Student

Congratulations to Arielle Valencia, student at Allen Creek Elementary School. Arielle was inducted into the AAA School Patrol Hall of Fame along with another student from Everett Public Schools.  According to AAA press release:

"As a long-standing tradition, a panel of judges from AAA Washington, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission chooses 10 top patrollers for induction into the AAA School Safety Patrol Hall of Fame. Nominations require input from both the patroller and their advisor, including responses to a series of essay questions. Sabine Pasinetti (Forest View Elementary, Everett) and Arielle Valencia (Allen Creek Elementary, Marysville) stood out from the nearly 45 nominations submitted this year."

"Valencia impressed the panel of judges with her problem-solving skills. Last fall, she started meeting bus patrol members on arrival at school, and handing out their safety vests. Since those patrollers no longer needed to go inside to pick up their vests, they could help supervise the kindergarten students immediately. Valencia also suggested a new location for kindergarten students to wait for their buses; under cover and out of the rain. According to patrol advisor, Sue Diamond, “Valencia’s focus is on what she can do to ensure safety always comes first. She has done this by coming up with solutions for the improvement and success of our patrol team at Allen Creek Elementary.”

Click HERE to read the full press release from AAA.

Congratulations, Arielle! We are so proud of you!