Teen scores big for soccer Goal project
Kamiak High School senior Tylor Adcock organized a fundraiser that brought in dozens of soccer balls, 100 pairs of soccer cleats, socks, jerseys and shorts, shin guards, goalie gloves, and backpacks, all of which were brand new or slightly used.
The donations went to Goal of Life, a program that a Kamiak teacher’s brother became involved with in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, through his service in the U.S. Coast Guard. Goal of Life helps children in the crime-ridden capital city get involved in soccer as an alternative to negative behavior.
United Airlines waived the $800 shipping fee.
The U.S. Embassy at Tegucigalpa recognized the “American from Seattle” for her efforts on its Facebook page.
Adcock hopes now to raise money to provide the program’s Honduran leader with a new wheelchair.
Edmonds student receives Dakota scholarship
Frank Flight of Edmonds received a North Dakota Space Grant scholarship for study at the Dakota College at Bottineau. The scholarships go to students who show promise in the areas of science, technology, engineering or math. Flight is studying health professions and hopes to work as an athletic trainer.
Lake Stevens grad is world’s top speaker
Northwest University student Marlene Pierce, a Lake Stevens High School graduate, travelled in January to Thessaloniki, Greece, to take part in the 2016 World Universities Debating Championships, the largest debate competition in the world.
Pierce was awarded first place in the Public Speaking competition out of a field of nearly 100 speakers. Participants were given their topics just six minutes before they needed to deliver a three-minute speech.
Marysville teens named Youth Correspondents
Susana Barbosa and Catherine Baxter, both students at Marysville-Pilchuck High School, have been selected as National Youth Correspondents for the 2016 Washington Journalism and Media Conference, set for July 10-15 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
The pair join a select group of 250 teens from across the country for an intensive study of journalism and media.
They were chosen based on academic accomplishments and a demonstrated interest and excellence in journalism and media studies.
Catholic high school honors couple
Archbishop Murphy High School honored longtime supporters, Jack and Shirley Serwold, with the 2016 Founders Award during the school’s annual auction on Jan. 30. The award is given to people who have made a lasting difference at the school and lived out the its mission.
Jack Serwold is a former board member, teacher and coach at the school and still coaches boys golf. Their grandchildren now attend the school.
Granite Falls Hall adds 2 alumni to hall of fame
The Granite Falls High School Alumni Hall of Fame this month added Rietta Beevers-Hitchcock (class of 1984) and Brandon Klepper (class of 1992).
Beevers-Hitchcock now teaches at Granite Falls Middle School, after teaching and coaching at the high school. Klepper is a grounds and maintenance operations supervisor with the district.
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