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Black Voices: Black Minds Matter

Tuesday, November 24, 2020


December 14, 2020 at 6pm there will be a special Black Voices presentation and discussion on supporting Black mental health in our communities with Dr. Derek McNeil, PhD, and Heather Casimere, M.A. 

Register at https://shorelineschools.org/BlackVoices

About Derek McNeil, Ph.D

Dr. J. Derek McNeil serves as the president of the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology; he formerly served as Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Dr. McNeil has a PhD in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University and an MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary. Prior to his tenure at The Seattle School, Dr. McNeil served as faculty in the PsyD program at Wheaton College Graduate School for over 15 years.

Dr. McNeil has worked as a clinician in private practice, a diversity advisor, an organizational consultant, and an administrator. His research, writing, and speaking have focused on issues of ethnic and racial socialization, the role of forgiveness in peacemaking, the identity development of African-American males, leadership in living systems, and resilience. 

He has written chapters in The Black Family: Past, Present, and Future (1991),Men to Men: Voices of African American Males (1996), Reluctant Integration (2010), and Roadmap to Reconciliation: Moving communities into unity, wholeness and justice. (2016). His teaching has also included coursework on Social, Cultural, and Spiritual Foundations of Mental Health; Family Systems Therapy; Group Theory; Therapy; and Leadership.

About Heather Casimere, M.A.

Heather Casimere is Assistant to the Director at the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington Bothell. Heather established her career in higher education at Columbia University, Stanford University, and Seattle University. 

Founder of Brave. Warrior. Free. Art, Heather is a passionate creator of wellness resources within communities of color. She holds a BA in English (Creative Writing) from San Francisco State University and an MA in Theology and Culture from The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology.

This event is sponsored in part by the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation.



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Music4Life Reports annual progress

Sunday, November 22, 2020


Music4Life today reports delivering nearly as many musical instruments in the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 school year when compared with its previous 12-month period.

The western Washington-based non-profit delivered musical instruments worth $157,099 in 2019-20 compared with $157,221 of instruments delivered in 2018-19 to ten participating public school districts. 

Each musical instrument receives a fair market value after repairs are completed as determined by independent vendor-experts.

Music4Life is a non-profit that provides donated and repaired musical instruments at no charge to ten local public school districts so all students may participate in school-based instrumental music activities. Music4Life mainly benefits students participating in free or reduced lunch programs.

“This really is an astonishing accomplishment,” says Music4Life Co-Founder and Chairman/CEO David Endicott, “especially when you realize that we basically did in just six months what had taken us the entire previous 12 months to do.” 

The program delivered 240 ready-to-play musical instruments to Auburn, Bremerton, Edmonds, Everett, Highline, Kent, Marysville, Northshore, Seattle and Shoreline Public Schools

Each instrument has a remaining useful life of three-to-15 years, meaning that multiple students may benefit from its use.

Research shows that students who participate in school instrumental music activities do better in math, science, history, literature, international languages, reading and writing, even in computer science, in addition to what it teaches in terms of teamwork and self-discipline. 

Not all children want to participate in instrumental music activities, of course.

“But for those who do and whose families cannot afford a musical instrument,” Endicott says, “they are effectively barred from getting the full basic education guaranteed to them by the Washington State Constitution. 
"And the sad fact is that, in today’s pandemic economy, many families cannot even afford to rent a musical instrument. So Music4Life is just as much an equal opportunity program as it is an instrumental music program.”

Ready-to-play musical instruments are provided to these school districts for use by students in any musical activity they choose, as long as they stay enrolled in that public school district.

“We figure that the more they use them, the better they’ll get,” Endicott says. “If they leave the school district for any reason, such as graduation or the family moves, the instrument needs to be returned to the school district so another student can benefit from its use.”

“Local enthusiasts who share our values of service to ‘kids,’ ‘instrumental music’ or ‘education’ are welcome to join us,” Endicott says.

If you have an unused instrument to donate, email info@music4life.org 




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KCLS expands K-12 student resources with Study Zone Plus

Photo courtesy KCLS

The King County Library System (KCLS) has expanded its Study Zone program to help students and parents navigate remote learning environments during the pandemic.

The free service is accessible online or by phone, and is open to students in grades K-12, and residents up to age 21 who are studying for their GED.

Learn more about Study Zone Plus at kcls.org/studyzone. Residents of King county may contact Ask KCLS or call 425-462-9600 or 800-462-9600 for assistance.

The expanded Study Zone Plus program allows students to practice their math and reading skills, exercise ESL/ELL conversation skills, study with peers in a relaxed virtual space, and boost energy and lower stress with fun social activities.

Tech tutors are available to help students understand how to use remote learning software, and KCLS librarians can help students make the most of KCLS’ digital resources and databases. Tutors work with one to three students in a group setting, and students can select tutors by language skills or specialty.

“We know families are facing extra pressure with remote learning right now, and parents and students need as much support as possible,” stated KCLS Executive Director Lisa Rosenblum. 
“Study Zone Plus helps fill learning gaps, and keeps students active and engaged in core math and reading subjects during this time.”

“KCLS has offered the Study Zone program for 20 years,” added KCLS Public Services Specialist Annie Holloman-Poyner. “We have expanded upon this popular service to create a safe and positive online format that will feel familiar to students who have used Study Zone in the past, and is easy to use for newcomers.”

Photo courtesy KCLS

Study Zone Plus sessions are separated by grades K-5 and 6-12. Students can drop in any time during the following Study Zone Plus hours; no registration is required.

