News Archive
Learn about Tahoma's levy measures here
Tahoma School District will ask voters to approve two levy measures on the Feb. 9, 2010 election ballot to maintain current programs, staffing and supplies. These are replacement levies. To read the district fact sheet, click here (a PDF document).
See the ballot language and voter's pamphlet online at King County Elections.
- Read about the Educational Programs and Operations Levy by clicking here.
- Read about the Technology Levy by clicking here.
For news coverage of the levy measures, please see the Maple Valley Reporter Web page.
School board approves Tahoma Technology Plan update
Tahoma School Board has approved an update to the plan that guides how classroom technology is used as a learning tool for students. To read the plan in pdf form, please click here.
Food-allergy policy wins approval
Tahoma School District schools will become safer places for students with severe or life-threatening allergies under a new policy approved Oct. 13 by the Tahoma School Board.
Policy 3420 is a response to changes in state law regarding protection of students with severe or life-threatening allergies. To read more, click here.
87 THS students earn AP Scholar designation
Eighty-seven Tahoma High School students have earned the designation of AP Scholar in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams. These AP Scholars represent a 24% increase from the number of AP scholars at Tahoma Senior High last year and a 52% increase over the past two years. Read more >>>
Newsweek rates Tahoma High School in nation’s top 5%
For the second consecutive year, Tahoma High School is ranked among the top 5 percent of public high schools in the United States by Newsweek magazine.
The ranking, which lists Tahoma as No. 1,145 out of 1,500 schools, is a measure of how many students at each school take Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge tests. That number is then divided by the number of graduating seniors to obtain a ranking. Tahoma High School has experienced a steady increase in the number of students who participate in AP classes. This year’s ranking is 277 places higher on the list than last year.
To view the complete ranking, visit the Newsweek Web site
Baseball field name honors Ivan Gingrich
Longtime Tahoma maintenance employee Ivan Gingrich was honored by his Tahoma peers July 20, when a baseball field at Cedar River Middle School was named for him.
More than 100 people turned out to celebrate the dedication of Ivan Gingrich Field. Gingrich, who is on medical leave battling cancer, received a Tahoma baseball jersey from district Athletic Director Tony Davi
s and a hat from Financial Services Director Lori Cloud that was embroidered with the words "Gingrich Field." Cloud purchased more than a dozen hats and handed them out to some of the ceremony participants. Superintendent Mike Maryanski and Maintenance Supervisor Bob Schuler each shared a few stories about Gingrich, sprinkled with humor and praise for Gingrich's service to the school district. Davis and Cedar River teacher Craig Jones, who was instrumental in organizing the tribute, also spoke about Gingrich's dedication to maintaining athletic fields and facilities for Tahoma students.
School Board approves budget plan
The Tahoma School Board unanimously approved a budget plan that doesn’t cut as many teaching positions as originally proposed and restores one day to classified employee work schedules, which were to be reduced by four days. For details, please click here.
To comment, please visit the Tahoma School District 2009-2010 Budget Forum by clicking here.
