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The Seattle Art Museum and the Betty Bowen Committee, recently announced that filmmaker Lynne Siefert '04 is the winner of the 2019 Betty Bowen Award.
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Over the summer, ParentMap published an article featuring two Seattle Academy students, Luke Duncan '20 and Davon Carroll '21. Luke and Davon have created a mentorship program for adopted youth.
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Last week, Seattle Academy 6th grade students kicked off the school year with a field trip that was packed with students engaging with each other and the 6th grade staff!
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On the following two Thursdays, Seattle Academy will host our Upper School (September 12) and Middle School (September 19) Back-to-School Nights. Each parent will attend 10 minute classes matching their child’s schedule.
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Jackson Gode '14, a Senior Research Assistant-Governance Studies with the Brookings Institution has seen many of his articles published online.
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The fall sports season started at SAAS this week with, as usual, another tremendous turnout. This fall the Cardinals will set a school record with twenty-eight teams!
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Margaret Garrison '14 is a recent graduate from the Maryland Institue College of Art (MICA). Upcoming this September 7th, Margaret's newest collection, Halftime, will be showcased during New York Fashion Week (NYFW) at Pier 59 in NYC.
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Last Friday, we officially kicked off the school year with New Faculty and Staff Orientation. On Monday of this week, all faculty and staff were back on campus to get ready for the start of the school year.