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Seattle Public Schools considers merging up to 21 schools
Seattle Public Schools is considering merging as many as 21 schools across the city. Why it matters: The potential mergers could force students to change schools, disrupt neighborhood school communities and reshape access to educational programs across the district. State of play: The district is grappling with declining enrollment and a persistent budget crisis that forced it to make cuts and tap reserves to close an $87 million shortfall for the 2026-27 school year. "Everything has to be on the table," Superintendent Ben Shuldiner told KIRO Newsradio in May. Zoom in: The district confirmed to KUOW that the following schools are being considered for mergers, with each line showing which schools could be combined: Licton Springs K-8 School/Salmon Bay K-8 School Sacajawea Elementary School/John Rogers Elementary School Rainier View Elementary School/Rising Star Elementary School John Hay Elementary School/Queen Anne Elementary School Stevens Elementary School/Montlake Elementary School Orca K-8 School/MLK Jr. Elementary School/Mercer International Middle School Decatur Elementary School/View Ridge Elementary School Sanislo Elementary/Highland Park Elementary School Sand Point Elementary School/Laurelhurst Elementary School Cedar Park Elementary School/James Baldwin Elementary School Driving the news: Shuldiner outlined the merger process in a letter to families last week, saying the district hopes to improve
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Washington Foster Expands Undergraduate Business Program To Four Years
The University of Washington’s Foster School of Business is expanding its two-year undergraduate business curriculum into a four-year experience for students entering in fall 2027. The new timeline and redesigned curriculum will give incoming first-year students earlier access to business coursework, career preparation, and hands-on learning, including new courses...
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Archbishop Murphy High School Football Must Forfeit 4 Games
Sehome (win 55-14) Burlington-Edison (win 28-22) Considering Archbishop Murphy lost to Anacortes, that forfeit has no affect on their standing, making the penalty a 3 game swing. The rule violated was due to a 7 vs 7 football program “Wipe Me Down Boyz” run by someone close to Archbishop Murphy...
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Shoreline student wins $3500 scholarship to STEM summer camp
Andrew Sun-Zhuang, 14-year-old student from Shoreline, Washington, won first place in the Engineering Category Award, as part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, the nation's leading middle school STEM competition, hosted by the nonprofit organization, Society for Science. Andrew won a $3500 scholarship to a STEM summer camp.
KOMO News
Sunrise Elementary families fight possible 2028 closure despite declining K-5 enrollment
REDMOND, Wash. — As dozens of families gathered for a Halloween parade in Redmond's English Hill neighborhood Saturday morning, parents said the scariest thing was the looming threat of their beloved elementary school being closed. Like many districts across the state, the Northshore School District (NSD) is considering several...
B-Town (Burien) Blog
UPDATE: Highline closes 2026 football season with 14–7 loss at Mount Vernon
EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story, relying on MaxPreps, incorrectly reported the final score and scoring breakdown. Mount Vernon defeated Highline 14–7 on Oct. 30. The story has been […] The post UPDATE: Highline closes 2026 football season with 14–7 loss at Mount Vernon appeared first on The B-Town (Burien) Blog .
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PHOTOS: Celebrating West Seattle HS football seniors before tough game against O’Dea
West Seattle High School played football on Thursday night this week, and the game against O’Dea was tough – losing 48-6 – but the celebration of WSHS seniors provided some brightness at Nino Cantu SW Athletic Complex. (Seniors Hawkens Coffey, David Contreras, River Kuromi, Jairo Olivares, Tate...
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Des Moines Maritime High School Faces Closure as Enrollment Sinks to 83 Students
Highline Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ivan Duran is recommending that Maritime High School close at the end of the 2026-27 school year, citing enrollment declines, financial strain and the district's inability to secure the school a permanent campus. The specialty high school, which focuses on the maritime industry and operates out of an interim site in Des Moines, currently serves just 83 students. The Highline school board has not yet made a decision on the proposal.
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Boys Tennis: Shorewood wins 5th straight District title
MOUNT VERNON — Area schools secured seven of the eight available spots at the state tournament as Shorecrest’s Mihai Stransky won singles while the Shorewood duo of Drew Johnson and Ethan Dong won doubles. Stransky was relatively dominant in his run to the title, beating Shorewood’s Jacob Mignogna...
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Kent Reporter Athletes of the Week: Kentlake
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Kent Reporter Athletes of the Week for Oct. 30 are from Kentlake High School: Lucas Parker (senior) football and Adalyn Sagen (junior) soccer. What’s one word your teammates would use to describe you – and why?. Parker: I would like to...