Letter to the Editor: PTSA's Math/Science Night Celebrates Learning

The PTSA wants to thank all those who helped make our recent Family Fun Math/Science Night a reality—thanks to our dedicated teachers and talented students, as well as the many involved community members who all came together to celebrate the fun of learning about math and science.

The kids (and their families) who came were treated to math games, interactive science exhibits, chess matches and more. Thank you to Superintendent/High School Principal Barbara Kline and K-8 Principal Kyle Freeman for their support, and special thanks to the guest presenters who came from outside our school—Fiona Norris and Noreen Iguanzi of San Juan Nature Institute and Russel Barsh of its partner in science, The Center for Historic Ecology of the Salish Sea (KWIAHT), to Lana Hickman of The Funhouse, Phil Heikkinen, Director of the Public Library, who represented the Orcas Chess Club, and to PTSA Afterschool Math Instructor Marta Nielson.

Thanks also to the teachers and students who brought exhibits and put on demonstrations—elementary teachers Marny Gaylord, Anne Ford McGrath and Marilyn Storey; middle school teachers Lori Oakes and Laura Tidwell, and to their 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade student presenters: Melanie Flint, Mikaela Hansen, Jay Zier, Nate Lawson, William Coe, Cedar Parker-Pavitt, Lindsay Lancaster, Rayy Doss, Michael Harlow, Zach Waage and Hailey Crowe. It was great seeing kids, parents and community members get excited about learning!

Orcas Schools’ PTSA