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Cheryl Sullivan loves to run and quilt and will soon add juggling to the mix. As in juggling school administrative duties on the La Conner middle and high school campuses. Sullivan, a native of Ketchikan, Alaska, was tabbed from among four finalists to serve as principal and instructional leader for the two local schools. La Conner School District officials confirmed the choice of Sullivan, presently an administrator at Chief Sealth in Seattle, following two recent public forums featuring the principal candidates. She succeeds Marsha Hanson,...
The tragic shots rang out at Marysville-Pilchuck High School last Friday, but the emotional impact was felt on La Conner campuses as well. The latest in a string of horrific school shootings dating to Columbine 15 years ago has hit close to home. Closer, even, than the 30-minute drive separating La Conner and Marysville. “We have several students who are related to the shooter and also to the victims,” explained a somber La Conner School District Superintendent Dr. Tim Bruce, who addressed board members and staff at their monthly meeting Mon...
The historic La Conner Elementary School building will be going out with a bang this summer. Fourth of July fireworks will have barely been silenced when demolition begins to remove the old brick structure, built during the height of the Great Depression, in order to make way for a new middle school complex. July 5 is target date for the start of demolition, a major phase related to the ongoing bond-financed La Conner School District capital improvement project that will result in upgraded facilities and a swap of elementary and middle school...
As she nears the finish line, Marsha Hanson isn’t merely taking things in stride. The retiring La Conner high and middle school principal has a strong kick left. Hanson was praised by Superintendent Tim Bruce and La Conner School Board members Monday night for her yeoman work this year overseeing a detailed school accreditation process. “We really appreciate what she has taken on,” Bruce stressed. “The accreditation process is a lot of work.” It will also be work finding a successor to Hanson, w...
