Washington State Walmart
11th Annual Teacher of the Year:

Dr. John Armenia, PDK Washington Chapter President announces the Washington State Walmart Teacher of the year:

Harlan Kredit, Linden Christian High School

Harlan is in the National Teachers Hall of Fame and was National Science Teacher of the Year n 2005.

Read about one of his student run science projects here: A student science project that makes a difference...

Harlan has been a teacher for 45 years – 32 as a science teacher and athletic director at Linden Christian HS. In addition, Harlan has worked during the summer as a park ranger in Yellowstone National Park for the past 34 years.

Harlan Kredit develops an excitement for learning, a sense of stewardship for our natural environment within Lynden High School's students. He is a master teacher who began teaching more than 40 years ago in the State of Michigan. Thirty years ago, he returned home to Lynden to teach science. Soon after his arrival he set out to involve his students in restoring the salmon run on the creek that was on the Lynden Christian High School property. During the past three decades, Harlan and his students have built, developed, and sustained a Salmon Hatchery project to rebuild salmon runs. Today, the Lynden hatchery, operated by students, raises more than 100,000 salmon each year. Each year the students plant 1000 trees and shrubs along a 10 mile streamside riparian zone. They have planted 20,000 to date. Their service and stewardship responsibilities also include picking up litter while learning to become community servants and activists.

Harlan believes that “If you give kids a reason to do something, and they understand the reason, they will own it.” Harlan is a graduate of Calvin College and The College of William & Mary. He believes “we must not waste a moment to give back.” His principal, Keith Lambert writes, "Kredit’s students live and breathe science on a daily basis."

Sue Barnum and Nancy Bush

Teachers Recruiting Future Teachers program

This program was selected for sponsorship as PDK-WA’s first service project.

Jan Ellis presents a check,

donated by the Cascades Chapter,

to Sue Barnum.

Margaret Davis

Dean, Gordon Albright School of Education

City University

Fifty-year PDK member: Carl Fynboe, retired, standing next to Ed Judie.

50 year PDK Member, Carl Fynboe is also a man for the ages and has continued to be an educational and community leader. Carl was a chemistry teacher at Clover Park High and vice principal (53-60) and principal (1960-71). He was headmaster of Annie Wright in Tacoma from 1972-74. In 1974-82, he served as Administrator of Private Education in the OSPI and became President (1982-93) of the Washington Federation of Independent Schools and Washington Council of Private Schools. Carl was a director of the Stewardship Foundation and Peninsula Light Company in resent years (1989-2006, 1997-2000). He is not only a 50 year member of PDK, he has been a Rotarian since 1960.

For Carl, “The distinguishing factor for PDK is that all education professionals can be PDK members.”

Our future work is “unlimited” and we must activate our PDK Washington’s motto “We care! We share! We dare!”