Centralia High School Student Receives PLU Scholarship
Hannah Jeffries, a student at Centralia High School, has been awarded a Pacific Lutheran University President’s Scholarship worth $26,000 a year, with the opportunity to earn more.
According to a press release from the university, PLU offers a number of merit scholarships to recognize academic achievement, leadership and service, as well as the promise of continued success in these areas as a PLU student.
The Presidential Scholarships are renewable for three additional years of undergraduate study.
Over 500 incoming first year students apply for the scholarship each year. The students have to have demonstrated significant leadership and service, achieved at least a 3.8 GPA, scored at least 1310 points on the SAT, or scored 28 or better on the ACT to be eligible to apply.
For the 2017-18 academic year, 126 President’s Scholars were selected. This year the recipients scored an average 1330 SAT test score, an average 29 ACT test score, and had a 3.98 average GPA.
The recipients have been invited to interview on the PLU campus in February to compete for the next level of PLU Presidential Scholarships, one of ten $31,000 per year Harstad Founder’s Scholarships or one of five full-tuition Regents’ Scholarships.
Pacific Lutheran University is a private liberal arts university in Tacoma that seeks to “educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and for the Earth,” according to the press release.
Hoel Serves as Senate Page During First Week of Legislative Session
Daniel Hoel, a 10th-grade homeschooled student from Centralia, spent a week working as a page for the Washington State Senate at the Capitol in Olympia.
Hoel was one of 15 students who served as Senate pages for the first week of the 2017 legislative session.
He was sponsored by Sen.John Braun, R-Centralia, who represents the 20th Legislative District.
The Senate Page Program is an opportunity for Washington students to spend a week working in the Legislature. Students are responsible for transporting documents between offices, as well as delivering messages and mail. Pages spend time in the Senate chamber and attend page school to learn about parliamentary procedure and the legislative process. Students also draft their own bills and engage in a mock session.
“I really enjoyed being on the floor of the Senate chamber, and we got to see a little bit of the argumentation between the partisans,” Hoel said when asked about his favorite parts of the Senate Page Program.
Hoel, 16, enjoys participating in debate, playing the piano, driving, and reading. He also likes outdoor activities such as fly fishing and camping.
He is the son of Ginnie and Michael Hoel of Centralia.
Students interested in the Senate Page Program are encouraged to visit: http://leg.wa.gov/Senate/Administration/PageProgram/.
