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Newcastle man shoots woman at Renton theater
Issaquah district joins Renton in offering free full-day kindergarten
By Jennifer Sullivan The Seattle Times
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Michelle Mallari and her boyfriend were watching a movie at a Renton theater Jan. 21 when she heard a “bang” and felt a searing pain in her shoulder. Mallari said she grabbed Richard Arreola and yelped in pain before the two ran out of the theater. It wasn’t until they reached the lobby that they realized she had been shot. As blood poured from Mallari’s wound, the two yelled for help, asking the few theater employees they saw to call police and report the shooting. Theater staff were slow to react, Mallari said Jan. 29. “I was screaming, asking for an ambulance,” she said
The Issaquah School District has decided to take up the state’s offer to implement free full-day kindergarten a year
earlier than the Legislature’s mandatory statewide implementation. “We want to, we can and we intend to have full-day kindergarten for the 2016-17 school year,” Issaquah Superintendent
Ron Thiele told the school board members at their Jan. 27 meeting. The state would provide the bulk of the funding, but the district would be responsible for upwards of $2.5 million in
startup costs. The state mandated during the 2011-13 biennium that funding continue to be phased in each year until full statewide See DISTRICT, Page 12
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TO OUR READERS In today’s edition of the Newcastle News, you will find a full-page ad celebrating the 120th anniversary of The Seattle Times Company. As one of The Seattle Times’ family of newspapers, we couldn’t be more proud of our roots. The Seattle Times’ commitment to independent journalism and its necessity in ensuring an informed and democratic community is vital. Every day, The Seattle Times takes on the tough issues — not for the prizes, but for the betterment of us all and the world we live in. At the Newcastle News, we take The Seattle Times’ family values seriously. We too strive to report the news and take on the issues that need to be addressed for the betterment of our community. We hope you will join us in celebrating this significant milestone, and at the same time look with us to the future as we dedicate anew our commitment to an independent press and all we can accomplish together. Charles Horton General Manager Scott Stoddard Editor
City Council sends Crispo back into mayor’s seat By Christina Corrales-Toy ccorrales-toy@isspress.com As Rich Crispo embarks on his second stint as Newcastle mayor, he’s taking what he learned from the first time around to better serve residents. “I know a lot more now than I did then,” he said in a Jan. 30 interview. For instance, being the
mayor carries a lot of weight even if it is largely a ceremonial appointment in Newcastle’s government structure, Crispo said. Residents do not directly choose the mayor. Newcastle voters elect council members and then the City Council decides among themselves who will be the mayor and deputy mayor for a two-year period.
At the first meeting of the year, the council voted Crispo in as mayor and Gordon Bisset as deputy mayor. Crispo previously served as mayor for a two-year term beginning in 2012. “I think that being the mayor provides a great opportunity that is not necessarily See MAYOR, Page 12
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Newcastle City Clerk Sara McMillon (left) swears in Rich Crispo as the city’s mayor at the City Council’s Jan. 5 meeting.
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Renton district puts two measures on February ballot Newcastle residents living in the Renton School District will be asked to vote on two funding measures this February. Ballots for the district’s operations and capital levies trickled into homes mid-January. The $160 million Replacement Educational
Programs, Maintenance and Operations Levy provides 26 cents of every dollar spent in classrooms, for student learning, teacher materials, teacher training and other school and district operations each year. This would not be a new tax, since it replaces
a measure set to expire at the end of the year. The other measure is a $155.5 million capital levy that will fund a new elementary school and other school upgrades. A new elementary school is needed to accommodate growth seen throughout the area,
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according to the district website. The new school would be built on the site of the Sartori Education Center, 315 Garden Ave. N., Renton. The capital levy would also fund improvements and renovations to existing schools. View a full list of scheduled projects at bit.ly/ RSDCapLevy. The district’s Building for a Lifetime of Learning School Capital Facilities Levy also includes funding for the
district’s comprehensive technology plan. The technology portion supports funding for wireless access in schools, tech enhancements and more. It replaces the current technology levy set to expire at the end of the year. This portion of the measure is not a new tax. It is estimated that, with approval of the twoitem package, tax-rates will be the same in 2017 and beyond as they are in 2016, according to the
district website. “We’re also able to do this because of the largescale growth in the district of families and businesses moving into the area,” district spokesman Randy Matheson said in an email. “More businesses and people paying taxes means individual taxpayers pay the same amount, not an increased amount.” Ballots must be postmarked by election day Feb. 9. Learn more at rentonschools.us.