Grades K-5
  • Tuesday and Wednesday, 3:00-5:00pm
  • Thursday and Friday, 10:00am-12:00pm and 3:00-5:00pm
Grades 6-12
  • Tuesday and Wednesday, 5:30-7:30pm
  • Thursday and Friday, 12:30-2:30pm

About King County Library System 

Founded in 1942, the King County Library System (KCLS) is one of the busiest public library systems in the country. Serving the communities of King County (outside the City of Seattle), KCLS currently has 50 libraries and more than 700,000 cardholders.

In 2019, residents checked out more than 5.6 million digital eBooks and audiobooks through Rakuten OverDrive, making KCLS the No. 3 digital circulating library in the world. In 2011, KCLS was named Library of the Year by Gale/Library Journal.



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Area students named to Dean's List at the University of Washington for Spring quarter 2020

Saturday, November 21, 2020

University of Washington Photo by Wayne Pridemore


Students from the Shoreline and Lake Forest Park have been named to the Dean's List at the University of Washington for Spring 2020 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 SCHOOL YEAR

Zip Code: 98133

Mahilet Senai Abraha freshman
Nebiyu Assaye Abunie senior
Connor James Adams junior
Lina Khaled Ajez junior
Kaitlyn Yun Amundsen junior
Kathleen May Aragon junior
Dereje Argaw junior
Temesgen Baye senior
Samrawit Bereket freshman
Grace C Brendle senior
Ian Nicholas Brown freshman
Sierra Madison Brown senior
Alexis Calixtro Cambronero sophomore
Ji Hun Cha senior
Alan Chang junior
Jiaxi Chen junior
Zi Chao Chen sophomore
Zimiao Chen senior
Ziyin Chen senior
Tina Vicky Chi senior
Britnie Chin senior
Emily Lee Cho freshman
Dawon Chung sophomore
Jemma Grace Clark freshman
Philip A Cupat senior
Jaymen Charles Davis senior
Rouen Ramon De La O junior
Diana Degoede junior
Dei Gloria B Diberet Yapiti junior
Clara Marie Dixon senior
Sophia Ferreira Faller junior
Jamie Forschmiedt senior
Diana Elvira Franco Laureano senior
Julian Javier Gallegos senior
Tyler Jo Geronimo senior
Logan Gnanapragasam senior
Leila Guilhemotonia freshman
Mays A Hadi junior
Ava Svanni Hays sophomore
Brian J Henry junior
Joaquin Valencio Hogg senior
Margaret Hsiao junior
Yuyi Huang junior
Maxwell Tate Kelton junior
Sophia Z Khan senior
Sumra Khalid Khan freshman
Van Kirby junior
Basir Koleini sophomore
Benjamin Michael Korn junior
Adrian Amadeus Kulawiuk freshman
Yanway Lai junior
Pearl Lam senior
Sarah Quynh Le senior
Eunmin Lee senior
Adriel Song-Ann Liau junior
Michelle Lu junior
Julie Ly freshman
Baoyi Ma senior
Du Huy Mach sophomore
Deja Monet MacHen senior
Daniel Joseph Nallas Malixi sophomore
John Timothy Manaois junior
Charleen Nora Mar senior
Yara Hussam Marouf sophomore
Katelyn Noel Medalia junior
Aashima Mehta junior
Saagar Mehta junior
Charlie Polit Miller sophomore
Elliot K Min senior
Kiwa Mizutani senior
Brandon Mochizuki junior
Jacqueline Rosa Monteza junior
Behnaz Monzavi junior
Georges Camille Motchoffo Simo senior
Samek Lal Mulepati junior
Hannah G Murray junior
Rana Maher Mustafa Nabali senior
Jessica Newell junior
Anthu Pham-Albert Nguyen junior
Daniel Sy Nguyen senior
Hienschi V Nguyen senior
Teresa Thanh Thanh Nguyen senior
Vanessa Vi Nguyen senior
Aubree D Nichols senior
Stella S Oh senior
Faith Olomon junior
Haley Taylor Osborn sophomore
Isaac Yubeen Pang senior
Janos Ing-Shau Pollak junior
Nathaniel Henry Poole junior
Jasmine Pritikin sophomore
Khaliun Purevdorj sophomore
James Qiu senior
Kyle Steven Quach senior
Sanya Rai freshman
Benjamin R Ramsay junior
Elliot Raven junior
Pedro Luis Rodriguez Barriga junior
Haley Taryn Rooney-Wilcox junior
Erin Roque senior
Jessica Jasmin Ruelas sophomore
Allen Saewong senior
Susan Saewong senior
Hannah M Saito junior
Paola Sanchez senior
Mykalena C Sheldon junior
Elrohi M Shuge sophomore
Maya Busuego Sioson senior
Polina A Skrypka senior
Tarren Prachanh Sumler junior
Annabelle R Sussman junior
Hieu Trung Ta senior
Cole Irwin Tanaka junior
Austin J Tantico junior
Diana Thich freshman
Quynh-Mi Hope To senior
Cristofer Santos Vargas sophomore
Paloma Marisol Vazquez sophomore
Irene Maria Wade junior
Natania Wollman senior
Elson Wong junior
Tyler Abram Wong junior
Amanda X Yang senior
Gary Yuen junior
Yiyao Zhao junior
Zhuojun Zhao senior

