Parents of bright middle school students are angry with West Seattle High School because the ninth-grade honors program is being cancelled and now it's too late to register somewhere else.
Instead of being grouped together for advanced…MORE
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Morgan gets new park
Wed, 05/10/06
Where once there was to be a monorail station, now there will be a pocket park.
The Seattle Monorail Project board of directors approved an agreement May 4 to sell the former Morgan Junction monorail station site for $1.3 million to…MORE
Schools get grant to help close gaps
Wed, 05/10/06
Seattle Public Schools have received a $250,000 grant with the money is earmarked to help the school system close the achievement gaps for minority and low income students.
The grant from the NEA Foundation is renewable annually for an…MORE
Not-so-secret garden open again for Mother's Day
Wed, 05/10/06
PowellsWood may be hidden, but it's no secret garden.
"We have 2,500 people on our mailing list now," said Monte Powell, the garden's creator.
Tucked into a ravine below South Dash Point Road, the 3-acre private garden has…MORE
Masons honor West Seattle High juniors
Wed, 05/10/06
The members of Alki Masonic Lodge honored 10 outstanding juniors from West Seattle High School, class of 2007 and their parents at a special ceremony recently.
The five girls and five boys recognized for their achievement, community…MORE
Nickelby a hit!
Wed, 05/10/06
Mark my words: in time, Alan Bryce's tenure as artistic director of Centerstage will be viewed in the regional, if not national, theatrical world as a golden age of creative adventure.
Since early 2004, the 57-year-old London-raised…MORE
They walk every Westside street
Tue, 05/02/06
Roger and Lynn Smith are streetwalkers extraordinaire.
The Genesee Hill couple, who are in their early 70s, recently finished walking every block of every street in West Seattle.
MOREMore than art on display at Burien Spring Stroll
Tue, 05/02/06
Burien’s third annual Spring Stroll Art Walk will paint its definition of art with a broad brush, extending beyond the visual to such offerings as food, wine and books.
Presented by the Discover Burien Association, the art walk on Saturday…MORE
Educators are Earth Heroes
Tue, 05/02/06
Two Highline School District teachers and a staff member at Camp Waskowitz are among King County’s 2006 Earth Heroes at Schools award winners.
The award winners are Fred Ritsema, a teacher at Bow Lake Elementary in SeaTac; Sara Esrick at…MORE
School Board approves raise for FWPS teachers
Tue, 05/02/06
The 1,430 members of the Federal Way Educational Association (FWEA), the labor group representing teachers and certified staff district wide, will be seeing a slight increase in wages, in addition to gaining some respite from an ever-mounting…MORE