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Mallari, 40, her right arm in a sling. “It’s overwhelming.” From Page 1 Renton police say Gallion initially claimed during a news conference another moviegoer had at her Seattle lawyer’s reached for his crotch and office. that his gun accidentally Mallari and Arreola fired. But in a later intersaid two bystanders, view with a detective, including a nurse, sprang Gallion said someone into action to help her. sitting next to him was As Mallari was being bothering him but he tended to, Arreola said a “was not able to expound theater employee shoved on what the person was free movie passes into his doing to bother him,” back pocket. according to the charges. The bullet that struck Gallion has been Mallari came from the charged with third-degree handgun owned by assault. He was released a man seated behind from the King County Jail her in the theater at on bond Jan. 23. Regal Cinemas 14 at the According to Mallari’s Landing. Dane Gallion, of attorney, Karen Koehler, Newcastle, claims the gun ushers from the theater fired accidentally, accord- didn’t appear to have ing to police. The bullet shattered Name: Mallari’s collarbone. Doctors at Harborview 14939/ Medical Center decided Dr. Rod not to remove the slug Nordfor fear doing so would berg, cause additional damage, Orthodo according to charging documents filed against Width: Gallion. 19p6.6 “I just can’t believe it happened to me,” said
a protocol in place to respond to an emergency situation. She claimed theater employees did not check the other theaters, nor did they immediately evacuate the theater where the shooting occurred. “I don’t even know that they felt safe in the lobby,” said Koehler. Koehler said Mallari hired her on Jan. 28 to accompany her on interviews with Renton police. Koehler said Jan. 29 she has not filed any legal claims against Gallion or Regal Cinemas on Mallari’s behalf. Officials from Regal Cinemas did not return a call for comment Jan. 29. When Renton police arrived at the theater to
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investigate the shooting, the theater manager reported that a male movie patron had appeared to be intoxicated when he walked into an auditorium. The same man stumbled out of the theater immediately after the shooting and ditched a handgun magazine in a trash can, according to the charges. About 1½ hours later,
Gallion’s father called a King County sheriff’s 911 dispatcher and said he believed his son was the shooter, the charges say. The father said Gallion had come home extremely upset and said his gun had fallen out of his pocket and went off inside the Renton movie theater, say charging papers. Police picked up
Gallion at his house in Newcastle and drove him to the Renton Police Department. Police say Gallion told them he took his gun to the theater because he feared mass shootings and left after the gun discharged because he was concerned that other moviegoers would think he was a mass-shooting suspect.
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ays after my deadline for the February Newcastle News, I received an email that gave me chills. Newcastle resident Gina Masoero reached out to tell her story, one Christina that she says she had never told. CorralesToy Masoero moved to Newcastle in 2001. When she purchased her home, she noticed the little white house perched across the street. She couldn’t miss it. She sees it from every room off the back of her house. What she didn’t know is that the house is a family relic. Masoero has a prime view of the historic Baima House, one of the oldest homes in King County and an important remnant from Newcastle’s coal-mining history. The story is remarkable, though, because Masoero just so happens to be a descendant of Adriena Baima, the woman who first bought the white house in 1920. “My father believes it was not just a coincidence that I was drawn back to the little white house across the street from me where my ancestors began,” Masoero wrote in the email. I did not have time to meet with her prior to our February deadline, but I cannot tell you how excited I am to sit down with her this month in preparation for a March feature. It was one of those reminders that I need every now and then about how vast and remarkable this city’s history truly is. Newcastle’s story did not begin in 1994 when the city was incorporated. It started decades upon decades earlier when it was a coal-mining hub. The city has done a much better job of recognizing and remembering that history. There are displays with historical information in the City Hall lobby, and the Community Activities Commission is spearheading a project to erect historical signage at points across the city. Still, it would be great if the city had a dedicated museum. Newcastle certainly would not have any issues filling it, I’m sure, if they partnered with the Newcastle Historical Society to display items owned by late historian Milt Swanson. I look forward to sharing Masoero’s full story with you in March, but until then, take a moment to appreciate the history of the place you call home.
