St. George’s Eighth-Grade Does Well In ‘Math Is Cool’

Sat., April 5, 1997

Compiled By Tina Caler

Eighth-grade winners of “Math is Cool Championship,” planned and conducted by the Lewis and Clark High School Math Team, under the guidance of Gregg Sampson, have been announced.

The winners, all from St. George’s School, and their places are:

First-place teams: Eric Malm, Pat Thomas, Ryan Wickre and Nick Wysham.

Second place: Erin Feltman, Chris Grubb, Chris Johnson and Jonathan McClain.

Third place: Peter DeFeyter, Jed Fix, Colleen MacKay and Andrew Morgan.

Individual Winners: First place: Eric Malm. Second place: Erin Feltman. Third place: Jonathan McClain. Fourth place: Chris Grubb.

Kim Defrate, a Ferris High School student, has been accepted by the Youth For Understanding International Exchange. She will live with a family in Australia for the summer safari program.

Marcia Caneff has qualified for membership in the millionaire’s section of the President’s Club of the World-Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Society. Caneff was recognized for outstanding insurance sales production and professionalism during the past year.

Navy First Class Petty Officer Michael Ebel, son of Michael and Nellie Ebel of Spokane, has been promoted to his current rank. He is stationed in Sitka, Alaska, and is a 1989 graduate of University High School.

Pat Crouch, a first-grade teacher in the Mead School District, was named Volunteer of the Month by Big Brothers and Sisters. She has been with her “little sister” for 2-1/2 years.

Two Spokane-area students attending Fox University in Newberg, Ore., were named to the Dean’s List for fall semester. They are:

Nichole Affeldt is the daughter of David and Charlotte Affeldt of Medical Lake.

Elizabeth Voogd is the daughter of William and Carol Voogd, Spokane.

To be included in the Dean’s List, students must maintain at least a 3.5 grade-point average.

Jonathon Grafious, Cheney, graduated fall term from Edinboro (Pa.) University, with a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and geography.

Betsy Crosby, a junior at North Central High School, won $1,000 as the first-place winner in the essay contest sponsored by the Washington Association for Biomedical Research.

The topic was: “How does the humane use of animals in research help us to understand, prevent or treat the effects of drugs and alcohol addiction?”

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