Each year a committee of volunteers looks through senior notebooks to match seniors with scholarships. Any senior that completed a notebook showing their accomplishments, a resume, transcripts and photos gets at least one scholarship. This year the class was the biggest they've had so far and they were able to give away $300,000. They match businesses and donors in the community with the seniors. Avery received the Tech Curious scholarship ($1,000), Mellen-Robinson Blue Sky scholarship ($2,500) and Science and Math Innovation Award ($1,000). He also got a scholarship from our credit union on Vashon. Two seniors were awarded $5,000 each.
The Tech curious scholarship is sponsored by a group of tech-adjacent people on Vashon and is dedicated to those individuals who allow their curiosity and inclination toward invention to lead them into new territory, who contribute of themselves for a larger and bolder purpose. It's for the innovative problem-solvers, the fearless deep-divers, and the thoughtful, artful communicators, who understand that there is no end to the ways the world can be improved when the heart and mind are aligned.
The Mellen-Robinson Award is from Rick Mellen & Jo Robinson and it honors a graduate who has achieved a high level of academic excellence, along with a desire to positively impact the world around them, especially in the areas of health care, science and the environment. Blue Sky=optimism and opportunity.
The Science and Math Innovation Award is from the Loveness Family- Ghyrn, Colin and Elizabeth. It is awarded to a student who is strong in science and/or math and shows an innovative entrepreneurial spirit.
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