Contact reporter Christina Corrales-Toy at ccorrales-toy@isspress.com. Twitter: @ByChristinaCT
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Share your views Citizens can make a difference by contacting their elected representatives. King County King County Executive Dow Constantine, King County Chinook Building, 401 Fifth Ave., Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-296-4040; or kcexec@kingcounty.gov King County Councilman Reagan Dunn, District 9. King County Courthouse, 516 Third Ave., Room 1200, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-4771009; 800-325-6165; reagan.dunn@kingcounty.gov
Public meetings calendar From sidewalk installation projects to snow removal to property tax collection, decisions made by officials at a local level have the potential to impact your daily life. Get involved. Provide feedback. Make a difference. Let leaders know what’s on your mind to shape a better Newcastle at these February
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meetings: n The City Council will host a retreat from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 12 at The Golf Club at Newcastle, 15500 Six Penny Lane. n The Community Activities Commission is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at City Hall, 12835 Newcastle Way, Suite 200. n The Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at City Hall.
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Your Seattle Times is an anomaly in this era of dangerous media consolidation and information control. Content, from creation through distribution and access, is today mostly in the hands of mega corporations and faceless Wall Street investor types. For 120 years - five generations, The Seattle Times has been, and remains, a family business based on Stewardship, Journalism, Public Service and Community. To celebrate this anniversary milestone, we are renewing our commitment as your independent trusted voice and source of information. Fifteen years ago technology and demographics began to change the newspaper business model. At the end of 2008, the financial system collapse and subsequent Great Recession propelled The Seattle Times into the most challenging period of our history. The Blethen family’s response was to sell our non-newspaper assets and invest the $170 million of proceeds into The Seattle Times. We did this for two purposes. To sustain our mission of quality, relevant content and excellent delivery service in print and digitally. And, to nurture our unfolding digital future. Our printed newspaper and our multiple digital products are very strong. Readership for the paid print Seattle Times Sunday is a robust 249,335, with a cumulative average readership of 1,196,000. Digitally, we average 7,271,589 monthly unique visitors, with an average of 31,753,203 monthly pageviews. By continuing to invest in your Seattle Times, we have become the second largest newspaper on the West Coast. Our website, seattletimes.com, has always been the largest and most visited news and information site in the state. We are the only one with a significant digital subscriber revenue stream. While digital first is our future, print is our transformation foundation, providing 80 percent of our revenue with its strong advertiser base and vibrant paid reader base. JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC SERVICE During our most challenging economic moments the family doubleddown on journalism and public service. There are many examples, including three Pulitzer Prizes since 2010 (ten total). However, we are most proud of our investment in public education. In September 2009 we created The Greater Good Campaign to stop the defunding of the University of Washington and our state’s higher education system. (In addition to the Blethen family, sponsors included Rowley Properties, Boeing, Microsoft, Safeco, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP and the Bellevue Collection.)
