Congratulations to our September Students of the Month:
Student Name:
Morgan McCraney
Mother's Name: Laurie McCraney
Father's Name: Steven McCraney
GPA: 3.93
Clubs & Activities: National Honors Society, Connect Crew, Key Club, Chamber Winds
ASB; Senior Class President, Junior Class President, Sophomore Class Vice President, Freshman Class Vice President
Athletics: Cross Country, Track
Community Service: For the past three years I have been a part of the MTH food drive with ASB. During the food drive I spent a lot of time standing outside of grocery stores accepting donations and counting the donations. My sophomore year, my class won the school competition for bringing in the most donations! As a part of Key Club I've also participated in numerous toiletry drives.
Significant School Project: Last year for my ASB passion project I really wanted to make students more well known at MTHS who may not be as involved with school, but still have a unique story to tell. My team and I came up with the idea to post a picture and a story of a different student each week on Sunday on the MTH Instagram page. We called this "Story Time Sunday". We captured many people's ethnic backgrounds and familial traditions. It was a big success and I hope to continue it this next year!
Current Employment: Aerie at the Alderwood Mall
Educational Goals: I want to major in political science and continue on to law school.
Career Goals: I want to either be a lawyer or a public policy maker.
Student’s Name: Nolan DeGarlais
Mother's Name: Cynthia DeGarlais
Father's Name: Richard DeGarlais
GPA: 3.99362
Clubs & Activities: Editor-in-Chief of the Hawkeye, 2019-Present. News Editor of the Hawkeye, 2017-2019. Hawkeye Staff Reporter, 2016-2017. MTHS Technology Student Association Member, 2016-Present. MTHS Technology Student Association Chapter Reporter, 2017-2019. National Honor Society Member, 2018-Present. Student Adviser to the School Board, 2019-Present.
Honors: Freshman: Honors Biology, Honors World History, Honors Geometry, Honors English 9. Sophomore: AP European History (5), Honors English 10, Honors Chemistry. Junior: AP United States History (5), AP English Language and Composition (5), AP Chemistry (4). Senior: AP US Government and Politics, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Statistics, AP Biology.
Awards: 2019 Washington State Delegate to the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference. AP Scholar with Honor, 2019. WJEA: Superior in News Editing (2019). JEA: Honorable Mention in Online News Package (2019); Excellence in News Writing (2018), Excellence in News Writing (2017). WTSA: First Place in Biotechnology Design (2019), Fifth Place in Essays on Technology (2019), Fourth Place in Technology Bowl (2019), Third Place in Biotechnology Design (2017).
Community Service: Volunteer with the Foundation for Edmonds School District's Nourishing Network meals program, which provides free lunches to students during the summer months.
Current Employment: Newsroom Writer for TeenTix, a Seattle-based youth arts criticism program.
Educational Goals: Attend a four-year university to study some combination of political science, economics, and/or journalism.
Anything else we should know? I hope to travel the world and explore the diverse perspectives that are too often overlooked by mainstream discourse.