Kirkland STEM scholars honored

Eighteen young women from the Lake Washington School District were honored as Science, Technology, and Math Scholars by the Kirkland-Redmond Branch of the American Association of University Women at an April 23 presentation at the LWSD Resource Center.

May 7, 2014 8:48 pm
Eighteen young women from the Lake Washington School District were honored as STEM Scholars by the Kirkland-Redmond Branch of the American Association of University Women at an April 23 presentation at the Lake Washington School District Resource Center.
Eighteen young women from the Lake Washington School District were honored as STEM Scholars by the Kirkland-Redmond Branch of the American Association of University Women at an April 23 presentation at the Lake Washington School District Resource Center.

Eighteen young women from the Lake Washington School District were honored as Science, Technology, and Math Scholars by the Kirkland-Redmond Branch of the  American Association of University Women at an April 23 presentation at the LWSD Resource Center. The local schools nominated the young women, all juniors, and then Kirkland-Redmond assiciation members invited them to celebrate their achievements. The event included certificates of honor, small gifts, and hearing Chelsea Peterson, an associate scientist at Intellectual Ventures Lab, speak on her science career experiences.  Organizer, Peggy Ostrander, noted that parents and teachers in attendance were also congratulated for helping these young women succeed and pursue their dreams.

The awardees from International Community School in science: Jacqueline Chai; technology: Alina Liokumovich; math: Madeleine McDermott.

The awardees from Juanita High School in science: Tess Pate; technology: Jaisa Nunn; math: Abby Bergman.

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The awardees from Lake Washington High School in science: Ekaterina Matora; technology: Kim Veldee; math: Chelsea Le.

The awardees from Nikola Tesla STEM High School in science: Kaimyn O’Neill; technology: Alka Pai; math: Maya Ganesan.

The awardee for Emerson High School in science: Gabriella Nitschke; math.

The national AAUW has supported women’s education with grants since 1888, while the local branch has been instrumental in organizing the annual middle school and high school girls’ Expanding Your Horizons conferences held each March on the Bellevue College Campus, that encourage future careers in STEM fields, and recently, working to support TECH Trek, a girl’s summer camp.