Articles by John B. Hughes
Bothell High class of ‘61 is ready to roll at this weekend’s 50th reunion| Northshore Citizen
Bothell High class of ‘61 is ready to...
By John B. Hughes • August 18, 2011 4:27 pm

This is my annual “dog days of summer” column, although I am not quite sure when summer will actually arrive weather-wise. I have been collecting notes about “my three sons,” about perhaps the best scholarship to be received this year and news of what’s in store for the Bothell High class of 1961 at its 50th reunion. Here goes:

Touring Nardoland

Ron Nardone, the self-appointed mayor of unincorporated Maltby, has invited his Bothell High classmates of 1961 to “Nardoland” to celebrate their 50th class reunion. They will gather Aug. 19 on the first day of a three-day celebration presented by the Bothell High Alumni Association. Alumni weekend will culminate with a picnic and car show for all alums from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 21 at Bothell’s Blyth Park.

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Jeanne Edwards
Jeanne Edwards: the ‘ultimate civic volunteer’ | Northshore...
By John B. Hughes • June 29, 2011 10:43 am

When asked to highlight the life of the late Jeanne Edwards, the description of “ultimate civic volunteer” was my first and lasting thought.

I recall a life that spanned Campfire leadership all the way through a remarkable public life that included a number of years representing her community in the state Legislature. She was a champion for children, her community and her family.

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Stellar students, principal ‘Make a Difference’/Northshore Citizen
Stellar students, principal ‘Make a Difference’/Northshore Citizen
By John B. Hughes • May 5, 2011 12:46 pm

The Northshore Scholarship Foundation will award 79 scholarships this month with two of them at the record-breaking value of $7,500.

The recipients are Heidi Schauble and Mea Pen, both students at University of Washington, Bothell next fall, and who are graduates of the Secondary Academy for Success (SAS) and Woodinville High, respectively.

Eric Greenwood, foundation vice president, noted that the scholarships are renewable and are named “Make a Difference” grants intended to help students enter or continue in college whose financial circumstances might otherwise have precluded their pursuing higher education. Eric is also the chair for Literacy, Education and Scholarships for Woodinville Rotary Club, which funds both grants from proceeds of the club’s annual fall community auction.

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Upcoming ‘FUN-raiser’ in Woodinville will be a TEAM effort/ Northshore Citizen
Upcoming ‘FUN-raiser’ in Woodinville will be a TEAM...
By John B. Hughes • March 31, 2011 11:42 am

State Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe of Bothell is at it again — throwing open historic Hollywood Schoolhouse for a worthy “FUNraiser” — this time for the nonprofit locally based TEAM Center of Washington.

The event is part of a series of “Women, Wine and Business” projects to be held from 5- 9 p.m. April 28 at the schoolhouse. It has a theme of “Spring into the Arts” and costs $20 per person.

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SAS: a job well done / Northshore Citizen
SAS: a job well done / Northshore Citizen
By John B. Hughes • May 17, 2010 7:06 pm

The sound of music echoes through the halls of the Secondary Academy for Success (SAS) in Bothell. In fact, since the arrival three years ago of the performance jazz project, it has reverberated to a point where a measurable change of student attitudes and enthusiasm has risen to exceptional new heights.

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Devine TEAMS up with special-needs children / Northshore Citizen
Devine TEAMS up with special-needs children / Northshore...
By John B. Hughes • February 15, 2010 8:54 pm

John Devine of Bothell is thoroughly convinced that tried-and-true techniques of “coaching” can help special-needs children develop sufficient technology skills that could earn them a future role in the workplace. Seven years of one-on-one volunteer mentoring of early elementary-age school children, including his grandson, have shaped this concept.

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For SAS students, singing accomplishes success / Northshore Citizen
For SAS students, singing accomplishes success / Northshore...
By John B. Hughes • December 20, 2009 2:48 pm

Like so many at this holiday time, I look for inspiration to carry me into the new decade. This year, that inspiration comes from the incomparable Bernadette Bascom and the effect her talent and verve have had on her 150 or so “kids” of the music project at our school district’s Secondary Academy for Success (SAS).

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Northshore Citizen / Forget Facebook, here’s some of my friends
Northshore Citizen / Forget Facebook, here’s some of...
By John B. Hughes • November 23, 2009 2:09 pm

It is intriguing to have such friends as Smitty, Yary. Rorry and Gracy.
Smitty just completed a distinguished career as a metropolitan daily newspaper sportswriter, Yary has completed an internship as a sous chef in a small hotel in Spain, Rorry is on his way to Peru on a medical mission and Gracy continues her efforts to keep the wellness program on track at the Northshore Senior Center.

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Northshore Citizen / Vik, Coug coaches meet up...
By John B. Hughes • October 12, 2009 1:35 pm

It had all the trappings of a ritual played out many times over, with a bit of a twist for 2009. It was the pre-Spaghetti Bowl appearance at the local Kiwanis Club breakfast for Bothell High football coach Tom Bainter and his rival at Inglemoor High, the seasoned veteran Frank Naish.

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Foundation selects scholarship winners
Foundation selects scholarship winners
By John B. Hughes • May 19, 2009 12:17 am

Karen Ann Olson Forys would be very pleased to learn of the selection of recipients of the first memorial scholarships to be issued in her name this year — the silver anniversary of the Northshore Scholarship Foundation.

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A big 1-0-0: Doris Flourney
A big 1-0-0: Doris Flourney
By John B. Hughes • April 13, 2009 8:16 pm

The Big Brothers program was 4 years old, and it would be 11 more years before women had the right to vote. Wilbur and Orville Wright had convinced the U.S. Army a year earlier that their newly invented airplane could stay aloft for more than an hour.

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