916 students take the Fix a Leak Challenge

Ms. Benson’s 4th Grade – Brookside
won the big prize of $500 in school supplies

What do you get when 916 Shoreline area students (aka Leak Detectives) take the Fix a Leak Challenge? No less than 229 leaky toilets identified!

North City Water District partnered with Shoreline area schools for the annual Fix-A-Leak Challenge.

Eighty-nine teachers agreed to distribute toilet dye strip test kits to their students, along with the challenge to be “Leak Detectives” and test their home toilets for leaks.

Given that toilets are the #1 cause of undetected water leaks and resulting high water bills, these simple tests are a great way to stop money from “going down the drain” for homeowners, businesses, and schools alike.

Special recognition goes out to the following eleven classrooms that had 100% participation, which qualified their class for entry into a drawing for some special prizes:

    Ms. Ness’s Kindergarten – Kings School
    Ms. Dunphy’s 1st Grade – Kings School
    Mr. Blanchard’s 2nd Grade – Echo Lake
    Ms. White’s 2nd Grade – Kings School
    Ms. Bachelor’s 2nd Grade – Kings School
    Ms. Lindbald’s 3rd Grade – Kings School
    Ms. Peter’s 3rd / 4th Grade – Meridian Park
    Ms. Benson’s 4th Grade – Brookside
    Mr. Fujii’s 5th Grade – Kings
    Ms. Walsh’s 5th Grade – Kings
    Ms. Lersch’s 5th Grade – St. Mark’s

Ms. Lersch's 5th Grade at St. Marks
won a class pizza party

On May 14, North City Water District Commissioner Charlotte Haines conducted the drawing during the Shoreline STEM festival. The following classrooms won prizes:

1st Prize: $500 in school supplies
Ms. Benson’s 4th Grade at Brookside Elementary

2nd Prize: $300 in school supplies
Ms. Walsh’s 5th Grade at Kings Elementary

3rd Prize: $100 in school supplies
Mr. Fujii’s 5th Grade at Kings Elementary

4th Prize: class pizza party
Ms. Lersch’s 5th Grade at St. Mark’s

5th Prize: class pizza party
Ms. Ness’s Kindergarten at Kings School

The following schools participated in this year’s challenge: Brookside, Echo Lake, Kings School, Lake Forest Park, Meridian Park, Parkwood, Syre, Shoreline Christian School, St. Luke’s School and St. Mark’s School.