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TRAFFIC ALERT UPDATE: Highway 99 now fully reopened
September 23, 2018 2:57 pm
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 |   Alaskan Way Viaduct | Highway 99 tunnel | West Seattle news

Again this weekend, the Highway 99 closure has ended earlier than scheduled. As you can see in the “live” traffic camera above, NB 99 is now fully reopened after completion of another round of work relate to the Viaduct-to-tunnel transition.

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West Seattle weekend scene: 2018 Orca Half
September 23, 2018 2:46 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | WS & Sports

Another Sunday with perfect running weather, as the Orca Half saw hundreds of runners heading from Lincoln Park to Don Armeni Boat Ramp. Busy morning there – lots of boat trailers as salmon season continues, plus a harbor seal resting nearby:

No orca sightings in the water, but “Mike” the inflatable killer whale was on hand, on land:

Local advocacy group The Whale Trail benefits from part of the Orca Half’s proceeds, and executive director Donna Sandstrom was there to talk with runners and passersby:

This is the third year for the Orca Half in West Seattle. Results are here – Nathan Ennis was top male and overall finisher, in 1:16, while Jessica Kosloski was first female finisher, in 1:29.

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HAPPENING NOW: Need game snacks? Hurricane-help bake sale is on!
September 23, 2018 12:06 pm
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 |   Gatewood | How to help | West Seattle news

Thanks to Tom for sending the photos from Ysabel‘s hurricane-help bake sale, on now in Gatewood – pick up some treats for the game! More than cookies, we found out via this update from Ysabel’s mom. And here

Ysabel’s planning to be at the corner of California/Portland (map) until 3 pm. Even if you don’t want a baked treat and/or cider, you can make a donation that’ll be stretched thanks to a match from Ysabel’s family (who then will get their employers to match too).

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HAPPENING NOW: Fall 2018 Recycle Roundup
September 23, 2018 11:38 am
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 |   Environment | Fauntleroy | West Seattle news

Things are moving fast at the fall Recycle Roundup in the lot at Fauntleroy Church! Multiple trucks/trailers from 1 Green Planet and lots of help. Just drive/ride/walk up before 3 pm and give them your recyclables – first look at the list (PDF) to see what they are and are not accepting this time. Free! The church has been hosting these events since 2010 and they always leave the peninsula tons lighter.

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Signed up yet? 2 weeks until 3 hours that can save your life
September 23, 2018 10:55 am
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 |   Preparedness | West Seattle news

That’s your video invitation to a free preparedness event unlike any other you’ve attended. 2-5 pm Sunday, October 7th, at High Point Community Center (repeated 9-noon November 3rd at Hiawatha Community Center), West Seattle Be Prepared and the Emergency Communication Hubs invite you to learn and talk about how to be ready for The Big One. This isn’t just somebody showing you how to put together a kit – though that kind of preparedness is part of it – the event will include:

*MC Glenn Farley, natural-disasters reporter from KING 5 News

*Opening keynotes by Dave Nichols, certified Emergency Manager and West Seattle resident speaking on community preparedness, and Northwest earthquake science (Harold Tobin, Director, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, for October, Sandi Doughton, Seattle Times science reporter, for November)

*Hear about response plans from Seattle Police, Fire, Emergency Management, and King County Public Health.

*Skills training including utility shutoff, water purification, disaster sanitation, home retrofitting, even “MacGyver tips – what you can do with a Garbage Bag”

There’s still space but sign up ASAP – go here to do that.

P.S. Here are flyers you can share with neighbors, in four languages:
*English
*Spanish
*Vietnamese
*Somali

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Orca Half, Recycle Roundup, hurricane help, and more for your West Seattle Sunday
September 23, 2018 6:07 am
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 |   West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

(Saturday rainbow, photographed by Jamie Kinney)

We start with two traffic alerts:

NB HIGHWAY 99 CLOSURE: While northbound 99 has reopened north of the stadium zone, it’s scheduled to remain closed today between the stadiums and the West Seattle Bridge, as explained here. We’ll publish a separate update if the closure ends early.

