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THE ISSAQUAH PRESS

116th Year, No. 53

Thursday, December 31, 2015

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OUR NEW WEBSITE DEBUTS MONDAY When readers log on to issaquahpress.com after 11 a.m. Jan. 4, it will look a little different. We’re rolling out our revamped website.

The new issaquahpress.com features all of your daily local news content on an easier-touse, mobile-friendly platform. And regional content is only a click away under our umbrella site, eastofseattle.news.

More on the new site in Scott Stoddard’s column, Page 4

TENT CITY 4 TOLD TO LEAVE CAMPGROUND

Scott Stoddard / sstoddard@isspress.com

Regina Poirier speaks to the City Council during the public comment portion of the Dec. 21 council meeting at City Hall South. Poirier was one of a number of people banned from the Issaquah Valley Senior Center by the center’s leadership.

Senior center leaders have until Jan. 12 to sign funding pact

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com The City Council authorized potential funding for the Issaquah Valley Senior Center through the first six months of 2016 at the council’s last meeting of the year Dec. 21.

But that funding comes with significant strings attached. The city administration intends to send the center a contract awaiting the signatures of senior center administration no later than Dec. 25, said Mayor Fred Butler in an email.

“If the contract is not signed and returned to the city by close of business on Jan. 12, the city will proceed with an alternative for supporting services for seniors in the community,” Butler added.

Butler put a number of conditions on the funding a few months ago, and the council added additional requirements.

See CENTER, Page 2

Scott Stoddard / sstoddard@isspress.com

Tent City 4 resident Bobbi Ehly, most recently of Snoqualmie, packs up her belongings Dec. 28 as the encampment prepares to leave Hans Jensen Campground at Lake Sammamish State Park. Her Chihuahua, CC, stands by. Ehly, who has been a member of Tent City 4 since September, said, “Things are too expensive, especially trying to get into a place.” The encampment was looking for a new site after a request to extend its 40-day stay at the campground was turned down by state park officials. Story, Page 3

Council lowers speed limits on two streets

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com At their last meeting of the year, the City Council lowered speed limits on two streets, acting on the suggestion of the administration.

They rejected the administration’s call for a lower speed limit on a section of Front Street South.

The new limits approved by the council are: 4West Lake Sammamish Parkway from Southeast 193rd Place to the city limits, a distance of just over a mile, will go from 35 mph to 30 mph.

4East Lake Sammamish Parkway from Southeast 56th Street to Issaquah-Fall City Road will go from 40 mph to 35 mph.

Councilman Joshua Schaer voted against changing the limits on East Lake Sammamish Parkway, argu-

City Councilman Joshua Schaer

ing the city lacks the ability to enforce the current limits.

“A sign by itself has no teeth,” he said.

Schaer voted in favor of lowering the limit on West Lake Sammamish Parkway, stating it would create similar speed limits immediately adjacent to both sides of Interstate 90. But he still contended the city would have a hard time with enforcement.

“I don’t share the ‘There’s nothing we can do about it’ reasoning,” countered City Council President Paul Winterstein.

Chaired by Schaer, the council’s Infrastructure Committee voted against lowering limits on Front Street between Northwest Newport Way and Sixth

Calling for increased enforcement of city speed limits

See SPEED, Page 2

“A sign by itself has no teeth.”

Local educators bid adieu to No Child Left Behind

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com The main problem with No Child Left Behind was its punitive nature, said Lisa Callan, Issaquah School Board director.

“It set a level of standards nobody could meet,” she said.

Co-written by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, the Every Student Succeeds Act is meant to supplant NCLB and remove many of its more controversial elements.

“I was proud to work with both Republicans and Democrats to fix the badly broken No Child Left Behind law in a way that will work for students, parents, teachers and communities in Washington state and across the country,” Murray said in an email.

See NCLB, Page 5

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

Aftermath of fatal traffic accident still being felt as 2015 moves to a close

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com In one way or another, one of them simply tragic, Issaquah’s traffic made a lot of news in 2015.

It probably will continue to make headlines, as a traffic task force named by Mayor Fred Butler has just started its work.

Other newsworthy items from the past 12 months include an outbreak of E. coli traced to a food

truck at the city’s farmers’ market and a threatening letter found at an Issaquah middle school. More recently, a landslide in the Talus development has gotten plenty of attention and frightened any number of residents.

$308 million traffic plan State rules requiring cities to create traffic concurrency plans — road projects that are supposed to

keep pace with new development — don’t always garner a lot of attention. But they did in January, when the City Council took the charge seriously and came up with a monster plan to foster development but help tame the city’s traffic, which not surprisingly, was tabbed as Issaquah’s No. 1 problem in a resident survey.

One charge to the traffic task force named by Butler is to come up with a recommendation on a

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local ballot issue to help pay for concurrency and other traffic projects.

Resident rooster McNugget dies Hearts were heavy and tears were flowing in Issaquah, where the community’s beloved resident rooster McNugget was killed in See 2015, Page 3

We went through our photo files from the past year and curated a selection of images that hasn’t seen the light of day — until now.

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Economics have fire districts considering merger

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But that area has gotten smaller and smaller over “It’s gotten to the point the years, Mitchell said, as where we’re worried about more and more areas are keeping our level of service,” annexed into cities such as said Mike Mitchell, a memSammamish and Issaquah. ber of the King County Fire Those annexations cut into Protection District 10 Board the revenue districts collect of Commissioners and chair- to pay for such things as man of a committee lookstations, equipment and ing into a merger between administrative functions. By District 10 and King County joining together, these fixed Fire Protection District 38. costs would be shared by The change would have more people, which officials to be approved by voters in argue is more efficient for both areas, and for those taxpayers. in Fire District 38, it would “It’s a question of susmean a big change in how tainability,” Mitchell said. they pay for their fire ser“Working together as one vice. fire authority would stabiDistrict 10 alone stretches lize funding for emergency out over some 110 square services and is more efficient

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The districts are a part of Eastside Fire & Rescue, the regional partnership that includes the cities of Sammamish and Issaquah. Fire District 10 covers much of the unincorporated areas from Carnation down to Maple Valley, Mitchell said.

The new fire authority formed out of the merger of

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preciated Schaer’s actions, but protocol dictated the idea die with the committee vote. Councilman Tola Marts made a motion on the Front Street proposal, but it died for lack of a second.

“The silence is deafening,” commented Mayor Fred Butler.

The administration suggested the lower limits following the traffic-related death of a four-year-old boy on Newport Way over the

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Avenue Southeast. Of the committee members, only Winterstein supported the proposal. Despite the committee vote against it, Schaer brought the question of limits on Front Street before the full council.

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have the no-trespass orders rescinded because it appears they would interfere with Issaquah’s demand for an open election for the senior board.

Board elections are to be held in March. Council President Paul Winterstein said those elections represent a good opportunity for changes at the senior center and urged persons dissatisfied with center leadership to run for spots on the board.

