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Friday, June 19, 2015 | Vol. 90, No. 25 | WWW.BAINBRIDGEREVIEW.COM | 75¢
New city logo labeled a loser
Hats off to the Class of 2015
BY BRIAN KELLY
Bainbridge Island Review
When you think of Bainbridge Island, do you think of a bunch of old battle axes? That’s exactly what came to mind for the consultants who designed Bainbridge Island’s new logo. City officials hosted a “brand reveal” of a new marketing logo for Bainbridge Island last week, and the image — a shield topped with a row of
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Graduating seniors of the Class of 2015 toss their caps at the close of Saturday’s commencement ceremony.
BY LUCIANO MARANO Bainbridge Island Review
Speeches done, songs sung and selfies snapped, nearly 300 new high school graduates left Saturday’s commencement ceremony at Bainbridge High School with eyes cast toward the future and whatever unique challenges and adventures lay before each one of them. Two hundred and eighty-two students graduated from BHS and Eagle Harbor High School in this year’s annual combined ceremony, presided over by BHS Principal Mary Alice O’Neill, EHHS Principal David Shockley and Superintendent Faith Chapel.
hearts. “We are here “As a class, your pertoday to celebrate More inside sonality of kindness and you and your accomTurn to A8 for a acceptance has helped plishments,” O’Neill photo feature from this each of you achieve told the gathered year’s commencement more than you would students. “You have ceremony have otherwise,” she excelled in and out added. of the classroom in The class of 2015 amazing ways.” boasted an impressive résumé, O’Neill Some things the principal said she said, including eight valedictorians, 20 had noticed about the 2015 class in particular were wonderful, unique and National Merit Commended students, one National Merit Scholarship finalin high demand in this day and age. ist, 14 Washington State Principal’s “You are kind,” she said of the stuScholars and 121 Washington State dents. “You are accepting. You take Honors Award recipients, which good care of one another. Your presmeant “40 percent of our graduates ence here today is evidence, not only of your hard work, but of your kind
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Kids Club staff still seeking new home BY SERAINE PAGE
Island grads step up to their next great adventure
The proposed logo.
Bainbridge Island Review
Shelley Long doesn’t want to close the doors of Bainbridge Island’s Kids Club. But, if the executive director of Bainbridge Island Child Care Centers, which runs the club, cannot find appropriate space soon, that’s exactly what will happen. “It’s so instrumental what we do for Bainbridge families — that we open our doors early,” said Long, BICC’s executive director. “The school district does not provide that.” In May, Long and her staff learned that the two portables the school district leases to Kids Club
are needed due to the district’s growth. The district cited growing enrollment and a need for expanding educational programs as the reasons for Kids Club’s ejection. The club is the only before and after-school program on the island for third- through sixth-graders. It is located on the district’s main campus, behind Commodore Middle School. By June 30, everyone must be moved out of the district’s portables. Fortunately, there will be no lapse in childcare as the district is allowing the club to use the Ordway gym until the end of August. TURN TO KIDS | A14
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