Granite Falls School District Honors Hutteball & Oremus Architecture

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

The Granite Falls School District 'Success in Education' Volunteer and Partnership of the Year awards were presented at the school board meeting Sept. 19.

The awards are presented annually to an individual for outstanding volunteer service and to a business, organization or civic group for understanding the importance of education and providing a service to students, staff and the community.

Hutteball and Oremus Architecture was presented with the Partnership of the Year award. Tom Chapel and Kevin Oremus accepted the award. Beginning in 2001, Hutteball and Oremus helped with the development of the new high school. The firm has been instrumental in the design and educational specifications of the school.

Jim Raymond was presented the volunteer award based on his work with elementary students. Raymond has been involved in elementary literacy efforts for many years. He has been a book buddy and a weekly classroom volunteer at Mountain Way Elementary School for seven years.

He was also one of the first local residents to volunteer to be a mentor six years ago. As an active member with a local Masons lodge, he spearheaded the organizations' effort to donate two books to every second-grade student through Operation Outreach. Last year, he introduced the Masons new program "Bikes for Reading," an incentive program where students can enter a drawing for a new bike based on reading goals.

Published in the Everett Herald: Tuesday, September 25, 2007

 

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