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Youth

Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Oh My! Where in the Rainier Valley to Get Your Girl Scout Cookie Fix

02.25.2011 Eat

Local Girl Scout Troop 42276 met with Mayor Mike McGinn earlier today when they visited City Hall to celebrate the start of Girl Scout Cookie Sales, which run now through March 13. During this time, gaggles of Girl Scouts will spend their weekends increasing your calorie intake at the following Rainier Valley locations: PCC (5041 [...]

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Rainier Valley Middle-School Students Get Pulled Into Rowing

02.18.2011 Arts/Living

Seattle Times (RVP news partner): Former Olympic rower Portia McGee huddled with her teammates Friday morning, strategizing how to win the race that had brought her out of retirement. McGee wanted to beat seven other teams, and to do so she needed the help of her fellow rowers — three students from Aki Kurose Middle [...]

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Play Ball! Rainier District Little League Open for Registration

01.30.2011 Kids

On-line registration for the 2011 Rainier District Little League (RDLL) season is now underway, and south-end youth from 4 to 18-years-old are invited to participate. Players must reside within RDLL boundaries: I-90 south to the city limits; I-5 to Lake Washington, plus the communities of Georgetown, Skyway, Bryn Mawr, Lakeridge, and extending down to Grady [...]

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GIVE: Volunteer Tutors Needed in Rainier Beach

01.20.2011 Education

Looking to get involved? Your RVP’s new Give Page is the only comprehensive listing of volunteer opportunities in the Rainier Valley. Designed to link neighbors with local volunteer opportunities, this is the place to start if you’ve got time and/or financial resources and a desire to help improve your community. Each week, we’ll feature one [...]

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THURSDAY: Watch Rainier Beach Students Perform “Two Truths and a Lie”

01.18.2011 Arts/Living

The community is invited to join the Seattle Rep’s TeenSpeak program this Thur., Jan. 20, at 7 pm for “Two Truths and a Lie” at Rainier Beach High School (8815 Seward Park Ave. S.): How do truth and lies blur together to become an accepted reality? How much of reputation is made because of truth [...]

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Stop What You’re Doing. You MUST Read This Article. Right Now.

10.23.2010 From the Editor

Ed’s note: Garfield High School seniors Cally Shine and Maia Lee have written a a stunning, brutally honest, stop-you-in-your-tracks article about youth violence in Seattle that every Rainier Valley resident should read. By Cally Shine & Maia Lee, Garfield Messenger It’s heavier than he imagined. Black and cold, the serial number scratched off the barrel. [...]

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South-End Teens MUCH More Likely to Get Pregnant Than North-End Peers

10.20.2010 Education

The Seattle Times (RVP news partner): Teen pregnancy is associated with all sorts of bad things — physical risks to babies, interrupted education for moms, and lower lifetime incomes all around — so it’s good news that Washington, overall, has a significantly lower rate than the U.S. average. But the statistics released Wednesday morning by [...]

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SATURDAY: SE Family Action Summit Strives to Help Reduce Youth Violence

09.09.2010 News

This Sat., Sept. 11, the community is invited to attend the 2010 SE Family Action Summit: What Every Parent Wants To Know, from 8:45 am to 3:45 pm at the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club (4520 MLK Jr. Way). Why a Family Action Summit as a strategy for reducing youth violence? From SE Youth [...]

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Rainier Valley 6-Year Old Spearheads Collection Effort for Homeless Families

08.27.2010 News

Several years ago, Rainier Valley neighbor Sebrena Burr and her baby daughter Rena Mateja (right) were on the verge of homelessness when they went to Wellspring Family Services for home. Now, the two are not only stable at home, but also two of the Rainier Valley’s most vocal advocates for children and families. “I believe [...]

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Save the Date: Broadway Bound Presents “God Lives in Glass” in Rainier Beach

08.12.2010 Arts/Living

Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre presents “God Lives In Glass” – the premiere of an original musical, born out of the tragedy of 9/11 – Fri., Aug 20, through Sun., Aug. 22, at Rainier Beach High School Performing Arts Center. The cast features young artists, ages 14-23, from across the Seattle area.

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Gage Academy Brings Free Teen Art Program to Rainier Valley

08.11.2010 Arts/Living

Rainier Valley teens now have access to a free professional-level art program every Saturday night at the 2100 Building Art Studio on 24th Avenue South at Rainier Avenue South near Mt. Baker. Teen Art Studios-Rainier Valley (TAS) was launched earlier this year by Gage Academy of Art as a three-month pilot program modeled after the [...]

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Mt. Baker/Lakewood Community Soccer Holding Fall Youth Soccer Sign-Ups

07.08.2010 Sports

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Unlikely Team Creates Vibrant South-End Mural

06.19.2010 Arts/Living

Tonya Mosely/KING5.com: BRIGHTON – It started off as a way to spruce up a corner. “It’s almost a timeline mural from left to right. The seniors’ perspective to the youth perspective,” says Youth 180 founder Gabriel Ladd as he shows us a new mural put together by members of the Southeast Senior Center and teens [...]

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What to Do With the Kids This Summer? Plenty of Fun, South-End Choices

06.10.2010 Arts/Living

Still not sure what to do with the kids this summer? There are plenty of fun of south-end opportunities: Powerful Schools – Art, Gardening, Circus Arts, Cooking at John Muir Elementary (3301 S Horton St) in Mt. Baker. Dates: Camp #1-June 28th-July 1st / Camp #2- July 12th-15th Time: 9 am – 4 pm Cost: [...]

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All-American Brandon Roy to Be Keynote Speaker at Rainier Vista Breakfast

06.03.2010 Sports

From The Seattle Times (RVP news partner): “I was scared,” he said. “I was really insecure in class. But I got lucky and got hit with a rude awakening as a sophomore. But a lot of guys I know got hit after high school, when it was too late. Once I figured it out and [...]

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Summer Registration Opens at Arts in Motion Community School of the Arts

06.01.2010 Arts/Living

Summer registration at Arts in Motion (AIM) community school of the arts in Columbia City has begun. From AIM: Arts In Motion fosters artistic creativity and personal development through quality arts instruction, performance opportunities and community development, without regard to age, artistic aptitude, or ability to pay. In an effort to keep our programs affordable for [...]

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SATURDAY: The Young Playwrights Are Coming!

05.20.2010 Arts/Living

The community is invited to join Rainier Valley Youth Theatre for the Young Playwrights Festival this Sat, May 22, at 4 pm: Mark your calendars for this literary arts event featuring four one-act plays written by local students. Plays will be dramatized on stage by professional actors. This year’s plays tackle tough topics in ways [...]

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New Chess Club at Rainier Community Center

05.16.2010 Arts/Living

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Save the Date: Franklin High School Arts Festival

05.10.2010 Arts/Living

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Orca Plant Sale Coming Up This Weekend

05.04.2010 Urban Farmer

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WED: Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club to Celebrate 8th Annual All-Girls Sports Day

03.29.2010 Kids

The Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club (4520 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S.) will celebrate the 8th Annual All Girls Sports Day this Wed., March 31, from 10:30 am to 1 pm, with help from the Seattle Storm and Seattle Majestic’s. The event is open to girls ages 6-12. The girls will be broken [...]

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