School Briefs

SCC looking at traffic plans

Staff at Shoreline Community College currently are accepting public comments regarding several new alternatives proposed to alleviate traffic congestion at the intersection of 160th St. and Greenwood Ave. N. Comments will be accepted through April 21, 2004. A community open house took place at the college Thursday, April 8 to discuss the alternatives being proposed. The traffic mitigation is part of the college’s evolving campus master plan. To view the alternatives, go to www.shoreline.edu/masterplan or send comments to Judy Yu at jyu@shoreline.edu or by mail to 16101 Greenwood Ave. N, Shoreline, Wash. 98133.

Student places at geography event

Nicholas Bailey, an eighth grader at The Evergreen School in Shoreline placed seventh in the final round at the Washington State National Geographic Bee Friday, April 2 at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. He also was only one of four competitors to have a perfect score in the opening round of the event, school officials said. For the second consecutive year, Bailey competed against 99 other Washington state students in fourth through eighth grade. Topics covered included U.S. and world geography, cultural and physical geography, and plants and animals of the world.

New principal at Meridian Park

Members of the Shoreline School Board recently named Lester “Flip” Herndon as principal of Meridian Park Elementary School. Herndon will officially take the position July 1. Herndon has served for two years as assistant principal of Meridian Park; before that, he worked as the assistant principal at Olympic View Middle School in the Mukilteo School District. Herndon also has taught at Shorewood High School for three years, including a leadership class, world geography, advising the ninth grade class, and coaching ninth grade girls’ basketball and has served as an administrative intern in the Seattle, Bellevue and Riverview school districts. He has a bachelor’s degree from Whitman College and a master’s degree in education from Harvard University, where he also received a Massachusetts lifetime teaching certificate in Social Studies. Currently, Herndon is a doctoral student of education at the University of Washington.

District to present emergency plan

Shoreline School District staff will present their draft Hazard Mitigation Plan at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 27 in the Board Room of the Shoreline Center. Parents, staff and community members are invited to attend or they can view the plan in the district’s maintenance office by calling 206-361-4401 or by going to http://www.shorelineschools.org/resources/comm_resources/default.php. The plan includes information regarding current facilities and future plans for handling events such as earthquakes, severe storms, floods, wild fires and hazardous material transport.

Brookside alums apply for college

Members of the Brookside Elementary School PTA currently is offering two $250 college scholarships to a graduating senior in the Shoreline School District. To qualify, applicants must have attended Brookside for at least three complete years, be a 2004 graduate of Shorewood or Shorecrest high school, have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above verified by a school counselor, and plan to continue their studies at a college, university or vocational/technical school. Winners will be selected by random drawing during the Brookside Hoedown and PTA General Membership Meeting Friday, May 21. Scholarship money will be dispersed directly to the educational institution the applicant selected. Applications are available at the Career Center of both Shorewood and Shorecrest, at Brookside or online at http://schools.shorelineschools.org/brookside/. Completed applications should be sent or dropped off at Brookside, attn: Cathie Koll, Student Alumni Scholarship Committee, 17747 37th NE, Lake Forest Park, WA, 98155. For more information, call Cathie Koll at 206-365-7381 or e-mail at kollccrs@nwlink.com.

Help clean creek on Earth Day

Staff at Shoreline Community College is inviting students and community members to join them in celebrating Earth Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24 at Boeing Creek Park. Event participants will help restore the natural habitat of Boeing Creek Watershed by picking up litter and helping to remove ivy and blackberry bushes and plant native species. Those interested should meet at the kiosk near the intersection of NW 175th St. and 6th Ave. N. and bring thick working gloves, work boots, a long sleeved shirt and long pants. Tools including shovels and clippers are appreciated. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, call Matt Loper at 206-546-4683.

Donate cell phones, 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 email JourneyProgram@Yahoo.com. For more information on Funding Factory, visit www.FundingFactory.com, or call, toll-free, 1.888.883.8237.

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