Arlington kids plant trees for Arbor Day
About 120 fourth-graders from Pioneer Elementary School helped celebrate Arbor Day by planting native trees and shrubs April 18 and 19 at the Country Charm Park and Conservation Area in Arlington. The kids learned about identifying aquatic insects, how to measure water quality, and about endangered Stillaguamish chinook, native trees, birds and salmon habitat.
Sound Salmon Solutions partnered with the city of Arlington to put on the event. They provided half of the trees and brought shovels and gloves for the kids.
League lends help to graduating teens
The Assistance League of Everett recently handed out $200 awards to 143 disadvantaged high school seniors in Snohomish County to help with the costs that come with graduation.
Teens can use the money to pay for caps and gowns, senior party tickets, announcements, senior photos, final projects or other graduation-related needs.
Priority is given to homeless teens and those with the greatest financial need. The nonprofit tries to help as many teens as it can, but each year sees more worthy applications. “The need is so great,” volunteer Christine Clements said.
There were 13 more deserving recipients this year than the budget allowed, so a handful of League members donated out of their own pockets to cover the additional $2,600 expense.
The graduation awards program has evolved over the years since it started in 1964 as a scholarship program for Everett High School students, paid from a trust fund established in 1958 with the death of EHS teacher Flora Edwards.
Teens serve as pages in Olympia
Alderwood Middle School student Noemi Cruz Carmona and Chloe Laney, a student at Mountlake Terrace High School, each recently served as pages in the state House of Representatives. Cruz Carmona was sponsored by Rep. Luis Moscoso, D-Mountlake Terrace. Laney was sponsored by Rep. Derek Stanford, D-Bothell.
Pages perform a wide variety of responsibilities, from presenting the flags to distributing amendments on the House floor. In addition, pages receive daily civics instruction, draft their own bills and participate in mock committee hearings.
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