staff profile
Nic Warmenhoven
Teaching Staff
When Nic Warmenhoven was 14 years old, he received an unusual gift. Nic was an active kid who liked playing Dungeons and Dragons, riding his bike, and organizing his friends into fantasy baseball leagues. His mother thought it would be a good idea to give him a cookbook.
“Her philosophy of gifts is that you should give someone something they’ll enjoy and they would never get for themselves,” he says. Nic enjoyed baking cookies in high school, but he didn’t know what to do with a huge cookbook. He held on to it though, all through high school, and brought it with him when he went to college.
In the summer of 1993, Nic . . .
How to Apply
A step-by-step guide to the PSCS admissions process
Step 1: Mail completed application form, applicant & parent statement before the January 12 deadline.
Admissions Office
Puget Sound Community School
660 S. Dearborn St.
Seattle, WA 98134
Step 2: Applying students are required to participate in an applicant visitation day as a part of the application process. These visits take place on Friday mornings from 8:45–12:15 and are different in focus from our standard visitation/tour days. During these visits, students are present without their parents and are strongly encouraged to participate in school activities, as well as meet and interact with current students and staff.
Step 3: When we contact your family to confirm your applying student’s visit, we will also schedule a 30-minute parent interview. All parents listed on the Family Information page of the application are asked to attend, and interviews are held at PSCS with the school’s Admissions Director and members of the staff. The purpose of this interview is twofold. It’s to help us get to know your family better and gauge your fit to our school philosophy, and it’s to provide you with a personal opportunity to discuss your child in greater depth and ask us any additional questions.
Step 4: Be sure to submit the student’s creative project before the February 2 deadline.
Additional Admissions Information
Mid-Year Enrollment: We are at full enrollment and will not be accepting mid-year applications this year.
Non-Discrimination Policy: Puget Sound Community School has an open admissions policy that reflects our aim to respect individual differences and learn from diversity. We admit students of any racial, national, religious, or ethnic origin, from all backgrounds, belief systems, family dynamics, and orientations. In short, we recognize and invite the participation of all people, not discriminating on any basis in the administration of our programs.
Please note: Students must attend PSCS for a minimum of three full years in order to be eligible to graduate and receive a high school diploma from PSCS.