Archive for May, 2009
It’s graduation season, which means it’s also scholarship season. Hundreds of scholarships have been given out this spring through various organizations, including the local Dollars for Scholars chapters.
Below is a listing of scholarship recipients from Lynden High School and the Bellingham high schools. I was not given amounts for any of the listed scholarships.
Lynden High School
- Maria Ashworth — Ludden Memorial Scholarship
- Jill Beanblossom — Lynden Dollars for Scholars; Kiwanis Lynden Noon Scholarship
- Brandi Benner — Lynden Lions Club Scholarship, Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Hazel Anderson Scholarship), Skagit Valley Community College Athletic Scholarship, Skagit Valley Community College Academic
- Colby Biesheuvel — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Wallace Foundation), Lynden Kiwanis Breakfast Club
- Tyler Black — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Wallace Foundation)
- Kyle Crabtree — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Wallace Foundation), Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Jake Maberry)
- Gunnar Groothuis — Limestone College athletic scholarship
- Amanda Hack — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Roy Georgeff), Lynden Middle & Senior PTA.
- James Hague — Pacific University Oregon Pacesetter Scholarship, Pacific University Oregon Merit Scholarship.
- Andres Huante — Whatcom Hispanic Society Scholarship
- Charles Hubbard — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Wallace Foundation)
- Amanda Kayser — National FFA Agricultural Communications CDS Scholarship, Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Tony Wilson Memorial Scholarship), Lynden Dollars for Scholars, Ludden Memorial Scholarship, Lynden FFA Vo AG/FFA Alumni Booster Club Scholarship
- Kelly Kirby — Seton Hall University, Lynden Dollars for Scholars, Lynden Middle & Senior PTA
- Alayna Kramme — National FFA Agricultural Communications CDE Scholarship, Lynden Dollars for Scholars, Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Garth Francisco Memorial Scholarship), Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Wallace Foundation), Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Mt. Baker Rotary), Washington State University Achievement Award, WSU: College of Agricultural, Human and National Resource Sciences, Ludden Memorial Scholarship, Lynden FFA VoAG/FFA Alumni Booster Club Scholarship.
- Adam Lewis — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Jack Lambert Scholarship), Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Mt. Baker Rotary)
- Tara Magrath — National FFA Agricultural Communications CDE Scholarship
- Aaron Mattox — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Tony Wilson Memorial Scholarship), Lynden Dollars for Scholars
- Shelby Miller — Chelsea Rae Ebert Memorial Scholarship
- Kelsie Mozes — Bellingham Beauty School
- Jack Myers — Pacific Lutheran University merit scholarship
- Cameron Partlow — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Wallace Foundation)
- Andrea Rempel — Whatcom County North Rotary, Lynden Dollars for Scholars, Indiana Wesleyan University Academic Scholarship, Indiana Wesleyan Univesrity Valedictorian scholarship, Ewing C Kelly Scholarship from the Kelly Foundation of Washington, Bellingham Elks Lodge 194, Washington State Elks Association
- Bailey Richardson — Whitworth University Legacy Scholarship
- Megan Schiffman — National FFA Agricultural Communications CDE Scholarship, Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Wallace Foundation), South Dakota State Athletic Scholarship.
- Kristen Seely — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (American Legion Scholarship)
- Averyl Shindruk — National FFA Agricultural Communications CDE Scholarship, Lynden Dollars for Scholars, Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Mt. Baker Rotary), Lynden Middle & Senior PTA, Central Washington University Foundation: Central Investment Fund Scholarship, Central Washington University volleyball, Mt. Baker Rotary student of the month, Lynden FFA VoAG/FFA Alumni Booster Club Scholarship.
- Hannah Swanson — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Emerson Clarkson Scholarship), Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Wallace Foundation)
- Jill Toronchuk — Lynden Dollars for Scholars, Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Mt. Baker Rotary), Millersville University Athletic Scholarship, Millersville University Student Athlete Scholarship
- Jessica Van Mersbergen — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Howard Heppner Scholarship), Lynden Dollars for Scholars
- Brooke Vander Veen — Business Bank of Lynden, Dick Rightmire Memorial Scholarship, Ludden Memorial Scholarship, Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Wallace Foundation), Lynden Masonic Lodge Scholarship, Lynden Middle & Senior PTA, National FFA/AERO Staff/Board Scholarship, Springtime Calf Sale Scholarship, Washington Award for Vocational Excellence “WAVE” Scholarship, Washington State University Achievement Award, Washington State University Dean’s Merit Award, Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, Whatcom County Farm Bureau Scholarship, Whatcom County Youth Fair Mark Stap Memorial, Whatcom County Youth Fair Jay Paul Memorial, Whatcom Dairy Women Judy Scholten Memorial, Whatcom Farm Friends Annual Ag day Essay Contest, Washington Schoalrs/Assoc. of Washignton School Principals, Whatcom County Dairy Ambassadors Scholarship, Washington Farmers’ Cooperative Careers in Agriculture, Lynden FFA VoAG/FFA Alumni Booster Club Scholarship.
