Teens seek public’s help in Saving Salmon
Edmonds-Woodway High School students concerned about the environment have formed a Students Saving Salmon club and invite the public to help them in their efforts.
Club members have been learning about the Edmonds watershed with the goal of helping the city reestablish historic salmon runs as part of the Will Creek Daylighting Project. As part of the Edmonds Stream Team citizen science program, teens have been taking water quality measurements from several streams that flow through or near downtown Edmonds, looking at temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen and more. Students will analyze the data and present their findings to local government.
Coho salmon have begun to enter local streams to spawn, a process expected to continue through December. Edmonds residents who have observed salmon in creeks on or near their property are asked to report their sightings for a database students are putting together. Report current and past sightings to EdmondsStreamTeam@gmail.com.
Students Saving Salmon also would like to hear from Edmonds stream-side residents who may be willing to have water quality measurements collected from their property. The program is especially in need of suitable sites for measurements in lower Shell Creek (north of Caspers Street).
EdCC students back from NASA mission
Edmonds Community College students Ben Nguyen and Rebekah Waligorski recently returned from NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where they participated in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars project Oct. 25-28.
Nguyen and Waligorski were selected as two of 160 community college students nationwide for the program, culled from about 300 students who first completed a five-week online course. While at NASA, students formed teams and established fictional companies interested in Mars exploration.
“I welcome all the possibilities that can arise from this opportunity,” Nguyen said.
Waligorski said she also savored the opportunity. “I was speechless, as I was just out of high school and already being chosen for something like this is an honor,” she said.
Rotary highlights Lynnwood CTE teens
The Alderwood-Terrace Rotary named its Career and Technical Education Students of the Month for September and October at Lynnwood High School. The students are nominated by teachers.
Sophomore Breanna Tibbets was the September honoree for her work in law and justice classes. Senior Nick Moore was the October honoree for photography and video production.
Kudos for top tech teens
The Edmonds School Board on Nov. 10 recognized the Mountlake Terrace High School Technology Student Association’s 2015 National Team. Students competed over the summer at the National TSA Conference in Dallas, Texas.
Kathleen Cram won a Gold Achievement award for leadership, community involvement and promoting STEM education. Haeley Johnston won the Dr. Bob Hansen Distinguished Student Award, chosen from the nation’s 234,000 TSA members.
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