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Council sets deadline for CWU pact on Mars Hill site

BY LIZZ GIORDANO

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Six-year-old Emily Schmidt of Issaquah helps fill a grocery bag that would later be delivered to attendees of Eastridge Church’s turkey and grocery giveaway Nov. 19. The church on Issaquah-Fall City Road gave away 1,500 turkeys between its Issaquah and West Seattle campuses. Those who attended could also receive free coats for both adults and children, free haircuts and free Bibles. See more photos online at sammamishreview.com.

Budget adds nearly a dozen jobs to city staff without a tax increase

BY LIZZ GIORDANO lgiordano@sammamishreview.com

With little public comment and a very quick discussion following a second reading, the City Council passed the City of Sammamish’s 2017-18 biennial budget during the council’s regular meeting Nov. 15.

The budget includes no new taxes and adds 11.75 full-time non-maintenance positions to the city’s staff. For maintenance work, the new budget adds three supervisor full-time positions and converts 13 seasonal positions to 10 full-time spots.

The changes bring the city’s staffing levels to 114.75 full-time employees, up from the 2016

staffing level of 90.

In his message accompanying the budget, City Manager Lyman Howard said this staffing level was still significantly lower than the nearby cities of Redmond or Issaquah.

New positions include an emergency manager, a human resources analyst, a traffic engineer, an associate stormwater engineer, a senior code compliance officer, an electrical inspector and a senior permit technician.

Howard said more city employees are needed because of rapid development in Sammamish.

“Successful project and service delivery has reached the

point where the workload is outstripping the staff’s capacity to provide expected services and the need to additional infrastructure has arrived,” according to Howard’s budget message.

Included in the budget is a new Emergency Management Department, which has been SEE BUDGET, PAGE 2

Three members of the City Council expressed concern over the “glacial pace” of Central Washington University officials as talks to bring higher education to Sammamish continue.

Addressing the council Nov. 15, City Manager Lyman Howard said no formal agreement has been signed with the university, but he remains optimistic.

During the Sept. 20 council meeting, a motion passed unanimously directing the city manager to continue working with Central Washington officials, but it also stipulated that if no formal commitment had been made by Nov. 15, other options would be considered for the former Mars Hill Church site.

Howard told councilmembers he received an email Nov. 11 from Central Washington “confirming that President (James) Gaudino had authority to proceed with an agreement and not have to go back to the board of trustees for approval.”

Deputy Mayor Ramiro Valderrama, frustrated there was still no signed agreement,

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said the clock is ticking.

“In the best-case scenario, that building will not be utilized until September and will sit empty for two years, Valderrama said. “If they (Central Washington officials) don’t move in the next couple of months, it will be two-and-ahalf years to three years before the building is able to be filled.”

The city purchased the Mars Hill Church property in March 2015 with the intent of using the facility for higher education. Since then, a handful of universities have expressed interesting in the site, but no formal commitment has been made.

“I feel that we have been at the 2-yard line for a very long time,” Councilmember Christie Malchow said.

Councilmember Tom Odell urged his fellow councilmembers to remain patient.

“At this point in the game, I think it would be a very serious mistake by this council to reopen this process,” Odell said.

“The enthusiasm expressed by President Gaudino and his staff for the Mars Hill facility was SEE CWU, PAGE 2

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“We hear regularly from grateful students and teachers throughout the district,” says KayLee Jaech, the Foundation’s Interim Executive Director. “This Thanksgiving, I want to share a story of gratitude made possible by our generous community.”

development, confidence, classroom engagement, problem solving and academic performance.”

To date, more than 2,000 donors have contributed $389,000 during the Foundation’s 20162017 All in for Kids fundraising campaign.

Donations to the Issaquah Schools Foundation fund dozens of educational enrichments not provided by state dollars, including elementary art.

Elementary art education is mandated in Washington schools but not funded by the state budget. In the Issaquah School District, PTSA Art Docents teach elementary art classes at each school. Since 2011, the Foundation has provided training and curriculum to support these volunteers.

“She asked to take the paints home so her brothers and sisters could paint too,” RipleyDunkelberger says. The Art Docent worked with the classroom teacher to send a paint set home with the student.

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“It’s an exciting time to be part of the Issaquah Schools Foundation,” says Jaech. “We are grateful to our donors for helping our students navigate their unique paths to success, ensuring that our schools and community continue to thrive.”

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As the Foundation’s PTSA Art Docent Liaison, Juliette RipleyDunkelberger hears frequent stories of lives impacted by art.

“The benefits of art are well documented,” says Ripley-Dunkelberger. “Art education boosts cognitive

Art Docent instruction is the only visual arts exposure many students receive. RipleyDunkelberger describes a kindergarten student who had never held a box of paints before an Art Docent volunteered in her class.

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very, very strong. I see no reason to upset this process.”

Councilmember Bob Keller agreed, saying “the president has the full authority to go forward to make that decision. We have never gotten that far before. It seems to me we’re pretty close, at least being able to formulate an agreement.”

Howard told the council he received a comment from the Central Washington team that said in higher education, the process tends to move at a glacial pace, but CWU plans to pick up the pace to keep up with the city.

Councilmember Tom Hornish said the city has been working on this for two years and it’s time to look at other options.

