LWPTSA Council hosted a scholarship awards reception and presentation ceremony on Monday, June 3, in celebration of our 2024 academic scholarship recipients. With the support of our local PTAs and the Lake Washington Education Association, we were able to award 17 student scholarships of $1,250 each.
Merit Scholarships:
- Maanit Goel (EHS Learning Community)
- Janaki Venkatesh (EHS Learning Community)
- Macklin Gray (JHS Learning Community)
- Caroline Yim (JHS Learning Community)
- Logan Chu (LWHS Learning Community)
- Joanna “Joey” Lymberis (LWHS Learning Community)
- Sophia Kim (RHS Learning Community)
- Nishant Malpani (RHS Learning Community)
LWEA/Teeley Scholarship: Kayleigh Flaks (JHS — Cambridge)
Voc/Tech/2-year Scholarship: Alberto Mbengi (JHS)
Turnaround Scholarship: Rosalinda Hernandez Martinez (JHS)
Perseverance Scholarships:
- Afeefa Asif (JHS)
- Anna Comstock (LWHS)
- Sydney Starnes (EHS)
At-Large Council Scholarships:
- Samantha Chan (EHS — Running Start)
- Cole McIntire (RHS)
- Christine Vu (RHS)
LWPTSA Council was also pleased to award two $500 staff scholarships this year to Young Kim (Lake Washington High School) and Katie DiLorenzo (Einstein Elementary) for continuing education opportunities.
Congratulations to all of our 2024 award recipients!
LWPTSA Council would like to give a special thanks and shout out to Nothing Bundt Cakes of Kirkland, who generously donated a delicious assortment of Bundtinis for the reception! We are grateful for their continued support of our community.
Thank you to all the scholarship winners and their loved ones for joining us in this celebration. We wish them the best in their post-secondary endeavors!
LWPTSA Council looks forward to another season of celebrating our future graduates in the next academic year. Our 2024-25 scholarship program will roll out in the winter.
Copyright notice: Photographs courtesy of Manda Mangrai (LWPTSA Council) and Ava Jenson (LWSD) on June 3, 2024, at LWSD Resource Center in Redmond, Wash. Images may not be reused for promotional or commercial use except as permitted by content owners (LWPTSA Council, LWSD and photographers). All rights reserved.