The Kirkland-Redmond Branch of AAUW held its annual High School Scholar Recognition Program on April 25, during which high school junior girls are recognized for their outstanding achievement in Math, Science and Technology.
Nominated by their teachers in the Lake Washington School District, 14 girls from five schools were chosen to receive awards. Jenn Burgess from Boeing was the featured speaker, and encouraged the girls to continue to pursue the STEM subjects in college in order to give them the opportunities to achieve their professional and personal goals in the future.
The following students were selected:
• Best High School: Maya Ledbetter (math), Andrea Herrera (science) and Shelby Whipple (technology).
• International Community School: Priya Ganesan (math), Smrithi Sukumar (science) and Alexis B. Drake (technology).
• Juanita High School: Jasmin Hurst (math), Niki Love (science) and Heather McAllister (technology).
• Lake Washington High School: Laura Chopp (math) and Katherine Roberts (science).
• Redmond High School: Arthi Narayanan (math), Meg Holtzinger (science) and Vita Shubin (technology).
AAUW is a national organization whose mission is advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. More information is available at www.aauw.org.
