Schools

On Tuesday, Seattle Public Schools released reports for each school in the district, which spawned several articles on the great divide in achievement between schools north and south of the Ship Canal. But if you look closely, you'll see that we have our own great divide right here in Wallingford between our two neighborhood elementary schools:  John Stanford International School and B.F. Day. The school reports from Seattle Public Schools include detailed information on each school’s academic and test score performance…

Who doesn’t enjoy a classic homemade spaghetti dinner--and wait--you don’t even have to cook! You are cordially invited to St. Benedict School’s (4811 Wallingford Ave North) Spaghetti Dinner, Sunday, November 14, 11am-7pm.  The 6th Grade Class will be dishing up dinner from scratch and are ready to host neighbors, family, and friends.  There will be delicious food, prizes, and a raffle.  All proceeds from this event will support the 6th Grade Science and Environmental Camp at Camp Hamilton.  Margaret took her…

If you've got kids entering Kindergarten next fall (yes, we early birds really do have to start thinking about enrollment now, can you believe it?) then you might be interested in attending the upcoming meetings regarding the second year of Seattle Public Schools' New Student Assignment Plan.  A meeting for our attendance area (this includes John Stanford, Hamilton, McDonald School, BF Day and Roosevelt High School) will be held on Monday, November 22 at Ingraham High School (1819 N 135 St.),…

As residents of Wallingford we are surrounded by great schools and education options.  Now our international schools are asking for our support.  Out of five local international schools, Wallingford is glad to be the home to two, John Stanford International Elementary and Hamilton International Middle School. Wallingford residents are invited to the First Annual Celebrating Connections Event and Auction, Thursday, November 4, 5:00pm.  The event will be held at the Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison Street.  The proceeds and donations from this…