Friday, May 24, is the deadline to apply for a couple of opportunities being offered by the City of Mountlake Terrace, one to be recognized for the appearance of a property or landscape, the other to serve on a city board or commission. The City of Mountlake Terrace is accepting nominations for its fifth annual Evergreen Awards, a program that recognizes owners who take great care of their propert... »
By Eileen Kelliher Almost 89 percent of high school students in the Edmonds School District are on track to graduate this spring, Assistant Superintendent Patrick Murphy told the Edmonds School Board during their meeting earlier this week. Murphy provided a statistical snapshot view of projected graduation rates using May data for the class of 2013, reflecting those students who have met state tes... »
School nurse Julie Hill was named the May Educator of the Month by the Alderwood-Terrace Rotary Club. Hill serves as the school nurse at four Edmonds School District schools, Mountlake Terrace High School and Mountlake Terrace, Lynndale and Hazelwood Elementary Schools. Mountlake Terrace Elementary School Principal Doug Johnson had high praise for Hill. “She is a highly professional and essential ... »
Cedar Park Christian School – Mountlake Terrace is hosting their annual All-School Carnival on Friday, May 17, 3:00 – 6:30 p.m. on campus at 23607-54th Avenue West. All are invited to take part in this fun event. More than 20 carnival game booths with be operating, with tickets 20 cents each or 50 for $8; games cost two to five tickets at individual booths, and there are plenty of prizes to be awa... »
Bicycle helmets were distributed to Mountlake Terrace Elementary School students at a school assembly on May 3; the helmets were purchased using Safe Routes to School grant money from the Federal Highway Administration. School staff and volunteers from the Cascade Bicycle Club were on hand to assist students with selecting the proper-sized helmet. In addition to the 450 helmets distributed at the ... »
The Mountlake Terrace Police Department is instituting a new program that assigns two officers to each of the six schools in the city for daily visits, relationship building and security patrols. The School Liaison Officer Program will begin later this month. The program was announced as part of the 2013 First Quarter Police Department Update presented to the Mountlake Terrace City Council on Thur... »
Story and photo by Doug Petrowski For Principal Doug Johnson and the staff of Mountlake Terrace Elementary School, teaching the three R’s is just the start – the school also puts a strong push for education in a fourth “R”: riding. Bicycle education has been a part of the school’s physical education program for four years, ever since the Edmonds School District partnered with the Edmonds Bicycle A... »
By Eileen Kelliher On April 30, the Edmonds School Board heard from Assistant Superintendent Ellen Kahan and an involved parent from the Equity Alliance for Achievement Committee (EAACH). They raised the issue of “reclaiming students” as their committee’s priority. Kahan explained that term meant striving to keep students of color, those with limited economic resources and those with disabilities ... »
