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New Vashon SuperintendentSuperintendent McSheehy brings new ideas to district
BY MARI KANAGY, CO-CONTENT EDITOR | OCT. 19, 2018
After working in education for 25 years, superintendent Slade McSheehy started his first year at the school district, bringing with him new ideas and changes. Prior to settling down on the island, McSheehy worked in various positions for other districts, including as a fourth-grade teacher, a school counselor, a middle school principal, and an assistant superintendent. “It does feel to me that every one of my experiences aligns with me being here,” Mcsheehy said. “All these passions come from my work experience, and they’ve really prepared me quite well for being here on the island.”
Throughout his career, McSheehy transitioned from teaching positions to working in administration. His early beginnings with students both individually and on a more personal level has led McSheehy to better understand how to help students as an administrator...Read More

Fall sports update
BY KATIE SMALL, REPORTER AND KATHERINE POSTON, REPORTER | OCT. 19, 2018
The high school football team has played seven games so far this season, suffering seven losses. Their highest scoring game, played agtimeainst Port Townsend, ended at 13-40. The team is comprised of 29 boys — 17 upperclassmen and 12 underclassmen. The head coach is Clay Easily and the new assistant coach is Jason Acosta...Read More

VESP classified staff fight to gain recognition and a living wage
BY CLARA ATWELL, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, AND MARI KANAGY, CO-CONTENT EDITOR | OCT. 19, 2018In June 2018, after a years-long process, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that the legislature successfully reflected and upheld the conditions set by the McCleary decision — a state Supreme Court ruling that decreed that the state must completely fund basic education in order to lessen the funding gap between schools caused by the success of different local levies...Read More

New Teachers join faculty
BY KLARA PLENK, REPORTER | OCT. 19, 2018
Kate Dunagan joined the teaching staff this year as the jewelry instructor. She grew up in Pilot Rock, a small town in eastern Oregon. “I went to a really small high school,” Dunagan said. “My graduation class was 34 people. [It was] not unlike Vashon, where everyone knows each other the whole time they’re growing up.”...Read More