2,500 distinguished students recognized nationwide The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced today that six Lake Washington School District students will receive National Merit $2500 Scholarships: Audrey Hsu, Juanita High School Sam Schwabacher, Juanita High School Suejean Hwangpo, Lake Washington High School Maya Balakrishnan, Redmond High School Tara Balakrishnan, Redmond High School Jihoon Lee, Redmond High [...]
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Juanita High’s Paul Miller wins 2012 Pressly Prize
Paul Miller, a history, social studies and humanities teacher at Juanita High School (JHS) is the 2012 winner of the Thomas and Cameron Pressly Prize, which annually recognizes on outstanding secondary school history teacher. Pressly Prize candidates are selected mainly on the basis of letters of nomination from students currently or recently enrolled at the University of Washington (UW). [...]
Kirkland And Bellevue Students To Receive Eastside Audubon College Scholarships
Marin Harris and Addison Woolsey to be Recognized for Environmental Activism Lake Washington High School senior Marin Harris and Bellevue High School senior Addison Woolsey each will receive a $500 college scholarship Thursday evening from Eastside Audubon. Ordinarily Eastside Audubon awards the Brian Gershon Scholarship to just one student who has demonstrated a keen [...]
Lake Washington Institute of Technology Culinary Arts Students Win Gold At Regional Championships, Head to Nationals
Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWIT) culinary arts students won the American Culinary Federation’s (ACF) Western Region Baron H. Galand Culinary Knowledge Bowl in Reno, Nevada last week. The team competed against five other schools in three states to claim the gold in the Jeopardy-style competition that tested fundamental cooking skills and culinary knowledge. [...]
Twenty-five LWSD Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
Students now compete for 8,400 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $36 million As announced by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), 25 Lake Washington School District (LWSD) high school seniors qualified as semifinalists in the 56th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. A total of 16,000 academically talented high school seniors nationwide have qualified. These [...]
LWHS Musicians Perform at Anaheim Heritage Music Festival (photos)
Congratulations to the students of Lake Washington High School music program who recently performed at the Heritage Music Festival in Anaheim, California. Performances were admirably played by students of the LWHS music department under the tutelage of John Logan and Jim Peterson. There were bands there from all over the US and one from Singapore! [...]
Kirkland students receive National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarships
Two students among 2,900 distinguished students recognized nationwide The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced on May 25 that two Lake Washington School District students,Alexander Burt from Juanita High School and Julia Saxby from International Community School, have received National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarships. Alexander received a National Merit Brigham Young University Scholarship. Julia received a National Merit Whitman [...]
19 LWSD Students Named National Merit Finalists
Nineteen Lake Washington School District students have been selected as finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. As finalists, these students are now qualified to receive National Merit Scholarships, including $2500 awards, corporate-sponsored scholarships or college-sponsored scholarships. About 15,000 students nationally have been named finalists in this competition. The following students have advanced to finalist status [...]
Do you know a teacher making a difference in a child’s life? Nominations for Golden Apple Award deadline: April 30, 2011
Is there a teacher that has had a powerful impact on your children? An innovative educational program that serves the students of our community? Nominate educators for the KCTS9 Golden Apple Awards KCTS9 is accepting nominations for the 2011 Golden Apple Awards to honor successful teaching models and programs among Washington state educators. Since 1992, awards [...]
LWSD News from the Schools, March 21, 2011
LWSD students reach out to those in need after Japan earthquake and tsunami Schools around the district are planning events or holding coin drives to collect money for Japan earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. Here are details about a few of those drives: Two sixth grade boys, Zach Manao and Baptiste DeBuire, are leading a coin drive [...]
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