Kirkland Highlands Real Estate Buzz

For those of you who were not able to make last night’s hearing on Lake Washington High School in Kirkland, Washington, here is a great article from The Seattle Times which gives an overview of the new high school building coming in 2011. Construction of the new school is scheduled to begin exactly a year from now.  The City of Kirkland has the master plan for the school available online.

 Exciting changes are being incorporated into the new structure that will be state of the art and allowing the school to accommodate any need for future changes.  The new high school will be built around a central commons, have a performing arts center, and flexible, high-tech classrooms.  With space planned to accommodate over 1200 students, the new school building will be 210,000 square feet with three separate wings off a central commons, two gyms, and a 400 seat performing arts center.  Northstar Junior High will also be on the school campus.

What’s also exciting is the current teaching staff and administrators gave input into the planning and design of the school.  It should prove to be a “real world” school.

Go Kangs!

I stopped by one my favorite nail salons last week  

and not only received a great pedicure, but found out about the latest fundraiser for Kirkland Junior High. 

Tiffany Dao, whose Mom, Tracy,  owns the nail salon, is actively raising money for the drive. She’s a seventh grader at Kirkland Jr. High.  The school is hoping to raise $70,000 for materials and computer equipment. 

According to Tiffany, if the students meet the goal of $70,000, then the kids get to see the Vice-Principal, Mr. Mott,  shave his head.  It’s a win-win situation.  The kids get to actively learn how to raise money and the school has more  money to invest in equipment for the kids. If the students reach the school’s goal, they can have fun watching the vice principal shave his head!  Sounds good to me.

You can contribute online to the cause. You can also call 1-800-847-7898 and make a donation.  You need to know a student at the school and the school code before contributing, so your money will tagged for the right student and school. 

The students are selling all kinds of things.  Besides the usual magazines, there are some great things for sale.  I bought a stadium blanket (so the next time I go to Chateau St Michelle for a concert, I will have something to sit on), a gadget holder and  first aid kit for the car. 

I wish all the students at Kirkland Jr High the best and will be rooting for them to make their goal of $70,000.