I decided to “go big” and participate in my school’s annual musical, “Bye Bye Birdie,” my senior year. I saw last year’s musical and thought it looked fun.
Here’s a great way to usher in the holidays for Northshore’s kids of all ages. The 18th annual Rotary Santa Breakfast, sponsored by the Northshore Rotary Club and the Woodinville Rotary Club, will be held Dec. 13 at Northshore Junior High.
The other day, I had been walking down the hallway at school just before fourth period. I had expected the walk to be as uneventful as ever, but I was wrong. As I neared my classroom, I saw a girl standing in front of her friends, knocking the books out of a boy’s arms. Her friends laughed as she made fun of him. And as for me, I had never felt more torn.
It was a dark and stormy night. Plenty of lousy novels have begun that way, so why not a lousy column?
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Opening the LID
The doors at the new Bothell High opened to students this past fall. Curious to see what the place looked like, I attended the Nov. 1 open house.
The prospect of a staggering state-budget deficit to exceed $4 billion doesn’t bode well for high-school seniors looking forward to exploring a college education. Education and human services, in general, are likely to bear the brunt of cost saving (call that slashing) measures the state legislature must weigh beginning in January.
History is alive in Bothell and Kenmore.
More than a year ago, the Kenmore City Council began plans to design and build a new city hall on a plot located at the northeast intersection of 68th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 181st Street. This plot was purchased in access of $3 million, which was overpriced. Since then, the council hired Weinstein Architects and Olympic Associates to design and manage the project development.
Dear Facebook,
The votes were rockin’ and rollin’ Nov. 4.
Under the auspices of a new nonprofit, “The Music Project,” vocalists from the Secondary Academy for Success (SAS) will perform next month at the Children’s Hospital “Festival of Trees” fund-raising celebration in Seattle.
Ok, folks. I dislike tests as much as the rest of you, but I think it’s time for a series of rules of the road multiple choice questions. Ready? Here we go with our quiz.
The day first-grade teacher, Mary Sue Bunch, heard the news that Army Cpl. Jason Bogar was killed in Afghanistan July 13, her heart broke.
Turning 18 is exciting; you can buy a lotto ticket, cigar or dry ice. However when I turned 18 last month, my adulthood meant much more than making a trip to the gas station to buy a scratch ticket. On Nov. 4, I will vote in the 2008 presidential election.
Unfolding in our community is an inspirational story of how a handful of public-school science teachers trumped public controversy with a genuinely good idea that has captured the support of state, county and local politicians and government leaders.
On July 1 of this year, Washington become one of the last states to ban talking on a cell phone while driving.
All parents want success for their children. And all children (though they may not always show it) want to succeed. But how do you define success? Therein lies the rub.
Let’s talk safety, generosity, energy and human service dollars.
