John Muir Elementary and Nathan Hale High School Win $15,000 Awards

Symetra Financial and the Seattle Seahawks announced today that John Muir Elementary School and Nathan Hale High School have won 2009 Symetra Heroes in the Classroom “MVP Awards.” Through the award, each school will receive a $15,000 grant to fund an innovative student achievement program.

Here’s the whole article.

Peter Maier, School Board Director, holds public meetings

Seattle Public School Board Director Peter Maier hosts monthly meetings with the community. The next meeting is this Saturday morning.

From: “Oakes, Pamela J” <pjoakes@seattleschools.org> To: “Maier, Peter L” <peter.maier@seattleschools.org> Subject: Reminder Invite to Peter Maier Saturday Community Meeting – 1/9/10 Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:32:40 -0800

Happy New Year Friends & Supporters!

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New Park in Lake City is “Virgil Flaim Park”

The new park at the former Lake City Elementary School will be named “Virgil Flaim Park”.

From the press release:

Flaim’s personal initiative led to many improvements to the Lake City community, including this park. He was executive director of the Lake City Community Center from 1986 until his retirement in 2001, and the [...]

Revised new Seattle Public Schools assignment areas

The latest Seattle Public Schools assignment areas were released on Tuesday this week. Apologies for not posting this earlier. It has been a wacky week on my end.

The changes will have an impact on some Pinehurst families. The northern boundary for Olympic View Elementary goes north to 127th and the whole Jackson Park area [...]

Nathan Hale celebrates completion of library/radio/arts addition

From Seattle Public Schools School Beat e-news:

The Building Excellence III (BEX III), capital bond approved by Seattle voters in 2007, funds a series of improvements at Nathan Hale High School, including a new library, radio station, visual arts classrooms and fitness center. These improvements, completed this fall, are part of an eco-friendly phased modernization [...]

Student art sought for 2010 Neighbor Appreciation Day

The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods invites Seattle students, kindergarten through 12th grade, to submit original artwork for a contest as part of Neighbor Appreciation Day, February 6, 2010.

The winning artwork will adorn the 2010 Neighbor Appreciation Day greeting card. Free cards will be available at City Hall, neighborhood service centers, community centers and libraries [...]

Community Meeting with Seattle School Board Member Peter Maier – November 7th

Seattle School Board Member Peter Maier (who grew up in Lake City) will be holding monthly community meetings. The next meeting will be Saturday, November 7th, 11:30-1:00 at the Lake City Public Library Meeting Room (12501 28th Ave NE).

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St. Matthew School Kindergarten Information Open House – November 1st

St. Matthew SchoolKindergarten Information Open HouseSunday, November 1, 20091230 NE 127th Street Seattle 98125 Information Session: 10:15 —11:00 a.m. Open House : 11:00 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

Meet our Principal, Kindergarten teacher and other parents of future Kindergartners.Childcare will be available during the Information Session.

For more information, contact Judy Shafer, Development Director, jshafer@stmatthewseattle.com or 206-362-2785 ext [...]

K-12 Education Budget and Funding Issues – October 20th

Special Joint Town Hall to discuss K-12 Education Budget and Funding Issues

Please join School Board Directors Sherry Carr and Peter Maier and State Representative Scott White for a special Town Hall to discuss school funding and budget issues from both a state and school district perspective.

7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 20thOlympic View Elementary504 NE [...]

St. Catherine School kindergarten open house – November 4th

St. Catherine School is accepting applications for the 2010/2011 Kindergarten class and will be holding a kindergarten open house on Wednesday, November 4th. St. Catherine School is a preschool through eighth grade Catholic parish school.

Kindergarten Open HouseWednesday, Nov. 4th7:00 pmSt. Catherine School8524 Eighth Avenue NE(206) 525-0581