Graduates: Students who recently graduated from colleges and universities include:
Kristen Turner, Everett; Alisa Dickey, Everett; University of Portland, Portland, Ore.
Alex Smith, Everett, Goucher College, Baltimore, Md.
Sarah Thomson, Edmonds, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas.
Ashley Vi Lynk, Bothell, University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.
Tricia Rucker, Lynnwood, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, Lynchburg, Va.
Patrick Cole, Kamiak High School graduate, Chapman University, Orange, Calif.
Music diva: Aubrey Logan, 17, a junior at Henry M. Jackson High School in Mill Creek, was chosen as a semi-finalist for the Montreux Jazz Festival voice competition to be held in Switzerland, one of two Americans to reach the semi-finals. Aubrey has decided to instead attend the Berklee College of Music’s five-week Summer Jazz Workshop, a special program for the best and brightest high school jazz musicians from around the world. All students selected for the program will receive full scholarships and housing and will take special courses in addition to some of the college’s classes in jazz, pop, rock, funk, fusion and R&B.
More music honors: Kimberly Frederickson, a student at Henry M. Jackson High School in Mill Creek, is one of 100 students chosen for the 2005 Hershey’s All-USA High School Band. Kimberly has been selected as a clarinetist. Student musicians, nominated by their directors and teachers, were evaluated based on their academic achievement, musical training and experience and community involvement.
Medical honor: Danielle DeVos of Monroe will take part in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine July 3-12 in Philadelphia. DeVos will join 350 other high school students from around the country who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership potential and an interest in a career in medicine. The national forum creates a virtual classroom with hospitals, clinical facilities and health-care professionals, giving students a hands-on and behind-the-scenes look at the field.
Bands do well: The Jackson High School bands have returned from Vancouver, B.C., where they were among 1,400 students competing in the Heritage Music Festival. Ratings were in the categories of gold, silver, bronze, merit and festival awards. The groups placed as follows:
Jazz Ensemble II (directed by Kevin Hall): Silver Award and second place
Symphonic Band: Silver Award and second place
Wind Ensemble: Silver Award
Jazz Ensemble I: Gold Award
Percussion Ensemble (a first-year class): Gold Award, first place and the Adjudicators’ Award for high scoring.
Next spring the band will perform aboard Royal Caribbean’s Monarch of the Seas during its cruise from Los Angeles to Ensenada, Mexico.
Foster youth awards: Local winners of the 2005 Governor’s Scholarships for foster youth were:
Peter Ajang, Snohomish: Snohomish High School senior plans on attending Seattle Pacific University.
Alice Bussing, Arlington: Arlington High School senior plans on attending Everett Community College.
Robert Chevara, Monroe: Monroe High School senior plans on attending Highline Community College.
PTA winners: Jefferson Elementary PTA president Lori Lipp and members Scott and Angela Figgins were honored with the Jefferson Elementary PTA Golden Acorn Awards. Jefferson Elementary second-grade teacher Sandy Potts was honored with the PTA Outstanding Educator Award. All four were awarded certificates and pins, and a donation was made in each recipient’s name to the Washington State PTA scholarship fund.
Northshore teachers of the year: The Northshore School District announced Teacher-of-the-Year honors for two educators.
Kathleen Dearborn of Mill Creek, the district’s health occupations instructor has taught in the health occupations program for Northshore for the past 16 years. She is known for teaching her students about the importance of community service and has built partnerships with local health care facilities that provide internships for her students. Dearborn’s application will be forwarded to the Puget Sound Educational Service District, which will forward its regional winner to the state by late summer. The teacher selected to represent Washington state in the National Teacher of the Year Program will be named in the fall.
Toni Janus of Mukilteo, ninth-grade language arts teacher at the Secondary Academy for Success, the district’s alternative high school, has taught in Northshore the past 17 years. As the lead teacher for the SAS freshman class, Janus developed a program that nurtured the ninth graders academically and socially.
Everett science teacher honored: Eisenhower Middle School teacher Brian Day received the Making a World of Difference Science Teaching Award from the WorldStrides Science Habitat H2O Program. Day was one of 20 teachers nationwide to be recognized. He was selected for his personal qualities, his classroom activities and his participation in science projects with students.
Math whizzes: Monroe Middle School’s three teams finished in the top four in the recent Math Olympiad competition sponsored by the Washington State Math Council for students in the fifth through eighth grades. Monroe students who competed included: Zuqurain Hussain, Taylor Hart, Ben Hopper and Scotty Cragerud in fifth grade; Marrisa Hiskey, Quinn Coan and Sohaib Hussain in sixth grade; and Tom Meeus, Suzanna Ohlsen and Florence Lai in a sixth and seventh grades.
