Rotary Club of Issaquah honors students of the month
December 13, 2011
By Staff
The Rotary Club of Issaquah recently honored the following seniors as its students of the month for November:
Macaire Ament
Macaire Ament
School: Liberty High School
Category of recognition: English
Parents: Tom and Andreé Ament
Academic achievements: National Merit Scholar commended student; honor society/honor roll; 3.976 grade point average
Athletic achievements: second-team all league 2011 goal keeper, Olympic Development Program pool player (2008-10); two-time league champion with Patriots soccer
Activities: youth group (Lifeteen) at Mary, Queen of Peace; Mountains to Sound Greenway; Jazzercise
Scholastic interests: Physettes (girls science/environmental awareness) club president
Hobbies: writing, drawing (Mickey Mouse), varsity soccer (goal keeping), reading
Outside school affiliations: Washington Premier FC Girls 93 Elite Clubs National League goalkeeper; training keeper for women’s Sounders
Future goals: double-major or major/minor in astrophysics and English; play college soccer; be involved in research
Career: bring research and science to kids/teens/adults in an engaging way through books (novels), teaching or some other media outlet
Anna Magidson
School: Issaquah High School
Anna Magidson
Category of recognition: language arts
Parents: Victor and Yuliya Magidson
Sponsoring teacher: Dr. Melanie Boaz
Academic achievements: 4.0 grade point average, class rank No. 1, Evergreen Philharmonic and wind ensemble clarinet section leader, in three Advanced Placement classes
Athletics: Professional Ski Instructor of America, level 1 certified
Activities: Presidential Service of Community Award — 500 hours of service; first chair in Evergreen; leader in Issaquah Youth Advisory Board for five years; Architecture Construction and Engineering participant; ballroom dance member; learned English from scratch after moving from Israel to America in fourth grade; speaks Russian and Hebrew
Scholastic interests: U.S. history, calculus, choir, wind ensemble, English, psychology
Hobbies: skiing, piano, traveling, camping, reading, laughing, learning and trying new things
Outside school affiliations: Snow Sports Northwest, Issaquah Youth Advisory Board, ballroom dance, Evergreen Philharmonic and “Fiddler on the Roof” musical production
Future goals: college/university, and then grad school; possibly Whitman, Reed, Lewis and Clark or Montana State
Occupation/career: continue in jazz bands and choir on piano; earn professional Ski Instructor of America Level 2 and 3, minor in psychology and possibly economy/history
Nicole Migotsky
Nicole Migotsky
School: Issaquah High School
Category of recognition: social studies
Parents: Mark and Mivart Migotsky
Sponsoring teachers: Jeremy Ritzer and Emily Young
Academic achievements: National Merit commended scholar, French IV departmental recognition
Athletics: varsity letter and scholar athlete awards in cross country and track
Activities: Kiwanis Distinguished Service Award, Key Clubber of the Month
Scholastic interests: math, science, American history, politics
Hobbies: long-distance running, soccer, community service
Outside school affiliations: Key Club president, National Honor Society
Future goals: attend college, possible major in biomedical engineering; career as biomedical engineer or medical field
Michael Payant
School: Liberty High School
Michael Payant
Category of recognition: social studies
Parents: Susan Cohodes, Tom Payant
Academic achievements: National Merit semifinalist; scholar athlete; National High School Institute Journalism Division at Northeastern University; 800 on SAT math two-subject test
Athlete achievements: three years varsity tennis, two years team captain, managed junior varsity baseball sophomore year, managed girls tennis junior year
Activities: managing editor of Patriot Press 2010-11 and co-editor in chief 2011-12; Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference; tuba since sixth grade
Scholastic interests: journalism, math, social studies
Hobbies: watching sports, playing sports, blogging about sports, tennis
Future goals: attend a high-caliber university focusing on journalism
Career: broadcast journalist (television anchor or radio host)
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