March 15, 2023
ISSUE 11
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Volunteers needed for Daffodil parade entry
New coordinators sought for next year
A volunteer rides Eatonville’s float at a previous Daffodil Festival parade. Coordinators Sarah and Brad Cole had intended to step down this year but have opted to stay on so the community can have a float to enter. They are looking for volunteers to help build this year’s float, as well as seeking new coordinators for 2024. Photo courtesy Sarah Cole
By Janet C. Mark Contributing writer
The current coordinators of the Daffodil Festival Eatonville community float have decided to continue organizing the annual parade entry for this year, but are seeking new organizers to take over beginning 2024. Initially, coordinators Sarah Cole and her husband, Brad, wanted to step down before the Daffodil Festival on April 1, but decided to stay on as organizers through this year to ensure the community has a parade float entry. They are looking for a new coordinator to take over for the 2024 PARADE Page 4
Easter Community Sunrise Service Courtesy Allison Burslem The Weyerhaeuser Elementary School fifth-grade choir performed before the Eatonville School Board at its March 8 meeting. The choir, directed by Chantell Whatley, is an elective class.
Student leaders share commitments with School Board Courtesy Allison Burslem Eatonville School District
On March 8, the Eatonville School Board had a work study meeting at Weyerhaeuser Elementary School. Leadership students Hank, TJ, Van, Lily and Shepard made a presentation about the activities they have been involved with this year. Some of those activities included the campaign
process of getting elected as a school leader, their commitments to missing recess to hold meetings and doing the school announcements at the school’s Morning Meeting. They also shared how they organized a cleanup of the school grounds, planned school spirit activities and planned a food drive for the Eatonville SCHOOL Page 5
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Eatonville High School Stadium