Issaquah School District Superintendent Steve Rasmussen announced Monday, March 16 that he had found a fit for Challenger Elementary’s vacant principal position – Dr. Sue McPeak.
Until the last few months of September 2007, Dawn Appel was just another one of those Moms — the kind who somehow balance a demanding job with keeping the home fires burning, and still find time to stand on the sidelines of sporting fields and cheer for their children.
With the traffic speed sensors and cameras recently installed around a number of Issaquah schools, and Washington State Patrol officers targeting schools in Sammamish this month, school zone safety is getting plenty of attention of late.
Issaquah School District Superintendent Steve Rasmussen last week told a group of parents and businesspeople that staff would be laid off in local schools in the coming year.
Issaquah School Board members unanimously voted March 11 to accept a bid for Issaquah High School reconstruction by Cornerstone General Contractors, a Bothell-based company.
King County’s legislative branch will take an unpaid furlough day on Friday, March 13.
Firefighters from all over the world gathered in Seattle to climb to the top of the Columbia Tower in full combat gear and breathing apparati to raise money for the Lukemia & Lymphoma Society, at the 2009 Scott Firefight Stairclimb on Sunday, March 8.
With the City of Sammamish, already undergoing a thorough overhaul, in the form of the proposed town center, the Shoreline Master Plan process, and improvements to East Lake Sammamish Parkway, it will soon have another important project to consider — Beaver Lake Park.
The future of the annual homecoming parade at Skyline High School appears safe after Sammamish councillors responded favorably to calls to keep it on 228th Avenue Southeast.
As a parent and former teacher I would like to applaud Bellevue, Issaquah, Northshore, Renton, Spokane and Seattle school boards for endorsing Senate Bill 5444 and House Bill 1410.
The following students made the Seattle Pacific University 2008 Autumn Quarter Dean’s List.
As a teacher, Curtis Betzler is used to having a positive impact on those students in his care.
Issaquah School District Superintendent Steve Rasmussen announced Tuesday, March 3 that Diane Holt will be taking over the Issaquah Valley Elementary principal position in July.
King County has begun a nine-month project to replace a deteriorating timber bridge on Southeast May Valley Road south of Issaquah.
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Residents who may be tempted to speed down Second Avenue Southeast near Issaquah High School might want to take their foot off the gas beginning Monday, March 16.
In America’s rich history of art and publishing, the cartoonist occupies a unique place, an often misunderstood element.
The Issaquah School District will soon have a new member in its midst.
Superintendent Steve Rasmussen announced Tuesday, March 3 that Diane Holt will be taking over the Issaquah Valley Elementary principal position beginning in July.
Squak Mountain residents seeking bus service are one step closer to their goal after the Council Transportation Committee unanimously agreed Thursday, March 5 to add the topic to the Public Works Engineering workplan.
The city has closed the door on re-opening Black Nugget Road to the Issaquah Highlands after receiving an overwhelmingly negative response to the idea from residents.
