Auburn School District No. 408
915 4th Street Northeast, Auburn, WA  98002

4/21/05

NEWS RELEASE
Kyle Kearney Recently Selected as a
WAVE Scholar

Auburn High School senior, Kyle Kearney, has recently been selected as Washington Awards for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) Scholar. In 2005, only 145 high school, skills center, technical college, and community college students will receive WAVE Scholarship Awards. Kyle has been very involved with the Auburn High School construction program since ninth grade. Through a contract study, Kyle is currently building a 12-foot Glenn L. sailboat that will be completed this semester.

The WAVE Scholarship provides six quarters or four semesters of tuition and services/activities fees at a Washington State institution of higher education, an accredited Washington State independent college or university, or a licensed private vocational school. The scholarship is for undergraduate study only and cannot exceed the annual full-time, resident, undergraduate tuition, and services/activities fees in effect at the state-funded research universities. The student must maintain a GPA of 3.0 to continue using the award.

For more information, contact Lew Keliher, construction teacher, at (253) 931-3880.