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Ballet Students Headed For Summer Programs

Compiled By Tina Carey

Students of Ballet Arts Academy who auditioned and won acceptance to summer dance programs are:

Emily Clark, Brooke Neely, Anne Frazier and Megan Harris, Alberta Ballet School.

Marisa Siewek, Erin Richardson, Krista Yep and Sarah Glesk, Aspen Ballet School.

Megan Reynolds, Long Beach Ballet Arts Center.

Whitney Cover, Oregon Ballet Theatre School.

Zachary Kinney, valedictorian of Selkirk High School in Ione, Wash., has received a $2,000 scholarship from RJR/Nabisco.

Kinney, a Washington Scholar and a National Merit Scholar, has been accepted to Stanford University.

He is the son of John and Erin Kinney, Metaline Falls, Wash.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Graham recently received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for outstanding achievement while serving as embarkation clerk with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron-13 in Yuma, Ariz.

He is the son of Judith Filking and John Graham, both of Spokane.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Brewer, a 1995 Spokane Valley High School graduate, was promoted to his present rank while stationed with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473 in Oak Harbor, Wash.

Justin Fischer, Pullman, received third place in the annual Undergraduate Research Awards presented by the Faculty Association for Scholarship and Research of Washington State University.

Fischer won for his work on the structure and function of mutant proteins in bacteria.

Seventeen Inland Northwest students received grants for two years of undergraduate study at Washington State schools of higher education, sponsored by the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board.

Listed by legislative districts, the students who received the Washington Awards for Vocational Excellence, their vocational/technical programs and schools are:

Legislative District 3:

Svetlana Fedchun, graphic communications technology, Spokane Professional-Technical Skills Center; Heather Perry, invasive cardiovascular technology, Spokane Community College; and Kenneth “Jeremy” Smith, marketing education/DECA, Ferris High School.

Legislative District 4:

Jessica Coombs, architectural/computer assisted drafting, University High School; Holly McLeod, business education, Rogers High School; and Tracy Struble, health unit coordinator, Spokane Community College.

Legislative District 6:

Laura Donahue, chef training, Skills Center; Katie Kosanda, marketing education/DECA, Shadle Park High School; and Teri Wiese, accounting, Spokane Falls Community College.

Legislative District 7:

Matthew Clouse, family and consumer sciences, Reardan High School; Marianne Harrington, library technician, Spokane Falls Community College and Jamie Smith, agriculture, Sprague High School.

Legislative District 9:

Joshua Peters, automotive machinist, Spokane Community College; Lance Repp, agriculture, St. John-Endicott High School and Bryce Weber, agriculture science, Colton High School.

Legislative District 12:

Lynette Portch, business education, Lake Roosevelt High School.

Legislative District 13:

Aimee Sieverkropp, general business, Ephrata High School.

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To tell us about your achievements and good deeds, write to Achievements, The Spokesman-Review, P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210, or 608 Northwest Blvd., Suite 200, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814.