LWSD announces National Merit and PTSA Council Scholarships & more.

College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship Winners Named

Four Lake Washington School District students have been announced as winners of college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.
The following students received Merit scholarships from these universities:

• Patrick Gilbery, Juanita High School –Arizona State University ·
• Ashoat Tevosyan, Redmond High School –University of Washington·
• Elizabeth Nelson, Redmond High School –University of Washington·
• Ashton Hemphill, Eastlake High School –University of Washington
  

Lake Washington PTSA Council Announces 2009 Scholarship Awards

These student recipients will each receive a $1,000 college scholarship:

Emily Chen, International Community School
Allen Liu, Eastlake High School
Vera Hoang, Lake Washington High School
Callum Dickson, BEST High School
Lars Myren, Juanita High School
Dylan Portelance, Redmond High School
Ngoc-Khuyen Tran, Redmond High School - Adria Klein Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Tayler, Juanita High School – Dr. L.E. Scarr Scholarship
Ryan Rae, Juanita High School – Dr. Don Saul Scholarship
Claire Wilson, Lake Washington High School – Bob Hughes Scholarship: At Large Christian Casolary, Eastlake High School – Jay Ellis Scholarship: Music Education
Jacqueline Vautin, Redmond High School – LWEA/Karen Bates Scholarship
Kristin Dorr, Eastlake High School – Seattle Foundation Scholarship Andrew Marzano, Eastlake High School – Seattle Foundation Scholarship

Arts Night at Rosa Parks Elementary School

Rosa Parks Elementary School will hold an Arts Night on Thursday, June 11 from 6 – 9 p.m. Some of the events that will take place at the Arts Night include:
· shadow puppets· brain dances· art displays· Indian classical music· Bollywood music· hip-hop, jazz, ballet· video-graphic design· drum circle· ukulele band performance· student-directed drama performances (directed by students)· critter displays· digital art· sculptures· fashion design· guest speakers

Redmond High School Students Win RedSpoke Bike Poster Contest

Michelle Shepard, a junior at Redmond High School (RHS), was selected as the winner of the Redmond Rotary RedSpoke Bike Poster Contest. Three other RHS students were selected as the runners-up: Jennifer Maes (sophomore), Katie Rohrbach (junior), and Becca Wyant (senior). All four students will be honored next Thursday, June 11, at the Rotary luncheon.

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