Local residents named to Provost's List at Chapman University

Each semester the Office of the Provost publishes a list of students honored for their academic excellence. 

Academic excellence is measured by maintaining a 3.800 term GPA or higher in at least 12 credits of residence course work taken for a letter grade.

Students from Shoreline named to the Provost's List for Spring 2023:

• Isabel Brown - parents Jeff and Michelle Brown - Shoreline, WA
• Samantha Combs - parents Scott and Jennifer Combs - Shoreline, WA

Chapman University is a private, Christian research university in Orange, California. It encompasses 11 schools and colleges.

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16,300 borrowers in Washington will qualify for new student loan debt forgiveness

The Biden administration on Friday announced plans to forgive about $39 billion of student loans for 804,000 borrowers as part of an effort to fix flaws with income-driven repayment programs. 

The Supreme Court last month nixed Biden's broader student debt relief program. 

On Tuesday, the Department of Education released figures showing how much the latest relief initiative adds up to in different states. 

For Washington, the numbers show that about 16,300 borrowers will qualify for the program and that their debt totals around $777 million. 

You can find the totals for other states here.

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Local students named to Pacific University Spring Dean's List

FOREST GROVE, OREGON (July 13, 2023) - Local students have been named to the Spring 2023 dean's list at Pacific University in Oregon. 

The dean's list recognizes undergraduate students in Pacific's colleges of Arts / Sciences, Business and Education who earn a grade-point average of at least 3.70 and complete 12 or more graded credit hours.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Seattle, WA 

• Daniel Park
• Camden Wyatt

Pacific University serves more than 3,600 students in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, optometry and health professions. Committed to inspiring students to think, care, create, and pursue justice in the world, Pacific offers a transformational liberal arts foundation paired with meaningful professional preparation.

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Eastern Oregon University announces spring term Dean's List

LA GRANDE, Ore. (July 7, 2023) - 

Eastern Oregon University named 559 students to the dean's list for the 2023 spring term. 

Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of the term.

The following student from your area earned this distinction.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, COLLEGE, MAJOR

Shoreline, WA

Brittany Kestner, Education, Early Childhood Education

As an education, cultural and scholarly center, EOU connects the rural regions of Oregon to a wider world. Our beautiful setting and small size enhance the personal attention our students receive, while partnerships with colleges, universities, agencies, and communities add to the educational possibilities of our region and state.

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Area students named to Dean's List at the University of Washington

UW Quad. Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Students from Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, and north Seattle have been named to the Dean's List at the University of Washington for Winter 2023 Quarter.

To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must have completed at least 12 graded credits and have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (out of 4). Students are notified that they have achieved this distinction when they receive their grades for the quarter.

