Students’ dinosaurs shown
The Sky Valley Education Center in Monroe had its 10th annual Science and Art Fair on April 30. Students made more than 100 dinosaurs to display at the event.
Students could use any medium to create the dinosaurs. They also had to research the type of dinosaur they created.
Explorer students win for school design proposal
Four students from Explorer Middle School in Mukilteo recently took second place and won $1,500 in the School of the Future Design Competition in Washington, D.C.
The students developed a design for a school located on the site of the old Lake Stickney Elementary that featured composting, gray-water recycling systems, walls packed with recycled jeans, an environmentally friendly roof and an underground parking area. As part of the contest, the students made models of their design ideas, gave a presentation to judges and answered questions.
While in the nation’s capital, the students also met with Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, D-Wash., and with Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash.
The contest is sponsored each year by Council of Educational Facility Planners International.
Snohomish graduate speaks on links of poetry, rap music
Nathan Oglesby, a 2005 graduate of Snohomish High School, presented a scholarly paper on his study into classic Roman poetry and modern rap music in April at the Oregon Undergraduate Conference in Classics at Willamette University in Salem, Ore.
The Oregon Undergraduate Conference in Classics is a yearly conference for undergraduates studying classics around the country to share their research and network to prepare for a career in academics.
Oglesby was one of two Western Washington University students to present at the conference. Oglesby, the son of John Oglesby and Michelle Dufour, is a senior majoring in Latin and creative writing.
Oglesby spoke on his search for an analogue between Roman lyric poetry and modern hip-hop in terms of form and content. Oglesby, a performer of rap and hip-hop, compared the work of Roman poet Catullus to the rap battle lyrics of New York rapper Nas.
Grace Academy math students place at regionals
Grace Academy in Marysville recently participated in the ACSI Math League Competition. Schools from Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and Washington competed in the Northwest Regional Competition.
Several Grace students placed in the competition.
Josiah Sleppy finished second in the algebra 2 portion of the test and Jacob Herrington took fourth place.
In geometry, Sondra Cooper and You Min Lee both placed fourth. In pre-algebra, Chadi Moussi took third place.
Granite Falls names quarter’s Success in Education winners
The Granite Falls School District selected several students for its fourth quarter Success in Education awards.
At the May 20 school board meeting, the following student winners were recognized: Victoria Oakes, Abigail Todd, Aakash Sethi, Lindsey Johnsen, Katelyn Gresli, Paul Gumke and Kirsten Kramer.
Success in Education Awards are presented to students who show an understanding of the importance of education and provide service to other students, staffers or the community.
Staff winners included Crossroads Alternative High School teacher Cathy Wagner and Granite Fall High School athletic secretary Debbie Lindahl. Staff members are selected for creating a caring and understanding learning environment through committed, excellent service.
Totem Middle School student serves as page
Kristofer Davies, an eighth-grader at Totem Middle School in Marysville, recently served as a page to Sen. Steve Hobbs in Olympia. Davies is the son of Erik and Shari Davies of Marysville.
Bronder is Gonzaga graduate
James Eric Bronder of Marysville graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Gonzaga University in Spokane.
He is a member of the engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi, as well as the Gonzaga University Multi-Cultural Honor Society. In his senior year, he served as vice president of the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Bronder attended elementary school at Immaculate Conception-Our Lady of Perpetual Help and continued his education at Archbishop Murphy High School, both in Everett.
He plans to attend graduate school in the fall at Stanford University in California to study civil and environmental engineering.
St. Mary Magdalen names top students for March, April
Junior high school students of the month from St. Mary Magdalen in Everett are chosen for their academic and citizenship performance for that month,
For March, sixth-grader Celina Georgeadis, seventh-grader Bailey Sonne and eighth-grader Tara Wilson were selected by the junior high faculty. For April, sixth-grader Ben Lewis, seventh-grader Daniel Schwab and eighth-grader Alex Desroche were chosen.
From Herald staff reports
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