“GLEE” guitarist Derik Nelson will play a full-band pop/rock concert at the Northshore Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26.
Parents enlist the help of Suave for its ability to gently soothe and wash away the remnants of the game. Sponsored by Suave.
The programs will be district-wide next year, but juniors can enroll by Sept. 6 for one of two such programs at Lake Washington's STEM School for the 2013-14 school year.
Colorful and bite-size fresh fruit and veggies are not only fun to eat they are healthy – rich in anti-oxidants, nutrients and vitamins.
A recent poll found that about a quarter of teachers have spent $400 on their own classroom supplies. Teachers and parents, talk to us in the comments if you've ever bought supplies for your classrooms.
You've bought the supplies (or not), you've got the new clothes (some of them), and like it or not, the first day of school is upon you. Here, some inspiration to get you ready for the year ahead.
Let's brush up on some health tips to make sure your kids have another successful school year.
More than 24,300 people were treated in hospitals and doctors' offices for injuries related to backpacks in 2012.
Use the announcement function to your opinion, post personal, work or sports achievements; birth announcements; death notices; and more.
Here are the dates Kirkland students and parents need to know for the 2013-14 school year.
A recent survey says 67 percent of parents in America plan to spend more than $100 per child on back-to-school shopping this year.
The recipients are among a total of 4,300 students who have received college-sponsored national merit scholarships across the country.
Part of the plan is a bond measure to pay for three new elementary schools and expansions at Eastlake, Juanita and Lake Washington high schools.
The new private high school will emphasize a collaborative, hands-on classroom approach, CEO Dr. Maureen O'Shaughnessy says.
The state budget includes a 40 percent increase in transportation funding for the district, and restores previous staff pay cuts.
The Lake Washington School District recently set its calendars for the next four years.
Teachers took extra unpaid professional days and went without annual raises when Washington schools faced serious budget cuts.
Kirkland police say they are also investigating the incident.
The Everett Herald reports the assistant also omitted from his job application that he had resigned from the Northshore District in 2008 after similar allegations. He had worked at Inglemoor and Bothell high schools.
Once a member of former Congressman Norm Dicks' staff, Goings is currently vice president of operations and college relations at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood.
Summer Sterling is an interior design student at BC and wrote about her own approach to sustainability, which starts with her habit of picking up litter left by others.
Do you think school officials are doing enough to try to manage the student "tradition"? Tell us in the comments section.
The students were selected for $2,500 scholarships out of 15,000 finalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Sammamish resident Doug Eglington will step down from the Lake Washington School District School Board at the end of 2013.
By 2014, all high schools in the district will offer at least one thematic, STEM-focused program for juniors and seniors.
More than 200 businesses helped finance this year's scholarships, most of which range from $500 to $10,000 per year and are renewable for up to four years.
The school joins three from Bellevue in the top tier of schools in the annual U.S. News rankings of best high schools.
The Lake Washington School District seeks feedback from parents and the community by May 13.
The presentation is in response to a recent survey of parents by the Juanita High PTSA and a statewide survey of youth showing an increase in marijuana use. YES counselors also report an increase in heroin use among teens.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology’s Board of Trustees announced five finalists for the President position.
The Finn Hill Middle School Band played the state Capitol last month.
Seattle Attorney Charles Leitch will present "Youth Cyber Safety and the Risks of Social Media – What Every Family Needs to Know" at four schools hosted by the LWSD and the local PTSA.
The Kirkland school won in the overall excellence, math, science and high progress categories -- the first ever to win four in Lake Washington School District history. Seven other Kirkland schools were recognized.
KOMO News reports that parents complained to the Lake Washington School Board about the field, which has suffered drainage issues for years and was recently closed by school district officials. A renovation should have it ready for play by again Februar
As many as eight scholarships are available to students in Kirkland, parts of Redmonds, and Woodinville. The deadline for applications is April 15.
Jessa Morissey and Sierra Sherrell became best friends as first-graders at the recently modernized school on Kirkland's Finn Hill, and on Tuesday returned as Juanita High seniors to unveil paintings they created for their culminating project.
Students from the Kirkland school, as well as students from other Puget Sound schools, earned their place at the star-studded event at Seattle's KeyArena through serving others.
Scholarship essays that answer the question “What is the best way to stop gun violence without infringing on the rights protected by the Second Amendment?” are due by April 22.
The district says more classroom space will be necessary to accommodate increasing enrollment.