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Admin contracts ready for approval

Posted in Administration, tagged , , , , , on June 26, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Coupeville School Board is set to reup four key school administrators at its monthly meeting.

The contracts for Director of Special Services Allyson Cundiff, Director of Finance and Human Resources Brian Gianello, and Principals David Ebersole (Elementary) and Geoff Kappes (High School/Middle School) are included on the consent agenda.

The school board meets this Thursday, June 27 at 5:30 PM in the Kathleen Anderson Boardroom on the CHS/CMS campus.

The contracts, if approved by the board, run from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.

Pay is set at:

Cundiff: $152,598 for 208 workdays (Step 4 on Admin Salary Schedule)

Ebersole: $175,498 for 212 workdays (Step 12+ on Admin Salary Schedule)

Gianello: $140,796 for 260 workdays (Step 2 on Admin Salary Schedule)

Kappes: $175,334 for 218 workdays (Step 8 on Admin Salary Schedule)

Of the four, Ebersole is slated to make the same as he did during the 2023-2024 school year, while the other three are slightly up, reflecting each administrator taking a step up on the salary schedule.

Kappes was at $172,767 this past school year, while Cundiff was at $144,375 and Gianello earned $137,735.

Cundiff’s new contract has her working eight more days than in 2023-2024, while the remaining trio are contracted for the same number of days.

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CHS Senior Walk set for Friday

Posted in Graduation, tagged , , , , on June 4, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Watch them walk into history.

The Coupeville High School Class of 2024 will make the annual Senior Walk this Friday, June 7, and the community is invited to come out and see things unfold.

The event starts at 9:00 AM, with the seniors traipsing from the high school commons down S. Main Street to the elementary school.

Once there, clad in their caps and gowns, the soon-to-be grads will walk the hallways where many of them started their educational journey.

“This event offers a wonderful opportunity to share in the pride and joy emanating from each of them,” said CHS Principal Geoff Kappes.

“We warmly invite the entire Coupeville community to participate in this grand celebration!

Let’s applaud, cheer, and send our best wishes to these students as they embark on their promising futures.”

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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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