"[80], A second insurrection, the Morisco Revolt (15681571), ensued in the Kingdom of Granada. The decrease in fish stocks has led to the rise of aquaculture, including fish farming both on the coasts and in the interior. (Learn about the construction at Van Asselt to prepare for Mercer.) The genre embraces distinct vocal (cante flamenco), guitar (toque flamenco), and dance (baile flamenco) styles.[183]. In 1528 Francisco Delicado wrote La lozana andaluza, a novel in the orbit of La Celestina, and in 1599 the Sevillian Mateo Alemn wrote the first part of Guzmn de Alfarache, the first picaresque novel with a known author. Mlaga, Spain. [31] The textile industry collapsed in the early twentieth century.[why? (Feb. 2 was originally scheduled as the day between semesters. There are numerous major festivals during Holy Week. The larger one, Dlmen de Menga, is twenty-five metres in diameter and four metres high, and was built with thirty-two megaliths, the largest weighing about 180 tonnes. Andalusia has a surface area of 87,597 square kilometres (33,821sqmi), 17.3% of the territory of Spain. The honorific title of Hijo Predilecto de Andaluca ("Favourite Son of Andalusia") is granted by the Autonomous Government of Andalusia to those whose exceptional merits benefited Andalusia, for work or achievements in natural, social, or political science. Home - Leota Middle - Northshore School District The Umayyad Caliphate produced such leaders as Caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III (ruled 912961) and his son, Caliph Al-Hakam II (ruled 961976) and built the magnificent Great Mosque of Crdoba. The process followed the Spanish Constitution of 1978, still current as of 2009, which recognizes and guarantees the right of autonomy for the various regions and nationalities of Spain. Meany Middle School. Revivalist architecture in the 19th and 20th centuries contributed the buildings of the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 in Seville, including the Neo-Mudjar Plaza de Espaa. The Tabernas Desert in Almera, Europe's only true desert, has less than 75 days with any measurable precipitation, and some particular places in the desert have as few as 50 such days. [50] The mountains of Granada and Jan have the coldest temperatures in southern Iberia, but do not reach continental extremes (and, indeed are surpassed by some mountains in northern Spain). Still, Hotel chains such as Fuerte Hotels have ensured that sustainability within the tourism industry is one of their highest priorities.[145][146][147]. The 8th and 9th graders had previously attended Cleveland and Sharples, while the 7th graders came from Beacon Hill, Columbia, Concord, Georgetown, Maple, Muir, and Van Asselt. Cajasur is also one of the league's leading teams. The Belief Academy also started at Mercer in 1991. According to him, the green came in particular from the standard of the Umayyad Caliphate and represented the call for a gathering of the populace. No single Andalusian newspaper is distributed throughout the region, not even with local editions. [133] Commercial fishing produces only 0.5 percent of the product of the regional primary sector by value, but there are areas where it has far greater importance. The ski resort of Sierra Nevada, near Granada, has however hosted the 1996 Alpine World Ski Championships, and Granada hosted the 2015 Winter Universiade. The PTSA includes all of us in the Mercer community! [110], At the beginning of the 21st century, statistics show a slight increase in the birth rate, due in large part to the higher birth rate among immigrants. The estimated population at the beginning of 2009 was 8,285,692. Chair), Horvath, Jeff (Instructional Facilitator, Technology), Kinzer, Sarah (Instructional Facilitator), Paige, Camille (Specialized Instructional Services), Roos, Sarah (Specialized Instructional Services), Scott, Jennifer (Digital Experience Specialist), Shelton, Katherine (Specialized Instructional Services), Wells, Kristin (World Languages Dept. The Council of Government, the highest political and administrative organ of the Community, exercises regulatory and executive power. The dominant species of the climax community is the holly oak (Quercus ilex). The region's highest court, the High Court of Andalusia (Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andaluca) is not part of the Autonomous Government, and has its seat in Granada. Many enclosed convents of nuns make and sell pastries, especially Christmas pastries: mantecados, polvorones, pestios, alfajores, yemas