Would you wear a watch and slippers made from carbon dioxide emissions? Or brush your teeth using toothpaste made from CO₂? Before the pandemic, students at Evergreen Middle School were learning about real products that capture and store carbon dioxide that would otherwise go into the atmosphere.
Redmond, Wash. – At a live event on the evening of Wednesday, January 6, Lake Washington School District (LWSD) Superintendent, Dr. Jon Holmen, announced Pathway Forward, LWSD’s plan to return students to in-person learning for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year.
Redmond, Wash. – Lake Washington School District’s (LWSD’s) 2020-21 Budget has earned the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) Meritorious Budget Award (MBA). This award promotes and recognizes excellence in budget presentation in school districts.
An International Community School student is the 2019-20 winner of the sixth annual Washington State Zine Contest. Katya Rukhlinskaia, who is now in eighth grade, won for grades 7-9 for her “Tribes: The Cowlitz” zine entry.
If you need to know more about customizable responsive hydrogel patches, look no further than Tesla STEM High School. Two Tesla STEM students were named regional winners of the 28th annual ExploraVision competition.
Reminder: One dose of Tdap vaccine is required by state law to attend middle school and high school. If you have not provided the Tdap immunization information to your middle school or high school student, please do so immediately. View LWSD immunization information.
Lake Washington School District is committed to the health and wellness of our students. Each school has a registered nurse available to provide a range of services. At the beginning of each year nurses collect student health information to plan for needs during the school day.
School nurses strive to ensure all students can fully participate in educational programs. This starts with daily attendance and includes being well-rested, well-fed, and ready to learn. Our goal is for all students to be successful in school.
Lake Washington School District (LWSD) nurses practice professional nursing and provide school health services designed to:
Names and contact information for the nurse at each school are listed below.
You can contact the nurse at your child’s school by calling the main office.
Elementary Schools |
Nurse |
| Alcott | Nancy Johnson |
| Audubon | Annette Fechenbach |
| Baker | Jennie Harkestad |
| Barton | Cindy Carpenter |
| Bell | Samantha Young |
| Blackwell | |
| Carson Elementary & Preschool | Lisa Dermody |
| Community | Stacey Jones |
| Dickinson Elementary | Robin Green |
| Discovery | Karen Walker |
| Einstein | Elaine Sheppard |
| Emerson K-12 | Annette Fechenbach |
| Explorer | Robin Green |
| Franklin | Annette Fechenbach |
| Frost | Shaylene Page |
| Juanita | Cindy Carpenter |
| Keller | Jessica Gordon |
| Kirk | Stacey Jones |
| Lakeview | Stacey Jones |
| Mann | Cindy Carpenter |
| McAuliffe Elementary & Learning Center | |
| Mead | Mihaela Dobre |
| Muir | Jessica Gordon |
| Redmond | Marika Brady |
| Rockwell | Shirly Mittelman |
| Rosa Parks | Elaine Sheppard |
| Rose Hill | Amber Melland Wilson |
| Rush | Marika Brady |
| Sandburg | Karen Walker |
| Smith | Mihaela Dobre |
| Thoreau | Jessica Gordon |
| Twain | Amber Melland Wilson |
| Wilder | Elaine Sheppard |
Secondary Schools |
Nurse |
| Eastlake High School | Shelley O'Rourke |
| Emerson High School and Emerson K-12 | Annette Fechenbach |
| Environmental | Karen Walker |
| Evergreen Middle School | Robin Green |
| Finn Hill Middle School | Karen Walker |
| Futures School | Caerissa Fawkes |
| Inglewood Middle School | Lisa Dermody |
| International Community School | Stacey Jones |
| Juanita High School | Caerissa Fawkes |
| Kamiakin Middle School | Shaylene Page |
| Kirkland Middle School | Amber Melland Wilson |
| Lake Washington High School | Keturah Romer |
| Northstar Middle School | Annette Fechenbach |
| Redmond High School | Sally Alfred |
| Redmond Middle School | Samantha Young |
| Renaissance | Shelley O'Rourke |
| Rose Hill Middle School | Shirly Mittelman |
| Stella Schola | Shirly Mittelman |
| Tesla STEM High School | Nancy Johnson |
| Timberline Middle School | Jennie Harkestad |
Additional Programs |
Nurse |
| Old Redmond Schoolhouse Preschool | Robin Green |
| WANIC | Karen Walker |
| Transition Academy - Kirkland | Marika Brady |
| Transition Academy - Redmond | Marika Brady |
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