PTSA hosts awareness forum
The Vashon PTSA will host a parent awareness forum about teen drug and alcohol abuse at 6:30 p.m. today, April 2, in the Vashon High School library.
Islanders are invited to attend and hear presentations from Stephen Bogan, teen drug and alcohol counselor; Susan Hanson, principal of Vashon High School; David Chapman, an attorney who will speak on parental liability issues concerning underage alcohol and drug use; a Vashon teen currently in recovery; and a parent of a teen in recovery.
Call Laura Hansen at 463-9844 for more information.
Ferry chief visits Island tomorrow
David Moseley, the new state assistant secretary of transportation and Washington State Ferries chief, has requested an open-to-the-public meeting with the local ferry advisory committee.
The meeting will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, in the multipurpose room at McMurray Middle School.
“Vashon Island being the primary ferry-dependent community in the region, we are obligated not only to ourselves to attend this meeting, but we are also obligated to David Moseley to effectively respond to his desire to meet with us personally,” said Islander Gary Sipple, who is organizing a new ferry outreach coalition.
School board meets
The Vashon Island School District board of directors meets at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, in Courthouse Square.
At the meeting, the board will make a final decision on the proposal to move Vashon High School into K2 Commons, the former manufacturing site for K2 Sports.
Buy tickets for PTSA auction
Tickets for the Vashon PTSA auction are now on sale at Books by the Way and Vashon Bookshop or online at Brown Paper Tickets. The May 3 event, themed “Memories of Tomorrow: Celebrating Childhood,” will take place in K2 Commons and be catered by the Back Bay Inn. Kevin Joyce and Gretchen Neffenger will act as the host and co-host for the evening.
Tickets are $30 general seating or $600 for a 10-person reserved table. To buy tickets online, go to http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/31198.
There are also a few more days to donate an item. Contact Lee Ockinga at 370-0709 if you have an item or service to donate.
