Navy Junior ROTC shows what it’s got
The Quil Ceda Battalion of the Marysville School District Navy Junior ROTC program held its Evening Parade on Nov. 16 at the Marysville-Pilchuck High School gym. In all, 150 cadets from seven different high schools participated.
Cadets were accompanied by the school band as they demonstrated chain of command, precision and attention to detail. Drill teams performed as the community looked on, including dignitaries Mayor Jon Nehring and Marysville World War II veteran Art Unruh.
The reviewing officer was Cmdr. Derek Dwyer, commanding officer of the Navy Operational Support Command at Naval Station Everett. Inspections were by Capt. Dan Wenceslao, area manager of Navy Junior ROTC Area 13, who gave 29 cadets a score of a perfect 10 on appearance and knowledge.
Overall, the battalion earned a Bravo Zulu streamer in recognition of their dedication and commitment. It also received a patriotism award from Alan Mandigo on behalf of the Military Order of the World Wars.
Terrace drama teens hold food drive
Mountlake Terrace High School drama students took part in a nationwide food drive by high school theater programs called “Trick or Treat so Kids Can Eat.” Students donated 1,448 pounds of food to Concern for Neighbors Food Bank.
Everett teens get nod from Rotary
The Rotary Club of Everett recently honored its fall Students of the Month.
Students of the Month for October:
Hank Tian of Everett High School
Katherine Baggett of Sequoia High School
Matthew Straugh of Cascade High School
Students of the Month for November:
Adrian Monar of Sequoia High School
Fatuma Musaa-Hussein of Everett High School
Alexa Boswell of Cascade High School
Each month the club recognizes outstanding area high school students for their accomplishments and their promise.
Kamiak drama teacher, program honored
Laurie Levine, the drama teacher at Kamiak High School, is featured in a section of Stage Directions magazine that puts a spotlight on the five winners of the 2015 Stage Directions High School Theatre Honors Program. The Kamiak theatre program was honored as the Northwest region winner.
“Doing theatre is a gutsy thing, and I watch them do it so proudly,” Levine says in the magazine profile.
Find the full story at www.stage-directions.com/current-issue.html.
Computer science teen serves at Model UN
Monroe teen Alexandra Ash served as chair of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development at the 2015 Pacific Model United Nations, held Nov. 21-22 in Seattle.
Ash is in her junior year at Sky Valley Education Center and takes classes at Cascadia Community College through Running Start. She has participated in the last few Model UN programs through SVEC.
Computer science is a passion for Ash, who taught third-graders and high school girls how to program at University of Washington camps over the summer. She also volunteers with SVEC’s robotics team.
“I love teaching the students and helping immerse them in the engineering field,” Ash said. “It starts as a foreign language to them, and soon they get to really understand it and have a passion for it.”
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