With two kids successfully managing full college course loads and one thriving at the high school, I can vouch wholeheartedly for the quality of Vashon’s schools, which have always had the full support of our community.

Please show your support once again by voting to renew the upcoming school levy by Feb. 13. (Ballots are going out on Jan. 24). It really is vital. It makes up 20 percent of the district’s operating budget, supporting the beyond-basic programs — additional teachers, arts and music programs, AP courses, extra-curricular programs, counselors, nurses and enrichment programs — that distinguish our island schools.

— Anne Atwell