Arts Night at Rosa Parks Elementary School
Rosa Parks Elementary School will hold an Arts Night on Thursday, June 11 from 6 – 9 p.m. Some of the events that will take place at the Arts Night include:

• shadow puppets
• brain dances
• art displays
• Indian classical music
• Bollywood music
• hip-hop, jazz, ballet
• video-graphic design
• drum circle
• ukulele band performance
• student-directed drama performances
• critter displays
• digital art
• sculptures
• fashion design
• guest speakers

Students Attend Evergreen Hospital Health Services Day
Thirty high school students from Lake Washington School District attended the first annual Evergreen Hospital Health Services Day on May 21, 2009. The purpose of the day was to explore health careers and experience first-hand the actual operations of Evergreen Hospital. Students were welcomed at Evergreen Hospital by Tom Martin, Senior Vice President - Strategic/Support Services/CIO. The students listened to a panel from Evergreen Hospital who talked about various careers in the healthcare field. Some of the careers that the students learned about over the course of the day were in the areas of radiology, central sterilization, occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing, information technology and hospital administration. After a panel presentation, students were divided into small groups for a tour of the hospital. Some of the areas they visited were the emergency room, individual patient rooms, cafeteria, robots in the pharmacy, physical and occupational therapy department, administrative offices, gift shop and nursing stations. The tour guides explained that Evergreen Hospital is like a small city. Evergreen Healthcare creates an inclusive community health system that is the most trusted source for health care solutions. The students discovered that there a wide variety of career opportunities at Evergreen Hospital. During lunch, students had an opportunity to ask more questions and listen to a presentation on healthcare careers from Lake Washington Technical College. Lake Washington School District and Evergreen Hospital plan to make Health Services Day an annual event.

Redmond High School Students Win RedSpoke Bike Poster Contest
Michelle Shepard, a junior at Redmond High School, was selected as the winner of the Redmond Rotary RedSpoke Bike Poster Contest. Three other RHS students were selected as the runners-up: Jennifer Maes (sophomore), Katie Rohrbach (junior), and Becca Wyant (senior). All four students will be honored next Thursday, June 11, at the Rotary luncheon.

Students Participate in Biotech Expo
Biotechnology students from Juanita High School and Eastlake High School participated in the ninth annual Student Biotech Expo that was held on May 27, 2009, at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. The Northwest Association for Biomedical Research has invited the first, second and third place winners to the Association’s annual dinner on June 13, where students will present their work and meet the 2007 Nobel Laureate Mario Capecchi.

Juanita High School:

With 32 students in attendance, JHS left with six honorable mentions, three third-place ribbons, and four second-place spots.

• Jack Van Den Boomen received second place in the Music category for his project titled “Sickle Cell Rap.” He also received second place in the People’s Choice category for this same project.
• Briana Eng received second place in the Website category for her project titled “The Constant Tic (Tourette Syndrome).”
• Dennis Smirnov received second place for his project “Alternatives to Embryonic Stem Cells” in the Writing – Journalism category.
• Ben Hynes received third place in the Music category for a rap about Tay Sachs Disease.
• Morris Linett received third place in the Teaching category for his project titled “Ethics Behind Stem Cell Research.”
• The following six students received honorable mentions:
• Derek Byrd – Molecular Modeling category – “The Structure of the Insulin Molecule”
• Chase Johnson – Molecular Modeling category – “The Ebola Virus: VP 40”
• Olivia Ware – Teaching category – “ABCs of Aspartame”
• Katie Avara – Teaching category – “Gingivitis”
• Kevin Twitchell – Writing – Creative category – Research Journal (Bioethics)
• Julia Ward – Writing – Journalism category – One Fragile Life: Living with Osteogenesis Imperfecta”

Eastlake High School:

Twenty-seven EHS students attended the Expo. The following four students were recognized for their outstanding projects:

• Kristin Dorr won the Teaching category with her project titled “Teaching about Down Syndrome”
• Joey Bosseler received second place in the Multimedia category for his project titled “Seattle’s Fight Against Malaria”
• Sam Cressey received an honorable mention in the Website category for his project titled “Schizophrenia”
• Ellie Martinez received an honorable mention in the Art category for her project titled “Seeing the World through Living Color”

Additionally Emmaline Heil, an independent study entry from Eastlake High School, received a third place award in the Multimedia category for the project “Parthenogenesis”. This project was a team effort, completed with Sarah Silva from Juanita High School.

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