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RapidRide F Line providing bus service in Tukwila Riders traveling between Burien, SeaTac, Tukwila and Renton now have more frequent all-day bus service, as King County Metro Transit has launched the RapidRide F Line.

This is the sixth line in the RapidRide program – which is supported by state and federal funding – and replaces routes 110 and 140. It is the first east-west RapidRide line. The 12-mile-long route better links communities and riders to Westfield

Southcenter Mall, Boeing, The Landing and downtown Renton, and major transit hubs including Sound Transit’s Link light rail and Sounder rail stations, according to a Metro Transit news release.

The frequent all-day weekday service is 4:45 a.m. to midnight and weekend service is 6 a.m. to midnight. Service is most frequent – every 10 minutes – during peak commutes.

The corridor will see an overall 69 per-

cent increase, compared to Route 140 service prior to extending to The Landing.

“RapidRide is helping us build the most efficient all-day transit network, one that offers a great customer experience and better positions King County for the growth coming to our region,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine.

Voters approved RapidRide in 2006, and now the program has 113 red and yellow low-floor buses in six corridors. RapidRide

A-F lines carry more than 50,000 rides a day – more than 12 percent of Metro’s 400,000 daily total ridership.

Based on the previous Route 140 service, the F Line starts out carrying about 3,500 weekday riders. Along the route, the minority population is higher than the county average and the income is lower than the county average.

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Largest grading project in city under way land paralleling Southcenter Parkway to the east. The trucks still need to cross the parkway at two points.

The “disappearing hill” is being graded flat in several stages, according to Giberson.

Stage one is the removal of 75,000 cubic yards of dirt to make way for Puget Sound Energy to relocate its high-pressure gas line along the north side of the new fire station site, according to Giberson. That’s about 2,500 truck trips.

Stage two is to remove old South 178th and the former high-pressure gas line. The relocated gas line will allow the removal of an additional 425,000 cubic yards, or another 14,177 truck trips.

There is no specific date when the work is to be completed, he said.

Once the grading is complete and utilities are in place, Segale can apply for building permits.

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What Tukwila’s public works director calls a “whopping” 500,000 cubic yards of dirt is on the move for developer Mario Segale’s massive Tukwila South project.

It’s the largest grading project ever in the city, says Bob Giberson.

The work has been under way for several weeks, noticeable to anyone driving on Southcenter Parkway or on Southeast 196th Street/200th Street.

The project calls for removing the hillside at South 180th Street and Southcenter Parkway and hauling it south less than a mile where it’s being used to create new areas for development.

The city will build a new fire station where the hillside once stood.

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Obviously we are a community newspaper, so “community” is important to us.

There are only a few times when a community comes together to celebrate its success and high

school commencement is one of those.

Inside today’s issue are my profiles of three Foster graduates, Tulasa Ghimirey, Connor Forsyth and Ardo Hersi, who all come from wildly different backgrounds.

But each of their stories helps illuminate why Tukwila is so unique and special.

When I attended Tukwila’s schools, I couldn’t imagine sitting next to a child from Russia.

Of course, the reason why is that in the 1950s and 60s, Russia was the Soviet Union and the U.S. and the Soviets were engaged in a Cold War. Now, it’s hard to imagine walking into a Tukwila classroom where there aren’t kids whose roots are in Russia – or in Bhutan or Somalia or Congo or Mexico.

Tukwila has changed for the good.

Talking about change for the good: The groundbreaking for Tukwila Village is coming in August. Read about the project in next month’s Tukwila Reporter.

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Welcome to summer break! I hope your family has a safe, energizing, and fun respite from school during the next few months. As the district’s lead educator, however, there is one seasonal danger lurking in the warm weather that I must warn you about: Summer slide.

No, I’m not talking about the popular playground toy! Summer slide occurs when children do not actively learn during break, and they “slide” backward in their knowledge and skills. This is particularly devastating for low-income students, as research shows that more than half of the achievement gap between them and higher-income youth can be explained by unequal access to summer learning opportunities. Think of it this way: Their rate of learning may be the same during the school year, but a child exposed to summer educational experiences advances one month while a child not exposed to summer educational experiences falls back by two months. The gap widens. By the end of fifth grade, the child with no summer learning is about three years behind — three years!