Other new conditions placed on center funding include making available up-to-date copies of the senior center bylaws. The City Council also wants the center board to come up with a written policy on who can be denied membership.

Previous conditions put in place by Butler include the performance to be completed by a consultant of the city’s choosing at a cost of up

to $65,00o.The city will be responsible for those costs.

Councilman Joshua Schaer said he hopes the review will cost considerably less.

Winterstein noted he and Goodman sent a letter to the center leadership some seven weeks ago outlining what they feel are issues at the center. Among other concerns, he specially mentioned the use of no-trespass orders and the center leadership having put up a poster in the center listing the names of persons who had complained to the city.

With those and other issues in mind, Winterstein said some might wonder why the city is willing to fund the center at all.

“I was ready to rip the Band-Aid off right now,” he said, meaning putting an immediate end to center funding. But Winterstein added

the city is not currently in a position to provide all of the services available at the center. He expected the administration to continue looking into service alternatives to the senior center.

Attending his last meeting as a member of the council, Schaer was less polite to the center leadership in some of his comments. He said the atmosphere and current policies of the center “are deplorable and harmful to a large number of individuals.” He said should the center’s board and Executive Director Courtney Jaren refuse the city’s conditions, the city has options that would “not be friendly” to the current leadership.

No one from the senior center attended the Dec. 21 council meeting. Jaren did not return a phone call requesting comment.

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residential buildings would be charged less than larger buildings simply because it would cost less to defend those structures in a fire.

In 2015, the owner of a 2,500-square-foot home with a two-car garage paid $216.89 in fire benefit charges. Voters need to approve a benefit charge every six years. The charge won a 79 percent approval rate the last time it was on the ballot in District 10. All property owners have the right to appeal their assessment.

The Fire Authority Planning Committee plans public meetings in February. The question will likely go to the ballot in a special election in April 2016.

King County Fire Protection District 10 Board of Commissioners member

drop the no-trespass orders against persons who have not been found guilty of elder abuse or are not under investigation for elder abuse. from page 1 Alleged elder abuse is one If center leaders agree to reason given for at least two the city’s conditions, the cen- no-trespass orders, though ter will receive $36,750 of its the opposition to the center total city funding of $99,000 leadership has repeatto start the year. The reedly said the charges are maining $62,500 will be paid groundless. During public from July 1 through the end comments, former center of 2016 depending on the member Regina Poirier said outcome of a performance the city “has been duped” by audit, and perhaps more center leadership. importantly, the center’s Poirier is one the seniors response to any findings. banned from the center via For now perhaps the most a no-trespassing order. She controversial condition is has since been diagnosed requiring the senior center with terminal cancer. Supto rescind the no-trespass porters say they wanted orders it has against a num- Poirier to attend the center’s ber of former senior center Christmas party, but she is members. At the urging of not presently allowed in the Deputy Council President building.

Stacy Goodman, the cenCouncilman Tola Marts ter only will be required to said the city was pushing to

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Districts 10 and 38 would remain a part of EFR. The new district would have a new name: Eastside Fire Authority.

In the long term, the fire districts say working together as one fire authority would sustain emergencyservice levels for the areas they serve while strengthening EFR. Fire Districts 10 and 38

formed a Fire Authority Planning Committee earlier this year and have been meeting regularly to develop a plan.

Under the new authority, a majority of the cost of emergency services would be paid through a fire levy of $1 per $1,000 of assessed property value. Additionally, both districts would begin levying the fire benefit charge already being paid by property owners in District 10.

The charge is based on the size and use of a building as opposed to the value of the entire property. Mitchell said officials feel the benefit charge is more fair than charges based on flat property values. Smaller

“Working together as one fire authority would stabilize funding for emergency services and is more efficient for taxpayers in both fire districts.”

summer. The full council acted to lower the speed limit from 40 mph to 30 mph on Newport Way, but referred the administration’s other suggestions to the committee for study.

During the committee deliberations, only Winterstein voted in favor of all of the administration’s requests.

“The slower it is, the safer it is,” he said at one point during the committee discussion.

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The sessions are at the following locations: 4Briarwood Elementary: 11 a.m. to noon, 17020 S.E. 134th St., Renton 4Discovery Elementary: 10-11 a.m. 2300 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish 4Issaquah Valley Elementary: 9-10 a.m. 555

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Tent City 4 told to leave park campground

By Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com

to have long-term plans to stay at Mary Queen of Peace Church in SamTent City 4 was headed mamish, the residents can’t back to Issaquah’s High move to the church grounds Point area as of Dec. 28, until early February. In an according to an email email sent to supporters, from Elizabeth Maupin of Tent City 4’s site committee the Issaquah-Sammamish said the church had applied Interfaith Coalition. for needed permits and the After the state denied the date of the encampment’s encampment permission to arrival could not be moved extend its stay at Hans Jen- up. sen Campground, the resiTent City 4 had been set dents were packing up to up in the campground, part leave and Maupin sent out of Lake Sammamish State a general call for volunteers Park, since early November. to help with the move.

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Shannon Taylor was walking home the evening of April 27 when she saw a dog run toward the Staples parking lot, where McNugget lived. Minutes later, the dog ran back, this time with the rooster in its mouth.

A Front Street staple since 2002, McNugget escaped from the nearby Issaquah Grange Supply and found a home in the Staples parking lot. Neighbors and employees of the Your Espresso stand adopted the rooster, named him and cared for him.

McNugget’s small house, perched beside the stand, became a shrine as a steady stream of visitors came to pay their respects.

People left messages, photos — even a life-sized rooster statue at the site.

The outpouring of grief was so great that the community held a well-attended public memorial for the rooster.

the street for years. Butler launched a crosswalk safety study and the city plans to spend $820,000 to improve pedestrian crossings around the city in 2016. The City Council has acted to lower speed limits on several streets, including Newport Way.

Issaquah Valley Senior Center is buried under controversy The beleaguered senior center first made headlines over the summer. On one side of the controversy are center Executive Director Courtney Jaren and the center’s board of directors.

The opposition consists partly of seniors banned from the center, including a former board member, who are now the plaintiffs in a libel suit filed against Jaren and the board.

In the midst of the acrimony, city officials have acted to withhold some funding in 2016 unless center officials meet a long list of conditions.

E. coli outbreak linked to Recreational marijuana Issaquah and Sammamish store opens on Northeast farmers markets Juniper Street The Issaquah Cannabis Company opened its doors Jan. 30, its first customer a wheelchair-bound veteran with the nickname “Rag.” The store sells buds and oil concentrates with names like “Purple Haze” and “Blue Dream.” They also stock edibles and bongs.

In November, the store was fined $2,500 for allowing a minor into a restricted area and for selling him $26 in product.

Just a short time later, in an unrelated development, the city was awarded a second license for another retail pot shop, though it isn’t clear if another store will ever open.

