Enatai Student Wins National Creative Writing Contest
Congratulations to Enatai fifth grader Erin Stark, whose essay won the national “Celebrate America” creative writing contest. Stark advanced to the national competition after her essay on the theme “Why I am Glad America is a Nation of Immigrants” placed first in the state competition. The nationwide competition is judged by U.S. senators, award-winning authors and noted journalists. Erin has been invited to read her essay at an event in San Francisco. Her winning entry will also be printed in the Congressional Record. Enatai fifth graders Malia Yamamoto and Eva Richards also placed second and seventh, respectively, at the state competition.
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Interlake Students Place at Intel International Science & Engineering Fair
Interlake students Alisha Saxena and Meera Srinivasan wowed the competition at the recent Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (IntelISEF) in Phoenix, Arizona. Saxena, a junior, won third place in the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering category for her project, “A Microprocessor Controlled Device with Cloud Connected Sensors for Improving Cardiovascular Health and Workout Efficacy.” Srinivasan, a sophomore, won fourth place in the Microbiology category for her project, “Rett Syndrome: Determining the Optimal Viral System for Gene Therapy.” IntelISEF is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition.
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Bellevue Bands Hit High Note at 2013 BHS Jazz Festival
More than 50 bands from across Washington and Oregon competed at the 31st annual Bellevue High School Jazz Festival. The student musicians took part in two days of competition, each of which ended with a finals concert in the brand new Performing Arts Center at BHS. The following Bellevue schools placed at the top of their division:
Junior High School
First place: Chinook Middle School, directed by Todd Mahaffey
A/AA
First Place: Sammamish High School, directed by Mark Wilbert
Third Place: Interlake Jazz 2, directed by Paul Gillespie
3A
First Place: Interlake Jazz 1, directed by David Kim
4A
First Place: Newport High School, directed by Cory Edwards
Outstanding Soloists
Spencer Edgers, Newport Jazz tenor saxophonist; Danae Greenfield, Newport Jazz piano; Ben Zobel, Newport Jazz clarinet; Stanley Ruvinov, Interlake Jazz Bass; Carlos Eine, Interlake Jazz Tenor Saxophone; and Ben Acone, Sammamish Jazz piano.
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Interlake Senior Named 2013 Presidential Scholar in the Arts
Interlake High School senior Ben Kadie has been named a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Kadie is one of only 141 seniors nationwide to receive the honor, which recognizes students' accomplishments in academics or the arts. Kadie was recognized as one of the 20 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts. Scholars are chosen based on their academic success, artistic excellence, essays, school evaluations and transcripts, as well as evidence of community service, leadership and commitment to high ideals. Kadie will receive a medal at a White House ceremony in June. His film, “The Painted Girl,” will be screened at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.
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Four Bellevue students win National Merit Scholarships
Four Bellevue students are among this year’s National Merit Scholarship winners. They were chosen from more than 15,000 finalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. Winners of the $2,500 scholarship are judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
International School: Katherine Becker
Newport High: Isabel Chien, Emily Zhang
Interlake High: Margaret Locke
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Tyee Students Featured in Health Lesson Videos
Two new videos on a state website feature Tyee Middle School students using mallets, rubber tubing and some mashed apples to learn an important lesson about how their bodies get proper nutrition. Their hands-on and a bit messy seventh grade nutrition lesson was captured on camera for a training video for teachers across the state, demonstrating best practices around the Health Trek lessons. The “Nutrient Wise” and “Think Before You Drink” videos can be seen on the website of the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (select the Middle School tab).
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Medina Third Grader Eva Lindberg is the Washington State Winner in the 2013 Doodle 4 Google Contest
Eva’s doodle for “My Best Day Ever” is a colorful drawing of a Day at the Island. She says on her best day ever, she would play with the island monkeys, snakes, turtles, parrots and ants before heading home at sunset. Eva won a trip to New York City for the national awards ceremony. Voters will choose the national finalists from the 50 state winners. Vote for Eva’s design
Two Tyee Middle School students were among the 250 State Finalists nationwide. View Leah Chen and Eva Smerekanych's designs.
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Five BSD students win corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarships
Five students from the Bellevue School District have received corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarships. Winners were selected from students who advanced to the Finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship competition and met the criteria of the scholarship sponsors.
National Merit Boeing Scholarship
Interlake High School: Graham Jordan, Kayla Miller, Haoming Wang
International School: Margit Lund
Newport High School: Shannon Ren
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Interlake Jazz Band Takes First Place at Reno Jazz Festival
Interlake High School's Jazz Band placed first in their division at the annual Reno Jazz Festival, which attracts some of the best high school bands in the nation. Interlake was the only high school in Washington selected to perform in the festival's showcase awards ceremony. Interlake's Jazz Band is directed by David Kim and Paul Gillespie. Watch their performance at the Reno Jazz Festival
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Bellevue students recently took top honors at the Washington Future Problem Solving State Bowl
Students who finished in first and second place advance to the Future Problem Solving International competition this June at Indiana University. The competition stimulates critical and creative thinking skills, encourages students to develop a vision for the future, and prepares students for leadership roles.
