Edmonds eLearning Academy

Trystan Trudeau
Mother’s Name: Kelly Trudeau
Father’s Name: Frank Trudeau
Athletics: Wrestling
Community Service: Volunteer in kids ministries at Westgate chapel
Future Career Goals: United States Marine Corps

Edmonds Heights K-12

Connor Alexander Gerhold
Mother’s Name: Halima Gerhold
Father’s Name: Nils Gerhold
GPA: 3.4
Clubs & Activities: Writing, theater and, of course, video games. With writing I am somewhat ambitious with the settings I like to write. This also includes my characters and the underlying themes, with the struggle of the characters’ bad and good sides. That’s also why I deeply enjoy playing games. They have become a beautiful medium for storytelling, since they can be interactive. As for theater, I’m actually quite new to the art, mostly in the acting department. But I have enjoyed singing and dancing. Even though I’m still new to this, I have enjoyed the hours spent doing so with my classmates.
Community Service: As for helping the community, I have had the pleasure of tutoring three young people with their reading skills. Sadly, they have been taught to read words by just laying their eyes upon the pages and not by breaking apart each phonetic sound. This has hindered their ability to read with elegance, proper flow, and emotion. But progress is being made with these young fellows and they will have proper skills at their disposal for communicating, writing, and general speech.
Future Educational Goals: As for my academic goals, I plan to attend the technical program in welding at Everett Community College. This will ensure I have a source of income for when I attend Full Sail University in Winter Park, Fla. The degree I wish to attain is ‘Creative Writing for Entertainment.’
Future Career Goals: In regards to my career goals, that is where the aforementioned degree comes into place. Because, I wish to be a writer for a AAA-Title video game. Games like “Destiny,” or “No Man’s Sky” require writers to make their lore and setting.
Anything else we should know? I am deeply grateful that I have this award, and am looking forward to graduating this upcoming summer!

Shereen Keshvadian
Mother’s Name: Erica Keshvadian
Father’s Name: Farzad Keshvadian
Athletics: I do not participate in any group athletics, nor anything team based. But, on my own I figure skate when I can. Previously, I skated competitively but now it’s just for fun!
Awards: This is my first real academic award!
Current Employment: Currently I am a self-employed artist working on opening an online store. Throughout this year I have attended several craft fairs with my mother to sell the jewelry and accessories we make. I currently use Instagram to show the things I make, since it will be a few months before I can open my online store.
Future Educational Goals: I have many interests I would love to improve. I have thought a lot about taking courses in clothing and costume fabrication and design. I also would like to take classes for graphic design. And I definitely plan to learn more about ethical taxidermy and skeleton articulation. I frequently use bones in my jewelry already, but I would like to learn more techniques.
Future Career Goals: I would love to work for a gaming company like Riot or Blizzard in character design. A lot of my inspiration comes from video games, so I would be really happy to be able to create armor and character ideas, if not fabricate them, too. But if my little store of handmade things becomes popular enough I may just stick with that for a while, though I’d be happy to do both!

Edmonds-Woodway High School

Claire Olson
Mother’s Name: Cindy Olson
Father’s Name: Greg Olson
GPA: 3.84
Clubs & Activities: Operation Smile Club, Key Club, Warrior Connection, Writing Center, Fashion Club
ASB: Warrior Connection Leader
Athletics: Varsity Tennis
Honors: National Honors Society grade 10-12; Full International Baccalaureate
Community Service: Teen Feed (I prepare and serve meals to homeless teens in Seattle monthly.); community service through various clubs; tutoring; writing center and Youth Migrant Project.
Significant School Project: I did an Extended Essay in the Full International Baccalaureate on global warming and Co-founded Operation Smile Club.
Future Educational Goals: To attend a four year college and study biology or medicine.
Future Career Goals: To become something in medicine such as a nurse practitioner or pharmacist.

