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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2013
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Rockwell stands up against bullying
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Physical activity and environment emphasized at Walk to School Day
Redmond Mayor John Marchione (right) speaks with Albert Einstein Elementary School students Sophie Williams and Maren MacDonald Wednesday morning. SAMANTHA PAK, Redmond Reporter SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
April Irvin signs an anti-bullying banner during recess at Norman Rockwell Elementary School in Redmond. The school held an assembly Wednesday morning, teaching students how to recognize bullying and how they can stop it. SAMANTHA PAK, Redmond Reporter SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
Growing up was not easy for Kirsten McArdle. With red hair and big glasses, she was the target of
a fair amount of teasing. “I was very shy when I was a kid,” she said. “I didn’t feel I was as good as the other kids.” McArdle, now principal at Norman Rockwell
Elementary School in Redmond, shared her stories of being bullied with her students during an assembly Wednesday morning as part of Unity Day — a nationwide anti-bullying
initiative. With October designated as National Bullying Prevention Month, Rockwell is just one of many schools throughout the district and [ more BULLYING page 8 ]
For the third year in a row, many families from Albert Einstein Elementary School in Redmond got out of their cars for a morning to participate in national Walk to School Day on Wednesday. Students, parents and siblings arriving on campus were greeted by PTSA members handing out bracelets to participants and as they made their way closer to the building, City of Redmond Mayor John Marchione was on hand to welcome them to school. “Walking or biking to school creates an opportunity to be outdoors and provides time for children to connect with parents, friends and neighbors,” Marchione said. “What better way is there to get to know your neighbors than by walking kids to school?” The event was organized by the Einstein PTSA with [ more WALK page 8 ]
Redmond author highlights Northwest Olympic gold medalists After Judy Willman began reading one of Daniel James Brown’s books to her father, Joseph Rantz expressed his desire to meet the narrative non-fiction author. Rantz was living with
his daughter just west of the Redmond Watershed Preserve — the same area where Brown lives — and was able to meet the writer before he (Rantz) died in September 2007. After the two men met and got to talking, Brown soon learned that the older man was a member of the 1936
University of Washington crew team that went on to compete and win the gold medal at that year’s Olympic Games in Berlin. Those conversations eventually turned into “The Boys in the Boat,” Brown’s latest book, which tells Rantz’s story of growing up during the Great Depression and
how he along with eight other young men from western Washington came together to win a gold medal at the Olympics in front of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany despite a number of challenges they faced leading up to the race as well as the race itself. “It was just a tremendous
race,” Brown said. While Olympians of the current age achieve great celebrity, Willman said it wasn’t until her later years in grade school in the 1950s that it dawned on her what her father and his teammates had achieved. “They didn’t make a big deal. They were very
humble,” she said. “All these guys were very low-key about being gold medalists.” Willman added that they were very proud of their amateur status. Each of the nine men had struggled to stay afloat while at school during the Great Depression, but she said they [ more CREW page 9 ]
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