Maria Gonzalez Cuervo may have lived in the United States as an exchange student at Inglemoor High this year, but one thing is clear: she’s rooting for her home country of Spain in the World Cup soccer tournament.
In seventh grade, Arsen Saakyan became enthralled with the lessons taught in his science classes. As an 18-year-old who graduates from Bothell High Tuesday, he’s set for a higher stage of learning as a pre-med student at the University of Washington in the fall.
The Inglemoor High community has been good to Daniel Howe with its student unity and motivating teachers. Now, the senior class president, who graduates Wednesday, is ready to see what Yale University in New Haven, Conn., has to offer him in the fall.
When it comes to her studies, Tess Parent says she’s an “English, history kind of person. I want to minor in language and hopefully work in international development … my mind changes all the time, but that’s where I’m kind of at right now.”
Seeded first and second heading into their 4×100 and 4×200 relays, Inglemoor High seniors Tess Parent, McKenna Grimsby and Lindsy Johanson and junior Hannah Stevenson were a confident foursome at last Saturday’s 4A state track-and-field meet.
It was more than just winning medals at the 4A state track-and-field meet.
Friendship and team unity were just as important as the wealth of top-eight medals Inglemoor and Bothell athletes garnered over the three-day event at Mount Tahoma High in Tacoma.
As she left the softball complex last Saturday, Rosie Matsumoto rubbed her right arm, stretched it out in a windmill motion and sighed.
First, it was the 4×200-meter relay, then the triple jump.
Inglemoor High senior Tess Parent and her Viking teammates had them both covered in a big way Thursday night at the 4A state track and field meet at Mount Tahoma High in Tacoma.
As she nears her 18th birthday May 28, Bothell’s Page Ive can’t help but be blown away about how far she’s progressed over the years.
Up until fourth grade, her dysgraphia (inability to write legibly by hand) went undiagnosed, she was slower at comprehending lessons than her classmates and she experienced attention deficit disorder (ADD).
Ashkon Nima remembers the four laps vividly. At age 7, the Bothell youngster was at a track with his stepfather and stepgrandfather, and they wanted the boy to run.
Center fielder Jenna Rutherford snags a flyball on the run, and then unleashes a rocket of a throw toward home plate that skips by everyone and bangs against the backstop.
Marketing can be crucial in notching one’s business or personal success.
For Inglemoor High’s DECA (Delta Epsilon Chi) marketing team, victory comes in the form of a No. 1 national ranking after the Vikings landed four first-place awards and a wealth of other accolades at the 64th annual International Career and Development Conference late last month in Louisville, Ky.
Driver Alex Adams stumbled out of the mini-van screaming and crying. He couldn’t believe what was happening.
Meowset Abbett pounded on the passenger-side window in fear — with fake blood on her hands and face — pleading for Adams to get her out of the smashed van.
Five Seattle Mariners — with their beloved Moose in tow — hit a grand slam with their discussion of thriving in school and following dreams with Kenmore Elementary students Wednesday during the team’s 13th annual DREAM Team day.
When I first moved to San Jose, Calif., for college in the fall of 1987, there were signs all around downtown that read, “San Jose is Growing Up.” There was plenty of construction happening and new buildings and businesses were slated to pave the way toward the city’s future.
Tim Abbott is business-like to the core, carefully pulling a discus out of coach Grant Benzel’s briefcase and grabbing it tight. The Cedar Park Christian senior smiles and jokes about where the precious 3-pound, 9-ounce round piece of metal and rubber is kept. But the Kenmore resident is as serious as can be when it’s throwing time.
Kirby Larson may have journeyed to New York and won a major literary award recently, but in the grand scheme of things, she’s a hope-giver who thrives on telling a poignant story that lifts readers’ spirits.
As she sets up to serve or prepares for a return, Maria Gonzalez Cuervo toughens her face and racket grip and speaks to herself: “Va, va, va.”
Little bits of life you notice sometimes go a long way, making you think about how things have changed over the years.
When Lacey London runs, her little brother, Kellen, is right there with her in spirit — from start to finish. Stride by stride, breath by breath, it’s an emotional journey.
