Principal Message

Tech Memo

TECHNOLOGY ISSUES:  If you are having issues with any of your technology (Chromebook, hotspot, etc.), please let your advisory teacher know or come to Glacier between 7:30a - 3:15p and we will help get you up and running. 😊- 

6TH GRADERS:  New Chromebooks for 6th graders are at Glacier. Please stop by the school any time during business hours to pick yours up!  

7TH & 8TH GRADERS:  If you are a 7th or 8th grader and are still using a 1st generation loaner Chromebook, please come to the school during regular business hours to pick up you 7th generation Chromebook. You’ll be happy you did! 

Virtual Open House! 10/22

Join us 10/22 5:30-6:30pm for our first ever Virtual Open House! 
Meet the teachers and learn about your student's daily schedule. Please have your students check their email as Advisory teachers will be sending out the Zoom links.
Unete a nosotros para la escuela virtual! 22 de octubre a las 5:30-6:30pm. 
Por favor haga que su estudiante revise su correo electrónico. Los maestros asesores enviarán enlaces de Zoom pronto

Mural Artist Henry Luke

By Henry Luke

I am a 27 year old mural artist from Seattle, Washington who will be painting a large scale mural on the walls of Glacier Middle School.

What first drew me to mural painting, seeing the sprawling colorful walls in San Francisco’s Mission District as a teenager, was the way they belong to the people. They have a great power to tell the stories of a community and represent its pride and identity in a bold, long lasting way. Murals can take the experience of people who don’t always have a voice in society, and portray them at incredible scale.

I first started painting murals on small businesses in South Seattle, then went on to larger and larger walls, in many different neighborhoods and even different cities. Because I want my artwork to be a true expression of the community it’s intended to represent, I love to talk to the people who will be seeing each mural on a daily basis as I create the concept which will eventually turn into paint on the wall.

It was exciting news when I learned that Glacier Middle School had selected me to create a piece of artwork for their brand new building, something that would be displayed in the school for decades to come. I am honored to take on this responsibility to tell something of the stories of the students, their families, and the community that they create together in this school.

Middle School is an exciting time where people are figuring out who they are and what kind of person they want to be, what do they believe in, and how they want to be part of the world and their community. I hope the mural that I create can contain some of that journey that so many students are on, and also represent the place where those journeys started: the vibrant cultures and communities where students come from.

I have been working with the amazing Glacier teachers and staff to have “meet the artist” sessions where I get to speak with students and gather their ideas, and will be working on other opportunities to do that. I am looking forward to hearing from the community and finally to add this piece of colorful artwork to the walls of Glacier Middle School.

If you would like to contact me, feel free to email: artbyhenryluke@gmail.com

Submit your ideas for the Mural here

Submit photos for the Mural here

Register to Vote

WHO CAN REGISTER TO VOTE?
To register to vote in Washington, you must be:

A citizen of the United States
A legal resident of Washington state
At least 18 years old by election day
Not disqualified from voting due to a court order
Not under Department of Corrections supervision for a Washington felony conviction
DEADLINES & HOW TO REGISTER TO VOTE
Voters can register to vote or update their registration online through October 26. You can register in-person through Election day. Registrations done by mail need to be received (not postmarked) by the 8-day deadline. Unsure if you are registered to vote? Check your voter registration status at vote.org. Voter registration information: kingcounty.gov/elections/register or call 206-296-VOTE.

https://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/elections/vrf_print_2020_somali.pdf

https://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/elections/vrf_print_2020_tagalog.
pdfhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/elections/vrf_print_2020_vietnamese.pdf

https://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/elections/vrf_print_2020_spanish.pdf

Tech Levy Town Hall Coming next week

Tech Levy Town Hall is October 12

We invite families, staff and community members to log in for a virtual Tech Levy Town Hall on Monday, October 12, from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m.

Get informed about Prop. 1, our Highline technology levy on fall election ballots and ask questions. Thanks to expiring school taxes, the 2-year $32.5 million tech levy will NOT increase the current tax rate. If Prop. 1 is approved, property owners would pay 67 cents per $1,000 assessed property value, a decrease or 12 cents per $1,000 from the current tax rate.

Interpreters will be available in Spanish, Vietnamese and Somali.

Click this Zoom link to join the October 12 webinar. 

Passcode: 167113

Spanish Tech Levy Flyer

English Tech Levy Flyer