Zip Code: 98155

Shalman U Ahmed junior
Rose Marie Amlin junior
Callahan Rory Anderson senior
Qasim Anjum senior
Fatemeh Ozra Athari Nikoonejad junior
Manahil Atiq junior
Liam C Ball junior
Timothy Luke Billing sophomore
Danielle Ashley Blevens senior
Shurlon E Brathwaite junior
Ella Bruce junior
Megan L Charbonneau junior
David Kangqi Chen sophomore
Hannah F Cheung senior
Amos Hangyul Chi junior
Josephine Ye-Eun Choi sophomore
Shiuan Chu sophomore
Charles James Clark junior
Clara Catherine Rose Cowan senior
Nick James David Cowan senior
Olivia Opal Crum junior
Megan Rose Darby sophomore
Lauren N Day junior
Evan Deiparine senior
Nicholas Robert Della-Giustina junior
Anna E Dimak senior
Maria L Eastgate senior
Aaron Brian Ellsworth junior
Ilya Fedorovich Galenko junior
Hans Matthew F Gan junior
Nestor J Garcia junior
Rahwa Hadish Gebretsadikan freshman
Jacob Z Goldstein-Street senior
Xinfeng Guo sophomore
Christine E Hahn senior
Elroi Estfanose Hailemariam freshman
Kyle Tianen Haining junior
Ryan Hallgrimson junior
Sarai Hancock sophomore
Gabriella Finn Harness sophomore
Elissa Piper Hausman sophomore
Dylan G Hayre senior
Mariam Ahmed Hirsi senior
Samuel Mahlon Holman sophomore
Joseph Kumar Iannone sophomore
Alexander Scott Javor junior
Cayton Celeste Jefferson senior
Katherine Suzanne Jerauld junior
Huanying Jin junior
Emma E Kamb sophomore
Jesse J Kidd junior
Ga-Lomm Freesia Kim senior
David J Knowlton senior
Adam Kurniawan sophomore
Long Minh Lam freshman
Kyle Larkin senior
Kelvin Law sophomore
Sobomabo Alaiyi Lawson senior
Christopher Ryan Lee junior
Ling Ling Lee sophomore
Sydney E Leek junior
Owen M Leupold junior
Hao Sen Li sophomore
Shoaib Liaqat senior
Richmon Lin senior
Caitlin Louise Little junior
Erica Little junior
Chloe Victoria Rose Loreen junior
Sophia Alexandria Lowe-Hines junior
Thanh Chi Mac senior
Aidan Ryan Marshall freshman
Forrest Taylor Martin senior
Stefani Andreevna Martynenko freshman
Kathryn May McCaffrey senior
Delaney Louise McCormack sophomore
Denna Milaninia sophomore
Hamoon Milaninia junior
John Dylan Mitchell junior
Veronica Jade Mitchell senior
Emela V Moreyra senior
Kathlyn Kamika Nakasone junior
Christoph D Namba senior
Nickolas David Naslund junior
Travis M Neils senior
Alex H Nguyen senior
Odoum Money Nith freshman
Danna Sofia Nunez Fernandez junior
Tiffany V Palomino junior
Aric Robert Prieve sophomore
Ian Christopher Prieve senior
Sunnah Ayeshah Rasheed senior
Shannon Rhodes sophomore
Mirabelle Joy Roa sophomore
Kristen Jayne Rudnick senior
Ricardo Antonio Ruiz sophomore
Altay Mete Sarikaya sophomore
Racheal Sauceda senior
Alexander Michael Saunders junior
Richard Todd Schindler sophomore
Simon Lavassar Schumacher junior
Shaylee Scott sophomore
Katrina Jane Shih freshman
Emma M Shuster sophomore
Mariama D Sidibe senior
Rosa Sittig-Bell sophomore
Erin Rebecca Smith junior
Ryan Sun sophomore
Hannah Lauren Sy freshman
John C Tong senior
Viktoriya Radostinova Topalova sophomore
Mya Torres sophomore
Kim Thien Tran sophomore
Karla Maria Trofin junior
Kenneth Hoang Truong senior
Tiffany Tsui junior
Amanda Tyler junior
Sommer Ullrich junior
Tran Nam Vo junior
Makenzie Paige Wilkinson junior
Tenzin Yangchen junior
Naomi Yohannes junior
Shahrukh M Yousuf senior
Seongwon Yun sophomore
Steven Zhu senior

