Are there solutions to the Educational Crisis?
I might be surprising our readers, but I think that there are.
Let's first take a look at the miracle of Singapore. Singapore has a population that is close to that of Washington.
Singapore was forced out of the Malaysian Federation by 125-0 vote of the Federation's Parliament in 1965.
Ask the hardy nine and ten-year old kids at the Marine Hills Pool last weekend if the weather was too cold for swimming and you would probably be splashed in reply.
"It's not cold!
On June 9, two classes from Wildwood Elementary visited the West Hylebos Park and the historical Barker Cabin for their annual field trip. More than 50 students and their teachers attended the field trip, where they toured the newly restored Barker Cabin. The group also walked the new boardwalk at the park. Wildwood Teacher Sharon Melton accompanied the students.
A group of Virginia Mason patients from Federal Way have much to smile about after joining the clinic's group sessions for patients with diabetes. Prior to the sessions, each patient had blood work drawn as a benchmark to measure their improvement in controlling diabetes. The standard Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) blood test measures the percentage of glucose, or sugar, attached to red blood cells in the bloodstream.
"This particular group had terrible numbers," says Josie Silver, RN, CDE, who leads the group sessions.
Two Federal Way students received honors for their theatrical work during the last school year.
2,200 high school students, teachers and parents from across Washington state packed Benaroya Hall for the sixth annual 5th Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards, sponsored by Wells Fargo.
The students screamed at the top of their lungs, jumped and cheered as the award recipients were announced in 21 different categories, ranging from Outstanding Overall Musical Production to Outstanding Program Design.
The high school theater nominees were dressed to kill and fi
Snohomish-based Periwinkle Rose employees and customers wore the company's signature sleepwear to help raise money for foster kids.
Federal Way resident Shawn Mercalde joined the team, which placed fourt at the event, for a second season.
The Pajama Bowl was held Sunday, June 1 at the Tech City Bowl in Kirkland and Acme Bowl in Tukwila.
Coming fourth out of almost 100 teams, Periwinkle Rose raised $2,341 for KidsDream of Snohomish County, an organization dedicated to helping foster children who often come from abused and neglected homes.
In all,
1. Federeal Way police were dispatched to investigate a case of malicious mischief called in to 911. According to the complainant, a witness spotted a unknown person breaking out the windows on a parked vehicle with a baseball bat. The vehicle was a black 1996 Ford. The registered owner is not known because the vehicle was recently sold to a new owner. The suspect spotted the witness and ran after him, threatening him and yelling at him. Federal Way officers attempted to search the area for the suspect but were unable to locate him. No other suspect information is listed in the report.
How about that?
Water on the manager and coaches, thanks to Mikey (Mojo) Mojica, who poured bottled water on his manager, Rich Pryce, other coaches, and, oh, yeah, his own players, following his good pitching and hitting performance leading the way of a Steel Lake Braves, 7-5, win over the Kent Gators in the District 10 Little League Majors Tournament of Champions Championship game at the Federal Way National Complex Wednesday.
They're a fun group?
"Oh yeah," said Price, somewhat wet.
If you've found yourself wishing for a quick getaway but are discouraged by the high price of gas you might want to check out Alki Kayak Tours. You can take a kayak down to the Alki Point lighthouse, paddle around the mouth of the Duwamish River or enjoy a Seattle Sunset from the water. Tours of what can be a busy part of Puget Sound are conducted by experienced guides who, according to guide Cory Johnson "constantly keep an eye out for other boats." Greg Whittaker, the owner and the first guide for the company is also the tourism representative for the Washington State Oil Spill Advisory Council and part of the citizens advisory committe for the City of Seattle's Shoreline Master Program Update. During the tours, Greg and other guides share facts about the local environment, history, and marine life. "I talk a lot about birds," said Greg, " I'm a bird nerd."
The tours are normally "doubles" , meaning two seat kayaks are used. The boats themselves are "Sea Kayaks" not the "White water" version you might confuse them with.
Due to the possible presence of salmonella in some tomatoes,
Seattle Waste Management and Cedar Grove Composting request that all residential and business customers put suspect tomatoes and suspect raw tomato products such as salsa in the garbage, not in curbside yard/food carts or in home composting bins or worm bins.
"We ask that customers take this cautionary step and share this advisory with their neighbors and co-workers," said Rita Smith, Community Education and Sustainability Coordinator for Waste Management Northwest.
Waste Management and Cedar Grove Co
