On Tuesday, December 17, 2013, during last period, students will sign up for the third round of electives. This second round will begin on Monday, January 6, 2014. Students will be choosing one PE elective and one General Elective. Take some time to discuss the choices as a family! Students should have their top three or four choices in mind for both categories to ease the signup process. You will notice that some electives are designated as Community Service electives. We expect each student to sign up for a community service elective at least once during…
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We are thrilled to welcome Andrew Lovejoy to our faculty next year as PE teacher, Ultimate Frisbee and track coach, elective teacher and head of a clean crew! Andrew is a 1997 graduate of Hyla and a 2005 graduate of Carlton College. It was a game-changing day when former Hyla teacher, David Evans, invited Andrew to join the Hyla frisbee team. After years of playing competitive Ultimate, Andrew began coaching youth Ultimate camps and coaching the Ultimate Frisbee team at Bainbridge High School. He has also taught at the Trillium School in Indianola. Andrew is very…
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One of Hyla’s founders, Manvel Schauffler, (always known as “Schauff”) died in January at the age of 88 in Portland. In Paul Carroll’s words, “Schauff devoted his life to schools, and especially middle schools. He was the head of Catlin Gabel School from 1967 – 1980, and then taught for 10 years at The Bush School in its middle school. He then threw himself into the effort to start Hyla. He was the rock we relied on, the dynamo who lead us forward, and the distinguished expert who gave us credibility. We owe so much to…
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I followed the path and then realized, that the prettiest flowers, lay the greater distance from my cobblestones. Hesitantly, I stepped off the path. As my feet touched the spring grass, my heart lept. My soul freer. Dominique, Wellesley College ~ ’83 Hello? What’s this? A complete journal? And it only took two months? It’s Journal #10 and it’s teeming with self-expression – art, poetry, recipes, history, personal narratives, and did I say artwork? But really, one must see for one’s self. And all I can put forth in describing the humanity preserved inside…
Read More →Hyla is pleased to announce morning and afternoon bus service between Hyla and two stops in Poulsbo. This is in addition to the afternoon bus service to Winslow. Poulsbo bus service will be available every morning and afternoon (3:20 departure) except for Tuesday afternoons. Winslow bus service will continue every weekday afternoon. In the planning of this service we anticipate that we may need to make some adjustments as we get this going, and we welcome your feedback. Please know, however, that while it would benefit a number of folks if we extended bus service to…
Read More →Being an adolescent means expanding on all channels at once. For sixth, seventh and eighth graders, a swirl of chemical changes, skeletal growth spurts and a surge of cognitive brain development create challenging distractions and emotions. Acknowledging this reality and helping students handle it successfully are at the heart of Hyla’s Human Relations curriculum. “Middle school kids are learning so much—intellectually, socially and emotionally—it can be unsettling to have so much going on,” says Kris Van Gieson, Hyla’s human relations teacher. “In that roiling mix, Human Relations gives our students handholds and perspective.” The Human Relations…
Read More →Long before Hyla math teacher Chris Johnson knew the exact shape and focus of her sabbatical project, she knew where she’d find her inspiration. “I knew for years my sabbatical project would be in my studio—for me, that’s home,” said Chris. Chris’s studio is a 400 square foot, light-filled room built above her garage on Bainbridge Island. Rather than scattered with paints and clay, it’s full of fabric, thread and sewing machines. Two large white walls, or “quilt walls,” enable her to hang her creations, step back and evaluate the designs. Since embarking on her sabbatical…
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