• The Issaquah School Board on June 28 voted to build a new middle school to serve students in the district’s corridor and Sammamish Plateau areas, turning down Superintendent Janet Barry’s recommendation to instead reconfigure Pacific Cascade Freshmen Campus (PCFC).  

 

• The District welcomes Sharon Manion as the new director of assessment. Sharon comes with 12 years of administrative experience overseeing curriculum and assessment. Most recently, she was served as director of learning and teaching in the Tukwila School District for six years.

 

• Who says you have to wait for October for things to get a little spooky? The Issaquah History Museum presents Ghost Stories, a free, fun, and thrilling installment of its Summer History Program, at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 8, at the Issaquah Depot, 50 Rainier Blvd. N. The Washington State Paranormal Investigation Researchers will report findings after checking Gilman Town Hall, Issaquah Depot, and Auto Freight Building for any signs of the paranormal. Refreshments will be served.

 

• Issaquah School Board member Larry Ishmael recently announced his intention to challenge Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee in the 1st District for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ishmael plans to soon move out of the Issaquah School District boundaries to a house in the 1st District (which covers northern King and Kitsap counties and southern Snohomish County). At that time, Ishmael will resign from the school board, and the board will create a public process to appoint his replacement. Ishmael was elected to his position in November 2003 and his term expires in November 2007.

 

• Congratulations to Claudia Cote, Issaquah High Career Specialist, who has been selected as the 2005-2006 NorthEast Vocational Area Cooperative (NEVAC) Support Person of the Year!

 

• Keep your children reading and engaged this summer by taking advantage of the free July programs for kids at the Issaquah library, 10 W. Sunset Way:
  • Game On: Teens (ages 12 to 18) can check out a Nintendo DS console and play with their friends in the library; ongoing.
  • Strategy Games Club: Middle and high school students can play board games; 2:30-4:30 p.m. Friday, July 28.
  • Captain Bogg & Salty—Songs for Buccaneers: Children ages 3 and older can interact with six musical pirates who combine sea chanteys with rock ‘n’ roll and offer nautical advice; 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday, July 13.
  • Paperback Exchange & Book Sale for Kids: Children of all ages can exchange up to 10 gently-used paperback books; 1-3 p.m. Monday, July 17.
  • 3-D World of Bugs: Children ages 4 to 11 can don 3-D glasses and take a visual field trip to learn about the lifestyles, habits, and survival techniques of bugs; 7 p.m. Thursday, July 20.
  • Puss in Boots: Children ages 3 to 11 can enjoy a performance about a poor Miller’s son and his beloved and clever cat; 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday, July 27.
  • Story Times:
    • Preschool, for children ages 3 to 6, noon July 11, 18, and 25.
    • Young Toddler, for children ages 12 to 24 months, 10 a.m. July 12, 19, and 26.
    • Toddler, for children ages 2 to 3, 10:45 a.m., July 12, 19, and 26.

 

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