Elizabeth Buder, 4, was among 13 people sickened in August and September after eating at a Mexican food truck that visited the Issaquah and Sammamish farmers markets. Her family has since filed suit against the food truck. The girl was hospitalized for three weeks and eventually developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS, a lifethreatening complication of E. coli poisoning that can lead to kidney failure.

when that time expired, they received an extension for another 20. The state denied their request for a second extension.

State law limits the encampment to 40 days total, said Toni Droscher, communications manager for the state parks department.

Droscher added the state was happy to allow Tent City to use Hans Jensen for as long the rules allowed.

Droscher said state law specifically limits the time anyone can spend in a state campground for non-recreational uses.

City Council gains two new faces City Councilwoman Jennifer Sutton ran unopposed for the Position 2 council seat vacated by former Councilwoman Nina Milligan. At the same time, Bill Ramos beat out candidate Tim Flood for the Position 4 seat held by former Councilman Joshua Schaer.

Both Milligan and Schaer decided against running for re-election. City Council President Paul Winterstein was the only incumbent on the November ballot and beat out challenger Christopher Reh to retain his Position 6 seat.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS ISSAQUAH TRACKER Thank you to all who donated to the Merry Christmas Issaquah fund in 2015. Issaquah Community Services is still accepting donations. Send them to P.O. Box 669, Issaquah, WA 98027.

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approved the 2016 budget on Dec. 7, that budget included $90,000 to close the funding gap in plans for a new, expanded skateboard park in Tibbetts Valley Park. Officials

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TO OUR READERS

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

Special thanks to our letter writers of 2015

A brand new way of reading the Press online arrives Monday

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e’d like to take a moment to salute those people who took the time to write a letter to the editor in 2015. Their written voice provokes, challenges, encourages and thereby builds a stronger community for us all. We aren’t able to publish every letter we received, but here’s a list of the 114 authors, in alphabetical order, who did get ink in 136 letters this year.

Karen Abel Anne Anderson Doug Anter Dave Avolio B.K. Baker Dea Eisner Barnett Matthew Barry Kristin Behn Kelly Bernado Heather Berry Debbie Berto John Birrell-Levine Roberta Burns Matthew Bott John P. Brooke Joanna Buehler Steve Campbell Helen Chappell C.A. Christensen Larry Crandall Denise Steele Darnell Claudia Donnelly The Dougherty Family Barbara Carole Extract Darrell Face Rosemary Fahey Janet Farness Bette Filley Joe Forkner Michael Foss Jon Francis Jack Fuchs Cecile Gernez Willy and Vivienne Gevers Diane Gilliam Sibella Giorello Dino Guzzetti Mary Hall

Linda Harrington Mike Harrington Jim Harris Robert Hedin Cletes Hicks Essie Hicks Kimiko Hihara Rowan Hinds Diane Holt Dave Johnson David Kappler Carolyn Kennedy Lora Kennedy Kirsten Tucker Koomen Joyce Kormanyos George Kuipers Greg Larson Dick L’Heureux Jill Loveland Mary Lynch John MacDuff Jim Mackey Connie Marsh Patricia Martin Tola Marts Elizabeth Maupin Nina Milligan Alan G. Mindrebo Peter Mitchell Sally Montgomery Mary Moore Jeannie Moskowitz Doug Nichols Dan Olah Tim Ooyman Sophie Ossorio Kirk Painter Fred Pribbernow

Fred Riler John Rittenhouse Shari Roberts Jason Rowsell Joshua Schaier Allyn Schinski David Schirmer Rob Schnittker Ali Schoos Carl Schwartz Steve Scott Ken Sessler John Sheridan Helen Smart Eric Sperline Kenneth Stanfel Charlotte Starck Theresa Stoppard Stacy Strickland Ahren Stroming Suzanne Suther Jennifer Sutton Maxwell Tang Lotte Torgersen Manya Vee Joe Verner Janet Wall Justin P. Walsh Bryan Weinstein Diane Weinstein Juli White Keyleigh Williams Roy D. Wilson Randy Wood Lee Woods Wendy Eng Yee Lucy Zou

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nline, we’re turning a page at The Issaquah Press.

At 11 a.m. on Jan. 4, say goodbye to an admittedly difficult-to-navigate home page. Say hello to larger photos and headlines. Our sectioning is less cluttered, too, making it easier to find the stories that matter to you most.

And the news is even SCOTT better for STODDARD those of you who visit our Press editor site on tablets and smartphones. Our redesign is responsive, meaning it will scale automatically to fit the device you’re using. From a 30-inch monitor to a 4-inch smartphone display, our site will be readable on your screen from the get-go.

The days of pinch-zooming to read content on issaquahpress.com are over.

With the new look comes a new name for an umbrella site that covers all four of our hometown newspapers: eastofseattle.news.

But there’s no need to change your bookmark if you don’t want to. You can still use the issaquahpress.com web address and receive all the Issaquah stories you would see on the old site.

Christina Corrales-Toy, a Press reporter and our social media expert, has been working on the redesign of our site for six weeks.

She says while the site may look different, readers will not be seeing fewer stories online.

“This is still your Issaquah

Government

Students better served with A second marijuana license time-management classes for Issaquah smells fishy Change is good, but a change in start times is not an effective way to help students be less tired. A more effective solution is to offer classes that teach timemanagement skills.

Common sense tells us later bell times mean students will stay up later at night. Those that think differently are those that like to sleep in. Two of my three Issaquah High children had a hard time getting up. Changing the bell time would not have made them any less tired.

My youngest daughter, who now attends Green River College, proved this just last week. Normally, she gets to bed around midnight to get to an 8 a.m. class totally exhausted. Last week, I saw her still up at 2 a.m. When I asked her why she was still up, she said, “My 8 a.m. class was canceled, so I don’t have to be to school till 9.”

For those of you that know the French expression “plus ça change,” it fits perfectly here. Translation: The more things change, the more it stays the same. Change the start time and the kids will still be tired.

The Issaquah School District’s mission statement reads: “Our students will be prepared for and eager to accept the academic, occupational, personal, and practical challenges of life in a dynamic global environment.”

You can’t make your kids go to sleep, but you can wake them up and get them prepared for and eager to accept the challenges of real life.

Paula Nocente Issaquah

The state, using its wise thoughts, has decided to allow another outlet in Issaquah to spread the pot around. The state says it wants to ensure medical pot is more available for medical patients. If that was true, why did the state not allow more outlets for medical patients before pot was approved in Washington state, breaking federal law? Do you think maybe the pot lobbyists have gotten to the state board members to get more pot outlets in the state?

Ken Sessler Issaquah

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was the night before the night before Christmas as I write this, and running through my mind are thoughts of a man I met only once.

Last spring, I was at a Seattle sports bar before a Sounders FC match. It’s not uncommon for me to interact with strangers at this particular place, but up until this day it was a foreign concept to have any sort of deep, meaningful conversation with someone about anything except soccer.

