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Posts Tagged "knowledge_bowl"
December 03, 2018
By Susan Trower
 WSA's Robotics team competed in their second interleague qualifier event of the FIRST Tech Challenge season on December 2 at Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma. Thirteen schools from around the Olympic Peninsula and Tacoma are in the Maxwell League of Washington State's FIRST Tech Challenge and competed in the event. WSA's team won all five of their matches to take first place!  Coaches Spencer Tryba, Jen David, and Lionel Pummell were very pleased with the terrific effort from the team. Next up: WSA Robotics will be going to the interleague championship event on December 15 at the Amazon Doppler Building in Seattle.
 A couple days earlier, on November 30, WSA's Knowledge Bowl team competed in the first regional competition of the season at North Mason High School in Belfair. Teams came from schools throughout the Olympic Educational Service District area, from Port Townsend to Olympia. West Sound's top squad, WS1 (also known as "Team Manifest Westiny"), took first place with 103 points for the day, 16 points higher than the second place team. Coaches Catherine Freeman and Lionel Pummell were very happy with the day's scores. The next regional competition for is January 10, followed by the State qualifier on February 7.
Congratulations to our Robotics and Knowledge Bowl teams! ...and GO HAWKS!!!
October 31, 2018
By Susan Trower
  November 10:
WSA 21st Annual Auction
Saturday, November 3
5:30 p.m.
Kiana Lodge
114976 Sandy Hood Road NE, Poulsbo
Help make West Sound Academy's successful college-preparatory programs possible by participating in our Annual Auction as a donor and attendee.
For directions to Kiana Lodge click here.
 November 12:
There is
NO SCHOOL
on Monday, November 12
in observance of
Veterans Day
March 19, 2018
By Susan Trower
 West Sound Academy's Knowledge Bowl team prevailed at the State tournament in Arlington on March 17 to take 1st place in Division 1B. The WSA squad (aka 'Team Lobster Hut'*) started the morning with a written round of fifty questions Multiple-choice), then four oral rounds of fifty questions (short answer) each, pitted against other Division 1B teams from around the State. At the end of the preliminary rounds, WSA was in first place.
 The WSA squad then faced off against the sixth-place team from Waitsburg in the semi-final round. WSA's win here earned them a place in the championship round against Riverside Christian and Pope John Paul II. The lead went back and forth between Riverside and WSA, and after 50 questions the two squads were tied at 15 points each for first and second place. The Reader/Judge read a tie-breaker round of ten questions, which WSA won 4-0, giving them the win. Coaches Susan Trower and Lionel Pummell were thrilled with the win - WSA's first first-place finish in ten years of competition in Washington State Knowledge Bowl.
Congratulations to the winners of the Division 1B 1st place trophy and individual medals!
Delaney Agodon, '18, captain
Ruby Gsellman, '18
Anneke Taylor, '18
Max Morningstar, '19
Emily Bradford, '20
Aidan Phelan, '20
* Yes, those are lobster claws on the heads of Team Lobster Hut. WSA team members felt the claws were instrumental in their success at the tournament; those and the many, many practices held during lunch and lots of time spent learning obscure, and not so obscure, facts!
February 28, 2018
By Susan Trower
 March 7:
2:00 PM DISMISSAL
for teacher collaborative planning
2:05 - 3:10 p.m.
- Optional study hall for grades 11-12
- Homework café available for grades 6-10
 March 9 and 10:
West Sound Academy presents:
The Curious Savage
A Comedy by John Patrick
Directed by
Gretchen Nordleaf-Nelson
Friday, March 9: 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 10: 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $10 Adults
For ticket reservations, go to:
The Commons
West Sound Academy
16571 Creative Dr NE,, Poulsbo
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February 02, 2018
By Susan Trower
 February 2:
The staff of Mud Pie is proud to present their fourth annual arts night and poetry slam:
Arts Poetica: Volume Four
The Commons
6:30 p.m.
The evening is a sharing of artwork, poetry and music in an open-mic format. Students, parents and community members are encouraged to bring in written work to read--either original or a favorite poem!
Sit down at the Art Wall and create art right on the spot that evening!
There is a $5 suggested donation per attendee and Mud Pie will donate 50% of all profits to Listen to Your Art.
December 31, 2017
By Susan Trower
January 2:
 School resumes with
Finals Review Week
 January 6:
Days for Girls (DFG) International helps girls around the world stay in school by providing sustainable feminine hygiene solutions and health education. The DFG hygiene kits are produced with the help of thousands of volunteers - including the ones in Poulsbo's own DFG chapter.