Zip Code: 98177

Ellinor Grace Allen-Hatch senior
Charisse Andrea Directo Bas sophomore
Forrest Graham Baum senior
Evan Nelson Butler sophomore
Audrey J Ching senior
Wallis Lillian Cole junior
Edwin Walter Cordova Barriga senior
Andrew Steven Counter sophomore
Morea Frances Daley senior
Owen Fredrick Daley junior
Raphael Murillo Diaz senior
Eleanor Jane Dillard senior
Frances A Dizard junior
Gabrielle E Easthouse junior
Althea Helen Ericksen freshman
August Francis Curran Ericksen junior
Maria Magdalena Genis senior
Maryam Goudarzi freshman
Connolly Anderson Grady sophomore
Peter T Gwartney junior
Erin M Hansen senior
Jessica Renee Hanson freshman
Mohamoud Ahmed Hassan junior
Ryan Clayton Horn senior
Stephanie Anne Houston senior
Stephan W Huchala senior
James R Hudson sophomore
Harrison Peter Seather Jacobs senior
Frances Nora Johnson junior
Samuel E Kaminetzky sophomore
Allison Kearney sophomore
Brandon N Kha junior
Trina Kha sophomore
Duhyun Kim senior
Hyeonggeon Kim junior
Minsu Kim senior
Norwick Kin On Lee senior
Briana Kirsten Lincoln senior
Sophia Jane Lopes senior
Jack Masumoto sophomore
Esaac E Mazengia senior
Matthew Michael McMillan junior
Hailey Rose Mears sophomore
Gabriel Munson senior
Lauren N Neroutsos senior
Kim Long Dinh Nguyen junior
Ethan Kolokoff Nowack junior
Melissa Maura Nunez Abreu junior
Jasmine Pearl Ogaki freshman
Lily Kikue Okamura sophomore
Riley Dale Oneil junior
Charles K A Ostrem sophomore
Grace Young Park junior
Sophia Wai Peng junior
Michelle L Pennington senior
Claira Elizabeth Petit freshman
Claire Pickering junior
Anna Leigh Pitts sophomore
Megan Louise Pitts junior
Mark Aaron Polyakov sophomore
Jordan Marin Saline senior
Lydia Kathryn Salo junior
Jad Sarieddine junior
Jeffrey T Schultz junior
Lauren Miya Sismaet sophomore
Joshua Stuart Sterner junior
Matthew Stoebe senior
Steven Mcmanus Suarez sophomore
Nicholas Subocz junior
Kamil Tarnawczyk junior
Julia Tam Tran freshman
Brannan M Widdis senior
Michiko Nellie Wild junior
Lillian Williamson sophomore
Jihyun Yu senior
Celeste Zinmon-Htet sophomore



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Shorewood drama recreates 209 folktales from the Brothers Grimm in one wild production

Tuesday, November 17, 2020


Shorewood Drama is bringing theater to life on November 18-20, 2020 at 7pm each night.

Six actors will hilariously recreate all 209 of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in a wild, fast-paced extravaganza. 

Learn more and purchase your ticket to join at https://shorelineschools.org/Page/1931



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Help local families access online education for their children

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

There are families in your neighborhood with multiple children, and no financial means to improve their internet access beyond a single hotspot or traditional internet plan.

Multiple concurrent zoom meetings can quickly outstrip single internet connection – making it impossible for students to stay connected.

The Shoreline Public Schools Foundation (SPSF) is raising funds to purchase 200 hotspots for families with students in Shoreline Public Schools. 

A gift of $250 will support one hotspot for a family for the rest of the school year.


We are halfway to our goal! Please consider making a gift of any size, so we can reach our goal of 200 hotspots. 


**A special thank you to our educational partner, foundry10. Their generous donation allowed us to support 40 families!!



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Students thank the community for 7,000 pounds of food for Hopelink

Friday, November 6, 2020

7,000 pounds of food for Hopelink

On October 31, 2020 students from both Shorecrest and Shorewood combined to host a community food drive to benefit the Shoreline Hopelink Food Bank.

The students made it a friendly competition between the schools and turned out in force to both donate and accept donations at the drive-thru event at the Shoreline Center.

Following is their letter thanking the community for the enormous success of the project.


Dear Beloved Members of the Shoreline Community,

Thank you for your generous donations to the Shorewood / Shorecrest October Food Drive. We were able to collect over 7,000 pounds of food items and donate them to HOPELINK. All this would not have been possible without the caring hearts of this community.


At a time when the sharing of kindness is especially in need, we cannot express enough how much we appreciate your help and support during this difficult time. Through these words, we hope that our gratefulness and thankfulness delivers well to the genuine hearts of the Shoreline community, as well as our wishes for the health and well-being of all.

Once again, thank you.

With warm regards,
Shorewood and Shorecrest High School


Second from right, Otis, the mascot for the Shorecrest Scots, joins with the Thunderbird mascot from Shorewood and a few friends at the drive-thru food drive at the Shoreline Center which collected 7,000 pounds of food for the Shoreline Hopelink food drive.




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Enrollment opens November 1 for Washington’s GET Prepaid Tuition Program

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Washington State’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program opens Sunday, November 1 for a new enrollment period, providing families a fresh opportunity to start saving for future college costs while their children are young.

The 2020-2021 enrollment period runs through May 31, 2021, with a unit purchase price of $133.

As a 529 prepaid tuition program, the state of Washington guarantees that a family’s GET savings will keep pace with in-state college tuition and state-mandated fees. 

While GET account values are based on Washington tuition rates, students have the freedom to follow their ambitions wherever they choose, as GET can be used at nearly any public or private university, community college, or technical school in the country. 

New this year, GET and other 529 plans can also be used to pay for apprenticeship programs and certain student loan repayments.

The GET program opened in 1998, and since then, thousands of Washington families have saved billions of dollars to go towards their students’ future higher education expenses.

To date, GET has distributed over $1.2 billion to more than 55,000 students who have used their GET accounts to attend college in all 50 states and 15 countries worldwide.

GET is one of two college savings options offered by Washington College Savings Plans (WA529). In addition to GET, WA529 also offers the country's newest investment-based 529 plan, DreamAhead

Launched in 2018, DreamAhead has already received national recognition and high marks from investment research firm Morningstar, Inc., who released its 2020 529 plan ratings this week. In its review, Morningstar awarded DreamAhead a Bronze medal, pointing out competitive fees and a solid investment lineup that it says, "will serve Washingtonians well.”