The students are listed alphabetically by ZIP code

STUDENT NAME and SCHOOL YEAR

Zip Code: 98133

Suweyda Ali Abdi junior
Adetutu Adeshina junior
Caleb Herminio Jr Aguilar freshman
Ekram Sherefa Ahemed senior
Faliha Naaz Amjad senior
William Gene Anderson senior
Finn Anton junior
Nalinrath Auengpradijporn senior
Abigail Anne Tejero Babila sophomore
Janina Jin-Hi Bae senior
Alicia Marie Beatty sophomore
Sydney Christine Belden senior
Jhesmaron Angeles Bernardino senior
Dawit Graham Borrows senior
Sameer Dani Bou-Reslan freshman
Kyle S Branson senior
Shea Ireland Bray junior
Matthew Scott Bryan junior
Grace Elizabeth Bugbee sophomore
Abigail James Cadile senior
Brittany Ashlyn Cahill senior
William Bowen Campbell sophomore
Kaitlyn Jennifer Carter senior
Joseph Michael Casement sophomore
Rachel Lynn Christensen senior
Matthew Doo Young Chung junior
Samantha Collins senior
Janessa Contreras sophomore
Shannon Maria Crenshaw senior
Emily Dang senior
Garret Degrande junior
Alexander C Diaz junior
Helena Louise Dougherty junior
Celine Marie Durham junior
Aheli Dutta sophomore
Columbus Steven Enslow senior
Alyda Rhenae Faugno sophomore
Anna Finch senior
Christopher Seabert Ford junior
Sasha Rose Friese senior
Omar Tyrell Garza senior
Lilya Marie Garzon-Boyd senior
Mohamed Gas senior
Eyoel Ephrem Gebre junior
Zachary Evans Gendreau junior
Lars Christopher Glaesner senior
Aadya Goyal sophomore
David Gray-Hernandez sophomore
Elizabeth Flavia Gronski senior
Darren Nandinatha Gunadharma senior
Caleb James Hadland junior
Jacob Nicholaus Hamaker senior
Patrick Levin Harper junior
Katherine Lucy Hayes sophomore
Catherine Lee Haynie freshman
Hongyi He senior
Aaron Ho junior
Jung Yoon Hong senior
Shipei Huang senior
Catherine Rain Huber freshman
Alexandra Grace Huffman junior
Lela Antonia Hughes junior
Tiara Aika Hylton senior
Blake Albert Jackson senior
Lai Jiang freshman
Reese Elaine Kelly freshman
Geonhee Kim freshman
Denis Krokhmal senior
Hope A Kuchan junior
Vinh Lam senior
Daniel Gunwu Lee senior
Derek Mon-Yen Lee senior
Michael Minjae Lee senior
Rachel Yun Leung junior
Casey Yanjing Li senior
Jiaru Li senior
Jacob Lucas Lipp junior
Eric Liu senior
Cooper Low junior
Jaimi Lynn Nilan Lutes junior
Olivia Wen Ma junior
Anoushka Manik junior
Christopher Benjamin McCloskey junior
Lauren Rene McNee senior
Abel III Mendez Covarrubias freshman
Alek Sebastian Metzelaar junior
Nathaniel Jayden Miller junior
Jarel Ashad Mitchell senior
Visakha Mukkamala freshman
Anay Nagarajan junior
Lauryn Rose Nakamura junior
Joseph Kuria Ndenderu senior
Cardin Tran Nguyen senior
Hoa Thi Nguyen junior
John Wyatt Novak sophomore
Nicholas Justin Nugraha junior
Amanda Reese Olive junior
Jennifer Grace Oppliger senior
Kellan James Otley senior
Emily Park sophomore
Arihant Gautam Parsuram freshman
Marcus Julian Poonka junior
Michael Roberto Raftery senior
Matthew Paul Ramirez senior
Divya Rangarajan junior
Maxwell Richter junior
Sophie Lin Robertson junior
Luiza Guimaraes Rocha senior
Lidia I Rodriguez junior
Ariana Rojas junior
Charla Nanami Rosenberg junior
Arianna Lee Runyan senior
Ameera Saeed junior
Om Sahaym senior
Jack Norman Galido Salazar junior
Jarmaine Asiel Guevarra Santos senior
Madeline Mae-Jun Seid junior
Aelysha Sharma junior
Nicholas Dmitriovich Sherbakov junior
Zaid Hussain Siddiqui sophomore
Savante Zachery Sullivan sophomore
Mia Liang Switzer freshman
Midori G Sylwester junior
Wen Yun Teh senior
Riley Marie Turbak senior
Elizabeth Christine Turral junior
Kayla Monique Tuter junior
William Nathan Van Der Burght sophomore
Dora Maria Varsa senior
Rohan Mandayam Vokkarne junior
Alana Walton senior
Chengke Wei junior
Caroline Nancy Williams sophomore
Logan Janae Winn senior
Chang Xie sophomore
Runlong Xu junior
Madison Kakue Yamashita junior
Jiarui Yan junior
Chi Yuet Yung sophomore
Anastasia Marie Zaharevich junior
Yuxuan Zheng junior
Guangyu Zou senior
Isabella Zulueta senior
Siqi Zuo junior