The Poulsbo DFG is hosting a community work party for anyone who is interested on Saturday, January 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at West Sound Academy in the Commons. Parents and students are welcome to drop by anytime during the day to learn more and help out.
November 02, 2017
By Susan Trower
November 10:
There is
NO SCHOOL
on Friday, November 10
in observance of
Veterans Day
 November 10:
WSA 20th Annual Auction
Friday, November 10
6:00 p.m.
Canoe Ballroom
Suquamish Clearwater
Casino Resort
Help make West Sound Academy's successful college-preparatory programs possible by participating in our Annual Auction as a donor and attendee.
For directions to the resort click here.
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theatre
March 19, 2017
By Susan Trower
West Sound Academy's team of top academic competitors won 2nd Place in Division 1B at the Washington State Knowledge Bowl Tournament XXXV at Arlington High School on March 18, 2017. WSA's squad joined 101 other teams from public, private and parochial schools from all over the state at the event, competing for honors and trophies in the six divisions: 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A, 2B, and 1B. All of these teams earned the right to be at the annual tournament at their respective regional competitions sponsored by Washington's nine ESDs (Educational Service Districts.) WSA's squad won first place for Division 1B, and the right to go to State, at the Olympic ESD 114 regional competition at Fort Worden on February 23.
 WSA's State team members:
Callay Boire-Shedd, '19
Eleanor Uyyek, '17
Graeme Forbes, '19
Max Morningstar, '19, Captain
Anneke Taylor, '18
Nolan Gregg, '19
The day of the tournament was a long one, beginning with check-in at Arlington High School at 7:30 a.m. Next came an assembly in the gym, with hundreds of Knowledge Bowl players, coaches, parents, and friends. In the middle of the gym was a table with a display of all the trophies for all six divisions - plenty of incentive for everyone! At 8:30 a.m., all teams began the first round of the morning, a 50-question multiple-choice test. Each team worked collaboratively for 35 minutes to choose the correct answers to each question, then submitted their Scantron sheet for grading.
 Then came four oral rounds, 50, short-answer questions in each, starting at 9:15 a.m. and ending around 12:30 p.m. The stakes were high: only the top six of the Division 1B teams at the State Tournament would be allowed to go on to the Semi-Final and Championship rounds in the afternoon. WSA's team started strong, with the second-highest written round score in the Division, then winning decisive victories in all four morning oral rounds. WSA finished the morning in second place, meaning they would face off against fifth-place Odessa High School in the Semi-Final round.
After a well-deserved lunch break that began with Girl Scout cookies and ended with delicious take-out teriyaki brought in by WSA parents, the team was ready to go another round. The semi-final game with Odessa turned out to be another definitive win for WSA, 18 - 7. Now the winners of the semi-final matches were set off to compete for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies: WSA, Pope John Paul II High School, and Waitsburg High School.
 All three teams scored points, with the lead bouncing back and forth between WSA and Pope John Paul II. The finish was very close, with Pope John Paul II scoring 12 points, WSA 11, and Waitsburg 7. WSA coaches Catherine Freeman, Susan Trower, and Lionel Pummell were extremely pleased with the outcome. WSA's five newcomers to State, and their one returning senior, came very close to taking it all! Many, many photos were taken of the team - now 350 questions more tired than they were at 7:30 that morning when they first arrived at Arlington High School - then everyone dispersed to enjoy the rest of a (hopefully) relatively question-free weekend.
The State Knowledge Bowl State Tournament marks the end of the season, but plans are already underway for next year. Lunchtime practices for the 2017-2018 WSA Knowledge Bowl team will resume on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, and are open to students in Grades 9-12.
Congratulations goes to our WSA team for their strong showing at State and ...
GO WSA!!!
March 02, 2017
By Susan Trower
 March 10 and 11:
West Sound Academy presents:
Death by Design
A Comedy with Murder
by Rob Urbinati
Friday, March 10: 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 11: 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $10 Adults
Reservations and Information
(360) 598-5954
Olympic College Theater
1264 15th Street (15th Street at Ohio Avenue)
Bremerton, WA
.jpg "WSA Yearbook Photo Contest") March 10:
Monthly
Yearbook Contest
Yearbook Club would love to have your photos of WSA student life!
or
email them to Angie at:
Two winners will be chosen for March!
Deadline for this month's entries:
March 10
This is the last month for submitting photos for the yearbook contest!
