Tuesday Open Thread
Scratch art by Ava Code-Williams Two SPS students were named Regional Award winners at the Regional High School Art Show that is sponsored by the Puget Sound Educational Service District. Those students are Ava Code-Williams from Garfield and Huo Xian Wu from Franklin. I love Code-Williams' haunting "You have your mother's eyes." In a battle of the titans, the state boys basketball title went to Garfield who beat Rainier Beach High School, 64-51 last weekend. Congrats to Garfield and a good effort by all. (RBHS had beat Garfield for the Metro title but Garfield turned the tables on them in the state finals.) SPS was also awarded a 2014 Gold Star by Governor Inslee for getting students signed up for the College Bound Scholarship program. SPS signed up 100% of eligible 8th graders. Yesterday was the Curriculum and Instruction Committee meeting. I wasn't able to go but I know that Director Peters was going to try to get the SBA...