SBLSD News

• SHS girls soccer league champs; 300th win for Coach Turley
• Fall back: Daylight saving time ends
• 740 dictionaries donated to students from Rotary clubs
• Bands take home wins at state field show competition
• Family resources for the upcoming holiday season
• State of the District highlights student success, community impact
• November menus
• School board: November meeting info

The Sumner High School girls soccer team won their fifth straight South Puget Sound League title Tuesday night, earning the #1 seed heading into the district tournament.

The team beat Graham Kapowsin 6-0, finishing their league play at 10-1. The win was extra special, as it marked the 300th career win for longtime SHS girls soccer coach Robi Turley.

Congratulations, Spartans! Be sure to cheer them on as they host Auburn Riverside High School at the first West Central District match at 4 pm on Saturday at Sunset Stadium.

Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 1. Remember to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night.

Thank you to the Rotary Club of Sumner and the Bonney Lake-Tehaleh Rotary Club for donating a combined 740 dictionaries to students during recent presentations at each of our elementary schools.

Even while so many educational resources are now accessed online, students continue to find excitement in this paper format.

Thank you, Sumner Rotary and Bonney Lake Tehaleh Rotary, for keeping this longstanding tradition going and supporting student learning!

Over the weekend, both of our high school band programs competed at the Puget Sound Festival of Bands in Everett — the Washington State Finale Field Show Competition of the 2026 season.

Both Sumner & Bonney Lake high schools individually won 2nd place in their divisions, and walked away with trophies to commemorate their hard work!

Highlights include:

• The Spartan Band scoring a season high of 70.48 and winning OPEN Class Division Best Colorguard in the preliminary round

• The Panther Band scoring a season high of 75.28 and earning the “People’s Choice Award” (fan favorite band of the day among 17 bands who performed) and 3rd Place overall in the Music Effect Category in the finals round

Congrats to both our bands for having their best field show performances of the season!

All year long, the Sumner-Bonney Lake Family Resource Center provides an abundance of resources to support our families across the district.

View the latest Family Resource Center newsletter for information about:

• Thanksgiving meal sign-ups

• The Sumner-Bonney Lake Community Toybox

• Positive Parenting Program information

• SNAP food benefits

Families can also reach out to their counselors for support. We’re here to help!

We welcomed more than 100 community leaders to the fourth annual State of the District this morning at Sumner High School. They enjoyed breakfast catered by our talented Sumner and Bonney Lake high school culinary students, performances by the SHS band and BLHS students Izumi J. and Lenora P., culminating in an informative presentation about our district’s academic achievement, workforce-ready programs, and how our students are actively engaged in making our community a better place. We thank our community leaders for attending!

See what’s for breakfast and lunch in November:

• Elementary menu

• Middle school menu

• High school menu

• Interactive menu (translate the menu and view the ingredients, allergens and nutrition facts for individual menu items)

School board meetings and study sessions are open to the public. November meetings will be held at 6 pm. Agendas are posted the day prior to the meeting date on our website.

Study session: Nov. 4

• Location: Crestwood Elementary Library (3914 W. Tapps Dr. E, Bonney Lake)

Board meeting: Nov. 18

• Virtual Meeting Link (Passcode: 562836)

• Location: Central Office Board Room (1202 Wood Ave, Sumner)

• In-person/virtual public comment: Link to register will be posted Nov. 12

• Submit comments online (School board reviews online submissions by noon the day prior to board meetings. These are not read aloud at the meeting, but are included in meeting minutes.)

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