Briefs
Published 10:01 pm Monday, June 22, 2009
Sumner High band plays
Rose Festival, earns award
More than 100 members of Sumner High’s marching band participated June 5 and 6 in the 2009 Portland Rose Festival events in Portland, Ore.
On June 5, the band performed at PGE Park during Bandfest and earned the People’s Choice Award.
The following day the students, under the direction of Joe Carl, marched in the Grand Floral Parade and were voted first place winners for an out-of-state band, the top award received in school history.
Bonney Lake High art
students receive awards
Nine Bonney Lake High students were honored last month during the Juried Art Show Awards.
The winning students included: Christine Foster, Superintendent’s Award for watercolor, “Protective”; Kaitlin Smith, People’s Choice Award for watercolor, “Six Hitch”; Lauren Graham, second place for ceramic sculpture, “Sculptue #1”; Jessica Olsen, third place for ink and watercolor, “Four Corners”; Karissa McGraw, fourth place for ceramic sculpture, “Emerging Koi”; Jessica Olsen, fifth place for watercolor, “Flowers”; Alycia Wolfe, sixth place charcoal drawing, “The Message”; Jeremy McPherson, seventh place for graphite drawing, “Running on Empty”; and Taylor Andringa, eighth place for watercolor, “Spirit of the Northwest.”
Teacher gets regional WASA Community Leadership Award
Ken Dyckman received the Community Leadership Award for Region 3 from the Washington Association of School Administrators.
Dyckman is an outstanding proponent for science education reform in the Sumner School District, Communications Director Ann Cook said.
Cook said the award recognizes him as a parent volunteer in our district, who is an engineer by profession with a passion for science and a strong commitment to students and teachers.
Students named to Western Washington honor roll
Western Washington University in Bellingham released the names of the 2009 winter quarter honor roll recently.
To qualify for the honor roll, students must complete at least 14 graded credit hours during a quarter and be in the top 10 percent of their class.
Local students named to the honor roll were Nicole Marie Hicks and Macauley Lynn Storrar of Bonney Lake; Amanda Mae DeSouza, Casey D. Hall and Richard Zachary Zydek of Sumner; and Kate Lynn Billings of Lake Tapps.
Local students receive degrees from Western Washington
Western Washington University released the names of its 2009 degree recipients.
The graduates earned their bachelor’s or master’s degrees and were awarded diplomas.
Local students who received their diplomas were Joseph Brandon Lee of Bonney Lake (bachelor of arts in political science); James Brent Oustland of Lake Tapps (bachelor of arts in political science); and Marie Jacqueline Bykonen of Sumner (bachelor of arts in history/social studies and bachelor of arts of education in physical health).
Dawson graduates cum laude
from St. Olaf College
Sean Dawson of Sumner was among 692 students who participated in St. Olaf College’s 120th commencement ceremony May 24 in Northfield, Minn.
Dawson, a White River High graduate, received his bachelor of arts in chemistry and graduated cum laude.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dawson of Sumner.
Elliott graduates from
Oregon State University
Anthony J. Elliott graduated June 13 from Oregon State University with a Master of Science degree in nuclear engineering.
He is a 2002 Sumner High graduate and the son of Thomas Elliott of Bonney Lake.
Chapan earned degree from
University of Phoenix
Maria del Moral Chapman has earned her masters of education degree from the University of Phoenix, Tukwila campus.
A 1995 Sammamish High graduate and Bonney Lake mother of two children, she holds also holds a bachelors degree in communication and is the first in her family to become a college graduate.
