Rotary clubs honor students of the month
April 4, 2013
By Staff
Editor’s note: Photos for Jessica Pickering, Emma Welch, Paige Smith and Ian Acheznick were lost in a March 25 break-in of The Issaquah Press building and theft of company computers.
Renton
Dale Schrock, a senior at Hazen High School, was selected as a Renton Rotary Club Youth of the Month for March.
He maintains a 3.9 grade point average and has been involved in National Honor Society, choir and class office. He also played for the baseball and football teams.
Schrock has received a scholar athlete honor, an Advanced Placement Scholar Award and the Presidential Academic Achievement Award.
He works part time as a sales associate at Foot Locker and volunteers with Northwest Harvest, Fox Hallow Farms, Renton Little League and Newcastle Days
Schrock expects to attend a four-year college to study economics and politics. He plans to become a marine officer, but is also interested in studying to be a lawyer.
Issaquah
December
Melissa Blue
- School: Liberty High School
- Category of recognition: foreign language
- Parents: Gabriela and Patrick Blue
- Sponsoring teacher: Sarah Duran
- Scholastic achievements: Advanced Placement Scholar with honors; level A2 diploma of French as a foreign language; level B1 diploma of Spanish as a foreign language; dean’s honors list
- qAthletic achievements: athlete’s award, co-captain of cross country
- Activity Achievements: student director of GAIA, Service Honor Roll
- Scholastic interests: languages (Spanish and French), history, math
- Hobbies: cross country, track and field, dance
- Education goals: economics and international relations or business
- Occupation/career: work at a nongovernmental organization ideally
Joe Dapper
- School: Liberty High School
- Category of recognition: art
- Parents: Monica and Pete Dapper
- Spon-soring teach-er: Anne Cooper
- Athletic achievements: two first-team All KingCo awards in soccer, Scholar Athlete award, varsity soccer captain
- Activity Achievements: LHS 2010 Humanitarian of the Year award
- Scholastic interests: Honor Society, art, editor of the Patriot Press, art club, Patriot Crew, tutoring
- Hobbies: studio art, sculpture, soccer, fishing, hiking, mixed media art
- Education goals: go to Cal Poly or the University of Washington to study architecture and architectural engineering
- qOccupation/career: architect
January
Jessica Pickering
- School: Liberty High School
- Category of recognition: Leadership
- Parents: Jodi and Andrew Pickering
- Sponsoring teacher: Michelle Munson
- Scholastic achievements: Wendy’s High School Heisman LHS recipient, National Junior Honor Society (2009-13)
- Athletic achievements: state gymnastics (2009), state track (2010), volleyball MVP and captain (2012)
- Activity Achievements: Kind Club president, Patriot Crew treasurer
- Scholastic interests: English, public speaking, history
- Hobbies: volleyball, snowboarding, making posters for Associated Student Body
- Outside school affiliations: Athletes for Kids mentor
- Education goals: attend a four-year university and attain a degree in business management, with an emphasis in human resource management or marketing
- Occupation/career: work for nonprofit organization in either human resources or marketing
Emma Welch
- School: Liberty High School
- Category of recognition: career tech ED
- Parents: James and Jamie Welch
- Sponsoring teacher: Delores Leber
- Scholastic achievements: freshman — VFW Academic Award, highest grade point average in ROTC; sophomore — American Legion Academic Award, highest GPA in ROTC; junior — honor cadet, highest GPA in ROTC
- Activity Achievements: first alternate in state in solo and ensemble competition last year
- Scholastic interests: choir, NJROTC, preschool lab
- Hobbies: music — piano and singer
- Outside school affiliations: member of ministry team that helps drug addicts, drunks, etc.
- Education goals: bachelor of music education
- Occupation/career: music teacher in an elementary school
February
Ian Acheznick
- School: Liberty High School
- Category of recognition: music
- Sponsoring teacher: Robin Wood
- Scholastic achievements: Overall Achievement award NJROTC
- Activity Achievements: Eagle Scout
- Scholastic interests: Northwest IT Professional computer tech classes, founder of Graphic Design Club
- Hobbies: Web design, band – euphonium, backpacking
- Outside school affiliations: Boy Scouts of America
- Education goals: major in web and integrative design, four-year university
- Occupation/career: Web designer
Paige Smith
- School: Liberty High School
- Category of recognition: drama
- Sponsoring teacher: Katherine Klekas
- Scholastic achievements: National Merit nominee
- Activity Achievements: Liberty drama president, lead role in fall play, improv long-form performer
- Hobbies: improv, drama, graphic design, reading, art
- Outside school affiliations: Lord of Life Lutheran Church Youth Group
- Education goals: four-year university in the Pacific Northwest
- Occupation/career: graphic design/English
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