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Lakewood High School receives high honors at DeMiero Jazz Festival
Lakewood High School received a long list of honors during the 48th annual DeMiero Jazz Festival in Edmonds from March 7-9. This included the Dee Daniels Vocal Jazz Award, the Tenuto – Music Teacher of the Year award, and eight solo awards. The event is the largest vocal jazz festival in the state of Washington with more than 50 schools attending and performing at the festival each year.
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Lakewood levies on April 23 ballot
Learn about the levies on your April 23 ballot. The Replacement Levy for Educational Programs and Operations levy will replace an expiring levy that makes up about 14% of the district's budget. There is no tax-rate increase with the EP&O levy. The Capital Improvements and Safety Levy is a new levy. It focuses on the maintenance and preservation of district facilities and safety/security improvements across the district and seeks to address the short-term needs identified by the Citizens’ Facilities Advisory Committee. Learn more.
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Bond refinancing to save Lakewood taxpayers $4.6M
As part of Lakewood School District’s commitment to financial responsibility, the district successfully completed a $30,480,000 public sale of their Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds, 2024A. The sale was finalized on March 5, 2024. The purpose of this sale was to refinance the District’s outstanding 2014 Bonds. This refinancing will reduce the District’s existing debt obligation by more than $4.6 million over the next nine years.
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