Published: Wednesday, July 20, 2011
A new look at energy consumption at UWB
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A new "utility dashboard" at the University of Washington Bothell tracks energy use in real time. Students Edith Chan, left, and Marlene Manzo check the readouts.
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Workers demolish the old Meadowdale Middle School building earlier this month.
Cost in hamburgers? New technology gives a taste of energy consumption at the University of Washington Bothell.
Three real-time “utility dashboard” displays have been installed on the campus shared by the UW Bothell and Cascadia Community College. The touch-screen displays provide students, staff and the community with data on the campus' consumption of natural gas and electricity and on the energy generated by the campus' solar arrays.
Data can be viewed by day, week, month or year; by number of people in the building; or in alternative units such as equivalent car mileage, energy required to cook a given quantity of hamburgers or cost in dollars.
Users also can compare consumption between buildings on campus, paving the way for energy-savings competitions.
The campus also is purchasing special water meters to view water use on the dashboard.
The interactive displays can be found in buildings UW1, CC3 and in the campus library. Some of the data displayed on the monitors can also be viewed online at www.buildingdashboard.net/uwb-ccc.
Nash is a national finalist for Homecoming Queen
Amia Nash will represent Washington at the 31st annual America's Homecoming Queen selection to be held July 23-27 in Anaheim, Calif. Nash was homecoming queen at Edmonds-Woodway High School and the district's and Weekly Herald's Female Athlete of the Year.
America's Homecoming Queen is a Memphis-based nonprofit. Contestants will vie for the title in interview and prom gown categories. No swimsuits and no talent show. “We are looking for the all-American girl who wants a career,” according to the group's website.
All finalists are guaranteed a college scholarship of some amount, to be determined by their place in the national competition.
In a related competition, online votes help determine the winner of the America's Favorite Homecoming Queen, which comes with a separate cash scholarship. To vote for Nash, visit http://tinyurl.com/NashQueen.
Votes cost $1 and go to the group's scholarship fund.
EdCC adds baking degree
Edmonds Community College's culinary arts program will add a two-year associate of technical arts baking degree this fall with an emphasis on specialty baking. Examples of specialty baking include preparing chocolate, sugar art, artisan breads, wedding cakes and boutique pastries, and creating a line of products for a bake shop or dessert menu.
The degree will prepare students for entry-level work as bakers for hotels and restaurants as well as for catering businesses, resorts, independent bakeries and pastry shops, wholesale and retail markets, and high-volume bakeries such as the bake shops in major grocery stores.
The degree program builds on the college's one-year baking certificate.
For more information, call 425-640-1473 or visit www.edcc.edu/clart.
Demolition of old middle school underway
Crews began demolishing the old Meadowdale Middle School building just before the July Fourth holiday and expect to have the 50-year-old section of campus leveled and cleaned up by the end of the month.
A new two-story school building and gym was completed earlier this year on the same site as the original school at 6500 168th St. SW, Lynnwood. Students will attend classes in the new building this fall.
The project was part of the 2006 bond measure, which also funded the new Lynnwood High School and other facilities improvements.
New UW president makes first Bothell campus visit
University of Washington President Michael Young met with students, faculty, campus administration and community and business leaders during his first visit to UW Bothell July 18.
Young, whose university presidency began July 1, spent the day learning about the Bothell campus, which has more than doubled its enrollment over the last five years.
“I am impressed with this beautiful campus and with how well it has managed such tremendous growth,” said Young, according to a press release. “Bothell will play a crucial role in helping the UW meet the surging demand for higher education in the region and state.”
New principals named
The Edmonds School District has filled the following principal positions:
Erin Murphy – Alderwood Middle School
Murphy was assistant principal at Mountlake Terrace High School since 2007. Before that she taught horticultural science and leadership at Poulsbo Junior High School, as well as served as an administrative intern and athletic director.
Ryan Henderson – Beverly Elementary School
Henderson was principal at Lakewood Elementary School in the Lakewood School District (Snohomish County) since 2009. Before that he served as assistant to the principal (TOSA) and Title 1 reading specialist at Hillcrest Elementary School in the Lake Stevens district.
Tom Trexel – Martha Lake Elementary School
Trexel will be returning to Edmonds. From 2000 to 2010 he served at Lynndale Elementary School as an administrative intern and teacher of Title 1/special education and grades 2 and 5. He also was on the District Elementary Curriculum Mapping Project from 2008 to 2010 and was a member of various leadership teams.
Jane O'Brien – Hilltop Elementary School
O'Brien will bring years of experience from serving as an intern at Lynndale Elementary School, a professional development specialist and a coach in the Renton School District.
