(Above: R to L) Michael Butler, fifth grade, and fourth-graders JR Matkins and Camin Keel catch up with each other while riding bus 44 to Elger Bay Elementary Thursday morning. Some students thought it was a little too early in the morning to be up and about, while others had been looking forward to the first day of school as much as bus driver Becky Salin. Salin said she enjoys seeing how much the children have grown and hearing about their summers. "I'm so ready," whispered first-grader Skyler Ellis. (Left) Elger Bay Elementary students disembark bus 44 and head to their classrooms Thursday morning. Full Story
SHS students near state SAT average
Stanwood-Camano students scored similar to the state average in the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Most colleges require students to take either the SAT or the ACT in order to be accepted. In the Stanwood-Camano School District, 211 students took the SAT last year, said Christine Gruver, Stanwood High School (SHS) principal. Full Story
Local market may have started to improve
The local real estate market has started to turn around. According to Marla Shea, co-owner of Windermere Real Estate in Stanwood and Camano Island, the change here began in April. Full Story