SAMMAMISH REVIEW “That doesn’t mean we start over, we continue on with Central Washington, but we look at other people and other alternatives versus putting all our eggs in one basket and we sit here two years from now saying, “Well, we’re still hoping for Central Washington,” Hornish said.

In a 6-1 vote, the City Council decided if by the January council retreat there is still no signed agreement with Central Washington, the city would start a process of seeking alternative uses for the site. This would not exclude Central Washington from the discussion.

Odell was the dissenting vote, saying this would put the city manager at a disadvantage when negotiating with Central Washington.

“The last thing you want to do is have your chief negotiator be under the

gun on a deal like this,” Odell said.

Council approves new school impact fees The City Council approved new school impact fees for 2017 proposed by the Issaquah, Lake Washington and Snoqualmie Valley school districts during its Nov. 15 meeting.

In the Issaquah School District, school impact fees for single-family units will increase $3,285 to $7,921.

Multi-family unit fees will go jump $852 to $2,386.

In the Lake Washington School District, the fees for single-family units will increase $1,107 to $10,822, and multi-family unit fees will increase $140 to $956.

In the Snoqualmie Valley School District, the fees for single-family units will go up $1,561 to $10,052, and for multi-family units, the fees will decrease $367 to $1,291.

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According to Howard, From Page 1 The new budget shows a the 2017-18 budget includes identified as a priority by 21 percent increase in city money for the reconstructhe city. revenue between the 2015- tion of Southeast Fourth Between the 2015-16 16 and the 2017-18 budget, Street in the town center, budget and the 2017-18 from $127.5 million in the widening of Issaquahbudget, there is a 25.6 per- 2015-16 to $154.4 million in Fall City Road, the stabilizcent increase in spending 2017-18. ing of Snake Hill Road and by the city, mostly because There is no increase the widening of Sahalee of the 11 additional staff to the local property tax Way Northeast, plus investmembers the city plans rate for 2017, but the City ments in parks, sidewalks to hire. Expenditures LAURA D.noPROOF.SR.CMYK.PDF Council passed an agenda1121and LAMstreet overlays.

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PFOS found in third Sammamish production well

BY LIZZ GIORDANO

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Trace amounts of perfluorooctane sulfonate, commonly known as PFOS, have now been detected in three Sammamish Plateau Water production wells.

All results were well below the Environmental Protection Agency’s lifetime advisory level of 70 parts per trillion combined for PFOS and another perfluorinated chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid, known more commonly as PFOA. Sammamish Plateau’s Well No. 9, which previously tested negative for PFOS back in May, joins a growing list of production wells in the area, all draw-

ing from the Lower Issaquah Valley Aquifer, that have been found to contain PFOS. “We found a minute amount that it is barely above the detection level,” said Jay Krauss, general manager for Sammamish Plateau Water. “It is a finding, but it doesn’t pose any concern to us.”

Well No. 9 is located near the corner of First Avenue Northeast and Northeast Juniper Street in Issaquah.

Both Sammamish Plateau Water and the City of Issaquah continue to test for perfluorinated chemicals, searching for the source of PFOS contamination in the aquifer.

Officials from the City of

Issaquah, Sammamish Plateau Water and Eastside Fire and Rescue held an initial PFOS collaboration meeting Nov. 14.

“The focus (of the meeting) was how can we work together to minimize the cost and get to the bottom to what has happened to our aquifer,” Mayor Fred Butler said.

Butler said the group came to an informal agreement to share data and investigative resources to identify potential sources of the PFOS contamination. They also agreed to keep the public informed.

Krauss said the best thing for the public is for all the agencies to work together.

PFOS was first detected in

levels high above the EPA’s advisory level in Issaquah’s Gilman Well No. 4 back in 2013. Water from that well was and continues to be blended with water from other wells, which resulted in Issaquah’s tap water not exceeding EPA advisory limits.

Since June 2016, water from Gilman Well No. 4 is run through a treatment system leased by Issaquah and is tested regularly. The most recent test results showed no detectable level of PFOS. In July, PFOS was detected in Issaquah’s Gilman Well No. 5, which draws water in the same location but at a deeper level than Gilman Well No. 4, at an amount below the EPA’s advisory level.

Over the summer, water from Sammamish Plateau’s Wells No. 7 and No. 8 were found to contain trace amounts of PFOS. In September, PFOS was found in soil samples taken from Eastside Fire & Rescue’s headquarters at 175 Newport Way Northwest.

In October, trace amounts of PFOS were found in water tested by Sammamish Plateau Water in Issaquah Creek.

Minute amounts were found both in the main stem, near the fish hatchery, and in the North Fork.

PFOS is known to cause liver damage and birth defects in lab animals. Research on its effects on humans is still evolving.

No resolution yet in Mullet-Magendanz Senate race

BY STUART MILLER smiller@sammamishreview.com

Both candidates in the seemingly interminable 5th District state Senate race have, since mid-November, been waging “ballot-chasing” campaigns to track down uncounted election ballots they hope will favor their numbers.

Nearly 2,000 ballots were uncounted in the 5th District, mostly because of voters’ signatures not matching their signatures on file with the state.

When the signatures don’t match, the ballot’s authenticity is challenged and left uncounted — unless the voter corrects the discrepancy by filling out a signature-challenge form.

