School Briefs

Students place well in mock trial

Thirteen Shorewood students participated and placed sixth overall in the state mock trial competition in the Thurston County Courthouse in Olympia March 26 –28. John Gresham, Daniel Scalise, and Lyndall Ellingson receiving individual recognition as outstanding attorneys and Jillian Bruton and Kia Nicholson were honored as outstanding witnesses. Students participating as attorneys were Spencer Bollen, Victoria Lee, John Gresham, Daniel Scalise, Morgan Shaw, and Lyndall Ellingson. Demonstrating their dramatic talents as witnesses were Amy Beth Lindvall, Ashley Bell, Jillian Bruton, Kia Nicholson, Emily Dahlgren, and Matt Kim. Assisting in preparations were attorneys Ian Goodhew, Jason Hamilton, Mark Herrington, Tim Leary, Rebecca Ringer led by Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Deborah Dwyer. Students have spent the past several months in Tuesday evening practices preparing for the event in the Shoreline District courthouse. Superior Court judges Richard Eadie and Bruce Hilyer presided over dress rehearsals. The team is advised by social studies teacher Randy Schnabel.

S’wood drill team earns high honor

The Shorewood High School Drill Team recently earned a Superior rating on their drill routine at the WIAA State Dance and Drill Championship competition March 19 and 20 in the Yakima Sun Dome. A rating of Superior is the highest rating possible, requiring a points total of between 270 and 300. Only a few teams out of the more than 40 teams from 4A schools competing in all 6 categories achieved this distinction; and Shorewood’s score earned them a third place in the drill category. Teams come from all over the state to compete in six different categories, Drill, Pom, Dance, Hip Hop, Color Guard and Production. Shorewood competed this year in both Drill and Pom, one of only a few teams to compete in more than one category. The Shorewood High School Drill Team are the 2004 WIAA District 1 Champions in the combined Drill and Pom categories.

Musical artist to visit SCC again

Shoreline Community College will again host performer Darrell Scott in a performance scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 10 in the Campus Theater. Darrell performed at SCC’s 2001 Eclectic Series and was very well-received by those who attended. Darrell earned the honor of “ASCAP Songwriter of the year” and is a songwriter, in-demand instrumentalist and an acclaimed performer and recording artist, officials said. Scott has contributed a string of hits including “Long Time Gone” and “Heartbreak Town” for the Dixie Chicks; “Great Day to Be Alive” for Travis Tritt and “Born to Fly” was a No.1 hit for singer Sara Evans. Darrell recently released his fourth album, “Theater of the Unheard.”

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