School Briefs

Adult education orientations held

Orientations will be held for GED and Adult Basic Education classes at Edmonds Community College. For students who enroll, the classes are $25 per quarter.

At orientation, prospective students can get program information and take reading and math assessments. Then they meet one-on-one with an adviser to register for classes.

Orientation dates are:

• 10 a.m.–noon, Aug. 22 and 23

• 6-8 p.m., Aug. 29 and 30

• 1:30-3:30 p.m., Sept. 5 and 6

• 6-8 p.m., Sept. 12 and 13

• 5:30-8:30 p.m., Sept. 26 and 27

Call 425-640-1593 or stop by the developmental education office in Relocatable A north of Meadowdale Hall, Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood to make an appointment. See http://campus.edcc.edu for directions.

For information about precollege programs at Edmonds Community College call 425-640-1593, send e-mail to devediv@edcc.edu or visit http://deved.edcc.edu.

Latino literacy programs available

The Family Support Center of South Snohomish County, in partnership with Alderwood Middle School and the Sno-Isle Library System, is presenting an eight-week program for local Latino families designed to encourage literacy through a variety of arts and crafts activities, guest speakers and other resources.

The Latino Reading Club, which meets Monday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Lynnwood Library, encourages local Latino youth to develop reading and writing skills.

“Para Familias Latinas,” which meets Saturdays from 2-3 p.m. at the Lynnwood Library, encourages family literacy for Spanish-speaking families with small children.

For information, contact Pam Graham of The Family Support Center of South Snohomish County at 425-670-8984, ext. 4.

Child care registration

Parents can register now for fall child care through the Shoreline/ South County Family YMCA. Care starts Sept. 5 for the Edmonds School District and Sept. 6 for the Shoreline School District.

For information, contact Bryan O’Donnell at 206-364-1700.

E-W graduate wins scholarship

Irene Yiu, who graduated from Edmonds-Woodway High School this spring, earned a Comcast Leaders and Achievers grant of $1,000.

Yiu graduated with a 4.0 GPA and plans to attend Georgetown University in the fall. She volunteers as a tutor at the Everett Interfaith Church and as a pianist for Grace Evangelical Church.

EdCC board member honored

Edmonds Community College Foundation board member Vaughn Sherman received the Benefactor of the Year award for the Northwest region of the Council for Resource Development, a professional organization devoted to fundraising at two-year colleges.

Sherman was honored Aug. 2 at the regional meeting in Seattle and will also be recognized at the group’s national meeting in November in Washington, D.C.