Individual Winners:
Middle
First Place: Camille Richards, Odle Middle School
Senior
First Place: Alex Tang, Interlake High School
Second Place: Michael Kim, Interlake High School
Third Place: Huadian Zhang, Interlake High School
Scenario Writing Competition Winners:
Senior
Second Place: Michael Kim, Interlake High School
Third Place: Aashka Damani, Interlake High School
Team Winners:
Junior
First Place: Odle (Mehek Dedhia, Surtaz Khan, Gabriel Shen, Vaughn Poon)
Second Place: Odle (Jacob Zhang, Maxwell Zhang, Colin Tang, Ethan Ling)
Middle
First Place: Interlake (Jiaqi Chen, Mahi Elango, David Li, Jessica Jiang)
Third Place: Odle (Terrance Wang, Nikolai Warner, Andrew Xue, Jenny Xu)
Senior
First Place: Interlake (Sheuli Chowdhury, Zeynep Ertugay, Laetitia Zhang, Kathleen Zhu
Second Place: Interlake (Akshath Sivaprasad, Mathi Manavalin, Mira Liu, Aashka Damani)
Third Place: Interlake (Clarine Long, Douglas Mui, Sarah Williams, Yanisa Techagumthorn)
In addition, one junior team from Odle (Rasika Obla, Eshan Kemp, Anirudh Prakash, Eshika Saxena) ranked third in junior presentations. Interlake participants this year were coached by Daniel Becker, and Debby Benzinger and Joan Boyd coached the Odle teams.
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Tyee Middle School students and Teacher Karen Barkley received the "Commitment to Community" Award
Tyee Middle School students and Teacher Karen Barkley received the "Commitment to Community" Award at the 2013 American Red Cross King County Heroes Breakfast for their fundraising efforts for Superstorm Sandy relief.
After learning in class about the human impact on natural disasters, students raised more than $800 in a week. Most of it was collected during Halloween trick-or-treating. Watch the Red Cross video about Tyee's Commitment to Community.
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International Student Invited to Aspen Music Festival and School this summer in Colorado
International School eighth grader and violinist Christina Ding has been invited to attend the Aspen Music Festival and School this summer in Colorado. Aspen is a prestigious orchestral and operatic summer music festival, which offers students a combination of one-on-one instruction and professional performance experience. Ding is one of about 600 students from around the world who were invited to attend, out of an estimated 350,000 applications.
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Interlake High School Chamber Orchestra's Excellent Rating
The Interlake High School Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Shira Katsman, earned an “Excellent” rating at the ASTA National Orchestra Festival in Rhode Island. The Interlake orchestra was one of seven high school orchestra from across the nation who participated in the finals of the national competition.
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District Jazz Musicians Earn Rave Reviews
Talented jazz musicians from Chinook Middle School and International School earned rave reviews at the Jazz Northwest Festival in Spokane. The Chinook Jazz Band, under the direction of Todd Mahaffey, was awarded first place in the Middle School division. The International School band, under the direction of Andy Rubesch, was awarded third place in the A/AA High School Division.
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Interlake High School Counselor Named "Super Counselor"
Congratulations to Interlake High School counselor Mary Beth Gunson, who has been named the March 2013 “Super Counselor” by NextStepU.com, a website designed to help students plan for their next steps in planning for college, careers and life. Ms. Gunson was nominated by a student, who described her as “incredibly energetic and thoughtful” and someone students know they can count on. Read more
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Odle Mathletes Win First Place
Odle Middle School “mathletes” won first place at the 2013 Washington State MATHCOUNTS Competition. Members of the winning team are Patrick Wang, Colin Tang, Allen Yang and Erich Liang. As first, second and fourth place finishers overall Wang, Tang and Yang will represent Washington at the national MATHCOUNTS Competition in Washington, D.C. in early May. Tang also won first place in the written contest.
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Principal Eric Ferguson Named a King County Earth Hero
Congratulations to Highland Middle School Assistant Principal Eric Ferguson, who has been named a King County Earth Hero at a School. Ferguson works with Highland’s Green Team and recruited students to help with the school’s new composting stations.
