With the release of Gov. Jay Inslee’s budget proposal, and the Washington State Senate budget last week, Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) own budget planning is getting a bit clearer.
The new FWHS will be located on the southeast corner of the current property, a decision arrived at after numerous meetings and feedback from the community.
The Washington State Senate released its preliminary budget proposal earlier this week, featuring no new taxes but roughly $1 billion to fund education.
Light rail may be decades away in Federal Way and other cities, but one program encourages the region to seize today’s opportunities for transit-related development.
Caleb Dawson, a Federal Way High School senior and student leader, was honored at the April 2 meeting of the Federal Way City Council for his extensive volunteer work throughout the community.
While the debate continues on the merits of a proposed performing arts and conference center (PACC) for Federal Way’s downtown, Cindy Stanley-Lee, general manager for The Commons Mall, threw her support behind the idea.
As Federal Way moves ahead on the work for a schematic design for the proposed performing arts and conference center (PACC) for the downtown core, city staff want to revisit a pro forma document put together a few years ago in anticipation of the project.
Federal Way’s financial commitment to the SCORE jail facility is running far over projected cost estimates for the past few years.
A hidden gem of Federal Way is French Lake Dog Park, one of the few off-leash dog parks in the region.
The Federal Way City Council voted 6-1 to approve moving forward with a schematic design for the proposed performing arts and conference center (PACC). Deputy Mayor Jim Ferrell was the only dissenting vote.
Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) had four schools receive grants: Brigadoon Elementary, Decatur High School, Olympic View Elementary and Wildwood Elementary.
The state Department of Health (DOH) released the results of its statewide Healthy Youth Survey recently, finding that Washington teens are using tobacco and alcohol at lower rates than in previous years — but, conversely, they are feeling more depressed and suicidal.
Todd Beamer senior Paul Kalebu was given some worthy attention at the Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) March 12 meeting. Beamer campus principal Randy Kaczor introduced the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-bound Kalebu, saying the young man is an exemplar student.
Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) has sponsored companion bills in the Legislature that would require all districts in the state to adopt an accelerated academics policy similar to the one implemented by FWPS in recent years.
The Federal Way City Council spent a morning, and debated into the afternoon, about the merits of the proposed performing arts and conference center (PACC) project for the downtown area.
The Federal Way City Council held its annual retreat March 9, discussing a number of significant issues facing the city in the near future.
Erin Jones, Director of Equity and Achievement for Federal Way Public Schools, was honored by the White House as one of 10 education leaders who have devoted their professional careers to helping further education achievement among African American students.
King County has been making the rounds, asking local cities to approve a replacement Emergency Medical Services (EMS) levy for November’s ballot. According to county officials, most would not feel the sting of the replacement levy, and would continue to utilize the care provided by the regional system’s emergency response teams.
As the city council readies for a lengthy discussion this weekend about the proposed Performing Arts and Conference Center (PACC), a number of citizens took to the podium during the council’s March 5 meeting to voice their support or opposition to the idea.
As the inaugural We Day U.S. approaches on March 27 in Seattle, Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) staff and students have been busy doing local and global community service projects.