Nathan Filosi
Mother’s Name: Patricia Boughton
Father’s Name: Robin Filosi
GPA: 3.985
Clubs & Activities: Pep Band Drum Major; President of both Band Council & Tri-M Music Honor Society; Play in the Wind Ensemble and Full Orchestra
Athletics: I love to exercise and work out regularly, but currently am not a part of any official sports team.
Honors: National Honor Society; Tri-M Music Honor Society; NAFME All-Northwest Band
Awards: Musician of the Week; Homecoming prince
Community Service: I play piano at Fairwinds Retirement Home.
Future Educational Goals: To learn something new every day. I want to study music and dental hygiene.
Future Career Goals: To work as a Dental Hygienist.
Anything else we should know? I love animals and the outdoors. I believe if you’re going to do something, do your best and always make time for the people in your life.

Meadowdale High School

Ephrem Yared
Mother’s Name: Genet Mulugeta
Father’s Name: Yared Bereded-Samuel
GPA: 3.52
Clubs & Activities: Link Coordinator ; FCA; Varsity Tennis Captain; AAU Basketball
Athletics: Varsity Tennis; AAU Basketball
Honors: AP US Government, AP Literature and Composition, AP Calculus
Awards: AP Scholar Award
Community Service: Link Coordinator; C Us Lead; In-School Math Tutoring
Significant School Project: March Madness for Matthew
Current Employment: Men’s Wearhouse
Future Educational Goals: To attend the University of Washington
Future Career Goals: To major in architecture, enter the workforce, and possibly have my own private architecture firm one day
Anything else we should know? I take pride on the path I have taken through high school. I began my high school career with little interest in doing well in school. After I had finally made the decision to focus on my future, only good things came my way. I am very thankful for this award. F. O. E. (Family over everything).

Alisha Pooja Chand
Mother’s Name: Pramilla Chand
Father’s Name: Prakash Chand
GPA: 3.7
Clubs & Activities: Not only am I involved with school clubs and activities, outside of school I take part in a cultural Indian dance group called Leela Kathak. I enjoy dancing during my spare time and learning more about traditional Indian dancing.
ASB: I am currently a senior senator on ASB. I have been part of the leadership program at MHS for three years and plan to take a leadership role in college.
Athletics: I have played many sports throughout my high school career, but senior year I was on the varsity girls swim team and will be the head captain of the varsity girls tennis team.
Honors: Since freshman year, I have challenged myself to take honors and AP classes. Currently, I help tutor math during achievement times at school.
Awards: Many of the awards I have received have been from sports or leadership. I have a passion for being a leader and staying active, so I’m glad my hard work is acknowledged for making my school a better environment and participating in school activities.
Community Service: I have done many community service projects through leadership. They include the food drive, jeans for teens drive, fundraisers, and car washes. Also, I volunteered at a Seattle nursing home over the summer.
Significant School Project: My freshman year, I took on a project called ‘YUDA Bands’. They were these handmade bracelets from students, ages 4-19, who couldn’t afford to finish education. So instead, they made theses bracelets and sold them. It could help a student go to school with their education covered. Freshman year I sold over 300 bracelets, which was enough to support two students in Guatemala to finish their education.
Future Educational Goals: My goal is to go to school at San Diego State University and major in criminal justice/pre-law and minor in English.
Future Career Goals: I would like to go to law school and hopefully one day work with the U.S. Department of Justice and be a well-known, top prosecuting attorney.
Anything else we should know? I have been accepted into San Diego State University!

Scriber Lake High School

Vince Flores
Mother’s Name: Alicia Johnson
Father’s Name: Duane Johnson
Awards: Student of the Month
Community Service: Volunteer at Seattle Children’s Hospital
Current Employment: Fred Meyer
Future Educational Goals: To earn multiple degrees in journalism
Future Career Goals: To get a job at the Seattle Times or Gamestop.
Anything else we should know? I also like to write as a hobby.

Deanna Tittle
Mother’s Name: Melissa Lane
Father’s Name: Joey Tittle
Current Employment: Papa Murphy’s on Evergreen Way
Future Educational Goals: I plan to attend Shoreline Community College to study psychology.
Future Career Goals: I would love to become a rehabilitation counselor.