Ryan Hauck’s commitment to education has taken him well beyond the classroom walls of Marysville-Pilchuck High School.
And his efforts to promote international understanding hasn’t escaped the notice of the Seattle-based World Affairs Council, which recently named Hauck a World Educator Award winner.
The history and social sciences department chairman was recognized for his strong commitment to global education through his work at Marysville-Pilchuck and in Nigeria.
In making the award, the council said Hauck brings the world into his classroom and school by actively engaging students to analyze the importance of living in an interconnected world.
One of his most recent global projects was in the Niger Delta, establishing a sister-school relationship between his high school and a remote village school in Oporoza along with a village library.
After an assembly last spring, Marysville-Pilchuck students raised $2,500 in scholarship money for students in the village who can’t afford to go to school.
“Ryan brings his own real-life experiences into the classroom so that his students begin to understand the value of cross-cultural understanding and humanitarian action,” the council wrote.
Hauck said he is thankful for the help close to home.
“I have sincerely appreciated all of the support given to me from district and school administration,” he said. “It has been a wonderful experience to get students actively involved as global citizens. Not only are they working on improving their own literacy skills, but supporting the development of literacy in rural Nigeria.”
Scholarship winners
Alpha Alpha Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa of Snohomish and Lake Stevens gave a $1,000 scholarship to Erin Frasier, a graduate of Lake Stevens High School. She is a senior at Western Washington University in Bellingham, majoring in health education.
Kyle Berkompas of Mill Creek received a Calvin Knollcrest Scholarship at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. He is a graduate of Henry M. Jackson High School in Mill Creek.
Snohomish County middle schools elect new officers
Here is a list of middle school student body officers from most schools across Snohomish County:
Arlington School District
Haller Middle School
President: Jensen Evans
Vice President: Zach Smoots
Treasurer: Janet Fennel
Secretary: Megan Percy
Parliamentarian: Stefanie Schmuck
Senators: Kelsey Kehler, Mackenzie Milless, Mario Mirante and Krista Showalter
Post Middle School
President: Josie Foster
Vice President: Josh Kenworthy
Treasurer: Amber Orr
Secretary: Emily Bowlin
Parliamentarian: Colby Cavanaugh
Edmonds School District
Alderwood Middle School
Eighth-grade commissioners: Germe Ambion and Anina Chea
Treasurer: Steven Nguyen
Secretary: Stefanie Sismaet
Brier Terrace Middle School
President: Jordan McKinney
Vice President: Terrah Short
Secretary: Madison Flood
Treasurer: Corinne Stone
College Place Middle School
President: Estella Jung
Vice President: Lucy Tibbits
Vice President of Public Relations: Sara Salter
Sergeant at Arms: Grace Carlson
Treasurer: Angela Hilbert
Secretary: Wendy Chen
Meadowdale Middle School
President: Mitchell Brewe
Vice President: Marie Landsverk
Secretary: Camelia Cimpan
Treasurer: Victoria Page
Everett School District
Eisenhower Middle School
President: Savannah Isbey
Secretary: Monica Vu
Treasurers: Steven Statham and Ambyr Swenson
Evergreen Middle School
President: Zack Skorka Eighth-grade Vice President: Tanner Hoidal
Seventh-grade Vice President: Jeff Borden
Secretary: Hannah Dowdell
Treasurer: Emily Burke
Gateway Middle School
President: David Blackmer
Vice President: Alicia Endresen
Treasurer: Kim Tran
Secretary: Matthew Pyles
Senators: Stephanie Oare, Erin Carbajal, Kwaku Asada, Carlie Howard, Megan McGrath, Sridutt Nimmagadda, Saidutt Nimmagadda and Anna Pischer
Heatherwood Middle School
President: Elizabeth Aagard
Eighth-grade Vice President: Jenise Clark
Seventh-grade Vice President: Alexis Pellegrino
Treasurer: Whitney Carter
North Middle School
President: Matt Overstreet
Treasurer: Bill Burton
Secretary: Jacob Stonecipher
Granite Falls School District
Granite Falls Middle School
President: Rebecka Gilbertson
Vice President: Mikayla Cole
Secretary: Chelsea Walton-Kyzar
Treasurer: Emily Schneiders
Lake Stevens School District
Lake Stevens Middle School
President: Jessica Fuller
Vice President: Kyler Jacobs
Secretary: Russell Smithson and Karen Plemel
Treasurer: Matthew Browder
North Lake Middle School
President: Keenan Thomas
Vice President: Brooke Pahukoa
Secretary: Brittney Pahukoa
Treasurer: Taylor Rigelman
Marysville School District
Cedarcrest School
President: Khianna Harris
Vice President (eighth-grade): Farrah Bradley
Vice President (seventh-grade): Keegan Artz
Second Vice President: Aimee Corona
Secretary: Mikayla Mahoney
Treasurer: Emily Thomas
Public Relations: Chelsea Jermyn-Burns
Historian: Jake Mielke
Totem Middle School
President: Brittany Estes
Vice President: Darrel Watson
Secretary: Tyler Presto and Randy Ta
Treasurer: Celum Hatch
Owl Representative: Skyler Hatch
Raven Representatives: Colton Sellars and Sarah Newland
Bear Representative: Cassandra Harbo
Monroe School District
Hidden River Middle School
President: Hannah O’Malley
Vice President: Alex Pride
Secretary: Hannah McClure
Treasurer: Ben Brosius
Monroe Middle School
President: Alexa Haberlack
Vice President: Melissa Reyling
Secretary: Mallory Suggs
Treasurer: Gretchen Bahe
Park Place Middle School
President: Kelsey Harvill
Vice president: Jordan Moore
Treasurer: Colby Weiser
Secretary: Cassidy Hamilton
Snohomish School District
Centennial Middle School
President: Annie Hund
Vice President: Shelby Mills
Secretary: Judi Gilhang
Treasurer: Lauren Johnson
Valley View Middle School
President: Luke Hamlin
Vice President: Katherine Feltner
Treasurer: Hunter Lee
Secretary: Taylor Rasmussen
Stanwood School District
Port Susan Middle School
President: Kaci Jones
Vice President: Brittany Briggs
Treasurer: Cory Graham
Historian: Emiley Najar
Secretary: Gabby Goldsmith
Stanwood Middle School
President: Hyrum Andelin
Vice President: Tim Callaghan
Secretary: Hannah Galloway
Treasurer: Katie Blankenbaker
Senators: Reece Esary, Leif Small, Kiki McDonald and Travis Jones
Sultan School District
Sultan Middle School
President: Jesse Castillo
Treasurer: Ian Fleshman-Cooper
Secretary: Rachel Law
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