October 30, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Redmond, Wash. – The Lake Washington School District Elementary Quest Program for Highly Capable Students (grades 1-6) will accept applications for the 2010-2011 school year from November 2, 2009, through 4 p.m. on November 30, 2009.

All parents interested in the Quest Program are invited to attend the Quest Elementary Information Evening on Thursday, November 5. Two sessions will be held: one from 4:30 - 6 p.m. and the other from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Both will be held at Rose Hill Junior High (13505 NE 75th St., Redmond, WA 98052). NOTE: If you need to bring your child to this meeting, please plan to attend the earlier session (4:30 - 6 p.m.). This program will explain more specifically what Quest offers to highly capable, academically gifted children.

The elementary Quest program offers two options for students who demonstrate superior ability, who exceed grade level standards in literacy and math, and who exhibit exceptional creativity in the classroom. Students who qualify for the Full Time program are enrolled in an accelerated, self-contained classroom for the full day, five days a week. Students in the Enrichment Pull Out program attend their home school four days a week and a pullout enrichment classroom one day a week.

More information can be found in the Quest information packet that will be available at all elementary schools, in the Quest section of the Lake Washington School District Web site, and at the Quest Office on the third floor of the Resource Center (16250 NE 74th Street, Redmond, WA 98052). For more information, contact Janette Cimburek at 425-702-3238 or Quest@lwsd.org.

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About Lake Washington: Lake Washington School District is a high-performing public school district serving Kirkland, Redmond and Sammamish, Washington. It is the sixth largest district in the state of Washington, with over 23,000 students in 50 schools.