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Issaquah School District breaks ground on new high school, leaders pledge career-connected programs
Summary
Students and district leaders marked the start of construction on a long-delayed Issaquah School District high school, citing voter-approved bonds, legal and permitting delays and plans for flexible, career-connected programs designed to relieve overcrowding.
A student presenter representing Issaquah School District middle schools opened the ceremonial groundbreaking with a spoken-word piece that framed the project as part of a longer story of place and community: "What we build builds us," the reader said.
AJ Taylor, president of the Issaquah School Board, said the new high school responds to persistent overcrowding in the district’s high schools and reflects a decade of community commitment. "Our voters made a commitment in 2016 to build a new high school," Taylor…
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