Zip Code: 98155

Rufeda Mansoor Ali senior
Areeb Altaf junior
Sarah Seghir Alvi senior
Eliana Shaina Ariyevich senior
Samuel Levy Ariyevich junior
Katherine Babko junior
Isabella Bermejo senior
Bradey Garrett Blackmer junior
Reese Aparacio Braman senior
Molly Skagit Chapman sophomore
Chun An Chen senior
Yijun Chen junior
Tessa Sloan Chittenden sophomore
Grace Sierra Christensen sophomore
Isaac Stephen H Christensen sophomore
Kayla Akemi Mun See Chun sophomore
Minsuh Sarah Chun sophomore
Lauren Michelle Church junior
Hailey Amber Cloyd senior
Benjamin Robert Comfort senior
Elisabeth Mary Connett senior
Maia Anna Czerwonka sophomore
Gianna Maria Delaney junior
Mishti Dhawan junior
Yizhou Ding sophomore
Kathy Thi Do senior
William Valeriy Dudarov senior
Marianne Esnaurrizar junior
Euan Martin Farrell senior
Daniel Fleury senior
Ana Marie Angeles Gantuangco senior
Alex Michael Gee senior
Isabella Grace Gerlitz senior
Zachary Gil senior
Kathleen Ray Gilles senior
Aditya Gopinath junior
Zi Jun Guan senior
Amanda Ha senior
Trey C Hansen freshman
Alexander Eugene Harden sophomore
Brook Cascade Harrison sophomore
Danani Hassan sophomore
Madison Kimberly Hobbs senior
Kejie Huang junior
Alena Huynh senior
Andy Geumchan Hwang junior
Barrett Makai Ihde senior
Mia Jefferson junior
Jingyi Jin freshman
Ansel Elias Judd sophomore
Harmanjot Kaur sophomore
Lydia Grace Kelley sophomore
Darek Badru Khabani senior
Ming Yan Kong junior
Gayatri Brehon Kundassery freshman
Aleamarie Lacross senior
Jianan Lai senior
James Le junior
Polo T Le senior
Hannah Chaeun Lee senior
Katherine Lee junior
Sarang Love Lee junior
Siyi Li freshman
Margot Genevieve Linn junior
Tim Luebbert freshman
Natalie Ann Maasberg senior
Shafayet Mannan sophomore
Allyson Gabrielle Orata Martires junior
Michael James McAlexander senior
Ashley Emily McKenna senior
Theresa Clare Miceli senior
Martino Montrasio junior
Gabriella Morris senior
Ian Michael Murphy senior
Wanjiru Nanare Mwasi senior
Richa Nag junior
Andrew Yan-Jun Ng junior
Tyler Phuc Bao Nguyen senior
Vincent V Nguyen sophomore
Ndidi Danielle Nzenwa senior
Callan Maria O'Connor sophomore
Claudia Dessiree Ortac senior
Matthew Robert Ovanesyan junior
Felomino Wright Paez sophomore
Lanna Lynelle Park freshman
Nudshanunth Pasahahnunwut senior
Jaden David Patterson junior
Reis Anthony Pestano junior
Alexandra Predescu junior
Tudor Stefan Presa senior
Mia Pearl Rapp freshman
Annette Collins Ray junior
Cameron Brookes Reeder senior
Ethan Xander Retonio junior
Jocelyn Mariela Reyes sophomore
Kaeli Reese Reyes senior
Jacob Sabel Rodriguez junior
Julia Ryan junior
Henry Thieme Sanford senior
Ari William Moreland Schenkman senior
Hritika Singh junior
Jasman Singh sophomore
John William Jr Stephenson freshman
William Haydel Strauch senior
Sophia Skye Dorsch Summers senior
Jenna Rayne Swetz senior
Chloe Keat Yee Teo sophomore
Boi Hoa Tran junior
Sophia Marie Treadwell junior
William Neil Turner junior
Alisa Nishijima Udalov sophomore
Nikka Vahid-Tehrani junior
Yikai Wang sophomore
Cameron Devon White sophomore
Eric Yang junior
Jingqi Zeng senior
Yuening Zhao junior