de San Leandro[es; ru], as well as churros or tejeringos, meringue cookies (merengadas), and amarguillos[es]. Mercer Int'l Middle School will temporarily relocate to an interim site while our building is reconstructed. Spain had to accept the loss of its American colonies and lost a number of crucial military conflicts in Europe. [123] The primary cultivation is dryland farming of cereals and sunflowers without artificial irrigation, especially in the vast countryside of the Guadalquivir valley and the high plains of Granada and Almera-with a considerably lesser and more geographically focused cultivation of barley and oats. an alternate format by contacting us: communications@sccpss.com, Mercer Middle School Yearbook Picture Day - Friday, October 1, 2021. Lies far behind the manufacturing sector of shipping materials just over 10% of the Spanish economy. [131] The value of forest products as such constitutes only 2 percent of agricultural production. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 20,500 euros or 68% of the EU27 average in the same year.[118]. In urban transport, underdeveloped public transport systems put pedestrian traffic and other non-motorized traffic are at a disadvantage compared to the use of private vehicles. [205], Fried fishpescato fritoand seafood are common on the coast and also eaten well into the interior under coastal influence. (Asa) Mercer Middle School Photograph Collection [188] Other notables include the singer, songwriter, and poet Joaqun Sabina, Isabel Pantoja, Rosa Lpez, who represented Spain at Eurovision in 2002, and David Bisbal. In reality there are not two, but three Andalusias: the Sierra Morena, the Valley [of the Guadalquivir] and the [Cordillera] Penibtica[36]. The city lies along a wide bay of the Mediterranean Sea at the mouth of the Guadalmedina River in the centre of the Costa del Sol. Asa Mercer Middle School Located in the Jefferson Park area of Beacon Hill, Asa Mercer Junior High School was named for Asa Shinn Mercer who, at age 22, became president and sole teacher of the newly founded Territorial University. Register for free. Mountain ranges affect climate, the network of rivers, soils and their erosion, bioregions, and even human economies insofar as they rely on natural resources. Beginning in the 1990s, others have been immigrating in large numbers as well, as Spain has become a country of net immigration. Byzantine architecture is an example of such cultural diffusion continuing even after the collapse of the empire. [26], Population boomed after the conquest of Mlaga by the Catholic Monarchs in 1487 (and the ensuing conquest of Granada in 1492), as concerns about military insecurity were left in the past. Asa Mercer Middle School - Find Alumni, Yearbooks & Reunion Plans Gibraltar shares a .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1.2 kilometres (34mi) land border with the Andalusian portion of the province of Cdiz at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar. Antequera is 160km from Seville and 102km from Granada, which is connected by motorway A-92 and will be connected by the high-speed Transverse Axis Rail in the near future. There are two professional teams: Cajasur Priego TM and Caja Granada TM, the latter being Spain's leading table tennis team, with more than 20 league championships in nearly consecutive years and 14 consecutive Copas del Rey, dominating the Liga ENEB. The main ports are Algeciras (for freight and container traffic) and Mlaga for cruise ships. In Cdiz, traditional costumes with rural origins are worn at bullfights and at parties on the large estates. Birds of prey (raptors) include the Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti), the griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), and both the black and red kite (Milvus migrans and Milvus milvus). [151], The infrastructure for production of electricity consists of eight large thermal power stations, more than 70 hydroelectric power plants, two wind farms, and 14 major cogeneration facilities. The Andalusian territory is divided into 88 legal/judicial districts (partidos judiciales). Notable sculptors in these traditions include Lorenzo Mercadante de Bretaa, Pedro Milln[es], Juan Martnez Montas, Pedro Roldn, Jos de Arce[es], Jernimo Balbs, Alonso Cano, and Pedro de Mena.