In the 2008 Snohomish Arts Council annual Black and White Photography contest, the work of Jackson and Cascade High School students earned more than one third of the awards.
Jordan DeGaetano, a Cascade junior took the Grand Prize award for his entry “21st Century Madonna.” Of the 16 other awards granted in the contest’s two categories, six went to students in grades 10, 11 or 12 from Cascade or Jackson.
Lauren Hill, of Jackson high School, was a Digital Honorable Mention recipient for her work “In Flight.”
More than 150 students from around the county entered pieces for the show in April. With judging complete, the public is invited to view the winning pieces at the Arts Council Gallery Store at 1507 Wall Street until May 17. The store is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
All entries from around the county, including duplicates of the award winning pieces, are on display at the Future of Flight, 8415 Paine Field Blvd., Mukilteo, through May 22. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily.
Scholarship for middle schoolers
The application deadline for this year’s eighth graders for the Washington College Bound Scholarship is June 1.
The four-year scholarship covers the cost of college tuition, fees and books for low-income students who sign a pledge in seventh- or eighth-grade promising to graduate from high school and demonstrate good citizenship.
Seventh- and eighth-grade students from families eligible for free or reduced-priced lunches who sign the pledge may participate. The family income must remain at 65 percent or less of the state’s median income by the time of high school graduation to permit a scholarship award. www.hecb.wa.gov/paying/waaidprgm/CollegeBoundScholarship.asp for information.
AMHS goes to math competition
Fourteen students from Archbishop Murphy High School competed at the WSMC State Mathematics Competition in Yakima April 26. For the sixth year, the school brought home a plaque.
The team of Peter McDonnell, Kevin Claggett and David Filley placed third in the Team Problem competition.
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