Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
The Colfax School board met Monday night, 24 hours before the result of much of their work over the past year would be known.
Tuesday night would bring preliminary election results for the school district's $18.9 million bond measure.
“Gotta hit that 40 percent of the previous election turnout, and we've done that,” Superintendent Jerry Pugh informed the board, reporting that ballots already received had reached the threshold by state law to be certified.
Pugh then complimented the district staff for their recent work, especially principals.
“It's crunchtime gearing up for assessment season,” he said.
The board approved four student trips: high school cheerleaders to Coeur D'Alene Feb. 9-10 for team-building, cheerleaders to Spokane for the state 2B basketball March 1-3; National Honor Society to Kellogg, Idaho for a ski trip March 9-10 and choir to Ellensburg for state solo/ensemble contest April 26-28.
The ASB report followed from student representative Kylie Kackman. She listed student-athletes honored on senior night for boys and girls basketball, a list of nine wrestlers who qualified for state, and told of the choir competing at regionals, a talent and variety show Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the CHS auditorium, FBLA to state April 7 in Bellevue and ASB preparations for St. Baldrick's head-shaving fundraiser April 19 for children's cancer research.
“ASB president Dylan Nails has put in a lot of work on this,” Kackman said.
She concluded with a reminder of the blood drive at the high school on Valentine's Day from 12:15 p.m. -3:15 p.m.
“The Colfax way is excellence in so many areas,” Pugh commented on Kackman's report.
“It used to be just sports but now, it's cool, it's in so many areas,” said boardmember Terry Huber.
The board decided to cancel its March 12 meeting due to Pugh set to be at the auditorium that night to watch a child perform.
“Hopefully not too many more chances to sit in those old hard seats,” Pugh said, referring to plans encompassed in the bond measure.
A short discussion ensued, during which the idea of selling those seats came up.
“I want the one that I scratched my name on it,” said board president David Nails to laughter.
The meeting rounded out with a discussion on chapters nine and 10 of “Leadership and Self-Deception” (Arbinger Institute 2000), a book which Pugh has given to the board and district staff. He is now leading a discussion on it with staff and will soon start one with area superintendents, proposed by Jake Dingman of Oakesdale.
In the discussion, Pugh noted that he will continue to give out copies.
“Our new hires will get the book, otherwise there's no way to sustain it,” he said.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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