LWGMS Turns Ten and Celebrates in Style!

Lake Washington Girls Middle School celebrated its ten year anniversary with a great party! All current LWGMS students performed. Speakers included Lauren Luke, LWGMS's first alumna to graduate from college, Janet Brodsky one of the founding parents, and Sandi Cioffi, our keynote speaker.

Inauguration Day -- January 20, 2009

LWGMS held a school-wide Inauguration viewing party. In preparation for this historic event, students researched the process of presidential inaugurations, assigned "colors" for a Red, White and Blue Potluck (see photos below), and read articles on the significance of this inauguration.

Red, White & Blue Potluck

LWGMS students kicked off Inauguration Day in style, with a VERY colorful potluck!

LWGMS Students March for Peace and Justice

On Friday, January 16, Lake Washington Girls Middle School joined Giddens School and other Central District schools in a March for Peace and Justice in honor of Martin Luther King Day. This march was organized by Giddens third and fourth graders - impressive!

The march was featured in the Seattle P-I. See photos from the march (#5, 8, 13, and 14 feature LWGMS) and photos below.

L-Dub student recognized at MLK Celebration

LWGMS 8th grader, Jaida, won first place in the King County Civil Rights Commission’s MLK essay contest. Jaida was recognized at the 22nd Annual King County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Thursday, January 15, at the Paramount Theater.

Jaida with the LWGMS 8th grade class, teacher Jenny Zavatsky, teacher Lindsey Mutschler, Head of School Patti Hearn, members of Jaida's family and Councilmember Larry Gossett.

This was the third time that LWGMS students took top honors in this contest. To see the four past winners from LWGMS, visit the 2008 celebration page and the 2006 celebration page.

To learn more, to read the winning essays, or to see photos from the 2009 event, visit the King County website. The event will be broadcast on King County Television Channel 22 for those who were unable to attend. King County TV will broadcast the show on the following dates:

* January 16 at 7p.m.,
* January 17 at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. and
* January 18 at 9:30 p.m.

Arsenic and Old Lace a huge success!

On January 8 and 9, LWGMS sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students performed Arsenic and Old Lace in the LWGMS Auditorium. The show was a fantastic success due to the hard work of the cast, the crew (including 8th grade stage manager Thea) and the directors, Nora Utevsky and Rebecca Mostow.