According to Lisa Guthrie, President of the LWSD Board of Directors, the changes in enrollment come from a decline in birth ...

Lake Washington School District (LWSD) is grappling with a decline in student enrollment, driven by a confluence of factors including reduced birth rates, the lingering effects of the COVID-19 ...

Monday marks the Sammamish opening of Emler Swim School, a chain swimming program that has been providing aquatic education since 1975. Headquartered in Texas, Emler has opened a new outlet in ...

Issaquah School District (ISD) aims to create welcoming and inclusive learning environments for all students. To support this goal, the district hosted a three-day training for teachers and staff on ...

Lily Myers (left photo) earned an opportunity from NASA to conduct a science experiment on a zero-gravity flight, scheduled for April 2025. She participated in the NASA SEES internship program for ...

The Eastside Catholic (EC) girls basketball team brought home the 2025 Metro League championship title for the first time since 2020 by defeating four-time defending champions, the Garfield Bulldogs, ...

Dream Dresses collects traditional dresses that are slightly used and ships them back to India.

The Sammamish Independent is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 Youth Journalism Scholarship to seven outstanding local high school students. These students have demonstrated exceptional ...

With high hopes of defending their title, the Eastside Catholic Crusaders girls basketball team fell to the Seattle Prep Panthers on Wednesday, March 5, bringing their season to a heartbreaking end.

A new bill being considered by the Washington State Senate could mandate financial literacy as a high school graduation requirement, starting with the class of 2033. Senate Bill 5080 strives to ...

On Wednesday, April 23, Eastlake High School hosted the only Unified Basketball game of the year with a surprisingly large turnout of both students and parents who came together to celebrate ...

With Eastside Catholic’s Letter of Intent Day, all student athletes in Sammamish’s high schools have committed to their future college. More athletes could follow as walk-ons after they enroll. A warm ...