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Blackwell students turn sweet treats into art
If anyone strolling through the library at Blackwell Elementary School wasn’t filled with holiday spirit, Julie Sanders probably perked them right up. Sanders, the mother of a sixth-grade student, was...
View ArticleBomb threat at Skyline turns up no programs
Police conducted a sweep of Skyline High School the night of Dec. 18 using specially trained dogs after a bomb threat was found on a wall in a boy’s restroom that day. Police discovered no bomb or any...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs push community service needs at Eastlake
At Eastlake High School, members of the DECA club are involved in community service projects at various points of the year, and last week was one of those times. DECA is a national organization for...
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Lake Washington District teacher recognized for exceptional work in math
There’s a stigma surrounding math instruction that Nancy Pfaff doesn’t quite understand. She often hears students and parents say they’re not good at math. That’s puzzling, she said, because few people...
View ArticleVisiting speaker preaches diversity, acceptance at Skyline
New: Jan. 20. 2:24 p.m. When he was a ninth-grader, Jamie Utt was subjected to some of the most hurtful insults of his life, but it took the simple actions of one person to reinforce his sense of...
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National merit becoming common for area teachers
As her students returned to the classroom from afternoon recess, Michelle Toth had a table filled with tools for a science lesson. Toth’s fourth-grade students at McAuliffe Elementary School were about...
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Young fans learn there’s a science to Seahawks’ success
As the Seattle Seahawks prepared last week for Super Bowl XLVIII in New Jersey, some of their youngest fans back home found a unique way to connect with them. Members of Cub Scout Troop 545 – a group...
View ArticleSTEM students build skills through state program
Hana Keller and Pavitra Siva enjoy different disciplines within the world of science, but both are participating in a five-month-long program to build their skills in aerospace technology. Keller and...
View ArticleIssaquah schools seeking student art for calendars
Issaquah School District students are invited to submit their artwork for possible publication in the district’s 2014-15 student art calendar. The calendar is distributed free of charge to every family...
View ArticleStudents invited to join science centered programs
The Issaquah School District is holding three meetings in March for families of third-grade students interested in joining the district’s science and technology magnet programs. The programs typically...
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Solar power project gives students real-world work
New: March 18, 3:10 p.m. Five months ago, students at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math School embarked upon a project that, initially, was puzzling and overwhelming. Last week, however,...
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Eastlake forensics club preaches the power of words
Eastlake High School senior Ross Coken believes there’s a virtual color wheel of people who comprise forensics – the world of speech and debate teams. Coken was one of 10 Eastlake team members who...
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Beaver Lake thespians take on the task of ‘Shrek’
Carol Woodman has directed the annual Beaver Lake Middle School musical for 15 years, and she’s never had as much help as she’s gotten this year. While middle-school drama clubs don’t typically have...
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Eastlake senior selected for prestigious scholars program
New: April 5, 2:25 p.m. Less than 1 percent of the nation’s high-school seniors score at least 2,370 on the SAT or 35 on the ACT, the most common tests for measuring college readiness. Eastlake High...
View ArticleScience fair a chance for young minds to shine
New: April 6, 4:28 p.m. Spring is typically a time when students in the Issaquah and Lake Washington school districts have a chance to let their scientific flowers blossom. That was the case at...
View ArticleEastlake musical goes after stereotypes
New: April 12, 11:14 a.m. When the Eastlake High School drama club takes the stage April 24, it’ll be reinforcing some stereotypes about teenagers while breaking down others. Eastlake’s annual spring...
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Creekside kids get schooled in career-path planning
Young children may rarely think about the work they’ll be doing after finishing school, but Creekside Elementary School is trying to open their eyes to the possibilities. The plateau school held its...
View ArticlePrincipal Lisa Hechtman to leave Skyline
New: April 21, 1:55 p.m. Lisa Hechtman, who has served as Skyline High School’s principal since 2007, will be leaving her position at the end of the school year. In an email to Skyline families April...
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Skyline rocketry club blasting off to a national competition
New: April 27, 1:14 p.m. Many of them don’t have the desire to study physics in college, but the eight members of the Skyline High School rocketry club are united this year on lessons in propulsion,...
View ArticleEastside Catholic special-ed program helping students
New: May 3, 10:14 a.m. Eastside Catholic School senior Shawn Smith is a model student: He plays defensive line for the Crusaders’ football team, is the baseball team’s student manager, and has plans to...
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