Lake Washington School District Scholarship Program 2021

Scholarship Program
2021
Lake
Washington
PTSA Council
Scholarship
Program
Open to all graduating seniors and
certificated staff of Lake Washington School
District schools.
Two $500 staff scholarships and fourteen
$1250 student scholarships for a total of
$18,500.
Judging panels are made up of teams
across all Learning Communities in the
district.
Our 21 judges read and scored 82
scholarship applications.
Scholarship funds are provided by:
Annual donations from the 44 PTAs in LWSD
Council’s annual Scholarship Auction
Private donors, like the Lake Washington
Education Association
We are honored to be a small part of this
tremendous milestone in the lives of these
exceptional students, and we wish them all
the very best.
2021 Scholarship Winners!
Eastlake LC Merit Scholarship:
Daniel Dickman (EHS)
Fiona Wang, Cambridge Program
(JHS)
Juanita LC Merit Scholarship:
Brayden Brackett (Tesla STEM)
Ritika Managuli (ICS)
Lake Washington LC Merit
Scholarship:
Huong ( Kelly) Tran (LWHS)
Jasmine Yang, Cambridge Program
(JHS)
Redmond LC Merit Scholarship:
Trisha Beher (RHS)
Varun Wescott ( Tesla STEM)
L.E. Scarr Scholarship:
Lance Martin (RHS)
LWEA/Teeley Scholarship:
Keilani Crespi (JHS)
Perseverance Scholarship:
Isabel Akdeniz (LWHS)
Ksenia Sokolovskaya (JHS)
 Learning Community is based on home address
Turnaround Scholarship:
Padget Callan (EHS)
At Large Scholarship:
Emily Taylor  (EHS)
Staff Scholarship:
Sidney Minter
(Mark Twain Elementary)
Michelle Shaw
(Juanita and Redmond LC’s)
Staff Scholarship
Has a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary
Studies with a focus in Special Education from
the University of North Texas
Passionate to dive deeper into reading
interventions and assist kids with dyslexia or other
disorders of reading and writing
Aspires to make reading more joyful for the kids
Will attend Texas A&M’s Master of Education in
Curriculum and Instruction program
Sidney Minter
(Mark Twain Elementary)
Staff Scholarship
Teacher for students with vision impairments
Has been a general and special educator for
many years in various classroom settings
Passionate in the special education world for 30
years and has initiated many community events
that brought families together
Has been a race director for the “ Can Do 5K”, a
race that celebrates individuals with disabilities
Attending Perkins School for the Blind, to expand
her knowledge on CVI (Cortical Vision
Impairment)
Michelle Shaw
(Juanita and Redmond LC’s)
Perseverance Scholarship
Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School
President of Beta Club, Senior Class Vice
President, and an active member of DECA,
HOSA, and many other clubs
Highly passionate in dancing and dances with
Elizabeth’s Dance Dimensions
Recipient of “Full Dupree Dance Scholarship”-
2020
Will be attending University of Washington
Isabel Akdeniz (LWHS)
Perseverance Scholarship
Attended Kirkland Middle and Juanita High
Won several Math and Linguistics awards
Completed 6 years of music (plays fortepiano)
Inspired toward the medical field by aunt who
was a nurse at Children’s Hospital and who now
cares for seniors at a nursing home
Volunteers at a local center for Russian-speaking
families
Will be attending the University of Washington
(Bothell)
Ksenia Sokolovskaya (JHS)
Turnaround Scholarship
Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School
Served in Dominican Republic
Learned about the local food, music and culture
Built a garden and painted a sports court
Worked at a preschool throughout the
pandemic, helping children learn and assisting
the teaching staff
Received several Certificates of
Accomplishment for outstanding grades
Will be attending Washington State University
Padget Callan (EHS)
LWEA/Teeley Scholarship
Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School
Has been part of Girls Swim team (Co-Captain in
2019) and Choir at Juanita High School
Member of the LWSD Instructional Materials
Committee
Works as a lifeguard, swim instructor, and swim
team coach
Has a great passion for teaching
Will be attending Central Washington University
Keilani Crespi (JHS)
L.E. Scarr Scholarship
Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School
4 year member of RHS Boys Swim Team
Participated in the Wanic Fite Fire program and
loved the EMT training and firefighting activities
Helped the community through serving the
homeless and through Boy Scout service projects
 Successful entrepreneur, running his own
“Lancescaping Yard Services”
Will be attending Bridgerland Technical School
Lance Martin (RHS)
Eastlake LC Merit Scholarship
Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School