I sat down at the bar, ordered a beer and began monkeying around on my phone. It’s pretty typical behavior to casually ignore everyone around us in these situations, which I often feel guilty for. We miss face-to-face connections that can be valuable, even if they’re oh-so-very brief.

The man next to me started asking questions about the Sounders. I politely answered while mentally assessing his appearance — shabby clothes, stubbly beard, large backpack. He introduced himself as Louie and we shook hands. I quickly learned he was homeless.

Louie had been up and down the West Coast, and had only been in Seattle for a short time. He’d been sleeping under a freeway and was getting some help —

food, showers, laundry — from wherever he could find it.

He was planning to leave Seattle and head to Boise, Idaho, as soon as he NEIL wrangle PIERSON could enough money Press reporter for a bus ticket. But I got the feeling he was going to get there by any means possible, even if it meant hitchhiking or walking and camping.

As Louie spoke, I was struck by his beaming smile and infectious enthusiasm. He didn’t have one iota of sorrow for himself. He was a Christian and had forgiven the circumstances surrounding his plight. He kept calling me “brother” and seemed genuinely interested in my personal story.

He didn’t ask for anything.

It was amazing to me that a man who dealt with countless hardships each day could be so upbeat. He didn’t know where his next meal was coming from. He had no one to love, and no one to love him. He probably lived in fear of being attacked in his sleep.

Before I left the bar, I bought Louie a shot of whiskey, shook his

hand again and wished him well. I knew I would never see him again, but I’ve had recurring thoughts of him these last several months.

I hope he made it to Boise and that he’s finding a way to make his dream happen. What he really wanted, he said, was a small home on a quiet piece of land where he could live out his days in peace.

Take this story however you wish. Some people, undoubtedly, will be skeptical, feeling this guy had an agenda or was feeding me lies because he wanted someone to talk to. I don’t buy into that, and regardless of his motives, I’m grateful for the hour or so I spent with Louie.

Tom Corrigan’s Dec. 24 story, “Homeless for the holidays,” reminds us what people like Louie go through. Having any trace of happiness after spending significant time on the streets is remarkable. Could you or I survive such an ordeal? Too often, the homeless are treated as second-class citizens, people to be tolerated rather than respected.

Maybe if we spent more time with folks like Louie, we would see the humanity in them.

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District hosts presentation by grading practices expert Parents of Issaquah School District students are invited to a presentation with Dr. Thomas Guskey, author and internationally known expert on grading practices.

The event is from 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 6 at Skyline High School, 1122 228th Ave. SE, Sammamish.

Guskey will share research, describe new directions in grading policies and offer suggestions for enhancing communication between parents and teachers for both elementary and secondary levels.

contends.

“Here on the lake, we are getting pounded with high water, high wind, high Some residents living waves,” Mackey wrote in an along the shoreline of Lake email. “Docks, boats, shoreSammamish argue the lines are being damaged as county simply is not doing I write this.” enough to keep the lake at a Mackey was part of a reasonable depth. stakeholder advisory comOthers say there has sim- mittee brought together by ply been a lot rain, so the King County to study poslake is naturally higher. sible renovations to the weir As of Dec. 10, after heavy and related transition zone rains, Lake Sammamish had and flood plain. Mackey reached over 29 feet, said blames the slow draining local activist Jim Mackey. weir on what he said is King At the same time, the lake County’s lack of mainteis not properly draining nance in the transition zone into a weir meant to help and flood plain. control lake levels, Mackey The floodplain covBy Tom Corrigan tcorrigan@isspress.com

A reverse view of the hole left in the Interstate 90 overpass at Front Street North after a garbage truck struck it March 13.

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ers almost 14 miles from Lake Sammamish to Lake Washington. The transition zone is a key component of the county’s long-term plans and consists of what is basically a ramp connecting the old Sammamish River channel to a deepened river channel downstream.

The deepened channel is supposed to help keep Lake Sammamish from flooding.

Mackey argues deferred maintenance in the transition zone has allowed trees and other vegetation to grow and slow or block water flow.

Michael Hobbes is another local activist, mostly associ-

ated with a Marymoor bird watching group. He noted Bear Creek also feeds into the floodplain and transition zone. Development around the creek has meant more impervious surfaces and more water flowing to the transition zone.

“Previous studies have clearly shown that when Bear Creek runs high, Lake Sammamish backs up, and I believe that is the case here,” he wrote in an email.

The county still is trying to figure the best way forward, said Doug Williams, a King County spokesman.

In an email, he added that with the recent heavy rains,

the county has seen flooding in at least four locations, including two major, widespread flood events.

“And last week was the first time in about six years that I had to write a news release about Issaquah Creek flooding,” Williams said.

Based on the advisory group’s recommendations, county officials should choose some time next year between several design options for what’s been dubbed the Willowmoor Floodplain Restoration Project. The work could cost anywhere from $8.1 million to $9.8 million.

Front Street overpass repair work pushed back to March

wood, Clark and Issaquah Valley elementary schools.

Gibson Ek High School is Callan said few parents now accepting applications transferred students and a from current eighth- and from page 1 grand total of two students ninth-graders for the 2016were using the tutoring 17 school year. Applications Murray said the new act, option. are available on the Gibson signed into law Dec. 17, in“We had to say schools Ek application page at cludes federal “guardrails” were failing when they gibsonek.org/#!apply/c21yo. ensuring every child has ac- weren’t,” said L. Michelle, The application deadline is cess to a quality education, executive director of comJan. 31. but reduces reliance on munications for the district.

Prospective students and high-stakes testing. It also She noted Clark Elementheir parents can learn more makes strong investments tary, rated as failing under about Gibson Ek and meet in preschools, Murray said. NCLB, won an award as a Principal Julia Bamba dur“Now, our work will school of distinction from ing an informational session begin,” Murray added, the state. at the Issaquah High School “to make sure this law is To qualify, schools had to Library, 700 2nd Ave. SE, implemented effectively so be among the top 5 percent from 5-6 p.m. on Jan. 7. all students have access to of the highest improving For more information, go a quality education, regard- schools in Washington in to the Gibson Ek website at less of where they live, how terms of reading and math gibsonek.org. they learn, or how much achievement over the past money their parents make.” five years.

Under NCLB, individual Under NCLB, so-called Local students make schools essentially had to waivers also became an Oregon State honor roll have a 100 percent pasissue, according to Callan The following students sage rate on governmentand others. States could from Issaquah and Sammandated tests. If that apply for the waivers that mamish made the Scholastic requirement was not met, allowed Title I dollars to be Honor Roll for the fall term the school was considered used as they originally were at Oregon State University in failing and it was required intended. Washington lost Corvallis, Ore.: to follow a set of correcits waiver in 2014 over an 44.0 grade-point avertive measures. The most issue with teacher evaluage: Emily Winterstein, troubling was, according to ations, meaning schools freshman, biochemistry and Callan, a major shift in fed- listed as failing under NCLB biophysics; Emma Fraley, eral Title I funding, dollars had to set aside 5 percent of sophomore, pre-mechanical meant to help low-income their Title I money. engineering. students.