Teens: Thinking about becoming a teacher?
High school and middle school students who are interested in becoming teachers are invited to a free summer teaching camp 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 16-18 at Everett Community College.
The camp is for Snohomish County students in the eighth through 12th grades. It will include information about careers in teaching, teaching techniques, music, math and science. The camp includes free lunch and snacks.
To attend, sign up by July 30 with Veronica Garaycoa, EvCC teacher education advancement director, at vgaraycoa@everettcc.edu or 425-388-9040.
The camp is sponsored by Marysville High School Minority Achievers Program, Monroe High School, Everett High School, EvCC's Outreach, Diversity & Equity Center and the Teacher Education Advancement program.
EvCC's Teacher Education Advancement program was created in 2009 to encourage more students to become teachers, especially teachers from diverse backgrounds.
Future teachers can get scholarships, help finding money for college, mentoring and academic support through the Teacher Education Advancement program. The program also provides career counseling, academic advising, seminars and support for low-income students who want to begin preparing for careers in education at EvCC.
TEA's website is www.everettcc.edu/tea.
Essay contest about living green
Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon invites junior high and high school students to enter the second annual “Living Evergreen” essay contest as part of the Evergreen State Fair's opening ceremonies on Aug. 25 in Monroe.
Co-sponsored by the Snohomish County Executive Office and partner Allied Waste Services, students are asked to answer questions regarding today's efforts to remain environmentally sound and produce an essay by Aug. 15 expounding on their personal thoughts and solutions. New to the contest this year, students will have the option of submitting either a written essay or a one- to two-minute video answering the questions.
Allied Waste Services has provided up to $900 in U.S. Treasury bonds as prizes, with each first-place winner receiving a $200 U.S. Treasury bond.
Students are challenged to answer one of the following questions related to renewable energies:
• What is Washington's current situation regarding renewable energies and how can it be improved?
• What steps can you take in your community and everyday life to support renewable energies and improve the environment?
• What future technical advancements can you imagine for creating more renewable energies in Washington and improving overall sustainability?
Written submissions must be between 700 and 1,000 words. Video submissions must be no longer than 2 minutes in length. Both can be emailed to livingevergreen@nyhus.com or mailed to the “Living Evergreen” Essay Contest, c/o Nyhus Communications, 720 Third Ave., Floor 12, Seattle, WA 98104.
Entries must be received before Aug. 15. For a complete list of contest and submission rules, go to bit.ly/livingevergreen or www.evergreenfair.org.
Three real-time “utility dashboard” displays have been installed on the campus shared by the UW Bothell and Cascadia Community College. The touch-screen displays provide students, staff and the community with data on the campus' consumption of natural gas and electricity and on the energy generated by the campus' solar arrays.
Data can be viewed by day, week, month or year; by number of people in the building; or in alternative units such as equivalent car mileage, energy required to cook a given quantity of hamburgers or cost in dollars.
Users also can compare consumption between buildings on campus, paving the way for energy-savings competitions.
The campus also is purchasing special water meters to view water use on the dashboard.
The interactive displays can be found in buildings UW1, CC3 and in the campus library. Some of the data displayed on the monitors can also be viewed online at www.buildingdashboard.net/uwb-ccc.
Nash is a national finalist for Homecoming Queen
Amia Nash will represent Washington at the 31st annual America's Homecoming Queen selection to be held July 23-27 in Anaheim, Calif. Nash was homecoming queen at Edmonds-Woodway High School and the district's and Weekly Herald's Female Athlete of the Year.
America's Homecoming Queen is a Memphis-based nonprofit. Contestants will vie for the title in interview and prom gown categories. No swimsuits and no talent show. “We are looking for the all-American girl who wants a career,” according to the group's website.
All finalists are guaranteed a college scholarship of some amount, to be determined by their place in the national competition.
In a related competition, online votes help determine the winner of the America's Favorite Homecoming Queen, which comes with a separate cash scholarship. To vote for Nash, visit http://tinyurl.com/NashQueen.
Votes cost $1 and go to the group's scholarship fund.
EdCC adds baking degree
Edmonds Community College's culinary arts program will add a two-year associate of technical arts baking degree this fall with an emphasis on specialty baking. Examples of specialty baking include preparing chocolate, sugar art, artisan breads, wedding cakes and boutique pastries, and creating a line of products for a bake shop or dessert menu.
The degree will prepare students for entry-level work as bakers for hotels and restaurants as well as for catering businesses, resorts, independent bakeries and pastry shops, wholesale and retail markets, and high-volume bakeries such as the bake shops in major grocery stores.
