SAAS Watch

Seattle Academy’s Dance Faculty Anita Kuroiwa-Schiff and Alicia Mullikin were both honored on January 18 with SeattleDances "Dance Crush" Awards for their achievements in local dance.

Last month, the newly formed Upper School Cyber Patriots Club lead by Faculty Advisor Ernie Drumm finished in third place in the Washington State Round competition of the National Youth Cyber Education Program.

Seattle Academy, Asa Mercer International Middle School, and Lowell Elementary School wish to thank the SAAS community for their generous contributions to the December food drive. The drive raised over $6,000 in food gift cards. 

Held this November, the Seattle Academy Speech and Debate Invitational was an outstanding success. Over five hundred students, representing thirty-eight schools and three states and provinces, attended the tournament, making for SAAS’s largest forensic tournament ever, and it is expected to be the largest tournament in the state this season.

This past Thanksgiving morning, eleven Seattle Academy students and six SAAS parents/alumni volunteered at the annual Survive the Streets (STS) event in downtown Seattle.

This Friday, December 20, is our annual Upper School Basketball Mania. All six Seattle Academy Basketball teams will be in action against University Prep and The Northwest School. 

On November 23, the Advanced Acting class performed a scene from Caryl Churchill's play, Love and Information, at the Washington State Thespian's International Thespian Excellence Festival Northwest.The group received the highest score in their category and will be recognized at state with a blue ribbon for receiving an overall superior score.

Former SAAS Innovations faculty, entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Seattle start-up Inyore, Sidney James, was featured in Geekwire in their Startup Spotlight on Nov. 28.   Inyore is a platform that allows employees to anonymously share their concerns with employers.