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🌱 Patch AM: How a Redmond rider sprinted to a national podium this weekend

Also, don't miss Leah Rudick at Forum Social House in Bellevue on the Redmond Patch calendar

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Greetings Redmond! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Redmond rider sprinted to a national podium this weekend
  • How did Redmond's Tesla STEM High crack the nation's top 10?

Also on today's calendar: Leah Rudick at Forum Social House in Bellevue and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Very warm with hazy sun, with a high of 88 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Clouds breaking; not as warm, temps: high: 76, low: 58.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Walters and McKee Claim Gold in the Keirin at Elite… (usacycling.org) — A cyclist from Redmond Merrick Gallagher, sprinted to a silver medal and U23 national title in the Men's Elimination Race at the elite national track championships. The article recaps multiple events where riders from around the country claimed Stars and Stripes jerseys, but Gallagher's podium finish puts Redmond on the national cycling map.
   

• This WA high school is among best in the nation, new ranking says. See which one (thenewstribune.com) — Redmond's Nikola Tesla STEM High School has been ranked No. 9 in the nation and the top high school in Washington by U.S. News & World Report, spotlighting local academic excellence. With a 97.9% graduation rate and strong college-readiness scores, the school leads the Seattle metro area and Lake Washington School District, highlighting the strength of Redmond's public education options.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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