Everett district honors musicians
The Everett School District recently recognized the student musicians selected by the Washington Music Educators Association for the 2012 Washington Junior All-State Honor Groups.
Selected by audition from schools across the state, the seventh- and eighth-grade students were honored in the categories of voice, winds and percussion, and strings. The finalists performed together under the instruction of professional conductors and educators on Feb. 18 at the annual WMEA conference in Yakima.
Honorees included Devante Flores, Mike Klemz, Michaela Lewis, Meranda Pham and Jace Wiggins of Evergreen Middle School; Micah Briggs, Katie Kavanagh and Grace Park of Gateway Middle School; and Margaret Hebert, Nicole Moffat, Natalie O’Hare and Justin Son of Heatherwood Middle School.
Arlington High filmmakers honored
A group of Arlington High School video production students had a strong showing at the annual Guerrilla Film Festival in Bellingham.
Festival organizers give students two props and a line of dialog that must show up in their movie. The filmmakers, from about two dozen schools, have two days to write, shoot, edit and submit their film.
The Arlington team of Josh Robinson, DJ Smith, Austin Kaullen, Hailey Jarvis and Josiah Miller took home fourth place in the judge’s category and second place in the audience choice category.
View their video, “Masterpiece History” at tinyurl.com/76v5c4y.
Arlington student takes pastry award
Kat Nixon, a senior at Arlington High School, took first place in a regional pastry chef competition in Everett offered by SkillsUSA.
The win qualifies her for state competition and she hopes to go on to national and international levels. Last year Kat took second in regionals and third in state.
At school, she is president of the culinary club, and a former member of the French and international clubs. She works at Petite Sweet Bakery in downtown Arlington.
Along with her passion for baking she also enjoys crafts and stage makeup.
In college, Kat plans to study culinary arts and hopes one day to open her own bakery.
Monroe grad finalist for Fulbright grant
Danielle Winslow, a 2008 Monroe High School graduate, has been named a finalist for a Fulbright Research Grant for next year.
She plans to graduate from Seattle University in June.
The Fulbright Program is an international educational exchange program sponsored by the government. The grant would provide 10 months of support for Winslow to do research on the effects of reverse migration in Ecuador.
Winslow plans to study existing data and work directly with Ecuadorean women as a volunteer through SENDAS, a nonprofit organization that works with women in transition.
Winslow’s interest in Ecuador and Hispanic culture were sparked during a two-year trip with her family that began in 2004.
Once a candidate has been selected by the Fulbright Commission, the country needs to approve the candidate and their research program. Winslow expects to receive word by June.
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