The issue is so critical that state lawmakers just formed an Expanded Learning Opportunities Council to create a comprehensive plan to stop summer learning loss. We are very fortunate to have a seat among the select group: School board member Mary Fertakis will be representing Tukwila children.

We don’t have time to wait, though, because summer is already upon us. Let’s join together to make sure we stop summer slide now. Our schools have laid the foundation. They are offering a strong summer-school program with emphasis on supporting academic strugglers and English language learners in literacy and math. A group of incoming freshmen will learn study skills while preparing for Advanced Placement coursework. High schoolers will be able to retrieve credits and move ahead. At the middle level, incoming eighth graders have an opportunity to participate in a forensic lab at Swedish Hospital through the Seattle Science Foundation’s Kids in Medicine program. In addition, we just began a program that will expand to provide 12 new books to every kindergartner through second grader to read over the summer.

But schools can’t go it alone. We need the help of every family to reinforce learning and good brain habits. Even if your children do not participate in any formal programs, please make sure they: 1. Read and write every day Check out books at the King County Library System’s Foster Library and join the summer reading program there to earn fun rewards.

Read aloud to children and have them read aloud to you.

Subscribe to a new magazine for your children.

Allow your children to stay up later than normal at bedtime as long as they are reading.

Buy postcards for children to send to friends and family describing their summer fun.

2. Use math every day Practice multiplication by having every point in a soccer game (or other athletic competition) worth 5 points (or 6 or 7 . . .).

Have children make change at restaurants and stores.

Have children use fractions while measuring during cooking or divvyNancy Coogan

Our first-ever Residents’ Guide for the Tukwila community is in this month’s issue of the Tukwila Reporter.

These community guides have been one of my favorite projects over the years. They’re always evolving as we try to figure out new ways to give our community useful information and to react to changes (such as the internet and social media) in how we share that information.

Please let me know if there’s something in the Residents’ Guide that you need to know but isn’t there. I’ll keep a list and include your ideas in next year’s edition. As always, any kinds of suggestions are welcome.

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Tukwila shows way to ease burden of court fees What does “access to justice” mean?

Lots of things but let’s talk about legal financial obligation (LFO): fees, fines, courts costs and restitution.

If a court imposes LFOs that are unaffordable to the offender, what happens?

The amount grows with interest and collection fees. Non-payment often results in more court hearings and more LFOs locking people into the justice system.

Some even go to jail, in effect debtor’s jail,

for non-payment. This means the taxpayer gets to pay north of $100 a day for nonpayment of LFOs that are unlikely to ever be paid. Some communities even require that LFO payments be taken from public payments for subsistence. This drives people deeper into poverty. Does any of this make sense?

Understanding that people need a chance to improve their lives and contribute, our Tukwila court works to combine

accountability and justice with compassion and opportunity to move in a better direction. The judge might, for example, conditionally reduce or waive LFOs or allow community service to be performed to “work off ” the LFOs. We can be proud of our court and Judge Walden. Now, if we just had more resources for our court....

Tukwila Reporter columnist Chuck Parrish can be reached via email at chuckparrish2009@gmail.com

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Born as a refugee in Nepal, Tulasa Ghimirey follows dreams

Connor Forsyth’s two passions: baseball and serving others

Ardo Hersi to change the world, starting right here in Tukwila

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Tulasa Ghimirey remembers well her life in the refugee camp in Nepal, where her parents had fled from their native Bhutan and where she was born.

In the early 1990s, civil war divided Bhutan, a small country that sits on the southeast corner of the Himalayas, both subtropical and mountainous. Its neighbor on almost all sides is India. To the north is China.

Tulasa’s parents were at the heart of the civil strife.

Om Nath Ghimirey and his wife Bhagawati fled religious and cultural intolerance and persecution in their homeland for the refugee camp.

The Ghimireys are Hindu.

For 20 years, the family scratched out a living, running a restaurant from their home. Work outside the camp typically wasn’t allowed because it might take a job away Tulasa Ghimirey from a native Nepali.

The Ghimireys wanted their children to dream and have those dreams come true.

“The refugee camp was not the place where your dreams would come true,” Tulasa said.

Tulasa’s last day in Nepal came on Nov. 8, 2010. She was 14, almost 15. The day before was just another normal day in camp, playing with her friends.

But that night, everyone talked about how after tomorrow they would not see each other again. There were tears and stories were told. Tulasa was lost; she had questions but she couldn’t ask anyone for the answers.

