School life: Winners

Lake Stevens School District honors students of month

Five schools in the Lake Stevens School District recently named their November students of the month.

At Lake Stevens High School, they are sophomores Madeline Heffernan and Stephen Del Fante, juniors Katie Van Dyke and Morgan Hendrickson, and seniors Stephanie Jones and Frankie Acfalle.

At PROVE High School, they are sophomore Travis Torgerson and juniors Jatara Oneel and Jasmine Watkins.

At Cavelero Mid High School, they are eighth-graders Lauren Rogers and Alex Rinaldi and freshmen Kylee Hilde and Josh Villani.

At Lake Stevens Middle School, they are sixth-graders Kaylah Martin and Calvin Tang and seventh-graders Sarah Grassl and Caelin Watson.

At North Lake Middle School, they are sixth graders Matthew Del Fante and Jennifer Ruiz and seventh-graders Lisa Hartwell and Andrew Hines.

@3. Headline Briefs 14 no:Four Archbishop Murphy students make all-state groups

Four students from Archbishop Murphy High School have been selected to participate in the 54th Annual Washington Music Educators Association all-state bands, orchestras, choirs and jazz groups.

Bianca Campbell, a senior, was chosen for the symphonic choir category in the alto 1 group.

Isaac Bond, a senior, was chosen for the symphonic choir category in the tenor 2 group.

Sara Hogenson, senior, was chosen for the symphonic choir category in the soprano 1 group.

Kylie Rebich, a freshman, was chosen for the concert band category in the B flat clarinet group.

The WMEA All-State bands, orchestras, choirs and jazz groups will convene in Yakima in February.

@3. Headline Briefs 14 no:Snohomish Rotary Club names secondary students of quarter

Snohomish Rotary Club recognized Snohomish School District secondary students of the quarter recently. They are Jeff Bonner, Hannah Pankratz, Abigail Cort, Miranda Granger, Luke Perry, Sam Hinson, Stefan St. Marie, Paul Albertine, Halla Ahmad, E.B. McPherson, Sean Damon, Jennifer Groenewegen, Sierra Wright, Jessica Albin, Tatsura Nakajima and Josiah Perron.

@3. Headline Briefs 14 no:St. Mary Magdalen students perform well in speech meet

Several St. Mary Magdalen School students performed well recently at a Blanchet High School Invitational Speech Tournament.

Seventh-graders Maddie Anderson and Brent Haub won first and third place respectively in the Junior Dramatic event.

Seventh-grader Chase Robinett placed in the top five in the Junior Impromtu event.

Other participants included eighth-graders Anastasia Bernhard, Amanda Cox, Annie Dang and Nicole Miller; seventh-graders Allison Corrigan, Megan Green, Anna Hogenson, Zoe Jovanovich, Luis Naranjo, Lexi Rowley, Abby Stringer and Tara Wilson; and sixth-graders Layla Lothian, Keegan McAdam, Daniel Schwab and Ty Utton.

@3. Headline Briefs 14 no:Everett Knights of Columbus give students service awards

The Knights of Columbus of Everett choose one student to receive a service award each month based on student essays.

For September, eighth-grader Cristina Oglesby won for work she did last summer with the children at a Bible camp, the blankets she made for children in Iraq and the work she does cleaning the church.

For October, seventh-grader Chase Robinett was chosen for his hours of service to the Everett area as a member of Boy Scout Troop 18, his service to St. John’s Church and to the school by participation in all of the service projects.

For November, sixth-grader Megan Kramer was chosen for her donations weekly to charitable organizations, helping abandoned and abused cats, helping with a coat drive for the homeless, and helping the Catherine Booth House.

The students each receive a service certificate and a $50 savings bond from the Knights of Columbus.

@3. Headline Briefs 14 no:Fryelands Elementary School runners cover a lot of ground

Together with runners of all ages in the University of Washington Medical Center’s Seattle Kids Marathon, 16 members of the Fryelands Elementary School’s Running Club completed their last mile and half to meet their goal of running 26.5 miles, the length of a marathon.

The Fryelands Running Club’s focus is on health and fitness with cardio activities.

Starting in early October, almost all of the club’s 60 members arrived before school four mornings a week to run for 30 minutes along Fryelands Boulevard.

Motorists may have spotted the troupe in their red Fryelands pinnies.

Maureen O’Brien, physical education teacher at Fryelands, started the running club 10 years ago with only six students. With help of Amy Stimac, Fryelands’ first-grade teacher who volunteered with O’Brien, the group tracks its progress until all had accomplished 25 miles together.

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