Newcastle students honored as Waste Watchers
May 21, 2013
Students from Newcastle Elementary School are doing big things to help reduce waste on the planet, and they were honored for their efforts at Newcastle’s April 20 Earth Day Celebration.
All of the hours spent rifling through trash cans, sorting garbage and teaching others about recycling and composting paid off when the students received Earth Day Hero Awards.
By Greg Farrar
Students from Newcastle Elementary School’s Waste Watchers program are honored as Earth Day Heroes for their work to reduce waste during the Newcastle Earth Day event April 20.
About 50 students gathered on the stage at Lake Boren Park to receive their certificates, all distributed by Miss Washington Mandy Schendel.
WSU hosts local summer reading program
May 21, 2013
Washington State University, Global Campus, will offer eight reading skills programs for ages 4 to adult this summer.
Issaquah sessions will be June 22 and July 27.
Reading programs for younger students build comprehension, and students learn the phonics and fluency skills they need to become strong readers. Programs for older students and adults are geared toward improving comprehension and study skills, vocabulary and speed reading.
Tuition and materials fees vary by program level. Register by calling 888-201-2448 toll free.
Bartell hosts food drive
May 21, 2013
Helping fight hunger in the Puget Sound area continues with the “Bartell’s Community Food Drive,” a community partnership with Food Lifeline, through June 1.
All Bartell Drugs in Issaquah, 5700 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E. will be accepting nonperishable food items to replenish local food banks in the summer months, when families that normally depend on free or reduced-price school meals may struggle to provide healthy meals at home, according to a press release from Bartell Drugs.
Suggested foods include tuna, instant oatmeal, cereals, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, jam, cheese crackers, applesauce and canned fruit. Other items include baby formula, diapers, baby food and personal care items, such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, tissues, shampoo and conditioner, soap and feminine hygiene products.
Liberty’s Campbell twins bring double positives
May 21, 2013
By Greg Farrar
Matt Campbell (left) and two-minute-older twin brother Sean, Liberty High School seniors, pose with their javelins. They finished fourth and second, respectively, at the 3A KingCo Track and Field Championships May 10 at Redmond High School. Sean had the state’s fifth-best 3A javelin throw through last weekend.
Teachers can tell stories about twins who equaled double trouble, but the Campbell twins, Sean and Matt, seniors at Liberty High School, stand out for their double positive contributions: double the effort in two sports and double the boost of a serious academic climate.
The twins find themselves at home on the basketball court, at track and field events, and in the classroom.
The twins come from an athletic family. Their father William and their mother Arleen are both swimmers; their sister Rebecca plays basketball as a high school junior, as does the younger sister Alissa as a freshman.
Sports med students win state title
May 21, 2013
Fourteen of Issaquah High School’s advanced sports medicine students competed in the Washington Career and Technical Sports Medicine Association’s Sports Medicine competition April 26 and 27.
This is the 19th year a team from Issaquah has competed.
The competition has several components in which the students are tested. All 14 students take two 100-point, multiple-choice tests, which can be on any topic in the medical field. The best six students take a practical exam, while the rest take specialized tests. The combination of all 14 students’ grades make up the team score.
Spartans ousted in lopsided defeat
May 21, 2013
When just 12 girls turned out for tryouts, a rebuilding year became a likelihood for the Skyline High School softball team. However, the Spartans hoped their subpar season wouldn’t conclude in as disappointing fashion as it did.
Skyline’s 2013 campaign came to an end May 14 with an 11-3 loss to Newport in a loser-out game of the KingCo 4A Tournament at Inglemoor High School. Opponents outscored the Spartans by a combined margin of 19 in Skyline’s two playoff games, making for a frustrating finish to the season for head coach Ken Brooks.
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Winter Ridgeway delivers a pitch during a game earlier in the season.
“We’re not happy at all,” Brooks said. “We’re a better team than we showed this year.”
Lois Annette Anderson
May 21, 2013
Lois Annette Anderson died May 11, 2013.
She was born Feb. 10, 1923, in Silverdale, to Harry and Eunice (Hazelhurst) Read.
Lois is survived by son Read and wife Linda; sons Mark Anderson and Jerry Barry; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Patriots tennis duo punches ticket to state
May 21, 2013
At the beginning of the spring sports season, the Liberty tennis team’s top two singles’ players approached coach Mike Salokas and informed him that they were going to make the state tournament this year, and they were going to do it as a doubles team.
Fast forward just a few months later, and it appears that Jenny Adams and Kristy Braunston are geniuses as they prepare to head to Kennewick to compete in the state championship May 24 and 25.
By Greg Farrar
Kristy Braunston (left) and Jenny Adams, Liberty High School tennis doubles partners, volley back and forth to their coach Mike Salokas during practice May 17 at Tibbetts Valley Park.
“My greatest coaching accomplishment this year is saying OK to them playing doubles in the KingCo tournament,” Salokas said.
Athletes receive all-league honors
May 21, 2013
As the spring sports season comes to a close, local athletes are being honored for their athletic achievements with the unveiling of the all-league teams. Players and coaches select all-league teams annually.
Note: Only athletes from Issaquah, Liberty and Skyline are listed.
Soccer
All KingCo 4A
- Coach of Year — Don Braman, Skyline
Angela Agnes Guyot
May 21, 2013
Angela Agnes Guyot passed away Feb. 27, 2013.
Born in Silesia on Jan 19, 1931, she was a passionate, lifelong Catholic.
She is survived by sisters Theresia, Barbara, Marianne and Elizabeth; daughter Susan; son Mark; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