Zip Code: 98177

Yousef Alsadhan junior
Daniel Eduardo Alvario junior
Gabrielle Sabine Ardila sophomore
Oliver Friedrich Berton senior
Grant Henry Branstetter senior
Larry Hien Bui senior
Yu-Fu Chen senior
Christina Chesbro senior
Pei-Chi Chiang senior
Joseph Thomas Cook senior
Katherine Cooper Dibbon junior
Amiria Dunlap senior
Kaitlyn Isabelle Dunn junior
Luke Bhuyan Dutta junior
Kaitlyn Chin-Wa Ellington sophomore
Katherine Lynn Ellis senior
Abigail Emily Evans senior
Julia Katelyn Fernandes junior
Phillip M Garey senior
Darby Jean Gavagan junior
Beck Owen Gilmore junior
Soshana Linnea Goldstein sophomore
Joshua Edward Gonzales-Voyvodich senior
M Irtezaul Haq senior
Madison Mae Herzig senior
Kyle Takashi Iwasaki freshman
Wyatt Michael Kinsey senior
Elena Lipanova senior
John Culy Nguyen senior
Quang Duy Nguyen senior
Oliver Maurice Norred senior
Karen Steisi Ocampo senior
Jasmine Pearl Ogaki senior
Reika T Ono junior
Nathaniel Scott Pearson junior
Jayden Kitiona Peneueta sophomore
Evan Scott Peterson senior
Ingrid Elizabeth Phillips senior
Kayley Pingeon senior
Oumsri Raghavendran Priya sophomore
Nicholas Alexander Risukhin freshman
Gabriel Rumsey senior
Aaron Gaven Sanders sophomore
Stella Rose Schwappach freshman
Beiyan Song junior
Thomas Kristofer Stiles freshman
Josh Travis Tanaka sophomore
Emily Grace Tanner junior
Hope Marie Thompson sophomore
John Paul Giang Tran senior
Emmie Jiang Wang senior
Kasten Dylan Welsh junior
Thane Patrick White junior
Audrey Elizabeth Wilkinson freshman
Sau Ling Yu senior

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Shoreline resident earns Master's degree from Northern Illinois University

DeKALB, Ill. (June 27, 2023) - Over 2,200 students received their degrees from Northern Illinois University in May.

Included among the graduates was Maren Fraser of Shoreline who earned a Master of Public Health in Public Health - Health Promotion.

Northern Illinois University is a student-centered, nationally recognized public research university. 

Through its main campus in DeKalb, Illinois, and education centers for students and working professionals in Chicago, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Oregon and Rockford, NIU offers more than 100 courses of study. For more information, visit www.niu.edu.

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Local Students earn degrees from George Fox University

George Fox University

NEWBERG, ORE. (June 16, 2023) – Local students were among the undergraduate, adult degree and graduate-level students who received diplomas from George Fox University at its spring graduation ceremony in April of 2023.

The following students earned degrees:

 

HOMETOWN, NAME, DEGREE

Seattle 

• Makenna Coffee, master of social work

Shoreline 

• Zinash Strawn, bachelor of arts in interdisciplinary studies

George Fox University is a Christian college classified by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best National University.” More than 4,000 students attend classes on the university’s campus in Newberg, Oregon, and at teaching centers in Portland and Redmond, Oregon. George Fox offers more than 60 undergraduate academic programs, degree-completion programs for working adults, seven seminary degrees, and 13 masters and doctoral degrees.

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Shoreline resident named to Dean's List at George Fox University

NEWBERG, ORE. (June 16, 2023) - Abby Wall of Shoreline was among those who earned dean's list recognition at George Fox University for the spring 2023 semester. 

