In regards to the article “Public comment welcome on Lake Washington School District’s $400 million bond to fund new schools, repair older ones”…

As a former student of two of the schools listed for repair, I applaud the plans being made. When I was in Robin Heliotis’s class in 2000 there were only two Kindergarten teachers working at Peter Kirk Elementary School (PK). Now there are five.

The demand for expansion of PK is finally underway and I hope that the teachers are given the space to provide the excellent education I remember with the increasing population of the district.

One of the issues not addressed in the article was the recent renovation of Lake Washington High School. The remodel, completed in 2011, was planned to house grades 10-12 as the school traditionally housed, though one year after the remodel was complete grade nine was added to the facility. So much money was spent building a school that was not large enough for the students put into it.

I just wish that time could have been spared and the plan to house four grades would have been brought to light from the beginning instead of expanding five years later.

Lastly, I hope that all of the schools are given the repairs and space they require in order to foster the minds of tomorrow. Kirkland is truly a wonderful place to grow up.

Jessi Navarre, Kirkland