A brigade of volunteers for Republican Chad Magendanz

Mark Mullet

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has been knocking on doors since Nov. 12 engaging in “ballot rehab,” as the Magendanz campaign calls it. Democrat Mark Mullet’s supporters have been “ballot curing” for a similar amount of time.

Both candidates gathered volunteer parties Nov. 19 for a weekend ballot-chasing surge.

“It comes down to ground game, which is nothing new in politics,” Magendanz told about a dozen volunteers.

Results released through

Sunday had Mullet with a 544vote lead. King County planned five more rounds of result updates from Monday to the date the election is certified, Nov. 29.

“We want every vote counted, but especially our votes,” Magendanz told his volunteers.

A list of hundreds of voters’ names and addresses was divvied up between volunteers using an Issaquah office as headquarters. On the hill high above Magendanz headquarters, Mullet had gathered a couple dozen volunteers at the bastion for his campaign, Zeeks Pizza in the Issaquah Highlands.

On Saturday morning, Cory Rueb got a list of about a dozen addresses at Magendanz headquarters, with each voter

DISTRICT 5 SENATE RESULTS Mark Mullet (D) 36,818 50.4% Chad Magendanz (R) 36,274 49.6% Results as reported by the Secretary of State through Nov. 20. Not all ballots received have been counted; these results are not final. Election results will be certified on Nov. 29.

labeled as “Hard Republican,” “Soft Republican,” or “Undecided.” A number of public and party records help determine the status of each voter.

Rueb’s first run of the day, which took several hours, found most of the voters away from home. Depending on the voter’s likelihood of voting for Magendanz, Rueb would leave a letter at the door explaining his

visit, or just get back in the car and move on.

When someone was home, Rueb would feel out their voting habits with a couple questions before divulging the fact that the ballot was not counted.

One man, who said he leaned Democratic, was promptly wished a good a day and left uniformed of his ballot status as Rueb moved on to the next house.

“It’s all guesses. You really don’t know,” Mullet said of his effort to target voters. “You assume people in Issaquah are more likely to be favorable to our campaign than Black Diamond” Mullet said the Saturday effort netted about 15 votes.

Magendanz could not immediately be reached for his results.

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On Further Review

All players are welcome at Highlands poker league

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ver since amateur Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker championship in 2003 (still, by the way, the best name ever for a card champ), the ranks of professionals grew as others hope to also catch lightning in a bottle.

The year Moneymaker won, there were just 839 entrants.

This year’s amateur winner, Qui Nguyen, had to wade through a field of 6,737 to take home the title.

Not everyone, however, can afford to chase their poker dreams at such exorbitant prices — the main event for the World Series of Poker comes with a $10,000 entry fee.

And for those whose home game is just a little too small on Friday nights with the guys, might I suggest an alternative.

The Issaquah Highlands Poker League just wrapped its 10th season. The tournament director is Henry Honig, who is now in his third season.

“It all started as a home game that has

swelled into the group we’ve got today,” Honig said.

The league meets the last Thursday of the month, January through David Hayes November, and is open to everyone. Honig said the group has players from surrounding neighborhoods in Sammamish, Redmond, Issaquah and the Snoqualmie Valley. They average about 35 to 45 players any given month, with about 200 in all signed up on their Facebook page.

And not a one of them is a certified poker pro.

“We’ve got the Microsoft employees, who have a more theoretical game,” Honig said. “Then we’ve got dads and all types of casual players. We get the occasional people who’ve never played before who can join us in a safe, fun environment and not feel threatened. It can be intimidating to go into a casino and play in a tournament if you’ve never

played before.”

And it’s not just a guys club.

“We’ve got about a dozen girls that come, several regularly, others sporadically. We’ve had some neat tournaments with a fair representation of women,” he said.

Unlike casino tournaments, which are “one and dones,” members in the Issaquah Highlands Poker League accrue points each month depending on how well they do. They higher you place on the final table of nine, the more points you get toward the final “free roll” in November, where the top 18 compete for the big payout at the Grand Dragon Table.

Honig said they’re always looking for more players. The league experiences a pretty high turnover of those who move away or just move on to other interests.

If you need an indicator of the level of competition players will face, just look at yours truly. I was one of those who caught the Moneymaker bug. I dabbled, won some here and there, but never got good enough to build an actual bankroll

and go pro.

When the Elks Lodge closed its doors, the Issaquah Highlands Poker League was the next best thing to get in my regular dose of the easiest game to learn — and hardest to master.

Through sheer force of will, and a few lucky flops, I actually won the 2016 season and was presented with a pretty nifty commemorative coin Honig and his cohorts bought to give the winner.

Poker, beyond the stigmatizing reputation it’s saddled with, is actually quite the social event. Good times, hearty laughs and a few bad beats all await at the club seeking new members for 2017 — the Issaquah Highlands Poker League.

Email reporter David Hayes at dhayes@sammamishreview.com.

Twitter : @DavidHayesIP On Further Review is a weekly column by members of the Sammamish Review news staff. The viewpoints expressed does not necessarily represent the editorial views of the newspaper.

Letters to the Editor Rotary thanks all who made Nightmare a hit The ghouls, clowns, and creepy characters have all checked out of the Beaver Lake Park having scared and spooked 12,800 brave souls who attended the 13th annual Nightmare at Beaver Lake.