Traditional undergraduate students must earn a 3.5 grade point average or above on 12 or more hours of graded work to earn a spot on the dean's list. Wall is a junior majoring in nursing.

George Fox University is a Christian college classified by U.S. News and World Report as a “Best National University.” More than 4,000 students attend classes on the university’s campus in Newberg, Oregon, and at teaching centers in Portland and Redmond, Oregon. George Fox offers more than 60 undergraduate academic programs, degree-completion programs for working adults, seven seminary degrees, and 13 masters and doctoral degrees.

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Goshen College announces Dean's List for Spring Semester 2023

Goshen College, Goshen Indiana

GOSHEN, Ind. (June 9, 2023) - Goshen College recently recognized 132 undergraduate students for excellence in academics on the spring 2023 Dean's List.

Saige Lind, a Senior Graphic Design major from Seattle, was recognized for academic excellence on the spring semester Dean's List at Goshen College. 

Lind is a graduate of Nathan Hale Sr High School.

The Dean's List includes students earning at least a 3.75 GPA, while completing at least 12 hours of coursework for a letter grade. Only grades from the designated semester are included in the Dean's List selection process.

Initiated in the fall of 1999, the Dean's List celebrates the achievement of Goshen College students who have met high academic standards and can motivate students preparing for graduate studies.

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Shoreline Community College receives federal grant to develop study abroad program in Bolivia for nursing students

Shoreline Community College (SCC) is one of 34 U.S. colleges and universities in 28 U.S. states to be awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program, which aims to develop and expand study abroad programs around the world.

“One of our goals is to better connect with our external and local international partners to best serve the diverse northern Seattle area. 

"Opportunities like this not only support that goal but also provide wonderful learning opportunities for our faculty and students,” said SCC President Dr. Jack Kahn.

Of the 34 U.S. colleges and universities, eight are community colleges and 13 are minority-serving institutions. The selected proposals will develop new international partnerships, train faculty and staff, internationalize curriculum, engage diverse students in study abroad, broaden the destinations where U.S. students study, and create virtual and hybrid exchanges.

“Increasing and diversifying U.S. students going abroad for educational opportunities, as well as diversifying the places where they study, is a State Department priority,” said Lee Satterfield, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs.

This IDEAS Program Award will allow Shoreline Community College to develop a new study abroad program for Washington community college nursing students.

The new program leverages a long-standing and successful study/service-learning abroad program in dental hygiene, led by SCC and our non-profit partner in Seattle and Bolivia, Smiles Forever.

“Study abroad programs have been particularly impacted by the pandemic and it is encouraging to see the federal government’s support in supporting their revival. 

"U.S. students, particularly those from underrepresented groups, benefit tremendously from these opportunities,” said Samira Pardanani, Associate Vice President, International Education and Global Engagement.

This study abroad program will be unique among community college nursing programs, as study abroad experiences are largely inaccessible for nursing students. 

Colleen Ferguson, Special Project Lead, International Engagement had this to say about the program,

“With the IDEAS Program Award, nursing faculty will be supported in developing a new service-learning program to Bolivia that will allow our nursing students the opportunity to practice their unique skills and gain valuable cross-cultural experience.”

The IDEAS Program is a program of the U.S Department of State with funding provided by the United States Government and supported in its implementation by World Learning.

Founded in 1964, Shoreline Community College offers more than 100 rigorous academic and professional/technical degrees and certificates to meet the lifelong learning needs of its diverse students and communities.

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Local residents named to Dean's List at Gonzaga University

SPOKANE, WA (June 5, 2023) - The following local residents have earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean's List for spring semester 2023. 

Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.84 grade-point average to be listed.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Lake Forest Park, WA

• Parker Bixby
• Carson Duling
• Tyler Montague

Seattle, WA

• Rolfe Zeisner

Shoreline, WA

• Lauren Adams
• Jaden Batara
• Bella Haupt
• Samantha Lee
• Korrina Murphy
• Julieanne Reid
• Gus Ricard
• Sophia Rice
• Emma Richardson

Gonzaga University is a humanistic, private Catholic University providing a Jesuit education to more than 7,500 students. Situated along the Spokane River near downtown Spokane, Washington, Gonzaga is routinely recognized among the West's best comprehensive regional universities. Gonzaga offers over 75 fields of study, 24 master's degrees, four doctoral degrees in one college and six schools.

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Local residents named to President's List at Gonzaga University

SPOKANE, WA (June 5, 2023) - The following local students have earned placement on the Gonzaga University President's List for spring semester 2023. 

Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Lake Forest Park, WA

• Lilly Visser

Seattle, WA

• Livie Hammond
• Keegan Hilt
• Anna Huycke
• Harrison Sheldon

Shoreline, WA

• Linden Beemer
• Preston Ernst
• Chloe Giles
• Emily McDowell
• Reece Mertel
• Eleanor Reid
• Max Reyes

Gonzaga University is a humanistic, private Catholic University providing a Jesuit education to more than 7,500 students. Situated along the Spokane River near downtown Spokane, Washington, Gonzaga is routinely recognized among the West's best comprehensive regional universities. Gonzaga offers over 75 fields of study, 24 master's degrees, four doctoral degrees in one college and six schools.

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Dean's Honor Roll at Southwestern College for Spring 2023

WINFIELD, Kan. (May 24, 2023) - Top scholars at Southwestern College in Winfield and at Southwestern College Professional Studies have been announced with the release of the Dean's Honor Roll for the spring 2023 semester. 

Full-time students who earned grade point averages of at least 3.70 (4.0 equals an A) were eligible for the honor.

Students on the list include:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Seattle, WA

• Gannon Dow

Southwestern College is a private liberal arts college, founded in 1885 by Methodists in south central Kansas. Southwestern College Professional Studies provides options for online students in any location and has been named a top provider for persons serving in the military. The college continues to be affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission to offer bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

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Rep. Gerry Pollet: Disability is not a choice - We have a constitutional obligation to fund every child’s education in Washington state

Rep. Gerry Pollet. Photo from LSS>

We have a constitutional obligation to fund every child’s education in Washington state. Disability is not a choice.

 

However, the Legislature has capped how many children with disabilities it will fund education and disability services for and requires school districts to spend over $400 million a year from local levy money to pay for this portion of our “paramount duty.” 

That’s why I developed House Bill 1436 with special education advocates, school districts and educators. Governor Inslee signed HB 1436 on May 11, to add $417 million in new support for special education during this biennium.

 
While the Senate did not agree with the House to eliminate the cap on how many students with disabilities the state will pay for in each district, we did significantly increase the cap to 15%. HB 1436 and the subsequent funding increase in the state operating budget is a MAJOR and historic step forward to fully supporting all students in our state with a high-quality public education. 

But this bill only fills half of the gap and more work remains. I am hopeful that the legislature will support future proposals to completely remove the unconscionable cap because of the disproportional impact on students in our state.

 
Governor Inslee made it more difficult to have data on how many students have disabilities in each district by vetoing an equity study on the prevalence of disabilities amongst minorities and vulnerable populations. I’ll be working to restore funding for the equity study.

Rep. Gerry Pollet represents the 46th Legislative District, northeast Seattle

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New class at Red Sky Gallery

 

Jamee Linton

Color Strategies For Acrylic Paint With Jamee Linton

Red Sky Gallery is offering a three hour session with artist Jamee Linton on Color Strategies For Acrylic Paint.

The three hour session will be held on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 10am. Cost $95.

Red Sky Gallery in Lake Forest Park Town Center, intersection Bothell and Ballinger Way NE, on the upper level.

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Canopy Scholars Bloom Spring Benefit Lunch June 3, 2023

Do you care about equity and education for Shoreline students?

