November 2016

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Oct. 29

Volleyball
Chief Sealth 3, Nathan Hale 0
Chief Sealth opened Metro League tournament action held in its own gymnasium by defeating Nathan Hale in a 9 a.m. Saturday match.
Ingraham 3, West Seattle 0
The Wildcats also opened the Metro League tournament with a 9 a.m. Saturday match but was eliminated with a loss to Ingraham.
Ingraham 3, Chief Sealth 0
Chief Sealth also succumbed to Ingraham in a match played Saturday afternoon.
Kennedy 3, Enumclaw 0
The Lancers scored a victory over the Hornets as they opened the North Puget Sound League tournament Saturday.
Kennedy 3, Kentridge 1
Kennedy Catholic also won a second match Saturday to secure the NPSL's No. 5 seed into the West Central District tournament.

Girls soccer
Highline 2, Lindbergh 0
The Pirates prevailed in a playoff played at Franklin Pierce High School on Saturday.
Holy Names 5, West Seattle 0
Holy Names dealt the Wildcats a decisive blow at the Southwest Athletic Complex Saturday night.

Friday, Oct. 28

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

High schools

Football
Seattle Lutheran travels to Orcas Island for a 3 p.m. non-playoff game Thursday, then Friday's schedule includes a 7 p.m. non-playoff between Highline and Evergreen at Highline Memorial Stadium.
West Seattle is facing a 7 p.m. playoff at Lincoln High School in Tacoma Friday and Mount Rainier journeys to Skyline for a playoff at the same time.
Renton is at Foster for a 7 p.m. non-playoff game that night.
Kennedy Catholic will play Mariner in a playoff at 5 p.m. Saturday at Highline Memorial Stadium.

Girls soccer
Highline visits Olympic in Silverdale for a 5:30 p.m. playoff on Tuesday and Kennedy Catholic will go to Sparks Stadium in Puyallup to play Olympia at the same time Thursday.

Volleyball
Seattle Christian goes to Klahowya for a 6 p.m. loser-out playoff Thursday with the winner going to Coupeville for 1:30 p.m. action Saturday.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Saturday, Oct. 30

Girls swimming
2A South Puget Sound League meet
Highline won four events at the 2A South Puget Sound League girls swimming meet.
The Pirates started off by winning the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 2 minutes, 1.10 seconds. The team consisted of Naomi Williams, Emily Zacharias, Stella Fosberg and Araceli Felix.
Zacharias then won the 200 individual medley in 2:19.73.
Highline also took first in the 200 free relay in 1:49.66 with Felix, Hanna Lai, Fosberg and Zacharias.
Zacharias also won the 100 breaststroke in 1:11.12.

4A West Central District
Mount Rainier placed seventh as a team in Saturday's meet with 159 points, just ahead of the 137 score of Kennedy Catholic.
Neither team had any individual winners.

Girls cross country
1A West Central District
Seattle Christian qualified three individual athletes into this coming Saturday's state meet to be held at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

The Burien Arts Gallery just might have the cure for your fall rainy-day blues.

This Friday night, Nov. 4, you can step out to meet artist Lolly Shera and experience the “Rhythms of Nature” through her delightful paintings showcased at the Gallery in November.

The Artist’s Reception runs 5-8 p.m. at the Gallery, 826 S.W. 152nd St. in Olde Burien.

Also meet Marta Creswell and Janet Price who will be exhibiting in the Artists United room at the Gallery.
Marta, a versatile artist adept at many mediums, will be showing her pastel work. Janet exhibits her art nationally and will be featuring her portraits and figurative work.

Discussing her oil on linen painting of Mt. Si in the Snoqualmie Valley, Lolly Shea reveals her artistic process. She titles the piece, “Last Warm Rays.”

“I remember the day I started this painting ‘en plein air’ and it was a fall day, really cold and windy!” Lolly notes. “ I could hardly keep the easel standing upright and I had to use the car as a wind block.

U.S. Senator Patty Murray paid a visit to Chief Sealth International High School on Nov. 1 to take a look at the work being done by students in the TEALS (Technology Education and Literacy in School) Software Engineering program at the school.

