Eastlake’s Relay for Life raises more than $124,000 to fight against cancer
May 21, 2012
New: May 21, 3:24 p.m.
The stadium at Eastlake High School looked a lot different than usual last weekend.
The turf was littered not by athletes in helmets and pads, but by tents, lots of tents. There, on May 19 a group of 650 people camped out as part of Eastlake’s annual Relay for Life event. By the time the last team members finished walking the track early on the morning of May 20, the group of mostly students had raised $124,959 for the American Cancer Society. That number will go up in the coming days as matching donations pour in.
Photo by Lillian Tucker Relay for Life participants devoted much of their Saturday and early Sunday morning to walking laps around the track at Eastlake High School May 19-20. Photo by Lillian Tucker
Young writers shine at Sunny Hills Elementary
May 17, 2012
The outside campus of Sunny Hills Elementary was crawling May 10 with smiling, chatty students, hopped up on ice cream, pizza and the pleasure of being at school with friends and not having to hurry to class.
Inside the gym, students dug through piles of their classmates’ writings and searched displays for their own work to show off to their family.
Jenaya Ray, 7, flips through her book “The Unicorns’ Magical Powers,” which she illustrated herself. Photo by Lillian Tucker
Sammamish girls win big at DECA Internationals
May 17, 2012
Sammamish made its mark in Salt Lake City late last month when Carly Webster, a local student at Eastside Catholic, and classmate Lexi DiJulio became the International DECA Champions in the Chapter Awards Project. To win the honor, the two teenagers beat 45 other teams from around the world.
Seniors at Eastside Catholic, Lexi DiJulio and Carly Webster pose with their International DECA Championship award for the Chapter Awards Project. Contributed
Lake Washington Schools Foundation luncheon next week
May 17, 2012
The Lake Washington Schools Foundation will host its annual Legacy for Learning Luncheon May 23. The luncheon acts as a fundraiser for the foundation, which then passes the money along to Lake Washington district schools in the form of grants. The foundation has given out more than $1 million since 2005. Read more
Issaquah Schools Foundation gets $650,000 boost from community
May 17, 2012
The Issaquah Schools Foundation held its 14th annual benefit luncheon on May 10, where more than 1,000 supporters donated $650,000.
The high numbers of attendees and donations makes this the most successful year for the “Nourish Every Mind” event. According to Robin Callahan, the foundation’s executive director, the $650,000 will help make it possible for the foundation to continue expanding technical and computer curriculum; provide supportive environments for students; and increase the number of iPads available for elementary, middle and high school students. Read more
Sammamish schools called Earth Heroes
May 10, 2012
Schools across the county were honored last month for letting their green sides shine.
Among them was Sammamish’s own Margaret Mead Elementary School.
King County’s Executive Dow Constantine recognized the environmental stewards at the Earth Heroes awards ceremony April 26. Read more
Discovery Elementary School families share their cultural foods
May 4, 2012
New: May 4, 12:36 p.m.
A group of Sammamish families didn’t need to worry about what to make for dinner last week when there was more than enough food to go around at the Taste of Discovery.
The event, featuring dishes prepared by local families, was held at Discovery Elementary School May 1. That evening, a semi-circle of food stations was set up in the school’s cafeteria, giving students, parents and school staff a chance to sample recipes that are family favorites among those associated with the school. Read more
Cascade Ridge students log thousands of minutes reading
May 2, 2012
If the students at Cascade Ridge Elementary School had a dollar for every minute they read last month, they’d be a long way toward paying for college.
At the beginning of April, the children were challenged to track how much time they spent reading for pleasure outside of class. The numbers were tallied April 27 and in the end the students had read 628,191 minutes – that’s well over 10,000 hours.
Six-year-old Ella Matias shows off her Eager Reader minutes. Contributed
Issaquah School Board upset with decision
May 2, 2012
Members of the Issaquah School Board were unhappy to hear last week that a district-owned 80-acre property is most likely unusable.
“We own the land. If the county wants to condemn it then they can pay us and we’ll go find something else,” said Board Member Brian Deagle.
The board got the bad news at its April 26 meeting where it received an update about the recent recommendations of the School Siting Task Force. Read more
Issaquah schools may add high school grad requirement
May 2, 2012
While the class of 2017 is just finishing up seventh grade, the Issaquah School Board is starting to talk about changing what those students will need to do in order to graduate from high school.
During its April 25 worksession, the school board took the first step of looking at changes to graduation requirements. Any changes the board adopts would first take effect on this year’s seventh graders once they reach high school. Read more
