Local

Meeting with Lake Washington district superintendent candidate rescheduled

New: Jan. 26, 2:56 p.m.

A snowed-out meet-and-greet with the preferred candidate for the Lake Washington School District superintendent position has been rescheduled for Feb. 7.

Dr. Traci Pierce will be at Sammamish City Hall before the Feb. 7 council meeting, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Pierce has worked as a teacher, principal and central administrator for 17 years in Lake Washington schools. The district’s board of directors recommended her as Kimball’s replacement at its Dec. 5 meeting in part because she will bring familiarity with district systems and vision to maintain continuity while executing the district’s numerous current initiatives, the district said.

Pierce is currently the Lake Washington district’s deputy superintendent of instructional services.

Sports

Skyline basketball tops Eastlake in overtime

If Eastlake would have figured out a way to get Michael Hwang and Brandon Lester the ball in the second half Jan. 13, the Wolves could have ridden a comfortable lead to victory over Skyline.

But the Spartans were able to contain the two hot shooters and get past the Eastlake defense down the stretch. Read more »

Schools

Skyline student makes others think about plastic

Skyline junior Macey Knecht doesn’t consider herself a “tree-hugger,” she said.

But during a curiosity-driven after-school “dumpster-diving” session, it hit her just how much plastic the approximately 1,800 students at her school use and throw away — as much as 1,000 bottles — every single day.

“Skyline High School tries to give the image we’re environmentally friendly, but…” Knecht said. “When you see something like this, it changes your perspective of the school.” Read more »

Elections

Sammamish voters bucked some state trends on initiatives

Sammamish voters were gung-ho in their support for privatized liquor sales and even more lukewarm on Tim Eyman’s tolling initiative than voters statewide.

An analysis of precinct results from the Nov. 8, 2011 general election released by the King County Elections office shows that 71.6 percent of Sammamish voters were in favor of Initiative 1183, which allows private stores 10,000 square feet or larger to sell hard liquor.

In the City Council race between Kathy Richardson and Nancy Whitten, Richardson drew a lot of support from lakefront property owners. Map by Dona Mokin

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