The TEALS program is helping provide high-quality computer science education to students in public schools in Seattle and the state. The program itself isn't new, but Murray's interest is in the newly-passed Every Student Succeeds Act that she wrote with her Republican counterpart (the nation's new K-12 law) which provides new support for TEALS. Murray said, "it's quite impressive", as she took time to look at a series of student developed programs.

Over that last two weeks, the Metropolitan King County Council’s Budget and Fiscal Management Committee has heard from people throughout King County on their budget priorities at three meetings on the proposed 2017-2018 King County Biennial Budget. From Seattle to Redmond to Kent, testimony was presented to the Budget Committee, which all 9 members of the County Council serve on during budget deliberations.

“Every year, the budget town halls are an important way for citizens to share what is important to them about living in King County and this year was no exception,” said Councilmember Dave Upthegrove, Chair of the Council’s Budget and Fiscal Management Committee. “I want to thank everyone who testified and encourage anyone to continue to offer comments as the Council continues its deliberations.

Highline High School homecoming awards were celebrated Thursday, October 27 at the Highline Performing Arts center in Burien.

Three inductees to the Athletic Hall of Fame were honored for their contributions to Highline sports.

Tyler Geving, 1991 grad, currently the head men's basketball coach at Portland State University, set Pirate scoring records for points in a single game (48) single season (529) and career (1,362) that still stand today.

Also receiving an award was Alejandra Roncancio, who excelled at girls volleyball, basketball and softball at Highline. She starred at Fresno State in softball.

The final inductee was Tim Crawley, Pirate soccer coach and teacher at Highline for 34 years who will be retiring. Crawley led the boys soccer team to a state championship in 1995.

To the editor:
I sat down today to fill out my ballot. I knew I needed time because this ballot is long, very long. I first read the King County Voter’s Pamphlet. Whoa!! I had to read the Highline Bond to Reconstruct Schools twice and then had to reflect. It looked funny so I munched my M & Ms and figured out why. It looks like I am an author on the pro statement for the bond as well as an author of the con rebuttal to the pro statement. My head was spinning. But after looking carefully I think it is just a matter of understanding that the authors are listed in the text boxes and that the con side is quoting me on one important issue---“it needs to be logical and affordable to us. It is a statement that the CFAC took to heart right down to the very last minute. That quote from a video along with all of the data CFAC studies is available on the Highline District web site.

Edna Lucille Morgan Potter
Strong, beautiful and gracious Lucille died on October 15, 2016 in Burien, WA at age 93. Born in Keller, Texas on May 8, 1923, she had been the last living of nine children born to Annis Dillon and Thomas Morgan. She was a member of Highline Christian Church. Over her life, she witnessed the passing of many family members—especially her beloved husband, Bob, in 1987. Her son, Larry, died in 1988 and her daughter, Peggy (Margo), in 2009. She is survived by son, Robert, daughter-in-law, Eleanore Morris of Philadelphia, and three grandchildren, Morgan, Felicia and Matthew.

Published in the Highline Times section of the Westside Weekly, November 4, 2016

Update 11/4/16
Hillary Clinton, Jay Inslee, and Patty Murray all emerged victorious in the statewide High School election results as tabulated by the Washington State Secretary of State's office. Students from across the state took part in the exercise meant to promote more civic engagement.

The results were presented on line today.

President
Clinton 19,234 votes 49.92%
Trump 11, 530 29.93%

The results for Sealth alone were even more lopsided for Clinton
Clinton 531 69.23%
Trump 88 11.47%

Governor
Jay Inslee 22063 57.26%
Bill Bryant 16465 42.74%

U.S. Senator
Patty Murray 24222 62. 87%
Chris Vance 14306 37.13%

You can see the full results here including statewide ballot measures.
https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/mock-election/#/results
and filter out for Sealth only.

Original Post 11/1/16
Chief Sealth International High School took part in mock elections held Nov. 1, voting on the same measures and candidates as adults. The ballots were all on computers and part of an effort to promote civic engagement.