Illahee Elementary School

We recently moved from Vancouver and my daughter was very sad to be leaving Illahee. It is a great school with teachers who care and a principal who is very much hands. I will miss the positive environment that Illahee has created for my daughter and we will greatly miss everyone.
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Principal Joel Hauge leads with a gentleness and calmness needed for such a big elementary school. Great staff.
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I love it and my kids love the school too! My children learn a lot and the have many good and nice friends. They want to stay forever. One of them is going to Shahala Middle School. They are growing up soo fast! By the way give the school a ten! They earned it. Please give them a chance. Please?
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This is a great school where the family is part of the schooling community and learning efforts. Love the teachers!
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Illahee is an amazing school with a real family and community feel! We sometimes have as many as 75 volunteers in our building on a dialy basis! Our PTA rocks! Parents are always welcome and kids are treated with respect, and dignity. Mr. Hauge is an wonderful principal who actually knows childrens names and remembers them and even takes time to have a conversation with them. He is always looking out for safety issues, helps out at school functions and is very hands on as a principal! The teaching staff is great and they have given both my children the learning tools and educational knowledge to become lifelong learners. We feel fortunate to have Illahee as our school!
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The school is excelent! all of my kids go there and have fun and learn lots! excellent school!
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About the principal... I love that he is out greeting kids every morning as they arrive at school. He is very visible and involved. My 7-year-old told me recently that she really likes the principal because he makes sure that everyone is nice to each other and everyone is following the rules. My 10-year-old came home from school recently feeling pretty jazzed because the principal saw him (and his friends) playing football at recess, and the principal actually stopped and played with them! I was pretty impressed by that. We love Illahee, and the principal is no exception!
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I have two children attending Illahee and could have been extremely happy with Illahee. My kids have had seven of Illahee's teachers, and we have been happy with all but one. They have had six excellent teachers! The overall feel of the school is great--parents welcome. The music program is fantastic. I don't know about special needs programs at Illahee, but I think that would be directed by the district, not Illahee itself, correct? Also, everyone should keep in mind that a given teacher or a given program can be a perfect fit for one child and not for another. Still, we have been pleased with the entire staff, principal, teachers, and the school atmosphere. We love Illahee.
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Was very disapointed with this school. Lack of discipline
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I have had two kids go to Illahee and it's is fabulous. We loved the staff and the teachers are excellent. We have moved a lot and gone through several school. This is the best school system we have attended. It's nice to have teacher care for your child and care what they learn.
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