EARTH DAY! Redmond High Senior Recognized with Environmental Scholarship.

Eastside Audubon chose Hailey Hargraves, a senior at Redmond High School, to receive the Len Steiner College Scholarship Award. The award recognizes Eastside students who have demonstrated leadership in environmental issues. Len Steiner will present Hailey with the $500 scholarship at the April 23 meeting of Eastside Audubon, where the members will honor this outstanding young woman.

An ardent environmentalist, Hailey plans to attend Smith College, where she will major in environmental science and policy making. No matter where her degree leads her, Hailey is “committed to making a difference and to convincing others that green should be their favorite color.”

At Redmond High School, Hailey excels academically, maintaining a 3.6 G.P.A. while taking Advanced Placement classes and serving as a leader among her peers. Her list of accomplishments is long and includes participant in the Johns Hopkins University Summer Program in Bioethics; SEAFAIR ambassador and scholarship recipient; president of the Environmental Club; Honor Society member; treasurer of the Key Club; delegate to Evergreen Girls’ State; Follow the Leader grand prize winner.

-For more information contact: Kathryn Reith, Director of Communications, (425) 702-3342 Shannon Parthemer, Community Relations & Communications Coordinator, (425) 702-3300