By Erica Browne Grivas As My Green Lake readers may remember from reading about Halloween’s Fun Run, Daniel Bagley Elementary (7821 Stone Ave N), is overhauling its cracked cement play yard into a lush new green field designed to be easier both on knees traveling at high velocity and Green Lake’s ecosystem at large. The “Green Field Project”, due to break ground in spring 2011, has already raised 2/3 of the projected cost – but must raise $52,000 by Jan. 31, 2011 to attain a crucial matching grant of $97,000 from the City of Seattle. Parent organizers say this safer, more attractive and accessible…
December 2010
December 17, 2010 at 5:00PM
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McDonald Elementary will be international school
This story comes courtesy of our news partner, My Wallingford. Thanks, Marina! When the Seattle Public School District announced in fall 2009 that it would reopen McDonald Elementary as a neighborhood school, many parents in the attendance area lobbied for it to be an international school, like the popular John Stanford International School. Those parents would seem to have gotten their wish, though details won’t be available until a community meeting on January 13. Principal Cheryl Grinager wrote on the school website: On Wednesday, December 15, Superintendent Dr. Goodloe-Johnson announced program placements for upcoming school year/s to the Seattle School…
December 17, 2010 at 4:22PM
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Learn DIY bicycle maintenance at Gregg’s Greenlake Cycle this January
This January, Gregg’s Greenlake Cycle (7007 Woodlawn Ave NE) will be offering a maintenance class for cyclists who want to learn how to work on their own bikes. This class is designed to provide our students with the basic understanding and fundamentals of bicycle maintenance. We will provide each student with the basic knowledge of bicycle anatomy, fixing a flat, brake and derailleur adjustments, bearing adjustments, and truing of wheels. We feel the best way to learn something is by listening, observing, and finally performing the task yourself. This is a “hands on” course so bring your bike and be prepared…
December 16, 2010 at 3:31PM
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Senator Ed Murray to receive social justice award for improving the lives of LGBT families
This Sunday (Dec. 19, 2010), Washington State Senator Ed Murray will receive the Herman and Margarita Will Peace and Social Justice Award. The award will be presented by First United Methodist Church of Seattle (First Church). Sen. Murray represents the 43rd District, which includes the southern and eastern parts of the Green Lake neighborhood (you can find a map of the 43rd District here). Sen. Murray will receive the award for his social justice work and his life-long commitment to building a just and peaceful society. “Few local citizens have done as much to improve the lives of LGBT families as Senator…
December 16, 2010 at 12:55PM
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Several teachers at Green Lake area public schools earn National Board certification
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards announced yesterday (Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010) that 71 Seattle Public Schools teachers earned their National Board certification in 2010. Seattle now has 227 National Board-certified teachers, an increase of more than 40 percent over last year. The National Board noted that Seattle Public Schools is among the nation’s top 20 districts in terms of the number of teachers who achieved national certification in 2010, ranking sixth. Several of the teachers who earned National Board certification serve families in the Green Lake area. Congratulations to Joe Kunkel of Green Lake Elementary School, Katie Barrett and Rachel…
