Auburn Riverside High School

 

 
***MEDIA ALERT FOR MAY 23, 2013***

 

A TOTAL OF 217 QUARTERFINALISTS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. ANNOUNCED
FOR FIRST-EVER MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARD PRESENTED BY THE
RECORDING ACADEMY

® AND THE
GRAMMY FOUNDATION®

Education Champions Converse, Ford Motor Company Fund, General Mills Box Tops For Education, and Journeys

Inaugural Award will be Presented at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony and Nominees Reception during GRAMMY® Week 2014

have been announced as quarter finalists for the Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY Foundation®. In total, more than 30,000 initial nominations were submitted from all 50 states.

915 Fourth Street Northeast

Auburn, WA 98002

 

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Auburn School Board to honor Auburn Riverside senior

April 17, 2013

 

The Auburn School District Board of Directors will recognize Cassidy Brown, a senior at Auburn Riverside High School, for being an outstanding student on Monday, April 22, at 7 p.m. in the board room at the James P. Fugate Administration Building.

 

A leader in her own right, Cassidy Brown serves the Raven community with kindness, compassion and joy. According to Raven Crew advisor Meri Benedict, “Cassidy is genuinely kind and thoughtful to everyone she meets. She is always cheerful and smiling…she has a style that is creative, open, non-threatening and embracing of others.”

 

Cassidy’s ability to connect to her peers and articulate messages of acceptance and respect has led her to a unique position on campus. “Cassidy leads many Riverside assemblies and activities. She is fluid and articulate when speaking in front of large audiences, and she has the ability to evoke emotion and deliver messages that are openly received and embraced,” says Ms. Benedict.

 

In fact, Cassidy delivered a powerful message at this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. assembly. She commended students’ commitment to make Riverside a ‘home away from home’, and encouraged them to show school spirit by wearing new spirit T-shirts that everyone received for free. She also challenged students to be the change and, in her own words, “Never let yourself believe that you are just somebody insignificant that can bring no change. If that were true, we would have no Mother Theresa, no Gandhi, and no Martin Luther King, Jr. We are the world. So let’s go change it.”

 

Cassidy is a leader in the classroom and on the track. She holds a 4.0 GPA with AP and Honors courses. Additionally, she is a talented cross country and track and field athlete.

 

Cassidy dedicates many hours to student leadership activities. Currently, she is the ASB vice president and a member of the Raven Crew. She also volunteers as a café worker and youth leader at Northwest Family Church.

 

After graduation Cassidy hopes to become a missionary or teacher.

 

CONGRATULATIONS! Chandler Sipes and Jessi Akers took third place at the InternationalDECA Conference in Anaheim, California this past weekend. 

 

MORECONGRATULATIONS!  Here are the outstanding Ensembleresults from the State Solo & Ensemble Contest last weekend:

 

PercussionDuet of Aaron Howard and Michelle Rabena earned a Superior Rating

TromboneQuartet of Adam Benabid, Ariana Kupai, Steven Summers, and Jacob Hillardearned a Superior Rating and placed 3rdin State!

SaxQuartet of Kristina Brockett, Jordan Munson, Dru Wickenkamp, and SumnerBrock earned a Superior Rating

WoodwindChoir of Lindsay Holzworth, Sam Thurston, Austin Bastrom, Natalie Mendez,Abby Allen, Erica Russaw, Sunny Lee, Dru Wickenkamp, Michalyn Thompson, KyleWuerch, Ryan Smart, and Aaron Rice earned an Excellent Rating 

 

Congratulations - Devon Larson.  Devon signed last week for a scholarship to Mt.Hood College for track.

 

 

 

Auburn Riverside Ravens were well represented at the SkillsUSA Washington State competitions. Your fellow Raven students brought home 8 medals and two have qualified to go on to represent ARHS at National competitions in June. Here are the results: Gold medal winners: Computer Maintenance: Brandon Hall - National Qualifier, Electronics Technology: Hayden Stanko- National Qualifier, Basic Electronics: Ariel Bender, Silver medal winners: Electronics Technology: Riley Schulz, Basic Electronics: Levi Durr, Bronze medal winners: Electronics Technology: Brandon Ogren, Related Technical Math: Branden Ogren , Basic Electronics: Sarah Talley, Honorable mention: Cabinet Making: Fifth Place – Austin Fune, Adam Domenowske top 15. Quiz Bowl: Fourth Place out of 18 teams: Hayden Stanko, Brandon Ogren, Jacob Hillard, Amanveer Singh, and Baldeep Kang, Job Interview: Hayden Stanko and Jacob Hillard – top 8 out of 93 contestants. Extemporaneous Speech: Fifth Place - Sarah Talley out of 21 contestant

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Brett Davis is this Scholar Athlete of the Week March 28th.

“Brett is a genuine and natural leader whose confidence helps him bring about positive change,” boasts Angela Berg, a former teacher and advisor. “I cannot think of anyone more deserving of recognition than Brett.” Read More:

 

 

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Congratulations to theTechnology Student Association members who attended and competed in the State TSA conference and competition in Bellevue.  The following people earned finalist medals, and the chance to compete at the TSA Nationals Competition in Florida.  Great job to all members.

