Schools look to learn from new Healthy Youth Survey
Results from a new survey show Issaquah School District students aren’t very different from students around the state when it comes to using alcohol, drugs, cigarettes and other behavior. At a March 25...
View ArticleEastlake students win at Teen CEO competition
Eastlake High School students Riley Kendall and Anthony Humay won prizes at the recent Teen CEO competition through the Lake Washington School District. Kendall won the first prize of $2,500 for...
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Eastside Catholic hires new president
John T. Kennedy will be the next president of Eastside Catholic School, effective July 1, the school announced March 26. John T. Kennedy Kennedy will join Eastside Catholic from Wakefield School in...
View ArticleState schools superintendent releases plan to fully fund basic education
At an April 14 press conference, state Superintendent Randy Dorn released a plan to fully fund basic education costs, to help state legislators comply with a state Supreme Court mandate. The state is...
View ArticleIssaquah schools launch mobile app
NEW — 6 a.m. April 28, 2015 The Issaquah School District announced a new application for Apple and Android devices that students and parents can use for various tasks. The app, available in the Apple...
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Pine Lake Middle School celebrates heroes on a local level
Sixth-grader Anna Chisholm had never before volunteered for community service, but she said she enjoyed the time she spent helping homeless residents in Seattle earlier this year. By Neil PiersonPine...
View ArticleEastlake seniors celebrate their future plans
May is the last full month high-school seniors will spend with each other, and Jordan Lim wanted to find a special way for Eastlake High School’s class of 2015 to reminisce. About a month ago, Lim...
View ArticleKing County honors local schools at Earth Heroes ceremony
NEW — 6 a.m. May 10, 2015 Eastlake High School and the Issaquah School District were recognized for their conservation efforts during King County’s annual Earth Heroes at School ceremony on May 5. King...
View ArticleIssaquah Schools Foundation hosts fundraisers May 14 and 20
The Issaquah Schools Foundation invites the public to participate in two Nourish Every Mind fundraising events in the coming week. The foundation will host a luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 14 at...
View ArticleLake Washington Schools Foundation raises about $260K
The Lake Washington Schools Foundation brought in more than $260,000 through its 10th annual Learning for Learning luncheon April 29. Nearly 600 guests attended the luncheon to support the Lake...
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Rays of Hope in the Relay for Life
By Greg FarrarSkyline High School juniors on the Neon Rays of Hope team pose with their appropriate pink camping tents, for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life held May 9 and 10 at Issaquah High...
View ArticleLuncheon raises $617,000 to benefit students and schools
Almost 900 community members attended the Issaquah Schools Foundation’s 17th annual Nourish Every Mind Luncheon on May 14 at the Issaquah Community Center and donated $617,000 for local schools. The...
View ArticleWinners announced in schools’ Waste Free Wednesday challenge
To celebrate Earth Day, the city of Issaquah joined the Issaquah School District to issue a Waste Free Wednesday Challenge to every school in the district. The winning schools are Apollo Elementary,...
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Safeway lends hand to local schools
ContributedThe Sammamish Safeway store held a ceremony April 23 to recognize recipients of its eScrip program, which donates a portion of qualifying Safeway Club Card purchases to local schools for...
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Bookworm award
ContributedThe Wizard Readers from Samantha Smith Elementary School won the district level King County Library System Global Reading Challenge. The students are (from left to right), fifth-graders...
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Eastlake students learn, give during trip to Nicaragua
For 15 Eastlake High School students, this year’s spring vacation was unlike any other because of where they went and what they learned. ContributedFifteen Eastlake High School students, including...
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Blackwell Elementary students win state math competition
A team of fifth-graders from Blackwell Elementary School won first place in the masters division of the Math is Cool competition May 16. ContributedThe Blackwell Elementary School students who won the...
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Sammamish residents graduate from Eastside Catholic
By Brian DalBalconFifty-four students who are residents of Sammamish graduated as part of Eastside Catholic High School’s class of 2015. The residents are, top row, left to right: Jiaqi Liu, Bradley...
View ArticleSkyline students awarded more than $3 million in scholarships
Skyline High School and the Issaquah School District are grateful for the generosity of the community who contributed in part to more than $3 million in scholarships to Skyline’s class of 2015 as...
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Eastlake High School team programs its way to victory
ContributedTwo freshmen from Eastlake High School, Daniel France and Austin Jenchi, programmed their way to victory at the Puget Sound Computer Science Teachers Association’s Spring Programming Contest...
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