Posts by Carol LaMotte
“Power the Future” – EW Auction
Our biggest parent-only community event and fundraiser is coming up in a few short weeks! The generous event attendees provide the funds necessary to provide an extraordinary and balanced education beyond the basics offered at many middle schools.The “Power the Future” Explorer West Annual Auction will be held on Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Hall at…
Read MoreDebate Season Ends With Top Participation
The Explorer West Debate Team faced stiff competition last Saturday at the Bush School. One of our teams; Jena, Makenzie, and Elsa; finished their three debates with three victories, narrowly being edged out of the final debate. This was by far the largest league debate tournament in the past two years that Explorer West has…
Read More2015 School-Wide Environmental Issues Slam
Four teams and a solo performance did an amazing job at last week’s school-wide Environmental Issues Slam. After learning about several important local environmental issues, students and staff selected their two favorite performances. It was a very close race with three of the five teams nearly tied for first place. When it was all said…
Read MoreStudents Recognized in Young Playwrights Program
We are so proud of the 7th grade class of students who have all worked with a professional playwright via the ACT Theatre’s Young Playwrights Program (YPP) to create original plays over the past several weeks. On December 8th, all of the schools participating in the program were invited to come to a night of…
Read MoreDebate Team Places Third!
Six Explorer West debate teams competed at The Overlake School on December 6th. Debaters took on teams from The Bush School, The Open Window School, Seattle Country Day School, Eastside Prep, University Prep, The Overlake School, and The Soundview School. Explorer West won 10 out of 18 debates, finishing third overall. The topics were: Standardized…
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