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Test Data is Mixed for State, Lake Washington School District
Redmond, Wash. – The watchword for state testing this year was “new.” The WASL (Washington Assessment of Student Learning) was out: the new tests were the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) for grades three through eight and the High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE) for 10th [...]
No major changes from last year
At the June 21 Board of Directors meeting, Barbara Posthumus, coordinator of business services, presented the draft budget for the Lake Washington School District for the next school year. Characterized as a “no cuts, no adds” budget, there were no major changes in programs funded for next year. However, the [...]
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced today that two Lake Washington School District students,Grant Jenkins from Lake Washington High School and Colin Tremblay from International Community School, will receive National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarship financed by two different colleges.
Grant Jenkins received a National Merit Kenyon College Scholarship. Kenyon is a private, coeducational college of Liberal [...]
Techflash.com is reporting that Steve Wiebe, an algebra teacher at Finn Hill Junior High in Kirkland.
“It was announced this week that Wiebe will be inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame in a ceremony to be held August 7 in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Wiebe is the former record holder of Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr., and [...]
Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Historic State K-12 Special Education Funding Lawsuit
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The Washington State Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the School Districts’ Alliance for Adequate Funding of Special Education lawsuit against the State of Washington for failure to fund special education. (Court No. 82961-6)
Underfunding of special education is a real and continuing problem for districts throughout the [...]
Innovative, configurable spaces help reassert neighborhood school as center of community.
On June 4, the Washington Chapter of the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) awarded Robert Frost Elementary in Kirkland with their highest architectural honor, the “2010 Polished Apple Award.” This is the fourth Polished Apple awarded to a Lake Washington School District [...]
On June 14, the Lake Washington Schools Foundation announced the appointment of its new executive director, Doug Seto. Seto has extensive leadership and fundraising experience, with more than 25 years in the private sector in marketing and sales, starting his own company, as well as a key manager and director in national companies. Throughout, Seto is known [...]
Kamiakin Junior High’s ninth grade team recorded a first place finish in the National Science League competition for ninth grade General Science. There were many outstanding scores on this team including the number one score in the national competition from Nick Jensen.
This year, all science students at Kamiakin participated in the National Science League competition. [...]
A team from Juanita High School (JHS), including students from Finn Hill Junior High (FHJH), took first place in the first annual Washington Strongest School Competition sponsored by Maximum Sports Conditioning and the Austin Foundation on May 22. Participants not only brought home a large trophy but also received scholarships of $500 each. Ten teams representing schools [...]
The Juanita High School (JHS) Band and Choir just returned from a very successful Spring Tour the weekend of May 14-16. The groups started their trip Friday with afternoon rehearsals at Central Washington University. Saturday morning they performed in the“Music in the Parks” Festival in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, at Silverwood Theme Park. At the evening ceremony, JHS [...]
Kamiakin Students Receive Honors in Spanish & French Exams
In February and March, a number of students from Kamiakin Junior High participated in the National Spanish Exam and the French National Contest. Both are highly competitive exams in which over 100,000 students participated from around the country. The Spanish and French teacher at Kamiakin is Rona Chumbook.
Fifty Spanish [...]
In November, fifth grade students at Juanita Elementary went to IslandWood, an outdoor learning center on Bainbridge Island. Since then, the students have extended their knowledge to help inform the Juanita Community about the local Juanita Creek Watershed. The report card has come in for the creek as being poor in three areas: streamside conditions, in-stream habitat, [...]
The international delegates of Juanita High School under advisor Paul Miller took up their rallying cry of “World Peace or Else” for the 10th Annual Washington State Model United Nations (WASMUN) conference held at the University of Washington on April 16 and 17. Thirty-nine representatives of countries large and small joined over 500 students from as far [...]
On Friday, April 16, eighteen enthusiastic fourth graders from Peter Kirk Elementary went to Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines, Wash., for the Seattle region Math Is Cool competition. Although this was their first competition, students had practiced hard, knew the rules for the six events, had memorized their responsibilities in their teams, and [...]
Lake Washington School District Makes Changes to Handle Growing Student Population
Change in grade configuration, feeder patterns allows more efficient use of current school space
Lake Washington School District is growing, by the equivalent of one elementary school a year for the next five years. The district has looked at alternatives to house this boom in student [...]
After a record-breaking term at Cornell University, former Juanita High School wide receiver Bryan Walters has signed a two-year rookie free agent deal with the San Diego Chargers. Walters will join the Chargers at mini camp this weekend.
“I’m excited to get down there and just play football again, show them what I can do,” Walters [...]
LWHS Students Lend a Helping Hand
Students from the Key Club and Honor Society at Lake Washington High School have become mentors to students at Peter Kirk Elementary. The LWHS students help with an afterschool activity called “Power Hour Homework Club” where they go to Kirk, help students with their homework, and create positive relationships with the students in order [...]
Lake Washington School District Students Receive National Merit Corporate-Sponsored Scholarships
Four students among 1,000 distinguished students recognized nationwide
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced today that four Lake Washington School District students will receive National Merit Corporate-Sponsored Scholarships financed by three of the 200 companies, foundations and other business organizations that sponsor these scholarships. These four [...]
By Byron Shutz
On April 28th we look forward to welcoming 500 community leaders of Kirkland, Redmond and Sammamish to celebrate the 5th Annual “Legacy for Learning” luncheon for the Lake Washington Schools Foundation. Hosted again by Juanita High School, the event raises funding to support academic excellence and success for all students in the Lake [...]
Juanita High School has been chosen to participate in the KIRO 7 High School Spirit competition. The competition matches up high schools each week in a series of brackets to show which school has the most spirit. The team with the greatest school spirit in each bracket, determined by the number of votes cast by [...]
The NEA Foundation will present a Redmond, Washington educator with the inaugural Green Prize in Public Education at an award ceremony at Redmond High School on Monday, April 19th at 9:30 am. Harriet Sanford, President and CEO of the NEA Foundation will be joined by Philippe Cousteau, CEO of EarthEcho International and Correspondent for Planet Green.
This educator [...]
Juanita High School Band plays at Spud Fish & Chips, Wednesday, April 14 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Come hear the Drum Line, Pep Band and Jazz Band play – Rain or Shine! Enjoy dinner, listen to some great music and support the JHS Band as they fundraise for their Spring Tour!
Spud Fish & Chips
9702 NE Juanita [...]
More local levy dollars will fill in for state cuts
While the final state budget, adopted yesterday, includes cuts to state funding of K-12 education, Lake Washington School District has analyzed the impact to its budget and determined that expected cuts will not be needed for the 2010-2011 school year. The legislature’s local levy authority package [...]
