On occasion, we have the joy of introducing newly discovered talent to My Edmonds News readers through this column. When we heard of the free lineup of music from Bob Z. owner of Edmonds Tunes (which is staged at Café Louvre) we realized that some exhilarating introductions were due. Bob is using his free-Friday-night platform to roll out an Edmonds…
Smokin’ hot jazz on Edmonds’ horizon is what catches the lead this week for Artfully Edmonds, but that doesn’t mean that’s all she wrote! Let’s take a quick look at the music scene and then proceed through a fabulous February line-up. The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (SRJO) staked a claim on Edmonds in 2014 and…
The annual EAF Foundation Visual Arts Idea Grant application process took place recently and the following educators in the Edmonds School District have received funding for visual art experiences for their students. This year, of 24 applications presented for consideration, 18 proposals were fully funded; one was partially funded. Proposals were of very high quality,…
Artfully Edmonds caught the Facebook post this week of local muralist Andy Eccleshall alerting the community that he had finished what appears to be a rather expansive private commission. Of course, we thought you’d like to hear more about the newest addition to Eccleshall’s portfolio. You may be thinking – as I was – that…
News out of Pittsburgh today that former Edmonds-Woodway High School wide receiver Eric Greenwood — who signed with the Steelers as a free agent earlier this month — has been cut from the roster, along with four other players, as the team continues to whittle its roster to 80-player maximum. The 6-7, 223-pound Greenwood just…
Edmonds-Woodway High School has hired Steve Call as the new head boys’ basketball coach, E-W Athletic Director Julie Stroncek said today. Call has been the head boys’ coach at Shoreline Christian for the past three seasons and prior to that was a varsity assistant coach at Juanita High School. He also coached AAU with the…
Edmonds Vocational Education instructors and students held an open house in Bothell Thursday to showcase the home that they planned and built this past school year. The program is a 36-year partnership between the Edmonds School District and Lynnwood Rotary Club. Each year, a house is planned and constructed by students from Lynnwood, Meadowdale, Edmonds-Woodway,…
Here’s exciting news from Edmonds-Woodway High School girls basketball coach Duane Hodges: The reigning WNBA champion Seattle Storm is coming to the high school for a traveling practice this Saturday from 1-3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and will feature game entertainment and a brief autograph session with the players….
Edmonds-Woodway boys’ basketball coach Todd Rubin has resigned his position after three seasons to take a job as assistant coach at Northwest University in Kirkland, E-W Athletic Director Julie Stroncek said. Rubin had his best season this year when his team finished 10-13 overall and won a district playoff game. The head coaching position has…
The Edmonds-Woodway High School sports medicine team competed in the annual Washington Career and Technical Sports Medicine Association’s competition last month, and placed 10th in the state. In addition to the strong team performance, senior Sara Aranda finished 20th in the individual competition and junior Michelle Rumpel finished 30th out of more than 400 individual…
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Three teams of students from Edmonds-area schools performed well at the state tournament for Destination ImagiNation held earlier this month. One team from Edmonds-Woodway High finished first in the “Triple Take Road Show” category, and a second team from EWHS placed third in the “Mythology Mission” challenge. A team from Maplewood Parent Cooperative placed second…
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association recognizes and rewards those high school teams that maintain a high collective academic standard. Any varsity team with an average GPA of 3.0-3.49 qualifies for a Distinguished Award, and a varsity team with an average GPA of 3.5-4.0 qualifies for an Outstanding Award. Congratulations to these teams: Edmonds-Woodway’s Boys Basketball…
Edmonds-Woodway High School Athletic Director Julie Stroncek provided an update late Saturday morning for our local athletes competing in state championships: If you find yourself heading south this afternoon, both Ryan DeWeese and Mac Hutchison have made it to the finals in the 4A State Wrestling Tournament and will be wrestling for the state championship…
Best wishes to the seven Edmonds-Woodway High School wrestlers who are headed to the Mat Classic XXIII state wrestling tournament Friday and Saturday at the Tacoma Dome: 103 pounds: Noah Cuzzetto, Fr., 24-15 112: Andrew Vulliet, Sr., 23-8 130: Ryan DeWeese, Sr., 26-5 135: Matthew Cuzzetto, Soph., 25-9 140: Mac Hutchison, Sr., 31-5 160: John…
This post by Edmonds-Woodway High School senior Lily Jaquith originally appeared on the Madrona Children’s Theatre blog and is being reposted here with permission. By Lily Jaquith For nine years I have worked with a local theater program, Madrona Children’s Theatre. It’s part of the K-8 school I attended and gives so many opportunities for…
“Dear fellow students, my name is Pascal Cloutier, and I am here to tell you the truth.” So began the speech of Edmonds-Woodway High School student Pascal Cloutier, candidate for Associated Student Body president, during a broadcast over the high school’s television station, WBN, on Monday. Problem was, the speech he gave wasn’t the same one that…
Zack Berg scored 23 points, including three 3-pointers, but Edmonds-Woodway dropped its first Northwest District 4A playoff game to Arlington, 75-64. Next up for the Warriors is a loser-out playoff game against Stanwood on the Warriors’ home court this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. E-W trailed by just two, 18-16, at the end of the first…
Senior Josh Jordan scored 28 points, fittingly on Senior Night, but the Warriors dropped their regular-season finale to Kamiak, 74-60, at home Wednesday. The Warriors finished the season with an overall 9-11 record and will enter the Wesco South playoffs as the third seed. They play next Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in an…
The brackets for the Wesco 4A boys and girls basketball playoffs have been released. On the girls’ side, Edmonds-Woodway, the South’s number-one seed, has home court advantage vs. Marysville-Pilchuck at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9. If the Lady Warriors win, they will take on the winner of a Kamiak-Monroe match-up in an 8 p.m. contest…
Today is National Letter of Intent Day, the day that student athletes sign the paperwork indicating that they are committed to playing a sport for a particular college. To mark the occasion, Edmonds-Woodway High School hosted a signing ceremony for six student athletes who will be continuing their playing careers in college next fall: -Zack…