All in all, Callan said she 43.5 grade-point average If a school was found to was just happy to not have or better: Lindsay Coutts, be failing under NCLB, Title to worry about waivers and junior, university exploratory I dollars needed to be set similar rules, instead focusstudies; Sara Jacobi, senior, aside to pay for potential ing on education. Instead exercise and sport science; student transfers to other of basing everything on test Caleb Clearman, junior, schools or the offering of tu- scores, teachers can look at digital communication arts; tors to help out students at how students are growing, Chris Dallas, senior, animal supposedly failing schools.

Callan said. sciences; Avalon Dunbar, Statewide, Callan estimat“There’s just more flexsenior, pyschology; Bryce ed about 80 percent of all ibility,” she added. “We can Escobar, freshman, preschools were failing under look at ways to get the child bioengineering; Alexander NCLB. from one step to the next Hawkinson, sophomore, In the Issaquah district, step.” pre-mechanical engineerthree schools receiving Under Every Student Sucing; Briana Klee, freshman, Title I funding had to send ceeds, Callan said the state psychology, Nadia McClonotices to parents about would need to come up with skey, freshman, nutrition; options for transferring to an accountability system Reilly McClung, senior, forest other schools or the availapproved by the federal engineering. ability of dollars for tutors.

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A ranger-led, 3-mile hike will take participants to the top of Cedar Butte to learn about the 1918 flood that wiped out a nearby logging town. Meet at 10 a.m. at the Cedar Falls Trailhead at Iron Horse State Park. No Discovery Pass is required on Jan. 1.

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The state Department of Transportation says repair work on the damaged Interstate 90 overpass spanning Front Street North will not commence until March 2016 at the earliest.

The WSDOT website, which previously said work would begin in January and wrap up by April, now lists a tentative completion date of Spring 2016.

sheet supplied by Murray’s office, those systems can be tailored to the needs of individual states, eliminating the “one-size-fits all interventions” of NCLB. The new rules reduce the reliance on testing by broadening the focus of accountability beyond testing.

The idea is to allow students and teachers to spend less time prepping for tests and emphasize other types of learning.

For the first time, according to Murray’s office, federal rules now recognize the importance of early learning by creating a competitive grant program to fund preschool for low- to moderate-income students under age 5. The bill includes an initial funding of $250 million for those grants.

The construction contract was awarded last month to Massana Construction of Gig Harbor.

The cost of the project is $1.2 million.

The overpass was struck by an overheight garbage truck on the morning of March 13, resulting in a large hole in the concrete and a damaged 114-foot overpass girder.

When repairs begin, nightly lane closures and lane shifts on Interstate 90 will be required, along with lane closures on Front Street that could cause minor congestion.

There will also be three overnight closures of Front Street in both directions while workers demolish the damaged girder and set the replacement girder.

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Whirligigs spin in the breeze at Lake Boren Park as families visit Newcastle’s annual Earth Day Celebration April 18.

2015 THE OUTTAKES A selection of images — unseen until today — from the past 12 months that illustrate some of the stories we followed as a community Photos by Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com

Ecstatic teammates greet Issaquah senior Tia Hedman (right) at home plate in the seventh inning after her first-ever high school home run is a two-run walk-off winner in the Eagles’ 6-4 victory May 19 over Bothell in the 4A KingCo softball tournament.

Passersby of a younger generation are puzzled by an odd contraption on a pole displayed with an owner’s classic automobile during Fenders on Front Street, the annual Father’s Day car show June 21 in downtown Issaquah. Hint: According to nerve.com, only five drive-in movie theaters are left in the state.

Issaquah Police Officer Troy Kemp steps in to stop distraught and wailing grandmother Shezhen Chen after she rushes past barrier tape and picks up a shoe of her grandson Haochen Xu, 4, in the crosswalk of Newport Way Northwest at Northwest Oakcrest Drive on June 26. The boy had been transported to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition after being struck by a motorist. Xu died of his injuries the next day.

Above: Value Village Thrift Superstore shopper pushing her daughter in a cart on opening day Feb. 19 is reflected in a mirror on the end of rack used for seeing oneself in clothing selections.

Left: The family of Isabella Marshall-Falzone cheers in the stands as her name is announced June 12 during Skyline High School’s commencement at Safeco Field in Seattle.

Nina Milligan (foreground), with fellow Issaquah City Council members (from left) Mary Lou Pauly, Tola Marts and Joshua Schaer, and (not shown) Stacy Goodman, Paul Winterstein and Mayor Fred Butler, listen to grieving, moving and angry testimony from more than a dozen residents at the July 6 meeting regarding the death of Haochen Xu.

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A ceremony was held on Dec. 27 to install Rev. Britt Carlson as interim pastor at Community Church of Issaquah, an American Baptist church.

A native Oregonian, Carlson has a Bachelor of Arts from Seattle Pacific University, where she majored in theology and Spanish. She continued her theological education at Duke Divinity School, graduating with her Master of Divinity in May 2013.

Britt Carlson During her time at Duke, she served as a pastoral intern at Palmyra United Methodist Church in Stokes County, N.C., and at La Iglesia Metodista El Shaddai in Ahuachapan, El Salvador.

Most recently, Carlson spent two years in Dallas, Texas, as a part of Wilshire Baptist Church’s innovative pastoral residency program for young clergy.

When not in the office, Carlson is out hiking, reading a good book, laughing with family and friends or enjoying delicious food.

Community Church of Issaquah is located at 660 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Suite C-5.

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WEDNESDAY JAN. 6

All government buildings and libraries closed for New Year’s Day Issaquah Alps Area Dog Hike, easy, 5 miles, up to 900foot elevation gain, 10 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org

SATURDAY JAN. 2 Taylor Mountain Trails Work Party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., details and registration at wta. org/volunteer/trail-work-parties Christmas Tree Recycling Event, annual fundraiser, 9 a.m. at designated Boy Scouts recycling centers throughout Issaquah, $15-$25 suggested donation Stan’s Overlook Hike, moderate, 3.8 miles, up to 1,400-foot elevation gain, 9 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org Tea Discovery, ages 10 and older, 10-11:30 a.m., Experience Tea, 195 Front St. N., $25, 206406-9838 Shaggy Sweet, 7:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424 Maracujá, 8 p.m., Pogacha, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., $5 cover, 392-5550

SUNDAY JAN. 3 Mercer Slough Hike, easy, 3

Join volunteers performing trail work on Taylor Mountain next week. miles, up to 100-foot elevation org/volunteer/trail-work-parties gain, 9:30 a.m., meet at 175 Bridle Trails Hike, easy, 6 miles, Rainier Blvd. S., issaquahalps.org no significant elevation gain, 11 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd.

S., issaquahalps.org ‘Envy and Jealousy: How to City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Break Free,’ live online Q & City Hall South, 135 E. Sunset A, 11 a.m., Christian Science Way, 837-3000 Reading Room, 415 Rainier Blvd.