[175]. Use the following link to purchase a yearbook: Disclaimer Text goes in this spot. When comparing world regions rather than individual countries, the single largest immigrant block is from the region of Latin America, outnumbering not only all North Africans, but also all non-Spanish Western Europeans. Andalusia (UK: / n d l u s i ,-z i /, US: /- (i) ,- (i) /; Spanish: Andaluca Spanish pronunciation: [andalui.a]) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain.It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. Under these rulers, Crdoba was the center of economic and cultural significance. Umayyad Spain was formally Muslim, but broadly (though not entirely), tolerant of other religions. Chair), Ausberry, Marshall (Special Education Dean). Biogeographically, Andalusia forms part of the Western Mediterranean subregion of the Mediterranean Basin, which falls within the Boreal Kingdom. Andalusia has a great artisan tradition in tile, leather (see Shell cordovan), weaving (especially of the heavy jarapa cloth), marquetry, and ceramics (especially in Jan, Granada, and Almera), lace (especially Granada and Huelva), embroidery (in Andvalo), ironwork, woodworking, and basketry in wicker, many of these traditions a heritage of the long period of Muslim rule.[211]. In a comparison with the Spanish economy, this subsector is virtually the only food that has some weight in the national economy with 16.16%. [67] Among these many spaces, some of the most notable are the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park, Spain's largest natural park and the second largest in Europe, the Sierra Nevada National Park, Doana National Park and Natural Park, the Tabernas Desert, and the Cabo de Gata-Njar Natural Park, the largest terrestrial-maritime reserve in the European Western Mediterranean Sea. [184], Also within the Autonomous Community (of Andalucia) is the exclusive competence in knowledge, conservation, research, training, promotion and dissemination of flamenco as a unique element of the Andalusian cultural heritage. The region also has a rich musical tradition of flamenco songs, or palos called cartageneras. School in session. El Plan de Infraestructuras para el transporte sostenible prev una inversin de 30.000 millones", Abengoa opens the first EU commercial concentrating Solar Power Tower, La central solar de alta temperatura de Andasol 2 ya ha puesto la primera piedra, "Medgaz une dos continentes con la obra firmada por Garca Lorca", "Reflexiones acerca de las actuaciones llevadas a cabo en la sede administrativa y accesos del Conjunto Arqueolgico de Itlica", "Arquitectura tradicional en el Marquesado del Zenete", "Iconic Cultural Image Heads Selection of Works by Top Spanish Artists", "El costumbrismo en la pintura sevillana del siglo XIX", "Lo decisivo fue la mezcla: y esa mezcla slo ocurri en Andaluca. Among the herbivores, are several deer (Cervidae) species, notably the fallow deer (Dama dama) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus); the European mouflon (Ovis aries musimon), a feral sheep; and the Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica, which despite its scientific name is no longer found in the Pyrenees). Past Reunions No past reunions Some of the buildings profiled are historic, some of recent vintage, and many no longer exist (new names and buildings not included in these profiles from 2000 have been added), but each plays or has played an important role in the education of Seattle's youth. The Cordillera Subbtica is quite discontinuous, offering many passes that facilitate transportation, but the Penibtico forms a strong barrier between the Mediterranean coast and the interior. [81], In 181012 Spanish troops strongly resisted the French occupation during the Peninsular War (part of the Napoleonic Wars). [citation needed] Spain became increasingly Christian after the second century. Among the autonomous communities, Andalusia is second only to Catalonia in tourism, with nearly 30 million visitors every year. general public. [171] Andalusia also has such Baroque-era buildings as the Palace of San Telmo in Seville (seat of the current autonomic presidency), the Church of Our Lady of Reposo in Campillos, and the Granada Charterhouse. [citation needed] Nonetheless, the level of tourism on the Andalusian coasts has been high enough to have a significant environmental impact, and other organizationssuch as the Spanish Ecologists in Action (Ecologistas en Accin) with their description of "Black Flag beaches"[143] or Greenpeace[144]have expressed the opposite sentiment. Chief among these is the Andalusian Autonomous Government (Junta de Andaluca). The Solar power tower PS10 was built by the Andalusian firm Abengoa in Sanlcar la Mayor in the province