Local students compete in math Olympics
Students from nine Christian schools recently competed in the Math Olympics at Northshore Christian Academy in Everett as part of the Association of Christian Schools International Math Olympics.
The third- through eighth-grade students qualified to compete for ribbons in the math disciplines of reasoning and computation. Within each grade level, students took math tests to determine winners.
The schools included Sylvan Way Christian of Bremerton, Duvall Christian Schools in Duvall, Christian Faith School in Federal Way, North Sound Christian School in Lynnwood, Northshore Christian Academy in Everett, Grace Academy of Marysville, Cedar Park Christian School of Everett, The Bear Creek School in Redmond and The Bear Creek School in Woodinville.
First-place winners for reasoning by grade are:
Grade three, Karen Ahn of Cedar Park Christian School and Scott Carlson of The Bear Creek School, Redmond.
Grade four, Sebastian Tang of Northshore Christian Academy.
Grade five, Angela Eun of North Sound Christian School.
Grade six, David Koh of North Sound Christian School.
Grade seven, Victoria Geck, Northshore Christian Academy.
Grade eight, Brandon Thompson of Grace Academy.
First-place winners for computation by grade are:
Grade three, Seong Won Kang of Christian Faith School
Grade four, Silas Chu of The Bear Creek School, Redmond.
Grade five, B.J. Bae of North Sound Christian School.
Grade six, Kaina Lee of Northshore Christian Academy.
Grade seven, Chadi Moussi of Grace Academy.
Grade eight, Carlie Storkson of Northshore Christian Academy.
Everett sophomores win first in problem solving
Everett High School sophomores Sam Capeloto, Renee Geck, Nora Gunning and Dan Skubi recently won first place in the senior division of the Future Problem Solver’s state championship at the Warm Beach Christian Conference Center near Stanwood.
The students will continue to the international competition in East Lansing, Mich., where they will vie with teams from around the world on the topic of child labor.
For their project, the Everett team tackled debt relief in developing countries. They proposed solutions including microloans, improved access to education, mentor programs for new businesses, church support for improved village infrastructure, reduced tariffs, diversification of industry and expanded economic opportunities for women.
Last year, the team, which is coached by Rebecca Frevert, won the junior division title. They have studied problems such as privacy and nanotechnology.
The team is now raising the $6,000 it needs to get to the international competition.
Everett senior named a Soroptimist scholar
Everett High School senior Christina Taylor recently was named winner of the Soroptimist International of Everett scholarship. Taylor, who has experience rescuing abandoned animals, plans to attend Washington State University to study to become a veterinarian.
Scholarships are awarded to a student who is involved in community service. Taylor has worked for food drives, health and safety campaigns, children’s museums, the Everett Parks and Recreation Department, the American Heart Association and other organizations.
Taylor is a jazz and instrumental soloist and a scholar athlete in bowling, swimming and golf. She has been a department scholar in science and music and an outstanding student in physics and chemistry. She is the recipient of a Western Conference academic award and has also held many leadership positions at Everett High School.
Junior named photo contest winner
Cascade High School junior Jorden DeGaetano has been named the grand prize winner of the 2008 Black and White Photography Contest sponsored by The Arts Council of Snohomish County.
DeGaetano won the prize for his entry entitled “21st Century Madonna.”
The Arts Council of Snohomish County received more than 150 entries for the contest, which was open to all Snohomish County high school students.
Photographs were judged in two categories, traditional analog prints and digital prints.
Cindy Burby, Randall Hodges and Bec Thomas, three local well-known photographers, served as judges.
Monroe eighth-graders tops in literary contest
Molly Carroll, Mandee Englebrick, Kayleigh Kirk and Shaylen Sharp, eighth-graders at Hidden River Middle School in Monroe, recently were named semifinalists in a Washington State Letters About Literature contest.
All four were invited to the Capital Rotunda in Olympia to be honored. The Hidden River students are among 81 semifinalists in their age group selected from more than 2,500 students in the state. State judges selected the top letter writers in Washington, who then advance to the national competition.