All the outside sets have been disassembled and removed. To keep their Nightmare memories fresh, the 190 volunteer actors have only to look at their Facebook posts to bring back to life their 3,500 combined hours scaring nearly 13,000 of their neighbors and Halloween haunt enthusiasts during the 10-night run.

The entire construction, setup, and tear-down process involved 85 Rotary, Scare Productions and community volunteers working 1,551 hours over a

three-month period. We are especially appreciative of the patience of the park users who were so supportive during our time in the park.

Not only does Nightmare provide safe and fun activity for our youth to enjoy as spectators and as volunteers, as well as providing community service hours for our youth, the Nightmare at Beaver Lake is also a fundraiser for Rotary charities. Grossing more than $220,000, the net proceeds are used to fund college scholarships for Eastlake, Skyline and Eastside Catholic graduates, Rotary International’s “End Polio Now” program, community support for a village in Nicaragua, Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank, MTI (Dental Vans), Lifewire, Endeavor Elementary, Assistance League of Eastside, Issaquah Community Services, Congregations for

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the Homeless and Sammamish YMCA. LifeWire was the beneficiary of the canned goods collected during the event.

The Nightmare is a community effort, and the Rotary Club of Sammamish would like to thank all of the

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community and business partners who made it possible.

We give much appreciation to the City of Sammamish and its Parks Department, which made one of our city’s most beautiful parks available for the staging of the event. Park employees were also instrumental in the moving of large set pallets from the woods to our trucks in the parking lot.

Your friends and neighbors who comprise the Rotary Club of Sammamish would like to thank all of the Halloween fans and fanatics who made this year a success. We sincerely hope you had a “spooktacular” experience in our little Nightmare. We hope you had as much fun being scared as we had scaring you.

Cary Young The Rotary Club of Sammamish

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Calendar of events Friday, Nov. 25 Santa’s Grand Arrival at Grand Ridge Plaza, 4:30 p.m., next to Regal Cinemas, 984 NE Park Drive, featuring live entertainment, treats and photos with Santa Harmonious Funk, 7:3011:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., vinobella.com The Music of Four, 8-11 p.m., ages 21 and older, $5 cover charge, Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., pogacha. com Village Theatre presents “Singin’ in the Rain,” 8 p.m., Francis Guadette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., tickets are $35-$78, available online at bit.ly/2doxN4y, at the box office or by calling 392-2202

Saturday, Nov. 26 Issaquah Alps Area Hike, easy, 4-6 miles, 800- to 1,200 ft. gain, 9 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 369-1725 Small Business Saturday presents Shop Small, Shop Local, Shop Issaquah, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., ride a free holiday street trolley between the Historic Train Depot and Darigold from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., listen to a performance

by The Common Ground Choir at the Historic Shell Station form noon to 1 p.m., for list of participating shopping centers go to bit. ly/2fJL6Lj Moana and the Ocean Storytime, based on the upcoming Disney Animation Studio’s film “Moana,” 11 a.m.

Barnes & Noble, 1530 11th Ave., NW, bit.ly/2gneImf Author Joe Beernink signs copies of his new book “Nowhere Wild,” 1-3 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1530 11th Ave., NW, bit.ly/2gneImf Village Theatre presents “Singin’ in the Rain,” 2 and 8 p.m., Francis Guadette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., tickets are $35-$78, available online at bit.ly/2doxN4y, at the box office or by calling 392-2202 Mod Men, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., vinobella.com The Daily Flash, 8-11 p.m., ages 21 and older, $5 cover

charge, Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., pogacha.com

Sunday, Nov. 27 Cougar Mountain Hike, moderate, 7-8 miles, 2,000ft. gain, 9 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 902-6256 Village Theatre presents “Singin’ in the Rain,” 2 and 7 p.m., Francis Guadette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., tickets are $35-$78, available online at bit.ly/2doxN4y, at the box office or by calling 392-2202

Monday, Nov. 28 Figure Drawing Open Studio: short pose 9:3011:30 a.m.; long pose noon to 2 p.m., ages 18 and older, Mondays through Dec. 19, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., register at bit. ly/2dTqCnf Beginning English as a Second Language, for adults, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Arts Commission meeting, 6:30-9 p.m., City Hall at Sammamish Commons Room 111, 801 228th Ave. SE

Tuesday, Nov. 29 Eastside Audubon presents BirdWalk in the Park, 8 a.m. to noon, Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 NW Sammamish Road, 8913460 Issaquah Alps Area Dog Hike, easy, 4-6 miles, 900-ft. gain, 10 a.m., meet at 175 Rainier Blvd. S., 481-2341 Play & Learn: Chinese, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Strategic Planning: Community Conversation, for adults, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Youth Writing Club, for teens, 7-8 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130

Wednesday, Nov. 30 Teen Think Tank, homework and tutoring

help for teens, 1-6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Double Play, 6-9 p.m., Pogacha, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., pogacha.com Wednesday Night Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Zeeks Pizza, 2525 NE Park Dr., zeekspizzaissaquah.com Village Theatre presents “Singin’ in the Rain,” 7:30 p.m., Francis Guadette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., tickets are $35-$78, available online at bit.ly/2doxN4y, at the box office or by calling 392-2202

