March 2012

Principal of Denny International Middle School Jeff Clark shared via letter the announcement that Denny teacher Leticia Clausen has been selected as the winner of the 2012 Phillip P. Swain Excellence in Education Award. The Philip B. Swain Student Scholarship, funded by family and friends through an endowment, honors Philip Swain, a passionate and lifelong advocate for public education. He devoted 20 years of public service to these efforts, including 14 years as a member of the Seattle School Board (1961-1975). On the School Board, he provided valuable leadership and guidance to the district. It is the wish of his family and friends that an award be made each year, subject to availability of endowment earnings, in the amount of $1,000 to a graduating senior in Seattle Public Schools.

One $1,000 scholarship is awarded per year and is renewable for three additional years upon maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 and a one-half time class load.

Principal Clarks letter:

It is a great pleasure to announce that Ms. Leticia Clausen is a winner of the 2012 Philip P. Swain Excellence in Education Award!

Three generations of my family attended Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s performance
of “Snow White” opening day – my daughter, granddaughter and myself. My three-year-
old granddaughter, Kita, seemed mesmerized and never took her eyes off the dancers.

If you have a budding ballerina or want to introduce your child to dance, “Snow White”
gives you the perfect chance. Everything about this production is kid-friendly. In the
lobby you can pick up a booster seat, which is a cushion that rests on the seat and
elevates the child to a position where they can see the stage easily.

The costumes are bright and colorful from the apricot tutus of the butterflies to the
differently-colored tights each of the Seven Dwarfs wears. Snow White is easily
recognizable because her white skirt sparkles and the evil Queen is draped in black to
emphasize her evilness.

I wondered if Kita might get restless if there was only dancing. Then a few minutes into
the ballet, a narrator began explaining the story. Kita barely moved, and she’s normally
quite squirmy.

As you’ll recall, the story centers around the evil Queen, Snow White’s stepmother,

Auburn High School was the place to be last week to watch high school basketball at its showboating best. In the first of four games the Nisqually All-Stars faced the Seamount All-Stars in the South Sound All-Star Basketball Classic.

So what is the definition of All-Star? The word All-Star is an adjective, consisting of athletes chosen as the best at their positions from all teams in a league or region. Well that pretty much sums it up.

The Seamount All-Stars beat the Nisqually All-Stars by a score of 121-76. You might ask yourself why such a high score. To start with the game was played with 10 minute quarters not eight, which gave them an extra eight minutes to score. Next, and this is most important, the game was played with All-Stars! They are the best of the best in their league. These players can score by driving to the hole, shooting a mid-range shot or hitting a three. It’s what they do and they all do it very well.

Seamount All-Stars overpower the Nisqually All-Stars, 121 to 76

Auburn High School was the place to be last week to watch high school basketball at its showboating best. In the first of four games the Nisqually All-Stars faced the Seamount All-Stars in the South Sound All-Star Basketball Classic.

So what is the definition of All-Star? The word All-Star is an adjective, consisting of athletes chosen as the best at their positions from all teams in a league or region. Well that pretty much sums it up.

The Seamount All-Stars beat the Nisqually All-Stars by a score of 121 to 76. You might ask yourself why such a high score. To start with the game was played with ten minute quarters not eight, which gave them an extra eight minutes to score. Next, and this is most important, the game was played with All-Stars! They are the best of the best in their league. These players can score by driving to the hole, shooting a mid-range shot or hitting a three. It’s what they do and they all do it very well.

Auburn High School was the place to be last week to watch high school basketball at its showboating best. In the first of four games the Nisqually All-Stars faced the Seamount All-Stars in the South Sound All-Star Basketball Classic.

So what is the definition of All-Star? The word All-Star is an adjective, consisting of athletes chosen as the best at their positions from all teams in a league or region. Well that pretty much sums it up.

The Seamount All-Stars beat the Nisqually All-Stars by a score of 121 to 76. You might ask yourself why such a high score. To start with the game was played with ten minute quarters not eight, which gave them an extra eight minutes to score. Next, and this is most important, the game was played with All-Stars! They are the best of the best in their league. These players can score by driving to the hole, shooting a mid-range shot or hitting a three. It’s what they do and they all do it very well.

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press release:
The West Seattle Garden Tour is pleased to announce the winning artist in our First Annual Poster Artwork Contest: Sheila Lengle of LengleArt with her entry "Ode to Picasso". Sheila's winning piece, along with over a dozen runner-up entries, will be on display at Windermere Realty in the Junction during the May 10, 2012 Artwalk.

This year's tour is Sunday, July 15, and showcases 9 fabulous local gardens. Our featured lecturer this year is West Seattle gardener and author Lorene Edwards Fornker, who was also a gardener on last year's tour. Proceeds from the tour support our 2012 beneficiaries: The Bloedel Reserve, Neighborhood House YELS, Highline Botanical Garden, Kubota Garden, Barton Street Community Garden, Community Orchard of West Seattle, Seattle Chinese Garden and ArtsWest Theatre.

Press release
WEST SEATTLE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL Community Safety Meeting
TUESDAY, MAR 20, 2012
@ Southwest Police Precinct,
2300 SW Webster, 7 – 8:30pm

PROGRAM: Our guest will be Scott Wagner from the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Mr. Wagner will discuss insurance fraud crimes.
Police Officers will be on hand to discuss your neighborhood and personal safety concerns.

Door Prize will be given!!

Please mark your calendar's with the following dates:

SW Precinct Picnic, Saturday, August 11,2012

Seattle Night Out Tuesday, August 7, 2012

THE MEETING IS OPEN TO EVERYONE.
For more information contact WSCPC
at westseattleCPC@gmail.com

Dear Community Friends,

Residential Burglary Trend
In a previous newsletter, we told you about the trend of young women increasingly being involved in burglary, either as the lookout, or as the person who knocks on the door to see if anyone answers, and then signaling to the rest of the burglary crew whether or not it’s “safe” to continue with the burglary.

We’ve also noticed repeat burglaries at the same address. We’ve noted cases where a home has been burglarized and some time later the same home is burglarized again. This could be because of burglars waiting for the homeowners to replace the items that were stolen and then going back to steal those items as well, or the burglar came back to get items not taken during the first burglary. Regardless, burglars found what they considered an easy target, and unless the residents take steps to make their home more secure, that home will continue to be an easy target.

What You As Residents Can Do
To combat the repeats burglary trend, our primary recommendation is to take the steps necessary to enhance your home security.

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The Ballard track team participated in their season opener on Thursday, March 15, at the Nathan Hale Jamboree, competing against Roosevelt, Ingraham and Nathan Hale.

Despite the rainy and windy conditions, Ballard athletes broke five meet records. Senior Emma Suchland broke the 100 M and 200 M records by running a 12.3 and 25.4 respectively. Senior Alex Bowns broke the 800 M and 1600 M records by running a 2:00.5 and 4:30.5. And Junior Stuart Thomas broke the 300 M Hurdles record by running a 43.2 time.

Other first place finishers for Ballard included:

Junior Stuart Thomas - 110 M Hurdles
Senior Matt Kelly – Javelin
Junior Mia Wrey – 1600 M
Senior Sarah Otness – Shot Put
Sophomore Arden Carmody and Freshman Chase Hagar (tie) - High Jump

Ballard's next meet is Thursday March 22nd vs. Woodinville.

Read the full results here: http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=150308#489