Big-Picture Science
June 18, 2013
Skyline club links like-minded students
Many education-based groups, including teachers, administrators and coaches, have their own statewide organizations designed to form relationships and share ideas.
By Neil Pierson
Anthony Xie (left) and Michael Guo, Cascade Ridge Elementary School students, test out ‘The Hangman,’ an electromagnetic experiment at the Skyline High School science club’s anti-gravity exposition on June 7.
Until a few months ago, there was no organization in Washington for students with an aptitude for science. That’s where Skyline High School students Gokul Kumarressen, Akkshay Khoslaa and Oscar Mowar come in.
I choose for my life to be awesome
June 18, 2013
As a senior, I’m supposed be able to tell you all that high school has taught me about life.
Except that I don’t think I can. I’m only 17; what do I know about life?
Hall Monitor
Zach Bunch
Liberty High School
It seems that high school graduation is sometimes treated with a sort of reverence, as if we seniors have accomplished some sort of grand feat. We’re supposed to be so proud of ourselves, and all our family and friends come to watch as we each get handed a sheet of paper that says, “You’re a winner.”
Well congratulations, seniors; you’ve pulled off the amazing achievement of living for approximately 18 years.
Musical pioneer returns to join local music day
June 18, 2013
Musician Harold Belskus has taken quite a journey to arrive back in his hometown to perform on National Music Day.
Performing with his group A Cedar Suede on July 21 at Vino Bella as part of the city’s celebration, Belskus said he was pleased to take part in the event. The 2004 Liberty High School graduate said he played in a number of bands before entering the University of Washington in a pre-med program.
Harold Belskus
“Then, I realized: I don’t want to be a doctor,” Belskus said.
Enter art for this year’s Salmon Days
June 18, 2013
The Issaquah Festivals Office is accepting submissions of fine art, illustrations and/or graphic designs for potential “Salmon Days, salmon or Issaquah-oriented” print, promotions and/or festival gear consideration.
Submissions should be representative of Northwest salmon, Issaquah, local/regional scenery, Salmon Days and/or this year’s festival theme, “Streaming live.”
College News
June 18, 2013
Issaquah resident receives theater scholarship
Teresa Micheletti, of Issaquah, received a $1,000 Margaret Green Siegley Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Micheletti, a junior at Western Washington University, is majoring in theater with a focus on stage management and expects to graduate in June 2015. Micheletti is the daughter of Joe and Tami Micheletti, of Issaquah.
Soaring with Eagles
June 11, 2013
Autistic youth earns Scouting’s highest honor
With a combination of courage and a bit of help from friends, anything is possible.
Just ask Jason Callans, a freshman at Issaquah High School. The 15-year-old was diagnosed with autism at age 3 yet is thriving in a variety of activities among his peers.
By Justin Lester
Jason Callans, a member of Boy Scout Troop 69, shows the certificate awarding his accomplishment of earning Eagle Scout honor.
Jason’s most recent achievement is one he has been working toward for nearly a decade. In March, he was awarded the Eagle Scout badge, representing the highest possible rank for a Boy Scout.
Maywood teacher heads to sea
June 11, 2013
The last time Maywood Middle School science teacher Marla Crouch traveled Alaskan waters, she was on a cruise ship. She headed north once again June 8, but this time she will be living aboard a different vessel.
Crouch joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Teacher at Sea program, allowing her to spend about three weeks aboard the Oscar Dyson, where she will study Pollock, a type of fish, alongside NOAA scientists.
Marla Crouch
“Just living and working with these scientists, I expect to get a great deal of information I can share with my students when I return,” she said.
Heritage Day returns July 4
June 11, 2013
Mark your calendar now for an historic 4th of July.
The Issaquah History Museums will hold the 12th annual Heritage Day in conjunction with the community’s Down Home Fourth of July Celebration. Activities will take place in and around the Issaquah Train Depot, 78 First Ave. N.E., convenient to the Field of Fun. The event is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is free to the public.
Graduation: a medley of emotions
June 11, 2013
Every senior is probably all too aware that graduation is quickly approaching, and leaving high school once and for all is becoming a very real affair.
I suppose when asked how they feel about graduating, most seniors would say something along the lines of, “I’m so happy to finally be done with high school.” After four long years of high school, our minds and our bodies are eager to embark on new roads and new journeys.
Hall Monitor
Alice Ko
Issaquah High School
Recently, though, I was sitting in the audience at Issaquah High School’s Senior Acoustic Night. They say that music is one of the strongest ways to bring out emotions, and that statement could not be more accurate because from rap medleys to original compositions, the music that filled the theater was a mixture of the feelings and emotions graduation invokes in us.
Issaquah History museums honor volunteers
June 11, 2013
The Issaquah History Museums and community members recently honored 70 volunteers who cumulatively donated 3,553 hours during 2012.
As a volunteer-based organization, the museums rely upon such generous donations of time and talent to discover, preserve and share Issaquah’s unique history, according to a news release from the group.
Doug Bristol
The Independent Sector, an organization dedicated to leading, strengthening and mobilizing nonprofit organizations, has estimated the value of one volunteer hour at $22.14, which means the total value of volunteer labor contributed to the museums in 2012 was $63,970.
