The Seattle Schools Scholarship Fund Trustees will honor 24 Seattle high school students this evening with a $2000 scholarship for post-high school education. The students will be recognized at an award ceremony and reception tonight at 7 p.m. in the Frances Penrose Owens Auditorium of the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence. 

Friends, family, and school district personnel who have worked with these students are invited to attend this celebratory event.

The following students will be honored:

• Elyses Ayenew and Kelsey Bolinger, Ballard
• David Coven and Ana David, Cleveland
• Theophilus Savini and Rachel Visario, Franklin
• Lucero Torres-Bravo and Francisco Martinez-Crisanto, Garfield
• Mohomed Fofana and Gennevi Lu, Hale
• Teri Hunter and Choega Thundrup, Ingraham
• Andres Arano Aguilera, Interagency
• Salenna Green, Middle College at Northgate
• Alexis Ford and Anthony Segi, Rainier Beach
• Sofiya Idris and Risku Tuffa, Roosevelt
• Kindra Galan and Antonio Horton, Sealth
• Jennifer Romero-Diaz and Jesus Sanches, South Lake
• Suzanne Bechara and Jomar Rumbawa, West Seattle

Every year, for at least one day, residents are asked to leave the car in the garage and hit the road using two wheels. This year that day falls on Friday, May 18.

‘F5 Bike to Work Day’ is a chance for neighbors and residents throughout the city to try a different way way to commute.  

Thousands of cyclists are expected to pack the streets and neighborhoods to participate in this year’s event.

Below is a rundown, from organizers, of what riders can expect to see on Friday:

Dozens of Commuter Stations along major bike routes in the region - Stop by between 6-9:00a.m. and:

• Pick up a free souvenir
• Enter the free drawing for fabulous prizes
• Join Cascade Bicycle Club at our once-a-year discounted rate.
• Ask a bike mechanic to look over your bike or air up your tires.
• Fuel up with snacks, coffee, or juice (varies from station to station)

Rally at Seattle City Hall

Seattle Public Schools (SPS) has decided to take another stab at next year’s transportation plan after more than 1,500 parents said ‘not so fast’.

The district was considering a proposal which would have altered school schedules and bus times - in some cases up to an hour earlier.

SPS officials say the plan was an attempt to balance next year’s budget and keep cost cutting measures out of the classroom.

“We re-structured the Transportation Office and asked staff to both continue researching the adopted standards and also to research new cost-saving options for Board review.  That research resulted in proposed modified standards for 2012-13, which were introduced to the School Board on May 2,” said Teresa Wippel, district spokeswoman.

But it was those changes that had a number of parents outraged, claiming the bell schedule is already early enough.

“If you go into first and second period classes you will see students are sleepier, they are unengaged, they are late,” said Cynthia Jatul, a science teacher and 6th grade parent.