School Applause

Monroe Lions Club Scholarship awardees: The Monroe Lions Club awarded three scholarships to college-bound graduating seniors in the class of 2005: Carolyn Burns, Jessie Zomok and Ruth Medina.

Burns will attend Seattle Pacific University to study optometry. (The Lions club has made sight preservation one of its campaigns.) Zomok will attend Everett Community College to study firefighting. Medina will attend Cascadia Community College for her teaching certification. The Monroe Lions Club is proud of the students’ achievements and looks forward to their continued academic success.

Funds for the scholarship were raised by the club through sales of raffle tickets for a playhouse and garden shed built by the members of the club.

Officer honored: Monroe police officer Jim Atwood recently was honored by the Monroe School District for his three years of service at Monroe High School and Monroe Junior High School as a school resource officer, including his work directing traffic and setting teenagers back on the right path.

Atwood said it was one of the toughest jobs he has had in his 13 years of law enforcement. The school board gave him a certificate of appreciation, a pen and a pen holder.

Robert C. Byrd scholarships: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson recently announced the names of the 152 high school graduates in the class of 2005 selected as winners of the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship.

Approximately 16 of the top graduates from each of Washington’s nine congressional districts will receive a scholarship worth $1,500 per year for four years of study at college.

The federally funded scholarship is named for U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, a longtime senator from West Virginia who created the scholarship as a way to recognize and award exceptionally able students who show great promise of continued educational success in college and beyond.

Local students receiving the scholarship:

From Edmonds-Woodway High School: Channing Jones, Sergey Karayev, Chen Xie, Sam Zipper, Edmonds-Woodway High School.

From Henry M. Jackson High School: Thu Cung, Bridgette Hannifin, Robert Manhas, Pooja Patel, Maria Walters.

From Snohomish High School: Kristian Stensland.

CWU Honor Roll: Students on the honor roll at Central Washington University in Ellensburg include:

Everett: Cameron Bailey, Anna Barcom, Timothy Bogart, Mathew Brady, Jennifer Brown, Jennifer Cain, Rachelle Castle, Jennifer Cauffman, Brian Clark, Jessica Culnane, Barbara Dostert, Megan Forbes, Shauna Forbes, Vanessa French, Meghan Hanley, Rochelle Hickman, Mark Hoekendorf, Tara Howes, Carol Jodock, Theresa Kimbel, Casey King, Jeanne Mano, David Motes, Patrick Neason, Kristofor Niebuhr, Vadim Pristupa, Rosalee Przybelinski, Jessica Rogers, Tiffany Rose, Elizabeth Ayrianna, Daniel Russell, Heide Timmons, Ryan Trinh, Elizabeth Westermark, Joshua Witte.

WWU scholarships: Students who received scholarships from Western Washington University in Bellingham include:

Elisha Marie Naylor, daughter of Byron and Chris Naylor of Everett, $500 President’s Scholarship.

Ally Rochelle Avery, daughter of Dave and Mary Rowland of Marysville, $500 President’s Scholarship.

Trevor Michael Swezey, son of David and Kathy Swezey of Everett, $1,000 President’s Scholarship.

Carlie Jean Pegg, daughter of Harvey Pegg of Everett, $500 President’s Scholarship.

Rachel Jolynn Myhre, daughter of Richard and Joyce Myhre of Edmonds, $1,000 President’s Scholarship.

Hunter Jeffrey Motto, son of Jeffrey and Marissa Motto of Snohomish, $1,500 President’s Scholarship.

Chad Edward Johnson, son of Terry Johnson and Debbie Loughrey-Johnson of Everett, $1,000 President’s Scholarship.

Molly Patrice Downes, daughter of Michael and Edwina Downes of Everett, $1,500 President’s Scholarship.

Nathin Edward Bruns, son of Rich and Tammy Bruns of Everett, $1,500 President’s Scholarship.

Karla Maxine Slenkamp, daughter of Robert and Beverly Slenkamp of Everett, $2,000 President’s Scholarship.

Maria Victoria Bermudez, daughter of Cristobal and Edna Castro of Marysville, $2,000 scholarship.

Erin Michelle Escobar, daughter of Christine Lewis of Everett, $2,000 scholarship.

Derek Lape, son of Mark and Brenda Lape of Snohomish, $2,000 Supply Chain Leadership Scholarship.

Graduates: Students who recently graduated from colleges and universities include:

Cadet Morgan Wolff, Arlington, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.

Lily Walters, Everett, bachelor of arts degree in anthropology, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis.

Amanda Rowe, Snohomish, bachelor of science, Albright College, Reading, Pa.

Kelsey A. Robertson and Shannon Marie Rasmussen, Everett, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, Ore.