NC student selected for school board
Rachae Mason, a junior at North Central, and Alec Petrie, a junior at Ferris, were recently selected by the Spokane Public School’s board of directors to serve as advisers to the board next school year.
The two will be non-voting members of the board, and will give a student’s perspective to board discussions. Their term begins in August.
Mason is involved in student government, the Inter-High Council and was instrumental in developing NC’s Link Crew program for mentoring freshmen.
Petrie has been a member of the Spokane Area Swimming team for seven years and plays with the Ferris band.
Mead students win art awards
Mead High School senior Mitch Davis’ award-winning drawing, “The Watching,” won a regional ESD 101 competition and is now a finalist for a state competition in Olympia, sponsored by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Davis’ art has also been selected for the cover illustration of Eastern Washington University’s literary publication, “In Roads.”
Kristi Liptac, a junior at Mead, took third place for her acrylic portrait. More than 280 entries were submitted for the show.
Kempen receives service award
Gonzaga Prep teacher Neil Kempen was awarded the Catholic Service Award by the Catholic Foundation of Spokane on last Thursday.
Kempen has been the director of the Community Service Program at G-Prep since 1978 and faculty moderator of the Knight of the Leash, a boys’ service club, for 25 years. He coaches boys’ junior varsity tennis and has been the tennis coach for 23 years.
St. George’s student honored
Mackenzie Trail, a graduating senior at St. George’s School, has been honored as one of the Top 100 high school choral musicians in the country.
The All-USA High School Musicians recognizes the top high school-age musicians from across the nation for their commitment to excellence in music, academics and society.
G-Prep honors Murphy family
Since 1963 Gonzaga Prep has given its highest honor, the St. Aloysius Gonzaga Medal, to a person who has given outstanding service to secondary education and to Gonzaga Prep.
This year’s recipients are Dan and Joyce Murphy.
The Murphy family has been associated with G-Prep since the 1920s.