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AAA Bellevue Hosts Travel Trends and Packing Workshop

With summer vacations around the corner, AAA is proud to host a travel trends and packing workshop to help travelers learn how to pack like a professional and save time in order to meet airport compliance requirements before they leave home. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed…

Bellevue College Rotaract garners international recognition

For its exemplary community service projects over the past year, the Bellevue College chapter of Rotaract received a Rotary International Changemaker Award at Rotary’s District 5030 conference in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho recently. It’s the first time any Rotaract chapter has received a Rotary award in district history. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post…

Bellevue College luncheon raises nearly $280k for scholarships, academic programs

More students at Bellevue College will be able to afford a college education thanks to the generosity of over 700 guests who attended the college’s 13th Annual “Become Exceptional” Luncheon yesterday at the Meydenbauer Center in downtown Bellevue. The money they donated– nearly $280,000, with the average gift increasing 50 percent over last year –…

Umpqua Bank Launches Teach Families to Save Week April 23-27

Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation, kicks off a week-long campaign April 23-27 to help children and families learn how to save. The program will feature educational activities in all Umpqua Bank locations, including bank tours, crafts and treats, as well as resources to help parents teach their children money management skills. Blog…

AIIM to Host Content Management Boot Camp Seminar in Bellevue

AIIM, the global community of information professionals, will host the AIIM Content Management Boot Camp in Bellevue on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. The free one-day business seminar brings together local information management practitioners and industry experts to discuss technology advancements, build peer connections and accelerate professional development. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post…

How are Washington State’s Online High Schools Faring?

By Estelle Shumann Online education, a realm historically reserved for higher education, is becoming a widespread tool for high school students. No longer just a pipedream, the Insight School of Washington and the Washington Virtual Academy are providing students with exactly that opportunity, from kindergarten through high school. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this…

Parent-coaching expert to speak at Bellevue College April 19

What effect does technology like computers, tablets, smart phones, televisions, e-book readers and video games have on children? Noted author and parent coaching expert Gloria DeGaetano will address this topic with her lecture “Digital Media and the Developing Mind: When, Where and How Much?” presented by the Bellevue College Parent Education Program and Parents Advisory…

Letter to the Editor from Conor Gormally – 8th Grader at Washington Middle School

Dear Editor: My name is Conor Gormally and I’m an 8th grade at Washington Middle School in Seattle.  I have been reading your publication (editor’s note: we have not published a paper in almost 3 years) and I would like to hare my opinion on why our revised state and federal budgets both now and…

Should Schools Start Later? Letter to the Editor from Hannah Farrell, 8th Grader at Washington Middle School in Seattle

Dear Editor: 6:00 – 6:30 am might not sound too early to some.  In fact, my dad wakes up at 5:00 in the morning to get to his job.  However, when he comes home some time between 6:30 and 9:00 pm, he doesn’t usually have additional work for his job, meaning that his work day…

Video: Career Day with The City of Bellevue’s Cultural Diversity Program

Here is a 9 1/2 minute Career Day video of a workshop for high school students.. part of a continuing series from the City of Bellevue, Kevin Henry and the Cultural Diversity program. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share on Orkut Share on Posterous…