April is Art Awareness Month at Arlington High School. As we finish our preparations, we are reminded that our mission as Arts educators is to actively engage all students in developing a deeper understanding of visual and performing arts communication.
OLYMPIA — March 29 marked a changing of the guard in more ways than one, as 16-year Republican state Sen. Val Stevens of Arlington announced her retirement, and 12-year state Rep. Kirk Pearson of Monroe announced his own plans to run for Stevens’ open seat in the 39th Legislative District.
ARLINGTON — Even in the midst of what state health officials have deemed an epidemic of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, Marysville and Arlington are still leading the way in reported cases of the illness in Snohomish County this year, but local health agencies aren’t taking this lying down.
About 300 Easter egg hunters gathered on the track of Haller Middle School on the evening of Saturday, March 31, to help support the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, all while scoring a few seasonal goodies for themselves.
ARLINGTON — On Sunday, March 25, at approximately 1 p.m., Arlington Police served a search warrant on a home in the 4500 block of 193rd Place NE after developing information from several burglary and forgery cases.
ARLINGTON — The APPLE/ECEAP Preschool program has been offered in Arlington Public Schools for 25 years. To celebrate this milestone, the Arlington School District is inviting community members and APPLE/ECEAP families, past and present alike, to join in a day of special family activities on Thursday, April 12, from 6-7:30 p.m.
OLYMPIA — Desmond Thorpe, 14, traveled to Olympia to page in the state House of Representatives from Feb. 26 through March 2. He was sponsored by his 10th District Representative, Norma Smith. Thorpe lives in Stanwood and is a ninth-grader at Lakewood High School.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, of Washington state’s 2nd Congressional District, will hold a telephone town hall on Thursday, March 29, starting at 1 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
Even after a build season that was shortened by a full week due to the first snowstorm of the year, the Arlington High School Robotics Club did better in the FIRST Robotics Competition at Qwest Field in Seattle this year than they’ve done since starting up in 2008.
ARLINGTON — Arlington High School will serve as the site for the 39th Legislative District Democrats’ precinct caucuses for not only Arlington, but also Marysville, Darrington, Granite Falls and other surrounding areas, on Sunday, April 15, starting at 1 p.m.
ARLINGTON — Arlington Police are warning people about a convicted sex offender who has moved back to town.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — With reported cases of whooping cough reaching what Snohomish Health District officials have deemed epidemic numbers, area health agencies are taking steps to help protect the public.
ARLINGTON — Arlington Police responded from within Arlington High School at 2:47 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, to a report of an individual on or near campus with a gun.