“Families often ask us when they should start saving for future college costs,” says Washington College Savings Plans director, Luke Minor. “Our response is simple: ‘It’s never too early to get started.’”


WA529’s freshly redesigned website (wastate529.wa.gov) offers details, charts, planning tools and answers for questions that families may have about the programs. 

Washington residents who want to help a student save for future education costs can open a GET or DreamAhead account online with no enrollment fee. The GET contact center staff is ready to help at 800-955-2318 or GETInfo@wsac.wa.gov

For questions about DreamAhead, the DreamAhead contact center can be reached at 844-529-5845.

About WA529

The Committee on Advanced Tuition Payment and College Savings, commonly referred to as the WA529 Committee, provides oversight and sets program policies. The Washington Student Achievement Council supports and helps administer the programs, based on the Committee’s direction. 

The five-member committee consists of the executive director of the Washington Student Achievement Council, the State Treasurer, the director of the Office of Financial Management, and two citizen representatives. The State Actuary and GET’s State Investment Board liaison provide expertise and advise the committee as needed.



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Inslee announces technology investment for Washington students and staff

Gov. Jay Inslee has announced the allocation of $24 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds to purchase approximately 64,000 computing devices for students across the state.

These devices will enable students to receive their education in the new COVID-19 remote learning environment. The first shipment of 20,000 devices is expected in the coming weeks.

“Having their own device is vital to students and staff participating and succeeding in distance learning,” Inslee said. 
“The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown challenges at every Washingtonian, especially working families and students — having the proper equipment to navigate their new educational reality shouldn’t be one of those challenges.”

At the beginning of the 2020–2021 school year, more than 95% of students in Washington began the year in remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, according to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the nine regional educational service districts, approximately 64,000 students and school staff statewide do not currently have their own computing device or tablet.

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Record number of incoming students at the University of Washington Bothell

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Photo courtesy UW Bothell

Even in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, the new class of incoming students at the University of Washington Bothell is the largest in its 30-year history.

The class includes 985 first-year students and 742 new transfer students.

With returning students, UW Bothell has a student body of 6,326 for autumn quarter 2020 — 5,664 undergraduates plus 662 graduate students.

That compares with 5,936 in autumn quarter of 2019. The enrollment target was about 6,000 students.

Chancellor Wolf Yeigh said the increased enrollment is a sign of confidence, even with the campus operating remotely and students learning online.

“The continuing number of students who want to get their education at the University of Washington Bothell in these times is a sign not only of their perseverance but also the belief that they can have an educational experience that will change their lives and prepare them to succeed after graduation. 
"We at UW Bothell are confident that their trust is well-placed. We remain committed to delivering an excellent UW education. And while the coronavirus pandemic is still an issue now, it will not always be so. We look forward to the days when all our students — including the incoming first-year students and new transfers — are back on campus with us.”


Some other figures from the University’s census at the start of the 2020-21 academic year:

Forty-one percent of both incoming first-year students and transfer students will be the first in their immediate families to graduate from a four-year institution. About 33% of these incoming students are eligible for Pell Grants, the federal aid program for low-income families.

Among all students at UW Bothell, 92% percent are Washington residents, 57% are King County residents and 28% are Snohomish County residents.

Looking at the student population by race, ethnicity or background, approximately 35% self-identify as white, 32% Asian, 10% Hispanic or Latino, 7% Black or African American, 6% two or more races, less than 1% American Indian or Alaska Native, less than 1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and 7% are international students here on a visa.

Nearly 7% of all students are eligible for veteran’s benefits, a group that includes spouses and children of veterans.

About 28% of UW Bothell students are first-year or pre-major students. Those who have declared majors break out as follows: 29% are in the School of STEM, 15% in the School of Business, 15% in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, 8% in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, and 4% in the School of Educational Studies.

The average class size is 30 for undergraduate students and 20 for graduate students.

The University has 354 faculty members and 358 staff.



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North Seattle French School Open House on Thursday, Nov 5

Wednesday, October 28, 2020


Come say "bonjour" and learn about the benefits of a bilingual education during the virtual Open House on Thursday, November 5, 2020 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. 

North Seattle French School is a French immersion preschool and elementary school based in Shoreline. Our mission is to cultivate a community of globally minded independent thinkers through bilingual education.

Join us online to visit our classrooms, speak with teachers and parents and discover our curriculum!

Please RSVP here and you will receive a link to connect on Zoom

North Seattle French School
18560 1st Avenue NE, Shoreline
206-365-1034
www.northseattlefrenchschool.com



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Shoreline Schools Weekly Equity Spotlight: What is Black Voices?

Sunday, October 25, 2020

Jewell Parker Rhodes is the guest at
a Black Voices Nov 17 youth panel
Black Voices is the brainchild of Kellogg Assistant Principal Melyssa Stone and supported by the Shoreline Schools Collectively Organizing for Racial Equity (CORE) Team.

This program seeks to center Black voices, as well as celebrate and affirm our Black students and their families.

Our community partnerships emphasize that our commitment to families must extend beyond the walls of our schools. 

We recognize that when the lights go off in our buildings, or the laptop lids close, we still live, work and socialize together throughout our community.

We learn best when we learn alongside one another, and recognize the wealth of knowledge those within our communities offer. 

As a community, we must affirm our commitment to learn from and look out for our neighbors, including those whose voices have been underrepresented in our current systems. We are committed to fostering those opportunities.

This year, Black Voices will host monthly opportunities to engage in learning and community-building events. On November, 17, 2020 they will host a youth panel with Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes about her book “Black Brother, Black Brother.”




