Schools

John Stanford International School

Continuing our series of schools within the Wallingford attendance area, here’s a look at John Stanford International School. As a part of the Seattle Public Schools, John Stanford International School is a nationally acclaimed and award winning K-5 elementary school right in the heart of Wallingford.  Students who attend John Stanford International School (JSIS) will learn half the day in either Spanish or Japanese. A bit of history:  The landmark school was built in 1906, as one of nineteen wood frame…

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Open Enrollment begins for Seattle Schools

The Open Enrollment period for Seattle Public Schools begins today, March 15, and runs through April 15.  This is for students who are new to the district, including incoming Kindergartners.  Here are the following steps you need to take to enroll your child for the fall: Click here to go to the Seattle Public Schools website for step-by-step instructions and enrollment forms. First, you need to determine which school is in your attendance area.  It's pretty straight forward if you choose…

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Roosevelt High School

Continuing our series of schools within the Wallingford attendance area, here's a look at Roosevelt High School. Roosevelt High School (1410 NE 66th St.) is located in the Roosevelt neighborhood, just a block north of 65th and Roosevelt.  We include it in our school series because it is our attendance area high school; however, for those 8th graders in the Advanced Placement Program (APP) at Hamilton International Middle School, a new APP program will begin at Ingraham High School in September…

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Hamilton International Middle School

Continuing with our series of school profiles within the Wallingford attendance area, here's a look at Hamilton International Middle School for grades 6-8. Hamilton International Middle School has a student population of 850, which can make incoming 6th graders who were previously regarded as big fish in their elementary school ponds feel like tiny minnows in a vast ocean.  But the staff at Hamilton know this, which is why the first day of school is reserved only for welcoming 6th grade…

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‘S Wonderful. ‘S Marvelous. ‘S Wellegant.

The good folks at B.F. Day's PTSA are throwing the school's biggest fundraiser of the year, Swellegant, this Saturday night, March 5, at Fremont Arts Abbey (4272 Fremont Avenue North), from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm.  Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door, and covers dinner plus two drink tickets.  The evening includes cocktails, Hors d'ouevres, live music, a silent auction, plus a "Golden Raffle". In years past, they've auctioned off some awesome items like vacations to Ireland, Buddy…

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B.F. Day School

Continuing our series on Wallingford attendance area Seattle Public Schools, here's a look at Seattle's oldest continually operating school in Seattle:  B.F. Day. Founded in 1892, B.F. Day School in Fremont was built on a block of 20 lots generously donated by landowner Benjamin Franklin Day who asked that educators build not only a school, but a good school.  We feature B.F. Day here because it is a linked school, which means that if you opt out of the language immersion…

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Salmon Bay K-8 School

As open enrollment approaches for Seattle Public Schools for next fall, parents are filling up their calendars with open houses and school tours.  While your child will be officially assigned to one of our neighborhood schools, you still have the choice to apply to other schools within the district; so we thought it might be helpful to provide information we've gathered during school tours and turn it into a multi-part series, beginning with our first installment:  Salmon Bay K-8, which is…

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