Elected President of Eastlake’s Math Honor
Society and first EHS student to qualify for the USA
Junior Mathematical Olympiad
Played on the Eastlake Varsity Basketball Team
and JV Tennis Team
National Merit Finalist & U.S Presidential Scholars
Program candidate
Will be attending Harvard University
Daniel Dickman (EHS)
Eastlake LC Merit Scholarship
Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School
Co-founded an organization called “ Awareness
for Homelessness”
Was part of JHS Girls Swim team and attended
HOSA State leadership conferences
Earned Cambridge Scholar award with
distinction
Will be attending University of Washington
Fiona Wang, Cambridge Program (JHS)
Juanita LC Merit Scholarship
Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School
Has been the head of Tesla’s STEM Reach club,
Captain of JHS Tennis Team, and teacher for the
Harvard Wave Learning Festival
Held leadership positions for the City of Kirkland
and WA State Technology Student Association
Participating and leading in these roles has
helped Brayden with his internships and to have
far-reaching impacts across the nation through
Stem outreach programs
Will be attending Purdue University
Brayden Brackett (Tesla STEM)
Juanita LC Merit Scholarship
Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School
Directed two plays for the ICS Drama club,
went  to State for
 Poetry
 Out Loud and
to Nationals for the Leadership Speech
Competition
Member of Juanita Varsity Swim Team, Captain
for Juanita Bees Soccer Team, and danced with
BollyBeats, a local dance club
Created “Volunticity”, an online platform that
finds volunteer organizations for ages 12-17
Will be attending Indiana University Kelley School
of Business
Ritika Managuli (ICS)
Lake Washington LC Merit Scholarship
Attended Rose Hill Middle School and Lake
Washington High School
Co-founded her school’s HOSA club and is
currently serving as President 
Member of Model UN, Drumline, School Jazz
Band and few other clubs
Works as an instructor at Mathnasium and a
private tutor for Vietnamese American kids
Will be attending UCLA
Huong (Kelly) Tran (LWHS)
Lake Washington LC Merit Scholarship
Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School
Participated in Model UN, club President for
DECA and an international qualifier in Personal
Finance Literacy
Participates in Cross Country & Track and Field
Won numerous award including Cambridge
Scholar Award and National Merit
Commendation
Will be attending Smith College
Jasmine Yang, Cambridge (JHS)
Redmond LC Merit Scholarship
Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School
Initiated a national initiative to support seniors
through her non-profit, The Art Shine foundation
President of Knowledge Bowl, Feminism Club,
and Model UN Club
Strong advocate for gender equality and
spreading awareness on mental health,
feminism, and education in her community
Will be attending Cornell University
Trisha Beher (RHS)
Redmond LC Merit Scholarship
Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School
Served two terms as ASB President at STEM and
started district wide ASB council for all LWSD High
Schools
Enjoyed casting eSports competitions and
participated in hackathons with his team
Created “CODE 66”, a platform to teach
Computer Science to underserved youth
Won numerous awards at the state level for
Computer Science and FBLA topics
Will be attending Dartmouth University
Varun Wescott (Tesla STEM)
At Large Scholarship
Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School
Active participant in Swive (Swim and Dive), and
Track and Field teams
Recipient of Scholar Athlete award, Swim and
Dive, Track and Field
Cascade Orienteering Team Captain
Sammamish Youth Board Community Service
Coordinator
Michigan Technological University ”Leading
Scholar” award winner
Attending Michigan Technological University
Emily Taylor (EHS)
We thank the following for your support!
All 44 local PTSAs who every year contribute to the Scholarship
Program with donations and gift baskets for the fall Basket Auction.
The high school college and career specialists and counselors.
Jan and Harold Stone for their contribution that allowed us to offer
a 2
nd
 Perseverance award this year.
This year’s Scholarship auction Chairs, Melissa Stone, Stacy Hatch,
Christine Bergstein, Steph St. Jean and Diane Devlyne-Thompson.
The Lake Washington Education Association for their generous
donation to this program.
The LWSD for their continued support of this annual event.
2021 Judges
Scholarship judging is done by 7 panels with 3 judges on each panel, representing the various
Learning Communities in our district.  Many thanks to this year's judges!
 
