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June 25, 2014 • A-13
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Oh babies! April 21, 3:31 a.m. — a daughter, Navaeh Marie Korsmo, 6 pounds 9 ounces, to Donna Goldsbury and Sundray Korsmo, Port Angeles. May 21, 4:28 p.m. — A daughter, Zoey Louise Boston, 7 pounds 0.5 ounces, to Jason Boston and Angie Elofson, Port Angeles.
May 21, 9:58 p.m. — a daughter, Alaina Pearl Butterfield, 8 pounds 13 ounces, to Amber Lacey and Travis Butterfield, Neah Bay.
June 8, 5:54 a.m. — A son, Bricklin Allen Thatcher, 5 pounds 7 ounces, to Bree Hoskins and Todd Thatcher, Sequim. June 15, 12:35 p.m. — a son, Leon Asher Santoyo, 6 pounds 12 ounces, to Kelli Mazzoncini and Michael Luis Santoyo, Port Angeles.
PEO raises $1,300 D’Amico wows ‘em What do you do when you have such a passion for science that you want to tell the world? If you’re Sequim sixth-grader Nicholas D’Amico, you make a film to share with the 500 people in attendance at the Sequim Education Foundation Film Festival. D’Amico entered his first film in the SEF Film Festival competition’s new “School Spirit Award” category hoping to win a $500 cash prize for his school’s Science Club. The Sequim Alumni Association funded the new award this year. An independent panel of judges chose D’Amico’s video as the winning entry. By producing and entering his film titled “Mrs. Morrison’s 1st Period Science Class” in the SEF competition, D’Amico won the $500 cash award for the Sequim Middle School Science Fair Club. This award will help students with science fair projects. Debra Beckett (above), Sequim Middle School science teacher and Science Fair Club advisor, pictured at right, founded the Science Club. The club is open to students at all grade levels who want to develop science fair projects. Through her guidance Sequim schools have been participating in the state science and engineering fair since 2005 and several Sequim students have gone on to national and international competitions.
Sequim PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Chapter FY held its annual fundraising tea Friday, June 6, at Nourish Restaurant. From raff les Submitted photo and a silent auction more than $1 , 3 0 0 w a s raised. These funds are used to provide educational scholarships for deserving women. For helping to make the tea so successful, the chapter would like to thank Heather and Harvey Smith, Tanya and Dave Rose of Nourish (pictured), guitarist Jason Paul, Heather Creek, the Sanctuary Day Spa and Wellness Center, Blissie’s Bonetique and all attendees for their support and donations.
Malone graduates from BYU Jennifer Newell Malone, daughter of Matt and Nicky Newell, received her Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Public Health during a recent commencement ceremony at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She is a 2010 graduate of Sequim High School.
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17 and Loving It “On the Scene for Seventeen” is the theme of the Blue Whole Gallery’s group show during June. The 17-years-young artist co-op gallery is in the heart of downtown Sequim. Helping celebrate are (back row, from left) Bud Bowling, Larry Barnes, Debbie Cain, Pam Walker, Mary Franchini, Carol Janda, Jan Tatom, Katherine Loveland, Deborah Sterk, Carl Baker, Terry Grasteit and Gregory Felando, (middle row, from left) David Willis, Joyce Volmut, Lizbeth Harper, Lynne Armstrong, Ed Crumley, Karen Rozbicki Stringer, Karin Anderson and Brian Buntain and (front row, from left) Christian Speidel, Terianne Stratton, Barbara Boerigter, Ryoko Toyama and Steve Wry. Photo by Larry Barnes
Twins earn Rotary honor Olivia and Sophia Barrett, twin Submitted photo daughters of Tricia Barrett, are the May and June Sequim Middle School Students of the Month for Sequim Sunrise Rotary. Both are top academic achievers in addition to being musicians. Olivia plays the trumpet and Sophia the flute. Both enjoy soccer, badminton and archery. Upon graduation, Olivia plans to study zoology or forensic investigation. Sophia is considering being an architect or game designer.
Cougs named to honor roll Several Sequim-area students recently were named to Washington State University’s President’s Honor Roll for spring 2014. They are Victoria Cantelow, Ashleigh Clark, Ashley Fuentes, Adam Gilles, Kaitlin Heike, Deborah Lyles and Casey Torres. To be eligible for the honor roll, undergraduate students must be enrolled in a minimum of nine graded hours and earn a grade-point average of 3.75 or a 3.50 GPA with 15 hours of graded work.
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