Meet and Celebrate the Canopy Scholars Community!

Canopy Scholars Bloom Lunch

Saturday, June 3 | 11:30 AM

Innis Arden Club House

1430 NW 188th St, Shoreline

Buy tickets here!

You are invited to our Bloom Lunch, where we will recognize and celebrate the Canopy Scholars community: our scholars and their families, volunteers, and supporters! It’s an opportunity to connect and learn about what makes Canopy Scholars so special.

This is not your average charity luncheon. Here’s what makes it different: 

• Our amazing YMCA partners will kick off the festivities with a fun activity.
• We will be serving a menu inspired by the cuisine native to many of our scholars.
• We will recognize some of the community members that have made a big impact.
• We will honor Dr. Rose Madrid Swetman, who gave Canopy Scholars its roots.

Just as the canopy of a forest shelters and nourishes all the plants within, our organization comes together to create an environment where each of our students can bloom and flourish with tutoring, STEM, and community building programs.

We are excited to bring together the different parts of the Canopy community that help us thrive.

Get your tickets today! canopyscholars.org/bloom

Join us to ensure that Canopy Scholars thrive!

Canopy Scholars* provides tutoring and STEM programs to a diverse population of Shoreline Elementary School students, prioritizing students participating in the National School Lunch Program. 

A canopy is a living community of diverse types of trees growing together. They are sheltered from strong winds and storms, able to develop anchoring roots, branch into individual shapes, capture light and rain, produce leaves and seeds, and send water back into the atmosphere which creates rain.

At Canopy, we provide an environment for students to grow into their full potential as scholars through tutoring, STEM, and community building programs. We have a stellar team of tutors as diverse as our students, and we build relationships at every level – with students, parents, teachers.

• TUTORING — Tutors work alongside students to strengthen math and reading skills and tackle homework challenges. Students receive more than 100 hours of one-on-one tutoring.
• STEM — STEM programs help students strengthen skills in science, technology, engineering and math in a fun and creative environment.
• COMMUNITY — A key part of Canopy is the fun community that develops between students, their parents, and their tutors as they grow to become scholars.

We invite you to join us in making a real difference in the lives of students today! Visit our website canopyscholars.org

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Washington Family Engagement receives 2023 Friend of Children award from Washington State PTA

l-r Adie Simmons, WAFE's Executive Director, Vesla Tonnessen, WAFE's Operations Director and Nancy Chamberlain President of the WSPTA Board. Photo courtesy WSPTA

Washington Family Engagement received the 2023 Friend of Children award from the Washington State PTA at their annual conference on Saturday, April 3, 2023.

"We are honored to receive this award as we, like WSPTA, are an organization focused on parent voice. 

"We believe that family engagement and parent leadership are critical to the education and well-being of Washington children and we are committed to continue to prepare parents to become the education leaders that our children deserve," said Adie Simmons, Executive Director of WAFE.

Adie is a long-time Shoreline resident. 

Washington Family Engagement fosters social transformation by supporting the development of multigenerational leaders from diverse backgrounds to become actively engaged in schools and communities in Washington State.

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Bitter Lake Community Center extends tutoring program with The Polytech through the end of the school year

Tori and Sofia play foosball at the community center

The Polytech, a private high school that continues working with students through age 26 to assist with the transition to college, career, and adulthood, has partnered with Bitter Lake Community Center (BLCC) to offer tutoring after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

 

BLCC has long offered a range of athletic and social programs and was pleased to begin offering professional tutoring in January of 2023. 

They have now renewed through the end of the school year to give students the extra boost many need as we get closer to summer break.

Cynthia Etelamaki, director at BLCC, eagerly set up the tutoring option after other successful collaborations with The Polytech. 

“We have been wanting to offer more academics to our students, and this is a great complement to our athletic programs that are so well attended. It gives students more support to complete homework while they’re already here.”

