School winners
Published 10:43 pm Sunday, June 21, 2009
Kids collect stuffed toys
Eighth-graders Kaitlin Evers and Adel Barnes, students at Alderwood Middle School, collected more than 100 stuffed animals for the firefighters at Snohomish County Fire District 1 to give to children in emergency situations.
The girls launched the Kuddle for Kids drive to collect the stuffed animals as a community service project for the school’s Honor Society.
Fire District 1 is the largest provider of fire and emergency medical services in south Snohomish County, serving more than 160,000 residents in the neighborhoods of Silver Firs, Eastmont, Mariner, Lake Serene, Picnic Point, Martha Lake, Lake Stickney, Norma Beach, Hilltop, Hilton Lake, Pioneer Trails, and the cities of Mountlake Terrace and Brier.
Everett students place in contest
Girls from Explorer Middle School in Everett recently returned from Washington, D.C., after earning second place in the national School of the Future design competition.
The competition was sponsored by the Council of Educational Facility Planners International.
While in the nation’s capital the students visited Arlington National Cemetery, Ford’s Theatre and Mount Vernon. They also met with Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray and Rep. Jay Inslee.
Monroe children collect food for pets
A group of 3- to 5-year-old students from the Monroe Montessori schools recently spent time gathering animal food for dogs and cats for families in need at the Sky Valley Food Bank in Monroe.
The children each made either a doggie chew toy or a cat feather-chase toy and supplied organic dog bones.
Clients with pets were glad of the extra help and volunteers handed out supplies within two days.
The Snohomish Lions honored 11 Snohomish High School top scholars, plus two Lions scholarship recipients, along with their parents, in May with a banquet and an awards ceremony. This annual Lions event of honoring Snohomish’s top high school seniors is a 50 year tradition.
Do the math
The United States Achievement Academy announced that Karlee Chesterfield of Everett has been recognized as a student of excellence in mathematics. Karlee attends Explorer Middle School.
Lions club honorees
The Snohomish Lions honored 11 Snohomish High School top scholars, plus two Lions scholarship recipients, along with their parents, in May with a banquet and an awards ceremony. This annual Snohomish Lions event is a 50 year tradition.
Kiwanis scholarships
The following students from the Edmonds School District have been selected to receive college scholarships by the Kiwanis Club of Lynnwood. They have excelled academically and provided outstanding service to their community.
The eleven scholarships total $16,000. The recipients were presented their awards by Lynnwood Kiwanians at the schools’ academic awards nights:
Rebecca Magnenat, Lynnwood High School, $1,000
Siyu Lu, Lynnwood High School, $1,000
Doan-Trang Kha, Lynnwood High School, $1,000
Amanda Overdick, Lynnwood High School, $1,500
Corey Skiles Murray, Lynnwood High School, $1,000 (This scholarship is available for all four years, totalling $4,000.)
Stephanie Gahan, Lynnwood High School, $1,000
Austin Clement, Meadowdale High School, $1,000
Maeve Cullen, Meadowdale High School, $1,500
Amanda Cook, Edmonds-Woodway High School, $1,500
Michael Rose, Scriber Lake High School, $1,000
Samantha Stillson, Scriber Lake High School, $1,500
The scholarships are funded by the Lynnwood Kiwanis Foundation, the Lynnwood Kiwanis House Foundation and the Shay Thoelke Foundation.
Christina Harper: 425-339-3491, harper@heraldnet.com.
