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Alumni

Snohomish County recently held its annual Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony. This year's class included MMA/UFC fighter, Randy Couture (LHS '81) and the 1981 Meadowdale High Girls Soccer State Championship Team. Mikayla Pivec (LHS ’16) was also honored at the event in recognition of her Herald Girls High School Athlete of the Year award (see below). Pictured at right are Randy with former LHS counselor and Alumni Committee member, Linda Fitzgerald. Read more about Randy and the SnoCo induction ceremony in the Everett Herald. 

On October 20, Edmonds-Woodway High School inducted the second class into its Athletic Hall of Fame. Inductees included:

1979 Woodway High Baseball State Championship team

1981-83 Edmonds High Boys Cross Country State Championship teams

1983-85 Edmonds High Girls Cross Country State Championship teams

Athletes: Anya Aardahl (WHS ’82), Frank Bly (EHS ’51), John Casebeer (EHS ’63), Bill Demeroutis (EHS ’68), John Garner (EHS ’49), Erika Klein (EHS ’89), Warren Lashua (EHS ’55), Robert Shannon (WHS ’83), Tony Volpentest (EWHS ’91)

Coaches: Jerry Karnofski (EHS) and Bill Medin (EHS)

Pictured at the left are Coach Jerry Karnofski and EWHS Athletic Director, Angie McGuire. To see more pictures and video from the evening, visit My Edmonds News. (Photo courtesy of My Edmonds News).

 

Chinne Okoronkwo (MTHS '16), current University of Wisconsin track and field athlete, was named the Gatorade Washington State Track and Field Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row. Read more at MLTNews. (Photo courtesy of MLTNews)

 

Mikayla Pivec (LHS '16), current Oregon State University Basketball player and multi-sport LHS standout, received multiple sports honors during 2016 including the prestigious Max Preps Athlete of the Year  and the Herald Girls High School Athlete of the Year.

Students

Students from Mountlake Terrace High and Brier Terrace Middle School were recognized with a variety awards at this summer’s national TSA (Technology Student Association) annual meeting. Read more in the MLTNews. (Photo courtesy of MLTNews)

 

Rio Neri (MTHS '17), jazz pianist, was September's Student DJ for KNKX 88.5 FM (formerly KPLU). Click to learn more about Rio and hear his playlist that aired on the radio. (Photo courtesy of KNKX)
 

How can you support students like the TSA members and Rio Neri? Consider a gift to the Foundation for Edmonds School District. Your donation to the Foundation will be used to support student learning initiatives around the district including STEM programs like TSA and music education programs like those Rio participates in at Mountlake Terrace High. Together, we are shaping students' futures!

This past spring the Edmonds School District's Carpentry Program completed construction on its 39th home through its partnership with the Rotary Club of Lynnwood. (Lynnwood Today)

Edmonds Elementary recently celebrated its 50th year with a community open house. (My Edmonds News)

Duane Lewis, Girls Track and Field Coach at Lynnwood High, was named Washington State's 2016 High School Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field Coaches Association. (Lynnwood Today) 

Keep current on all your favorite prep teams with our local community news sources as teams prepare for regional and state tournaments this fall: MLT News, Lynnwood Today and My Edmonds News.

The Foundation has received these notes on passages from friends and loved ones. As we publish names infrequently, we regret any outdated information, errors or omissions.

Hull (Howe), Kathryn (MTHS '69)

Kemp, Gary (EHS ‘56)

Niman (Morse), Janet (EHS ’41)

Plunkett, Elizabeth “Pete” (EHS ’43) 

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