The 5th Dean of SBE will be . . .

If I knew I would tell you.  Four candidates were interviewed, and recommendations were sent to the provost on May 24th, but no announcement has been forthcoming.  No doubt there are delicate negotiations underway, but rumor and apparent leaks were the order of the day on the 30th.  Dr. Daniels reported on the 31st:

Friends,

Many of you have asked me about the timeline for the dean search process.  I’ve spoken with both Jeff Van Duzer and Micheal Roe today, and wanted to share with you that progress is being made.  This week Jeff and Dan Martin both had good conversations with the candidate who was recommended by the dean search committee, and I’m fairly confident that we will have clarity on outcome by early next week. I know this has been a tough season of uncertainty.  I continue to be very grateful for our colleagues who put many hours in on the search itself, and especially for Micheal Roe who went way above and beyond the call of duty as the chair of the search committee on top of his regular responsibilities in SPFC. 

Denise Daniels, Ph.D.
Interim Dean

Bellevue Christian Boys Bring Home Surprise
3rd Place Trophy from State Track & Field
 
BCS senior Daniel Nortz (left), grandson of senator Slade Gorton, ended his magnificent high school running career with the State title in the 800m run.  This amazing race will long be remembered by those who were there.  The lead runner, junior Logan Owens from Riverside, began his victory celebration about three yards early and Daniel kicked past him in a final wild sprint and won by 0.15 seconds.  And I was there to get the picture.

Similarly, senior Scott Miller, on his final throw of 163'-8" in the discus, moved from 3rd place to 1st to win that State title.  He also took 5th in the javelin and 6th in the shot put.  His 17 points in these three events put Bellevue Christian in the hunt for a trophy.  Only the top four of sixty eight schools come home with hardware.

Our lone Lady Viking, freshman Courntey Porter, took 2nd in both the 100m high hurdles and the 300m low hurdles.  She will anchor the BCS girls team for three more years. Only five of our boys had a part in scoring our 33 point total.  But it was just enough for 3rd place.  Riverside won the final event and took 4th with 32 points.  And tied with 31 points were the two teams that had beaten us at the Nisqually League championships (Eatonville) and at the Tri-District championships (arch rival King's).  It was a fabulous four day mini-vacation for team photographer "Doc" Sleight.
 

Susan Scratches the Remodeling Itch

Susan has five bedrooms and five bathrooms on five acres on the west edge of Redmond near Totem Lake.  But she has such a gift of hospitality that she's expanding her living room at the expense of a portion of her very large east-facing deck.

Her living room and music room are now walled off from the rest of the house so the construction can be completed without disturbing Susan and Ginger.  The furniture is in the garage, and her piano is wrapped up tight as a drum. (Did I just write that?!)

When finished, the raised music area will look out to both the north and east over a much enlarged living room.