Eighteen young women from the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) were honored as STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) scholars by the Kirkland-Redmond Branch of the AAUW (American Association of University Women) at an April 23 presentation at the LWSD Resource Center.
The awardees were:
Redmond High School: science, Emma Chao; technology, Kelly Jiang; math, Kitty Yue Li.
Nikola Tesla STEM High School: science, Kaimyn O’Neill; technology, Alka Pai; math, Maya Ganesan.
Eastlake High School: math, Ashwathy Goutham; technology, Cheng (Amy) Shan.
Emerson High School: math, Gabriella Nitschke.
International Community School: science, Jacqueline Chai; technology, Alina Liokumovich; math, Madeleine McDermott.
Juanita High School: science, Tess Pate; technology, Jaisa Nunn; math, Abby Bergman.
Lake Washington High School: science, Ekaterina Matora; technology, Kim Veldee; math, Chelsea Le.