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Shakespeare Competition showcases young talent<\/h2>\n

March 2026: This year’s Seattle Branch Shakespeare Competition was full of talent and enthusiasm.<\/h3>\n Read more<\/i><\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Salute to Scotland<\/h2>\n

January 2026: Our holiday party “Salute to Scotland” at the Women’s University Club was a fabulous success!<\/h3>\n Read more<\/i><\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Knowsley Hall<\/h2>\n

November 2025: Loveday Conquest and Fred Kleinschmidt share unforgettable memories of their ESU visit to Knowsley Hall in southwest England.<\/h3>\n Read more<\/i><\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Daniela Melgar appears on stage<\/h2>\n

October 2025: Daniela Melgar, Head of Drama at Mercer Island High School and teacher of the winner of the Seattle Shakespeare Competition, was chosen as the Seattle Branch\u2019s 2025 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) Scholar. <\/h3>\n Read more<\/i><\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Kyle Gerstel wins 2025 Shakespeare Competition<\/h2>\n

Kyle Gerstel from Mercer Island High School, winner of the 2025 Seattle Shakespeare Competition, with his teacher Daniela Melgar. Kyle placed in the top 10 in the National Finals and also won a People’s Choice Award. Daniela Melgar is attending a week long theatre class this summer at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-on-Avon on a scholarship from the Seattle Branch. <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-817","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nIn the News - 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