The following Bellingham School District students and staff at Squalicum, Sehome, Shuksan, Carl Cozier, Geneva, Lowell and Roosevelt have been recently recognized at the national or state level:
Squalicum Student Wins Toyota Community Scholarship
Squalicum High School senior Josephine Garcia is a regional winner of the Toyota Community Scholarship. Out of more than 8,000 nominated applicants, she was one of 100 who selected to receive a $10,000 college scholarship and is in the running for one of 12 national scholarships valued at $20,000. This scholarship is for students who exemplify outstanding academic excellence, leadership and commitment to community service. Garcia used her culminating project as a springboard to form a local group called "Operation Smile Student Team." Under Garcia's guidance, this team raised enough money to provide surgeries for 15 children from developing countries to correct cleft palate.
State Math Competition Winners Include Sehome, Shuksan,
Carl Cozier, Geneva and Lowell Students
Sehome High School junior Jake Jaffe placed first in the Division II Team Problem Category of the Washington State Mathematics Council (WSMC) competition held April 21 in Yakima. Jaffe also took seventh in the state ranking of topical individuals by class.
In session one, Geneva teams one and three, and Lowell teams one, four and five received ribbons. Lowell teams two and three both received medals. Shuksan's grade six team two received a medal. In session two, Lowell team one also took a ribbon.
The WSMC is a professional organization that promotes and influences mathematics education.
Sehome Students Take Honors on National Spanish Exam
In April, 145 Sehome students participated in the National Spanish Exam based on national standards set by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese. There are five levels of the test, based on each year of study. Each level has three categories: regular (for students whose primary exposure is in the classroom); outside experience (for students who have significant experience outside of the classroom); and bilingual (for students who categorize their experience with the language as equal or nearly equal to their first language). Many students placed in the top 10 for Washington state and many placed in the top percentile in the nation. Percentile score does not refer to the percentage of questions answered correctly but indicates the test-takers' standing relative to the norm group standard.
Golden Awards are for students scoring at or above the 95th percentile. Silver Awards are for students scoring from the 85th through 94th percentiles. Bronze Awards are for students scoring from the 75th through 84th percentiles. Honorable mention is for students scoring from the 50th through 74th percentiles.
First-year Sehome Spanish students earning awards are: Golden Award for Louise Highleyman (second place in state); Silver Awards for Molly LeCompte (fourth place in state), Owen Chambers (fifth place in state) and Evan Madill (sixth place in state); Bronze Awards for Tyler Poradun (ninth place in state), Matt Juntilla (10th place in state), Renee Lahud-Zahner, Alice Lazzar-Atwood, Ryan Newell, Maddie Smith and Taylor Brown. Honorable mention goes to Brailey Murray-Kraft, Taryn Peterson, Blaine Nesbit, Lee Bartlett, Gary Tumber, Katie Stockwell, Nathan Wilson, Elliot Goebel, Kelsey Roehner, William Giller, Kim Williams and Evan Marquardt. Chloe Tull and Mercedes Henley placed first and second place in Washington for the outside experience level one test. Kaisha Lorden received the first place in the state for bilingual test.
Second-year Sehome Spanish students earning awards are: Golden Awards for Angela Hess (second place in state) and Patrick Sodt (third place in state); Silver Awards for Jordan Helms (fourth place in state) and Olivia Noell (seventh place in state); Bronze Awards for Kirsten Eklund, Christopher Elliot (ninth place in state) and Carissa Maldonado. Honorable mention goes to Ashley Alvarez, Brian Bergquist, Rebecca Kim, Caitlin Lockhart, Alex Kairoff, Sara Matijascic, Sarah McHugh and Joseph Murphy.
Third-year Sehome Spanish students earning awards are: Golden Award for Dylan Marriner (second place in state); Silver Awards for Rolf Ypma (third place in state), Shawna Monks (eighth place in state) and Emma Binderup (10th place in state); Bronze Awards for Emily Landau, Phenicia Crawford, Leo Baunach, Julia Scherting, and Kelsey Willson. Earning third-year outside experience honors were: Golden Award for Ben Phillips (first place in state); Silver Award to Kevin Shimota (second place in state). Honorable mention goes to Kristina Johnson (third place in state), Casey Rohrbacher (fourth place in state), Marina Velasco (fifth place in state) and Emma Cowan-Young (sixth place in state).
Fourth-year Sehome Spanish students earning awards are: Golden Awards for Chloe Binderup (second place in state), Erin Keyes (third place in state), Danielle Sherman (fourth place in state); Silver Awards for Amanda Hart (sixth place in state), Rhiannon Troutman (eighth place in state), and Lindsey Gibbons (ninth place in state). The fourth-year outside experience Golden Award winner is Keith Davidson (first place in state) and Silver Award winner Sarah May (second place in state).
Sehome Spanish teachers are Mary Gómez, Janae Hodge and Ashleigh Bobovski.
Mayor's Arts Award Goes to Roosevelt PTA
Roosevelt Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association was recognized with a Mayor's Arts Award at an April 19 event at the Whatcom Museum of Art and History. The award was accepted by PTA President Pam Behee for their parental involvement and participation in art education with after-school impact. The PTA held the Reflections Art Program in January and offered six classes in drawing and painting for free to Title I schools. The PTA also provides ongoing support for theatrical and musical productions at the school. The Mayor's Arts Award honors Bellingham citizens who have significantly contributed to the arts in our community.
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