But her experience taught Tulasa to understand “the plight of a refugee fleeing a harsh world,” as she wrote in an essay that won her a first place this spring in a contest sponsored by the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center They were headed for America and the opportunities the Ghimireys sought for their children.

Arriving in Seattle, Tulasa first attended the Seattle World School before transferring to Rainier Beach High School.

About 18 months later Tulasa’s mother asked her whether the family had made the right decision to move to the United States. Tulasa couldn’t understand her mother’s expression. She told Tulasa she missed her brother and was lonely when her girls were at school.

On Feb. 10, 2012, Tulasa’s mother killed herself. [ more TULASA page 9 ]

onnor Forsyth has his feet firmly planted in Tukwila.

He has good friends, good teammates and a stable life that he appreciates and uses as a launching pad to help others.

He’s grown up in the most diverse school district in the nation, something else he appreciates.

“It’s so normal here to have this huge amount of diversity,” Connor says of Foster High School.

His diploma was 12 years in the making at Tukwila Elementary School, Showalter Middle School and finally Foster.

His parents, John and Lisa Forsyth, have lived in or near Tukwila for nearly 30 years. John teaches math at Showalter and Lisa is a substitute teacher in the Tukwila School District and volunteers for Young Life.

There’s brother Jeff, 27, who graduated from Highline High School, and brother Alec, 22, a Connor Forsyth Foster graduate.

Connor, 18, was born at Valley Medical Center in Renton. For about five years his family lived in the Samara Apartments, just west of Foster on South 144th Street, and in SeaTac in what he describes as “a dinky little house” with two bedrooms and one bathroom.

Money was tight, he says.

He learned the value of service to the community from his parents and in turn was inspired to serve. For many years his father was a Young Life volunteer at Foster.

With his own safety needs met, Connor was able to reach out to other students at Foster new to the country to help them feel safe and comfortable. It’s why he chose to become part of the student leadership team at Foster; he’s ASB vice president.

“Me having those safety needs helps other people at Foster get those safety needs by either being a friend, making them feel comfortable or just straight up saying ‘hi’ to them in the hallways every day at Foster,” he says.

“I have always enjoyed serving. And I have a passion for serving. That’s why I love to help others,” he says.

Connor’s favorite sport is baseball, his passion, he says, and for three years he ran cross-country.

He played wing on the Foster boys basketball team that fell just one game short of making it to the state tournament last season. It was a hard-fought game against Hockinson High School that left the Bulldogs emotionally drained. [ more CONNOR page 9 ]

rdo Hersi wants to change the world.

“I don’t know how. But I am going to do it,” she says.

Where will she start?

“Home. It’s the best place to start.”

For Ardo, the middle one of eight children, Tukwila is home and her older siblings, Hufan, Fosiya and Gass, are all graduates of Foster High School. Ardo joined them Friday, after speaking at Foster’s commencement.

“We are just really ingrained in Tukwila. We love it here,” she says.

Ardo, 18, is the daughter of Somalian refugees Sahra Hussein and Abdulkadir Hersi, who fled the civil war in that African nation in the early 1990s.

She was born in Fresno, Calif., but arrived in Tukwila in time to go to Tukwila Elementary School. “Go Tigers,” she says.

“They definitely came here not just to escape the war but because my siblings and I can get a Ardo Hersi chance at an education,” she says of her parents, and for a better life.

“I feel like I owe it to them to be the best I can be,” she says.

Ardo is personable, articulate, fierce – and a story teller, including Foster’s. She has her causes: she’s promoting composting at Foster and raising money with other students to help the displaced Rohingya people of Myanmar in south Asia.

After Foster, Ardo is first headed for South Seattle Community College and then she wants to transfer to the University of Washington. At the UW she’ll probably major in international relations and political science, with a minor in journalism.

She’ll be the first of her brothers or sisters to go to a university.

Ardo keeps on top of what’s happening in the world by watching Al Jazeera and RT – Russia Today. She wants to become a journalist in part because she wants such stories as the Rohingya to be told on American television, she says.

“I feel very strongly about human rights,” she says.

Ardo and a group of friends started “Rights for Rohingya.” For her work, Ardo was a finalist for the Ernst & Young “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” Award, which recognizes youth who are trying to resolve social issues.

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Future Stars Mini Sports Camps These camps are geared towards ages 4–6, with a focus on fun!

