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Lincoln Playfields at Lower Woodland Park: An Update on Option A and Option C

It has been over a month since Wallyhood published a proposal by Friends of Lower Woodland Park, Lincoln Playfields Option C. Since that time, a very encouraging 265 neighbors have come forward to publicly reject Option A and endorse Option C. This is a phenomenal amount of feedback in the doldrums of a Seattle winter break, so thank you Wallingford! Friends of Lower Woodland Park are providing this update on what we have heard from Seattle Public Schools (SPS), details on…

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Varsity boys basketball at media day (photo credit to suss_shoots)

Lincoln High School’s Winter Sports Season Begins

As fall comes to a close, Lincoln High School’s winter sports have begun. Lincoln has an abundance of sports, ranging from well-known ones, such as the basketball programs, to the less well-known, like bowling and flag football. All of them are extremely well run, and going to watch a game, meet, or match is a great way to support the athletes and have a blast!  Many teams have home games at Lincoln High School’s gym, and any and all supporters are…

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Read more about the article Wallingford Athletic Field
For some, the flier announcing the community meeting arrived only a few days before. For others, it arrived after the meeting.

Wallingford Athletic Field

What is a park? Is it the grass, some trees, a path, a playground? Is it the tennis courts, and the occasional thwap of bright yellow balls? Is it a wading pool, open two days a week, 10 weeks a year? Is it just a set of amenities? Some fraction of our tax dollars? These questions are important because on September 19, Seattle Public Schools (SPS), in collaboration with Seattle Parks and Recreation, proposed to turn most of Wallingford Playfield into…

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Tour Wallingford-area Elementary Schools

You can never start planning early enough for that special time when your first child is about to enter Kindergarten. Two years before my son was due to start Kindergarten, I toured four schools. It was helpful to find out early what my options were and to spend a year observing my kid and solidifying in my mind what place fit him the best. Morning tours are great because you can see the kids in the class; however, I find that visiting…

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Operation School Bell Clothes Kids and Gives Them Dignity

I’ve probably walked or driven by The Assistance League of Seattle a hundred times, but never bothered to see what went on inside. This charity is run out of two houses on North 45th Street, opposite the Chevron gas station. The AL Seattle runs three philanthropic programs; the Enrichment Scholarship Program, the Financial Aid for Education Program, and Operation School Bell, which provides free clothing for children in need in grades K-5. The Assistance League of Seattle is a chapter of the National Assistance League and it has operated here locally since 1962. The recently declared, State…

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Read more about the article Lincoln High School Community Meeting this Thursday

Lincoln High School Community Meeting this Thursday

Seattle Public Schools will be renovating Lincoln High School and it will re-open as a permanent high school in September of 2019. Join Director Burke and SPS staff this Thursday, Oct 27 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM for a community listening meeting about the reopening. They will share plans have for the site renovation and restoration, while academic programming and student assignment plans are still developing. Come and share your concerns and ideas to help make Lincoln's opening a successful…

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Read more about the article Hamilton Middle School portables – a student’s perspective

Hamilton Middle School portables – a student’s perspective

An article has already been written about Hamilton International Middle School's new additions, but here is an insider's perspective anyway. This is my third year at Hamilton. My experience has always been pleasant and the building itself, though somewhat annoying when I'm trying to reach faraway classes, has been a solid good. The portables that have taken over the Hamilton playtop have been designated for eighth graders such as myself. I have three classes in the portables as do many of my friends.…

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