No Child Left Behind needs rewriting
September 14, 2010
Another year has come and gone and test results related to No Child Left Behind have been released. Three schools in Sammamish are now considered “failing” — Beaver Lake Middle School, Inglewood Junior High and Eastlake High School. But before you consider moving your child to a different school, or your family to a new district, consider this.
The designation is virtually meaningless. Read more
Sammamish Forum Sept. 15
September 14, 2010
Remove the barricades
Enough already with the blockade issue!
Those barricades that block connections to other roads need to be opened now.
The time to challenge road design and planning was when it was being approved years ago and the city needs to stop pandering to the whiney few and provide access to all.
It is your responsibility to be aware of planned development around you and when you buy a house. Read more
Sammamish City Council begins approving Town Center regulations
September 14, 2010
It’s not every day that the Sammamish City Council draws applause for taking away an opportunity for public comment.
But that’s precisely what happened when the council voted unanimously Sept. 8 to close the public hearing on a set of development regulations that the council hopes will put the long-awaited Town Center project in motion. Read more
EFR won’t help with Fall City
September 14, 2010
It appears Fall City’s fire department may be on its own as it tries to make up for the financial hole incurred by Sammamish’s annexation of the Aldarra and Montaine neighborhoods.
King County Fire District 27, which covers Fall City, lost an estimated 15 percent of its tax base in the annexation, which became official in July. Sammamish officials had told the district it would try to soften the blow from the move and asked two Eastside Fire and Rescue partners slated to save money due to the annexation to forgo those savings for two and a half years and forward that money to Fall City. Read more
Jack Sato
September 14, 2010
Jack Sato, of Sammamish, died Sept. 8, 2010 following a series of strokes. He was 88.
Sato was born on Jan. 10, 1922 in Honolulu. In his younger years, he worked at a sugar cane factory, swam and bicycled for his high school teams, enjoyed photography and developed his own pictures.
Jack Sato
Beaver Lake barbecue builds community spirit
September 14, 2010
Pop music blared as hundreds of Beaver Lake Middle School students and their parents poured through the front doors at Beaver Lake Sept. 10. PTA volunteers greeted them, handed each a small plate and student leadership class members served pulled pork, coleslaw, root beer floats and other barbecue elements.
Meghan Horn, a sixth-grader, pets Buddy, Beaver Lake Middle School’s mascot, outside the main entrance during the school’s welcome back barbeque. Photo by Christopher Huber
Eastlake’s new principal already knows the school
September 14, 2010
As Brad Malloy settles in as principal at Eastlake High School, the longtime administrator in the Lake Washington School District sat down with the Sammamish Review to talk a little bit about his approach to his new job.
Brad Malloy had been an assistant and associate principal at Eastlake in past years. Photo by Christopher Huber
Fall sports bring mix of veterans and newcomers
September 14, 2010
Athletes in fall sports across the plateau have been practicing for weeks and most have played a game or two. Here’s a look at some of this season’s teams, more will come next week.
Eastlake football dominates Snohomish, improves to 1-1
September 14, 2010
The Eastlake football team soundly beat Snohomish Sept. 10 to improve to 1-1 on the season. The Wolves relied on big plays from standout running back Kyle Lappano, but ultimately the offense put on an all-around show in Snohomish. Eastlake won 47-0 and now looks to take that momentum into Thursday’s game at Roosevelt Sept. 16.
The Wolves led off in the first quarter with a 43-yard rushing touchdown from Lappano. John Kilburg knocked in a 14-yard field goal to put Eastlake up 10- after one. Read more
Skyline football rallies to beat Bellevue
September 14, 2010
Despite being down two touchdowns early in the game, the Skyline Spartans pulled off a 28-21 win against 3A powerhouse Bellevue Sept. 11 at Memorial Stadium.
The Wolverines got out to a 14-0 lead after quarterback Kendrick Van Ackeren ran for a 7-yard touchdown and running back Ari Morales ran in a 34-yarder.
But, with the ever-improving sophomore quarterback, Max Browne, at the helm, Skyline fought back with 28 unanswered points in the second and third quarters. Read more
