New album: “Margaux In Tall Places”
During intensives week, a group of students spent time in “Echo Studio” writing and recording an album. Seven students with varying musical backgrounds and a range of musical interests collaborated in small groups to write music and lyrics, recording a total of six songs by Friday afternoon. The final product, Margaux In Tall Places, is…
Read MorePSCS engineers win top awards
PSCS students won top awards among a field of 38 teams at the Popsicle Bridge Contest & PSEC Engineering Fair. The contest, which was held at the Museum of Flight on February 19, challenges teams of high schoolers from all over Puget Sound to build a bridge weighing no more than 13 ounces to span…
Read MorePSCS students balance state budget
Three PSCS students have done something that has so far eluded legislators in Olympia: balance the state budget for the 2011-13 biennium! Students in Nic’s weekly State and Local Public Policy seminar used the League of Education Voters budget app to learn more about legislative options for closing the $4.6 billion budget gap. How did…
Read MoreWelcome to the new PSCS web site!
It’s been several years since PSCS refreshed the look of its online presence, and the school has grown so much in that time. The new site is designed to showcase PSCS as a leading edge, progressive school for families who embrace the rapid change going on in the world today. The old assembly line, factory-style…
Read MoreWhat I Did On My Winter Vacation
I want to start off the new year by telling the story of what I did over my Winter Break. My wife and I spent a week in Phoenix visiting relatives, including my brother-in-law Jim and his wife, Anka. Jim and Anka are both performing artists. They met in their early 20’s at a clowning…
Read MorePSCS Comedy Night Fundraiser 2011!
Save the Date for the 2011 PSCS Comedy Night Fundraiser! Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 7:00pm The Comedy Underground , Seattle, WA
Read MoreInsanity Kontraption Video is Here!
For those who couldn’t be here for the live performance, here’s the result of Scobie’s Insanity Kontraption intensive. Original music was created by junior Maddie Stein.
Read MorePSCS Play: Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”
In 2009, PSCS teacher Nic Warmenhoven was right in the middle of rehearsals for the school play, “A Night and Her Stars,” when one of the actors had to leave the cast. With just four weeks remaining before the opening curtain, Nic needed an actor. “I know a guy who’s not doing anything,” said Murren…
Read MoreIntensives Week is…Well, Intense!
Intensives week, when the class schedule is put on hold while the students sign up for one course that lasts all week, always reminds me why PSCS is the greatest school in the world. * * * Nic led an intensive about the Cold War, which began with a field trip. After receiving a tip…
Read MoreCentury Club Fundraiser Update #3
Thank you, PSCS family! In less than three weeks, we raised almost $6,000! Our goal was 100 individuals each donating $100, and we got almost halfway there. Thanks to a generous matching challenge from Suzanne and William Wittmann, we were able to inspire 11 new $100 donors! But I’m not ready to close the campaign…
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