The degree program builds on the college's one-year baking certificate.
For more information, call 425-640-1473 or visit www.edcc.edu/clart.
Demolition of old middle school underway
Crews began demolishing the old Meadowdale Middle School building just before the July Fourth holiday and expect to have the 50-year-old section of campus leveled and cleaned up by the end of the month.
A new two-story school building and gym was completed earlier this year on the same site as the original school at 6500 168th St. SW, Lynnwood. Students will attend classes in the new building this fall.
The project was part of the 2006 bond measure, which also funded the new Lynnwood High School and other facilities improvements.
New UW president makes first Bothell campus visit
University of Washington President Michael Young met with students, faculty, campus administration and community and business leaders during his first visit to UW Bothell July 18.
Young, whose university presidency began July 1, spent the day learning about the Bothell campus, which has more than doubled its enrollment over the last five years.
“I am impressed with this beautiful campus and with how well it has managed such tremendous growth,” said Young, according to a press release. “Bothell will play a crucial role in helping the UW meet the surging demand for higher education in the region and state.”
New principals named
The Edmonds School District has filled the following principal positions:
Erin Murphy – Alderwood Middle School
Murphy was assistant principal at Mountlake Terrace High School since 2007. Before that she taught horticultural science and leadership at Poulsbo Junior High School, as well as served as an administrative intern and athletic director.
Ryan Henderson – Beverly Elementary School
Henderson was principal at Lakewood Elementary School in the Lakewood School District (Snohomish County) since 2009. Before that he served as assistant to the principal (TOSA) and Title 1 reading specialist at Hillcrest Elementary School in the Lake Stevens district.
Tom Trexel – Martha Lake Elementary School
Trexel will be returning to Edmonds. From 2000 to 2010 he served at Lynndale Elementary School as an administrative intern and teacher of Title 1/special education and grades 2 and 5. He also was on the District Elementary Curriculum Mapping Project from 2008 to 2010 and was a member of various leadership teams.
Jane O'Brien – Hilltop Elementary School
O'Brien will bring years of experience from serving as an intern at Lynndale Elementary School, a professional development specialist and a coach in the Renton School District.
Teens: Thinking about becoming a teacher?
High school and middle school students who are interested in becoming teachers are invited to a free summer teaching camp 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 16-18 at Everett Community College.
The camp is for Snohomish County students in the eighth through 12th grades. It will include information about careers in teaching, teaching techniques, music, math and science. The camp includes free lunch and snacks.
To attend, sign up by July 30 with Veronica Garaycoa, EvCC teacher education advancement director, at vgaraycoa@everettcc.edu or 425-388-9040.
The camp is sponsored by Marysville High School Minority Achievers Program, Monroe High School, Everett High School, EvCC's Outreach, Diversity & Equity Center and the Teacher Education Advancement program.
EvCC's Teacher Education Advancement program was created in 2009 to encourage more students to become teachers, especially teachers from diverse backgrounds.
Future teachers can get scholarships, help finding money for college, mentoring and academic support through the Teacher Education Advancement program. The program also provides career counseling, academic advising, seminars and support for low-income students who want to begin preparing for careers in education at EvCC.
TEA's website is www.everettcc.edu/tea.
Essay contest about living green
Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon invites junior high and high school students to enter the second annual “Living Evergreen” essay contest as part of the Evergreen State Fair's opening ceremonies on Aug. 25 in Monroe.
Co-sponsored by the Snohomish County Executive Office and partner Allied Waste Services, students are asked to answer questions regarding today's efforts to remain environmentally sound and produce an essay by Aug. 15 expounding on their personal thoughts and solutions. New to the contest this year, students will have the option of submitting either a written essay or a one- to two-minute video answering the questions.
Allied Waste Services has provided up to $900 in U.S. Treasury bonds as prizes, with each first-place winner receiving a $200 U.S. Treasury bond.
Students are challenged to answer one of the following questions related to renewable energies:
• What is Washington's current situation regarding renewable energies and how can it be improved?
• What steps can you take in your community and everyday life to support renewable energies and improve the environment?
• What future technical advancements can you imagine for creating more renewable energies in Washington and improving overall sustainability?
Written submissions must be between 700 and 1,000 words. Video submissions must be no longer than 2 minutes in length. Both can be emailed to livingevergreen@nyhus.com or mailed to the “Living Evergreen” Essay Contest, c/o Nyhus Communications, 720 Third Ave., Floor 12, Seattle, WA 98104.
Entries must be received before Aug. 15. For a complete list of contest and submission rules, go to bit.ly/livingevergreen or www.evergreenfair.org.