In September 2012, The Seattle Times’ Opinion section kicked-off our “3 to 23” education initiative. Helping to establish that public education is a system from early learning through K-12 and an advanced degree or professional certificate. Each part must be wellfunded, high-quality and accessible to all. In 2013 we began the nationally unique and cutting edge Education Lab. Ed Lab’s purpose has been to provide an unprecedented level of education coverage and analysis, and to create new forms of community engagement and discussion about education. The project focuses on solutions. In addition to community engagement, the reporting focus is on solutions. Finding and telling stories which make a difference, from the dramatic turnaround at Rainier Beach and Foster high schools to transforming the way our schools handle suspension and discipline. Ed Lab has been the most powerful journalism and community service The Seattle Times has ever provided the community. (Ed Lab has been funded by the Gates Foundation, Solutions Journalism and the Knight Foundation). This month we will launch our The Greater Good II Campaign, a public service campaign dedicated to fixing our K-12 public schools. Both the inequity of funding and the unacceptable outcomes as measured by college/work-ready graduation rates. As reported in our recent Ed Lab story on Foster High School, only 77.2 percent of our children graduate from high school and, shockingly, less than 20 percent of those who do graduate are college-ready or work-ready. As part of our 120th Anniversary Celebration, each month throughout the year we will follow up this message with insights and thoughts from other members of The Seattle Times family. This is an exciting period of change and evolution. A robust independent press is the foundation our country was built on. It is the key to self-government and healthy communities. On behalf of my family and our colleagues, I pledge to you we will make sure Greater Seattle keeps the rare gift of a robust independent news and information company for decades to come.
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Library hosts Valentine’s Day scavenger hunt, Oscars party The Newcastle Library is partnering with two local organizations to host unique events this month. First, the library will join the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce in offering a community scavenger hunt. The I *Heart*
Newcastle: Valentine’s Day Literary Scavenger Hunt kicks off Feb. 8. Pick up game cards at the Newcastle Library, 12901 Newcastle Way. The library will offer clues leading residents to different Newcastle businesses. Visit the businesses
to collect bookmarks emblazoned with unique love quotes from novels. Collect the six different bookmarks, use the game card to match the quote to the correct novel and then drop off the card at the library by 2 p.m. Feb. 13. Participants will receive
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a chocolate treat, while supplies last. Those who correctly fill out the game card will be entered in a drawing to win prizes such as Starbucks and Amazon gift cards. The drawing is at 3 p.m. Feb. 13 at the library. Entrants do not need to be
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present to win. The library and Regency Newcastle will also host an Academy Awards preview bash at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20. Film historian Lance Rhoades will share highlights of previous ceremonies, discuss the current
nominees and offer his 2016 Oscar predictions. Regency Newcastle will provide refreshments. The Academy Awards bash will be held at Regency Newcastle, 7454 Newcastle Golf Club Road.
Liberty High to host dance for dads and daughters Liberty High School’s annual dance for dads and daughters is back. Young ladies from Apollo, Briarwood, Maple Hills and Newcastle elementary schools are invited to dress up and join their dads and/or grandfathers for a special date night. The Feb. 6 dance goes from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Liberty High School commons, 16655 S.E. 136th St., Renton. Tickets are $20 per
couple. Pay at the door with cash or check. The dance will have games, a cake walk, refreshments and food. Formal wear is encouraged. A photographer will be there taking pictures. Contact Kim Loucks at 837-4814 or loucksk@ issaquah.wednet.edu for more information. The event is sponsored by the Liberty High School class of 2019.
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Deposit unwanted Liberty High medication into School choirs host City Hall drop box textile drive Newcastle residents have a new way to get rid of unwanted medication. Thanks to a grant from Influence the Choice — Drug Prevention Alliance for Youth, there is a new drop box for prescription drugs at Newcastle City Hall. Deposit unused or expired prescription medications in the box located by the elevator just outside City Hall, 12835 Newcastle Way, Suite 200. The Newcastle Police Department will then dispose of them in a safe and environmentally approved manner.
The Liberty High School choirs need your unwanted garments, towels and blankets. The choirs are collecting textiles until Feb. 27. Bring shoes, hats, gloves, sheets, quilts, drapery, purses, belts, rugs and stuffed animals to Liberty during school hours. Liberty will then turn the textiles over to Clothes for the Cause in exchange for money. The proceeds will go directly toward registration fees, equipment needs and transportation costs for
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various music festivals and competitions. The school will host a community drop-off event from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the school’s back parking lot, 16655 S.E. 136th St., Renton. Contact the choir office at 837-4887 for more information.
