Way to go
Published 1:30 am Monday, December 11, 2017
Arlington schools awarded grants
The Arlington Education Foundation on Nov. 13 presented a check to the Arlington School Board for more than $7,800 in classroom grants. The foundation awards classroom grants twice a year. This fall saw 24 applications, with a dozen funded. Projects ranged from $207 for a “restorative justice micro ball” at Weston High School, to $1,250 each to Eagle Creek Elementary and Post Middle schools for a collaborative garden and greenhouse project.
Learn more at www.arlingtonedfoundation.org.
$12K raised by InspireHER
InspireHER, a local organization that encourages female empowerment, raised more than $12,000 at a Nov. 9 breakfast fundraiser. Proceeds benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County.
The programs for 2017 included a STEAM Day, celebrating science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics; a law and justice day, where girls met legal specialists; and a healthy lifestyles overnighter that allowed girls to meet with professionals across all types of career fields.
For more information or to volunteer, go to bgcsc.org/get-involved/inspire her or email baustin@bgcsc.org.
Molina honors seven volunteers
Molina Healthcare recently honored Jorge Galindo, of Everett, as one of its Community Champions for going “above and beyond” to help local youth.
Galindo was one of seven award winners in the state who each received $1,000 grants from Molina to donate to the nonprofits of their choice. Galindo selected Hand in Hand, where he is a volunteer.
Galindo volunteers more than 30 hours per week, helping young people and families, particularly in the Casino Road area. Following a large fire, for example, he helped draw support from local laundromats, grocery stores and restaurants to help displaced families, and helped the families navigate social services.
Kamiak music teacher state’s best
Nancy Duck-Jefferson, choir teacher at Kamiak High School, was recently selected as the High School Music Educator of the Year by the Washington Music Educators Association. She was chosen for her “strength and quality of work, for her long-term and extensive leadership at the regional and state level, and as a powerful advocate for music direction.”
Kiwanis’ Students of the Quarter
The Kiwanis Club of Snohomish recently awarded its Students of the Quarter honors to students in the Snohomish School District.
Honored were Thomas Cooley and Macky Blackwell (Centennial Middle School), Amy Peters and Zackery Curtis (Valley View Middle School), Karli Potier and Aydin Alisco (AIM High School), Katelyn Haggard, Brayden Corwin, Sydney Guffey and Alexis Bartsch (Glacier Peak High School), and Colby VerHoeven, Gabriel McMillan, Carter Cole, Mariah Lanter and Eduardo Torralba-Barragan (Snohomish High School).
Soroptimists raise $37K for causes
Soroptimist International of Marysville held its annual benefit auction, “The Roaring 20s,” Oct. 28 and raised more than $37,000 to benefit local causes, including a college scholarship program, the Marysville Food Bank, the Marysville YMCA, Kloz 4 Kids, Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County and others.
Learn more about the group at www.marysville soroptimist.com.
Monroe girl wins Miss Teen title
Monroe High School sophomore Summer Keffeler was named Miss Washington Teen USA at a recent pageant. One of her first steps as winner was to present a $1,700 donation to Monroe School District to help provide sports equipment and clothing to low-income students.
Monroe pharmacy interns in Ghana
Earlier this year, University of Washington School of Pharmacy students and EvergreenHealth Monroe Pharmacy interns, Justin Fernando and Marissa Norton, traveled to Ghana for a second time to provide health care services to underprivileged communities through the UW chapter of Global Medical Brigades, an organization that offers students the opportunity treat diverse populations facing different health risks than patients in the United States.
CT drivers log millions of miles
Community Transit recently honored Darren “Casey” Noblick with a Two Million Mile driver award. Three other bus drivers — Ron Holmes, Alva Lissner and Dave Shultz — received Million Mile driver awards.
Noblick, who began driving for Community Transit in 1991, is now one of five Two Million Mile drivers on the road for the Snohomish County transit agency.
The National Safety Council sets the standard for a Million Mile Award, and it takes about 12.5 years of full-time driving without a preventable accident to earn it.
Noblick said he aims for safety by thinking of his bus as “a 60-foot missile going down the road.”
All awardees receive a Million Mile jacket, plaque, certificate and pin, and a decal on a Community Transit bus with their name on it.
