Art Class Choice 1

The QTS Classroom Alongside the River has been so fortunate to receive lessons from knitting volunteer-teachers every week for the past two years.

Rowena Jongeward and Roseanne Lindenmuth have persevered through the storms and stress of Middle School, and they even had 100% engagement at one point last year with Angel, CC, Julia, Madison, Storm, Cordell, Eugene, and Katherine (and Forney!).  CC, picking up double-stitch crochet faster than it takes me time to type it, made most of the headbands given on Elders Day 2011.

This year, the 5th and 6th grade girls are now rocking the knitting circle regularly, and Julia has been our leader, creating hats with rib-stitch, purses with stripes, and washcloths with cat patterns.  

I have so much appreciation and admiration for Miss Rowena and Miss Roseanne for their dedication, perseverance, and generosity, donating their time and energy to teach the Quileute youth knitting, crocheting, needlework, and "ha-has" like:

A cop pulled alongside a speeding car on the highway, and he saw that the woman behind the wheel was knitting. The trooper cranked down his window and yelled, "PULL OVER!"  The knitter yelled back, "NO!!  IT'S A SCARF!"

Art Class Choices 2 and 3

It's all about differentiation.

Much appreciation goes to Karen White and Dave Wilson, Master Carver from Lummi.

Lloyd L. Hatch Jr.

We lost our good friend and leader this week.  Our condolences go out to the family of Lloyd Leonard Hatch Jr. of the Tulalip Tribes.  Mr. Hatch was a Marine, a Vietnam veteran, and a twenty-nine-year employee of the school.  He was an invaluable source of strength for students and staff; Mr Hatch kept us on time, on our toes, and on the road safely.  He will be missed.  Below are pictures from Middle School's card to the family.  An obituary can be found here.

PVT Lloyd L. Hatch Jr.
U.S. Marine Corps, 1967 - 1968, b. January 25, 1948