Oh My! KUOW Reports on Boys&Girls Clubs of King County
You turn your back for a bit and look what happens. By the way, I enjoyed the slight snow in Seattle but yes, coming home to 79 degrees works for me. First up, the KUOW story about the Boys & Girls Club and issues at Sugiyama High School. This story was written by Ann Dornfeld who used to cover the SPS beat but honestly, her lengthier investigative stories are fantastic and this one is no exception. There was a district investigation into these events and I will request a copy but that will take months to receive. It was 2023, and the seniors were part of a new, elite basketball program, Great Futures Prep, a partnership between Seattle Public Schools and the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County. It was based at Alan T. Sugiyama High School in Rainier Beach, which focuses on students at risk of dropping out, including teen parents. The school helps students catch up on credits and find career paths, like music production and horticulture. The basketball program was its lates...