of Seville, and began operating in March 2007. Staff Directory - Asa Mercer International Middle School For the medieval Islamic state which covered most of Iberia, see, Toggle Government and politics subsection, Toggle Administrative divisions subsection, Vandals, Visigoths and the Byzantine Empire, Agriculture, husbandry, hunting, and forestry. Art. The Andalusian Statute of Autonomy recognizes Seville as the autonomy's capital. Sep 4. voted to approve the revised 2022-23 school year dates. In a very different vein, the province of Almera was the filming location for many Westerns, especially (but by no means exclusively) the Italian-directed Spaghetti Westerns. [111], In 2005, 5.35 percent of the population of Andalusia were born outside of Spain. Other institutions specified in the Statute are the Defensor del Pueblo Andaluz (literally "Defender of the Andalusian People", basically an ombudsperson), the Consultative Council, the Chamber of Accounts, the Audiovisual Council of Andalusia, and the Economic and Social Council. Its most illustrious representative was Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. [15] A large sugar industry was established in 1890. [122] However, its importance is declining, like the primary and secondary sectors generally, as the service sector is increasingly taking over. Read more about the remote learning plan for snow days. Seville also has the highest average annual temperature in mainland Spain and mainland Europe (19.2C; 66.6F), closely followed by another Andalucian city, Almera (19.1C; 66.4F). Responsibility for healthcare jurisdictions devolved from the Spanish government to Andalusia with the enactment of the Statute of Autonomy. High School Fall Football - August 16 Fall Sports - August 21 Winter Bowling - October 30 Winter Sports - November 13 A partnership with its neighbor, the Veterans Hospital, allows 8th graders to perform volunteer work. Asa Mercer International Middle School Replacement Project Learn about each project phase Mercer International Middle School will be replaced with a new school building on the same campus. In addition, limestone, clay, and other materials used in construction are well distributed throughout Andalusia. View Bell Schedule, Attendance: 206-252-8004 [55] The Sierra Nevada, part of the Cordillera Penibtica in the Province of Granada, has the highest peaks in Iberia: El Mulhacn at 3,478 metres (11,411ft) and El Veleta at 3,392 metres (11,129ft). Yearbook / Yearbook - Loudoun County Public Schools Some of the greatest architecture in Andalusia was developed across several centuries and civilizations, and the region is particularly famous for its Islamic and Moorish architecture, which includes the Alhambra complex, Generalife[169] and the Mosque-Cathedral of Crdoba. [125] There are extensive vineyards in various zones such as Jerez de la Frontera (sherry), Condado de Huelva, Montilla-Moriles and Mlaga. [25] In the Estoria de Espaa (also known as the Primera Crnica General) of Alfonso X of Castile, written in the second half of the 13th century, the term Andaluca is used with three different meanings: From an administrative point of view, Granada remained separate for many years even after the completion of the Reconquista[26] due, above all, to its emblematic character as the last territory regained, and as the seat of the important Real Chancillera de Granada, a court of last resort. 9: 00 AM - 1: 00 PM. Mlaga. [132], Fishing is a longstanding tradition on the Andalusian coasts. We're moving! Copyright 2022 Finalsite - all rights reserved. Other principal routes are the one from Algeciras to Seville and from Almera via Granada to Madrid. The weakness caused by the collapse of Almohad power and the subsequent creation of new Taifas, each with its own ruler, led to the rapid Castile reconquest of the valley of the Guadalquivir. The dominant ideas have an Andalusian accent. At the municipal level, representation, government and administration is performed by the ayuntamiento (municipal government), which has competency for urban planning, community social services, supply and treatment of water, collection and treatment of waste, and promotion of tourism, culture, and sports, among other matters established by law.[105]. He is remembered primarily for his role in three milestones of the old American West: the founding of the University of Washington, the Mercer Girls, and the Johnson County War. [92], Paul Preston estimates the total number of victims of deliberately killed by the Nationalists in Andalusia at 55,000.