ADMIRAL WAY PAVING: SDOT announced on Friday that it hoped to repave about a block of the outside southbound lane of SW Admiral Way on the hill north of the bridge, which would mean lane closures 9 am-5 pm today.

And now, the happening highlights:

ORCA HALF: Hundreds of runners will be heading from Lincoln Park to Don Armeni this morning on the Orca Half course. No road closures – runners will be on sidewalks and the Alki Trail, and the parking lane in some spots. Pre-race packet pickup – it’s sold out! – starts at 6:30 am. Runners start in waves that begin at 8 am. Part of the proceeds benefit The Whale Trail. (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW)

RECYCLE ROUNDUP: 9 am-3 pm, it’s the twice-yearly dropoff recycling event in the lot at Fauntleroy Church. Check the list of what 1 Green Planet will and won’t accept. (9140 California SW)

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH CENTENNIAL: 10 am bagpipe procession around First Lutheran Church of West Seattle before this morning’s service commemorating the church’s 100th anniversary. (4105 California SW)

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm, see what the first market of fall has to offer, in the street in the heart of The Junction. (California SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska)

COOKIES AND CIDER FOR HURRICANE HELP: 11 am-3 pm, Ysabel – who’s had benefit bake sales before – is raising money to help hurricane survivors by selling cookies and cider. Stop by her stand in Gatewood! (California SW/SW Portland)

2 FREE COMMUNITY SEMINARS: At noon and 1:30 pm at Evergreen Tang Soo Do:

Women’s Self-Defense – 12 pm-1 pm (ages 13 and older)

Anti-Bullying for Kids – 1:30 pm-2:30 pm (ages 5 and older)

Registration info is in our calendar listing. (5432 California SW)

‘SKELETON CREW’ MATINEE: 3 pm at ArtsWest in The Junction, first matinee for the new production. Ticket info is in our calendar listing. (4711 California SW)

LANTERN FESTIVAL & COMPETITION: Want to try for a prize? Make and bring your own lantern! Or – just come enjoy performances, a Lion Dance, and arts/crafts (for kids). It’s all part of the Lantern Festival, 4:30-8 pm at Southwest Teen Life Center in Westwood. (2801 SW Thistle)

(Saturday rainbow, photographed by Elaine Dale)

PREVIEW THE WEEK AHEAD … by browsing our complete calendar.

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Noise, Liberty, and kudos @ Alki Community Council
September 22, 2018 11:09 pm
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 |   Neighborhoods | West Seattle news

Toplines from this month’s Alki Community Council meeting, covered by WSB’s Patrick Sand:

NOISE ENFORCEMENT: So now that the city ordinance has changed, what’s the plan? An ACC subcommittee is talking with police about that. Southwest Precinct Operations Lt. Steve Strand said traffic and patrol officers had gone through training related to the change, including what a 75-foot distance looks like. How many citations have been issued so far? He didn’t have any numbers. Meantime, the community subcommittee hopes to be able to gather data to quantify the problem, maybe with the help of the entrepreneurs who have long been talking with the ACC about their new technology addressing this issue.

ALKI STATUE OF LIBERTY PLAZA: Shortly after the plaza’s 10th anniversary, the agreement for its upkeep is expiring.

(Alki Statue of Liberty Plaza, WSB file photo)

The fundraising campaign for the plaza’s creation still has a legacy of $65,000 in the bank for maintenance. The ACC plans to talk with the Southwest Seattle Historical Society about partnering for the plaza’s future; the next agreement would have to be drawn up before January.

KUDOS: This was the first ACC meeting since thousands of people swarmed Alki on August 11th for Sub Pop Records’ 30th-anniversary megaparty SPF30. The music company had been sending reps to ACC and other community meetings for months. Verdict: It all went very well.

The Alki Community Council meets on second Thursdays most months, 7 pm at Alki UCC (6115 SW Hinds).

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West Seattle Crime Watch: Stolen ‘trike’ and generators
September 22, 2018 8:59 pm
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 |   Crime | West Seattle news

The photo and report are from Nick:

My blue trike wagon and 2 portable generators were stolen from my home. The generators were locked to my travel trailer that was parked in my driveway and the locks were cut very crudely and my GF and I think that they must have taken the trike and carried the generators away on it. I’m including a picture of the bike so that if anyone sees the bike, they can let me know.

