School Briefs

Shorecrest seniors named Wa. Scholars

Shorecrest seniors Dustin Cho and Brian Earp recently were named as 2004 Washington Scholars by The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board. Three students from each legislative district are chosen for this award annually and are recognized for academic excellence, leadership skills and involvement in their community. Each student will receive an award certificate and letter of congratulations from Gov. Gary Locke and will attend a recognition luncheon May 19 in Olympia. They also are offered a scholarship for four years of undergraduate coursework at public or independent colleges.

Parkwood dinner, auction date set

Parkwood Elementary School will host a spaghetti dinner and silent auction from 5-8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 1 at the school, 1815 N. 155th St, Shoreline. The dinner is $6 per person; children under five are free. There is no charge to attend the silent auction. The main course will be catered by Spiro’s Pizza and Pasta and dessert will be provided by LePanier Bakery. All proceeds from the dinner and auction will benefit next year’s sixth-grade students who will be attending a program called IslandWood, which is a unique 255-acre outdoor learning center on Bainbridge Island that provides kids with hands-on learning experiences combining science, technology and the arts. For more information about the dinner and auction, call Loni Uchytil at 206-440-3007.

Donate cell phones, printer cartridges

In an effort to preserve the environment, students and parents of Room Nine Journey School recently began recycling empty printer cartridges and used cell phones that would normally be taken to landfills. The cartridges and cell phones collected by Room Nine Journey School are sent to FundingFactory, where they are inspected and then sold to recycling companies to be remanufactured. The cartridges are later sold to secondary markets, including retailers and office-supply stores. Cell phones are either donated to nonprofit markets such as women’s shelters, sold to refurbishers who sell them back into the domestic market, or sold to foreign markets. As a reward for their efforts, participants in the FundingFactory Recycling Program can earn technology, classroom or recreational equipment. Companies interested in participating can do so free of charge in the FundingFactory Business Support Program. FundingFactory will send each supporting business free, postage-paid shipping boxes for the return of collected cartridges and cell phones. Community and business supporters can also drop off cartridges and cell phones at the school, which is located at the Aldercrest Annex, 2545 NE 200th Street in Shoreline. For more information, call Ro Berkley at 206-542-4440 or e-mail JourneyProgram@Yahoo.com. For more information on Funding Factory, visit www.FundingFactory.com, or call, toll-free, 1.888.883.8237.

Summer programs

sign-ups starting

The Shoreline School District offers recreational and academic summer programs and sign-ups begin now. Programs offered include:

• A recreational program at Shoreline Children’s Center, June 23-Sept. 2. Registration begins April 5. For more information, call 206-361-4256.

• Summer School from July 7-Aug. 4. Registration begins May 3. For more information, call 206-361-4407.

Register now for conservation camp

Registration Washington State Youth Conservation Camps is open for this summer. Programs take place on Orcas Island and are designed for ages 12-16; girls camp is scheduled for July 18-24, boys camp is scheduled for July 25-31. Tuition is $250. Programs include: one-week camp, overnight camp, outdoor classes in water safety, archery, marksmanship with air rifles, wildlife management, marine fisheries, compass reading, fly tying/casting, CPR survival, hiking and crafts.

For applications and brochures, call Jim McAfee at 253-752-1275 or Donna at 253-952-3796.

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