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FRIDAY, DEC. 12, 2014
New movie | A Renton-area church is filming a Christmas movie featuring mostly children. [Page 3]
City Council chooses Ruth Perez to fill open position BY BRIAN BECKLEY bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
After just three rounds of voting, the City Council on Monday selected Ruth Perez to fill Council Position No. 6. Perez, 46, has lived in Renton since 2007. She will be sworn in at the next council meeting and will have to run for re-election in November. If she wins, she will serve through 2017. Perez was selected to replace Ruth Perez Terri Briere, who died Nov. 9. A total of 13 people interviewed for the position. According to her resume, Perez presently serves, since 2009, as chief administrative officer of Checkerboard Consulting Services, a Rentonbased business consulting firm. Prior to that, Perez worked at the Mexican Consulate in Seattle as director of the Program for Mexican Communities Abroad. Originally born in Mexico City, Perez has a [ more PEREZ page 4 ]
Coming to town The Holiday Season got its official kick-off in Renton this weekend as Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived during the downtown tree lighting on Saturday and the Ivar’s Clam Lights were turned on Friday at Gene Coulon Park. To see more pictures, turn to Page 8. BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter
RHS students write, illustrate children’s books for local preschool tcompton@rentonreporter.com
Renton High School students in teacher Jessica DiAsio’s leadership classes recently created illustrated children’s books which they delivered and read to the Rise and Shine Preschool in Renton. DiAsio’s classes are heavily involved in community service and this was a way for students to get involved in their community and encourage literacy, the teacher said. “The idea came from when I was actually in high school,” said DiAsio. “I was in a creative writing class, which I absolutely loved and my teacher had us create our own stories.”
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It took her 50 students about two weeks to create the story books, which they also combined with a book drive to collect children’s books. The student-created books all follow a “fortunately, unfortunately” pattern to tell their morals. Student Tai Anthony McMillan’s book dealt with a young boy who develops a desire to eat vegetables. “When I went over there to the preschool, it was pretty cool because my brother he went to that preschool, when he was little and so did my cousin,” said McMillan. “It was a nice little thing to do to give back to the preschool.” The Renton students learned the power they [ more BOOKS page 4 ]
Renton students Joey Torres, Dante Diggins and Courtney Odilao read to preschoolers. Renton School District
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