For ages 5–8 & 9–12 Time: 9:00AM to 12:00PM Location: TCC Cost: $130 July 1–3 Register at www.UKElite.com; use code WA063A SPORTS FOR SHORTS Time: 9:30 to 11:30AM A dynamic global curriculum introduces participants For ages 4-6 Cost: $25/$20 resident to soccer games and activities from Brazil, England, Location: TCC gym Spain, Holland and USA. Daily themes will teach First-time athletes learn the basic how-to skills of players new skills and techniques, and include small sports, games, fitness and group interaction through running, jumping, ball-handling, and group games. sided world cup scrimmages BASKETBALL CAMP

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For ages 3–5 Location: TCC Register at www.UKElite.com; select time: Time: 9:30 to 10:45AM – use code WA063APA Teaching the basic philosophy and fundamental Time: 11:00AM to 12:15PM – use code WA063APB Cost: $80 (1 class/day) values of basketball. Develop skill sets such as ball handling, shooting, passing defense and rebound- A perfect introduction to the world’s most popular ing – all the things needed to be successful and to sport enables players to develop motor skills, social skills, coordination and general athletic ability in a contribute to your team’s success. stimulating, motivating, educational environment.

JUNIOR GOLFER CAMP July 21–24 All participants are required to wear shin guards.

For ages 7–11 For ages 12–15 Location: TCC Gym

Time: 9:00AM–12:00PM Time: 12:30–3:30PM Cost: $48/$40 resident

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Time: 2:30 to 4:30PM Cost: $48/$40 resident

Serve, volley, and lob your way into the great game of tennis. This fun camp will acquaint you with a lifelong sport you’ll LOVE. Tennis racquets are required.

The registration deadline is generally five business days prior to the start of camp.

Time: 2:30 to 4:00PM Cost: $25/$20 resident

Introducing tennis to participants through group instruction, as well as skill-related games and activities. Players will use age specific equipment including smaller racquets, and special tennis balls (please bring your own child-size racquet if you have one).

EXTENDED CARE Looking for care for your athlete before and after sports camp? Register with our day camp (Camp Tukwilly) and join the fun before and/or after sports camp. Please contact Tukwila Community Center staff for schedules and pricing.

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FREE Junk Car removal available to residents As part of Tukwila’s “Clean and Green� summer, residents are encouraged to rid their yards of junk vehicles. So what is a “junk vehicle�? It’s a vehicle that meets three or more of the following requirements: ◗ Is three years or older ◗ Has an approximate fair market value equal only to ◗ Is extensively damaged (broken the value of the scrap in it. window; missing wheels, motor, etc.) ◗ Is partially disassembled, or is individual parts of ◗ Is without valid, current license plates vehicles no longer attached or is unregistered. to each other. ◗ Is apparently inoperable

The City has made arrangements for junk vehicles in Tukwila to be picked up AT NO CHARGE to property owners. You may call one of the licensed hulk haulers listed below and make arrangements to have the junker(s) removed. (They may even pay you something!)

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NOTE: All wrecking companies require valid title or signed junk car affidavits at time of pick-up.

If you need assistance with obtaining the required affidavit or want more information about the program, please contact the Code Enforcement Office at 206-431-3671, or email CodeEnforcement@TukwilaWA.gov.

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Council Chat

Tuesday, August 5 marks the 31st anniversary of National Night Out (NNO) Against Crime – a night for America to stand together and promote awareness, safety, and neighborhood unity. NNO showcases the vital importance of police-community partnerships and citizen involvement in the fight for a safer nation. On NNO, neighborhoods nationwide join together and “give crime a going-away party�.

Starting at 5:00pm on August 5, Tukwila’s Police and Fire Departments – as well as City Council members, Code Enforcement officers and Human Services representatives – will visit each neighborhood event “registered� by Wednesday, July 30. Target Corporation is a national sponsor of NNO. Employees from Southcenter Target will travel with City personnel, visiting neighborhood parties with free prizes for kids.

For a third year, the Tukwila Police Department partnered with Tukwila School District 5th grade classes, holding a poster contest with National Night Out Against Crime as a theme. Copies of the winning artwork will be provided to event hosts to use as a part of your neighborhood flyers.