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Newcastle Elementary fourth-grader Vincent Diesch confidently smiles after writing down an answer on his white board at the school’s 2016 geography bee Jan. 21.
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y mother was a nature-lover and had an eye for plants, an eye so discerning, in fact, that she once spotted marijuana growing at the side of a gravel road outside the small Illinois farm town Pat Detmer where we lived. She brought it home, explaining to us how she identified it and how people use it, and then hung it in a shack next to the garage. It was no big deal to her, more a chance to teach us about the cycles of growth and harvest than it was about the evils of consumption, and perhaps for that reason, neither myself nor my two sisters consumed it regularly, or in my case, even once. Yes, hard as it is to believe, I managed to attend college from ’68 to ’72 during the Golden Age of Pot and never inhaled. I was a freak. Or not a freak. You make the call.
Flash forward to weedfriendly Washington state, and I am as much a neophyte as I was 50 years ago. After legalization, I was surprised to find that I have far more friends than I ever imagined who are current and well-versed on the subject of marijuana use. Who knew? Deciding to dip our toes into the pool of possibility, The Sainted One and I visited a Bellevue pot emporium. He has knee issues, and I’d read that infused oils can help if you massage them into the troubled areas. Also, as a sales and marketing consultant, I was curious. What would this buying experience look like? Honestly, it looked pretty much like any other buying experience: Eager, helpful staff, knowledgeable management, attractive, well-considered logo and branding ... we could have been buying wheat germ or coffee beans, but we were buying marijuana instead. Unfortunately, the infused oils worked no
better than over-the-counter pain-relieving creams and cost nearly as much as knee-replacement surgery. I amble down this cannabis-shaded path for a reason, which is this: What now happens to nonmarijuana-based businesses and nonprofits that use the word “weed” in their identity? I’m thinking specifically of Grace Stiller and the Newcastle Weed Warriors. Now the organization sounds as if Grace might be the Carrie Nation of Mary Jane. Will the words “noxious weeds” begin to take on a whole new meaning? (“Stay away from that stuff, dude! It is some seriously noxious weed.”) Will the “knot” in “Knot Weed” come to mean “Not any more. You’ve had enough!” Weed: Dig it out, or dig it. It’s a brave new world.
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Hazen to join new league, move to 4A By Christina Corrales-Toy ccorrales-toy@isspress.com
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Hazen sophomore Joey Thimsen (top) wrestles Oak Harbor freshman Corey Boler in their 145-pound bout during the Taking Down Pancreatic Cancer tournament Jan. 23. Thimsen won his contest by a pin in the second period.
ROUGH AND TUMBLE Hazen, Liberty wrestlers competed at the Taking Down Pancreatic Cancer tourney
Hazen junior Mario Wesa (right) wrestles Michael Lym of Oak Harbor in their 132-pound bout. Wesa won his contest, 13-5.
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Liberty senior Cooper Antin (top) wrestles Brian Womac of Highline in their 220-pound bout.
Hazen High School sports teams will compete in a new league and classification beginning fall 2016. The Highlanders are moving up to Class 4A and joining the new 16-team North Puget Sound League, according to the Renton School District. Hazen currently plays at the 3A level and competes in the Seamount League. “We’re really excited about this move,” said Ed Crow, Hazen’s assistant principal and athletic director. “The reaction so far has been almost all positive.” Auburn, Auburn Riverside, Auburn Mountainview, Decatur, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Hazen, Kentridge, Kent-Meridian, Kentwood, Kentlake, Kennedy Catholic, Tahoma, Thomas Jefferson, Todd Beamer and Mount Rainier will make up the new 16-team league. After Kennedy Catholic announced it would leave the Seamount League, Hazen was spurred into action. The decision meant the Highlanders would be the only 3A school in a seven-team league. Hazen is still the size of a 3A school, as are most of the schools in the new league, but the Highlanders will opt up to play in what will be an all 4A North Puget Sound League, Crow said. Of the league’s 16 schools, 12 of them are choosing to opt up from lower classifications. After calculating how long it will take to get to the different league schools, Crow said he doesn’t think increased travel will be a significant problem. “It’s not as horrible as some people think,” he said. “Going to Enumclaw, that’ll be a little big longer, but I don’t think it will be a huge issue.” While Hazen is opting up, Liberty High School decided to remain at the 2A level for the next four years.
