Achievements

The Northwest Christian elementary school choir, Pure Joy, was awarded a “superior plus” rating at the Eastern Washington Music Educators Association Choral Festival held recently at Spokane Falls Community College.

“ Suzanne Smith of Spokane graduated from AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps in Charleston, S.C. Smith is a graduate of Gonzaga Prep.

“ Kristen Shields, a mathematics teacher at Lakeside High School for the Nine Mile School District was recently awarded a scholarship by The Rachel Royston Permanent Scholarship Foundation, affiliated with Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Shields will use her scholarship towards a Masters in Teaching degree at Central Washington University.

“ Presidential scholarships were awarded to local students by Eastern Washington University for the 2006-2007 academic year.

Brandon Evans of Spokane was awarded $2,000. The son of Ron and Julie Evans of Spokane, Evans graduated from Shadle Park High School in June.

Joshua Mielke of Spokane received a $2,000 award. He is the son of Terry and Talana Mielke of Spokane and graduated from North Central High School in June.

Justin Stevenson of Spokane received a $2,000 award. He graduated in June from John Rogers High School. Stevenson is the son of Richard and Rva Stevenson of Spokane.

Steve Sauther of Spokane was awarded $2,000. Sauther graduated from Shadle Park High in June. He is the son of Gary and Teresa Sauther of Spokane.

Amy Pemberton of Spokane received a $2,000 award. She is the daughter of Loren and Nancy Pemberton of Spokane and graduated in June from Shadle Park High School.

Joshua Bell of Spokane was awarded $2,000. He is the son of Scott and Debra Bell of Colbert and graduated in June from Mt. Spokane High School.

Jon Tyler of Spokane received a $2,000 award. He will graduate in June from North Central High School and is the son of Lisa Tyler of Spokane.

“ Zack Zappone, a graduate of North Central High School, joined more than 120,000 students in the United States this past month to attend the Presidential Classroom Scholars Program in Washington D.C.

“ Cameron Anaya, a graduate of John R. Rogers High School, has recently been accepted at Harvard University.

“ Peter Miller of Spokane has received the 2007 Joseph Heslin Foundation Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. Miller graduated from Shadle Park High School.

“ North Central High School announced the winners for the first annual North Central Math Triathlon. Test questions were supplied from Harvard University, MIT, Stanford University, and Princeton University.

First Place: Le Yang Fu

Second Place: Charles Du

Third Place: Mackenzie Krell

Honorable Mention

First Place: Steve Hicks

Second Place: Dan Healey

Third Place: Zack Zappone

“ Westview Elementary recently announced its recipients for character counts-citizenship. Winners are listed by grade level.

Kindergarten: Julian Gonzalez, April Hotrum, Wacekiyawi John, River Thomas, Timofey Voloshenyuk, Matthew Walker.

First grade: Natalie Barcklay, Emmaleigh Chobot, Jonathan Day, Angel Moore, Selena Shaw.

Second grade: London Shoupe-Brommer, Benjamin Davis, Melina Mendoza, Shawna Sykes, Jordan Thompson.

Third grade: Nick Bryant, Madysen Ellis, Madi Milholland, William Rackliff, Derek Thompson, Sammy Tovar, Jacque Villa.

Fourth grade: Shaila Facer, Ciera Mangis, Samantha Reynolds, Kyle Szep.

Fifth grade: Silhouette Hale, Joey Katruska, Alycea Lockridge, Shania Wilson.

Sixth grade: Amy Bledsoe, Evan Colwell, Marina Kozyan, Keara Rypien.

To tell us about your achievements, write to Achievements, The Spokesman-Review, P.O. Box 2160, Spokane WA 99210 or send e-mail to raineyc@spokesman.com.