The police report # is 2018-353404.

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TRAFFIC ALERT UPDATE: NB Highway 99 reopens from stadium zone northward
September 22, 2018 7:55 pm
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 |   Alaskan Way Viaduct | West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

As promised, WSDOT has reopened *part* of northbound Highway 99. It’s now open from the stadium zone northward, which will be extra-busy tomorrow because of the Seahawks game. But NB 99 remains closed between there and the West Seattle Bridge, so if you’re outbound headed off-peninsula, you’re going to have to use an alternate route. That section is scheduled to remain closed until early Monday but as usual, we’ll be checking, and will publish an update if it reopens earlier than scheduled. P.S. WSDOT explains here what this closure is about.

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West Seattle weekend scene: Quilt showcase
September 22, 2018 7:29 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | WS culture/arts

Now that fall is here (as of 6:54 pm) – it’s time to think about ways to stay warm. The West Seattle Quilters‘ first-ever showcase, this afternoon at the Senior Center/Sisson Building, was inspiration for that contemplation – as well as an occasion for admiration of the quilters’ skills.

The 40+ quilts on display spanned a variety of quilting styles and techniques, as well as quilters from kids to seniors.

The West Seattle Quilters welcome you to join them at their meetings, 7 pm on first and third Mondays at the Senior Center (4217 SW Oregon).

Group members not only work on their own projects but also collaborate on community-service quilts, made from donated fabric, given to people in need. Every year they also make a quilt that’s raffled off to benefit the Senior Center (they sold more tickets at today’s show, and the raffle will be at the Senior Center during Rainbow Bingo next Friday).

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FOLLOWUP: Ship carrying Army equipment leaves Terminal 5 for South Korea
September 22, 2018 5:45 pm
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 |   Port of Seattle | West Seattle news

(WSB photo of MV Green Cove @ T-5, as seen from West Seattle Bridge last Monday)

The ship that called at West Seattle’s Terminal 5 to pick up hundreds of pieces of U.S. Army equipment has left for South Korea. Thanks to Andrw for the tip; the vehicle carrier MV Green Cove left last night. While its destination information on MarineTraffic.com had displayed as simply “Far East” earlier in the day, it was listed a day earlier as bound for Busan, second-most-populous city in South Korea. The Port of Seattle had circulated advance word of the shipment plan earlier this month, and cargo like this caught eyes in the T-5 vicinity:

Thanks to Richard for that photo from last Saturday. The port said the shipments were being handled by its interim T-5 tenant Foss.

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BIZNOTE: Tenant for long-empty Jefferson Square space
September 22, 2018 4:25 pm
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 |   West Seattle businesses | West Seattle news

Thanks to Lynda for the tip. The Jefferson Square storefront vacated by AAA a year and a half ago (4734 42nd SW) has a new tenant – signage says math-tutoring center Mathnasium is “coming soon.” The chain was founded in Southern California more than 15 years ago, according to its website, which says there are more than 900 franchisee- and company-owned centers in the U.S. and several other countries.

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READY? Fall Recycle Roundup, one day away
September 22, 2018 2:32 pm
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 |   Environment | Fauntleroy | West Seattle news

“Spring cleaning” is what you hear about most often – but tomorrow’s Recycle Roundup at Fauntleroy Church brings you an opportunity to start fall with some cleaning too. 9 am-3 pm on Sunday, the church parking lot (9140 California SW) welcomes you to drop off items for 1 Green Planet to recycle. The list of what will and won’t be accepted is here. No charge, though the church accepts donations if you want to help support the twice-yearly Recycle Roundups. Rain or shine!