 March 15:
The end of the 3rd Quarter
for the 2016-2017 academic year
is on Wednesday, March 15, 2017
 March 16 and 17:
There is
NO SCHOOL on
Thursday, March 16
and
Friday, March 17
so that WSA Teachers can participate in Parent-Teacher Conferences.
 March 19:
Washington State
Knowledge Bowl Tournament XXXV
Arlington High School
Good luck to our State-bound team!
Go Hawks!!!
 March 21:
ExtendedResearch Project
(ERP)
Presentations for
6th and 7th Grades
The Commons
Baker Hall
6:30 p.m.
 March 22:
There is a meeting of the
West Sound Academy
Board of Trustees
Wednesday, March 22
Conference Room
5:30 p.m.
 March 24:
Kitsap Youth Rally
for Human Rights
On March 24, 2017 over 325 junior and senior high school students from the Kitsap Peninsula will gather at Olympic College to educate one another and celebrate the human rights of all students.
WSA music students will perform for the opening and closing ceremonies, and the Listen to Your Art team will present a breakout session: Student Activism 101.
WSA delegation:
37 students and staff!
March 28 - 30:
Extended
Research Project
(ERP)
Presentations for
8th, 9th, and 10th Grades
The Commons
Baker Hall
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
March 29-31
 March 31:
There will be NO SCHOOL
on Friday, March 31, 2017
so that WSA Teachers can complete
3rd Quarter narrative reports.
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January 31, 2017
By Susan Trower
 February 3:
The staff of Mud Pie is proud to present their third annual arts night and poetry slam:
Arts Poetica: Volume Three
The Commons
6:30 p.m.
The evening is a sharing of artwork, poetry and music in an open-mic format. Students, parents and community members are encouraged to bring in written work to read--either original or a favorite poem!
Sit down at the Art Wall and create art right on the spot that evening!
There is a $5 suggested donation per attendee and Mud Pie will donate 50% of all profits to Listen to Your Art.
February 4:
 Founders' Scholarship Day is on
Saturday, February 4, 2017
8:30 to 12:00 noon
Eligible students are those entering Grades 6 through 12 in Fall, 2017, and not currently attending West Sound Academy.
For more information, email Lisa Gsellman at lgsellman@westsoundacademy.org.
February 8:
 As of February 8, 2017, WSA's senior class has just 100 days left until graduation on May 19 at the House of Awakened Culture in Suquamish!
WSA Head of School Barrie Hillman meets with parents of seniors on February 8, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., to discuss commencement and other matters of special concern to seniors and their families.
Wednesday, February 8
6:30 p.m.
Conference Room in Baker Hall
February 20 and 21:
 
There is
NO SCHOOL
on
Monday, February 20, 2017
and
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
for the Presidents' Day break
February 22:
There will be NO SCHOOL
on Wednesday, February 22, 2017
so that faculty and staff can work on tasks required for re-certification of West Sound Academy as an IB World School
 February 23:
Knowledge Bowl Competition
State Tournament Qualifier
Fort Worden, Port Townsend
KB team members:
- Arrive at school by 7:30 a.m.
- Leave WSA: 7:45 a.m.
- Return to WSA: by 3:45 p.m.
- Bring a lunch and water bottle
February 24:
Enrollment contracts
and
financial aid applications
for current families are DUE
Friday, February 24, 2017
February 25:
Days for Girls (DFG) International helps girls around the world stay in school by providing sustainable feminine hygiene solutions and health education. The DFG hygiene kits are produced with the help of thousands of volunteers - including the ones in Poulsbo's own DFG chapter.
The Poulsbo DFG is hosting a community work party for anyone who is interested on Saturday, February 25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at West Sound Academy in the Commons. Parents and students are welcome to drop by anytime during the day to learn more and help out.
You don't need to sew in order to help; there are many non-sewing tasks also. If you do sew, however, please bring your sewing machine or serger and join in the fun. Feel free to bring friends! For more information contact Molly Masker at Poulsbowa@daysforgirls.org.
February 28:
Monthly
Yearbook Contest
Yearbook Club would love to have your photos of WSA student life!
or
email them to Angie at:
Two winners will be chosen for February!
Deadline for this month's entries:
February 28
January 06, 2017
By Susan Trower
January 6:
Friday Sound!
 Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Show starts at 7:00 p.m.
