So, here it is, our graduation issue again. It’s about time.
Dressed in blue nursing scrubs, Steve Deleeuw walks into the Secondary Academy for Success (SAS) hallway with confidence. Displaying that aura is crucial, because in about two hours, the senior will be part of the Harborview Medical Center job-shadowing crew in Seattle. Patients with breathing problems or suffering from stab or gun-shot wounds may enter the building at any minute, so Deleeuw has to be mentally prepared.
TACOMA — Anthony Arena hit the turf first. And then the rest of Inglemoor High’s 4×400 relay guys followed and buried their heads in their arms out of exhaustion — and disappointment.
Gabrielle Harter has graced the stage at Bellevue’s Meydenbauer Theatre and other local venues, but last month the Bothell ballet dancer twirled about far from home.
There’s nothing like a little live Celtic music to put you in a positive frame of mind. Not that I was thinking negative thoughts, but the tunes just help make things so much better.
She’s hesitant to admit it, but Maria Stoica knows she hasn’t played her best golf yet this season. But look in her eyes, and one can see that she possesses all the drive in the world to change that.
The city’s well-known motto is “Courtesy is Contagious in Kenmore.” These days, it should be, “Curiosity is Contagious in Kenmore.”
There were some tense moments this season, but the Bothell High boys soccer team overcame them. What once was a brief dark spell turned bright with victory and positive attitudes all around.
The times they have a-changed for Justin Townes Earle.
Becca Berge and Charnele Odingo stepped up to the starting block, eyed the hurdles in front of them and went for it.
Rob Luckey feels, well, lucky to be coaching Bothell High fastpitch softball this season.
The Bothell High jazz choir and Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe of Bothell are in sync.
To me, every day is Earth Day, but since we have pinned down one specific date (April 22), that’s just fine in my world.
It’s been a bumpy ride along the tennis terrain, but Nicole Henderson is glad to be where she is today.
Jasmine Singh and Rachel McCarthy glance at each other and appear amused when asked about the keys to their success.
The memories came flooding back last Wednesday evening.
She tried, she really gave it a shot — but Michelle Abendroth could not get her reins around the sport of softball.
Yordan Rivera can’t help but smile — what seems as wide as a soccer goal mouth — when he reveals the events that took place in his living room last month.
He may be a jeans-and-T-shirt-guy now, but Kurt Stottlemyer will soon be sporting a slick Yale University sweater.
The cartoon to the right may look inviting for the first three frames, but then the pain kicks in come the fourth drawing. All of a sudden, the blue skies, green grass and yellow flowers seem to fade away and bring a stream of emotions to the forefront.
