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An emotional Friday night at the Seattle Lutheran High School gym, for several reasons. This ceremony was one of them: A new board was dedicated to honor the school’s track-record holders, and it’s named after the man who holds four long-distance records for SLHS: Eric Engelstone, a 1983 SLHS alum who died in 2004. The ceremony was held last night while Bear Creek was visiting – and that’s who Engelstone’s daughter Kendall plays for:
With her – sister Christine, mom Shelley, and the man who coached Eric Engelstone in his recordsetting days, Bob Matthews. The rest of the night was one for the Kleenex, too, since it was Senior Night – photos and game highlights ahead:Read More
Those are just some of the highlights — shot by Captive Eye Media for WSB — from last night’s Chief Sealth High School boys’ varsity basketball victory over Franklin High School at Sealth/Boren, 72-58. It was considered one of the biggest games in the city last night, with Sealth #2 in its division (behind Rainier Beach), Franklin #1 in its own (and last year’s state 3A champion). Sealth’s Keon Lewis led the scoring with 28 points; here’s a full game wrapup from our partners at the Seattle Times. The girls’ varsity game (stats here): Franklin 63, Sealth 44. Also last night – at West Seattle High School, Bainbridge was the visitor; boys’ varsity score (game stats here) WSHS 39, Bainbridge 35; girls’ varsity (stats here), Bainbridge 43, WSHS 34.
Two winning stories to share with you this morning, both about local students. First, from 6th-grade teacher Tim Owens at Madison Middle School:
Which Mediterranean country, located at the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula, is Europe’s largest exporter of cotton? This question determined the winner of Madison’s annual Geography Bee. With the correct answer of Greece,
sixth grader Owen Yeasting defeated fellow sixth grader Peter Bryson.
Twenty-eight students from all three grades participated in the Bee, which was moderated by sixth grade teacher, Tim Owens. After seven rounds of questions covering both US and global geography, ten students advanced to the final round. These ten students either scored a perfect seven out of seven or missed only one, and they were Allison Nelson, Alexis Johnson, Michael Stewart, Brandon Keller, Ellen Salenjus, Jamal Abdile, Oliver Hamlin, Will Ferrulli, Peter Bryson, and Owen Yeating. These students were asked a series of tough questions, and through a process of elimination, the two sixth grade students advanced to the championship round. Allison Nelson, an eighth grader, was the last of the other eight to be eliminated, securing a third place finish. As the school champion, Owen has an opportunity to go to the state level of the Geography Bee.
The next step is to take a proctored qualifying test. These tests will determine the one hundred students (grades 4-8) around the state who will be invited to the Washington State Geography Bee. Through a similar process, students from around the state will compete to be crowned the Washington State Champion. Interestingly enough, Washington has produced more national Geography Bee champions than any other state.
Madison has a proud history with the Geography Bee and has sent a student to the state level nearly every year over the past decade. Former Madison student Sean Keller placed in the top ten in the state two years in a row (2008-2009). Congratulations to all Madison students who participated in the Geo Bee!
Next, from a news release sent to media outlets by South Seattle Community College (WSB sponsor):
An Chu, 27, and 18-year old Kelleen Curtiss, from West Seattle, will be recognized for their academic achievement, leadership, and community service at a ceremony March 25 in Olympia. They are part of a group of students representing the state’s two-year colleges.
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