Congratulations - Class of 71 Scholarshp Winners 2009!

The Class of 71 has awarded our first set of two scholarships to SWHS graduates! The awards ceremony was Wednesday night - it is separate from graduation - at the auditorium in the high school. Of course, it was the hottest evening of the year (90 degrees outside). But it was such fun to watch the seniors get their scholarships, grants, and awards. SWHS has a lot of smart, good looking kids!

The Class of 71 Vocational Scholarship for $2500 went to a 2008 graduate, Justin Spradlin. Justin currently attends Bellingham Technical College in the two-year computer networking program. He is preparing for A+ certification tests essential for work in the IT industry. As a 2008 grad, I did not expect him to be at the ceremony, although I wanted to announce his name, as I was certain there would be attendees who knew him. Imagine my surprise when he came up after the ceremony was over and introduced himself! I felt badly that I hadn't called him up to the stage, but after all he was a Class of 2008 grad and this was the night for 2009!

Here's a photo of Justin.















The Class of 71 Academic Scholarship for $2500 went to a 2009 graduate, Roslyn Gober. Roslyn plans to attend the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY this fall and has been accepted into their Department of Biomedical Engineering. We didn't get a good photo of her...but she's lovely and gracious.

Thanks to everyone who participated in this project, from funding support to judging and driving things around for me. You know who you are. I appreciate the opportunity to do the coordination and we'll do it again next year!

All SWHS grads are eligible for these scholarships, regardless of year of graduation. They are offered under the auspices of the SWHS Alumni Association but branded as the Class of 71 scholarships and use a separate submission process.