Student art adorns signal boxes
A new public art installation was dedicated June 21 in Lynnwood.
Sixth-grade students from Cedar Valley Community School, led by teachers Soraya Soltani and Leah Laatz, worked with artist Amaranta Ibarra and graphic designer Jason Becker on the artful wraps for traffic signal boxes at the corner of 196th Street SW and Scriber Lake Road. The artwork features colorful butterflies and flowers.
The Lynnwood Arts Commission-led project will be duplicated on other signal boxes with other community groups, who the city is in the process of identifying. For more information, go to www.lynnwoodarts.org or contact Fred Wong at fwong@lynnwoodwa.org or 425-670-5502.
EdCC student a Youth Ambassador
Edmonds Community College student Jaya Setiawan Gulo was selected as a United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Youth Ambassador of Indonesia.
“I initially felt so lucky to have been selected,” Gulo said. “I was the only one who did not have a graduate-level diploma. I believe my accomplishments in social media made me an attractive applicant, reinforcing that experience often speaks louder than education level.”
Gulo, who has been studying project management since 2015, is on a U.S. Department of State scholarship through the Northwest Community College Initiative. He is from a small village in North Sumatran.
Gulo served as a youth ambassador for Indonesia in the campaign, “4 Billion Dreams.” The campaign’s name is derived from there being 7 billion dreams (people) on Earth, 4 billion of which are in Asia. Global consumption and production is and will be largely shaped by this region.
See some of Gulo’s work at www.facebook.com/hellogulo.
Sky Valley teens earn varsity volunteer
Fifteen Sky Valley Education Center students lettered in community service this year. It was the third year of the Monroe school’s affiliation with the United Way program, which awards a varsity letter to students who volunteer at least 145 hours.
Sky Valley students earning letters this year: Aiden Emmons, Lydia Borstad, Rachel Stockwell, Dylan Ash, Jeremy Ash, Frances Scott-Weiss, Alexandra Ash, Emily Parry, Natalie Parry, Corrine Booth, Allyson Farstad, Connor Cheney, Trevor Lee, Shannon White and Nathan Sherman.
Principal Karen Rosencrans said the school has the largest participation in the program of any school in the area. “We are so proud of our students who serve their community,” she said.
Over the next two years the United Way will be turning the varsity letter requirements toward having all the hours aligned with the United Way’s focus towards breaking the cycle of poverty.
Miller awarded Friends scholarship
The Friends of the Edmonds Library on June 23 awarded Erika Miller with a scholarship to further her graduate studies in library science at the University of Washington.
Edmonds Friends was the first of the Friends groups in Washington state to create such a scholarship.
Cascade grad named Frontier intern
Frontier Communications named Cascade High School graduate Angela Nguyen as its 2016 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) intern, a paid program to give real world experience to rising college students planning STEM careers.
Nguyen this summer will help support local service networks, delivery, and customer experience. She plans to attend the University of Washington in the fall.
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