Foto February #10: Mount Rainier Girls Win District

Congratulations to the Mount Rainier High School girls's basketball team on their championship in the West Central/Southwest 4A tournament at the ShoWare Center! I got to take the game in with my two sons, principal Julie Hunter, and a lot of Mount Rainier staff last night. The girls play ferocious full-court defense and move the ball well on offense. The Rams defeated Federal Way High School 60-40. Check out the game story in the Seattle Times.

Our focus is on academics - college, career, and citizenship, actually - but there's a place for sports and other co-curricular activities, too. My hat's off to our coaches who are developing athletes third, students second, and outstanding young men and women first.

Foto February #7: Busy Weekend!

Congratulations to the finalists for Highline superintendent! It is a talented group. You can read more here.

Students compete in the middle school math contest at Mount Rainier on Saturday

I spent some time on Saturday at Mount Rainier High School. I was visiting the regional math contest for middle schools. Several of our Highline schools participate in math contests, and Pacific was making us proud on Saturday. While I was there, I also absorbed the energy of a huge regional gymnastics meet. Did you know Mount Rainier is the SPSL North champions in gymnastics, and Highline H.S. is co-champion of the Seamount League? Congratulations!

MRHS is one of the schools I visited this fall, but never got back around to blogging about. Principal Julie Hunter is doing great work there, and the particular day I visited I had the pleasure of watching the Language Arts department and the Career and Technical Ed. teachers conduct their Friday PCT staff development, as well as having lunch with a group of teachers who invited me to visit. Thanks for the hospitality!