Come to the Commons for live music by local bands and performers,
including:
Red Tape
Eleventy One
Tuesday
Quinn Lanning
$5 for students, $7 for adults, $15 for families of 3 or more
Friday Sound is a Listen to Your Art program.
January 9-12:
Final Exams for Grades 6-11 begin Monday, January 9. On Thursday, January 12, there is an 11:00 a.m. dismissal.
 January 12:
Knowledge Bowl Competition
Summit Award
Fort Worden, Port Townsend
KB team members:
- Arrive at school by 7:30 a.m.
- Leave WSA: 7:45 a.m.
- Return to WSA: by 3:45 p.m.
- Bring a lunch and water bottle
January 12:
The Annual Visionary Campaign Kickoff takes place at the
Upper School 1st Semester Music Performance
Indianola Clubhouse
7:00 p.m.
Donations made to the Annual Visionary Campaign directly support students today in WSA's current programs and also serve to pay forward the support and effort of those who have come before us.
Donations can be made in cash, check or credit card including a convenient monthly auto-pay option. Contributors may also donate online.
100% participation by families, faculty and the Board of Trustees is paramount to the overall success of the school's philanthropic efforts.
For more information about the Annual Visionary Campaign please contact Board Member, Marisa Lanning at marisalanning@hotmail.com. Thank you for your support!
 January 12:
WSA Presents:
Upper School Musicians
in Concert
Paul Burback, Director
Indianola Clubhouse
20446 Indianola Road NE
Indianola 98342
7:00 p.m.
January 13:
There will be NO SCHOOL
on Friday, January 13, 2017
so that WSA Teachers can prepare for the beginning of Spring Semester next week
January 16:
There is
NO SCHOOL
on Monday, January 16, 2017
in observance of
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 17:
 Spring Semester
begins on
Tuesday
January 17, 2017
January 17:
Parent Class for
9th Grade Human Sexuality Seminar
The Commons
6:30 p.m.
Barrie Hillman, Jim Kolb, and Bainbridge counselor Kathie McCarthy are leading a class for parents of students enrolled in WSA's 5-hour human sexuality seminar for 9th graders.
January 20:
 WSA's Student Social Committee presents:
Winter Formal Dance
for WSA students in Grades 8-12
Place: Indianola Clubhouse
Time: 7 to 10 p.m.
Theme: Candyland
Students bringing guests who do not attend WSA must return a completed Guest Permission Slip (signed by the guest's parent) to the WSA Front Office by Friday, January 20, 2017 in order for the guest to be admitted to the dance.
January 21:
Open House
January 21, 2017
Saturday
10 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Open Houses introduce our faculty and program to interested families.
Visitors will learn about our academics and extracurricular activities, meet the Head of School and some of the faculty and students, and take a tour of the campus. Anyone interested in joining us for an Open House cn email to Lisa Gsellman at lgsellman@westsoundacademy.org. For a map and driving directions to West Sound Academy, click h ere.
January 25:
There is a meeting of the
West Sound Academy
Board of Trustees
Wednesday, January 25
Conference Room
5:30 p.m.
January 27:
Enrollment contracts
are mailed
to current families on
Friday
January 27, 2017
January 31:
Monthly
Yearbook Contest
Yearbook Club would love to have your photos of WSA student life!
or
email them to Angie at:
Two winners will be chosen for December!
Deadline for this month's entries:
January 31
November 30, 2016
By Susan Trower
 December 3:
Open House
December 3, 2016
Saturday
10 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Open Houses introduce our faculty and program to interested families.
Visitors will learn about our academics and extracurricular activities, meet the Head of School and some of the faculty and students, and take a tour of the campus. Anyone interested in joining us for an Open House cn email to Lisa Gsellman at lgsellman@westsoundacademy.org. For a map and driving directions to West Sound Academy, click here.
 December 6:
On December 16, 2016, during the last hour of the school day.... WSA students are doing an
going through their choice of a selection of programming tutorials.
December 8:
Knowledge Bowl Competition
Practice Scrimmage
Fort Worden, Port Townsend
KB team members:
- Arrive at school by 7:30 a.m.
- Leave WSA: 7:45 a.m.
- Return to WSA: by 3:45 p.m.
- Bring a lunch and water bottle
December 9:
Friday Sound is back!
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Show starts at 7:00 p.m.
Come to the Commons for live music by local bands and performers,
including:
Red Tape
Eleventy One
Tuesday
Quinn Lanning
$5 for students, $7 for adults, $15 for families of 3 or more
Friday Sound is a Listen to Your Art program.
