School Beat
April 21, 2014
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 [email protected]
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Student Celebrations |
Ballard High School student Leo Pfeifer won second place in a nationwide student-documentary competition and was recognized April 4 at the school. Pfeifer won for his video, " A Sleeping Giant," which addresses the issue of gun control.
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Around the Schools |
Students attending high school or middle school throughout the Puget Sound region are invited to get a taste of computer science and basic programming at Puget Sound App Day 2014, set for Friday, May 23 at Rainier Beach High School. App Day is a programming event where students learn to create apps and games on their mobile devices.
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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 [email protected]. |
In the News
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For a sampling of this week's local news stories on Seattle Public Schools, please click here.
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