September 2007

Chinook Middle in SeaTac is the only Puget Sound area school to reach step five in federal sanctions as a result of test scores on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL).

Step five means the Highline District school has missed federal No Child Left Behind Act targets for the past six years.

According to the regulations, the school must restructure according to a plan drawn up last year.

In addition, it must offer students a chance to transfer to a higher-scoring school, and offer private tutoring to low-income students.

The plan could a

A lawsuit to prevent the Port of Seattle from demolishing the Lora Lake Apartments was roundly criticized last week by Burien City Council members.

Calling the action "unfortunate," Mayor Joan McGilton said the King County Housing Authority "did not consider the facts and data that the city of Burien put in front of them" before filing the complaint.

"Burien is not a bad player here in the affordable housing issue," declared Deputy Mayor Rose Clark.

Summer vacation has been extended three days for students at the new Bow Lake Elementary in SeaTac as construction delays has forced the opening day back to Monday, Sept. 10.

Assistant Highline Superintendent Geri Fain blames the construction delays on bid complications, weather problems and labor shortages.

Other Highline schools start Wednesday, Sept. 5.

After two years away from their home campus, Mt. Rainier High students return to a brand new school.

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Burien City Council members got their first look on Aug.

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The 76-year-old South Park Bridge on 14th Avenue South-one of two King County steel-deck truss bridges-remains a concern, according to the recently published 2006 King County Annual Bridge Report.

A recent inspection found that while it is safe, the South Park Bridge is reaching the end of its useful life.

Van strikes man at airport

Aug. 19-Two passenger islands in the Sea-Tac International Airport parking garage were shut down temporarily after an 82-year-old man was struck by a shuttle van.

The man, who received cuts on his head, was treated at Valley Medical Center.

Port of Seattle Police and the King County Sheriff's Office were investigating the cause of the accident.

Compiled by Ralph Nichols

Wednesday, Sept. 5

Girls soccer: Highline at Evergreen, 6 p.m.; Tyee at Mount Rainier, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 6

Girls soccer: Kennedy at Lindbergh, 6 p.m.; Granite Falls at Foster, 7 p.m.; Mount Rainier at Kentridge, 7:30 p.m.

Volleyball: Evergreen Lutheran at Shoreline Christian, 5:45 p.m.; Highline at Evergreen, Kennedy at Lindbergh, Tyee at Mount Rainier, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 7

For them, that is. At the Ballard skateboard park, skateboarder is Brendon Mekola of Ballard

Photographer Steve Shay took this photo about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. He shot the eclipse of the moon through the "Immigrant Tree" sculpture in Bergen Park in downtown Ballard.