Types of neighborhood events vary. Most neighborhoods plan a potluck, taking advantage of the wide and wonderful ethnic food contributions offered by Tukwila residents. Whatever your idea, this is your time to bring neighbors together for a fun evening and make this the biggest Night Out Against Crime ever in Tukwila!

Be part of Tukwila’s 21st annual Community Garage Sale!

Sign up to hold a garage sale at your Tukwila home on the same days as your neighbors all across the city!

Come discuss what’s on your mind from 10:00AM to 12:00PM at FOSTER GOLF CLUBHOUSE 13500 Interurban Ave S

Next Chat: July 12 Council Chat is a monthly chance to stop by and informally speak with one of your Tukwila City Councilmembers about anything on your mind regarding your community.

Protecting your furriest friends on the Fourth Although the discharge of fireworks is not allowed in Tukwila neighborhoods, your holiday plans might end up exposing your pets to noisy July 4th celebrations that frighten them. To help your pet cope with the noise from fireworks and reduce the chance of running away, Tukwila offers these tips: t %PO U BTTVNF UIBU ZPVS QFU XPO U SFBDU KVTU CFDBVTF ZPV IBWFO U IBE problems in the past. Sometimes, pets become sensitive to loud noises later in life. t ,FFQ ZPVS QFU TFDVSFE JOEPPST JO B RVJFU SPPN XIJMF GJSFXPSLT BSF audible. You can also use soothing music or television as a distraction. Some pets will stay calmer when placed in a secure crate in a darkened, quiet room. t *G ZPVS QFUT BSF OPSNBMMZ LFQU PVUTJEF CSJOH UIFN JOTJEF PS QVU UIFN in a garage or basement while fireworks are going off. t *G ZPVS QFU CFDPNFT MPTU DIFDL JO QFSTPO BU BMM MPDBM TIFMUFST BOE check back often. It may take some time before spooked pets are brought to shelters. t .BLF TVSF ZPVS QFU IBT BU MFBTU UXP GPSNT PG JEFOUJGJDBUJPO 5IJT DBO be a pet license and personalized tag, a license and a microchip, or all three (license, tag, and microchip). Pets with ID have a much greater chance of being returned to their owners.

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Your sale will get free publicity—Tukwila’s Recycling Program will publish sale addresses in local newspapers, put a sale map on City of Tukwila website, and distribute printed copies. When you register, you’ll get a free Yard Sale Kit with a small sign, tips for a great sale, and a list of reuse agencies that take donations.

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Planning Commission public hearing set for June 26 on Comprehensive Plan update Tukwila is updating its Comprehensive Plan, the long-range guide for how the community grows and develops over the next 20 years. During June 2014, Tukwila’s Planning Commission will hold a work session (June 24) and public hearing (June 26) on three chapters: Parks, Recreation and Open Space; Community Image and Identity; and Roles and Responsibilities.

The public is invited to give input at the public hearing on June 26, 2014 at 6:30pm in Tukwila’s City Council Chambers, 6200 Southcenter Blvd.

In July the Planning Commission will review other chapters, including Tukwila South and Economic Development, with Residential Neighborhoods, Housing, and Transportation corridors to be considered throughout the summer and early fall. Planning Commission recommendations will be forwarded to the City Council for review and public hearing, with final action by mid-year 2015.

Information is available for review prior to the meetings. Please visit TukwilaWA.gov/CompPlan.html, call 206-431-3683, or send an email to CompPlanUpdate@TukwilaWA.gov.

Sign up early to receive a packet of crime prevention materials for handing out at your event. Get more information or register your event online at TukwilaWA.gov/Police/PDCrimeP.html. You can also contact Community Policing Coordinator Chris Partman at CrimePrevention@TukwilaWA.gov, or call 206-431-2197.

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Tukwila preparing to start construction on Interurban Avenue South The City of Tukwila recently selected a contractor and construction management firm to begin reconstruction of a portion of Interurban Avenue South from Fort Dent Way to South 143rd Street. The roadway construction work is expected to begin in July and last 12 to 16 months.

Throughout significant portions of the work there will only be one lane of traffic in each direction within the construction zone. Access to local businesses will remain open during construction, but some limited interruptions can be expected, and access may be restricted at specific locations to accommodate the modified traffic patterns.

Drivers moving between the I-405 and I-5 interchanges are encouraged to find other routes during construction.

provements. Utility companies are planning to relocate their facilities just ahead of construction to accommodate the roadway improvements.

