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I had read this puzzling schedule for the last couple of days of school and wondered about it.  Here's an update from SPS on those last days (most important for high school parents and students): After receiving feedback from schools about the difficulties surrounding early dismissal next week, we are making changes. Typically, all of our schools have the same last day, but given our November snow days, we need to extend High School until Thursday, which is causing transportation issues. On Tuesday, June 21: ·          All elementary, K-8 and Middle Schools will have a one-hour early dismissal. ·           Chief Sealth High School and West Seattle High School will have a one-hour early dismissal. ·           Aki Kurose Middle School will release on normal schedule and NOT have an early dismissal. ·        ...

I saw the announcement about the two-hour late start but they mention this: The plans that six schools had for early release today have been cancelled, so those schools will release at the usual time: Eckstein, Madison, McClure, Hamilton and Whitman middle schools and Roosevelt High School. Anyone know why those 6 schools were having an early release? I checked Roosevelt's website but couldn't find out. FYI, I did see this at the RHS website if anyone is interested. WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IS HOSTING “INSIDE GUIDE TO COLLEGE ADMISSIONS” Western Washington's Office of Admissions is pleased to offer Inside Guide to College Admissions, an exclusive look at the college admissions process! The event will take place on Wednesday, January 19th at the Bellevue Hilton from 6:30-9:30pm. Join respected WWU Director of Admissions and Enrollment Planning, Karen Copetas, and find out what Western and other colleges look for when selecting applications. This intera...