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Hazen girls basketball team defeats Renton to secure first league title Classifieds Classifieds By Matt Massey Special to The Seattle Times
said. “The crowd’s crazy, our fans are crazy. It’s just a lot of noise and it’s hard When it comes to to focus.” league championships, the One win in Hazen’s empty space on the wall final two games would was motivation enough give the school the outfor the Hazen High School right league title. But girls basketball team. Renton (12-7, 10-2), That void was filled on the Seamount’s closest Jan. 27 as the Highlanders pursuers, pushed the hung on for a 47-44 win Highlanders within the despite nearly blowing all final possession and Sean of a 14-point, second-half Benning’s missed tying lead at Renton in a key three-pointer just before Seamount League game. time expired. Senior Kaya Dumas talIt’s fitting that Hazen, lied 15 points, including which opened in 1968, a trio of three-pointers, claimed its first Seamount as Hazen (15-3 overall, crown in girls basketball 12-0 league) wrapped in its last season with the up at least a share of league. The Highlanders the school’s first league will opt up to Class 4A championship. The from 3A to play in the Highlanders, who scored new North Puget Sound just four points in the League next school year. final 5:48 after Renton’s “(Winning a league pressure defense created title) has definitely been a chaos, survived 19 turngoal since I started playing overs. here,” said Hairston. “I’ve never won in this After Hairston’s layin gym (Renton), and it’s on a pass from Anna like a zoo every time we Browne, Renton, which play here,” Hazen point went without a field goal guard Brenna Hairston for 8:11 in the first half,
kept getting fourth-quarter stops and just enough points to keep hope alive. Benning’s runner along the right side of the lane allowed Renton to cut the Highlanders’ lead to 47-42 with 1:25 remaining. Then, with 34.5 seconds showing on the clock, Elyce Leonard hit a pair of free throws to trim it to 47-44. With 17.3 seconds left, Hairston missed two free throws and Renton brought the ball
upcourt and called time out with 13.1 seconds to go to set up a final shot. “We practiced playing that way, so that’s the frustrating thing for us,” Hazen coach Jeff Bernhardt said of Renton’s up-tempo approach. “There’s no banners on the wall (of Hazen’s gymnasium). I’ve pointed that out all year. The 1992 team won district, but not league champions. So this is big.”
