Jane Guiltinan, ND is sole naturopathic physician on the council Bastyr University is proud to announce that Dean of the School of Naturopathic Medicine Jane Guiltinan, ND, was one of six doctors just named to the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), part of [...]
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LWHS wins Washington Achievement Awards in three categories
In all, fourteen schools in the district recognized with Washington Achievement Awards The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the State Board of Education (SBE) have announced that 186 schools across the state will be honored with 2011 Washington Achievement Awards. The list of schools includes 14 schools in Lake Washington School District. [...]
LWSD awarded $400,000 Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Grant
Grant to support STEM school Redmond, Wash. – Lake Washington School District (LWSD) has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. This grant will support the development of curriculum for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) School that is scheduled to open in fall 2012. This school will draw students from [...]
Lake Washington Institute of Technology Receives Over $135,000 To Give ESL Students a Jump Start to the Workforce
Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWIT) recently received more than $135,000 in grants toward its Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) program. Designed to give English as a second language (ESL) students a jump start into their technical and professional education, I-BEST gives students the opportunity to attend higher level professional and technical [...]
BEST High School, Family Learning Center to be Renamed after Ralph Waldo Emerson
Schools, alternative campus to be named after Ralph Waldo Emerson Several schools on the same campus in Kirkland, Wash., will change their names effective fall of 2012. BEST High School, an alternative School, and Family Learning Center (FLC), a parent partnership program, currently share a building. These two schools will be joined on the same [...]
Free Kids Dental Sealant Day at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
In honor of National Children’s Dental Health Month, Lake Washington’s Dental Hygienists’ Society is offering a free preventive dental program for children ages 6 to 13, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. During the event, state-registered dental hygienists and Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWIT) dental hygiene students will place dental [...]
LWSD: Second Discovery Community School Information Night Added
Choice school adds kindergarten next year Discovery Community School (DCS) has added a second parent information night, on January 24 at 6:30 p.m. Attendance at this meeting or the one that took place on January 10 is required for anyone applying to Discovery Community School. DCS is a Choice school in Lake Washington School District, [...]
Kindergarten Registration Begins February 2
Register at your neighborhood school If you live in Lake Washington School District and your child will be five years old on or before August 31, 2012, it is time to register them for kindergarten. Registration takes place at your neighborhood school, beginning on February 2 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. To register your [...]
Kamiakin teacher named Music Educator of the Year
The Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) named Ward Brannman, music teacher at Kamiakin Junior High, as the WMEA Middle School/Junior High Music Educator of the year. He will be recognized at the WMEA Conference banquet in Yakima, on Saturday, February 18, 2012.
Meet Preferred Candidate for Lake Washington Superintendent
LWSD and local cities to host opportunities to meet and talk with Dr. Traci Pierce The Lake Washington School District (LWSD) and three cities it serves – Redmond, Kirkland and Sammamish – will host a series of four informal events in January for the public to meet and talk with Dr. Traci Pierce, the [...]
LETTER | Houghton neighbors oppose ICS High School rebuild
Dear Views, The LWSD would like to tear down and rebuild an expanded ICS High School and the smaller elementary school on a new foot print on its school site in Houghton at NE 65th and 111th Ave NE. Most of the neighbors oppose this project. We oppose this redevelopment for a variety of reasons: [...]
Dr. John Bastyr’s 100th Birthday — A Century of Naturopathic Heritage
Yearlong series of events celebrates centennial birthday of University’s namesake Bastyr University is throwing a party — a century in the making. Dr. John Bartholomew Bastyr, the visionary, pioneer and leader of science-based naturopathic medicine for whom the University is named, would have turned 100 years old in 2012. To celebrate his birthday and honor his legacy, the [...]
Join John Muir Elementary in donating Thanksgiving turkeys to the hungry
John Muir Elementary 14012 132nd Ave. N.E. Kirkland, WA 98034 425-936-2640 Dear Fellow Community Member, John Muir Elementary PTSA is sponsoring our 11th Annual John Muir Turkey Trot to promote physical fitness and school spirit. This event will be November 7th – 10th, 2011. The Turkey Trot is a much anticipated John Muir tradition in [...]
Lake Washington School Board seeks community input on new superintendent for district
Survey now open to community The Lake Washington School District Board of Directors is embarking on its process to find a successor to Dr. Chip Kimball, who will be leaving after this school year. As the first step, the board is asking parents and community members to provide input into what they should look for [...]
Public Fireworks Display Tonight at Juanita High School Homecoming
The City of Kirkland Fire Department has issued a permit for a public fireworks display to be held on Friday evening, October 14. The display will be part of the homecoming football game at Juanita High School (10601 N.E. 132nd Street). This permit is in accordance with Kirkland Ordinance Number 3625 which prohibits private use of fireworks, but [...]
Northstar Junior High to Move to BEST High School in Houghton
Change in grade configuration means Lake Washington High needs more space The change in grade configuration that will add ninth grade to district high schools in the fall of 2012 has created a need for more facility space at Lake Washington High School. As a result, Northstar Junior High, a Choice school that has been [...]
Walk the halls of the old Lake Washington High School virtual tour
In 2009, when Josh Tzucker was a senior at Lake Washington High School, we wanted a challenge for his senior project. What he chose to tackle was to archive a virtual tour of the building before it was to be torn down and replaced. What Josh has created is an impressive record of exactly how [...]
Ready, Set, Go! Peter Kirk Elementary student participate in annual Fun Run
Six hundred Peter Kirk Elementary students participated in the school’s annual Fun Run with parents, teachers and staff cheering them on. The Fun Run is the Peter Kirk PTSA’s largest fundraiser of the year. The 2010 Fun Run raised over $41,000. This year they exceeded their goal with a record-breaking $47,239. Congratulations Peter Kirk families! [...]
New school to focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
New STEM School to Begin with 9th/10th Grades Admission will be by lottery Plans for Lake Washington School District’s new Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) School are beginning to take shape. When fully operational, the school will serve students in grades nine through 12. The academic program will focus on problem-based learning, inquiry, integration and [...]
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