 December 19 - January 2:
There is
NO SCHOOL
December 19, 2016 - January 2, 2017
for Winter Break
December 31:
Monthly
Yearbook Contest
Yearbook Club would love to have your photos of WSA student life!
or
email them to Angie at:
Two winners will be chosen for December!
Deadline for this month's entries:
December 31
See you back at school on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 for Finals Review Week!
March 20, 2016
By Susan Trower
West Sound Academy's varsity squad took 5th place in Division 1B at the Washington State Knowledge Bowl Tournament XXXIV at Arlington High School on March 19. WSA's team joined over 600 students from 102 teams from public, parochial and private schools from all over the state who came to Arlington for a day of academic competition. Judges posed questions on topics ranging from geography to geology, literature to law, biography to biology. Anything that can be considered as part of a high school curriculum is fair game in Knowledge Bowl.
The WSA team members's brains got a real workout: 50 multiple-choice questions in the beginning written round, 350 short-answer questions in six oral rounds, and a naill-biting 10-question tie-breaker with Almira-Coulee-Hartline that decided the 4th- and 5th-place finishers.
 Congratulations goes to the entire squad for a hard-fought competition:
- Peter Silvernale, '16, Captain
- Karsten Hald, '17
- Ben Silvernale, '17
- Eleanor Uyyek, '17
- Alex Welch, '17
- Delaney Agodon, '18
 and to WSA staff members and Knowledge Bowl coaches Susan Trower, Catherine Freeman, and Lionel Pummell. Thanks also goes to WSA parents and KB Boosters Jeff and Kim Uyyek and Rose and Kelli Agodon for their help with transportation and care and feeding of brain-weary teenagers! Jonah Uyyek, WSA '15, home on break from UC Santa Cruz was also in Arlington to lend his support to the team.
The season is over for now, but West Sound Academy Knowledge Bowl practices will start up again in September, preparing the team for 2016-2017: WSA's 9th season of competition.
GO HAWKS!!!
March 03, 2016
By Susan Trower
March 3:
NO SCHOOL on Thursday, March 3: Parent Teacher Conferences.
March 4:
NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 4: Parent Teacher Conferences.
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March 4 and 5:
West Sound Academy presents:
I Hate Hamlet
by Paul Rudnick
Friday, March 4: 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 5 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10 Adults
$7 Students
$5 Senior Citizens
Reservations and Information
Contact:
(360) 598-5954
Olympic College Theater
1264 15th Street (15th Street at Ohio Avenue)
Bremerton, WA
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March 14 - 18:
Let our teachers know how important they are in the lives of our students!
Teacher Appreciation Week
March 14-18
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March 19:
Washington State
Knowledge Bowl Tournament XXXIV
Arlington High School
Good luck to our State-bound team!
Go Hawks!!!
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March 22:
ExtendedResearch Project
(ERP)
Presentations for
6th and 7th Grades
The Commons
Baker Hall
Tuesday, March 22
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March 25:
End of 3rd Quarter is on Friday, March 25.
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March 25:
Kitsap Youth Rally
for Human Rights
On March 25, 2016 over 325 junior and senior high school students from the Kitsap Peninsula will gather at Olympic College to educate one another and celebrate the human rights of all students
2016 Host School:
West Sound Academy
WSA delegation:
41 students and staff!
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March 26:
Jim and Tina Cachules, together with West Sound Academy's Board of Trustees and Visionary Collective, invite WSA parents to their home for the annual
Visionary Collective Social
Cocktails and Appetizers
6 to 8 p.m.
Meet other WSA parents, socialize, and make connections!
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March 28:
On Monday, March 28, there will be special schedule
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March 29 - 31:
Extended
Research Project
(ERP)
Presentations for
8th, 9th, and 10th Grades
The Commons
Baker Hall
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
March 29-31
1:15 p.m. Dismissal on Thursday
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February 25, 2016
By Susan Trower
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West Sound Academy is sending a team to the
in Arlington on March 19, 2016. The WS1 squad, captained by WSA senior Peter Silvernale, took first place in Division 1B, and so earned a spot at the annual tournament. Last year's event featured 102 teams from all over the State, competing for 1st through 6th place in all divisions.
Congratulations to all of our West Sound quick-witted masters of the buzzer. Good luck at State, and
GO HAWKS!!!
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WSA's 2015-2016 Knowledge Bowl Team: Back row, l to r: Delaney Agodon, Ben Silvernale, Karsten Hald, Coach Lionel Pummell; |
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