Seattle Sun Newspaper - Vol. 8, Issue 3, March 2004
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Seattle Sun Education Briefs
School Retirees Appreciation Week March 15-21
Washington State Governor, Gary Locke, has declared the week of March 15 through 21 as School Retirees Appreciation Week. The Governor writes in his proclamation that the week is designed to aid citizens in recognizing the special challenges faced by educators and other school employees after retiring. Locke also applauds the Washington State School Retirees Association (WSSRA) for promoting charitable projects, sponsoring scholarships, and encouraging retirees to remain active through volunteering in their community.
Student wins national contest
Ballard resident Jarom Schoenfeldt earned two awards in a national student design competition sponsored by the Association of Professional Model Makers conference in Costa Mesa, Calif. The 26-year-old student at the Art Institute of Seattle won first place in transportation design and the Best of Show award for his quarter-scale Mercury outboard motor model, originally built for an advanced model-making class at The Art Institute. An industrial design technology (IDT) major, Schoenfeldt says the model took 60 hours to build. "The reason it's so interesting and unique is that he used so many different kinds of techniques in building it," says Vernon Trevellyan, academic director of the IDT program. "From scratch fabrication to vacuum forming, casting, machining, styrene shaping, and mold making..." Set to graduate in June, Schoenfeldt's dream is to hire on with a special effects film company. While Schoenfeldt is busy completing projects for his graduation portfolio, his side project is a radio-controlled, gas engine Cessna Skylane model, with a 7-foot wingspan. He's been building it in his Ballard garage for the past four years.
BF Day auction, March 6
The annual Center of the Universe Auction, a fundraiser to benefit B.F. Day Elementary School in Fremont, will be held on Saturday, March 6, from 6-9:30 p.m., in the Adobe Systems building at 801 N. 34th St. The event will include live music, dinner with beer, wine, coffee and dessert. Jeff Haber will be the auctioneer. The cost of admission is $25 per person. For reservations and information, call the B.F. Day office at 252-6010 or Angela Painter at 632-3182.
Rogers Elementary auction
"Fiesta del Sol" is the theme for the John Rogers Elementary School PTA's annual fundraising auction, set for Saturday, March 27 at 4:30 p.m. at the Mountaineers Club, 300 3rd Ave. W. The event includes a buffet dinner and dessert. Past students, parents and community members are invited to attend. Proceeds benefit education and enrichment programs at the school. The cost is $22 per person. For reservations or information, call Dana Boyd at 367-1215.
Wallingford youth of the year
The Wallingford Boys & Girls Club honored Amber Lutz as its Youth of the Year at a luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Lutz, 16, has been a member of the club for over seven years, following in the footsteps of her six older brothers and sisters. She is a junior at Roosevelt High School and her interests include volleyball and working on getting her driver's license, according to Jamie Flaxman, executive director of the club. At the club, Lutz has worked at the front desk, attends Drop-In/Teen Center, is president of the Keystone Club, has been a counselor-in-training and volunteers on a regular basis, says Flaxman. For more information on the Wallingford Boys & Girls Club, call Flaxman at 547-7261 or e-mail her at jflaxman@positiveplace.org.