Sunset welcomes Seahawks
December 1, 2008
The Sea Gals and the Seahawks’ drumline, Blue Thunder, performed during the schoolwide assembly. By Chantelle Lusebrink.
Sunset Elementary School became Seahawks Headquarters Nov. 21 as Deion Branch — the team’s wide receiver — the Sea Gals, Blue Thunder and Blitz the Seahawk came by to host an assembly the students won’t soon forget.
The school received the assembly after two families, the Easterns and the Karls, bid on the speaking engagement at Branch’s foundation auction, which benefits children diagnosed with meningitis.
Branch started the foundation after his son Deiondre was diagnosed with meningitis at birth.
It was the first time the two families had been to the foundation auction.
“The kids are big Seahawks fans and it is a great foundation,” David Eastern said. “The combination is perfect.”
The couples’ children — Max and Isabelle Eastern and Amanda and Tyler Karl — all attend Sunset.
“We hope that it shows them that they can do anything,” Deena Eastern said. Read more
School spirit lives despite construction noise
December 1, 2008
The rain pours down from the heavens above as students and teachers monotonously file down the two sets of stairs that connect portable village to the rest of the school. Read more
Building a better bridge
November 24, 2008
Sixth-grader Nate Park watches his team’s bridge strain under two and a half pounds of pressure. By Christopher Huber.
The commons at Pine Lake Middle School buzzed with an energy that only exists when dozens of middle schoolers come together to present a school project to their proud parents.
Students scampered around, antsy to show off their masterpieces and excited to be with their friends. A dozen or so parents stood in the aisle or on the periphery of the seating area to take pictures or capture the night on video.
The students had built bridges from toothpicks and it was time to test them. Read more
Middle school students wire into multimedia
November 24, 2008
Pine Lake Middle School eighth-graders Ally Blakley, left, and Shayna Wilson laugh at a segment of video as they edit clips for a class music video project. By Christopher Huber
Anyone who attends Pine Lake Middle School while teacher and instructional technology specialist Eric Ensey works there might want to think about taking his multimedia design class. It could give them a leg up in this constantly advancing technological age.
“It’s as much of a fine arts class as a tech class,” said Pine Lake Principal Roy Adler.
Local Scouts help remember our veterans
November 18, 2008
Cub Scouts in Pack 639, sponsored by Issaquah VFW Post 3436, collect and return spent shells used in the Veterans Day 21-gun salute at City Hall to post commander David Waggoner. Photo by Greg Farrar.
For some students, Nov. 11 may have just been a day off from school. But for others, it was a time toremember sacrifices made by many men and women who have served in the country’s armed forces.
Going to school shouldn’t feel like washing hair
November 18, 2008
The alarm rings. It’s the worst sound in the world, making me cringe every morning. Even after I turn it off, I remain in bed. Good morning, sunshine.
Grand Ridge celebrates all things Washington
November 10, 2008
Amy Wisler, a Grand Ridge Elementary School parent, calls out questions for students in the school’s Washington ‘Jeopardy!’ game during its Washington Products Festival. By Chantelle Lusebrink.
The smell of baked apples, smoked salmon lollipops and French fries greeted students and their families in the hallways at Grand Ridge Elementary School, where they celebrated all things Washington.
Dozens of families, with students in Rebecca Rappin’s and Chelsea Dziedzic’s classes, Read more
It’s an inspiring time to be young, able to vote
November 10, 2008
Over the past few months, I noticed the buzz of political debate had grown to somewhat of a dull roar at Issaquah High School. I believe parents, teachers and students will agree that never before has the generation of high school students taken such an interest in the political process. Read more
Spanish Club makes the real world its practical classroom
November 4, 2008
Tacha Romany (above, left), a Spanish exchange student at Issaquah High School, orders food from Salvador Gomez, a server at Las Margaritas, during the Spanish club’s first Una Tertulia Oct. 27. Photo By Chantelle Lusebrink
“Hola. Como estas?” Andrea Noon, a Spanish teacher at Issaquah High School, asked her students as they seated themselves Oct. 27. “Como te llamas?” Read more
Look closer at Liberty, where diversity abounds
November 4, 2008
A visitor to Liberty High School probably would not choose “diverse” as a word to describe it. However, for those well acquainted with the school, Liberty boasts diversity in myriad aspects.
