Hawkeye editor named Journalist of the Year
Mountlake Terrace High School senior Nick Fiorillo was named the 2015 Journalist of the Year at the Washington Journalism Education Association’s state convention March 21. The award comes with a $2,000 scholarship.
Fiorillo is the first Snohomish County student journalist to win the award in at least 12 years.
As a sophomore, Fiorillo helped The Hawkeye establish its online newsmagazine. He also was on the newspaper staff his freshman year. The past two years, Fiorillo has served as editor, overseeing a staff of 50 journalists.
In his nomination latter, advisor Vince DeMiero said that under Fiorillo’s leadership, The Hawkeye was “re-engineered, re-imagined, and rebranded — a first such transformation since the publication was established in 1960.”
Fiorillo’s portfolio has been submitted to the Journalism Education Association for consideration for the national Journalist of the Year award that will be presented April 19 at the JEA convention in Denver.
The state convention included other awards in various categories. Fiorillo, along with colleague Paxton Merten, received a “superior” rating for the emerging technology category.
Other local winners/awards:
Marianne Nacnaynay, Briar Terrace Middle, superior rating for editorial writing
Matthew Hipolito, Briar Terrace Middle, excellent rating for news writing
Ian Moffet, Mountlake Terrace High, excellent rating for editorial writing
Michaela Chase, Mountlake Terrace High, honorable mention for editorial cartooning
Brennan Jackson, Meadowdale High, honorable mention for yearbook layout
Jack Fiorillo, Mountlake Terrace High, honorable mention for sports photography
Snohomish students recognized
The Snohomish Rotary club on March 19 recognized its secondary school Students of the Third Quarter from Centennial and Valley View middle schools, and from AIM, Glacier Peak and Snohomish high schools: Lean Anderson, Ireland Baus, Brock Bradley, Mason Bridges, Amelia Bridgman, Trent Deubler, Matt Goddard, Freja Joregensen, Paige Lipetska, Joe Mantle, Zachary McSpadden, Kathleen Peterson, Ryan Spiegel and Sarah Steranka.
Rotary honors Everett seniors
The Rotary Club of Everett on March 17 honored seniors from Everett School District high schools as Students of the Month.
Katelyn Hansen of Cascade High School is an AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) student and wants to study business so she can open a bakery.
Cooper James of Everett High School is a 4.0 student and a mentor to underclassmen. He wants provide medicines for Third World countries or perhaps become a teacher.
Rafael Alvarez of Sequoia High School has experienced medical problems, which caused him to be isolated in school and fall behind. Now he’s catching up and looking forward to graduating.
Photography winners named
Alexander Rahill, a junior at Edmonds Woodway High School, was named the Grand Prize winner of the Schack Art Center’s 2015 Black and White Photography Contest” for his entry “Timeless Talent.”
The Schack received more than 165 entries for the contest, which was open to all Snohomish County high school students. Photographs were judged in two age categories (grades 9-10 and grades 11-12) by local photographers Wendy Fagan, Gena Reebs and Betty Udesen.
Winners in grades 9-10:
Madison Chollar, Stanwood, first place, “Floating Through Duality”
Lexi Brown, Edmonds Woodway, second place, “Tear Drops On My Guitar”
Fran Herr, Edmonds Woodway, third place, “Plié”
Juror Select recipients were Yesenia Del Villar (Meadowdale), Jeanalice Goodwin (Snohomish) and Carly Tiffany (Stanwood)
Winners in grades 11-12:
Mackenzie Jones, Meadowdale, first place, “Op Art Still Life”
Kaelyn Thede, Snohomish, second place, “Untroubled”
Izabel Babic, Snohomish, third place, “Clothespins”
Juror Select recipients were Jack Casto (Snohomish), Kyleigh Magness (Glacier Peak) and Makenna Wheeler (Snohomish)
An exhibit of all the entries will be on display in Schack Art Center’s Emerging Young Artist Gallery through April 28. The Art Center is at 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Winning entries also can be viewed at www.schack.org.
Horizon Elem. principal honored
Leslie Clauson, principal at Horizon Elementary School in Mukilteo, was selected by the Elementary School Principals Association of Washington as a Distinguished Principal for the Snohomish Region. She was one of 16 principals throughout the state to receive the honor. She was selected because of her contributions to professional growth and development, educational excellence, community relations, and humanitarian activities.
Rotary steps up for early learning
The Lynnwood Rotary presented the Edmonds School District with a $30,000 on March 19 to help fund early learning projects, including a parent partnership program called “Edmonds PreK: A Family Learning Experience.”
The early education program already is offered twice a week at 10 elementary schools. The Rotary grant will expand the program to a second day at four other elementary schools. The grant also will pay for kindergarten learning kits and literacy education training for preschool through third grade teachers.
Last August, Lynnwood Rotarians also donated their time to assemble the kindergarten learning kits, which include beans, flashcards, pencils with special grips, and other supplies to support kindergarten readiness skills.
NAACP honors 2
Whittier Elementary School teacher Jennifer Nonisa and Jerod Grant, director of the Diversity and Equity Center at Everett Community College, are co-recipients of the Snohomish County NAACP President’s Award, recognizing their community service work in the county, particularly with youth.
Grant recognized Nonisa last year when she received the Tonya Royer Outstanding Community Service Award.
“I was shocked, speechless, and humbled to receive this acknowledgement,” Nonisa said.
Arlington teen serves as page
Alaina Duskin, 13, a student at Haller Middle School in Arlington, spent a week as a page for the Washington State Senate at the Capitol in Olympia. Duskin was sponsored by state Sen. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe.
“My favorite part has probably been getting to go where other people can’t,” Alaina said. She particularly enjoyed seeing the process of bills becoming law first-hand, especially experiencing bills being passed on the Senate floor. Students interested in the Senate Page Program can find out more at leg.wa.gov.
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