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Issaquah History Museums needs volunteers Saturday

NEW — 6:30 a.m. March 11, 2010

Help the Issaquah History Museums restore a vintage caboose Saturday.

Organizers need two or three volunteers to help remove old carpet from a 1942 caboose displayed at the Issaquah Train Depot. Works begins at 10 a.m., and should last up to two hours. The removal will allow a group from Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie to assess the condition of the wood floor beneath the carpet.

Contact museums Volunteer Coordinator Karen Klein at 392-3500 or volunteer@issaquahhistory.org for more information. Volunteers should bring a dust mask or respirator, gloves and a carpet or utility knife. The depot is located at 50 Rainier Blvd. N.

Sports

Patriots basketball coach suspended after arrest

Girls soccer coach removed to move team in new direction

Liberty High School boys basketball coach Jevon Green was suspended for the remainder of his contract after being arrested Dec. 26 for failure to appear in court after driving with a suspended license.

Police responded to a burglary alarm at Liberty on Dec. 26 to find Green doing laundry inside the building, according to John Urquhart, spokesman for the King County Sheriff’s Office. Police ran a check on Green, discovered the warrant for his arrest and took him into custody. His bail was set at $350.

Kathy Miyauchi, district executive director of personnel services, and Patrick Murphy, district executive director of high schools for the district, wrote a letter to the Liberty community addressing the matter.

Schools

High School Proficiency Exams start next week

NEW — 6 a.m. March 10, 2010

High School Proficiency Exams for sophomores will start March 16.

The exams are a state requirement — in addition to coursework and credits — for students to receive their high school diplomas.

Exams include reading, writing, math and science questions. The reading exam will be administered March 16, and the writing exam will follow March 17-18. The math exam will be given April 13, and the science portion will be April 15.

Due to the exam times, Issaquah School District schools will operate on alternate schedules March 17. Check your student’s school calendar or the district Web site for more information.