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Youth board named: Last fall the Children’s Museum received a grant from the Greater Everett Community Foundation that allowed for the establishment of a youth board. After an interview process, five Snohomish County high school students are now serving on the Children’s Museum Youth Board:

Matt Darnell, sophomore, Archbishop Murphy High School; Katie Dutton, senior, Everett High School; Brittany Grgich, junior, Cascade High School; Katie McKinnie, sophomore, Arlington High School; and Scott Varner, senior, Kamiak High School.

Under the guidance of museum staff, the high school students identify organizational needs, select areas in which they can make an impact and develop goals and a strategic plan to accomplish during their term. The students will serve through June 30.

Youth Board members have helped organize several special events, including a celebration of the museum’s recent and successful capital campaign. This spring they will assist with the organization of a recognition event for the museum’s many volunteers.

For more information about the museum or its Youth Board, call 425-258-1006 or visit www.childmus.org. The new Youth Board application deadline is April 30.

Eagle Scout awarded: Steven Duce, of Boy Scout Venture Crew 112 in Everett, was recently awarded scouting’s highest rank – Eagle Scout. Duce has been active in scouting since he was 8 and has earned more than 22 merit badges and served in leadership positions including senior patrol leader. He is a senior at Kamiak High School and attends classes at Edmonds Community College in the Running Start program. He is studying computer programming at EdCC and wants to pursue a career in computer game development. His Eagle Scout project included organizing and overseeing 15 others on a landscaping project at Mukilteo State Park. Rocks and boulders were removed from an area near the park entrance, topsoil was hauled in and spread, and a new lawn was planted to beautify the park entrance.

Poster winners named: The Snohomish County Dental Society announces the winners of its 13th annual Give Kids a Smile poster contest. The first place winner is Meagan Kelly from Picnic Point Elementary School; second place Alexandra Alfaro, Horizon Elementary School; and third place Annexea Dobson, South Whidbey Intermediate School at Langley. The wining entries are on display through mid-April in the children’s area of the downtown Everett public library.

Director wins honor: Helen M. Pumphrey, director of ambulatory surgery at The Everett Clinic’s Kemp and Trask surgical centers in Everett, won an award for outstanding achievement from the Association of Perioperative Nursing Management at its recent annual meeting.

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