The Coupeville School District is out to prove that bigger doesn’t always mean better. In a year of state cuts and declining enrollment numbers, district officials want to remind people of their schools’ accomplishments and offerings.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26, the district will host a School Life Festival at the Coupeville Middle and High School. The event will highlight community education classes, elementary and secondary math and technology in teaching and learning along with general teaching strategies and activities.

Senior projects, History Day projects and student art will be on display while school tours, wood and metalworking demonstrations and drama and music performances take place. School lunches will also be available for purchase.

District officials encourage people to come and see what their children are up to and how their tax dollars are being used to create a quality educational program.

Coupeville High School boasts a graduation rate of over 90 percent and recently secured a 2010 Washington Achievement Award in the category of High Overall Excellence. Additionally, the district as a whole made Adequately Yearly Progress (the success standard set in place by the federal government) based on its standardized test scores in 2010. Across the state, 71 percent of districts did not hit that target.

For more information on the event, visit the district’s website at www.coupeville.k12.wa.us.