Thursday, Dec. 1 Finance Committee meeting, 9-11 a.m., City Hall at Sammamish Commons Room 111, 801 228th Ave. SE Cougar Mountain Zoo presents its annual Issaquah Reindeer Festival, featuring Santa, his elves and his reindeer, 10:30 to 4:30 p.m. through Dec. 23, bit. ly/1xmnEtn Intermediate English as a Second Language, for adults, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Colored Pencil Drawing Class, ages 18 and older, noon to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 1, 8, 15 and 22, $78 for members/$83 for non members, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., register at bit. ly/2bFJB0w Colored Pencil for teens, ages 11-17, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Dec. 1, 8, 15 and 22, $60 for members/$65 for non members, artEAST Art Center, 95 Front St. N., register at bit. ly/2bOnraI Friends of the Sammamish Library monthly meeting, for adults, 6-7:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Talk Time Class, for adults, 7-8:30 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. SE, 392-3130 Village Theatre presents “Singin’ in the Rain,” 7:30 p.m., Francis Guadette Theatre, 303 Front St. N., tickets are $35-$78, available online at bit.ly/2doxN4y, at the box office or by calling 392-2202

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Sammamish sky diver wins national championship Sammamish native Maria Volodkevich won a gold medal at the 2016 U.S. Parachute Association National Skydiving Championships.

Volodkevich and her team Air Force Afterburn earned the top spot in the intermediate 8-way formation skydiving event held in Arizona. The national championship draws nearly 500 skydivers from across the country.

In 8-way formation skydiving, eight-person teams exit the airplane more than two miles above the ground and race against the clock to form

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Sammamish native Maria Volodkevich (second row, standing, far right) earned a gold medal at the 2016 U.S. Parachute Association National Skydiving Championships with her team Air Force Afterburn.

prescribed geometric formations in freefall before opening their parachutes.

Volodkevich, 21, is a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. The Skyline graduate told the Sammamish Review in 2012 her family history is steeped in the armed services.

“That was the big decision point in my desire to attend a military academy,” she said at the time. “I want to give back to those that gave their lives … I want to be more than a regular person going to college.”

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SAMMAMISH REVIEW

THE BEAT

By students, for students

HUMANS OF SAMMAMISH

PHOTO OF THE MONTH

Our current education system seemingly prioritizes standardized testing and qualitative assessment of students over the well-being and learning of students.

By Erika Kumar | Skyline High School

ANNEMARIE McGOORTY

By Shirley Hu Skyline High School Teachers have a unique perspective on the U.S. education system, given that they are a part of it.

Annemarie McGoorty, a three-year English teacher at Skyline, gives her perspective.

See more of her answer at theeastside.news/the_beat.

Question: What is one change you wish to see implemented in the U.S. public education system?

Answer: I think one area of need that stands out to me the most is a new way of looking at achievement.

There are many students who fit our education system like a square peg in a circular hole. Our education system currently has a very specific idea of what success looks like, and this way of close-minded thinking shames students who have strengths beyond 13 years of schooling. There are so many success stories of students who struggled in our education system yet thrived out in the real world. I also think we need to consider the changing climate in our working world and the skills students will need in the future. Our ability to adapt to the needs of the future jobs in the world will determine the success of our teaching and our students.

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Following Finland’s lead in education

By Carson Guy Eastlake High School “These tests are too crude to be used, and should be abandoned.”

– Frederick J. Kelly, creator of standardized testing We must ask: What would improve our education best?

Everyone agrees that education is paramount, but more funding, schools or teachers is not necessarily the answer, I believe.

Rather, a new national curriculum which focuses on important aspects of life is one for consideration. Such a school curricula would cover capitalism, which is the direct answer to the purpose of mathematics in school.

The economic system we live within is rarely understood in full by the masses, so in-depth coverage of the topics of capitalism such as a means of production, how profits are made, cash flow, human resources, leadership, marketing and competition would prove phenomenal over time.

Such a curriculum would also cover an already hugely misunderstood topic: the self. Young students would be taken through the concepts of delusion, defensiveness, projection and denial in everyday life. Another critical unit would be devoted to possible careers, building the self-knowledge to know what line of work is best suited to the student so he or she may learn what the future might hold.

Take a look at Finland to see what is possible. A few decades ago, Finland revolutionized its school system. The Finns debunked the fallacy of the achievement gap to realize the opportunity gap and focus on equality throughout the social classes.

Formal education doesn’t start until the age of 7 in Finland.

The country removed standardized testing until the age of 16, discouraged homework and did not participate in the global competition of academia for decades. When the country finally re-entered the world stage in education recently, it was among the world’s best. Learn more about Finland’s education reforms at nyti.ms/2f8TwdQ.

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TEEN TALK

Paying teachers less than they deserve

By Atul Rao Eastlake High School Teachers are among the most selfless of people. They are helpers for children on a path to success and feel as happy as parents when they see their students succeed.

In countries like Sweden, teachers are generously compensated, with salaries equivalent to $100,000 a year.

However, here in the U.S., we are not as generous with teachers. The average teacher in the United States makes

$56,000 a year, according to national statistics. In a nation where the average salary per person is $50,000 a year, teachers are woefully undercompensated in a nation that respects teachers so much.

