outline of our plans:

To address daily supervision and assist with discipline issues, Mr. (Tom) Black will be returning on a part time basis as our temporary Dean of Students.

We are thankful that Mr. Black is able to return and believe that this will be well received by our school community.

In order to have our Career and Technical Education (CTE) program continue to have leadership, our former Coupeville teacher, Susan Haldezos-Galligan, formerly Johnson, will become our Interim CTE Director for the duration of the 2023-2024 school year. 

We are thankful for her willingness to help us in this area and we are fortunate to have someone of her caliber to lead our program.

Mr. (Geoff) Kappes will need additional support with teacher evaluations so we are restoring Allyson Cundiff’s contract days that were reduced since last year so she can do the evaluations of some of our secondary teachers. 

Mr. Kappes and Mrs. Cundiff will be announcing teacher evaluator assignments in the days ahead. 

We are thankful that Allyson is willing to take on this additional work.

If we have any changes to these plans, we will let you know.

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Walk on by, Wolves

Posted in Graduation, tagged , , , , on May 23, 2023| Leave a Comment »

It’s the big walk, before the final walk.

A day before they graduate, Coupeville High School Class of 2023 members will wind their way down S. Main St., traveling from the high school commons to the town’s elementary school.

The trek is set to go down at 9 AM Friday, June 9 and CHS Principal Geoff Kappes welcomes the idea of the community coming out in support of its graduates.

“We are thrilled to extend a heartfelt invitation to each and every one of you to join us,” he said.

“The Senior Walk promises to be a vibrant and joyous occasion, filled with pride and admiration for the remarkable Class of ’23.”

Soon-to-be grads will be rockin’ their caps and gowns, as many of them return to the school where it all started for them.

“At Coupeville Elementary, our extraordinary graduates will walk through the cherished halls where their educational journey began, symbolizing the growth and success they have achieved throughout the years,” Kappes said.

“This is a remarkable opportunity to share in the pride and joy radiating from each of them.”

 

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