·        The college admissions process can be FRIGHTENING! But the Issaquah School Board is collecting information to make sure our graduates are as competitive and prepared as possible. The Board meets with college admissions officers at 7 p.m. tomorrow, Nov. 1, at the Administration Building, 565 N.W. Holly St., to discuss what colleges are looking for in successful applicants; they will cover topics such as weighted grades and IB versus AP. The Board will follow up by talking with our high sGHOUL career specialists about how we support our senior students at its regular business meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the Administration Building. Everyone is invited to be an audience member at both events.

 

·        Get familiar with your emergency transportation routes and procedures before any SCARY weather hits. Look for the Emergency Transportation Bulletin, in a new user-FIENDly format, in your mailbox soon. The Bulletin has also been posted online.

 

·        Congratulations to Beaver Lake science teacher Kathy Stroud who has been honored with a KCTS Golden Apple Award! She really goes aBOOve and BATyond.

 

·        Echo Glen needs your help: Please volunteer to help students there with a humanitarian project from GOON to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. The project includes putting together kits with TREATS and writing notes of encouragement to send to caregivers who help families suffering from the effects of AIDS in Zambia. Echo Glen is a state-run detention center for children in Snoqualmie, and the Issaquah School District provides the educational component. Because students here often come from troubled pasts, the opportunity to do something to help others is often life transforming.  Contact Susan Evans, s-evans@comcast.net, to ask questions or sign up. 

 

·     Whooo? Whooooo? Whoooooo? recently visited Sunset Elementary?

 

·     All sGHOULs’ annual report cards are now online. These reports have information about schools’ mission, goals, achievements, and MASKademic progress.

 

·     Public Health Seattle & King County would like all students and families to remember important carbon-monoxide safety tips that could save lives during the winter. If you do not have electricity: only use a generator outdoors and far from open windows and vents; never cook inside on a charcoal or gas grill; and never use a generator indoors, in garages or SCARports.

 

·     The YWCA of Seattle-King County is planning to build an affordable housing community adjacent to the Issaquah Highlands, just east of the park and ride. The YWCA envisions a mixed-use green development—with 150 rental apartments and TOMBhomes—designed to incorporate housing and support services that will be affordable to lower-income families and seniors. The YWCA is holding a community meeting to describe its plans and take input about the new community at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Drive. Call Linda Hall at 206-490-4382 for more information.

 

·     MUMMIES and daddies: Don’t forget to keep checking for parent seminars and education opportunities online.

 

·     The University of Washington is on the PROWL for the brightest fifth- through eighth-graders. All registration information is online for the 2008 Washington Search for Young Scholars. Those identiFANGed as in the top 3-percent of the state’s students will have opportunities such as taking online courses designed for gifted youth by Duke and Northwestern universities.