Computer Aided Design 2DArchitecture - Johnny Robertson 4th Place

DragsterDesign - Matt Jones 4th Place and Matt Benabid 5th Place

FlightEndurance - Matt Jones 4th Place

EngineeringDesign - Johnny Robertson 3rd Place

Technology Problem Solving - James Crews and Johnny Robertson 4th Place

ArchitecturalRenovation - Ruslan Kuzmich and Ryan Swigart 5th Place

Woodworking Design LargeProject - Jordan McDonlad 1st Place

Woodworking Design SmallProject - Ryan Swigart 1st Place Nick Konkler 3rd Place

• The gymnastics team qualified for the West Central District as a team and Maddie Miller qualified for State.
• Ben Blanchard is the West Central District Diving Champion and placed 6th at State.
• The Skills USA Leadership Team competed at the Regional competitions in early January and brought home a combination of 14 individual and team medals: 6 Gold, 4 Silver, and 4 Bronze.
• Congratulations to Chris Tucker and the Sports Medicine students who are Cascade Regional Blood Services 2012 School Blood Drive of the year. With 526 donors, ARHS broke the record for blood donations previously held by Todd Beamer (513). Way to go, Ravens!
• ARHS band students competed at The Green River Music Educators Association Solo & Ensemble Contest on January 26 and earned 27 Superior Ratings, 18 Excellent Ratings, and 3 Good Ratings. ARHS ended up with 39 students qualifying for the state contest in April.
• The following wrestlers competed at Regional’s: Keaton Dalfrey, Larkin Williams, and Kassondra Knapp. Alternates are Michael Robinson and Michael Ajeto. Larkin Williams qualified for State.
• The orchestra participated in the Green River Music Region Solo and Ensemble contest on February 9. The following ARHS musicians have qualified for the State Solo and Ensemble Contest at Central Washington University in April: Cello, Dahae Cheong; Small Ensemble, Dayhoung Cheong and Dahae Cheong; Large Group Ensemble, Gia-Hy Tu, Judith Kim, Matthew Lundburg, Jasmine Paik, Cahae Cheong, and Dan Tu. Judith Kim placed as 2nd alternate for violin and Dan Tu placed as 2nd alternate for cello.
• On February 2, Austin Fune, Adam Domenowske, Jordan McDonald, and Ryan Swigart represented the ARHS Woodworking and Design program at the Puget Sound Regional Cabinetmaking competition. Aus-tin Fune finished in first and Adam Domenowske finished fourth. Jordan and Ryan were in the top fifteen. Both Austin and Adam will advance to the state competition in April.
• Girls’ basketball advanced to the West Central District tournament
• Congratulations to Hailey Doolin who won the Association of General Contractors essay contest with her essay about the opportunities of being an Iron Worker. She received a nice cash prize and plans to put the money towards her future education.
• Congratulations to Janet Oke for being named Employee of the YEAR!
• The ARHS literary magazine "Smudges" was recognized by the National Council of Teachers of English as one of the top six publications out of 417 schools, and one of only two public schools so honored. Pat-rick Swenson is the "Smudges" advisor.
• Congratulations to Auburn Riverside's Sports Medicine Program for becoming Cascade Regional Blood Services’ High School Blood Drive of the Year.
• Auburn Riversides Head Girls Basketball Coach Tim Nelson for being the SPSL North 4A Coach of the YEAR!
• Auburn Riversides student, Brooke Williams for becoming Miss. Pierce County's Outstanding Teen 2013.
• The boys’ golf team won the SPSL Central Division title with a record of 9-1.
• Congratulations to Michael Robinson, Auburn Rotary Club Student of the Month. Michael was honored at the Rotary Club luncheon on October 17. Michael was selected because of his academic excellence in addition to his leadership in football, wrestling, and baseball. Michael is also actively involved in service clubs at ARHS such as RAKE (Random Acts of Kindness, Etc.), Honor Society, and Raven Crew.
• The volleyball team took 7th place at State, losing only one match during the entire tournament. Brenna Bruil was named SPSL 4A North Division Co-MVP, Carson Heilborn and Lexi White was named 1st Team and Precious Atafua was named 2nd Team All League. Chris Leverenz was named SPSL North Coach of the Year.
• Boys’ Water Polo finished 5th at State, beating Auburn Mountainview in overtime, 7-6.
• The November blood drive, coordinated by Chris Tucker, was a big success with over 243 participants.
• Boys’ basketball player Derek Brown was named a Seattle Times Star of the Week for setting a school record, scoring 49 points in the game against Kentridge.
• Outstanding music students from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming have received top honors by being selected to participate in one of the 2013 NAMED All-Northwest performing groups. For the first time in school history, ARHS band students have been selected for this prestigious group. The following students have been so honored: Austin Bastrom, oboe; Adam Benebid, trombone; Steven Summers, trombone. In addition, a record number of ARHS band students have been selected for the All Sate Band: Sumner Brock, baritone sax; Kristina Brockett, clarinet; Marissa Brookhart, bass clarinet; Doug Berry, euphonium; Kyle Johnson, trumpet; Ariana Kupai, trombone; Jacob Hillard, tuba; Aaron Howard, percussion.
• At the cross country sub-district meet on October 20, the girls’ team took second place in the 18 team meet and the boys’ team placed 7th. Both teams qualified to compete in the West Central District meet. In addition, Rachel Covey and Trevor Love were named to the 1st team All League SPSL and Cassidy Brown was named to the 2nd team all SPSL.
• Congratulations to ARHS Counselor Jan Sigurdson, who is a nominee for Washington State Counselor of the Year.
• The volleyball team wrapped up the North Division League Championship on October 23 and is headed to the playoffs. They also placed third out of 64 teams at the Spokane Crossover Tournament in early October, which hosted teams from Washington, Oregon, and Montana.