Local students win scholarships

Seventeen students from the Edmonds School District won scholarships totaling $18,000 from the Edmonds School District Alumni Association.

The Barbara Escandon Memorial Teaching Scholarship went to Lynsey Haywood of Lynnwood High School. She will attend Central Washington University and study education.

The Anna E. Sambataro Memorial Fine Arts Scholarship went to Stephany Dentry of Mountlake Terrace High School. She will attend The Art Institute of Seattle and study media arts and animation.

The Fred Donadel Memorial Music Scholarship went to Nicole Whiteley of Lynnwood High School. She will attend Western Washington University and study music education.

The Douglas Caldart Memorial Vocal Music Scholarship went to two students. Matthew Beeninga of Mountlake Terrace High School will attend the University of Washington and study business. Laura Hoover of Edmonds-Woodway High School will attend Berklee College of Music in Boston and study singing/songwriting and film scoring.

The Brier Realty, Inc. Business Scholarships went to Timothy Maass of Mountlake Terrace High School, who will attend Seattle Pacific University and study communications and business and to Ben Walters of Mountlake Terrace High School who will attend Brigham Young University.

The Michelson Family Scholarship went to Tessa Coe of Scriber Lake High School, who will attend Edmonds Community College and study science, then transfer to study veterinary medicine.

The McIntosh/Boseck/Lowell Family Vocational-Technical Scholarships went to Stephanie Dilbeck of Meadowdale High School, who will attend Western Washington University and study education; to Mila Hunter of Scriber Lake High School, who will attend Edmonds Community College and study zoology; to Sarah Lee of Meadowdale High School, who will attend Seattle Pacific University and study graphic design; to Casey McCoy of Scriber Lake High School, who will attend Edmonds Community College to study culinary arts and to Nicole Santi of Edmonds-Woodway High School, who will attend Washington State University and study fashion merchandising;

The Manchester Building Trades Scholarship went to Marshall Pawn of Scriber Lake High School, who will attend Edmonds Community College and study construction management.

The Zimmerman Family Scholarship went to Matthew Beeninga of Mountlake Terrace High School, who will attend the University of Washington and major in business.

The ESDAA General Scholarships went to Tammy Chang of Lynnwood High School, who will attend the University of Washington; Marina Koneva of Lynnwood High School, who will attend the University of Washington and study accounting; and Maria Martinez of Edmonds-Woodway High School, who will attend the University of Washington and study biology.

EHRC wins drama awards

Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center won awards this month at the sixth annual 5th Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards Washington at Benaroya Hall in Seattle.

This year 78 productions were judged and 16 schools won awards. The homeschool program won 11 nominations including honorable mentions.

Students Natalie Hayes and Kaylee Jacobsen both won “Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Featured Ensemble Role”. Hayes and Jacobsen were the American Sign Language interpreters for the show “Children of Eden” and acted as narrators.

Student Sara Thornton won an award for her work as an ensemble member. Director Shileah Corey and the cast were honored for “Children of Eden”, as well as other nominated shows.

The school’s drama program has won awards the past three years.

For information, see www.5thavenue.org/education/highschoolawards.aspx

The Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center is a kindergarten through 12th grade public school that operates as an alternative school in the Edmonds School District.

Student to attend summer college

Local drummer and guitarist Austin DeVries, a student at Meadowdale High School, will spend the summer at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

The college awarded DeVries a full scholarship – worth more than $7,000 – to its Five-Week Summer Performance Program July 12 to Aug. 15.

DeVries came to the college’s attention as a participant in the college’s City Music program at Seattle’s Experience Music Project. The Berklee City Music program provides free music instruction, mentoring and scholarship opportunities to under-served youth.