Math is one of those subjects in school where children learn at different speeds. Eva Sharma, rising eighth grader at Timberline Middle School, wrote a book about this experience. Her book, entitled “Peanut and the Math Mystery,” is about a girl named Peanut who does not like math.
Affan Sheikh, rising seventh grader at Inglewood Middle School (IMS), has done more than most adults at the age of 11. Affan recently published his first eBook that is now available on Amazon. “A Journey of a Thousand Z's” is a short fiction story that follows the writer’s future self as he creates the world's first time machine and how he chooses to use it.
Three International Community School (ICS) students took their skill of writing and turned it into prizes at a recent essay contest. Anusha Bharadvaj finished third in the nationwide contest, while Marianna Druzhkova and Suniti Srinivasan each finished as honorable mentions.
Inglewood Middle School (IMS) offered a brand new, two-week intramural sport this year: Cricket.
Nineteen robotics teams from Lake Washington School District (LWSD) traveled to the VEX Robotics World Middle School Championship in Dallas, Texas, May 3-12. 785 teams from all over the world competed in 10 divisions.
The Green Team at Timberline Middle School created a video for classmates to watch on Earth Day. They explained the dangers that single-use plastics pose to wildlife and encouraged students and staff to use reusable water bottles at home and at school.
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