Education notebook: Shadle students shine in finance challenge

Thu., June 18, 2015

By Azaria Podplesky azariap@spokesman.com (509) 459-5024

Seven Shadle Park High School students were recently announced as having placed in the top 10 percent of the Washington Finance Challenge.

Ben Davis, Steven Schleigh, Jed Canfield, Taylor McCormick, Justin Goin, Spencer Kerr and Anthony Grier, all students of Erin Ruehl, completed the online evaluation of their financial knowledge in January.

More than 400 students participated.

The challenge recognizes students who demonstrate high levels of personal finance skills and rewards teachers for outstanding methods in teaching personal finance.

Seniors awarded art scholarships

The Spokane Valley Arts Council recently recognized four high school seniors pursuing art after graduation during the Artist Showcase and Art Auction, which was held May 30 at CenterPlace Event Center.

Julianna Hunter, University High School; Shalyn Stack, East Valley High School; Abigail Swanson, West Valley High School; and Rachel Poshusta, Central Valley High School) each received a $1,000 Student Art Scholarship to further their art studies.

Auction attendees also awarded Poshusta the $1,000 Lynn Baiter Memorial Scholarship.

U-Hi students win design awards

Nine University High School students entered designs into the National Association of Women in Construction NAWIC Education Foundation CAD/Design/Drafting Competition, and all nine recently received prizes.

Students had to design a 3,000-square-foot house for a family of six with one paraplegic child. Local architects and construction managers then evaluated each student’s seven sheets of drawings.

The top three students, senior Mariah Judkins, and freshmen Gunnar Sly and Jared Block, received monetary prizes: $300, $200 and $100, respectively.

Judkins’ entry was sent to the regional competition, where she placed fourth.

Dan Obenchain taught the architecture students.

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