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Snoqualmie Elementary goes green
Chloe King reacts to the stench of Snoqualmie Elementary’s worm bin as Sadie Woolf dumps food scraps into it for composting. Along with Amanda Antoch, who held open the lid, the fourth-graders are learning about sustainable practices through SES’s award-winning Green Schools Program. - Denise Miller / Snoqualmie Valley Record Oct 02 2008, 6:16 PM A trio of fourth-graders held their noses as they dumped food waste into a worm bin at Snoqualmie Elementary School’s courtyard. Smelly as the task was, the girls’ appreciation of the environmental importance of composting spurred their enthusiasm to complete it. It’s all thanks to the education they receive as part of the school’s award-winning participation in King County’s Green Schools Program. At lunch, students and teachers dump food scraps into bowls, understanding that instead of being added to piles of garbage, their waste will help create rich soil.

Learning America’s lingo
Liliana Reyes searches for a word in her English-Spanish dictionary during a writing exercise at a class at St. Clare Episcopal Church. A native of El Salvador, Reyes has been trying to improve her English skills during the eight months she’s worked as a babysitter on Snoqualmie Ridge. - Denise Miller / Snoqualmie Valley Record Oct 02 2008, 6:16 PM An April downpour didn’t stop Liliana Reyes from catching public transportation from her Snoqualmie Ridge home to St. Clare Episcopal Church for a free English class the church sponsors every Tuesday evening.

In brief
Oct 02 2008, 6:16 PM Early literacy parties in Spanish planned

Families with children, newborn to age five, are invited to attend Early Literacy Parties in Spanish, a series of weekly workshops that bring Spanish-speaking families together to learn and practice essential early literacy skills.

Unicycle clinic, show is Saturday at North Bend Elementary School
Oct 02 2008, 6:16 PM The North Bend Elementary School Panther Pride unicycle team, headed by physical education teacher Alan Tepper, hosts a unicycling skills clinic, gumbo feed and public show, this Saturday, April 26, at the school, located at 400 E....
A jumpin’ gymnasium show
Leslie Kolke, a fourth grade student at North Bend Elementary School, performs the finale of a “can-can” jump rope routine with fellow jumpers during an all-school assembly on Friday, April 4. - Seth Truscott / Snoqualmie Valley Record Oct 02 2008, 6:16 PM
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Hamlet coming to Fall City Park
Oct 02 2008, 6:16 PM GreenStage

20th season tour includes Valley plays

Audiences in Fall City can see two of William Shakespeare’s greatest hits performed on the boards in their community this summer.

Volunteers needed to help teach English
Oct 02 2008, 6:16 PM Hopelink’s Eastside Literacy and other programs are always looking for volunteers comfortable communicating in English to help people in need in the Snoqualmie Valley.

Student summer activity is topic of Chief Kanim MS lunch gathering
Oct 02 2008, 6:16 PM Involvement in positive activities is one way to protect youth from substance use and other risky behaviors. Groups that offer activities for middle school youth can spread the word and give kids the opportunity to learn about what’s available in the area, at a lunch gathering on Wednesday, May 28 at Chief Kanim Middle School, 32627 SE Redmond-Fall City Road in Fall City.

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Oct 02 2008, 6:16 PM REI offers cougar education class

McLaughlin dominates running events Track teams split meet
Katie Woolsey, left, takes a handoff from Symone Shaw in last week’s track meet, hosted by the Wildcats at Mount Si High School. Woolsey and Shaw, along with teammates Helen Hasbun and Kayla McLain, won the 4 x 100 relay in a time of 51.3 seconds. - Jim McKiernan / Snoqualmie Valley Record Oct 02 2008, 11:20 PM The Mount Si High School boys’ and girls’ track teams hosted Issaquah and Bellevue last week.

The boys walked away with a win, 77 points to Issaquah at 49 and Bellevue at 49.

The girls’ came away with 70.5 points, losing to Issaquah with 79.5 but doing better than Bellevue’s 45 points.