Science Infinity Club Team 1 from Bellevue won the Inland Northwest Regional Science Bowl on March 2 at Whitworth University in Spokane.
Kelly Aramaki named Washington State Elementary Principal of the Year
Beacon Hill International School Principal Kelly Aramaki was named this year’s Washington State Elementary School Principal of the Year by a panel of principals representing the Elementary School Principals Association of Washington (ESPAW), a component of the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP). Aramaki was one of three finalists chosen from a field of 18 […]
Roy Flores, former education administrator, passes away
Roy Flores, former Vice President of Student Development Services at North Seattle Community College, passed away the morning of Tuesday, March 12, after a battle with cancer. Flores was the longest serving Vice President of Student Services in Washington state, holding the position starting from 1984 to his retirement. He also served as the college’s […]
Lee Hi to release debut album
Lee Hi made her official debut as YG Entertainment’s first female teenage solo artist in October 2012, with her hit song “1, 2, 3, 4.” The retro-soul inspired song debuted at #1 on Billboard’s K-pop Chart and simultaneously on all of South Korea’s music charts.
China foreign minister rejects hacking accusations
By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister on Saturday, March 9 rejected accusations that the country’s military was behind massive hacking attacks on the United States and other foreign targets and called for more international cooperation in policing the Internet. Yang Jiechi is the highest-level Chinese official to comment on […]
New York widow convicted in Indian servant case
By Michael Hill The Associated Press ALBANY, New York (AP) — A hotelier’s widow who had been accused of cheating an Indian household servant out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in salary and keeping her a virtual prisoner at a mansion was found guilty Friday, March 8 of knowingly keeping the woman in the […]
Obama signs expanded Violence Against Women Act
By Staff The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama signed expanded protections for domestic violence victims into law Thursday, March 7, renewing a measure credited with curbing attacks against women a year and a half after it lapsed amid partisan bickering.
College Bound Scholarship opens to middle schoolers
Mayor McGinn, Superintendent José Banda, University of Washington President Michael Young, and Chancellor Jill Wakefield urge 7th and 8th grade students to sign up for College Bound Scholarship program.
Asian and Pacific American students receive $2,500 scholarships from APIASF
South Seattle Community College announced in February that 45 of its students have each been selected to receive a $2,500 scholarship by the Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Danny Woo Community Garden looking for volunteers
Join a Danny Woo Community Garden work party. Beginning March 16, you can get dirty volunteering at the garden. Sign-up for a shift between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Work parties will be held the third Saturday of each month.