Herald staff
Three Everett School District seniors have been honored with the prestigious Superintendent Scholar Award sponsored by the Everett Public Schools Foundation.
The students also paid tribute to their most inspirational teachers at the 19th annual event.
Winners, who receive a crystal flame with their name engraved, were:
Other finalists and their inspirational teachers were:
Cascade High School: Craig Bosman and Megan Jensen who honored English teacher Craig Verver, and Morgan Carter who picked fourth-grade teacher Yvonne Michael.
Everett High School: Kjersti Hall who chose English teacher Shirley Ferguson; Corinne Harris-Jones who selected physics teacher Bill Morgan; and Walker Stanovsky who singled out adviser and coach Bruce Overstreet.
Jackson High School: James Lang honored science Ryan Leonard; Jennifer Trieu chose assistant principal Judy Pearson; and Melissa Thompson paid tribute to music teacher James Rice.
To be considered for the award, candidates must be in the top 5 percent of their graduating class or have scored in the top 5 percent of seniors who have taken the Scholastic Aptitude Test. A selection committee designated by the foundation selected a student from each school to receive the award.
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