[93]. When the grave was opened and examined in the nineteenth century, archaeologists found the skeletons of several hundred people inside. In October 2006 the constitutional commission of the Cortes Generales (the national legislature of Spain), with favorable votes from the left-of-center Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), the leftist United Left (IU) and the right-of-center People's Party (PP), approved a new Statute of Autonomy for Andalusia, whose preamble refers to the community as a "national reality" (realidad nacional): The Andalusianist Manifesto of Crdoba described Andalusia as a national reality in 1919, whose spirit the Andalusians took up outright through the process of self-government recognized in our Magna Carta. In the woodlands, leafy hardwoods of genus Populus (poplars, aspens, cottonwoods) and Ulmus (elms) are also abundant; poplars are cultivated in the plains of Granada.[62]. Counting together feature films, documentaries, television programs, music videos etc., Andalusia has boomed from 37 projects shooting in 1999 to 1,054 in 2007, with the figure for 2007 including 19 feature films. The largest number of Olympic appearances were by the Malaguea swimmer Mara Pelez (five appearances), the Granadan skier Mara Jos Rienda (four), the Sevillian rider Luis Astolfi (four), and the Sevillian rower Fernando Climent (four, including a silver at Los Angeles, California, US, in 1984.[219]. For a detailed history of basketball in Andalucia, see: historical nationality and a national reality, Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance, Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park, Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin, Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian peninsula, Andalusian Statute of Autonomy on Wikisource, Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andaluca, President of the Regional Government of Andalusia, List of cities in Andalusia by population, Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, Andalusian Center for Marine Science and Technology, International Festival of Short FilmsAlmera in Short, Islantilla Festival of Film and Television, List of Andalusian food and drink products with protected status, Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art, "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab", "Princes and Merchants: European City Growth before the Industrial Revolution", "Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Crdoba (Spain)", "Why the Guadalquivir valley is the pan of Spain (in Spanish)", "Sobre los orgenes histricos de Andaluca", "Der Name al-Andalus: neue berlegungen zu einem alten Problem", "Representing and Remembering al-Andalus: Some Historical Considerations Regarding the End of Time and the Making of Nostalgia", the digitization of the relevant document, "Junta de Andaluca - Hija Predilecta o Hijo Predilecto de Andaluca", "Valores climatolgicos normales - Agencia Estatal de Meteorologa - AEMET. KIMBALL ELEMENTARY. Franklin High School. The Romans defeated the Carthaginians and conquered Andalusia, the region being renamed Baetica. Other writers have justified the colours differently, with some Andalusian nationalists referring to them as the Arbonaida, meaning white-and-green in Mozarabic, a Romance language that was spoken in the region in Muslim times. Starting from the mid-eighteenth century, Spain underwent a series of reforms, in particular a land reform and the reduction of the power of the Church (the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1767) that produced a slow economic recovery. To the east is the Mediterranean Sea; to the west Portugal and the Gulf of Cdiz (Atlantic Ocean); to the north the Sierra Morena constitutes the border with the Meseta Central; to the south, the self-governing[37] British overseas territory of Gibraltar and the Strait of Gibraltar separate it from Morocco. After they were attacked by the Visigoths, they voluntarily submitted to Gunderic of the Hasding Vandals and western Alans in 419. The area was then heavily Romanized with many colonies established nearby. Chair), ZZ-Inactive-Pickett, Jamia (Learning Resources), ZZ-Inactive-Plummer, Karen (World Languages), ZZ-Inactive-Pollock, Sofia (World Languages), ZZ-Inactive-Procaccio, Nicole (Social Science), ZZ-Inactive-Reed, Jeffrey (Social Sciences), ZZ-Inactive-Slusar, Melissa (Learning Resources), ZZ-Inactive-Socia, Vicki (Social Science), ZZ-Inactive-Stanislawski, Adam (Learning Resources), ZZ-Inactive-Stecura, Melissa (Testing Coordinator), ZZ-Inactive-Thomas, Tanipa (School Counselor), ZZ-Inactive-Urbina, Marcela (Learning Resources), Abdelrazaq, Suzanne (English Dept. "Anticaria" redirects here. Andalusia has many unique ecosystems. Resumen por Comunidades Autnomas, Instituto Nacional de Estadstica de Espaa, "Poblacin extranjera por Nacionalidad, comunidades, Sexo y Ao", "La renta per cpita andaluza alcanza los 17.401 euros, la segunda ms baja de Espaa", "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018", "Explotacin obtenida a partir de la tabla Contabilidad Provincial Anual de Andaluca", Instituto de Estadstica y Cartografa de Andaluca, "Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs: Andalusia", "Andalusia as a model demonstrator region", "The Agricultural and Fisheries sector in Andalusia", "Recursos de la agricultura: Recursos naturales de Andaluca", Impacto de la ayuda a la produccin sobre el olivar andaluz, "Recursos forestales: Recursos naturales de Andaluca", "El Reino de Espaa. Semesters: High Schools, Middle Schools, K-8, Quarters: High Schools, Middle Schools, K-8. Asa Mercer Middle School Located in the Jefferson Park area of Beacon Hill, Asa Mercer Junior High School was named for Asa Shinn Mercer who, at age 22, became president and sole teacher of the newly founded Territorial University. The municipal territory includes the villages of Bobadilla, Caadas de Pareja, Cartaojal, Colonia de Santa Ana, La Higuera, La Joya, Los Llanos, Los Nogales and Villanueva de Cauche.[11]. Bilingual Phone: 206-252-8008, 1600 S Columbian Way Although sparsely populated, this is not a particularly high range, and its highest point, the 1,323-metre (4,341ft) peak of La Bauela in the Sierra Madrona, lies outside of Andalusia. The territory was ceded by Carthage in 201BCE and Anticaria's region was organized as Hispania Ulterior in 197BCE. Ballads, lullabies, street vendor's cries, nursery rhymes, and work songs are plentiful. [153] The Madrid-Crdoba-Seville route was the first high-velocity route in Spain (operating since 1992). Blas Infante considered these to have been the colours most used in regional symbols throughout the region's history. Architecture of Spain. Sep 2018 - Jun 20223 years 10 months. High-speed AVE trains run from Madrid via Crdoba to Seville and Mlaga, from which a branch from Antequera to Granada opened in 2019. Hunting remains relatively important in Andalusia, but has largely lost its character as a means of obtaining food. These are variously known as pedanas ("hamlets"), villas ("villages"), aldeas (also usually rendered as "villages"), or other similar names. As for cultural tourism, there are hundreds of cultural tourist destinations: cathedrals, castles, forts, monasteries, and historic city centers and a wide variety of museums. By 9:30am we will get in the vans and drive to the University of Washington Waterfront Activities Center. The formula to schedule key dates in the CBA states that the first day of school will be the first Wednesday of September. Add to this its area of 87,268 square kilometres (33,694sqmi) (larger than many European countries), and it can be no surprise that Andalusia has figured prominently in the history of Europe and the Mediterranean. Manzanilla-Sanlcar de Barrameda, D.O. [27] The often-used expression "Four Kingdoms of Andalusia" dates back in Spanish at least to the mid-18th century. [58], The Sierra Morena, due to its morphology and the acidic content of its rocks, developed principally relatively poor, shallow soils, suitable only for forests. [112][113] The result is that as of 2009, the trend toward rejuvenation of the population is among the strongest of any autonomous community of Spain, or of any comparable region in Europe.[111]. Different newspapers are published for each Andalusian provincial capital, comarca, or important city. Students are required to complete ten years of schooling, and may not leave school before the age of 16, after which students may continue on to a baccalaureate, to intermediate vocational education, to intermediate-level schooling in arts and design, to intermediate sports studies, or to the working world. In particular, the alluvial soils of the Guadalquivir valley and plain of Granada have a loamy texture and are particularly suitable for intensive irrigated crops. Nowadays, the Andalusian government states that the colours of the flag evoke the Andalusian landscape as well as values of purity and hope for the future.[30].

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