The Sammamish Independent is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 Youth Journalism Scholarship to seven outstanding local high school students. These students have demonstrated exceptional ...

High school graduation should be a time of celebration, but for some students, the burden of lunch debt looms over the occasion. The Lake Washington Schools Foundation (LWSF), a nonprofit that ...

On Tuesday, July 8 and Wednesday, July 9, three local high school students will advocate for Type-1 Diabetes (T1D) awareness and funding in front of the United States Congress in Washington D.C.

The Central Washington University (CWU) campus in Sammamish has announced its closure, impacting Running Start students on the plateau and prompting the city to plan for the site’s future. The closure ...

On Wednesday, April 23, Eastlake High School hosted the only Unified Basketball game of the year with a surprisingly large turnout of both students and parents who came together to celebrate ...

Since 2011, Apna Bazar has been the only Indian-specific grocery store in Sammamish. With the local Asian population growing to more than 35%, demand is higher than ever. To keep up, Apna Bazar has ...

The Lake Washington School District (LWSD) is taking action to bar an individual who identified himself as a “First Amendment Auditor” from all district properties. This decision follows an incident ...

Lake Washington School District (LWSD) saw a sharp decline in Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) scores for English language arts (ELA), math, and science from 2019 to 2021. Since then, scores have ...

With high hopes of defending their title, the Eastside Catholic Crusaders girls basketball team fell to the Seattle Prep Panthers on Wednesday, March 5, bringing their season to a heartbreaking end.

A new bill being considered by the Washington State Senate could mandate financial literacy as a high school graduation requirement, starting with the class of 2033. Senate Bill 5080 strives to ...

Eastlake High School’s drama department is back with their spring production of “The Phantom Tollbooth.” The production aims to engage younger audiences and will run from March 27-29 and April 3-5 at ...

High school students and parents have largely reacted negatively to the schedule changes announced by the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) to reduce high school schedules from seven to six ...