School Winners

Monroe students scare up food aid

More than 40 Monroe High School students spread out across the city on Halloween night for a “We Scare Hunger” food drive that brought in 1,385 pounds of food for the Sky Valley Food Bank.

The event was organized by students Karen Vasatka and Alyson Gonzalez by splitting up neighborhoods into sections to make sure as much area as possible was covered.

We Scare Hunger is an initiative by the Free the Children program to help inspire kids to foster change locally and to serve their communities.

Park Place Middle School also held a We Scare Hunger food drive and collected 198 pounds for the food bank.

Everett teen’s film selected for festival

A humorous short film by Cascade High School student Adam McArthur was recently selected for “Fresh Film NW,” a showcase of young filmmakers’ work.

The program is one of the oldest and largest youth film festivals in the nation.

McArthur’s “Showdown At High Noon” — a Creative Expression Award winner — will be screened Nov. 16 at the Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum. In the seven-minute film, a local sheriff faces a bank robber and discovers something besides stolen gold.

The youth showcase is part of the larger Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival.

You can watch the film at tinyurl.com/ShowdownatHighNoon.

Mariner Harvest Fest a success

Mariner High School’s Harvest Fest, an indoor event on Halloween night geared at younger children, saw nearly 1,500 people this year.

The National Honor Society held a canned food drive to benefit the Everett Food Bank at the event and brought in $87 and more than 11,000 cans of food.

Granite Falls recognizes students

The Granite Falls School District has announced its first-quarter Success in Education Awards, presented quarterly to students who show an understanding of the importance of education and provide service to other students, staff, or the community.

Granite Falls High School student winners were seniors Aakash Sethi and Syrena West. Middle school winners were Reece Cory (sixth grade), Valerie Lange (seventh grade) and Michaela Heuslein (eighth grade). Crossroads High School winners were Hunter Emborg and Anja Soldwedel.

The winners will be receive certificates and a plaque at the Nov. 20 school board meeting.

Meadowdale school gets high marks

The Council of Educational Facility Planners International selected Meadowdale Middle School as a 2013 James D. MacConnell Award Finalist for Educational Facility Project Excellence.

Integrus Architecture presented the finalist plaque to the Edmonds School Board at its Oct. 29 meeting.

In years past, both Edmonds-Woodway and Lynnwood high schools have won the James D. MacConnell Award.

County students headed to All-State

Student musicians and singers from several Snohomish County high schools and middle schools have been invited to participate in the Washington Music Educators Association’s All-State honor groups, performing concerts Feb. 15 in Yakima.

Arlington High School: Daniel Gonzales (trombone) and Robert Leonard (tuba), All-State Concert Band; Kaliana Allen (soprano 1), All-State Symphonic Choir; Alena Eldridge (bassoon), All-State Symphony Orchestra; Makenzie Buller and Heather Ulinski (both soprano 1), All-State Treble Choir; Emily Tripp (flute), All-State Wind Ensemble

Cascade High School: Travis Cox (tuba), All-State Concert Band; Chance McDougal (trombone), All-State Jazz Band; Isaac Fritz (tenor 1) and Isaiah Henderson (bass 2), All-State Jazz Choir; Charlotte Dissmore (alto 1) and Aaron Leek (tenor 2), All-State Symphonic Choir; Josie Allen (alto 2), All-State Treble Choir; Kelly Grounds (trombone), All-State Wind Ensemble

Edmonds-Woodway High School: Jonathan Mah (viola), All-State Chamber Orchestra; Kyle Brooks (Bb soprano clarinet), Cole Conefrey (cornet), Naomi Kim (oboe) and Alfred Yi (bassoon), All-State Concert Band; Sarah Freyd (soprano 1), Emma Howeiler (piano) and Jack White (bass 1), All-State Jazz Choir; Elliot Harrison (violin) and Andrew Kim (cello), All-State Symphony Orchestra; Katherine Barrett (alto 2), All-State Treble Choir; Nathan Filosi (Bb soprano clarinet), All-State Wind Ensemble

Everett High School: Jace Wiggins (bass 1), All-State Jazz Choir; Austin Ipsen (bass 1), All-State Symphonic Choir; Katie Bartlett (alto 1), All-State Treble Choir

Glacier Peak High School: Samantha Epp (bassoon), All-State Chamber Orchestra; Alexander Limtiaco (trombone) and Rachel Reyes (flute), All-State Concert Band; Madelyn Foley (alto 1) and Richele Young (soprano 1), All-State Symphonic Choir; Neil Dittman (oboe) and Gabrielle Kim (Bb soprano clarinet), All-State Symphony Orchestra; Kurt Herrmann (cornet), Kristopher Prak (Bb soprano clarinet) and Lane Wilkinson (tenor saxophone), All-State Wind Ensemble

