Congratulations to our middle and high school musicians for the great performances on Thursday!!
AND the High School Strings earned an Excellent Rating for their performance at the Washington Music Educators Association Solo and Ensemble Competition.
(Ratings…I – Superior II – Excellent…We received a II+)
Congratulations!!
CONGRATULATIONS ORCAS ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS!
For the fifth year in a row, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and now for 2011, Orcas Island High School has won the state’s recognition award!!
See: http://www.k12.wa.us/EducationAwards/WashingtonAchievement/default.aspx
For the first two years it was called the Schools of Distinction Award.
For the last three it has become the Achievement Award. This year, Orcas High School won in overall excellence and awards for both language arts and math!!
The Award is based on student performance on required state tests taken by students in Algebra and Geometry; and by 10th graders in reading, writing and science. This year 10th graders will take reading, and writing and End of Course tests in Algebra, Geometry and Biology. End of Course tests will also be the final exam in those classes.
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