Wallingford, Seattle

John Stanford Int’l Recognized as One of Ten ‘Great Schools’

During the December 9 School Board Meeting,  John Stanford International School (JSIS) was one of ten Seattle Public Schools  to receive the "Great Schools" award.  The award, co-sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa of Washington state  and the Center of Educational Effectiveness, recognizes the top 5% highest improving schools over a 5 year period in the combined areas of reading and math.  Principal Kelly Aramaki was on hand to receive the award and a banner for the school. Mr. Aramaki was thrilled to receive the award, as was…

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If you’ve ever been ignored…

We cleaned out our Inbox this past weekend (scores of unread and "starred for foll0w-up" messages dating back to early 2008 in there) and realize that we've been dropping a ton of interesting Wallyhood stories on the floor: interesting photos taken by readers, crime reports, personal profiles, tips, all sorts of goodness. We're trying to get back on top of it and now that we're building a strong bench of co-authors, rather than just trying to do it on our own,…

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What, no Chanukah?

We've been collecting a good list of holiday goings on, including some Christmas Eve services at local churches and New Year's Eve dinners at all the great Wallingford restaurants (if you've got anything to add to the list, which we'll be posting shortly, please leave it as a comment on our Holiday Haps post). Given all the Christmas and New Year's talk, it's been noted that we haven't mentioned Chanukah, which might seem odd given our decidedly Hebrew religious leanings, and…

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School Board Members Discuss Transition Plan

On Wednesday night, the Board members of Seattle Public Schools participated in a work session to discuss implementing the new student assignment plan.  While one half of the work session was devoted to the budget, the other half focused on the transition plan and covered topics pertaining to grandfathering and siblings. Here are some key areas of interest: It will take several years to complete implementation of the new student assignment plan - and so this proposed transition plan is just…

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Construction on the Burke

Robby D. is wondering about construction blocking off the Burke down by Gas Works, in front of Urban Surf. Radically improving his chances of having his comments published, he included photos! Today I was walking by Urban Surf, and I couldn't help but notice the construction.  It's a big mess, and I was here about a week ago, and I saw the exact same thing.  Never once have i seen a construction worker.  Have they just abandoned the work? Not sure…

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Giving Postal a Good Name

We typically hear the worst when it comes to post offices and those employed therein, so we thought it worthwhile to share a bit of the other side of the coin. Steve wrote in with his great experience at the Wallingford Post Office on Wednesday: I stopped off at the Wallingford Post Office last night at 6:35pm to use the self-service kiosk to buy stamps for my Christmas cards and to mail a small package.  Even though it was a half…

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Hamilton Construction Update

Over the past few months, we've seen visible progress at Hamilton that includes a nifty, new addition where there was once an old, unused parking lot littered with broken glass.  Despite the noisy, truck-filled chaos on our street (it's really not that bad), I'm fond of the new improvements and look forward to attending the open house in September.  If you've ever gone to Hamilton to vote, you'll remember how dark and dreary the auditorium felt.  But the new improvements include wide…

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