Chief Sealth HS, past/present/future

Its immediate past — the 100-plus Class of ’07 grads who gathered at SW Athletic Complex across the street this afternoon to celebrate the successful end of their pre-college educational careers:

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Present/future, change is ahead for Sealth and its neighborhood. As we have mentioned previously, it is working to boost its academic image (which may factor into its underenrollment) by offering the International Baccalaureate program, one of only two high schools in Seattle Public Schools — only 14 in the entire state — with IB. And its future holds a big construction project (page 4 in this doc; approved by voters last February), in tandem with nearby Denny Middle School, set to start immediately after next school year. The Westwood Neighborhood Council has questions and concerns (as do people at both schools; see page 3 of this) and is hosting a community meeting one week from Wednesday (June 27) to talk about the project.

1 Reply to "Chief Sealth HS, past/present/future"

  • Kelly June 17, 2007 (5:12 pm)

    I’m hopeful that the International Baccalaureate program will result in positive changes for Sealth in the future. We had the IB program at my high school & it was a definite draw for many students. I took a few IB classes and they were great. The full diploma program is super intense, but very well regarded.

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