Students of the month: Everett High School department scholars for January are Ray Borovina (art), Shawna Held (DECA), Thu Nguyen (English language learner), Clarissa Fidler (English), Bricia Mejia (individual education), Linda Huynh (math), Jessica Griffin (music-band), Juston Cunningham (music-choir), Shawn Whetsell (PE-boy), Tania Pabisz (PE-girl), Alex Wertheimer (science), Maria Daoust (social studies), Lucas Watanabe (world language) and Thomas McDonald (marketing).

Distinguished grad: Sean Connell recently was honored as St. Mary Magdalen School’s 2005 Distinguished Graduate.

Connell is a 1990 graduate of the Catholic elementary school in Everett. He went on to attend Seattle Prep High School and graduated from Wesleyan University in 1998 where he earned a bachelor’s degree in East Asian studies.

Connell is now serving as the associate director of the U.S.-Korea Business Council in Washington D.C. Other work experience included working as a legislative assistant for then-state Reps. Aaron Reardon and Brian Sullivan.

He also is a graduate student at George Washington University and will graduate in May with a master’s degree in international affairs.

Monroe DECA qualifiers: The following Monroe High School students have qualified for the state DECA competition, to be held in March in Seattle: Kayla Bopp, Nate Donohue, Stephanie Fleek, Keshia Bennet, Cami Elsenbast, Danielle Do, Chelsea Elwood, Patrick Holl, William Pehl, Kelsey Gibson, Josh Gebhardt, Erika Worthen, Jennifer Bacon, Jess Claybrook, Justin George, Will Haeck, J.D. Stalin, Bud Swanburg, Riley Mahoney, Damien Durringer, Zach Brown, David Heal, Jason Reed, Joe Eagle, Devon Schweizer, Sean Graves, Matt Zeller, Jason Cocking, Marshall Bryan, John Ruden, Brent Bural, Dan Hinz, Nick Carr, Ashleigh Reynolds, Lauren Kazen, Tyler Rogers, Tyshae Vazques, Monica Anchondo, Mikenzi Redd, Kenny Maudlin, Will Compton, Derek Lape, Jordan Chester, Luke Manthe, Annie Zaremba, Charlie McKenzie, Ian Ouimet, Jenna Kirksey, Dana Thorton, Kevin Nowadnick, Mario Pulido Jr. and Rowan Carey.

Snohomish Rotary students: Elizabeth Amy and Jenna Vos of AIM High School in Snohomish were named Students of the Quarter by Rotary.

Dean’s List: Students on Dean’s Lists at colleges and universities include:

Dennis Goulet, Everett, Boston College, Boston

Benjamin Spencer, Mill Creek, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.

Jennifer Parks, Everett, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

Joseph Long, Arlington, Leslie Paramytherng, Everett, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.

Kai Wilhelm, Everett, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn.

Voyager honors: January Students of the Month at Voyager Middle School are Mayra Araujo, Rachelle Bayless, Mariah Beardsley, Steven Benson, Jessica Brazil, Rebecca Ciscernos, Kalii DeLa Rossa-Ram, Tevin Dillon, Lizminelly Gonzalez, Celest Heller, Eric Jaramillo, Karen Maniraho, Brittany Monares, James Moody, Breanna Moore, Marcus Mozeak, Stephanie Napier, Pedro Nunez, Ivett Perez, Maira Sanchez, Emiliano Reyes, Christina Santiago, Stacy Shaban, Evie Shepard, Gurpreet Singh, Kourtney Soriano, Mariah Taylor, Anh Truong, Jacqueline Valdillez, Joe Varga, Devan Weinsoft.

EWU: Students on the Eastern Washington University Dean’s List in Cheney include:

Arlington: Timothy Kroeze

Bothell: Kelsey Bright, Nicole Lantz, Chris Solvang, Shannon Garey

Camano Island: Lyrica Mueller

Darrington: Becky Nations

Edmonds: Dana Carriere, Scott Donahoe, Richard West Jr.

Everett: Sean Andrews, Tiffany Hansel, Jessica Rembaugh, Jenny Eccleston, Joshua Irwin, Jennifer Bartlett

Granite Falls: Anna Anderson, Rachel Bower, Luke Gumke, Tyrell Towle

Lake Stevens: Kyle Chapman, Abigail Kelly, Mallory Laplante, Anna Oenbring, Kelly Schend

Langley: Stephanie Jacobson, Kerry Mulcahy, Amy Speight

Lynnwood: Michael Clawson, Deborah Boateng, Shannon Callahan, Jason Demeroutis, Lisa Hagstron, Maggie Wieber

Marysville: Melissa Carden, Crescent Seward, Maegan Strand

Monroe: Bethany Armstrong, Brandon Babin

Mountlake Terrace: Ryan Chappell, Melissa Giampietri, Andrew Gillespie, Kathryn Gillespie, Carolyn Jongeneel, Shannon Reynoldson

Mukilteo: Nicole Bohnet, Tawnya Gyles

Oak Harbor: Mandi Eernisse, Amber Gailey, John Marriott, Felicia McClary

Snohomish: Nathaniel Hudson, Chelsea Hadland, Michelle Keeler, Casey Kellogg, Eric Mauch, Christoffer Myers, Alyssa Richer, Autumn Smith, Carina Towns, Katelyn Waterhouse

Stanwood: Alyssa Black, Hillary Faulkner, Jaime Jones, Leslie Harwood, Sarah Smith

Woodinville: Megan Beden, Julie Hawkes, Jane Patten

EWU grads: Students who recently graduated from Eastern Washington University in Cheney include:

Coupeville: Courtney Dodson

Everett: Shane Caskey

Lake Stevens: Brian Trimble

Stanwood: Denise Dewey, B.A. human resource management; Mark Cellucci, B.S. computer information systems