Rotary Club of Issaquah honors students of the month
January 17, 2012
By Staff
The Rotary Club of Issaquah honored the following seniors as its students of the month for December.
Cortez Ethridge
Cortez Ethridge
School: Tiger Mountain Community High School
Category of recognition: arts
Parents: Nida and Brad Ethridge
Sponsoring teacher: Lane Helgeson
Scholastic achievements: student representative for TMCHS at Issaquah School District Board meetings
Activities: lettered in music at Issaquah High School, drama — “Fiddler on the Roof” (rabbi)
Scholastic interests: bass in IHS choir, Running Start Program at Bellevue College
Hobbies: singing, acting, guitar
Outside school affiliations: Gay Straight Alliance; Lambert House; Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network; Bi, Gay, Lesbian Adolescent Drop-In; teenage drop-in center in Redmond
Future goals: Western Washington University for music and gay/lesbian studies; American Cultural Studies
Occupation/career: teach sexual sociology or sing opera
Audrey Johnson
Audrey Johnson
School: Tiger Mountain Community High School
Category of recognition: art
Parent/guardian: Margie Doty
Sponsoring teacher: Lane Helgeson
Scholastic achievements: Career and Technical Education Student of the Year for 2010 and 2011
Activities: assist with new Tiger library
Scholastic interests: knitting club, yearbook, working in library, advertisements for fundraisers
Hobbies: photography, writing, art (sketching, painting)
Outside school affiliations: volunteering with Seattle’s Banked Track Roller Derby Team
Future goals: attend Northwest College of Art and Design, majoring in photography and graphic design
Occupation/career: graphic designer
Carlie Mantel
Carlie Mantel
School: Liberty High School
Category of recognition: art
Parents: David and Connie
Scholastic achievements: 3.9 grade point average
Athletic honors: swim and dive team for four years, varsity swimmer for past three; participated in the Mukilteo Invitational and KingCo events, both of which have a time standard for races; voted most inspirational, sophomore year
Activities: piano lessons since first grade, yearly recitals and theory tests
Scholastic interests: likes all her classes, but favorites are math, science and art
Hobbies: drawing, swimming and playing piano; joined newly formed Robotics Club this year and served as an officer (secretary)
Outside school affiliations: member of Campfire USA and participated in various volunteer work throughout the year
Future education goals: go to college in state (have applied to University of Washington, Washington State University, Gonzaga and Whitman); have not decided on a major, but probably science related
Occupation/career: some sort of scientific research, but hasn’t decided which field yet
Brian Ruggles
Brian Ruggles
School: Issaquah High School
Category of recognition: foreign language
Parents: Kevin and Sandy Ruggles
Sponsoring teacher: Rebecca Nick
Scholastic achievements: 3.8 grade point average; 2070 SAT; 4 on Advanced Placement Spanish test; IHS Pride and Recognition Award (three years)
Athletics: third and fifth places individually at state swimming championships; IHS swim team captain; coach’s award; most valuable swimmer award
Activities: created the new outreach chairman position for Issaquah Youth Advisory Board to help increase attendance at events
Scholastic interests: physics, Spanish
Hobbies: building custom K’nex rollercoasters (won a worldwide contest); magic card tricks (in Spanish); swimming; speed cubing Rubik’s cubes (23 seconds)
Outside school affiliations: IYAB; Bellevue Club Swim Team (three years)
Future goals: engineering degree with a minor in Spanish
Occupation/career: engineer post college; presently a math tutor, private swim lesson instructor and a lifeguard
Amber Turnidge
Amber Turnidge
School: Liberty High School
Category of recognition: foreign language
Parents: Louise and Alan Turnidge
Sponsoring teacher: Michael Hansenflack
Scholastic achievements: five years of Spanish, one year of French, 3.9 grade point average
Athletic honors: third-year member and co-captain of Drill Team
Activities: first in state for DECA presentation, Associated Student Body senior class treasurer
Scholastic interests: Honor Society, LINK Crew
Hobbies: snowboarding, skiing, singing, friends and family
Outside school affiliations: volunteering at Northwest Harvest, worked at Nordstrom past two years
Future education goals: attend a four-year university, major in business and minor in Spanish
Occupation: job in the international business sector
Jeff Weng
Jeff Weng
School: Issaquah High School
Category of recognition: art
Parents: Jean and Lee Weng
Sponsoring teacher: Karin Walen
Scholastic achievements: National Honor Society, top 10 percent in graduating class, honor roll
Athletics: varsity tennis, Most Improved 2011/Varsity Tennis, participated in 3A District Tennis Tournament
Activities: patent pending for solar panel invention, designed and built a solar car 2010-11
Scholastic interests: physics, sciences, tutoring physics
Hobbies: wood turner, woodwork, painter, carver, making various trinkets
Outside school affiliations: robotics, commissioned painter, founder of the Ukulele Club, martial arts, Boy Scouts
Future goals: engineering university such as MIT, Carnegie Mellon, etc.
Occupation/career: engineer/innovator
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