Ambition has increased a lot over the past few years, as we hear more and more literal rags-to-riches stories. Nobody says, “I want to be a teacher” anymore. In a city where most have a yearly household income of around $150,000, being a teacher doesn’t seem viable to a lot of students here

in Sammamish. It is not fair to those selfless individuals that we treat with the utmost respect to have to struggle to find the money to live comfortably. Those teachers will serve the community more in four years than most of us will in our lifetimes.

Whenever I hear of somebody who did really well for themselves, living with ease, I cannot help but think of the many teachers that struggled so hard for them to succeed and also struggled so hard to help themselves.

A private school perspective on education

By Owen Bernstein Eastside Catholic High School The primary goal of both private and public schools is the education of the student.

However, each institution has unique struggles on the way to fulfilling its purpose. I spoke to two teachers at my private school, and both commented on the increased flexibility in curriculum available to private school teachers. They also agreed that, as teachers at a Catholic school, they personally believed their ability to discuss religious topics is a benefit.

In my own observations, as a student who has attended both public and private schools, I have found that private schools can struggle with diversity. The student body may not be as representative of the wider community’s backgrounds and beliefs. This limited exposure can inhibit students once they leave their high school and enter their much-larger futures.

Public schools also encounter their own difficulties.

Public schools often confront financial struggles as well as larger class sizes. Lack of money leads to fewer resourc-

es such as library books and in-class materials, which hinders a student’s learning experience. Large class sizes can sometimes impede a student’s ability to learn. Teachers must manage many more students.

One of the most impactful changes I experienced when I transferred to private school is the personal connections I have with my teachers. Both types of schools face difficulties and it is the job of the students, teachers and state to work together to overcome the challenges so that every student can look forward to a bright future.

By Alexis Jucht Skyline High School One of the best aspects of public high school is the diverse range of co-curricular and extracurricular activities offered to students. Based on their interests, students can choose to play a variety of team and individual sports, join a multitude of different clubs or express themselves through the arts.

However, one question can be raised: Are all of these activities regarded as equally important? It is an unfortunate reality that the

fine arts, which include art, music, dance and theater, are often glossed over in the face of organized sports. A frequent complaint is in the amount of funding these activities receive.

Due to the popularity of sports, it is not uncommon for them to be much more funded than their artistic counterparts, seemingly implying their importance over the arts. The importance of having art at school cannot be denied: One study showed that students who study art are four times more likely to be recognized for academic

achievement and three times more likely to be awarded for school attendance. In addition, arts are proven to promote creativity and social development. The dangers of underfunding the arts lead to the constant threat of having to cut these departments, regardless of their confirmed benefits on academics.

As a student who participates both in school sports and the arts, I believe it is critical to highlight both of these activities as equals to encourage students to follow their passions, whatever they may be.

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WHAT IS THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE IN THE U.S. EDUCATION SYSTEM? SEE THE STUDENTS’ FULL ANSWERS AT THEEASTSIDE.NEWS/THE_BEAT Skyline

NICOLAS MENDEZ

Sophomore

“It needs more creativity. We need more ideas and inventions. We are living in a world of new technology and new problems. We need to keep up. We need to come up with more ideas to adapt to this rapidly changing world.”

SUNNY TOMAR Junior

“The main thing I’d have to say would probably be the fact that advisers aren’t able to recognize and/or accommodate for mental illnesses like depression and anxiety, and struggle to help students cope with stress, and instead just pile more stress on them.”

Eastside Catholic

MATT COCHRAN Sophomore

“America’s education system is divided. We wish to have both a say in the education of our children and to lead the world in technological prowess. Our divide comes when America has no stable scientific basis.”

DREW CHARTERS Senior

“I think there needs to be an increased focus on equal funding in the education system.

Many poor communities don’t have the resources to fund schools, so economic issues only get worse. “

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The officer found them a safe place to stay and forwarded the case to child protective services.

At 10:36 a.m. Nov. 5, a resident in the 24100 block of Northeast 22nd Street reported someone had broken into the home Illegal firearm discovered in by kicking in the front traffic stop door and took several At 1:27 a.m. Nov. 6, a items.

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the 2900 block of 228th Avenue Southeast. An illegal AK-47 rifle was then found in the vehicle’s back seat.

International identity crisis

At 2:20 p.m. Nov. 6, someone reported losing in the 2000 block of 213th Avenue Northeast a case that contained their Canadian passport, U.S. Green Card, credit cards and U.S. currency.

Car prowlers spotted At 4:35 a.m. Nov. 7, a resident in the 100 block of 247th Avenue Southeast reported spotting two male suspects prowling vehicles in the area who then sped away at a reckless speed.

Warranted arrests

n At 8:11 p.m. Nov. 6, a motorist pulled over for a routine traffic stop in the 24700 block of Southeast Issaquah-Fall City Road was subsequently arrested on an outstanding felony warrant. n A motorist pulled over during a routine traffic stop at 8:44 a.m.

Nov. 11 in the 2100 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway was subsequently arrest-

Vandalism

n At 10:36 a.m. Nov. 7, someone reported discovering black spray-painted graffiti on a restroom building at Klahanie Park at 25000 SE Klahanie Blvd. n At 9:28 a.m.

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Smash and grab

At 7:30 a.m. Nov. 8, a resident in the 24200 block of Southeast 44th Place reported someone smashed in the rear window of their car and stole a purse. A neighbor also had their vehicle opened and their garage entered using the opener from the vehicle. The suspect took a pair of glasses from a car in the garage.