India Culture Club, 7-9 p.m., N., 392-8140 Blakely Hall, 2550 N.E. Park Teen Open House, 2 p.m., Drive, 507-1107 Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430 One-on-One Computer Help, 6 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Taylor Mountain Trails Work Sunset Way, 392-5430 Party, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Open Mic Night, Train Depot details and registration at wta.

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Fourteen area Boy Scouts from the Alpine District conducted a question-and-answer forum on Dec. 12 featuring former Mayor Rowan Hinds, Councilwoman Mary Lou Pauly and former Councilwoman Nina Milligan. The forum was conducted in the Eagle Room at Issaquah City Hall.

Each Scout was given a chance to ask the panel a question, and the Scouts received replies on subjects that included quality of life in Issaquah, the Talus landslide, flooding, class size, new development parking, traffic, homeless issues and emergency response.

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Should school start times be changed?

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By Namrata Chintalapati Issaquah High School Anyone who has walked the halls of Issaquah High School knows Todd Parsons.

From his incredible successes as a teacher of the school’s sports medicine program to his renowned kindness, Mr. Parsons has become somewhat of a legend.

Question: What made you want to teach?

Todd Parsons: Before teaching, nothing. The Issaquah School District approached me asking if I wanted to start a sports medicine program here. I gave it a shot, and it took me about three days to get hooked. Instead of me just helping one athlete, I now have lots of students who are helping thousands of patients.

Q: What’s one piece of advice you have for students?

TP: Follow your passions. Work towards those every single day Q: What are your biggest goals as a teacher?

TP: I want to inspire as many people as I can to follow their dreams, and hopefully touch their lives in a meaningful way.

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By Jacqueline Rayfield Liberty High School

dolescents naturally fall asleep later and want to wake up later because their circadian rhythm, or the body’s biological clock, shifts to later times. Numerous scientific studies done all across the world have established that as fact.

The purpose of starting high school later is not to increase the number of hours students spend in bed. Shifting school times simply shifts students’ sleep schedules accordingly. Rather, the goal is to have students in school during their most productive hours, and asleep went their bodies desire sleep most. Beginning at a time when natural melatonin release has not stopped and full brain function has not begun is the reason we look like zombies the first two hours of school.

Opponents of starting school later cite athletics and extracurricular activities as a major reason this schedule would not work out. However, the mental and physical health of all students has to be prioritized over the scheduling concerns of students playing sports or participating in certain clubs.

If after-school practice is truly not an option, try morning practice. Although morning practice will have students waking up far too early like we currently are, they will still have more days to sleep in and the majority of students will benefit from a later start time.

Although there definitely are drawbacks to the proposed schedule, the benefits far outweigh them. The Seattle School Board made the right decision in approving a school schedule recommended by doctors such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Issaquah School District should do the same. Starting school later is the first step to addressing the poor health and academic struggles of our high school students.

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For years, studies have proven sleep deprivation to be a major hindrance in students’ health and productivity. Now, with the Seattle School District and Bellevue School District already having confirmed later start times for the next school year, the Issaquah School District is considering change as well.

Keeping your New Year’s resolutions

And that he does—through motivational “Tip Tuesdays” and his genuine interest in how his students are doing, Mr. Parsons has touched the lives of countless students.

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he idea of starting high school at 9 a.m. every day is an alluring one, but for the Issaquah School District, it just isn’t practical. These later start and end times would put a strain on families and decrease participation in clubs, while not actually giving students more sleep.

More than just the winter blues

The circadian rhythm of high school students dictates that the best time for them to wake up is around 8 a.m. However, if students get out of school at 3:55 p.m., they will stay awake later because of activities and homework, leaving them equally sleep-deprived.

Because students would have less time to complete homework at night, many would not participate in clubs or activities. This trend can already be seen with the later end times on Wednesdays. Before Wednesdays ended at 3:45 p.m., Liberty High School had numerous clubs that met after school on this day. Now it has none. Imagine what would happen if every day school ended at 3:55 p.m.

Of course, clubs could meet in the morning, but then students would be going to sleep and waking up at the same times they did before the schedule switch, rendering it ineffective.

Families would also have to make challenging adjustments.

Since elementary schools would end before middle and high schools, parents could no longer rely on older siblings for afterschool childcare.

If we really care about students’ health, we will allow them to stay involved at school and spend time with their families, not change school start times.

A post-winter break study plan

By Matthew Duff Issaquah High School

By Megan So Liberty High School

By Rohan Vaidya Skyline High School

New Year’s resolutions have a reputation of being futile. Every year on Dec. 31, people resolve to lose weight, or to gain it, or to take up guitar, or to read more novels, or to write a book or to run that marathon.

And every year, throughout the month of January, people make small steps toward those goals, or at least think real hard about them for the first few weeks.

And then, more often than not, those goals fall by the wayside. We slip back into old habits. There’s always next year.

This isn’t always the case. Sometimes you hear about people who stick to their commitments and genuinely make a positive change in their lives. What makes the difference between these success stories and a failed resolution by mid-March?

A New Year’s resolution in and of itself is probably not very effective. Your resolution needs a little extra help if it’s going to make it through the year. Intuitively, you stand a much better chance of sticking with your resolution if you make some kind of concrete plan.

“I’m going to work out more this year” is much easier to delay, sidestep, and forget than “I’m going to go to the gym twice a week,” which is in turn easier to get around than “I’m going to buy a membership tomorrow and then hit the gym Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.” If you decide, plan and commit, you have a better shot of keeping up your goal.

While many people are exhilarated for the holidays and motivated for the new year, some are facing seasonal concerns that prevent them from feeling excited for much of what autumn and winter have to offer. Millions of Americans struggle to function normally as they suffer from seasonal depression — also known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. Although scientists do not know exact causes of SAD, many believe it may be a result of the brain’s lessened serotonin production and increased melatonin production during months with less sunlight. Common symptoms include fatigue, difficulty concentrating and weight gain. In addition, researchers found that most people with seasonal depression are women, and that SAD tends to develop during adolescence.

Even the most driven students may find usual tasks to be abnormally demanding with seasonal depression.

Teens with SAD may have unusual difficulty focusing in class, no motivation to do homework and little desire to socialize. They may also have irregularities in appetite and sleep.

To combat such symptoms, people try light therapy, a method of treating seasonal depression through the use of artificial light. Doctors also prescribe antidepressants or recommend going outside more for natural light exposure.

It is important to note that SAD is a certain form of depression that will occur around the same time of year for at least two consecutive years. Please check with your doctor if you or someone you know may be struggling with seasonal affective disorder.

Winter break. It’s the two weeks everyone looks forward to the day school starts in September. Well, it’s finally here, but in the blink of the eye it’s quickly over, and the rush of studying for finals begins. How can you cope with the “after-break lag” and prepare yourself for finals? Let me tell you.

