West Seattle schools: Madison ‘pep rally’ for 2 big awards

As you can hear Madison Middle School principal Henterson Carlisle say in that clip, pep rallies happen all the time for athletics, so why not for academics? His students gathered in the Madison gym on Thursday afternoon to cheer two major awards the school has won this year. We’ve reported one of them, the fourth consecutive School of Distinction award, given for academic improvement. That award is statewide; the other one is national – as announced last month, Madison won the Career Awareness and Exploration Award from the National Consortium for State Guidance Leadership. First time in 15 years a school here has won that award, said Mike Hubert from the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, who high-fived the Madison staffers involved in providing those services, led by Lauren Divina:

(added) Here’s the official school photo of Hubert with, from left, Linda Mundinger, Lauren Divina, and Claudia Whitaker-Greenway:

As for the School of Distinction Award, Carlisle said it’s a reason for everybody involved with the school to stand tall:

Madison was one of two West Seattle schools to receive that award this year, along with Alki Elementary.

3 Replies to "West Seattle schools: Madison 'pep rally' for 2 big awards"

  • Madison Parent December 16, 2011 (8:26 am)

    Kudos Madison! My 8th grader told me she felt proud that her school has received this award all 3 years that she attended. Thank you for the excellent service to our students and to our community.

  • star 55 December 16, 2011 (9:00 am)

    Congratulations to everyone involved!

  • 7th Grade Madison Parent December 16, 2011 (10:29 am)

    My son also came home very proud of the awards! I love the pep rally for academics!

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