The contractor will work to limit the equipment noise, dust and other unpleasant consequences that are a normal part of the roadway construction process.

Project status updates will be posted on the City website at www.TukwilaWA.gov/IURoadway.html.

This $7.5 million project will include a new retaining wall to support the roadway adjacent to the Green River, extensive storm drainage improvements, new pavement, lighting, pedestrian facilities, landscaping and other imThis makeshift pathway along the river will be replaced with a full sidewalk, protected by a concrete traffic barrier and a metal handrail on the river side.

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The Tukwila HistoriSociety calendar cal Society is asking for July 17, 7 p.m.: “The History of community involveMilitary Road” presented by local ment in a new program historian Karen Meador at the Nelsen it’s launching in June House, 15643 W. Valley Highway. called STEPS Program (Parking is available on the south side – Standards and Excelof the residence next to the hotel). lence Program for HisRefreshments will be served. tory Organizations.

Aug. 9 and 10: Tukwila Community STEPS is an opporGarage Sale. The Tukwila Historical tunity for the Tukwila Society will participate in this year’s Historical Society to garage sale as a fundraiser for the begin a new chapter in society. The society is accepting doits efforts to preserve nations of items in good condition for the city’s rich past, look the sale. Call the center at 206-244at its present programs, 4478 for additional information. and design a future responding to the city’s changing community.

Through the Tukwila Heritage and Cultural Center, which is a partnership with the City of Tukwila, the society is exploring how it can include more community members in its programs and displays and how it can be more of a resource to those interested in local history.

The first STEPS meeting will look at the mission of the Tukwila Historical Society and begin the process of setting out a vision of its work over the next few years. That meeting is at 6:30 p.m. June 19 at the Tukwila Heritage and Cultural Center, 14475 59th Ave. S., Tukwila.

Sandwiches will be served, and participants are welcome to stay for a short business meeting to follow. Those wishing to attend are asked to RSVP to the Tukwila Historical Society at 206-244-4478.

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[ TULASA from page 5] “This was the worst nightmare of my life, and I will never forget it,” she wrote in her essay. “She was my hope, strength, inspiration, and I always wanted to show my potential to her.”

Tulasa and her sisters moved in with her father and step-mother Sabitra at their apartment in Tukwila. She enrolled as a junior at Foster High and graduated on time, sixth in her class, last Friday.

Her sister Benu is a junior this year at Foster.

She’s headed for Western Washington University, where she likely will study something in the medical field, with the support of a $2,000 Tukwila City of Opportunity Scholarship, among other scholarships.

[ ARDO from page 5] ligion, she says, but that’s because her faith is misunderstood. The Prophet Muhammad preached peace for all and fairness.

“That is where I get my drive,” she says.

Ardo already has a head start telling the stories she wants told. It started with a flyer for KUOW’s RadioActive program in a hallway at Foster. She’s now an advanced producer for the youth-produced radio news programming.

It was hard picking her first story, but she chose to write about the Tukwila School District, the most diverse in the nation.

Among her interviewees were Foster Principal Pat Larson, who grew up in Tukwila, and long-time Foster teacher and coach Mike Shannon. She’s now working on a story for July.

It’s “pretty amazing,” she says, how everyone gets along at Foster. She was sitting at

In the application for that scholarship, she wrote she wanted to become a general practitioner at a public hospital, because she said in an interview, “it’s the place where the most help is needed.”

Tulasa has already gone where help is needed. She’s volunteered for organizations serving refugee women, senior citizens and members of her Bhutanese/Nepali community. She is driven to help because she has lived a life of struggle.

“I don’t want to see other people go through what I’ve gone through,” she said.

She wants to set an example of service and leadership for her siblings and other members of the Bhutanese/Nepali community.

“If I choose the wrong path, they might choose the same path that I did. I want them to follow the right path,” she says.

lunch one day, watching boys from Congo, Somalia and Burma play something they all enjoy, soccer.

“These are kids from all these different countries who literally escaped war and famine just last year. They are all shaking hands and having fun together,” she says.

But many of these first-generation immigrants also struggle with losing what makes them Burmese or Somalian or Congolese, she says.

That’s true for Ardo, too.

“It’s like I am too American for the Somali kids. And the American kids, I am too Somali for them. I am in this paradox,” she says.

