![West Seattle High School’s (WSHS) Chinese program is closing down and teachers in the program are informed to transfer to a different high school. At WSHS, 475 both former and current students have signed a petition to help teacher Ying Yu continue her Chinese program. She shares that initially, the program offered only four classes with 90 students but with her initiatives, the program grew to be full-time with 154 students and 137 students on the waiting list. (Seattle Public Schools Board Meeting YouTube Channel: Seattle Schools Board Meeting May 8, 2024, [58:25])](https://ballardtalisman.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-14-134038.png)
![“Link Crew is meant to be a way for [upperclassmen] to help ninth graders with the transition to high school,” Laura Lehni, language arts teacher, ASB advisor and Link coordinator, said](https://ballardtalisman.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_4601-1200x800.jpg)
![Henry Willy [pictured left] taking the field with his teammates in a 10-11 loss vs. Saas.](https://ballardtalisman.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2431.jpg)
Laura Rude, Staff Reporter
Originally published January 19, 2016
Varsity Boys Basketball, along with new head coach Michael Broom, defeated the Roosevelt Rough Riders last Friday night with the score of 54-43. The gym was filled with fans from both schools as the rival teams went head-to-head. The energy and excitement of the fans and players kept the gym full and game alive until the last seconds.
It was a close game with the beavers at 25 points and the rough riders at 20 points. But by the end, the Beavers pulled ahead and closed with a win. Beavers’ next game will be against Cleveland high school this Tuesday January 19th at 7:30 p.m.
