Teens robbed at gunpoint at Apollo Elementary School
August 17, 2010
Police said masked men robbed two teenagers at gunpoint at Apollo Elementary School early Aug. 9.
King County Sheriff’s Office detectives said an 18-year-old man and 19-year-old man were robbed at gunpoint at the school, 15025 S.E. 117th St., just after 1 a.m.
Investigators said the teenagers received a call from a 16-year-old friend late the previous night. The friend told them he was in trouble and needed $90. He told them he was at a mutual friend’s house and that he could meet them at the school.
The teenagers picked up the 16-year-old at Apollo. They described the younger teenager as acting nervous and shaking. Immediately after the 16-year-old got in their car, two masked men smashed the front side windows.
District launches social networking site to link students
August 17, 2010
Forget Facebook. Issaquah School District students, teachers and parents will soon be connected online with a site dedicated to advancing education.
This fall, every student in the district will get usernames to Issaquah Connect, a secure social networking site run from the district’s server.
“This is a virtual extension of our classrooms,” Executive Director of Educational Technology Colleen Dixon said. “This is the world, this is how we interact, how we get information and how we talk to each other in many ways.”
Issaquah Connect, the Issaquah School District’s new social network, links students for sharing educational opportunities. Contributed
Issaquah Connect has been operational for about a half-year, but teachers have been using other online tools, like Blackboard and Google Groups, to connect with students for years.
The new site enables every school and teacher to have easily accessed and updatable information on one page. The pages are similar in nature to those you’d see on other social networking sites, like Facebook, but the information is relevant and educational.
Teenagers report armed robbery at Apollo Elementary
August 11, 2010
NEW — 4:45 p.m. Aug. 11, 2010
Police said masked men robbed two teenagers at gunpoint at Apollo Elementary School early Monday morning.
King County Sheriff’s Office detectives said an 18-year-old man and 19-year-old man were robbed at gunpoint at the school, 15025 S.E. 117th St., just after 1 a.m. Monday.
Investigators said the teenagers received a call from their 16-year-old friend late Sunday night. The friend told them he was in trouble and needed $90. He told them he was at a mutual friend’s house and that he could meet them at the school.
Cascade Ridge Elementary School gets new principal
May 25, 2010
Issaquah School District officials announced May 6 that they had hired a new principal for Cascade Ridge Elementary School.
Natalie Fowler, a program assistant for Cougar Ridge and Newcastle elementary schools, will begin in July. She is also a teacher for the gifted program at Apollo Elementary School.
Cascade Ridge Principal Colleen Shields announced her resignation earlier this spring after her husband was relocated to California.
Fowler has worked in the district for six years. She came to the district after relocating from the Austin, Texas, area, where she worked as a teacher for two years.
She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in textiles and apparel from the University of Texas at Austin, and holds a post-baccalaureate degree in education from there as well.
In her six years with the district, Fowler went back to school to earn her master’s degree in education and educational leadership certification from City University in 2009.
Superintendent Steve Rasmussen wrote in a letter to the community that it was clear from community survey responses that the next Cascade Ridge principal should be a person who builds relationships through honesty, openness and approachability. The next principal also needed to remain committed to helping every student succeed while retaining a unique sense of community, he wrote.
“It’s a tall order — justifiably so — and I believe I have found a match in Principal Fowler,” Rasmussen said. “For the past six years, Principal Fowler has shown tremendous instructional leadership in the Issaquah School District.”
Shields will help Fowler transition into her new role at Cascade Ridge in the coming months.
District hires new Cascade Ridge Elementary School principal
May 6, 2010
NEW — 2:45 p.m. May 6, 2010
Issaquah School District officials announced Thursday that they had hired a new principal for Cascade Ridge Elementary School.
Natalie Fowler, a program assistant for Cougar Ridge and Newcastle elementary schools, will begin in July. She is also a gifted teacher at Apollo Elementary School.
Cascade Ridge Principal Colleen Shields announced her resignation earlier this spring after her husband was relocated to California.
Fowler has worked in the district for six years at the three schools. She came to the district after relocating from the Austin, Texas, area, where she worked as a teacher for two years.
She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in textiles and apparel from the University of Texas at Austin, and holds a post-baccalaureate degree in education from UT as well.
In her six years with the district, Fowler went back to school to earn her master’s degree in education and educational leadership certification from City University in 2009.
Taproot Theatre brings anti-bullying message to school
May 4, 2010
Sir Alex, played by Solomon Davis (left), stands up to Adrienne Littleton, who plays the dragon and bully in Taproot Theatre’s production about bullying at Apollo Elementary School. By Chantelle Lusebrink
Sir Alex, his classmates and a dragon made a special appearance at Apollo Elementary School to help students better understand why bullying is hurtful.
Middle-school programs making an !MPACT this summer
April 13, 2010
Looking for something to keep your elementary or middle schooler occupied this summer?
Look no further than the Issaquah School District’s summer programs.
District officials are registering students for their Club Connection and !MPACT programs through April 16. The programs provide care for students from 7 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. during the workweek, and provide fun activities and field trips for students at neighborhood schools all summer.
“It’s not a normal summer camp and it’s not a daycare,” said Amanda Enright, a program leader. “This is way more fun for kids. In fact, we’re away from the schools three days a week. And on the days we’re there, we have cool activities, like theater improv, video game design contests, water battles, cooking and food fights.”
!MPACT serves all 2010-11 incoming sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders. There are two locations — Beaver Lake Middle School and Pacific Cascade Middle School (the former freshman campus).
Club Connection is hosted at five locations: Apollo, Challenger, Grand Ridge, Cascade Ridge and Sunset elementary schools. Read more
New principal chosen for Apollo Elementary
April 6, 2010
Apollo Elementary School has a new principal who will take the helm this summer.
Susan Mundell will begin working at Apollo in July as Marla Erath goes to begin a new chapter at Newcastle Elementary School.
Issaquah School District Superintendent Steve Rasmussen announced Mundell’s hire in a letter that went to families March 26.
She is “a strong instructional leader who is eager to return to a school community she knows and loves,” he wrote. Read more
Dr. Seuss helps make reading fun for students
March 16, 2010
Liberty High School senior Alexis Court and Alexander Munson (above) enjoy the annual Read Across America Read Aloud, held March 4 to coincide with the birthday of ‘The Cat in the Hat’ author Dr. Seuss. Below, elementary students and their families from Apollo, Briarwood, Maple Hills and Newcastle attended the event. Contributed
With more than 300 students reading, March 4 was a night at Liberty High School to do Dr. Seuss proud — after all, it was the famed author’s birthday
Rotary Club honors students of the month for December
January 12, 2010
The Rotary Club of Issaquah recently honored the following seniors for its students of the month for December. Read more
