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Hazen High School students recognized as Outstanding Seniors

May 8, 2013 — Twelve extraordinary Hazen High School students were recognized as Outstanding Seniors by Renton School Board members at tonight’s meeting.

 

School Board at May 22 meeting to consider offers to sell two parcels of unused property near Hazelwood and Tiffany Park elementary schools

May 3, 2013—Renton School Board members at their May 22 regular meeting will consider offers on two pieces of undeveloped property near Hazelwood and Tiffany Park elementary schools.

 

Renton Schools nominates City of Renton's Terry Higashiyama for Community Recognition award

 

April 26, 2013—Renton School District has nominated the City of Renton's Community Services Administrator Terry Higashiyama for the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) Community Recognition Award for her passionate and enthusiastic support of local public education and connecting the community with schools.

 

Regional Committee for School District Organization grants transfer of territory

April 25, 2013—The Puget Sound Education Service District’s Regional Committee for School District Organization recently ruled to transfer the Densmore neighborhood portion of the Renton School District to the Bellevue School District.

The neighborhood, which includes 37 homes has a Bellevue address and is located in the northern-most end of the district. Twenty-one school-aged children live in the neighborhood with seven currently attending Renton Schools.

The timeline for the transfer has yet to be announced by the Regional Committee.

 

Four Hazen High School students named National Merit Scholar finalist

April 18, 2013—Hazen High School students Alexander Nurmi, Alisha Piazza, Emma Tuschhoff and Melissa Mayer are National Merit Scholarship finalists, a distinction that puts them in the top 1 percent of the 1.5 million high school students who take the Preliminary SAT National Merit Qualifying Test each year.

Five Renton Schools win state’s highest honor
Washington Achievement Awards are given based on test scores of many student groups, graduation rates and closing gaps

April 2, 2013 — Five schools in the Renton School District have won the state’s highest honor for excellence in mathematics, extending the graduation rate, closing the achievement gap and overall excellence.

Good News Renton School District celebrates great work by students, teachers, staff and community members at every School Board meeting. May 8, 2013 April 17, 2013 March 27, 2013 Read some of the exciting things happening throughout the Renton School District. To receive the Good News e-Newsletter, email the Community Relations Office.