Tiffany Wong, a graduating senior at Kentridge High School who will attend the University of Washington this fall, will participate in a leadership and empowerment conference hosted by locally-based organization Alexander Hamilton Scholars.
The conference is set for the UW on June 25-30.
Wong was a recipient of the 2016 Alexander Hamilton Scholar (AHS) Award in recognition of superior community service and academic achievements. The purpose of the award is to applaud high school students nationwide for their academic, personal, service and entrepreneurial accomplishments.
As a Hamilton scholar, Wong is participating in a rigorous five-year program designed to empower each student to be successful in college and career. Following the first of these Leader Weeks conferences in Seattle, the program has gatherings scheduled for Guatemala in August 2018 and Dallas in October 2019. The program is offered at no cost to scholars.
Seattle Leader Week is the flagship event of the program, with this being the 11th year the conference takes place at UW. The Seattle Leader Week experience concludes with the Hamilton Leaders Gala at Columbia Tower on Thursday, June 29 to celebrate the outstanding achievements of Wong and her cohort.
“I feel incredibly lucky to be part of a national organization that is based locally where I live, as I’m able to closely access its resources and connect face-to-face with staff,” Wong said. “Not only do I feel personally close with AHS, I am also proud to call Seattle my home because I know its open-minded culture will readily welcome our extremely diverse cohort during Seattle Leader Week.”
Learn more at hamiltonscholars.org.
Scholars selected
Kentridge’s Parmandeep Kaur and Anthony Truong have been accepted into the Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) Summer Residency program.
WAS is designed to connect high school juniors with educational and career opportunities in (STEM) science, technology, engineering and mathematics through independent learning, hands-on interaction, professional guidance and site-based tours.
Kaur and Truong were among the 200 who began competing for a spot in one of the WAS Summer Residency sessions by completing 10 NASA and University of Washington designed lessons – Phase One of the WAS program. Students were able to register to earn five UW credits based on successful completion of the curriculum.
Phase Two is a six-day experience at The Museum of Flight in Seattle during three sessions throughout June and July. In each session, four student teams cooperate to plan a human mission to Mars with support from professional engineers/scientists, university students and certificated educators. Additionally, participants receive briefings from aerospace professionals, tour engineering facilities and compete in hands-on engineering challenges.
Elsewhere
Agustin Leon, of Kent, recently graduated with an online associate of arts degree in business management from Grantham University (Lenexa, Kan.). … The following students from Kent made the Seattle Pacific University winter quarter dean’s list: Alexandra Beliveau; Joseline Castillo; Davis Delfin; Celena Flores; Dalton Geil; Jasmine Gill; Miroslava Goy; Ashlyn Hicks; Cassandra Igama; Madison Ives; Jonghyuk Kim; Natasha Knipp; Alexander Leitch; Stephanie Lindblom; Joshua McMorris; Victoria Robertson; Jennifer Secker; Natalie Shannon; Evelina Strela; Kaylene Sum; and Vladislav Vlasenko. …. Kent’s Spencer Mueller (economics and psychology) and Uma Trivede (anthropology) received their degrees at the Whitman College (Walla Walla) commencement ceremony on May 21. …
WGU Washington awarded nearly 2,600 bachelor’s and master’s degrees to students from throughout the state at its recent sixth annual commencement ceremony Saturday. Graduates, family members, supporters and WGU faculty packed KeyArena to celebrate the online university’s largest class of graduates yet. Since state lawmakers established WGU Washington six years ago, enrollment now exceeds 10,000 full-time students. This year’s graduating class is 35 percent larger than last year’s class of graduates, making WGU Washington’s average yearly growth 51 percent. Including the 2017 graduating class, more than 8,000 Washingtonians have now earned degrees from WGU Washington. …
The following students from Kent will receive their diplomas at Oregon State University at commencement June 17 at Reser Stadium on the Corvallis campus: Riley B. Johnson (bachelor of science, earth sciences); Amanda K. Jones (doctor of pharmacy); Grant K. Nakashima (B.S., computer science); Ashley Renearadis (B.S., crop and soil science); and Caleb S. Saulo (B.S., sociology). … Kent’s Lisa Finnsson earned her degree (master of science, occupational therapy profess development) from at Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wis. …
Trevor Cosby, of Kent, will receive his master’s degree in music from the University of Oklahoma. … Washington State University’s president’s honor roll for spring semester can be viewed at presideqnt.wsu.edu. … Kent’s Zachary Vermilion (B.A., musical theater, received his degree from the University of Northern Colorado during recent spring commencement ceremonies.
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