- Stephanie Vis — U.S. Air Force ROTC Scholarship, Seattle Pacific University Trustees scholarship, Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Mt. Baker Rotary), Seattle Pacific University Phillip W. Eaton Award, Lynden Masonic Lodge Award, Lynden Dollars for Scholars.
- Emily Visser — Ludden Memorial Scholarship
- Mackenzie Watt — Western Undergrad Exchange
- Emily Webb — Chelsea Rae Ebert Memorial Scholarship, Lynden Dollars for Scholars, Lynden Dolalrs for Scholars (Wallace Foundation), Brotherhood’s Relief and Compensation Fund Luther G. Smith Scholarship Program, Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Jake Maberry), Lynden FFA Vo AG/FFA Alumni Booter Club Scholarship.
- Jordan Weeks — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Wallace Foundation)
- Kaitlyn Weidenaar — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Garth Francisco Memorial Scholarship
- Joseph White — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Wallace Foundation)
- Anne Marie Witecki — Trinity University Merit Scholarship, American Legion
- Chris Yoder — Lynden Dollars for Scholars (Wallace Foundation)
The following scholarships are all through Bellingham Dollars for Scholars
Bellingham High School
- Emma Anderson — BHS Class of ’67
- Calvin Atkins — Anvil Corporation College
- Katelyn Atkins — BHS Staff
- Molly Beaumont — BHS Staff
- Sienna Black — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Avery Card — Beverly Ramsay Memorial Art
- Cassandra Dickerson — BHS Staff
- Valerie Feerer — BHS Staff
- Linden Figgie — BHS Class of 1958
- Rebecca Friday — Robert D Frazier Memorial
- Shannon Gowan — Dr. Randle & Amy Carr
- Meghan Griffin — Paul Skaggs Memorial
- Miranda Hyldahl — James & Jean Goldie Memorial
- Donald Kawczynski — B.A.S.E.
- Sarah Kindl — BHS Staff
- Bri Link — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Ashley McVay — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Max Nelson — Pat & Stan Smith Engineering
- Nicole Parise — John Warden Memorial Music
- Erin Peterson — Bellingham Central Lions
- Bethany Polhamus — Margie & Steve Kimberley Character
- Claire Rachor — Wade King Scholar-Athlete
- Sierra Rivers — Paul Clarke Memorial
- Elena Robertson — BHS Class of ’80
- Amanda Salas — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Abby Smith — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Brandon Strong — BHS Class of ’89
- Rachel Thomas — BHS Staff
- Katelyn Tse — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Brianna Walton — B.A.S.E.
- Devan Wardrop-Saxton — BHS Staff
Options High School
- Susanna Dods — Gage Yates Memorial
Squalicum High School
- Ambrin Alibhai — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Candice Alvarado — BHS Class of ’53
- David Amonsen — SqHS Staff
- Kyle Carlson — Bellingham Bay Rotary
- Tom Chang — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Yuan Chen — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Chao Chen — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Anne d’Aquino — Haggen Food & Pharmacy
- Clarie Delbecq — Bellingham Bay Rotary
- Veronica Diaz — Bellingham Bay Rotary
- Aaron Doud — SqHS Staff
- Saphire Fitzgerald — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation and SqHS Staff
- Nicola Follis — SqHS Staff
- Daniel Herda — Bellingham Bay Rotary and SqHS Staff
- Kyle Hooper — Bellingham Bay Rotary
- Balpreet Kaur — SqHS Staff
- Micah LeDoux — Lori Poad Memorial
- Dmitriy Lysikov — Fourth Corner Elite Car Club
- Drew Morrill — BP Science, Engineering and Math
- Lindsey Nakatani — Bellingham Bay Rotary and SqHS Staff
- Lindsey Putnam — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Amy Smith — Bellingham Central Lions
- John Turk — Key Bank of Bellingham
- Jordan Zender — Gage Yates Memorial
Sehome High School
- Dilraj Bal — McEvoy Family
- Fredereco Barnett — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Alejandra Barrera — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Emma Binderup — Helen B Anderson Memorial
- Cameron Casey — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Patrick Cassidy — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Christopher Elliott — BDFS Board of Directors
- Alicia Goebel — Haggen Food & Pharmacy
- Angela Hess — Joan Beardsley Memorial
- Evan Horner — Gage Yates Memorial
- Sean Keyes — Wade King Scholar-Athlete
- Rebecca Kim — Key Bank of Bellingahm
- Sarah McHugh — BDFS – W. Ignram
- Emily Pedergraft — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Titus Rhode — Bellingham Central Lions
- Caleb Savage — Metcalf Hodges, CPA
- Dane Siegfried — Stephen A Dember Award of Excellence
- Alanna Steele — Roy & Carol Ericsson
- Michael Chase Tan — Thomas & Martina Horn Foundation
- Sullivan Vanderboom — Settlemyer Family
Are you concerned about small schools disappearing? Then a community discussion on Tuesday, June 2 might be for you.
The Citizens’ Forum and the Neighborhood Schools Coalition are hosting a discussion on “Neighborhood schools: how valuable are they to our community?”
