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Auburn High School’s Maggie Elston, Auburn Riverside’s Drew Wallen and Auburn Mountainview’s Zachary Wildin were among 90 recipients of the Comcast Foundation’s annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program awards.
Elston’s activities included Camp Auburn, a fifth-grade outdoor education program; being a Girl Scout Camp Leader; St. Luke’s Church Vacation Bible School; and president of the senior class and Auburn Leadership. She also was involved with Auburn DECA and earned varsity Letters in sports management for the school. She organized an event to raise money and donations for the Auburn Food Bank.
Wallen worked as a volunteer referee, Upward Basketball League; fifth-grade camp counselor with the Auburn School District; the Auburn Clean Sweep; president of the student government and co-captain of the football and basketball teams. He was named Seattle Seahawks/CenturyLink Athlete of the Week.
Wildin served on the Auburn Youth Council, worked as a tutor and teacher assistant at Arthur Jacobson Elementary, was an assistant golf instructor with a Special Olympics Golf Camp and helped with the school blood drive and Jacobson carnival. He was captain of the golf team and president of Auburn Mountainview High School’s Politics Club.
Students were honored at a June 5 ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Olympia.
“This year’s scholarship winners demonstrate exemplary commitment to leadership in both their classrooms and community,” said Len Rozek, senior vice president of Comcast in Washington. “We are proud to recognize their achievements, and are excited to support them as they continue their educational journeys.”
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides $1,000 scholarships to students who strive to achieve their potential, who are catalysts for positive change in their communities, who are involved in their schools and who serve as models for their fellow students.
To learn more, visit www.comcast.com/community.
SYL awards scholarships
The See Ya Later Foundation recently awarded Scott Banke Memorial Scholarships to Drew Wallen and Amy Cheng and Carter Harms of Auburn Mountainview.
Wallen, Cheng and Harms were selected from a field of 36 candidates. The foundation looks for oustanding students in the classroom who make an impact in the community through service and volunteerism.
The foundation was founded from the inspiration of a 12 year-old boy who died of cancer. Scott Banke had a zest for life and a courage that motivates the mission of the foundation, which is to inspire youth and encourage families. Scott refused to say good-bye to anyone, choosing instead to say, “see ya later.”
To learn more about the foundation, visit www.seeyalater.org.
Elsewhere
Auburn’s Gina L. Cardenas (senior, elementary education) and Rebecca N. Perdue (sophomore, chemistry) made the spring semester dean’s list at Saint Martin’s University. To earn academic honors, undergraduate students must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher and carry at least a 12-semester-hour course load. …
Auburn’s Makenzie Cherne (bachelor of science) graduated from Midland University (Fremont, Neb.). … Auburn’s Kell Garrison made the spring semester dean’s list at Montana State University Billings. …
The Auburn School District Board of Directors recently recognized Daniel Rettinghaus, a fifth-grader at Washington Elementary, for being an outstanding student According to his teacher, Katie Anderson, Daniel takes pride in his work and always does his very best. He has made amazing progress in reading and math this year. He is friendly, a wonderful role model, likes to help others and serves as a peer tutor, Anderson said. Daniel participates in orchestra at Cascade Middle School and is a leader in his music class at Washington. He also is a dedicated safety patrol member. The Communities in Schools Soccer for Success program also is a big part of Daniel’s life. He comes every day ready to help set up the field and to help the coaches. He brings a competitive and positive attitude to the field and is always eager to model and demonstrate the skill of the day to younger and less experienced players. …
