Monday Morning Good News
First up are two pieces of good news from the northwest corner of the district.
My Ballard reports that a Salmon Bay student, Leo Pfeifer, won recognition by C-SPAN for his documentary, "Homelessness: An American Crisis." He is one of 30 students to be recognized out of 1,100 entries and won 1 of 4 second prizes ($1500, not shabby). On Friday, he and his cameraman, Ian Derby, will be honored at an assembly at Salmon Bay and presented with a check.
From the district's website, Ballard High band director, Michael James, was selected as one of five directors from around the country to receive a full scholarship to the Lincoln Center's Band Director Academy. He was chosen based on the quality of recordings submitted to the Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival. More jazz band honors for SPS.
Also, Bryant and Thurgood Marshall won the City Finals in the 2011 Global Reading Challenge. They advance to the Video Conference final with Canada (Oh, Canada, you can't win against these kids) on Friday, April 15th. This year 45 SPS elementaries participated.
Congratulations to all these high-achievers!
My Ballard reports that a Salmon Bay student, Leo Pfeifer, won recognition by C-SPAN for his documentary, "Homelessness: An American Crisis." He is one of 30 students to be recognized out of 1,100 entries and won 1 of 4 second prizes ($1500, not shabby). On Friday, he and his cameraman, Ian Derby, will be honored at an assembly at Salmon Bay and presented with a check.
From the district's website, Ballard High band director, Michael James, was selected as one of five directors from around the country to receive a full scholarship to the Lincoln Center's Band Director Academy. He was chosen based on the quality of recordings submitted to the Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival. More jazz band honors for SPS.
Also, Bryant and Thurgood Marshall won the City Finals in the 2011 Global Reading Challenge. They advance to the Video Conference final with Canada (Oh, Canada, you can't win against these kids) on Friday, April 15th. This year 45 SPS elementaries participated.
Congratulations to all these high-achievers!
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