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UPDATED Agenda for Shoreline city council meeting October 26, 2020 includes Public Hearing on allowing Enhanced Shelter in R-48 zone

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Shoreline City Council 2020


The agenda for the Shoreline City Council’s October 26, 2020 meeting includes the following:

ACTION ITEMS

8(a) Public Hearing and Adopting Ordinance No. 906 - Interim 8a-1 7:20 Regulations for Adding Enhanced Shelter as an Allowable Use in the R-48 Zone 

All interested persons are encouraged to listen and/or attend the remote online public hearing and to provide oral and/or written comments. Written comments should be submitted to Nora Gierloff, Planning Manager, ngierloff@shorelinewa.gov by no later than 4:00pm local time on the date of the hearing. Any person wishing to provide oral testimony at the hearing should register via the Remote Public Comment Sign-in form at least thirty (30) minutes before the start of the meeting. A request to sign-up can also be made directly to the City Clerk at 206-801-2230. 

STUDY ITEMS

9(a) Discussion of the Proposed 2021-2022 Biennial Budget - Department Presentations and Discussion of the 2021-2026 Capital Improvement Plan (continued)

9(b) Discussing Ordinance No. 907 - Amending Development Code Sections 20.20, 20.30, 20.40, 20.50, and 20.80 for Administrative and Clarifying Amendments

Although most of the proposed Development Code amendments in this group of amendments are aimed at “cleaning up” the code and are more administrative in nature, other amendments are more substantive and have the possibility of changing policy direction for the City.

There are 23 amendments. For ease of analysis, the Planning Committee staff divided these proposed amendments into three separate exhibits. 

Amendments that raised some questions and concerns for the Planning Commission, which have been addressed in the recommendation, included the addition of a provision to assist in the resolution of code enforcement actions by prohibiting permit application when there is an outstanding code violation on the property; establishing emergency temporary shelters as a temporary use; setting a maximum hardscape for school properties; and addressing tree replacement standards when non-significant trees were to be retained but subsequently removed.



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Case updates October 12, 2020; cases on the rise in King county; what does it mean for schools?

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise again in King County, after two months of decline. As we move into the school year and into fall, a time when COVID-19 spreads more readily, it’s time to renew our commitment to fighting the spread of the virus in our community, for everyone’s sake. 

It’s more important than ever to mask up, stay distant and limit your contacts with people outside your household. We’ve driven the case count down before, and we can do it again. 

While daily case numbers fluctuate, public health experts look to longer, two-week snapshots as a more reliable way to gauge how the epidemic is growing or shrinking. Adjusting for population, we calculate a key “incidence” metric you may have heard of: cases over 14 days per 100,000 people. 

This number is a key measure that the Washington Department of Health (DOH) uses to determine whether COVID transmission in a community is high, moderate or low, as it relates to the relative risk of reopening schools.

The recent rise in cases has pushed that number onto the wrong side of an important benchmark. The DOH considers 75 cases or more over two weeks per 100,000 to be a marker of relatively high risk for in-person learning. In King County, after about six weeks under that threshold, the 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 has rebounded into the 80s.

What does this mean for schools? Read on...


Case updates October 12, 2020

United States
  • cases 7,787,548 - 46,614 cases since yesterday
  • deaths 214,446 - 338 deaths since yesterday

Washington state - DOH was not able to update the dashboards on Sunday, 10/11/20 or Monday, due to data processing issues.
  • cases 94,775 - 1740 since last report
  • hospitalizations 7,874 - 88 since last report
  • deaths* 2,211 - 21 since last report

King county
  • cases 24,330 - 125 since yesterday
  • hospitalizations 2,458 - 17 since yesterday
  • deaths 779 - 3 since last report

Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018)
  • cases 620 - -2 since last report
  • hospitalizations 106 - 0 new
  • deaths 63 - 0 new

Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018)
  • cases 71 - -1 since last report
  • hospitalizations 3 - -1 since last report
  • deaths 1 - 0 new



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Lake Forest Park offers CARES Act-Funded Scholarships for Remote Learning Camps grades K - 12

Tuesday, October 13, 2020


At the City Council meeting on October 8, 2020, the Lake Forest Park City Council approved CARES Act funding to provide scholarships for Lake Forest Park students to attend remote weekly learning camps.

The program is for students in elementary, middle, and high school, and is offered through City of Shoreline Recreation. It is open to students who reside in the City of Lake Forest Park and attend the Shoreline School District. More information about the program is available on the Shoreline Recreation webpage.

To see if your student qualifies for scholarship assistance, review the application, available here. If your student does qualify, email the completed application to Community Volunteer Coordinator Cory Roche, croche@ci.lake-forest-park.wa.us along with supporting documentation; or, call her at 206-957-2814, with questions.

Here is the schedule for each age/grade group:

Grades K-5

Location: Spartan Recreation Center – 202 NE 185th Street, Shoreline
Cost: $230.00 per week for Shoreline Residents / $276.00 non-residents or *FREE to qualifying residents
M, Tu, Th, F – 8:30am – 5:00pm
Wed. – 8:30am – 2:00pm

Grades 6-12 Camp S.L.A.M.

(Support for Learning Activities and Movement) is a safe, fun, and enriching camp designed to let your tween or teen get their schoolwork done and engage in some social interaction. Each day offers distance-learning support from staff as well as group sports, games, art, and activities.

