School Beat
Jan. 25, 2013
Greetings! Welcome to School Beat, an e-newsletter from Seattle Public Schools that features District information, student and staff celebrations, school news and upcoming District-related events. Please share School Beat with others and send comments to publicaffairs@seattleschools.org.
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Superintendent's Messages |
The two Seattle Public School levies on the Feb. 12, 2013, special election ballot provide funding for day-to-day District operations and for capital improvements. Both ballot measures are replacements for expiring school levies, and both provide much-needed funding to address our growing enrollment. Please remember that this election is a mail-in election, and your ballots must be postmarked by Feb. 12. More>>
MAP testing information
Archive of past messages
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Student Celebrations |
Entries for 'Reflections' art competition available for viewing online; state winners to be announced in the spring
All entries to the Seattle Council PTSA's "Reflections" art competition can be viewed at the Council's website at http://www.seattlereflections.com. Entry winners at the state level will be announced in the spring.
Southwest Seattle student musicians to showcase skills Jan. 26 at 'Super String Saturday'
Young violin, viola, cello and bass players from Southwest Seattle schools on Saturday, Jan. 26 will fill the Chief Sealth International High School auditorium with the sound of their hard work and dedication. The third annual Southwest Seattle "Super String Saturday" showcases elementary and middle school string players who have been working with professional musicians hired by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras.
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Around the Schools |
Seven high school juniors from Seattle Public Schools have been chosen to participate in the Washington Aerospace Scholars Program. Over the next five months, these students will complete online academic coursework in order to qualify for the Summer Residency session to be held at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
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School and District events calendar |
If you would like to know about current special school activities, fund-raisers or other District events, visit the online District Events Calendar where you can see what's going on monthly at Seattle Public Schools. You can also search for specific events by date, school and type. |
We need your ideas |
The Communications Office is always looking for stories on interesting classroom projects, inspirational people or events in our schools to share with the greater Seattle community. We often highlight stories submitted by school staff for potential media coverage as well as District and community publications. For examples of stories we have published in the past, please visit this link. We would like to hear from you. If you have a unique story to share, please send your ideas directly to goodnews@seattleschools.org. |
In the News |
For a sampling of this week's local news stories on Seattle Public Schools, please click here. |