She worries that she, and especially her younger siblings, will lose their native language or not learn it at all.

“I think it’s so important to not forget where you come from,” she says.

Afterword, the locker room was quiet, except for the crying, he says.

“That was rough. That was rough. But I mean we were just grateful for the run that we made and how fun our season was and how close we came as a team,” he says.

Sports and academics take up much of Connor’s time. He mentors freshmen for Ignite, a youth mentoring program.

A Christian, Conner and his good buddy Max Montoya do the program for Young Life on Monday nights.

They eat dinner, have fun, play games and put on silly skits. “I am a hyperactive third grader,” Connor says.

And they talk about their faith, the Bible and Jesus, “what a life with Jesus looks like, what a life with God looks like,” Connor says.

All faiths or those with no faith at all are welcome, he says.

“It’s awesome to see how much fun we can have together,” he says.

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George Fox University in Oregon on an academic scholarship. He plans to walk on the baseball team. His major is human structures and systems – human anatomy.

His ultimate goal is to become a paramedic or an ER doctor, where he can use his interest in medicine to serve others.

It’s a hypothetical question, but not unrealistic: Family friends serve as missionaries in Nepal.

What if Connor had to move to a foreign country, learn the language and go to school? For sure, he would know how to relate to the people of a foreign country because of his experience at Foster, he says.

“Even though it’s a different situation over there, I still have personal stability and I would be able to jump into the culture and the schooling that would go on there.

It would be a completely different experience but it would be an awesome experience, for sure,” he says.

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Foster’s 2014 AVID graduates are all college-bound, with more than $220,000 in scholarships Foster High School graduated its first class of AVID seniors this June, and each one has already been accepted to a university or college; what’s more, they have collectively earned more than $222,000 in scholarships. For many, they are the first in their families to attend college (for some, they are the first in their families to graduate high school). The AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college success. In the Tukwila School

District, students participate in AVID beginning in sixth-grade.

They learn to envision themselves as college-bound and make concrete goals/plans for getting there.

Congratulations to Foster’s 2014 AVID graduates: Amran Abdi, Highline Community College

Athletic registration moves online Sign up now for fall sports Great news for Foster Bulldog and Showalter Viking athletes: The registration process is now online, allowing families to sign up for sports from the convenience of their home. Registration for fall sports is now open. Go to www.tukwila.wednet.edu to get more information. For families without online access, the district athletic department will open a school computer lab before each season; for fall 2014, families can go to the Foster High computer lab Aug. 11-22 during business hours to register. Questions?

Call athletic secretary Suzi Splaine-Duchsherer at 206-901-7991.

Makayla Anderson, South Seattle Community College Carlos Brambila, Bellevue College Lea Adelaine Martin Buenavista, Seattle Pacific University Perla Cisneros, Highline Community College Jayme Cringle, South Seattle Community College Maria Azucena Enciso, Central Washington University Tulasa Ghimirey, Western Washington University Ardo-Khadra Hersi, Seattle Central Community College Edgar Lopez-Allende, University of Washington Tacoma Nadia Keren Merino, Eastern Washington University

school connection is presented by the Tukwila School District

Tukwila School District #406 www.tukwila.wednet.edu 206.901.8000 4640 South 144th Street Tukwila, Washington 98168

Board of Directors: Mark Wahlstrom, President 206.243.9855 Steve Mullet, Vice-President 206.244.7553 Mary Fertakis 206.767.6053 Dave Larson 206.244.2313 Alicia Waterton 206.248.4302 Superintendent: Dr. Nancy Coogan 206.901.8006

Bre Mills, Western Washington University Yesenia Morales-Maceda, Washington State University Stephanie Orellana, South Seattle Community College Lorena Ramirez-Diaz, Bellevue College Deroyce Rowland, Green River Community College Yoshio Sanchez-Flores, Bellevue College Sergio Tun, Bellevue College

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2014-15 school year calendar It’s hard to think about returning to school when summer break just started, but it’s never too early to start planning! In August, each family will receive a printed one-page version of the school year calendar for home reference. In the meantime, here are important district-wide dates for the 2104-15 school year:

Tukwila Elementary fifth-graders Melanie Moy, Aria Wheeler, Christopher Garcia, Tyreese Tucker, and Timothy Noa (from left) were so concerned about the Oso landslide victims that they organized a community-wide penny drive to help. They ended up collecting $224.26 and raising awareness about the tragedy throughout their school.

