Several Shoreline School District students won awards at the 10th annual Shoreline Math Olympiad March 8 at Shorecrest High School.
More than 540 students participated in the event. Students from four Shoreline elementary schools—Echo Lake, Meridian Park, Highland Terrace and Syre—will be competing at the state math team competition in Blaine April 19.
Briarcrest and Highland Terrace received awards for increasing their participation in the Shoreline Math Olympiad this year.
The team results are:
Fourth grade: First place, Ridgecrest; second place, Echo Lake and Meridian Park; third place, Briarcrest, Lake Forest Park and Meridian Park.
Fifth grade: First place, Meridian Park; second place, Echo Lake; third place, Ridgecrest.
Sixth grade: First place, Meridian Park; second place, Syre; third place, Meridian Park and Ridgecrest.
Seventh grade: Second Place, Kellogg Middle School. Third place, Einstein Middle School, Home Education Exchange and Kellogg.
Eighth grade: Second place, Einstein Middle School.
The individual results are:
Fourth grade: First place, Joey Kim, Echo Lake; Lauren Smith, Highland Terrace; Kyle Gugger, Meridian Park; Elizabeth Holmdahl, Ridgecrest. Second place, Katie McCaffrey, Lake Forest Park. Third place, Patrick Cunningham, Briarcrest; Hee Won Ahn, Echo Lake.
Fifth grade: First place, Dylan Austin, Meridian Park; third place, Wendy Luo, Ridgecrest.
Sixth grade: Second place, Wing-Sum Law and Spencer Froelick, Meridian Park.
Seventh grade: First place, Darren Nhan, Einstein Middle School; second place, Scott Holmdahl, Kellogg Middle School; third place, Richard Li, Einstein.
Eighth grade: Second place, Alvin Cao, Einstein; third place, Lawrence Kim and Kevin Yu, Kellogg.
Ridgecrest competed in Math Olympiad
The newly-formed Ridgecrest Elementary Math Olympiad Team competed in the Shoreline Math Olympiad Competition March 8 at Shorecrest High School.
The school grew in size this year with the closure of North City Elementary and had not had a Math Olympiad Team for several years. Ronda Holmdahl, fourth grade coach, and Rock Moulton, fifth/sixth grade coach, started the program last October with 35 students meeting weekly to work Math Olympiad problems and prepare for the March 8 district competition.
That day, 21 of the 33 Ridgecrest students earned individual medals. In addition, five of the nine Ridgecrest teams earned team medals.
Shoreline resident leads Ombudsman
The Office of the Education Ombudsman, a new state agency, has opened its doors in two locations: Olympia and the Northgate area of Seattle. The agency takes complaints about schools and districts.
The agency director is Adie Simmons, long-time Shoreline resident, community volunteer, and former Shoreline Public Schools Program Coordinator.
Simmons’ 25-year career includes developing and directing programs related to childrens’ education and health. Most recently, she managed the Office of Family and Community Partnerships, which coordinated between Seattle Public Schools and the City of Seattle.
Simmons was appointed by Governor Gregoire.
The office has four ombudsmen helping complainants. Two offer consulting services; two intervene in formal complaints. An Intake and Referral Specialist provides callers with information and resources about the public school system and how to file a formal complaint. Interpreters are available.
Call 1-866-297-2597 or see www.waparentslearn.org.
Preschool offers new afternoon class
The Lake Forest Park Cooperative Preschool, affiliated with Shoreline Community College, has a new class this year. The “Mixed Age Class,” designed for students 3-5 years old and their parent or caregiver will be 3-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Working parents with part-time schedules can be helped through the offering, according to a press release.
Children attend both days, one day with their parent, and receive the support of a teacher.
Lake Forest Park Cooperative Preschool is currently accepting new members into the class. See www.lfppreschool.org or call 425-486-3466.
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