Student-led fundraiser benefits diabetes research

Students at Sunrise Elementary School, Evergreen Middle School and St. Mary’s Catholic School have raised money to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Sunrise Elementary held a “Dimes for Diabetes” campaign which raised $2,536.17 in four days. Many of the students emptied their piggy banks for the fundraiser.

Evergreen Middle School held a “Dollars for Diabetes” campaign which raised around $300 by selling JRDF sneakers during lunch.

St. Mary’s Catholic School raised $397 during a free dress day. The students could pay $1 to wear clothes to school other than their uniforms.

Local student in math, science and technology competition

Emily Liu, a senior at Lewis and Clark High School, has been chosen to participate in the regional Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology Friday and Saturday at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif.

The competition is one of the most prestigious research-based high school contests in the country, and Liu could win a $3,000 scholarship and a chance to compete in the national competition in New York City.

Liu is one of 16 individuals and teams selected for the competition.

Since a student from LC has been chosen to participate, the school will receive $2,000 to support science, math and technology programs.

National recognitions

Jennifer Estremera, a student at Ferris High School, has been recognized as an outstanding Hispanic high school student by the College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition Program based on her 2006 PSAT scores.

She was one of 3,300 students from across the country selected for this honor out of 124,000 who took the test and identified themselves as Hispanic.

Isaiah Day, a student at Lewis and Clark High School, has been named a National Achievement student by the National Merit Scholarship program.

Day scored in the top 5 percent of over 140,000 African American students nationwide on his 2006 PSAT test.