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CONGRATULATIONS! Another championship for BMX racer Colton Fukano
September 22, 2018 12:33 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | WS & Sports

Another round of congratulations for West Seattle 7-year-old Colton Fukano, after the Washington State BMX Championships earlier this month. The photo and report are from Colton’s proud mom Shawnda Fukano:

Colton Fukano earned 1st place in the state for the 7-year-old expert division. In August, Colton won his 30th race, which moved him up from “intermediate” to the “expert” class. Colton rides for Sonic BMX, which practices at the North Seatac BMX track, and is sponsored by Sprocketts Recycled Bicycles in Magnolia. Colton is in second grade at Genesee Hill Elementary.

If anyone is interested in trying out BMX, check out Peninsula Indoor BMX in Port Orchard. They have new rider clinics and free loaner bikes and helmets. Colton and his dad take the ferry there to practice in the winter when the outdoor tracks are too muddy.

Shawnda first told us about Colton’s achievements two years ago, when his first trip to the state championships

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FOOTBALL: Chief Sealth wins 2nd in a row
September 22, 2018 11:59 am
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle schools | WS & Sports

One more high-school-football score to mention: The Chief Sealth International High School Seahawks won their second consecutive game last night. Coming off their Huling Bowl victory a week earlier, Sealth defeated Cleveland at Memorial Stadium downtown, 34-6. Next week, CSIHS plays their homecoming game vs. Ballard at Southwest Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle), 5 pm Friday (September 28th).

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Here’s the list for your summer-to-fall West Seattle Saturday
September 22, 2018 7:11 am
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 |   West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

We start the Saturday list with a traffic alert:

NB HIGHWAY 99 CLOSURE: Northbound 99 is closed between the West Seattle Bridge and Battery St. Tunnel right now. As explained in detail here, part of 99 – from the stadium zone northward – will reopen “by [Saturday] evening” but the rest is scheduled to remain closed until early Monday. As usual, we will publish an update if it reopens early.

Now, here’s what’s happening in our area on this summer-to-fall-transition day/night (the autumn-equinox moment is at 6:54 pm):

LOVE THY NEIGHBOR: 9 am-4 pm, this regional “ordinary revival” continues at Tibbetts United Methodist Church (WSB sponsor), as previewed here. (3940 41st SW)

KEEPING FAMILIES OUT OF COURT AND OUT OF CONFLICT: Free family-law workshop, 10 am-noon; details and registration here. (3909 California SW)

‘HARVEST OF AN EMPIRE’: Film screening and discussion as part of Welcoming Week at the West Seattle YMCA (WSB sponsor), 10 am-2 pm. Not recommended for those under 16. (3622 SW Snoqualmie)

SEAVIEW UMC CENTENNIAL: 11 am service, followed by special lunch with entertainment, celebrating 100 years for Seaview United Methodist Church. All current and past members are welcome at the celebration. (4620 SW Graham)

(WSB photo from Dog Days of Summer’s first day last Tuesday)

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER, THE FINALE: Last session of the Arbor Heights Swim and Tennis Club‘s annual Dog Days of Summer. The pool has closed for the season otherwise – no more human swimming until next year – but before its annual cleaning, it’s open as a fundraiser. 11 am-1 pm. (11003 31st SW)

MARRA FARM FALL FEST: Noon-3 pm, the farm in nearby South Park welcomes you: “Come on by for food, kids’ activities, music, and a cider press. Bring a potluck item to share if you can.” (9026 4th Ave. S.)

QUILTING SHOWCASE: West Seattle Quilters‘ first-ever showcase! Stop in at the Senior Center/Sisson Building, 1-4 pm. More than 40 quilts will be on display!

And there’s still time to buy $1 raffle tickets for the quilt (photo above, provided by WS Quilters) that’s raising $ for the Senior Center, as seen during Summer Fest. (4217 SW Oregon)

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION WITH YOUR SCHOOL BOARD REP: 3-5 pm, Leslie Harris – West Seattle/South Park rep on the Seattle Public Schools Board as well as its president – will be at Southwest Library to talk with anyone who shows up. Drop in when you can. (9010 35th SW)

OPEN HOUSE: Spa Phoebe invites you to drop by its newly opened location, 3-6 pm, as previewed here. (4801 Fauntleroy Way SW)

NEIGHBORHOOD BARBECUE: 4-7 pm, Tibbetts United Methodist Church (WSB sponsor) invites you over for a family-friendly barbecue, including fun for kids. (3940 41st SW)

CIDER TASTING: Sound & Fog invites you to its Finnriver Cider tasting, 4-7 pm. 21+.