Judging Leads
Irene Neumann
Beth Knapick
Terri Gatts
Diane Devlyne-Thompson
Mindy Lincicome
Brandi Comstock
Reva Ramachandran
Judges
Anu Ramanath
Elaine Gunn
Isabel Neumann
Jeanie Hahn
Pam McBain
Kristen Wappler
Mary Pat O-Neil
 
Judges
Michelle Rocamora
Tracey Gauthier
Margo Wei
Kaushik Pushpavanam
Nikki Balt
Jay Pulacode
Sarah Rock
Redaction Team Members:  
Elena Sellers, Andrea, Reva, and Diane
2021
 Scholarship Committee Co-Chairs:
Andrea Stoppani and Reva Ramachandran
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Lake Washington School District's Scholarship Program for 2021 awarded a total of $18,500 to graduating seniors and certificated staff. Winners included students from different learning communities, each excelling in academics and community involvement. Notable staff scholarship recipients, such as Sidney Minter and Michelle Shaw, showcase dedication to education and student success. The program reflects a commitment to supporting exceptional students and educators in their academic pursuits.


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  1. Scholarship Program 2021

  2. Open to all graduating seniors and certificated staff of Lake Washington School District schools. Two $500 staff scholarships and fourteen $1250 student scholarships for a total of $18,500. Judging panels are made up of teams across all Learning Communities in the district. Our 21 judges read and scored 82 scholarship applications. Scholarship funds are provided by: Annual donations from the 44 PTAs in LWSD Council s annual Scholarship Auction Private donors, like the Lake Washington Education Association We are honored to be a small part of this tremendous milestone in the lives of these exceptional students, and we wish them all the very best. Lake Washington PTSA Council Scholarship Program

  3. 2021 Scholarship Winners! Turnaround Scholarship: Eastlake LC Merit Scholarship: Redmond LC Merit Scholarship: Padget Callan (EHS) Daniel Dickman (EHS) Trisha Beher (RHS) Fiona Wang, Cambridge Program (JHS) Varun Wescott ( Tesla STEM) At Large Scholarship: Emily Taylor (EHS) L.E. Scarr Scholarship: Juanita LC Merit Scholarship: Lance Martin (RHS) Staff Scholarship: Brayden Brackett (Tesla STEM) Sidney Minter Ritika Managuli (ICS) LWEA/Teeley Scholarship: (Mark Twain Elementary) Keilani Crespi (JHS) Michelle Shaw Lake Washington LC Merit Scholarship: (Juanita and Redmond LC s) Perseverance Scholarship: Huong ( Kelly) Tran (LWHS) Isabel Akdeniz (LWHS) Jasmine Yang, Cambridge Program (JHS) Ksenia Sokolovskaya (JHS) Learning Community is based on home address

  4. Staff Scholarship Sidney Minter (Mark Twain Elementary) Has a Bachelor s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Special Education from the University of North Texas Passionate to dive deeper into reading interventions and assist kids with dyslexia or other disorders of reading and writing Aspires to make reading more joyful for the kids Will attend Texas A&M s Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction program

  5. Staff Scholarship Michelle Shaw (Juanita and Redmond LC s) Teacher for students with vision impairments Has been a general and special educator for many years in various classroom settings Passionate in the special education world for 30 years and has initiated many community events that brought families together Has been a race director for the Can Do 5K , a race that celebrates individuals with disabilities Attending Perkins School for the Blind, to expand her knowledge on CVI (Cortical Vision Impairment)

  6. Perseverance Scholarship Isabel Akdeniz (LWHS) Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School President of Beta Club, Senior Class Vice President, and an active member of DECA, HOSA, and many other clubs Highly passionate in dancing and dances with Elizabeth s Dance Dimensions Recipient of Full Dupree Dance Scholarship - 2020 Will be attending University of Washington

  7. Perseverance Scholarship Ksenia Sokolovskaya (JHS) Attended Kirkland Middle and Juanita High Won several Math and Linguistics awards Completed 6 years of music (plays fortepiano) Inspired toward the medical field by aunt who was a nurse at Children s Hospital and who now cares for seniors at a nursing home Volunteers at a local center for Russian-speaking families Will be attending the University of Washington (Bothell)

  8. Turnaround Scholarship Padget Callan (EHS) Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School Served in Dominican Republic Learned about the local food, music and culture Built a garden and painted a sports court Worked at a preschool throughout the pandemic, helping children learn and assisting the teaching staff Received several Certificates of Accomplishment for outstanding grades Will be attending Washington State University

  9. LWEA/Teeley Scholarship Keilani Crespi (JHS) Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School Has been part of Girls Swim team (Co-Captain in 2019) and Choir at Juanita High School Member of the LWSD Instructional Materials Committee Works as a lifeguard, swim instructor, and swim team coach Has a great passion for teaching Will be attending Central Washington University

  10. L.E. Scarr Scholarship Lance Martin (RHS) Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School 4 year member of RHS Boys Swim Team Participated in the Wanic Fite Fire program and loved the EMT training and firefighting activities Helped the community through serving the homeless and through Boy Scout service projects Successful entrepreneur, running his own Lancescaping Yard Services Will be attending Bridgerland Technical School

