Showing posts with label ten years ago. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ten years ago. Show all posts

Ten Years Ago: Information sessions about the bond proposed to rebuild the high schools

Saturday, December 28, 2019

By Diane Hettrick

Now that construction is complete for Shorewood and Shorecrest High Schools, it's startling to see what a long process it was.

In December of 2009, the Shoreline School District, which had been planning the new high schools since design work was funded by a 2006 bond, were ready to start showing all the details to the public ahead of the February election.

Nine meetings were announced but there were at least two dozen, as school administrators talked to every group they could find in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.

The special election scheduled for February 9, 2010 was a big one for the school district. In addition to building two new high schools, they were asking for a four year renewal of the maintenance and operation levy, and a four year capital levy for technology purchase and support.

All of the measures passed.

In other December 2009 news, Bob Ferguson was unopposed in his re-election to the King County Council and talking about running for State Attorney General.

Shoreline was asking citizens to vote on an environmental slogan, with these choices:

  • Forevergreen
  • Sage Advice
  • Keeping it Green
  • Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability
Did any of them win? Darned if I know.

The Shoreline City Council saw the election of three new members, with Keith McGlashan being the only incumbent councilmember in four years to be re-elected.

The three local Rotary clubs (Shoreline breakfast, Shoreline lunch, Lake Forest Park) banded together to buy a full-color dictionary for every third-grader in Shoreline Schools.



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Ten years ago in November

Saturday, November 23, 2019

2009 Trillium Award winner

The home of State Senator Darlene Fairley (a position now held by Sen. Jesse Salomon) was named as the Trillium award winner for Lake Forest Park. See article

Registration was open for the Candy Cane Dash, a 5k fun run. The Dash was a Shorecrest senior project. It was held for years, until the school district aligned student requirements between the two high schools and student projects were no longer required. See article

Bob Ferguson, who represented the 1st District (including Lake Forest Park and Shoreline) was named Chair of the King county council - a position now held by Rob Dembowski who also represents the area including Lake Forest Park and Shoreline). Ferguson is now the state Attorney General. See article

King 5 did a segment on the Peterka family and their urban farm. The Peterka's were trying for zero-waste living. They are still active in the community. They started the Diggin' Shoreline organization with a goal of creating urban vegetable gardens. Meghan is now focused on cleaning up North Twin Ponds park. See article but the King 5 segment is no longer available.


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