MICHAEL BROWNE @ KENYON HALL: 7:30 pm, historic Kenyon Hall presents “a performer who’s been called a street-smart archivist and an absolute treasure.” Ticket info is in our calendar listing. (7904 35th SW)

‘SKELETON CREW,’ NIGHT THREE: 7:30 pm curtain for the new production at ArtsWest. Check ticket availability by going here. (4711 California SW)

SEE WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING! Our complete calendar is always available.

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash at 19th and Dawson
September 22, 2018 6:08 am
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 |   Puget Ridge | West Seattle news | WS breaking news

Another serious crash – this time in the 1900 block of SW Dawson [map]. Someone has been extricated from a vehicle and Dawson is blocked off, per police radio, between 18th and 21st.

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UPDATE: 4 hurt in low-bridge crash
September 21, 2018 11:19 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | WS breaking news

(Added: WSB photo)

11:19 PM: SFD and SPD are responding to what’s described as a two-vehicle collision with four people hurt, at least two seriously. The location is the 1100 block of SW Spokane St. [map]

11:22 PM: This is now described via radio as being on the low bridge.

11:32 PM: The low bridge is blocked to traffic and we expect that’ll last at least a few hours for the investigation.

12:29 AM: The pedestrian/bicycle path across the low bridge remains open; our photographer walked it to get to the scene (photo added above). No new information; the bridge remains closed, and the Traffic Collision Investigation detectives have been called to investigate.

6:21 AM: Just in case you’re wondering – the bridge did reopen. No additional information so far about the victims or the investigation.

MONDAY UPDATE: We checked with SFD today. Two victims – both teenage boys – were taken to the hospital by SFD medic unit; the other two (no age/gender info) were taken by private ambulance; all four were described as being in stable condition.

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FOOTBALL: West Seattle High School falls to Nathan Hale
September 21, 2018 9:37 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle schools | WS & Sports

(WSB photos)

9:37 PM: The game has just ended on a rainy night at Southwest Athletic Complex, and the visiting Nathan Hale HS Raiders go home with the win over the West Seattle High School Wildcats, 28-11. Details and photos to come.

ADDED SATURDAY MORNING: #50 Mighty Gionet got WSHS on the board first with a field goal at 3:13 to go in the first quarter, which ended with the Wildcats up 3-0. Then the second quarter got off to a roaring start with both teams getting touchdowns in its first half-minute.

#6 Colin Roman ran in the TD on a pass from #2 Cyrus Storlie. That was the last scoring the Wildcats did, though they went into halftime with the 11-8 lead.

The Raiders regained the lead with 7:51 to go in the third quarter, 15-11, and then added another TD less than three minutes later. With one more at 4:51 to go in the game, that left the final score 28-11 Hale.

NEXT: WSHS (0-4) will be back home at SWAC for a 7 pm game on Friday, October 5th, vs. Ingraham.

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UPDATE: Seattle Public Schools shuffling teachers after enrollment surprise
September 21, 2018 8:35 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle schools

8:35 PM: When Seattle Public Schools took an enrollment count after classes started for the year, district managers discovered more than 700 fewer students districtwide than they had planned for. So the district has announced that they’re shuffling teachers. After principals got the word from HQ, they shared the news with staff and students’ families. We’ve received a copy of the letter sent to families at one affected local school, Arbor Heights Elementary, thanks to an AHES parent. Principal Christy Collins wrote:

I need to let you know about a new situation that we have been made aware of that affects our school.

While our enrollment at Arbor Heights has grown significantly since last fall, it has not grown as much as the school district projected that it would in June. Because of this fact, we were notified last night that we will have to move forward this year with one less teacher.

To help you understand how these situations come about at this time of year, I think it would be helpful to share a little more about how state and school district funding for teachers works. The winter before a given school year, the district projects how many students our school will have in each grade level and then, tells us how many teachers they expect us to have based on that enrollment projection. The state, however, only gives funding for teachers in the district based on the number of students that show up at our school that fall and that is the amount of funding that the district has for teachers at each school. That timing and process is what causes changes with teachers and classrooms in the fall to happen more often than we all would hope.