Jonathan King, a Skyline High School social studies teacher who has been teaching for 24 years, found that the students who are proactive about studying are the most triumphant in finals.

“The most successful students are those who start studying well in advance,” King said. “When students start studying during winter break, it allows their brain more time to process the information, thus improving their learning and their score.”

Studying during winter break does not mean you spend your whole break with your head in a textbook.

Rather, spend 30 minutes each day reviewing the information you have learned and recording any questions or topics you are unclear about. In addition, studies have shown that making flashcards are a highly effective method of retaining information. When using flashcards, your mind engages in “active recall.”

Basically, your mind is trying to remember the content from scratch as opposed to simply seeing it in a textbook or recognizing it in a multiple choice quiz.

Preparing for finals in advance will greatly reduce your stress when school starts and facilitate a smooth transition back into the academic routine. So don’t procrastinate. Start studying today.

TEEN TALK: WHAT IS YOUR VIEW ON STARTING SCHOOL LATER? Issaquah

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“I think the starting time should stay the same because I don’t want to spend two hours in the daytime at school when I could be spending it at home doing what I want to do.”

“I think they shouldn’t push back the start times because some kids have to help provide for their families, and ending school later would decrease employment opportunities.”

“I think that later start times really hurt the students that either have to work or play sports or participate in after-school activities.”

“All you would be doing is shifting around when things happen. You wouldn’t really be getting more sleep, but it’s also nice to actually be driving when there’s light in the morning.”

“I think that this is a great idea that will lead to much healthier and more attentive students.”

“Starting around 9 a.m. and leaving at 4 p.m. could cause more problems than it solves. Practices start around 4-5 p.m. and school ending at 4 would greatly interfere with my participation.”

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THE VERY BEST OF 2015

By Neil Pierson and Christina Corrales-Toy | npierson@isspress.com · ccorrales-toy@isspress.com

By and large, the area’s prep programs had a very happy 2015 as squads at Issaquah, Liberty and Skyline won state titles during the calendar year, and several individuals excelled in pressure-packed moments. Here are The Issaquah Press’ top performances from the past 12 months:

Liberty wrestler Conner Small goes out on top

Issaquah girls win first track and field title

Liberty senior Conner Small captured the Class 2A state crown at 170 pounds to close Mat Classic XXVII at the Tacoma Dome in February.

Small, who now wrestles at Arizona State, rolled through his final Mat Classic with convincing decisions in his first three matches.

The Patriots’ Romney Noel finished third, while Joanna Moreira finished fifth in the girls division.

Issaquah High School’s longdistance and sprinting groups shined as the girls track and field team won its first state championship in May. The Eagles scored 59 points to win the 4A title in Tacoma. Their 4x400 relay team of Bella Foos, Sami Corman, Elise Burdette and Nikki Stephens set a new statemeet record of 3 minutes, 48.95 seconds to lead the way to victory.

Stephens, a sophomore, anchored the Eagles’ 4x200 relay, which placed second in 1:40.99.

She also took home a pair of individual medals in the 100- and 400-meter dashes. Corman, a freshman, won the 1,600 meters by a tenth of a second.

Liberty swimmer Nick Klatt wins state title

Liberty senior Nick Klatt ended his high-school swimming career as a state champion, winning the 2A title in the 200-yard freestyle in February.

Klatt finished third in preliminaries the day before, but surged to the top spot in the finals with a time of 1 minute, 42.12 seconds.

He also picked up a medal in the 500-yard freestyle (third, 4:41.60).

Ty Gibson lifts Issaquah hoops to another trophy

Issaquah senior guard Ty Gibson wasn’t heavily recruited – he finally accepted a late scholarship offer from Eastern Washington – but he raised plenty of eyebrows at the 4A state basketball tournament in March.

Gibson set a new three-game tourney scoring record with 87 points, including a career-high 42 in the Eagles’ victory over Moses Lake, as Issaquah rebounded from a loss to Union to claim the fourthplace trophy at the Tacoma Dome.

In the 74-61 win over Moses Lake, Gibson was 11 of 20 from the field and 16 of 18 on free throws. He outscored the Chiefs by himself in the first half, 26-24.

Lakeside Recovery reaches Senior Legion regionals

Photos by Greg Farrar / gfarrar@isspress.com

Liberty’s Conner Small exults to his supporters in triumph as he wins the 170-pound Class 2A state wrestling championship with a 7-3 win over Sedro Woolley’s Jacob Farrell Feb. 21 during Mat Classic XXVII at the Tacoma Dome.

Skyline’s Kathy Lin (top) and freshman Sarah DiMeco (right) embrace after winning the 400-yard freestyle relay to give the Spartans the Class 4A state title

Madison Phan heads the ball into the net for the winning goal in stoppage time as Issaquah defeats West Valley for the Class 4A state soccer championship.

Members of the Issaquah track and field team let out a scream as they are announced winners of the Class 4A state girls championship.

Issaquah sophomore Jackson Suh hits a return to Bellevue’s Zach Leischman en route to a 6-2, 6-1 win.

Suh went on to win a Class 4A state title.

Skyline baseball upsets 22-0 Snohomish in state playoffs

In its first trip to the state playoffs since 2010, the Skyline baseball team made plenty of noise.

Facing a 22-0 Snohomish team in the first round didn’t intimidate the Spartans. They won 3-0, getting a quality start from Hugh Smith and key hits from Ryan Cornwall and Jonathan Chriest.

The season ended in the quarterfinals with a 7-3 loss to eventual champion South Kitsap.

To reach state, Skyline had to win four consecutive elimination games at the KingCo Conference tournament. Skyline capped the run with a 7-3 victory over Woodinville on the Falcons’ home field.

Liberty baseball goes on surprising state run

The Liberty baseball team went back in the state semifinals for the first time since 2003, when the Patriots won the Class 3A title thanks to the arm of Tim Lincecum, who went on to become a star with the San Francisco Giants.

Despite a regular-season record below .500 and a seventh-place finish in the eight-team KingCo Conference, Liberty made noise in

the playoffs, opening eyes across the state. The Patriots finished fourth at state.

Jackson Suh, Zack Overstreet stake their claims

Issaquah’s Jackson Suh was a dominant force on the tennis court during his sophomore season, culminating in four straight-set victories at the 4A state tournament in Richland in May. Several collegiate programs are interested in Suh, and he didn’t turn out for his junior season at

Issaquah, instead focusing on club tennis and national tournaments.

Junior golfer Zack Overstreet also earned a state title for the Eagles, winning a three-way playoff at Spokane’s The Creek at Qualchan Golf Course. Overstreet birdied five of the last six holes in the final round, forcing the playoff, and emerged victorious on the third hole.

Liberty boys golf team finishes second at state tourney The Liberty boys golf team

earned a second-place team trophy at the 2A state tournament held at Liberty Lake Golf Course near Spokane in May. Dexter Simonds was the Patriots’ top finisher, tying for sixth with an overall score of 143.

