Edmonds School District: High School Students Of The Month For January

Press release from the Edmonds School District:

02/08/2022

Edmonds eLearning Academy
Student Name: Andrew Gifford Interests: I like writing, and I play guitar. Community Service: I help in the kids wing at church. Education goals: To learn how to write scripts for television and film. Career Goals: It would be fun to write a screenplay for a movie someday, but I’m not sure yet on exactly what my career goals are. Edmonds Heights K-12
Student Name: Isaac Wright Parents’ names: Danica Wright and Rick Wright Student Name: Anwen Fillmore Edmonds-Woodway High
Student Name: Mihin Wijayasundara Parents’ names: Wasanthi and Mahima Wijayasundara GPA: 3.99 Clubs & Activities: Soccer, track and field, piano, and viola Athletics: Club Soccer for Seattle United B03/04 ECRL, EWHS Varsity sprinter (track and field) Honors: National Honor Society at EWHS; current viola section leader for the philharmonic orchestra at EWHS; varsity sprinter for EWHS; 6th and 8th grade Edmonds Honors Orchestra Awards: Level 5 Royale Conservatory piano theorist, American Guild of Music Exams – Piano Level IB, Washington State Cup Soccer Finalist – Washington Rush (2017), Farwest Regionals Soccer Quarter-Finalist – Washington Rush (2018), Washington State Soccer Soccer Cup Finalist – Seattle United Copa (2020), State Medalist In 4x100 meter Relay – Edmonds Woodway High School Varsity Track, 2019 Freshman Championships 100 meter winner – Edmonds-Woodway High School, 2019 Freshman Championships 200-meter Runner-up; Edmonds-Woodway High School, second fastest all-time freshman 200-meters, Edmonds-Woodway High School. Community Service: EWHS Link Crew leader since junior year, Environmentalist Activist club treasurer at EWHS Significant School Project: Extended essay regarding divorce and its effects on children and teens; TOK essay about whether knowledge can be independent of culture. Educational Goals: Going to a four year college for pre-med before going to medical school. Career Goals: Something in medicine. I am currently interested in psychiatry.  Anything else we should know?: I am a strong believer that in order to get better at something, you need to fail at it over and over again. Albert Einstein encompasses this idea with the quote “Failure is success in progress.” I also firmly believe in a quote from Tim Notke that says that “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard”. These are the two principles that I carry around with me wherever I go and I think they are what allow me to push myself to be the best. Student Name: Lok Ting Wu Parents’ names: Chui Wa Yeung and Man Kwok Wu Lynnwood High
Student Name: Jenna Miller Parents’ names: Annette Miller and Craig Miller GPA: 3.99 Clubs & Activities: Tri-M Athletics: Cross Country and Track Educational Goals: My future educational goals are to go to a four-year university and enroll in a law program. Career Goals: I want to study Environmental Justice and fight to keep our earth clean. Student Name: Aaron McIntosh Parents’ names: Lisa and Lance McIntosh GPA: 3.8 Clubs & Activities: LHS Drumline Section Leader Athletics: Baseball Honors: Advanced Placement Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus Awards: Musician of Year Community Service: I help a fellow student with AP Calculus Career Goals: Architect Anything else we should know? Graduation is on my birthday, June 17 Meadowdale High
Student Name: Ella Ray Parents’ names: Juliann and Kyle Ray GPA: 3.99 Clubs & Activities: I am a member of the Gen Z activism club, the Hi-Q team, and book club. I am also the National Honors Society Vice President, and a LINK Leader. ASB: Three years – ASB senator, one year – ASB Treasurer Athletics: Varsity Volleyball Captain, and Varsity Tennis player Honors: I have taken all honors classes and 9 AP classes of which AP Bio and AP Lang have been my favorites Awards: EPIC magazine – Honorable Mention and publishing, Western Conference – Wesco 2A/3A All-Conference Volleyball Honorable Mention, Boys and Girls Clubs of America – Youth of the Year Nomination, Meadowdale High School Superlatives – Most Likely to be President Community Service: I am a volunteer English tutor for the Refugee Resettlement Team through my church. Significant School Project: I contributed to the planning of last year’s Prom and this year’s Homecoming, as well as filmed a video about the social norms surrounding substance abuse on campus to be shown in class. Current Employment: Boys and Girls Club employee Educational goals: I am hoping to attend either University of North Carolina Chapel Hill or Boston College to study nursing. Career Goals: Neonatal or hospice nurse, or nurse practitioner. Anything else we should know? I enjoy spending time with my friends and family, painting, writing, and playing the piano. Student Name: Aidan Reeve-Parker Parents’ names: Jennifer McLaughlin and Simon Reeve-Parker GPA: 3.67 Clubs & Activities: Tennis captain Athletics: Meadowdale High School junior varsity and varsity tennis Awards: Student of the Quarter multiple times and presidential education award. Community Service: Food bank and Sierra service project Educational Goals: To major in psychology Career Goals: To become a therapist Mountlake Terrace High
Student Name: Ainsley Ward Parents’ names: Rachel and Charlton Ward GPA: 3.75 Clubs & Activities: Creative Writing Club, D&D Club, National Honor Society ASB; Class of 2022 Vice President Athletics: Varsity soccer, varsity Basketball, tennis Significant School Project: Creating a machine to take used paper and recycle it into new paper. Educational Goals: To attend medical school Career Goals: To become a doctor Student Name: Shalom Abi Parents’ names: Yeshi Degif and Agidew Zenebe GPA: 3.9 Clubs & Activities: Co-President of CONNECT Crew and Parliamentarian of National Honor Society  Athletics: Girls varsity tennis and manager of the boys tennis team Employment: Intern at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Coach at Forest Crest Tennis Club Project SEARCH
Student Name: Schyler Bennett Parents’ names: Kara Blanchard and Kory Harp Awards: Student of the Month – VOICE Community Service: I’m a volunteer at Swedish-Edmonds Hospital; I interned in security and currently am an intern in Materials Management. Significant School Project: I am part of Swedish Edmonds Project SEARCH. Educational goals: I would love to learn how to animate. Career Goals: To work for either Google or Amazon. Anything else we should know? I love playing video games, making art and hang out with friends Scriber Lake High
Student’s name: Shams Alsalihi Mother’s name: Huda Aliedani Student Name: Damarion Turner Parents’ names: Shalonda Nesbitt, Derrick Turner GPA: 3.0 Athletics: Football, basketball Awards: Principal’s Award, good attendance award Community Service: Half-marathon gear provider Current Employment: I work at McDonald’s Educational Goals: To graduate from a four year historically black college or university. Career Goals: To maintain a job that provides me financial freedom and wealth while doing something I love. VOICE Transition Program
Student’s name: Marika Stazel Parents’ names: Emiko Stazel and Andrew Stazel Current Employment: VOICE Intern at Joann Fabric and Crafts Educational Goals: To keep up my good work in VOICE. To apply for Project SEARCH for next school year. Career Goals: To get a paid job Anything else we should know? I’ve been an intern at Joann Fabric for a few months of my second year in VOICE. I enjoy being at the VOICE Program so far. Not only is it useful but it gets me out of the house

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