The students read a book and then wrote an essay about it. Molly read “Crank” by Ellen Hopkins, Mandee read “Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio” by Peg Kehret, Kayleigh read “A Child Called It” by Dave Pelzer, and Shaylen read “Touching Spirit Bear” by Ben Mikaelsen.
Readers in grades four through 12 were asked to write a personal letter to an author explaining how his or her work shaped their perspective on the world or themselves. Letter writers competed at three levels: grades four to six, grades seven and eight, and grades nine to 12. Each state enters its top winner in the national competition.
Hidden River Humanities teachers Heather Cloute and Michelle Spivey sponsored the students and worked with them on writing skills.
Snohomish fifth-grader wins essay contest
Sarah Brown, a fifth-grader at Little Cedars Elementary School in the Snohomish School District, recently was named the 2008 American Mothers Inc. essay contest winner for Washington.
Her essay is the state’s entry in the national contest.
American Mothers Inc. sponsors the yearly essay contest for fifth-grade students who are in public or private school or who are home-schooled.
Winners are announced at the end of March so that states can plan to announce the winners in time for Mother’s Day.
American Mothers Inc. is an interfaith, nonprofit, nonpolitical organization that works to strengthen the moral and spiritual foundations of the family and the home.
Snohomish JROTC posts strong results
The Snohomish High School Marine Corps. JROTC participated in a regional competition April 19 with a dozen schools at Bethel High School in Spanaway.
Here are the results for Snohomish High School:
The armed drill team placed second out of 12 schools. It was commanded by Cadet Capt. Sarah Winks, who also placed third in the Armed Drill Commander category.
Color Guard No. 1, under the command of Cadet Gunnery Sgt. Deryk Machado, placed second out of 12 competing color guards.
Color Guard No. 2, under the command of Cadet Sgt. Siera Countryman, placed sixth.
The air rifle team, under Cadet Gunnery Sgt. Caitlin Malarkey, placed fourth. Cadet Sgt. Taylor Hackel placed first in the sharpshooter category and Cadet Corporal Brendan Beach placed fourth in the marksman category.
Cadet 1st Lt. Emily Bowen won first place in the individual armed drill down “tap out” competition out of 40 other cadets.
Cadet Gunnery Sgt. Emily Wagster won fifth place against about 40 other cadets in the individual unarmed drill down competition.
Lake Stevens employees win Apple Award
Tiffany Lagant, Graham Cook, Cydna Halverson and Karen Walden recently were named Apple Award winners for April by the Lake Stevens School District.
Award winners are district employees selected by their peers and are recognized for creating a positive, caring and productive school environment through exceptional effort, dedication or performance in their areas of responsibility.
The awards will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on May 14 at the Lake Stevens School Board meeting in the educational service center, 12309 22nd St. NE.
Lagant is an English teacher and the Valhalla student newspaper adviser at Lake Stevens High School. Cook is executive director of elementary teaching and learning at Lake Stevens School District. Halverson is an educational assistant at Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School, and Walden is a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Hillcrest Elementary.
Everett artist awarded art scholarship
Allyce Wood, a former Everett resident and a second-year fine arts student at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, has been awarded a Kreielsheimer Scholarship for her work exhibited in Roll Call, an annual merit scholarship show held at the college.
Roll Call gives students a chance to earn scholarships based on the quality of their artwork, including concept, execution and presentation. Wood was awarded a scholarship for her work in sculpture, printmaking and painting.
Roll Call took place at Cornish’s main campus gallery. A total of 26 prizes were awarded for the 2008-09 school year to a group of first-, second- and third-year students selected by the faculty. Students must have a GPA of at least 3.2 to enter.
Mukilteo student a law scholarship winner
Yekaterina Klepanchuk, 18, a senior at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo, is among several students across the state who will be awarded the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association scholarship at the organization’s annual Law Day on Thursday.
The dinner and awards banquet is planned for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seventh and Pike streets, Seattle. Klepanchuk’s parents are Andrey and Dina Klepanchuk.
Harvard Law professor and author Lani Guinier is the keynote speaker. Guinier plans to talk about race, gender and justice in America.
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