Jackson High School: Micah Briggs (tuba) and Daniel Robert Wilson (euphonium), All-State Concert Band; Kaelyn Barnes (soprano 1) and Christensen Cade (tenor 1), All-State Jazz Choir; Christine Shull (alto 1), All-State Symphonic Choir

Kamiak High School: Bryan Shin (violin), All-State Chamber Orchestra; Kristiana Bennett (tenor saxophone), All-State Concert Band; Michael Bang (tenor 1), Mina Barakatain (soprano 1), Gabriel Ludlum (bass 2), Jacqueline Tardanico (soprano 2) and Anna Vara (alto 2), All-State Symphonic Choir; Aaron Coe (cornet), Luke Dahlberg (trombone) and Kristina Kim (cello), All-State Symphony Orchestra; Jamie Kim (flute), All-State Wind Ensemble

Lakewood High School: Ryan Cross (euphonium), All-State Wind Symphony

Lynnwood High School: Charles “Kaleb” Decker (cornet), All-State Concert Band; Tyler Little (alto saxophone), All-State Jazz Band; Durst Owen (Bb soprano clarinet), All-State Wind Ensemble

Mariner High School: Eli Son (trombone), All-State Concert Band; Vivian Huynh (alto 1), All-State Symphonic Choir

Marysville-Pilchuck High School: Jenny Baxter (French horn), Kyle Coon (oboe), Lynette Malavolti (French Horn) and Logan Plant (cornet), All-State Concert Band; Matt Bordonaro (French horn), All-State Symphony Orchestra

Meadowdale High School: Spencer Rice (cornet), All-State Concert Band; Ori Levari (piano), All-State Jazz Band; Ryan Petriello (bass), All-State Jazz Choir; Katie Tussing (soprano 2), All-State Treble Choir

Monroe High School: Evan Wang (French horn), All-State Concert Band; Anya Liebman (alto 1), All-State Jazz Choir; Marcus Thornton (tenor 1), All-State Symphonic Choir; Jackson Stewart-DeBelly (bassoon), All-State Symphony Orchestra

Mountlake Terrace High School: Andrew Cram (cornet), All-State Concert Band; Chris Ryder (alto saxophone), Henry Sparks (trombone), All-State Jazz Band; Seth McAlister (trombone), All-State Symphony Orchestra

Snohomish High School: Ezra Anderson (trombone), Mitchell Gibbs and Wyatt Nelson (both on cornet), All-State Concert Band; Garrett Hall (tenor 1), Kirsten Hendrickson (soprano 2) and Joseph Proffit (bass 1), All-State Symphonic Choir; Hannah Anderson (cornet), All-State Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Davis (tuba), Ava Linvog (oboe) and Jack Pritchard (flute), All-State Wind Ensemble

Stanwood High School: Katie Taylor (flute), All-State Concert Band; Daniel Krantz (Bb soprano clarinet), All-State Wind Ensemble

Brier Terrace Middle School: Joseph Flynn (trombone)

Centennial Middle School: George Angelos (snare drum and timpani option); Cameron Steele (baritone saxophone)

Evergreen Middle School: Diamond Sullivan (alto voice), Liam Chen (trombone)

Explorer Middle School: Cameron Dockens (viola), Danilo Openiano (viola), Joshua Pang (violin), Andrew Shin (viola), Angie Wang (violin)

Gateway Middle School: Sriharshita Musunuri (flute), Jasmine Lee Leskela (soprano voice), Gracie Mortensen (alto voice), Danielle Nolan (alto voice), Manasvini Tanikella (soprano voice)

Granite Falls Middle School: Shannara Brown (violin)

Heatherwood Middle School: Braeden Day (euphonium)

Hidden River Middle School: Keaton Markey (trombone), Jackie Kelly (Bb clarinet)

Kellogg Middle School: Jacob Bentley (trombone)

Meadowdale Middle School: Kai Hartmann (violin)

North Middle School: Adonis DelValle (trombone), Vanessa Cook (alto voice)

Park Place Middle School: Ethan Ness (euphonium), Justin Ferrara (alto saxophone)

Stanwood Middle School: Seth Cannon (Bb clarinet)

Tenth Street School: Carson Mielke (trumpet), Ashley Seed (euphonium)

Totem Middle School: Chloe Allen (soprano voice)

Valley View Middle School: Corban Epp (trumpet), Mairead Rising (tenor saxophone), Jessica Clipper (alto voice), Darby Mott (alto voice)

Marshall Elementary School: Faith Engelson (alto voice), Janae Parsons (soprano voice)