For the Reporter
Auburn Mountainview students Nicole Gaarder, Erika Son and Nolan Suko won gold at the regional Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) regional competition last month.
Their service project raised funds to support a local family in need.
The next phase of their project includes sponsoring a walkathon and a balloon event. The balloon event is called Helping Other People’s Everyday Struggle (HOPES) and will raise funds to assist another family in need.
The students move on to the state competition March 24-27 in Wenatchee.
FCCLA is a nationwide, nonprofit career and technical education student organization that provides personal growth, leadership development and career preparation opportunities for students in family and consumer sciences.
Elsewhere
Auburn Riverside High School speech and debate students competed against 13 other schools at the national qualification tournament at Auburn Riverside last month. Junior Katerina Zhuravel earned a spot at the national competition in the dramatic interpretation category. Her piece was titled “Multiple Personality Murder.” She compes at the state tournament this weekend. Senior Alex Geisen earned a second alternate spot in humorous interpretation. The national tournament is June 14-16, in Dallas, Texas. …
The Auburn School District hosts the second annual Building Bridges event from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 17 at Auburn High School, 711 E. Main St. The free event offers a dinner from 5 to 6 p.m., community resources and support fair, workshops and classes, raffles, robotics demonstrations and international performances. The event is designed for families with elementary and middle school students. Roundtrip transportation from all Auburn School District middle schools to the event is provided. Interpreters will be available. For more information, contact Denise Daniels, family engagement coordinator, at 253-887-3928. …
The Auburn School District recently recognized Pilar Hunter, family engagement liaison at Olympic Middle School, for her outstanding service. Hunter’s goal is to facilitate for families anything kids need to be successful in school. She also is active in the soccer program, the Latinos Unidos service club and the Latino Educational Achievement Project. “Pilar never hesitates to help out, whenever asked, with whatever is needed,” said Elisabeth Daumit, Olympic para-educator. …
Auburn’s Kate Wallen was part of a student team from the Washington State University construction management program that recently took third place at the regional Associated School of Construction student competition, the largest construction management competition in the U.S. It was the fourth year in a row that the commercial team from WSU placed in the competition. …
Hunter Arnold, a 2013 Auburn Mountainview High School graduate, made the dean’s list at Central Washington University for fall quarter.