Middle School S.L.A.M. (6th --8th grade)

Location: Richmond Highlands Recreation Center, 16554 Fremont Avenue N
Cost: $50.00 per week or *FREE to qualifying residents

M, Tu, Th – 1:00pm - 5:30pm
Wed – 11:00am - 5:30pm

High School S.L.A.M. (9th --12th grade)

Location: Richmond Highlands Recreation Center, 16554 Fremont Avenue N
Cost: FREE for all students 9th -12th grade in Shoreline Schools

M, Tu, F – 1:00pm - 5:30pm
Wed – 11:00am - 5:30pm



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Looking for a place to donate goods?

Monday, September 28, 2020


For all of you who have cleaned out your closets and storage areas, and don't want to wait in line at Shoreline Goodwill, there is a nearby truck event you can take advantage of.

Just a short distance into Snohomish county and west of Hwy 99, there will be a Goodwill donation truck in the parking lot of Edmonds Lutheran Church, 23525 84th Ave W, Edmonds, WA 98026.

It's a 'fill the truck' event to benefit Chase Lake Elementary in Edmonds.

Saturday, October 3, 2020
9:00am - 12:00pm


Goodwill will make a donation of $600 to Chase Lake Elementary for each truck that is filled. 

So purge your closets, your unwanted items will help support a school!

If it is like all the other Fill the Truck events, there will be volunteers there to help unload your car.



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AG Ferguson: Washingtonians who attended ITT Tech to get nearly $6 million in debt relief

Thursday, September 17, 2020

State Attorney General
Bob Ferguson


Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that 816 former ITT Tech students in Washington state will receive $5.9 million in debt relief. 

This amount covers all outstanding debts these borrowers owe to PEAKS Trust. 

The debt forgiveness resolves an investigation launched by Ferguson and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general into unfair and deceptive lending practices by PEAKS Trust, a private loan program created to fund loans for the for-profit college ITT Tech. Today’s court filing also requires PEAKS to dissolve.

PEAKS was formed after the 2008 financial crisis. At the time, private sources of lending available to for-profit colleges were drying up. 

ITT Tech developed a plan with PEAKS to offer students temporary credit to cover the gap in tuition between federal student aid and the full cost of the education. ITT Tech required borrowers to repay this temporary credit in nine months, while they were still in school.

According to today’s court filing, ITT Tech and PEAKS knew or should have known that the students would not be able to repay the temporary credit when it became due nine months later. 

Many students attested that they thought the temporary credit was like a federal loan, and, consequently, would not be due until six months after they graduated. When the temporary credit became due, ITT Tech pressured and coerced students into accepting loans from PEAKS, which for many students carried high interest rates, far above rates for federal loans.

One Washington student filed a complaint with Ferguson’s office about PEAKS high-interest loans, writing: “In 2013, I was notified by PEAKS that they had ‘assumed’ my student loans from ITT Tech. They have it broken down to 4 ‘loans,’ ranging from 11.75 percent to 15.25 percent interest. The original amount of my loans were less than $20,000 and are now over $40,000. I was paying on these, religiously, until last fall when something didn’t seem right. 
"I noticed the interest kept going up and my balances were also going up, even though I was paying $500 + per month on these loans… I am not looking to ‘get out’ of my student loans, but the interest rate is criminal and there is no hope to pay (off) these loans with these variable rates.”


Pressure tactics used by ITT included pulling students out of class and threatening to expel them if they did not repay the temporary credit or accept the PEAKS loan terms. Many of the ITT students were from low-income backgrounds and were left with the choice of enrolling in the PEAKS loans or dropping out and losing any benefit of the credits they had earned, because ITT’s credits would not transfer to most schools.

“ITT Tech and PEAKS were only interested in increasing their bottom line at their students’ expense,” Ferguson said. “Their high-interest loans ballooned to an 80 percent default rate and left students saddled with debt. Today’s resolution will free more than 800 Washingtonians from these predatory loans.”


ITT Tech filed for bankruptcy in 2016 amid investigations by state attorneys general and following action by the U.S. Department of Education to restrict ITT’s access to federal student aid. The for-profit school abruptly closed all of its 149 campuses in September 2016, including campuses in Seattle, Everett and Spokane Valley.

The default rate on the PEAKS loans is projected to exceed 80 percent, due to both the high cost of the loans as well as the lack of success ITT graduates had getting jobs that earned enough to make repayment feasible. The defaulted loans continue to affect students’ credit ratings and are usually not dischargeable in bankruptcy.

Under today’s legally enforceable agreement, PEAKS has agreed that it will stop collection of 100 percent of the outstanding loans. PEAKS will send notices to borrowers about the cancelled debt and ensure that automatic payments are cancelled. 

Moreover, the settlement also requires PEAKS to supply credit reporting agencies with information to update credit information for affected borrowers, so the loans will no longer affect borrowers’ credit scores.

The relief is a result of an investigation into PEAKS loans, conducted by a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Nationally, the settlement will result in debt relief of about $330 million for 35,000 borrowers who have outstanding loans with PEAKS Trust.

Borrowers will receive a notice in the mail informing them of the debt relief and detailing their rights under the settlement. The debt relief is automatic, meaning borrowers will need to do nothing to receive the debt relief. Students may direct questions about the debt relief to PEAKS at customerservice@peaksloans.com or 866-747-0273, or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at 855-411-2372.

Assistant Attorney General Craig Rader is handling the case for Washington.

