Schools Applause

Science Olympiad team back: A team of Canyon Park Junior High School students finished 22nd out of 60 at the 2006 National Science Olympiad Tournament held May 19 and 20 at Indiana University in Bloomington. Twelve of the team’s 18 students placed in the top 10 in the nation for their events:

Second in the nation: Abby Sloan and Allen Zhang for Meteorology

Fourth in the nation: Evan Twedt and Allen Zhang for Road Scholar

Fifth in the nation: Dylan Huizenga, Jacob Little, Julia Gabriels and Russell Kilgannon for Junkyard Challenge

Sixth in the nation: Sam Berkman and Evan Twedt for Wheeled Vehicles

Eighth in the nation: Katherine Lacy and Laura Barker for Science of Fitness

Ninth in the nation: Ricky Boice and Kelly Fissel for Water Quality

Scholarships: Students who recently received scholarships include:

* Kelsey Boyce, Arlington High School, $2,000, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.

* Kathleen R. Hallock, Bothell, Griswold Family Association of America’s annual scholarship.

* Everett Community College students Sherry Samonds, Everett, and Brooke Muzzy, Arlington, Washington Award for Vocational Excellence scholarships, which will pay for two years of their college tuition in Washington state.

Super super: Granite Falls School District Superintendent Joel Thaut was recently given the 2006 Robert J. Handy Most Effective Administrator award for large school districts. The award comes from the Washington Association of School Administrators and the PEMCO Foundation.

Dean’s List: Lauren Amundson, Stanwood, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tenn.

Performing arts: Winners of the Edmonds Arts Commission Literary and Performing Arts Scholarships are:

Dylan Smith, a senior at Edmonds-Woodway High School, will receive $2,000 and plans to study music at Eastman School of Music in Rochester N.Y.. He was lead trumpet player for the 2006 Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensemble and accepted to the 2006 WMEA All-State Jazz Ensemble.

Lindsay Evans, a senior at Meadowdale High School, will receive $750. The dancer will attend the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Aljets honor: Adam Aljets, Everett, was inducted into Round Table sophomore men’s honorary organization at Grove City College, Grove City, Pa.

Northshore teacher grants: The Northshore Public Education Foundation recently awarded grants ranging from $500 to $1,000 to the following teachers: Susan Creager-Reike, Shannon Feil, Cathy Flanagan, Jim Geiszler, Justine Hurley, Cindy Kaufman, Kate Labiak, Jan Morgan, Megan Moyer, Janelle Narancic, Beth Nelson, Rodeen Peterson, Ann Rubie and Nicole Ryan.

The money will support such projects as student study at the Olympic Park Institute, a cello, on-site scientist and science education, music instruction and curriculum materials in science and reading. All materials are expected to help students for several years to come.

Europe bound: Inglemoor High School student and Brier resident Leah Scott-Zechlin has been named an EF Educational Tour Global Citizen Award winner.

Leah is one of 13 winners from the U.S. and Canada who will travel on a 10-day, expenses-paid EF Educational Tour to Europe for their award. EF’s Global Citizen Award encourages college-bound high school seniors to think about their roles in local and global communities, and how their actions affect the people around them and around the world.

In addition to a required school nomination, the applicants submitted a 1,500-word essay answering the question, “How has a person in your community inspired you to live as a global citizen?” For her winning essay, Leah wrote about her aunt, who has inspired her passion for exploration and understanding of other cultures.

Snohomish WASA honors: A Snohomish School District administrator and a parent were recently honored by the Washington Association of School Administrators.

Snohomish High School Principal Diana Plumis received the WASA Student Achievement Leadership Award. Patty Venema, head of Parent Leaders United for Snohomish Students (PLUSS), received the WASA Community Leadership Award.

Jazz finishes third: The Valley View Middle School Viking Jazz Band, under the direction of Mike Mines, took third place in the Bellevue Jazz Festival on May 5.

Snohomish Lion’s honors: The Snohomish Lion’s Club honored the top 15 seniors at Snohomish High School: Katrina Alonso, Megan Archer, Carolyn Craik, Bradley Gerhardt, Daesha Henderson, Mark McDuff, David Pinkerton, Bryanna Plog, Kevin Rodland, Nathan Sooter, Brittany States, MacKenna Stewart, Melissa Uplinger, Jessie Vainikka and Darrell Westerinen. The club also awarded scholarships to Sharilyn Fuller, Joey Petosa and David Pinkerton.

Monroe DECA finalists: Monroe High School DECA member Mikenzi Redd recently earned a Top 10 finish at the International DECA Career and Development Conference in Dallas, Texas. Redd competed in the Fashion Merchandising Promotion Event.

Kelsey Gibson also competed in this event and placed in the top 16. Competing against 180 of the highest qualifying competitors from across the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Germany and Guam, the students made it through preliminary presentations and were chosen for the final round that pitted them against 21 other finalists.

Both Monroe students are juniors. Kelsey also represented Washington State DECA as the state president at the conference. Along with the finalists, junior Dana Thornton earned a medal as a top performer for her role play in Retail Marketing Management. Also competing was sophomore Tessa Degel in Apparel and Accessories Management.

Arlington DECA winner: Arlington High School junior Jessica Floe recently earned first place honors in the Apparel and Accessories competition at DECA’s 2006 International Career Development Conference, in Dallas, Texas. Jessica also received a $1,000 award from DECA and JC Penney. Andrew Crouse and Kelsey Boyce also placed in the top 5 percent of all marketing/DECA students across the United States on the industry-based A*S*K* tests offered in both marketing and business administration.

Elks Student of the Year: Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center junior Peter Salzano was honored as the Everett Elks Student of the Year. Peter, son of Benjamin and Jill Salzano of Snohomish, is enrolled in the electronics and robotics program at Sno-Isle. Everett Elks Lodge 479 honors one junior each month from Sno-Isle as a Student of the Month and, from those, chooses one as Student of the Year. Judges look for leadership, work ethic and a willingness to help others, along with scholastic achievement.

Students of the Month: Monroe High School department scholars for April:

Ninth-grade block: Erick Petersen and Mandie Andriesen

Choral Music Amethyst Amy Ahonen

English: Kendra Nye

Family &Consumer Science: Faviola Solano

Fine Arts: Joselyn Cook

Health: Stephanie Love

Instrumental Music Daniel Ashley and Melissa Taylor

Math: Jenny Revak

Marketing: Tori Gursley

PE: Heather Malmberg

Science: Brian Mitchell