WINNERS: Everett student wins $68,000 scholarship

Everett student wins $68,000 scholarship

Alex Tarr, a recent Everett High School graduate, has been awarded a $68,000 academic merit scholarship for four years of studies at the University of New Orleans. Tarr plans to major in pre-med studies. He is the son of John and Julie Tarr of Everett.

Lake Stevens student earns Eagle Scout rank

Tylor Jones, 17, a member of Boy Scout Troop No. 42, recently earned the Eagle Scout rank during his junior year at Lake Stevens High School. He is currently working on the Bronze and Gold Palms ranks.

Tylor is the son of Ed and Tammie Jones of Lake Stevens. He has been a Scout since age 6. While in the Scouts, Tylor has been involved in venture crew and is currently a member of the Order of the Arrow. He also took part in Orion National Youth Leadership Training.

In order to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, Tylor spent six years in Scouts, earning 29 merit badges. He worked on community service projects and held leadership positions including senior patrol leader, assistant patrol leader and many others.

For his Eagle service project, Tylor planned and organized the construction of a 6-foot-tall, 150-foot-long chain-link fence for the preschool at the Sanctuary Ministries Church. Tylor led the team of 26 volunteers, including Scouts, family and friends who volunteered more than 140 hours on the project.

Everett student receives Cascadia scholarship

Cascadia Community College Foundation recently awarded Evana Block of Everett a scholarship, sponsored by Fred Jackson, for the 2008-09 academic year

Lake Stevens grad receives scholarship

David Santos, a recent graduate of Lake Stevens High School, recently received the Jill L. Renshaw Memorial Scholarship worth $3,000.

Santos plans to attend the University of Washington to study to become a medical doctor with a focus on research.

While in high school, Santos was a member of the Knowledge Bowl A Team, Hi-Q Team, National Honor Society and was a “Gold Scholar.” He took pre-calculus at Everett Community College in the summer and was active in various clubs at the high school.

His parents are Manual and Julie Santos.

Marysville resident named to Dean’s list

Corry Haines of Marysville, a 2005 graduate of Archbishop Murphy High School, recently was named to the Dean’s list for the spring 2007-08 quarter at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. A third-year student in Rochester’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, Corry is studying computer science.

Haines is the son of David and Yvonne Haines of Marysville.

Marysville teacher wins scholarship

The Rachel Royston Permanent Scholarship Foundation recently named Wendy Willie, a special education teacher at Marysville-Pilchuck High School, a scholarship recipient for the 2008-09 school year.

Willie plans to use her scholarship to attend Seattle Pacific University as she works towards a master of education degree in school counseling.

Snohomish student earns B.A. from Kenyon College

Madeline Courtney of Snohomish recently received a bachelor of arts degree at the 180th commencement of Kenyon College in Ohio. Courtney graduated magna cum laude with a major in studio art. She was awarded membership into Phi Beta Kappa, a national collegiate honor society. She also received distinction on her studio art senior exercise.

Courtney is the daughter of Herb and Teresa Courtney of Snohomish.

High school musicals honored by Fifth Avenue

The Fifth Avenue Theatre recently announced the nominees for its sixth-annual Fifth Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards at Benaroya Hall in Seattle.

A high school version of the Tony Awards, the awards are designed to honor high school drama students doing musical theater.

During the school year, a team of theater professionals evaluated each school’s production. Nominations were made in 21 categories, from overall musical production to lobby display.

The nominated students and schools performed numbers from their shows at the awards ceremony.

Snohomish County schools that were honored:

Outstanding overall musical production: Kamiak High School for “Guys and Dolls” and Stanwood High School for “Fiddler on the Roof.”

Outstanding direction: Kamiak High School for “Guys and Dolls” and Stanwood High School for “Fiddler on the Roof.”

Honorable mention: Edmonds Home School Resource Center for “Ruthless!”

Outstanding music direction: Kamiak High School for “Guys and Dolls” and Marysville-Pilchuck High School for “Into the Woods.”

Outstanding choreography: Edmonds Home School Resource Center for “Children of Eden” and Stanwood High School for “Fiddler on the Roof.”

Honorable mention: Kamiak High School for “Guys and Dolls.”

Outstanding orchestra: Kamiak High School for “Guys and Dolls” and Marysville-Pilchuck High School for “Into the Woods.”

Outstanding scenic design: Edmonds Home School Resource Center for “All Shook Up” and Kamiak High School for “Guys and Dolls.”

Honorable mention: Edmonds Home School Resource Center for “All Shook Up.”

Outstanding costume design: Edmonds Home School Resource Center for “Ruthless!”

Outstanding hair and make-up design: Arlington High School for “South Pacific.”

@1. a BODY STYLES:Honorable mention: Kamiak High School for “Guys and Dolls” and Arlington High School for “South Pacific.”

Outstanding program design: Kamiak High School for “Guys and Dolls.”

Outstanding performance by an actress in a leading role: Nina Alden, Kamiak High School, as Sarah Brown in “Guys and Dolls.”

Honorable mention: Sara Hogenson, Archbishop Murphy High School, as Belle in “Beauty and the Beast,” and Christine Moloney, Bothell High School, as Vi in “Footloose.”

Outstanding performance by an actor in a leading role: Storm Heitman, Kamiak High School, as Nathan Detroit in “Guys and Dolls” and Devo Uy, Stanwood High School, as Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof.”

Honorable mention: Edmonds Home School Resource Center: Gabe Corey, as Chad in “All Shook Up,” and Andrew Leonard as Father in “Children of Eden.”

Outstanding performance by an actress in a supporting role, Honorable mention: Indeah Thomaier, Edmonds Home School Resource Center, as Lorraine in “All Shook Up.”

Outstanding performance by an actor in a supporting role: Michael Elledge, Archbishop Murphy High School, as Gaston in “Beauty and the Beast” and Bryce Hayden Henry, Kamiak High School, as Nicely Nicely in “Guys and Dolls.”

Outstanding performance by an actress in a featured ensemble role: Natalie Hays and Kaylee Jacobsen, Edmonds Home School Resource Center, as The Narrators in “Children of Eden,” and Mauri Zingarelli, Stanwood High School, as Grandma Tzeitel in “Fiddler on the Roof.”

Outstanding performance by an actor or actress in a non-singing role: Scott Foss, Marysville-Pilchuck High School, as Milky White in “Into the Woods” and Katie Willard, Stanwood High School, as Yente in “Fiddler on the Roof.”

Outstanding performance by an ensemble group: The Snake, Edmonds Home School Resource Center, for “Children of Eden” and The Princes, Marysville-Pilchuck High School, for “Into the Woods.”

Outstanding performance by a chorus: Kamiak High School for “Guys and Dolls” and Stanwood High School for “Fiddler on the Roof.”

Special honors, student achievement: Sara Thornton, Edmonds Home School Resource Center.

Masons honor student, teacher in Everett

The Valley of Everett of The Scottish Rite of Freemasonry recently awarded a $5,000 scholarship to Kristin Villanueva, a graduating Cascade High School senior who plans to attend the University of California at Davis to begin studies to become a physician.

The Valley of Everett also recognized Evergreen Middle School teacher Theresa Kemp as teacher of the year. Kemp, who teaches reading and writing, received a check for $1,000.

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