All parents from the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) are invited to attend Lake Washington PTSA Council’s Parent Resource Fair. It will be held from 6-8 p.m. on May 8, at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center.

Community organizations who promote education, health, safety and recreation will be in attendance with information for K-12 students who live in Kirkland, Redmond and Sammamish. District staff from the LWSD will be on hand to answer your questions. Free parent education sessions will be offered at the event.

The event will include a talks on: “The Transition from Middle School to High School,” presented by Ken Wong, Teen Program Administrator for the city of Redmond – 6:30-7 p.m. in room A; “Update on Lake Washington School District,” presented by LWSD Superintendent Dr. Traci Pierce – 7-7:50 p.m. in room A; and Director of Student Services from LWSD, Matt Gillingham, will present talks on “Mental Health” – 6:30-7 p.m.; “Substance Abuse” – 7-7:30 p.m.; and “Bullying” – 7:30-8 p.m. in room B.

“We are so excited to host an evening to bring together our Lake Washington School District families and the fantastic array of community resources who serve them. We can’t think of a better way for us to fulfill the paramount part of our mission to advocate for the health, well-being and education of every child” said President of LWPTSA Council Judy East.

Event participants from the LWSD will include Pierce, Gillingham, Kathryn Reith, and Cheryl Chikalla. LWSD School Board Members attending will be Nancy Bernard and Christopher Carlson. Learn about alternatives to traditional high school from the High School Programs Departments from Bellevue College, Cascadia Community College, and Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

Other organizations represented include ARC of Washington; Assistance League of the Eastside (Operation School Bell); Boys and Girls Club Kirkland and Redmond/Sammamish; Camp Kindness Counts; Care Day; CERT – Kirkland and Redmond; College Bound; Computing Kids; Friends of Youth; Hopelink; KTUB Teen Center; King County 2-1-1; King County Library System; Lifewire; Mercer Slough EEC/Pacific Science Center; LWPTSA Special Needs Group; Pantry Packs; PFLAG of Bellevue/Eastside; Redmond Old Fire House Teen Center; Sound Mental Health; Transition Academy (LWSD); Washington Autism Advocacy; WithinReac h; Year Up; YES -Youth Eastside Services; Youth Suicide Prevention Program and more.

The LWPTSA Council serves the PTA and PTSA units within the Lake Washington School District, in the cities of Kirkland, Redmond, Woodinville and Sammamish. Lake Washington PTSA Council is part of Region 2 of Washington State PTA and is also part of National PTA. PTA is the largest grassroots child advocacy organization in the United States, dedicated to the welfare of all children for over 100 years.

The Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center is located at 16600 NE 80th St in Redmond.

For more information and details, visit us at www.LWPTSA.net.