Thanks to Ken for sharing news of West Seattle High School‘s success at the recent Washington State High School Ethics Bowl – WSHS’s two teams placed third in this statewide competition! Ken also sent the photo, and reports:

There were two teams as well as a school adviser and an outside coach.

Team 1: Mira Skladany (captain), Maxwell Eronimous, Enya Garcia, August Carow
Team 2: Annalisa Ursino (captain), India Reidt, Joni O’Reilly, Holly Hinnant
Team Advisor: Follasade Brown – English Department, WS High
Team Coach: Joseph Len Miller – Graduate Student from UW’s Philosophy department

The Ethics Bowl is described on its website as “a great way for students to deepen their understanding and appreciation of interesting ethical and philosophical issues. High-school ethics bowls utilize case studies relevant to high school students, involving wide-ranging ethical questions such as cheating, plagiarism, peer pressure, use and abuse of social media, privacy, and relationships, as well as political and social issues such as free speech, gun control, cloning, parental consent, and stem cell research.” The program from the competition (held January 31st at the UW) shows that Chief Sealth International High School also participated. First place went to Newport High School from Bellevue (which moves on to the national competition in April), followed by Lakeside School, and then WSHS. Congratulations!