Flash mob robbery

At 5:19 p.m. Nov. 9 six to seven juvenile males entered Diamond Wireless in the 2200 block of Southeast Eighth Street, ripped a phone off the wall and ran back out the front door.

Illegal weed seized

At 3:41 p.m. Nov. 12, after being tipped by neighbors reporting a strong odor, police acquired a search warrant for a residence in the 21300 block of Southeast 20th Street and seized more than 900 plants from an illegal controlled substance growing operation.

Rossi is first choice to succeed Hill

The 45th District precinct officers and King County GOP officials selected Dino Rossi as their first choice to succeed the late Sen. Andy Hill, the group announced Nov. 21.

Toby Nixon and Joel Hussey were also nominated during the special meeting held Nov. 19. The King County Council now has 60 days to make the final decision.

After the 2010 redistricting, Rossi, a former state senator and gubernatorial candidate, is now a resident of the 45th District, according to a press release from the King County Republican Party.

“I am proud of these three outstanding individuals,” said King County GOP Chairman Lori Sotelo. “Any one of them would make a great legislator. I am hoping the King County Council will follow the wishes of Senator Hill’s district precinct officers and appoint their first choice, Dino Rossi. He is uniquely qualified, as a former senator and budget chair, to make an enormous contribution on behalf of his constituents this year.”

Sammamish Deputy Mayor Ramiro Valderrama was also nominated by precinct officers, according to the press release. He declined the nomination citing his desire “to continue my work on behalf of the citizens of Sammamish and to allow the process to be unified moving forward.”

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Full speed ahead EASTSIDE CATHOLIC 57, LAKES 24

With offense clicking, Crusaders overwhelm Lancers and earn trip to semifinals

Photos by GREG FARRAR | gfarrar@sammamishreview.com

Eastside Catholic senior running back Tyler Folkes (27) scrambles away from Lakes senior defensive back Matthew Gotel (75) for extra yardage during the Crusaders’ third scoring drive of the first quarter Nov. 19 at Memorial Stadium.

BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@sammamishreview.com

Eastside Catholic senior wide receiver Hunter Bryant (1) leaps up and pulls in the 32-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to give the Crusaders the lead, despite being double-covered by Lakes’ defenders Daeon Hudson (13) and Alex Dangtuw II.

Only 36 seconds had elapsed off the clock and Eastside Catholic found itself trailing — not the dream start coach Jeremy Thielbahr had envisioned for his Crusaders.

But the two-time defending Class 3A champions had a swift, decisive and devastating response.

Eastside Catholic scored the next four touchdowns, put the running clock into effect with 14 minutes to play, and advanced to the semifinals for a fifth straight year with a 57-24 win over the Lakes Lancers on Saturday afternoon in a 3A quarterfinal contest at Memorial Stadium in Seattle.

The Crusaders (11-1) will face Kamiakin (10-2) at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pop Keeney Stadium in Bothell. The Braves defeated Bonney Lake 37-10

3A FOOTBALL Nov. 18 Meadowdale 34, Peninsula 29 O’Dea 28, Lincoln 20 Nov. 19 Eastside Catholic 57, Lakes 24 Kamiakin 37, Bonney Lake 10 Saturday at Pop Keeney Stadium, Bothell Kamiakin (10-2) vs. Eastside Catholic (11-1) , 1 p.m.

Meadowdale (10-2) vs. O’Dea (12-0), 4 p.m.

in the quarterfinal round.

Lakes (7-5) looked like it might give EC a scare as running back Melvin Miller ran 62 yards for a touchdown on the second play from scrimmage.

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Skyline’s quest for title stopped short by Camas

BY JAYDA EVANS The Seattle Times

Jack Colletto took a moment to take in the scene.

For those in Camas’ red and black school colors, Skyline High’s football field turned into an outdoor after party. After shedding tears on the same field last year in the Class 4A state quarterfinals in a loss to the Spartans, the Papermakers returned to piece together a 28-14 win Saturday night.

“We’ve been thinking about it since it happened,” said Camas senior Cooper McNatt of the 35-10 loss to Skyline in 2015. “That (loss) was one of our biggest motivations.

To come back here, again, and beat them on their own field felt amazing.”

Both schools graduated all-state caliber players from last year’s quarterfinal teams. But Colletto

4A FOOTBALL Nov. 18 Sumner 16, Woodinville 13 Nov. 19 Camas 28, Skyline 14 Skyview 35, Lake Stevens 14 Richland 49, Bothell 28 Saturday Sumner (12-0) vs. Camas (12-0) at McKenzie Stadium, Vancouver, 1 p.m.

Skyview (9-3) vs. Richland (12-0) at Lampson Stadium, Kennewick, 3 p.m.

said he never forgot the sight of the hanging heads from teammates and tears. And there was some concern it could happen again when Skyline opened the game by twice sacking Colletto, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound quarterback.

Camas, ranked 26th in the nation by MaxPreps, settled into the game by the end of the quarter when Colletto broke loose for a 53-yard touchdown score. The play tied the score at seven points

SCOTT STODDARD | sstoddard@sammamishreview.com

Skyline players Kai Kang (2) and Luke Stiles (3) embrace near midfield a few seconds after time expired in the Spartans’ 28-14 4A quarterfinal loss to the Camas Papermakers on Nov. 19 at Spartan Stadium. See more photos from the game online at sammamishreview.com.

apiece with 3:17 left in the first quarter.