In June 2019, Ferguson was part of a $186 million settlement that resulted in debt relief for 18,664 former ITT Tech students. Under the settlement, 538 Washingtonians received $5.1 million in debt relief. That agreement was with Student CU Connect CUSO, LLC, which also offered loans to finance students’ tuition at ITT Tech.




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School Reopening Update from Superintendent Miner

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Supt. Rebecca Miner
This update about the possibility of hybrid reopening of Shoreline schools was sent to families with students in Shoreline Public Schools on Friday


Dear Shoreline Schools families and staff,

As I look at the smoke-filled skies outside my window, my thoughts are with the many people who have been impacted by the terrible destruction the wildfires in our state and regions have had on so many communities. I hope you and your family are staying well during this time.

I also want to thank you all for our first seven days of remote learning (a few less for our kindergarteners). While there have been some bumps in the road along the way, our engagement rates are looking strong and school teams are reaching out to every family to see how they can support our students. Our progress so far this year is a testament to the incredible work and dedication of our staff members and the commitment and flexibility our students and families have shown in adapting to the challenges that remote learning can present.

I want to take a moment to provide a brief update on where we are with the possible return to schools and classrooms. I’m happy to report that King County’s COVID-19 infection rate has been trending down in recent weeks, which is very good news. We have moved from the HIGH range of over 75 cases per 100,000 residents over the past 14 days to the MODERATE range of 25-75 cases. The current King County rate is about 65. Please continue to follow public health guidelines to keep us on this positive trend.

Based on the Department of Health’s decision tree framework, we are now in a range where we can start to consider beginning hybrid in-person learning options for younger elementary students. Specific grade levels that will be given the option of in-person hybrid learning will be announced at least two weeks prior to opening. In discussions this week with Public Health-Seattle & King County, they have cautioned us that before planning an imminent return, we should wait two weeks from Labor Day to see if there is a spike in infection rates. This is due to the trend they saw this spring and summer with infection rates rising dramatically after holiday weekends. They noted that if we are able to stay at the moderate level, schools can begin a phased-in approach to in-person hybrid learning in early October. You can also read more about their recommendations for schools in their latest Public Health Insider blog post HERE.

I’m sure many of you are wondering how much notice you will have before the possible return to in-person school. As part of our agreements with our employee associations, we will provide staff with at least two weeks’ notice before implementing in-person learning. We expect that we would inform families shortly after staff are notified.

I also want to remind families they will have the option of having their child continue with remote learning when we move to hybrid in-person learning. We will be sharing more information about this option in the coming weeks.

To assist in our planning, we will be surveying families next week to gauge interest in participating in hybrid in-person learning when it is available.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Miner
Superintendent

(Updated) City of Shoreline Offering Remote Learning Camps, FREE for Families Who Qualify

The City of Shoreline is now offering their Remote Learning Camps for FREE for families who qualify. Payment plans are also available for families who do not qualify for free service. Learn more about the programs and available scholarships HERE. You can also find links and information on our Child Care Programs resource page.

(New) Health Curriculum Night Webinar on Sept. 22

Join us for our District Health Curriculum Night Webinar on September 22, 2020, from 6-7 pm to learn more about our health curriculum, ask questions and receive opt-out information. Registration is required. A recording will also be posted on our website for those unable to attend. Learn more and register here.

(Updated) Remote Learning Resources

We have added a Food and Meal Support page on our Remote Learning Resources site. This page has information on school district and community partner programs offering student meals and/or family food assistance. You can find this page, along with more information and resources related to remote learning, at www.shorelineschools.org/remotelearning.



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SLAM camps for middle and high school students

Tuesday, September 8, 2020



Middle School and High School SLAM are safe, fun, and enriching camps designed to let your tween or teen get their schoolwork done and engage in some social interaction.

Each day offers distance-learning support from staff as well as group sports, games, art, and activities. Camps are weekly and Wednesdays include extended hours.

Both are located at the Richmond Highlands Recreation Center and will have unique activities and offerings that appeal to each age group.

The high school camp is free and the middle school camp is $50/week or free with scholarship.

For more information and to register, please visit https://shorelinewa.maxgalaxy.net/

If you have questions about registration, call the Spartan Recreation Center at (206) 801-2600

For questions about high school camp contact Waldo at wnambo-ojeda@shorelinewa.gov and for questions about middle school camp contact Austin at aedge@shorelinewa.gov



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Drive safely in school zones, even if schools are distance learning

Monday, August 31, 2020

By Emily Devora Hops 
UW MPH Student, Violence and Injury Prevention Unit
Seattle - King County Public Health

The start of school is dramatically different for kids during the COVID-19 pandemic, with most classes throughout King County conducted online rather than in person.Traffic patterns in school zones are also different than prior years. 

But families may still be going to school for various reasons, including for grab-and-go meals and special education programs. Kids will be out walking to a neighbor’s house to learn in pods, going to the park, or biking or walking for activity breaks.


Because there are kids on the street, it is as important as ever to use safe driving habits. Remember to stay alert in school zones. To stay alert, and make safer streets for King County’s kids:

Follow the posted speed limit in school zones

Even though most schools aren’t meeting in person, the school zone speed limit is important to follow to help reduce crashes and keep kids safe. Stay in the habit of following posted signs.

Stay off your phone when driving

It can be tempting to check a quick text, email, or phone call. However, keeping your eyes on the road, not a screen, will help you stay focused on driving safely.

Stick to these guidelines and help make King County streets safer this school year!



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