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Becky Laird MOHAI Award

This year, the Museum of History and Industry named Nova High School’s Becky Laird as its Educator of the Year. 
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National Principals Month

October is National Principal Month, and Seattle Public Schools is highlighting some of our amazing school leaders.  
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Franklin High School Graduate Receives Future Engineer Scholarship

Bamlaku Asmare, a member of Franklin High School’s Class of 2022, was recently awarded a $40,000 Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship.
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Celebrating Class of 2022

From kindergarten to college, we salute the Class of 2022 for making it to this milestone.    
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Honoring 2022 Retirees

Seattle Public Schools thanks those who are retiring for all you have given in support of schools.
A group of five student pose for a photo with a robotics project in a classroom.

Robotics Teams: The Hardest Fun You Will Ever Have

Seattle Public Schools, in partnership with FIRST Robotics Washington, offers students the opportunity to learn about building robots.

Lewis Coach of the Year

Shanon Lewis recently won the Coach of the Year Award from Sports in Schools for all she’s done for volleyball at Cleveland. 
A school library volunteer stands at a table with several elementary age books

Library Volunteers

In honor of School Library Month and Public School Volunteer Week, we are highlighting the work of library helpers around the district.
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Self Help Program Volunteers

Despite COVID restrictions reducing the volunteers numbers and restricting projects, 998 volunteer hours have been logged this year.
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Balkan Foster Golden Apple Award

Boo Balkan Foster ia a 2022 Golden Apple Moments recipient, an award that celebrates educators, programs, and schools making a positive difference.