School Briefs

EdCC offers 9/11 event for public

EdCC, with the Interfaith Association of Snohomish County, will present a panel discussion by local religious leaders about ways to find common humanity in a world of religious and cultural difference. Panelists will represent Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Bahai and Buddhist faiths.

“A Faith-Based Discussion of Conflict and Humanity,” will be 1-3 p.m., Sept. 11 at the Edmonds Community College library, third floor Lynnwood Hall, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Co-sponsored by the Edmonds Community College Foundation, this event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

For more information about this event at Edmonds Community College, call 425-640-1525 or to learn more about The September Project, visit www.theseptemberproject.org. For directions to campus, see http://campus.edcc.edu.

Learn more about Girl Scouts

Come check out the adventure of Girl Scouting, and hear how Girl Scouting can benefit your daughter’s development. Everyone is invited to attend an information session and find out how to discover the fun, friendship and power of girls together. Girl Scouts offers enriching activities solely for girls, grades K-12.

Choose one of two registration meetings to start the adventure – bring your daughter to check out the activities while you meet with the adults. Bring a friend; bring two as troops will be formed at these sessions. Both start at 7 p.m.

Sept. 13 – Edmonds Lutheran Church: 23525 84th Ave. W. Edmonds

Sept. 15 – St. Thomas More Church/School – in Dalton Hall: 6511 176th St. SW. Lynnwood

Interested but cannot attend? Call the local Girl Scout Service Unit office at 425-348-6244.

UW students receive awards

The University of Washington recently announced its 2005-06 Undergraduate Scholar Awards, given annually to incoming freshmen who have proven academic achievement, leadership potential and civic involvement.

Scholarships were given to 301 recipients, and each award is worth a total of $2,400 over a two-year period.

Recipients include: Edmonds residents Sergey Karayev (Edmonds-Woodway) and Jung Lee (Meadowdale); Lynnwood residents Gene Chung (Inglemoor) and Christopher Higgins (Immanuel Lutheran); and Mountlake Terrace residents Olivia Brent-Fielding (Meadowdale) and Jayson Kostelyk (Edmonds-Woodway).

Learn English at EdCC

Edmonds Community College has room in its ESL classes for non-native speakers wishing to improve their abilities. Qualified students will have high-school level abilities, and the class will focus on American culture, communication skills, career preparation and community resources. There are day (10:30-12:20 p.m. Monday-Thursday) and nighttime (7:30-9:20 p.m. Monday and Wednesday) classes, and the fee is $25. For more information, call 425-640-1478.