Chase McIntosh finished right behind him at 145, followed by Ben Graham at 146.

That same weekend, Marek Pierepiekarz and Matthew Cao, Liberty’s doubles tennis team, finished second at the state tournament held in Seattle.

The Lakeside Recovery Senior American Legion baseball team – comprised of players from Issaquah, Newport and Skyline high schools – fell two wins shy of the program’s fourth trip to the American Legion World Series.

The squad reached the Northwest Regional tournament, held in August in Cheyenne, Wyo. Lakeside finished the season with a 3618 record, and it took a walk-off single in an elimination game to finally end their season.

Lakeside relied on a pitching staff that recorded 16 shutout victories during the season, but there was plenty of clutch hitting as well. Six players hit better than .300, with Mitchell Morimoto (.396, 51 RBIs) and Danny Sinatro (.395, 47 runs) topping the list.

Liberty has an autumn to remember

It was a marquee fall sports season for Liberty sports. Athletic Director Loren Krogstad’s teams won two state titles and excelled across the board.

Coach Kris Daughters led her girls swim and dive team to a second straight state title. Last year, the crown practically belonged to Liberty before the meet began, but 2015 was a different story.

Nearly every Patriot swam a best time on the season’s final day, and that’s what clinched the championship.

The girls cross country team technically won two championships. Liberty got it done in the classroom and on the course, winning academic and athletic state titles. The boys didn’t do badly, either, capturing second at state.

Liberty’s girls soccer team settled for third, but gave defending state champion Squalicum a tough match.

The football team made its first state appearance since 2010; the volleyball team qualified for state for the second straight year; and the boys golf and tennis teams both impressed during the regular season, but have to wait until spring for state.

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After hot start to season, Skyline trying to climb out of rut GIRLS BASKETBALL JACKSON 55 SKYLINE 49

By Neil Pierson npierson@isspress.com After convincing victories over Redmond and Inglemoor to start the season, the Skyline girls basketball team was feeling good about itself.

For reasons head coach Joe Fithian can’t pinpoint, the Spartans have gotten away from their identity. They’ve lost four of their past five games, including a 55-49 setback to the Jackson Timberwolves in a Dec. 23 nonconference outing in Mill Creek.

“They haven’t played Skyline basketball,” Fithian said. “We came out, we played very, very

well in the first two games, and from there, we’ve gone away from who we are and it shows.

“Suddenly, they stopped running the offense. I don’t know why. We don’t run the defense.

I don’t know why. We’ve been working on this ever since we hit this stretch.”

The score was tied at 37 entering the fourth quarter, and Jackson (2-5 overall) made several key plays that made the difference down the stretch.

Senior guard Drew Locknane, who led the T-Wolves with 18 points, took a charging foul against Taylor McKerlich with four minutes to play, taking critical points away from the Spartans (3-4).

Jackson had a one-point lead with two minutes left when Skyline’s Maddie Adamson stole

the ball from Locknane, but the Spartans turned it over at their offensive end. Jackson’s Emily Brown, who scored all 11 of her points in the second half, then sank a 3-pointer to stretch the lead to 48-44.

The dagger came with 34 seconds left when Brown drove through the lane, finished a lefthanded layup while being fouled and completed the 3-point play.

Perimeter shooting was a big factor in the result: Jackson made eight 3-pointers on the night, while Skyline didn’t make any until Kailey Kassuba’s shot with 18.5 seconds left.

“I just think we were cold tonight,” Skyline junior post Gina Grossi said. “I think we’re normally a fine 3-point shooting team, but it was just an off night for us.”

Grossi is one of the first players off the bench for the Spartans, and Fithian liked her work ethic against Jackson. She scored three points and grabbed several offensive rebounds to give her team extended possessions.

“I think I bring a lot of energy in off the bench,” Grossi said. “I’m definitely not the scorer. I’m more of a defensive threat.”

Skyline made a concerted effort to push the tempo early in the game, but had limited success as the teams ended the first quarter tied at 11.

Jackson opened the second period on a 10-2 run, but Skyline closed with 10 straight points as sophomore guard Jade Loville caught fire. She had nine of her 13 points in the first half to push the Spartans to a 23-21 halftime lead.

McKerlich, a senior post, scored

six of her team-high 14 points in the third quarter, but the T-Wolves answered every Skyline surge.

Locknane, Brown and Imari Clinton each hit 3-pointers in the third period.

The Spartans have an extended break for the holidays and return to action at 7:15 p.m. Jan. 6 with a Class 4A KingCo Conference game at Redmond.

“Usually when we have a tough loss, we have practice the next day … and you don’t have time to linger on it,” Fithian said. “But we have five days off, so I told them, let this one resonate and sit with you for a while, because I can’t be the only one out there who takes these losses so hard.

“It’s just very frustrating.

They’re so talented. It’s just a matter of getting them to do what they’re supposed to do.”

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Freshmen propel Spartans swim team to the top Skyline’s girls swimming and diving team is no stranger to winning state titles — the Spartans captured three straight from 2009-11 — and a core of talented freshmen helped them win another at Federal Way’s King County Aquatic Center in November.

Skyline edged rival Newport for the title, 293-257.

Freshmen Sarah DiMeco, Christina Bradley and Danika Himes each picked up two individual medals. They were part of title-winning teams in the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relay events.

“That’s an incredibly special group,” Skyline coach Susan Simpkins said.

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Skyline football falls short in title bid

After a magical run through the 4A football playoffs, none of Skyline’s players envisioned the season ending with a loss on the biggest stage.

That’s what happened, however, as the Spartans fell victim to five turnovers Intense soccer rivalry and a powerful Gonzaga adds a new chapter Prep rushing attack. The The Issaquah and SkyBullpups ran for 521 yards line girls soccer programs and took home a 34-16 compete annually for KingCo victory Dec. 5 at the Tacoma Conference supremacy, and Dome, the program’s first are typically pushing each state title since 1986. other in the chase for the 4A The Spartans, led by state championship come quarterback Blake Gregory November. and running back Rashaad This year was no different. Boddie, plowed through Gig The teams met at Skyline Harbor, Camas and Lake to close the regular season, Stevens in the state playoffs. and the Spartans earned They averaged 39 points a controversial 2-1 victory per game in their 12-2 in overtime after Issaquah season, helping the program goalkeeper Anna Miller was reach the championship given a red card. game for the 11th time.

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When the teams met a week later for the KingCo tournament title, Miller was suspended, and despite a strong performance from her backup, Nerea Arrazola, Skyline’s Emma Rohleder and Alexa Kirton scored in another 2-1 win.

The Eagles, however, got the last laugh. They scored 13 goals in playoff wins over Union and Jackson, rallied past Curtis in the quarterfinals, and won a penalty-kick shootout over Camas in the semifinals.

In the championship game against West Valley (Yakima), Issaquah senior Madison Phan headed the ball home in stoppage time, giving the Eagles their fourth state title under coach Tom Bunnell.

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