Last fall our fall enrollment for grades K-5 was 521 students. This past February when schools are told their projected budgets, our enrollment for this year was projected by the school district to be 543 students for grades K-5. This enrollment projection along with state funding for smaller class sizes for grades K-3 resulted in a projected increase of 2 classroom teachers.

Then in June, the school district increased the K-5 enrollment that they were projecting for Arbor Heights to 588 students. At the time, Seattle Public Schools increased our FTE by 2.5 additional teaching positions. Again, although we have grown significantly since last fall, our current enrollment of 552 students is less than the 588 projection. 552 does not include our 40 preschool students. Before hiring for these additional positions that were given in June, I double and triple-checked with the district to ensure these projections were accurate, but eventually, we moved forward with the hiring of teachers to ensure we found excellent candidates to fill the openings.

I hope this additional information helps you to better understand how these situations come about in schools at this time of year, I know that it does not remove the significant disruption that these changes can cause for our community. We will do everything we can to minimize this disruption and support students, families, and teachers through this process. While we have learned that we must reduce our staffing by one teacher, we are required to work through our school decision-making process to determine the specific changes that will happen here at Arbor Heights to accommodate that reduction. As soon as those specific changes have been determined, we will share the next steps with our families.

According to Melissa Westbrook, who has long reported SPS news via saveseattleschools.blogspot.com, the list of other schools affected includes six schools in West Seattle. She reports that along with AHES, Genesee Hill Elementary and Louisa Boren STEM K-8 will each lose a teacher, while Gatewood and Lafayette Elementaries will each gain a teacher, as will Chief Sealth International High School. (We haven’t seen what those schools have sent to families – anyone who would consider forwarding us a copy, editor@westseattleblog.com – thank you.)

P.S. If you have questions/comments about this or any other Seattle Public Schools issue, tomorrow is the first community conversation of the year with our area’s elected School Board rep (and its president) Leslie Harris, a drop-in event from 3-5 pm Saturday at Southwest Library (9010 35th SW).

6:30 AM: Thanks to the person who sent the district-wide memo that was circulated to principals (PDF) with the school-by-school specifics. They include some corrections to what we noted above: Lafayette is adding 1.5 teachers; Genesee Hill is losing 1.5; Boren STEM is losing .5. District-wide, 12 positions are being added, 33 reduced. The memo says, “The district is committed to retaining staff. All displaced individuals will be assigned to a position in their category. If a suitable vacancy is not found, teachers will be assigned as building designated substitutes until a position becomes available.”

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ROAD WORK ALERT: SW Admiral Way paving planned Sunday
September 21, 2018 8:06 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

Another alert from SDOT:

This Sunday, weather permitting, our crews will remove and repave the top 2 inches of the outside southbound lane of SW Admiral Way, SW Hanford to SW City View St.

The work is scheduled for 7 am-5 pm Sunday (September 23rd). Here’s a map of the area.

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PARKing Day: Helmet giveaway @ parklet across from Louisa Boren STEM K-8
September 21, 2018 7:32 pm
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 |   Delridge | West Seattle news | West Seattle parks | West Seattle schools

The sun is setting on 2018’s PARKing Day – when parklets pop up along city streets. Earlier, we showed you the Wyatt’s Jewelers (WSB sponsor) setup at Westwood Square. At midafternoon, we stopped in the 5900 block of Delridge Way SW, across from Louisa Boren STEM K-8, where West Seattle Bike Connections had a helmet giveaway going, courtesy of Bell:

Boren’s three 1st-grade classes helped plan the parklet.

Thanks to co-organizer Doug Ollerenshaw for letting us know!

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West Seattle weather: Last rainbow of summer?
September 21, 2018 6:13 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle weather

Thanks for the photos, just texted from Admiral (above) and Alki (below).

Summer officially ends at the autumn-equinox moment Saturday at 6:54 pm. The forecast suggests its arrival might be a bit blustery!

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