  11. Eastlake LC Merit Scholarship Daniel Dickman (EHS) Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School Elected President of Eastlake s Math Honor Society and first EHS student to qualify for the USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad Played on the Eastlake Varsity Basketball Team and JV Tennis Team National Merit Finalist & U.S Presidential Scholars Program candidate Will be attending Harvard University

  12. Eastlake LC Merit Scholarship Fiona Wang, Cambridge Program (JHS) Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School Co-founded an organization called Awareness for Homelessness Was part of JHS Girls Swim team and attended HOSA State leadership conferences Earned Cambridge Scholar award with distinction Will be attending University of Washington

  13. Juanita LC Merit Scholarship Brayden Brackett (Tesla STEM) Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School Has been the head of Tesla s STEM Reach club, Captain of JHS Tennis Team, and teacher for the Harvard Wave Learning Festival Held leadership positions for the City of Kirkland and WA State Technology Student Association Participating and leading in these roles has helped Brayden with his internships and to have far-reaching impacts across the nation through Stem outreach programs Will be attending Purdue University

  14. Juanita LC Merit Scholarship Ritika Managuli (ICS) Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School Directed two plays for the ICS Drama club, went to State for Poetry Out Loud and to Nationals for the Leadership Speech Competition Member of Juanita Varsity Swim Team, Captain for Juanita Bees Soccer Team, and danced with BollyBeats, a local dance club Created Volunticity , an online platform that finds volunteer organizations for ages 12-17 Will be attending Indiana University Kelley School of Business

  15. Lake Washington LC Merit Scholarship Huong (Kelly) Tran (LWHS) Attended Rose Hill Middle School and Lake Washington High School Co-founded her school s HOSA club and is currently serving as President Member of Model UN, Drumline, School Jazz Band and few other clubs Works as an instructor at Mathnasium and a private tutor for Vietnamese American kids Will be attending UCLA

  16. Lake Washington LC Merit Scholarship Jasmine Yang, Cambridge (JHS) Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School Participated in Model UN, club President for DECA and an international qualifier in Personal Finance Literacy Participates in Cross Country & Track and Field Won numerous award including Cambridge Scholar Award and National Merit Commendation Will be attending Smith College

  17. Redmond LC Merit Scholarship Trisha Beher (RHS) Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School Initiated a national initiative to support seniors through her non-profit, The Art Shine foundation President of Knowledge Bowl, Feminism Club, and Model UN Club Strong advocate for gender equality and spreading awareness on mental health, feminism, and education in her community Will be attending Cornell University

  18. Redmond LC Merit Scholarship Varun Wescott (Tesla STEM) Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School Served two terms as ASB President at STEM and started district wide ASB council for all LWSD High Schools Enjoyed casting eSports competitions and participated in hackathons with his team Created CODE 66 , a platform to teach Computer Science to underserved youth Won numerous awards at the state level for Computer Science and FBLA topics Will be attending Dartmouth University

  19. At Large Scholarship Emily Taylor (EHS) Student of LWSD from Elementary to High School Active participant in Swive (Swim and Dive), and Track and Field teams Recipient of Scholar Athlete award, Swim and Dive, Track and Field Cascade Orienteering Team Captain Sammamish Youth Board Community Service Coordinator Michigan Technological University Leading Scholar award winner Attending Michigan Technological University

  20. We thank the following for your support! All 44 local PTSAs who every year contribute to the Scholarship Program with donations and gift baskets for the fall Basket Auction. The high school college and career specialists and counselors. Jan and Harold Stone for their contribution that allowed us to offer a 2nd Perseverance award this year. This year s Scholarship auction Chairs, Melissa Stone, Stacy Hatch, Christine Bergstein, Steph St. Jean and Diane Devlyne-Thompson. The Lake Washington Education Association for their generous donation to this program. The LWSD for their continued support of this annual event.

  21. 2021 Judges Scholarship judging is done by 7 panels with 3 judges on each panel, representing the various Learning Communities in our district. Many thanks to this year's judges! Judging Leads Judges Judges Irene Neumann Beth Knapick Anu Ramanath Elaine Gunn Michelle Rocamora Tracey Gauthier Terri Gatts Isabel Neumann Jeanie Hahn Pam McBain Margo Wei Diane Devlyne-Thompson Mindy Lincicome Kaushik Pushpavanam Nikki Balt Brandi Comstock Reva Ramachandran Kristen Wappler Mary Pat O-Neil Jay Pulacode Sarah Rock Redaction Team Members: Elena Sellers, Andrea, Reva, and Diane 2021 Scholarship Committee Co-Chairs: Andrea Stoppani and Reva Ramachandran

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