After a McNatt interception, Colletto threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to McNatt for a 14-7 lead headed into halftime.

“It was aggression,” said Colletto of the feeling

when his team arrived to Skyline’s field. “We wanted to get back at them, but they were tough. Best team we’ve played all year.”

Skyline, which lost standout running back Isaiah Shim to a concus-

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“We actually read it correctly and the guy who was unblocked missed the tackle,” Thielbahr explained. “We came out and didn’t play great on that first series … but I think we responded offensively.”

The Crusaders proceed-

tern and hauled in a unsportsmanlike conduct 32-yard score to give the penalty for taunting and Crusaders the lead. Then Thielbahr sent him to the Ryan Taylor’s sack of bench.

The coach’s message ed to find the end zone on Lakes quarterback Jaylen Antoine set up a short seemed to resonate and five of their six first-half possessions. They needed field and a 4-yard TD pass Franklin played well in from Lewis to Gee Scott relief, so the move was a less than two minutes to for a 21-7 cushion. win-win of sorts. tie the score as a 45-yard Antoine’s 32-yard TD “Michael is a great playpass from Zach Lewis to er and he has got a bright Hunter Bryant set up Tyler pass to Zarrion Hill got the Lancers within 28-14 future,” the coach said.

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He finished with 188 yards passing, 193 yards rushing and four TDs. “He’s a tremendous ballplayer,” Skyline coach Mat Taylor said. “He’s kind of like a Tim Tebow out there.

On third-and-short, it was really hard to stop him.”

Skyline (9-3) wore down as the game progressed.

It turned the ball over on downs with 5:59 left in the game. Starting at its own 25-yardline, Camas used four third-down conversions and a roughing-thekicker penalty to keep the ball to drain the clock.

“This is a hard place to win,” said Camas coach Jon Eagle, whose team also had its season ended

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Spartans third in state after semifinal stumble 4A GIRLS SOCCER

BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@ sammamishreview.com

In a matchup of opposing defenses that had rarely taken a punch, it took one outstanding offensive play to land the knockout blow.

Camas senior forward Alyssa Tomasini provided the big play in the 70th minute, collecting a loose ball and firing a pinpoint shot past Skyline goalkeeper Anna Smith.

That was the only offense of the night as the Papermakers survived a couple nervy moments at their defensive end to outlast the Spartans, 1-0, in a Class 4A girls soccer semifinal contest on Friday at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup.

The Papermakers (200-1), who have allowed only two goals all season, have outscored their five playoff opponents 15-1, and will play West Valley (Yakima) for the state title at 4 p.m.

Saturday.

Likewise, Skyline’s defense was stingy durCHRISTINA CORRALES-TOY | ccorrales-toy@sammamishreview.com ing its unbeaten run to the semifinals, shutting Skyline senior Cameron Tingey (4) keeps Camas forward Sabine Postma at arms length as Tingey rushes for the loose ball in the first half of the Spartans’ semifinal loss to Camas Nov. 18. out 14 of 18 opponents.

But the Spartans (14-1-4), towering header wide of were just unfortunate her line twice, blasting who were playing for weren’t called, but I the left post. we didn’t get the goal two shots wide from far their first crown since guess that’s how you Skyline coach Don late in the game.” beyond the box.

2012, will have to settle play, how the game goes The teams also had And Kemp had a for third place if they sometimes,” Tingey said. Braman said his players gave a tremendous effort their share of chances in golden opportunity in can beat Hanford at “And that wasn’t really the opening half, with the 38th minute, chargnoon Saturday. our fault. There was not that wasn’t rewarded.

“I really feel like Giovanola taking two ing through the middle Tomasini’s winning a whole lot we could do corner kicks that forced to draw a foul that was goal came with 10 minto stop that. We just had Camas had one chance to score tonight and they emergency clearances. mere feet away from a utes to play in regulation to persevere afterward got a goal out of it,” he Coombs, the Camas penalty kick. She sent as she won the ball near and just keep going.” said. “We had a couple ‘keeper, made a diving the ensuing free kick the left edge of the penSkyline did, nearly more (shots) than they save on an Alexa Kirton over the crossbar. alty box and lifted the equalizing in the final did and it just didn’t go shot and smothered the The Spartans figured ball over Smith to the minutes. in for us. rebound just in time to one goal would be the far-side netting.

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going to be a hectic game and a very stressful game with a lot of emotions in it,” Tingey said. “… And I think we didn’t get what we wanted, but I’m proud of how we played it and how we got here, and how we stayed together as a team and united together.”

Braman praised Tingey, who was one of Skyline’s most dangerous attackers.

“She did a great job for us,” the coach said. “We were trying to give her a little breather so we could get her in for the stretch run and when they scored, we just didn’t have that luxury, so we just put her back in.

“She’s been a great competitor for us for four years and we’re certainly going to miss her.”

Skyline 2, Hanford 0 Senior Cameron Tingey scored a goal and provided an assist as Skyline (15-1-4) bounced back from a tough 1-0 semifinal loss to Camas to nab third place in the Class 4A state tournament with a 2-0 win over Hanford (18-5-0).

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