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Tyee Students are Big Winners at Washington State Chinese Language and Talent Competition
Students from Tyee Middle School were big winners at the recent Washington State Chinese Language and Talent Competition. Teacher Rongfen Sun Burford shared the following results:
Public Speech in Chinese
First Place - Andrea Scallon
Third Place – Sarah Ea
Honorable Mention – Angela Ea
Drawing
First Place – Leah Chen
China Knowledge Bowl
First Place – Angela Ea, Sarah Ea, Janet Jue, Sonya Lao
Second Place – Jessica Wang, Sharon Zhang, Miku Hanatate, Jocelyn Dawson
Chinese Singing
Second Place – Jocelyn Dawson and Janet Jue
Third Place – Sarah Ea and Angela Ea
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Bellevue Students Chosen for 2013 NAfME All-Northwest Music Events
Students selected for the 2013 NAfME All-Northwest Band, Mixed Choir, Treble Choir, Orchestra and Jazz Band will perform at the NAfME Northwest Division Conference in Portland, Oregon in mid-February. All-Northwest represents six states, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and Wyoming. Congratulations to the following students:
2013 NAfME All-Northwest Band
Interlake
Rona Ji
Fred Kim
Madie Melcer
Matthew Saathoff
Chance Sweetser
Nick Teoh
Newport
Sarah Kim
Alexander Tu
Benjamin Zobel
Bellevue
Bryan Oh
2013 NAfME All-Northwest Jazz Band
Newport
Spencer Edgers
Andrew Lovett
2013 NAfME All-Northwest Mixed Choir
Newport
Tobi Du
Jaya Joshi
Annie Wan
Interlake
Kara Duval-Fowler
2013 NAfME All-Northwest Orchestra
Interlake
Brian Baek
Audrey Chen
Darren Leung
James Shogren
Newport
Stone Cao
Sarah Davis
Catherine Li
Jamie Sanidad
Amanda Sun
Bellevue
Grace Kim
Gina Lee
2013 NAfME All-Northwest Treble Choir
Newport
Jane Korneygay
Hope Webster
Sammamish
Alicia Murowchick
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42 Bellevue Students Chosen to Participate in 2013 WMEA All-State Music Events
Students selected for the 2013 WMEA All-State Concert Band, Symphonic Choir and Symphony Orchestra will meet and perform at the Washington Music Educators Association conference in Portland, Oregon in mid-February. Congratulations to the following students:
2013 WMEA All-State Concert Band
Bellevue
Christine Kwon
Olivia Tsang
Interlake
Isaku Kamada
Trey Sakazaki
Tiffany Tien
International
Tim Letz
Newport
Zi Bing Chang
Auden Durant
David Gustafson
Irene Hwang
Kevin (Myungki) Kang
Chloe (Chungeun) Lee
Bobby Shih
Christopher Spicer
Samuel Spicer
Nathaniel Wu
2013 WMEA All-State Symphonic Choir
Bellevue
Sam Fredman
Erica Lee
Interlake
Salmon Gee
Melanie Strickland
Newport
Josh Baez
Tyler Choi
Sammamish
Dylan Lawyer
Winston Lin
2013 WMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra
Bellevue
Elvis Gracia-Mendez
Delaney Ugelstad
Interlake
Maddy Lisaius
Maggie Locke
Emily Sun
Jerry Tsui
Haoming Wang
Jenny Wang
Newport
Renhao Hu
Andrew Joung
Steven Ki
Tae Hyun Kwon
Tommy Liao
Heaven Lin
Emily Lo
Kirill Polyanskiy
Erica Sanidad
Sammamish
Rebecca Putnam
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The Newport High School Football Team Named 2012 4A Football Academic State Champion
The Newport High School Football Team has been named the 2012 4A Football Academic State Champion in the WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington/Les Schwab Tires Scholastic Awards Program. The award recognizes teams or groups that maintain a high collective academic standard, with the team with the highest average GPA named Academic State Champion. The Newport football team’s average GPA is 3.314.
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Curriculum Developer Patty Shelton has been named the 2012 Educator of the Year by MOHAI
BSD Social Studies Curriculum Developer Patty Shelton has been named the 2012 Educator of the Year by the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle. The award honors an individual in Washington who “demonstrates dedication, innovation and excellent in the areas of history, geography and civics education.” Shelton has worked with MOHAI for more than five years. She has helped plan exhibits and develop education initiatives and projects, including special artifact kits called “People on the Move,” which are used in fourth grade classrooms throughout Bellevue. Shelton is a Sammamish High School graduate who has worked for the district since 1984, both in the classroom and as a curriculum developer.
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BHS Football Wins the Class 3A State Title
Bellevue High School Football team wins the Class 3A State Title. With this win, the Wolverines have won five straight state championships and ten of the last twelve.
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Bellevue High School Boys Water Polo Team Wins State, Newport Finishes Third
The Bellevue Boys Water Polo Team won the 2012 State Championship and also earned the No. 1 ranking in the state. This is Bellevue's second consecutive state championship win. The Newport team finished in third place. Players from both teams made All-State Teams. Read more... (Seattle Times)
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Newport Wins the 2012 WIAA 4A Girls Swimming & Diving State Championship
Newport wins the 2012 WIAA 4A Girls Swimming & Diving State Championship with a point total of 217. The NHS SWIVE team had strong performances in all events including the 200 free relay (2nd place), the 200 medley relay (3rd place) and the 400 free relay (3rd place). Go Knights! Read more... (Seattle Times)
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