September is Attendance Awareness Month. Districts and schools across the nation are highlighting the importance of consistent student attendance this month. Every absence, whether excused or unexcused, is a learning opportunity lost and can have significant effects on student success. Missing just two days a month adds up to 18 days per year, which is 10 percent of the school year. That level of absence means a student is, for example, less likely to read by the end of third grade.
Redmond native Josh Fleshman recently graduated from the Sacramento Campus of Universal Technical Institute (UTI), the leading provider of post-secondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians.
King County residents can safely and conveniently dispose of old car batteries, oil, paint thinner and many other household hazardous items at no cost when the Wastemobile makes its final visit to Redmond in 2016, Oct. 7-9.
In an effort to raise awareness of the many scams out there, the Redmond Senior Center (RSC) held a Be Aware Fair on Sept. 16.
The Sammamish Rowing Association (SRA) will hold a grand opening for its new boathouse on Sunday.
While fall signifies back to school for students and their families, as well as teachers and other school staff, there is another group that has headed back to class: school resource officers (SROs).
In 1996, Wendy Wartes and her husband were host parents for an exchange student from Belarus.
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Redmond police officers arrested two male suspects in connection with a robbery on Sept. 14 at a 7-Eleven in Redmond.
Mark Karasek, 23, who pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder after his father, Zdenek Karasek, was shot and killed on Jan. 9, 2015 will have his next case-setting hearing on Oct. 3, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. He had a hearing on Monday.
A 36-year-old mother who pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder charges of her 16-month-old son had her case-setting hearing continued from Tuesday to Oct. 11 at King County Superior Court, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
L’Oreal-owned Clarisonic — a world-renowned beauty device company — will lay off 120 employees over the next 15 months at its Redmond production facility and Kent distribution center.
Redmond City Council will host its third in a series of Neighborhood Conversations from 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Horace Mann Elementary, located at 17001 N.E. 104th St.
The City of Redmond has an opening on the Human Services Commission for anyone who lives or works within Redmond’s city limits. The city is looking for a candidate interested in a broad spectrum of human service issues including basic services, health care, counseling, domestic violence and family support.
Four students from The Overlake School were recently recognized as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship program.
Hundreds of Redmond and Eastside residents raised awareness and funds at Redmond Town Center (RTC) Sunday morning at Alzheimer’s Association Washington’s the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event.
Thirty-three Lake Washington School District (LWSD) high school seniors have been named semifinalists in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
On Monday, Redmond police searched for an armed suspect on foot following four attempted carjackings in downtown. The suspect is still at large.
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Bullying in schools is not unheard of.