Participants will discuss what public schools mean to neighborhoods, what school model is best for children, what is the school board’s obligation to and relationship with the community, and what are the economic realities of small schools.
The forum will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Fountain Community Church, 2100 Broadway. For more information, email citizensforum1@gmail.com or neighborhoodschoolscoalition@gmail.com.
Western Washington University is offering a travel course to Ghana, Africa, and anyone who is interested is welcome to apply.
The course, “Financial Capital and Social Justice,” will give students an understanding of the social implications of moving financial capital from developed countries to undeveloped countries. The trip, led by WWU Department of Management instructor Craig Mayberry, will include visits to communities impacted by World Bank and IMF projects, meetings with micro-lending agents and recipients, trips to national parks and meetings with local and international foundations.
The priority application deadline is Monday, June 1. For more information, go to www.wwu.edu/~summer or contact Mayberry at craig.mayberry@wwu.edu or (360) 441-9903.
Several Whatcom County schools recently received cash awards for their environmental programs, as part of the annual Terry Husseman School Awards program.
The program, sponsored by the state Department of Ecology, recognizes schools for developing and implementing innovative curricula, starting a new environmental program and sustaining waste reduction efforts.
Awards are given in three categories: Seed Awards, which helps schools with start-up costs for new programs; Sustainable School Award, which recognizes schools that focus on waste reduction, recycling and sustainability; and Environmental Curriculum Award, which recognizes new curricula that introduces the concepts of recycling, waste reduction and sustainability.
Monetary amounts vary from $100 to $5,000. More than $52,800 will be distributed to schools across the state this year.
Local awards are as follows:
Columbia Elementary School, Seed Award of $2,365 to help set up a school store full of sustainable school supplies.
Custer Elementary School, Seed Award of $250 to start a “Food to Flowers” recycling program.
Sehome High School, Sustainable School Award of $200 to help continue the schools recycling program.
Ten Mile Creek Elementary, Sustainable School Award of $300 to continue a composting program that reduces food and paper waste at the school.
Nooksack Valley High School, Sustainable School Award of $500 to help continue a recycling education program.
Lynden High School, Sustainable School Award of $200 to continue the school’s recycling program.
Mount Baker School District, Sustainable School Award of $2,000 to continue the districtwide sustainability program, which includes recycling and the “Food to Flowers” program at each school, and a districtwide energy awareness program.
You’ve gotta love a parade, especially the Ski to Sea parade! I go every year, and this year I thought I’d post up some photos of the local high school bands strutting their stuff.
Great performances everyone! Note, Sehome, you guys did a great job, but my camera had issues as you were marching by and I didn’t get a good photo. If anyone has one that they want to provide to post, please email me.
Results
First place AAA: Ferndale High School
First place AA: Bellingham High School
Second place AA: Squalicum High School
Best overall: Bellingham High School
Ralph Pauley Award: Bellingham High School Alumni Band
Blaine High School marching band
Blaine High School marching band
Ferndale High School
Ferndale High School trumpeter
Ferndale High School drummers
Squalicum High School
Squalicum High drummers
Bellingham High School
Bellingham High School
Squalicum High School
Bellingham High drummers
Bellingham High School
Bellingham High School
Bellingham High Alumni Band
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The accolades for Bellingham School District staff and students have been piling up, so I’m finally getting everything out there. Please let me know if something’s been missed.
- Happy Valley Elementary fourth-grader Kaleb Harrison was recently received an Award of Excellence from the state’s Reflections program. He composed and performed his own piano piece, “Dreaming.” He is one of 78 students across the state to win an Award of Excellence. The Reflections program is a PTA-run arts contest that allows students to write, draw, act, perform, take photos, etc. This year’s theme was “Wow.”
St. Luke’s Foundation is accepting applications for the Lois Jean Roberts Nursing Scholarship, which covers $1,500 per year and may be renewed up to three times.
Applicants must be Whatcom County residents or have graduated from a Whatcom County high school. The scholarship money must be used to help the recipient go through school to get Registered Nurse licensing or continue their nursing education.
Application deadline is June 29.
For more information, call 671-3349 or go to www.stlukesfoundation.org.
The nominees for the 5th Avenue High School Theatre Musical Theatre awards were recently released, and several Whatcom County schools made the cut.
The awards, now in their 7th year, are a high school version of the Tony Awards, honoring student actors throughout Washington. This year, the Seattle theatre made selections from 82 productions and 8,200 students. There are 159 nominations given to 54 schools.
Winners will be announced at a banquet Monday, June 8 at 7 p.m. at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle.
Local nomiees are:
The Bellingham School District has five National Merit Scholarship Competition finalists this year.
The students are: Angela Hess, Zoey Koontz, Diana Wu and Rolf Ypma from Sehome and Madeline Hopper from Bellingham.
To qualify for the competition, students performed well on the PSAT test during the 2007-08 school year. To become finalists, students must receive an SAT score that is at least as good as the PSAT score, being recommended by their school principal, submit a scholarship application and have an excellent academic record.
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