LWHS Math Team Wins Northwest Championship
Approximately 200 high school students competed in the Northwest Math Championships held in Blaine, Wash., on Saturday, January 31. ConocoPhillips and Blaine School District hosted the event. Two four-student teams from the Lake Washington High School (LWHS) Math Team participated. The LWHS team of Igor Tolkov (third place individual), Carl Walsh, Ken Narita and Joseph Wu placed first in the eleventh-twelfth grade category. The LWHS math team is coached by math teacher Lisa Martinez. The competition included 46 ninth and tenth grade teams of four and 52 eleventh and twelfth grade teams of four.
Redmond High School Theatre Arts Presents “Urinetown”
March 5-7 and 12-14 at 7:00 p.m. in the RHS Performing Arts Center
Redmond High School (RHS) Theatre Arts presents the Tony-award-winning musical that, despite its awful title, has won the hearts of audiences everywhere with its catchy tunes, snappy dance, satiric comedy and a serious question to ponder as you leave the theater.
How can a musical about water rights be such a hit? The show satirizes the political tactics of both left and right, and lovingly parodies musical conventions from West Side Story to Les Miserables. It tells the story of a small town where a catastrophic drought has left the Urine Good Company complete control over "amenities." Even the poorest must "pay to pee," or risk being hauled off to Urinetown for punishment. A love story and a revolution ensue.
Directed by Misty Doty, RHS Drama and Technical Theatre teacher, dozens of students have been working since November to bring this show to life, with a set design by Art teacher Steve Okun, music direction by Music teacher Andy Robertson, vocal direction by RJH Choir teacher Chris Staggs, and choreography by RHS senior Samantha Whidby.
Featured actors include RHS seniors Josh Oratz as the villainous Caldwell B. Cladwell, Darren Caulley as his henchman Officer Lockstock, and junior Carly Gilliland as starry-eyed Hope Cladwell. International Community School senior Audrey Geiger plays Pennywise, a woman with a past, and ICS junior John Harrison takes the romantic lead as Bobby Strong.
Shake off those winter doldrums with a hilarious, thought-provoking evening of theatre. Get some friends together, get tickets, and make a night of it!
Tickets are $7 for students/seniors and $10 for adults. They are available online at www.redmonddrama.org or at the door.
FBLA Students Qualify for State Business Leadership Conference
On February 11, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students from International Community School and Lake Washington High School participated in the FBLA Regional Conference at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. All these scholars have qualified to compete in their respective events at the State Business Leadership Conference in Spokane, Wash. April 9 - 11, 2009.
International Community School:
- Pauline Chane (Redmond) - 1st FBLA Principles and Procedures; 1st Introduction to Business Communication
- Emily Chen (Sammamish) - 1st Emerging Business Issues (team event); 3rd Global Business (team event)
- Stephanie Kim (Sammamish) - 1st Job Interview; 1st Emerging Business Issues (team event)
- Calen Olesen (Woodinville) - 1st Business Law
- Laura Renfroe (Kirkland) - 1st Emerging Business Issues (team event); 5th Job Interview
- Nick Rayl (Woodinville) - 2nd Intro to Business Communication
- Jack Speelman (Bothell) - 2nd Intro to Technology Concepts
- Maialen Etchevers (Kirkland) - 2nd Personal Finance
- Alex Esibov (Redmond) - 3rd Emerging Business Issues (team event); 4th Management Decision Making (team event)
- Lily Fisher (Redmond) - 3rd Global Business (team event)
- Elena Good (Kirkland) - 3rd Business Law; 4th Business Math; 4th Intro to Business Communication
- Shahed Ghoreishi (Redmond) - 3rd Emerging Business Issues (team event); 4th Management Decision Making (team event)
- Daniel Kong (Kirkland) - 3rd Emerging Business Issue (team event); 4th Management Decision Making (team event)
- Surabhi Nirkhe (Sammamish) - 3rd Business Communication; 3rd Global Business (team event)
- Mihai Petriuc (Redmond) - 3rd Intro to Business Communication
- Alice Chang (Sammamish) - 4th Global Business (team event), 2nd Job Interview
- Kelly Kennewick (Woodinville) - 4th Global Business (team event)
- Atalia Shlafer (Kirkland) - 4th Business Law
- Atul Pai (Kirkland) - 5th Personal Finance
- Fiona Xue (Redmond) - 5th Business Calculations; 5th Business Communication
Lake Washington High School:
- Greyson Blue (Kirkland) – 1st in Marketing
- Paul Jackson (Kirkland) – 1st in Business Calculations
- Kayleigh Daniels (Bellevue) – 1st in Public Speaking 2
- Kyler Blue (Kirkland) & John Tupper Kirkland) – 1st in Management Decision Making
- John Tupper (Kirkland) & Greyson Blue (Kirkland) – 2nd in Business Ethics
- Robin Crew (Sammamish) & Sam Woo (Kirkland) – 3rd in Graphic Design
- Anna Roberds (Kirkland) – 3rd in Business Procedures
- Paul Jackson, (Kirkland) Dustin Glassmoyer (Kirkland) & Margo Schadt (Kirkland) – 5th in Banking & Financial Systems
- Sam Woo (Kirkland) – Winner of Future Business Leader
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