2 schools ranked in nation's top 100

U.S. News & World Report has released a survey that ranks two Eastside schools among the nation's top 100 public high schools.

Kirkland's International Community School is ranked 17th on the list, and Newport High School is 44th.

The Kirkland school, which is part of Lake Washington School District, serves 380 students in seventh through 12th grade.

Newport High School, in the Bellevue district, serves about 1,570 students in ninth through 12th grade. About 75 percent of its 12th-graders and 73 percent of its 11th-graders are enrolled in Advanced Placement classes.

The magazine analyzed 18,790 public high schools in 40 states using data from the 2005-06 school year. It looked at reading- and math-test results for all students on each state's standardized high-school test, and it also took into account how disadvantaged students performed on the test.

North Bend

Citizen of the Year nominations open

The city is seeking nominations for its 2007 Citizen of the Year Award to honor an individual or business that has gone above and beyond to make North Bend a better place to live.

To make a nomination, send a letter detailing what the person or company has done for the community.

The deadline is 5 p.m. Dec. 20. Nominations should be directed to the attention of City Administrator Duncan Wilson. They may be sent by e-mail to duncanw@ci.north-bend.wa.us or by regular mail to City of North Bend, P.O. Box 896, 211 Main Ave. N., North Bend, WA 98045.

Seattle Times Eastside bureau