David Garlock is the right teacher for the job. He’s certified, has a master’s degree, and decades of experience teaching, but most of all, he has the ability to break down assignments into small, manageable pieces. He provides customized instruction so that students understand the material and are more confident in their abilities.

David teaches a wide range of subjects at The Polytech, including most levels of math, Physics, Earth Science, Chemistry, US History, English, and Spanish. He’s a great fit for drop-in tutoring because he’s so knowledgeable on so many subjects, and also joins in card games if everyone is caught up on assignments. 

“This guy is super good at math,” said high school student, Tori W. “It’s like he’s on the same wavelength as me and can explain in a way I get it.”

BLCC staff Adam Johnson and Mariyam Abdulkarim often attend the tutoring sessions and because students know them from other activities, they become a bridge to the tutoring program. When a student expresses stress about an assignment, they can refer them to work with David. Other students drop in as needed.

Thanks to funding from Career and Education Access, a local non-profit working with The Polytech, there is no cost to Bitter Lake Community Center, parents, or students, and no appointment is necessary to attend the Tuesday/Thursday tutoring sessions. For more information, contact Reza Khastou at reza.khastou@thepolytech.com

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Washington now has a state dinosaur - the Suciasaurus rex

Gov. Jay Inslee signs a bill proclaiming Suciasaurus rex as Washington’s official state dinosaur.

A large, two-legged, meat-eating therapod once roamed Washington state, as paleontologists discovered in 2012.

Paleontologists at the Burke with dinosaur bone found in Washington state
Photo courtesy Burke Museum

They found a partial thigh bone for a dinosaur similar to but smaller than a Tyrannosaurus on the shores of Sucia Island State Park.

The Burke Museum reported that "The fossil is a partial left thigh bone of a theropod dinosaur, the group of two-legged, meat-eating dinosaurs that includes Velociraptor, Tyrannosaurus rex and modern birds. It was found along the shores of Sucia Island State Park in the San Juan Islands.

"The fossil is approximately 80 million years old and is from the Late Cretaceous period. During that time, the rocks that today form Sucia Island were likely further south. How much further south is a topic of scientific debate, with locations ranging between present day Baja California, Mexico, and northern California. Earthquakes and other geologic forces that constantly reshape our planet moved the rocks north to their present-day location."

A decade later, a class project to teach kids how a bill becomes a law led to Gov. Jay Inslee signing a bill to proclaim the Suciasaurus rex as Washington’s official state dinosaur. 

Students from Elmhurst Elementary in Tacoma engaged their legislator Rep. Melanie Morgan to introduce the bill - both the students and Rep. Morgan were present for the signing.

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Meridian Park students release tiny Coho salmon into Lake Ballinger

Two Meridian Park students with cups of tiny salmon to release into Lake Ballinger

Story and photos by Jim Siscel

On Sunday afternoon, April 30, 2023 Abby Lane invited Meridian Park Elementary School students to Lake Ballinger to release the Coho salmon that she has been responsible for raising at the school.

An orange bucket full of tiny salmon

Ms. Lane received the salmon eggs in early January. The eggs hatched in early February. She has been feeding them until now when they are big enough to survive in Lake Ballinger.

Netting the little salmon to put in plastic cup

Approximately fifty students, with their parents, came to the lake to assist in releasing the salmon.

Abby Lane (center with sunglasses)

It was an exciting activity for all who attended.

Many questions by attendees were answered about what would now happen in the next stage of the salmon life cycle for the little fish.

Releasing the salmon at the lake edge

The students took their cups of salmon and released them right at the edge of the lake.

An older student walked into the lake (with parent’s permission) to release her Coho salmon.

Lake Ballinger is directly north of Shoreline, in Snohomish county. Waters from the lake flow through a series of creeks on their way to Lake Washington.

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Jim Siscel is a retired Shoreline teacher (Echo Lake Elementary) who fosters fish programs in multiple Shoreline elementary schools.

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