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• • • • By Rick Kennedy It seems almost appro- priate that Shelton High School's Kimberly Peterson is the Journal's wrap-up profile tbr Semor Spotlight this school year. Graduat- ing this week with a 3.30 GPA, Peterson also turns 18 today, making the transi- tion to adulthood. During her years at SHS, Peterson competed in cross country; she was an honor AUTO CENTER' "Your Key to Any Automotive Service" .OIL .LUBE .FILTER $2S.9S* Plus - Quality Care Multi- Point Inspection All Fluids, Belts and Hoses Checked Includes complimentary car wash *Some gas cars slightly higher; diesel vehicles not included. i 2°s Shelton exit off Hwy 101 360-426-5585 society member, and for a while, she parucipated in the Skokomish mentor proj- ect. These days, Peterson is focused and upbeat on her future. "I have been taking both high school and college classes. It has been a busy year and I am looking ahead to getting my Associates degree from South Puget Sound Community College," she said. "I love to draw and I love computer technology. Not sure where I am going with that, but I want to work with art and comput- ers. I really want to go into animation and go into advertis- ing," Peterson said. "I like the indepen- dence and creativity in art. I like the idea Peterson of animation. I think it would be cool to create ad- vertising, like the kind you see in the Superbowl com- mercials," she said. After finishing her As- sociates in Arts, Peterson's next goal is the University of Washington and a degree in Digital Media Arts. She has been passionate about art since first grade, when she ad- mits to being more interested in drawing doodles than math or other subjects. She cites influences rang- ing from Leonardo da Vinci to Van Gogh to Japanese anime to her own Native American culture. "I've always loved art," she said. As a hobby, she does digi- tal drawing on a computer tablet, and then she experi- ments on her works in Pho- toshop. In a stark contrast to both her passion for art and like other things I've done," her previous stint as a cross Peterson said. country runner, Peterson A self-described "soft spo- also has a love for EngliSh ken person," Peterson also Rugby, and she currently enjoys writing. Like many plays on the Washington young women, she is active State Loggers, a club team. in Facebook, and she keeps "I had never heard of it a blog on Tumblr. (Rugby) before, but I was at- "I am always online, and I tracted to the idea of some- am always writing. Writing thing new, something I've for me is separate from my never tried before," she said. drawing. I write whatever "I started playing and fell is on my mind, be it personal in love with it. It is a good issues or whatever comes my way to vent. The aggression way," she said. is fun, but then al~r every As fluid as her art and her game, everyone gets togeth- writing, Peterson said "I am er, eats and talks. There is always changing, trying new a great sense of bonding un- things and experimenting." 2Oll Seventeen year-old Rachel Smith of the Shelton C.H.O.I.C.E. High School was selected as Stu- dent of the Month for April 2011. She was recognized for her out- standing accomplishments in her school and was honored by the Shelton Lions Club at their regu- lar meeting on Tuesday, April 19. Rachel's parents are Richard and Carol Smith. Smith loves sports and is ex- tremely athletic. She has been involved with various activities of basketball, hockey, softball and volleyball since she was in the fifth grade. Her senior project featured her involvement with a young girl basketball team. Smith keeps involved with community activities, by lending • •q IS of a hand whenever she is asked and continues to volunteer her time whenever she can. Her future educational plan is to attend a college in the local area and is leaning toward an athletic major. The collective efforts of the staff and faculty of the Shelton C.H.O.I.C.E. High School chose Smith for her dedication to com- munity service and high achieve- ments within the high school. The Student of the Month is a program sponsored by the Shel- ton Lions Club. It is designed to recognize students that possess qualities of exceptional com- munity involvement and high academic achievements while at- tending the Shelton C.H.O.I.C.E. High School. College Bound Scholarship deadline nears for eighth-graders Lower-income Washington families with students in the eighth grade have until June 30 to sign up for future college financial assistance under the College Bound Scholarship program. The program, which is administered by the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB), promises college tuition and a book allowance to eligible students who graduate from high school, enroll in college, and meet other requirements. The College Bound Scholarship pays college expenses not covered by other financial aid programs. In order to collect the scholarship, students must continue to meet financial eligibility requirements upon high school graduation. This year's seventh graders also can sign up for the College Bound Scholarship program, but they have another year to complete the process. Eligible eighth graders who don't complete applications by June 30 will miss their opportunity to receive financial help under this program. To be eligible, a Washington student must meet income requirements for tl~e free and reduced price lunch program, be a foster youth, or be receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits. As part of the sign up process, students promise to graduate from high school, demonstrate good citizenship, and gain admission to an approved two- or four-year college or university, or an approved private career school. Students and parents who want to sign up should contact their local school counselor or the HECB 'at 1-888,535-0747, or by email at collegebound@hecb.wa.gov. Congratulations Jeffrey & Morgan -- SHS Class of 2011 -- PRICES! Located at Sanderson Industrial Park 19390 North U.S. Hwy. I01 have . Skokomish Nation, WA 98584 fishing supplies~ Skokomish Indian Tribal E.terprises (SJ.*I:E,) STORE & DELl SPECIALS- JUNE 9- 15 Special 12 pk. 12 oz. cans Busch & Busch 12oz. cans ~ Coffee 99¢ 24 oz. 89¢ 20 oz. 79¢ I0 oz. At the intersection of Hwy. I01 & Hwy. 106 minutes north of Shelton on the Skokomish Indian Reservation Located next to the Lucky Dog Casino * 427-9099 Bud & $ 18 pk. 12 oz. SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Cigarette Smoke Contains Carbon Monoxide, Morgan, o m J ihdergarten to Iigk School Senior. ghis day has finally come and you ha e worked so hard to get there. We are so proud of you and lo e you9 much. J-Iappy Graduation! Page B-4 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, June 9, 2011