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District From Page 1 implementation of all-day kindergarten was achieved in the 2017-18 school year. “One change they did make legislatively last year was for districts that wanted to do it early, they would provide the funding,” said Thiele. On June 29 last year, the Legislature passed the state biennial operating budget that included funding for the statewide implementation of fullday kindergarten in the 2016-17 school year. Two weeks ago, Thiele hosted a work-study session with the district’s elementary schools. The goal was to look at the district’s facilities and capacity to determine if Issaquah has the ability to move to full-day, statefunded kindergarten next year. Thiele said knowing the district did not currently have the capacity to accommodate all the additional kindergarten students, they looked at options like more portable classrooms and classroom conversions, such as reverting computer labs back to full-time classrooms. “At the end of the work-study session, we
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However, Thiele had one caveat to the funding conundrum. Newcastle Elementary School will host a kindergar“We need to ensure we ten enrollment information have enough money to be session and parent orientaable to offer this,” he said. tion at 6 p.m. Feb. 11. The board unanimousAdministrators will answer questions, introduce parents ly approved a motion to to Newcastle Elementary allow the administration and offer updates on access to up to $1 milthe impact of full-day Kindergarten on the school’s lion of emergency reserve program and enrollment. funds. The information night will The administration be held at the school, 8400 still has to work out the 136th Ave. S.E. state’s other mandate to continue to offer a halfdetermined that yes, we day kindergarten option. could do it,” Thiele said. He said in his 15 years “That means 14 to 22 in the district, includclassroom spaces would ing four overseeing the need to moved to full-day elementary schools, a kindergarten next year.” vast majority of parents However, he added, want the full-day option that would come with a if given a choice. But the cost. tiny number of families “In order to do that, that would prefer a halfwe need to do around day would still need to be $1.5 million in capital accommodated. facilities renovations. We District officials expect have some other capital to have those details facilities work to bring available during the kinour facilities up to speed. dergarten registration Because the state doesn’t period in February and fully fund the cost of March. teachers — it’s about 70 Newcastle residents livto 75 percent — there ing in the Renton School would also be upward of District already have the $1 million of operating free, full-day kindergarten costs.” option. Administration offiRenton began offering cials estimate about $1 it in the fall of 2014. Free, million to $1.5 million in full-day kindergarten was local levy dollars would previously only offered at be required to cover those some elementary schools, costs to initiate and main- while other schools tain the program under offered parent tuitionthe current funding sysbased full-day kindergarten. tem.
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one to leave the stage. Vincent said he studied for about three days, repeatedly pouring over National Geographic’s “Weird But True” books. His only goal was to make the top five. “I feel really relieved,” he said after winning. The Newcastle fourthgrader will now have an opportunity to take an online test, with a chance to qualify for the state championship. The state championship winner clinches
a trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the National Geographic Bee. The national winner receives a $50,000 scholarship, a lifetime subscription to National Geographic magazine, a Galápagos trip and $500 cash. The other Newcastle competitors were Hana Koob, Ethan Jackson, Thomas Dawson, Zach Byus, Mirabelle Williams, Mia Williamson, Jensen Wolff, Maury Costantini and Matisse McKenna.
cerns in his discussions with the Mercer Island lawmaker. From Page 1 “You have a certain amount of political capital that you can spend available to a regular council member,” he said. in order to help the residents of the city you The title particularly represent,” he said. “So opens doors with state I’m going to try and take legislators, he said. advantage of that every “They see who you chance I can. I don’t are, they see that title, and even though it’s not want to waste that. I want to make sure we an elected mayor, it still spend it and get what matters,” Crispo said. we can to better the Crispo and City situation that we have Manager Rob Wyman here.” visited Olympia at the Crispo said he has end of January, where three main goals for the the mayor made sure next two years. he spent time with state First, he said he wants Rep. Tana Senn, who the city to look forrepresents Newcastle. ward to its future with He said he specifically mentioned Energize improved planning in all areas, especially finances. Eastside and Coal Creek “I want to get us as a Parkway congestion congroup to start thinking strategically and not just for the year that we’re in,” he said. Secondly, he wants to “create destinations” for
residents. He specifically pointed to Lake Boren Park improvements as a goal for enhancing resident amenities. “We need to do something with the few things that we have that can draw people into Newcastle,” he said. Finally, he wants the city to focus on celebrating its rich coal-mining history. That includes adding a museum and an already-in-progress historical signage project. “It’s a history that’s not exactly living, but it’s so close that you can really get to understand it and feel it and live it,” he said. “I really want to play up the history.” Crispo added that he’s available to everybody. Email him at richc@ ci.newcastle.wa.us. “You’re not always going to get the answer that you want, but I’ll give you the answer that I know,” he said.
From Page 8 up some sound advice prior to the competition. “Have a good time,” Haddad-Fonda told the contestants. “Think of it as a series of puzzles you get to figure out.” Contest questions were pulled directly from the National Geographic Society. As students answered incorrectly, they were asked one by
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