Tukwila School District summer hours Schools are closed to the public until August, but the Tukwila School District Administration Building is open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. five days a week throughout the summer (excluding federal holidays). If you need assistance, call us at 206-901-8000 or visit us at 4640 S. 144th St., Tukwila.

Aug. 18-19:

New student registration

Sept. 3:

First day of school

Oct. 10:

No school for students (staff workday)

Nov. 12-14:

Early release for conferences

Nov. 26:

Early release

Nov. 27-28:

No school (Thanksgiving holiday)

Dec. 22-Jan. 2: No school (winter break) Jan. 26:

No school (staff workday)

Feb. 16-17:

No school (mid-winter break)

Feb. 18:

No school OR snow make-up day if needed

March 11:

Early release (elementary and high school conferences)

April 6-10:

No school (spring break)

May 22:

No school OR snow make-up day if needed

May 27:

Early release (middle school conferences)

June 12:

Foster High School graduation

June 17:

Last day of school (early release)

For always-up-to-date district and school calendars, visit www.tukwila.wednet.edu.

It’s off to kindergarten for Mia Perez Morales (second to right)! In June, she and her family celebrated the end of the school year in Thorndyke Elementary’s Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP); there were certificates, hugs, and ice cream for all. Early learning is such an important foundation for kindergarten success that a full time coordinator will work throughout the Tukwila community next year to support all preschoolers and their caregivers.

Holy Smoak! Several Seattle Mariners—including first baseman Justin Smoak—visited unsuspecting Cascade View Elementary students during a surprise assembly in May. The professional baseball players talked about the importance of staying in school, having goals, showing respect, and saying no to drugs.

Facebook’s the place: Ask questions, see what’s happening in schools Connect with the Tukwila School District on a social level—you will get critical information/alerts plus access to the day-to-day happenings in schools. Here’s where to find us: www.facebook.com/tukwilaschools, www.twitter.com/tukwilaschools

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Three Foster High School track and field athletes finished in the top 10 in their events at the state 2A tournament last month in Tacoma.

• Senior Sierra Parsons placed fifth in the high jump with a leap of 5-foot-2, which matches her previous personal best.

• Senior Alem Belete finished eighth in the 3200-meter run with a time of 11:42.70, just shy of her season’s best. Last fall, she placed 10th in the state 2A cross-country meet.

• Sophomore Shakila Omar placed ninth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 60.22, also just shy of her season’s best.

Last fall, Parsons was rec-

Foster High’s baseball coach, Eric Hall, is the Seamount League’s Coach of the Year for spring sports.

Hall and several of Foster’s athletes were recognized by Seamount League coaches with all-league honors.

The Foster girls softball team was recognized for sportsmanship.

Baseball First team: David Em, Connor Forsyth, Max Montoya, Yoshio Sanchez and Tyler Solemsaas.

Second team: Mitchell Forhan and Patrick Straight.

Honorable Mention: Drew Jorgensen Soccer (boys) First team: Jalal Haji, Mamadou Leigh and Santa Magar.

Second team: Mohamed Duntow and Juan Rios.

Honorable mention: Ramil Amirov and Tanka Sangurala Softball Second team: Bre Mills and Dulce Pestrana.

Honorable mention: Nancy Lopez and Kathy Vo Tennis (girls) First team: Eunica Serafica. Honorable mention: Amna Masic, Jody Tran and Jessica Vilai

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Count cars while driving (or pine cones while hiking…).

3. Get outside and play Physical activity is good for the brain! Swim, walk, bicycle—play, play, play!

School break and fun can be synonymous with learning, and I want all students to show up in September ready to resume class after a summer full of hands-on educational experiences.

Have a wonderful (and educational!) summer break.

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ognized as the Seamount League’s girl Athlete of the Year for soccer and Belete was recognized as the league’s girl Athlete of the Year for crosscountry.

Overall Foster’s team tied for 36th place at the state 2A tournament with five points.

Sehome High School of Bellingham placed first.

Lindbergh High and Renton High, two of Foster’s Seamount rivals, finished 14th and 19th, respectively, in the girls division.

Foster didn’t send any boys to the state tournament.

In other postseason action, the Foster boys soccer team lost its first game in the district tournament. The boys finished in second place in the Seamount League with a record of 9-2-3.

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