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Eastside agencies offer support for people with mental illness SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
Growing up, Barb Thompson was seen as a shy and quiet kid. She spent a lot of time in her room and while this made her parents think she was a “good” daughter who didn’t cause trouble, the truth was that
Thompson was actually hiding in her room because she feared someone was going to kill her. This is because she has bipolar disorder — a brain disorder also known as manic-depressive illness that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels and the
ability to carry out dayto-day tasks. Thompson — who is the executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Eastside at the Together Center in Redmond — said as a child, nobody realized this about her. As she got older, she
experienced the depressive side of bipolar and while Thompson never really thought about suicide during that time, she said if she were in a lifeor-death situation, she probably wouldn’t have tried to save herself. But then one night in 2000, she woke up and
she had a plan on how to take her life. Realizing the magnitude of her thoughts, Thompson immediately called her doctor and was admitted to Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue. Thompson was initially diagnosed with depression and was prescribed
medication accordingly, but it didn’t work. It took another few years for doctors to realize she had bipolar and was finally prescribed the correct medication. She still experiences depressive moments, but Thompson said being on [ more NAMI page 7 ]
Bear Creek’s math master People will be perusing plenty of art at Redmond Town Center this weekend. Courtesy photo
Ji attends International Mathematical Olympiad in Cape Town, South Africa spak@redmond-reporter.com
Caleb Ji participated in his first math competition when he was in fourth grade. Since then, his interest in competing in such contests has grown. Last month, the incoming junior at The Bear Creek School in Redmond traveled to Cape Town, South Africa to participate in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) for high school-aged students. Although the 16-year-old Kirkland resident — who is originally from Calgary, Alberta, Canada — has been competing for several years and has traveled to various U.S. cities such as Orlando and Las Vegas, this was the first time Ji has participated in an international competition. He was one of six
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students representing the Canadian team. About 560 teens were in attendance, representing about 100 countries.
A DIFFERENT TYPE OF COMPETITION
Ji said during the competition, participants receive six math problems and are given nine hours over the course of two days — or four and a half hours each day — to solve them. “They come from various areas of math,” he said about the problems. Competitors can earn up to seven points per question, depending on whether they are able to solve the problem. Points are deducted for mistakes and participants are also awarded partial points for partial answers. [ more MATH page 6 ]
Bear Creek School student Caleb Ji participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad in Cape Town, South Africa this summer. SAMANTHA PAK, Redmond Reporter
The Redmond Arts Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Sunday at Redmond Town Center (RTC), 7525 166th Ave. N.E. It is the city’s premier annual arts event, featuring 65 artists booths, live music on a main stage, food trucks, a retailer sidewalk sale and special installations of art. For 2014, there will be a wine and beer garden sponsored by Portteus Winery. The festival is run through a partnership between RTC and VALA Eastside, a 501c3 nonprofit arts organization. Artists from all over Washington state come to the festival to present a wide range of fine arts and crafts. At the festival, VALA Eastside’s featured artists Anna Macrae and Flora Ramirez Bustamante will be leading a community art project. The community art creations explore the idea of “home” and are a part of the “Voices in the Corridor” project.
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