School Briefs

Published 6:01 am Thursday, February 28, 2008

School briefs can be e-mailed to entschools@heraldnet.com or mailed to 4303 198th St. SW, Lynnwood, Wash. 98036. E-mail is preferred. Briefs can include announcements of public events, class reunions, awards, scholarships, and community news items. Information is published on a space available basis. Please include a contact number with area code.

Room Nine visiting days set

Because of overwhelming interest in The Room Nine Program, an additional Visiting Day has been added. Visiting is one of the requirements to be eligible for the lottery. The remaining Visiting Days are Monday, Feb 24th &Tuesday, March 4, both at 9:10AM. The lottery will take place on March 7th.

For more information, including a description of The Room Nine Program, the other steps needed to be included in the lottery &registration forms, go to http://www.RoomNine.org or e-mail www.RoomNine.org . If you don’t have internet access, please call Kim Head at 206-228-2026 or Stacy Lewis at 206-369-1034.

SCC pres. heads

to nat’l assembly

Shoreline Community College President Holly Moore is one of 60 national leaders invited to this year’s American Assembly on “Achieving Worker Success and Business Prosperity: The New Role for Workforce Intermediaries.” Leaders from both the public and private sectors were invited to the assembly to create a national strategy for building a better workforce that meets the continuing needs of both the unemployed and industry. The Assembly, affiliated with Columbia University, will convene in New York Feb. 6-9.

For more information on the Assembly and on the upcoming discussion go to their website at http://www.AmericanAssembly.org” www.AmericanAssembly.org .

February arts events set at SCC

The 2003 Opera Workshop Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 27 and 28 and March 1 in the Campus Theater.

The workshop features operatic scenes with piano accompaniment, and Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini, performed with chamber orchestra. Susan Dolacky is the producer and musical director; Ann Arends is director and Teresa Metzger Howe is conductor. General admission is $12, $10 for seniors and $8 for children 14 and younger and SCC students with college ID. Call 206-546-4606 to order tickets or purchase at the door.

Sims looking

for Earth heroes

King County Executive Ron Sims is looking for teachers, students staff, programs or even entire schools who are doing exceptional work on behalf of the local environment for this year’s Earth Heroes at Schools event.

Nomination forms are available on King County’s Earth Legacy web site at www. metrokc.gov/ earthlegacy or by calling Linda Howard at 206-296-4432. Nominations will be accepted until March 21, 2003. Award winners will be acknowledged at an award ceremony in My 2003.

ACT exam deadline coming

The next nationwide test date for high school students who want to take the ACT Assessment is April 12, 2003. The registration postmark deadline is March 7. Late registration postmark deadline is March 21.

For more information and sample tests, go to www.act.org.

S’wood Boosters auction sold out

The Shorewood Boosters “Tropical Nights” auction has been sold out. The Boosters would like to thank the community and local businesses for the tremendous support they have had this year.