Marysville service clubs name students of the month
Marysville Pilchuck High School seniors Evelyn Vega-Simpson and Trae Tingelstad were named Students of the Month by the Marysville Kiwanis Club and Soroptimist International.
Vega-Simpson serves on the MP Band Council and Tulalip Youth Council. Her favorite community service activity is tutoring children at 10th Street Middle School. She spent two summers interning with Tulalip Health Services. Vega-Simpson plans to attend college to pursue a career in medicine.
Tingelstad, who is the senior class president, is involved in DECA, track and tennis. In December, he was part of a student team that delivered and donated 10,000 pounds of potatoes to the Marysville Community Food Bank. Tingelstad hopes to attend the University of Washington to study business and entrepreneurship.
Both students are members of the MP High School National Honor Society Chapter.
Lake Stevens student wins scholarship
Madisen Cordell, a student at Lake Stevens High School, was named a Pacific Lutheran University President’s Scholar and awarded a scholarship of $30,000 per year.
Cordell is one of 123 students selected for the scholarship based on accomplishments in academic achievement, community engagement and co-curricular leadership.
“These students embody what it means to be a Lute,” said PLU President Allan Belton. “They are already working toward leading lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care. I am excited to see how PLU can guide them toward a vocation that will allow them to use those skills to make an impact.”
Snohomish County Boys & Girls Clubs name Youth of the Year
Shelby Ames, a Lake Stevens High School and Ocean Research College Academy senior, has been named the Snohomish County Boys & Girls Clubs 2021 Youth of the Year.
On Feb. 4, the clubs held their annual Youth of the Year Program. Ames was selected from 13 youth who participated in the event, which included essay-writing, a panel interview and a three-minute speech.
Ames has been a member of the Lake Stevens club for six years and has spent more than 250 hours volunteering with the club. She has a 4.0 GPA and will graduate in June with both her high school diploma and an associate’s degree. After high school, she plans to attend the University of Washington and pursue a career in medicine.
She will represent Snohomish County at the Washington State Youth of the Year event on March 25.
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