Seniors honored: Blaine Amidon IV and Rachel Krell, seniors at Archbishop Thomas Murphy High School in Everett, were honored with the school’s Chet Wilkerson Memorial Scholarship Award. Both students have been active in leadership positions, including as class officers, ASB officers, varsity athletes, community volunteers, their church and National Honor Society members.
Money to aid reading: The Assistance League of Everett awarded $45,500 in total funds across Snohomish County’s 14 school districts. Each of the districts received a $350 grant for each of their elementary, middle and high schools. The money is to be used to enhance reading programs throughout the 130 schools. The awards expand upon last year’s literacy program giving, when 75 elementary schools were given $100 each.
PTA gets Starbucks grant: Whittier Elementary School parents and local residents raised $30,000 this year to replace the school’s 15-year-old playground equipment. A Starbuck’s Community Parks Grant covered half the costs. The school plans to celebrate with a picnic.
UWB medalist: George McNiel of Snohomish is this year’s Chancellor’s Medalist at the University of Washington’s Bothell campus, an award given to a graduating student whose commitment to learning and achieving a degree have been extraordinary and a source of inspiration. McNiel, 54, is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Stanwood science team is back: The Port Susan Middle School red team finished 20th overall out of 60 teams at the National Science Olympiad tournament May 20 and 21 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Seven students earned medals at the event:
Alec Parker and Josh Hamre took third in Don’t Bug Me (trial event).
Jimmy Besancon and A.J. Brodin took fourth in Robo Billiards.
Ryan Knott and A.J. Brodin took fourth in Meteorology.
Christy Swartz and Emily Brodin took fifth in Sound of Music.
Lake Stevens artists: Students from Lake Stevens schools who received local honors in the Snohomish County Arts Council’s 2005 Scholastic Art Awards include Marquita Alstad, Max Biggs, Juki Dengchamleon, Melanie Duda, Katie Dunn, Jenny Eidsmoe, Sarah Farrar, Samantha Ferik, Chelsi Foote, Leah Grassl, Rosie Heffernan, Jacob Latrell, Amanda Leaty, Steven Long, Stina Lund, Caitlyn Patten, Kimberly Piggott, Ahna Provo, Alison Rhoades, Deborah Santana, Brandon Sebion, Taylor Shell, Megan Simpson, Brianna Soley, Dantzel Stoker and Ashley Swanson.
Monroe staff honored: Monroe public schools is pleased to recognize Marie Lotzgesell for the Sno-Isle Region 109 Student Achievement Leadership Award. The career center specialist most recently helped organize an information night for Spanish-speaking families attended by 150 people. Rick and Amber Ortiz also were honored for their work setting up an after-school study group at Monroe High School for Spanish-speaking students. They meet weekly with students and also host monthly parent meetings. In addition, Monroe Junior High School teacher Liz Detloff was honored as the Masonic Educator of the Year by the Sultan-Monroe Lodge.
Lakewood gets donations: Two donations could help the hearts and minds of students and staff in the Lakewood School District. The Marysville Fire District Foundation gave the district a defibrillator worth $2,148 to help in emergencies. The Lakewood Education Association donated $1,000 each to the libraries at Lakewood Elementary, English Crossing Elementary and Lakewood Middle schools.
Legler award: Joshua S. Legler, Arlington, who received a master’s degree in information management from Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies, Syracuse, N.Y., and received the master’s prize given to graduate students who have demonstrated excellence in scholarship and research.
New treasurer: Everett Community College trustee Gene Chase of Arlington has been elected treasurer of the Washington State Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges.
Columbia grads: The following students recently graduated from Columbia College in Marysville:
Arlington: Rebecca White
Everett: Angie Cracchiolo, Kimberly Michelle Davis, David Dukes, Laura Ann Faria, Steve Marrero, Marie Kishi Namulik, Edmund Joseph Sharp IV, Kim Everett Shultz, Bryant Walden
Granite Falls: Ryan Patrick Austin, Cynthia Toop
Lake Stevens: Russell Austin
Marysville: Brian Andrew Brown, Ramoncito Cancio, Sheila Jo Cook, Dean Leach, Robert Paul Lombard, Dennis John Morgan, Genevieve Stasiak, Niesha Tartt, Shereen Renee Willey, Earl Wright, Shawneen May Zackuse
Monroe: Dallas Swank
Stanwood: Dawn Davis
Bright Future: The Kimberly-Clark Foundation has awarded a Bright Futures college scholarship to Caleb Barnhill, a senior at Sultan High School and the son of Jim and Lisa Barnhill. The Bright Futures program, established in 1993, awards college scholarships to children of Kimberly-Clark employees in the United States and Canada. Each grant is worth up to $20,000 ($5,000 per year for up to four years) for full-time students studying at accredited colleges and universities.
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