In 2003, the concept of the "Grow Your Own Teacher" program was born from a desire to reach out and extend the Highline School District's recruiting arms to find dedicated professionals in local communities who want to be educators.
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Mon, 12/24/07
In 2003, the concept of the "Grow Your Own Teacher" program was born from a desire to reach out and extend the Highline School District's recruiting arms to find dedicated professionals in local communities who want to be educators.
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Mon, 12/24/07
Until a few years ago, Peggy Cook had never really thought much about her role in helping further women's rights.
She's one of millions of U.S. women who began work in industrial and trade jobs during World War II - a Rosie the Riveter who…MORE
Fri, 12/21/07
"What does liberty mean to me" will be the theme of a fund-raiser for the Seattle Statue of Liberty Plaza Project. Major donors are invited to a gala event, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 27 at Duke's Chowder House at Alki.
The…MORE
Tue, 12/18/07
The Seattle School Board has heard from several Denny Middle School and Sealth High parents, teachers and students who oppose the district's plan to build a joint campus for the two schools, but it's uncertain whether the board is empowered to…MORE
Tue, 12/18/07
Major paving on the third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport is done, Port of Seattle officials have announced.
The paving was poured 17 inches thick on the 150-foot-wide runway that is 8,500 feet long.
Workers will hand pave…MORE
Tue, 12/18/07
West Seattle High School recently hosted 16 students from the city's French sister city, Nantes, for a two-week exchange student program.
In turn, twenty students from West Seattle plan to attend Talensac High School in Nantes during…MORE
Tue, 12/18/07
If one's good is two better? Maybe, if you're playing poker-or building the second Anthony's restaurant located in the Des Moines Marina, a proposal now in preliminary negotiations.
Yes, that's two Anthony's in one not-so-big marina. The…MORE
Tue, 12/18/07
The possible annexation of White Center and Boulevard Park to either Burien or Seattle continues to gurgle through the innards of each city's respective governments, but now SeaTac wants a bite.
The SeaTac City Council voted Nov. 26 to…MORE
Tue, 12/18/07
Highline Community College's Library Art Gallery show features the work of entrants in the school's MaST contest for art students throughout December.
Works on display are in a variety of media, focusing on marine life and landscapes.…MORE
Tue, 12/18/07
Two local architects have donated the design for a new pedestal and plaza for the Statue of Liberty at Alki. Mayor Greg Nickels has pledged $50,000. An engraving company in Tacoma is ready to personalize a thousand bricks. The city will hire a…MORE