EDUCATION EXTRA.

Byline: The Register-Guard

Three Latino students

get SELCO scholarships

Three high school seniors were honored with $500 scholarships from SELCO Community Credit Union last week at the Informate, Preparate, Educate para el colegio (Inform Yourself, Prepare Yourself, Educate Yourself for College) event, held May 15 at Springfield High School. They are Alejandra Martinez of Springfield High School, Gricela Mariscal of Oakridge High School and Delia Arroyo of Willamette High School.

The three were among 158 local Latino students who received Outstanding Latino/a Student Awards at the event.

Juried Student Art Exhibit winners announced

The winners of the Springfield Museum's Second Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit, "New Views," were announced last week.

First place and $150 went to Springfield High School senior Max Sakari for his latex and acrylic creation, "The Hobbit." Taking second place and sharing $100 was a group of students from the Academy of Arts & Academics, who transformed photographs of orphans from Malawi, Africa, into portraits, which will be sent to Africa for the children to see. The group included ninth-grader Jazmin Bird and 10th-graders Sharaya King, Kim Messer and Ricky Archibald.

Shalvin Prasad, a 10th-grader at Springfield High School, took third place for strength of composition and intelligent execution. Honorable mentions went to 10th-graders Michelle Alameda from Springfield High School and McKenzie Burroughs from Thurston High School.

The exhibit runs through June 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. The museum is at 590 Main St.

St. Paul fifth-grader picked for leaders' conference

J.P. Kiefer, a fifth-grader at St. Paul Parish School in Eugene, has been selected to represent Oregon at the 2007 Junior National Young Leaders Conference this summer in Washington, D.C.

He was nominated by his teacher, Monnie Wade, in recognition of his academic excellence and strong leadership potential.

As a Junior National Scholar, he'll join 250 other middle school students from around the country to tour historic sites, participate in educational activities and and meet some of today's leaders.

Springfield High band

second in state contest

Springfield High School's Symphonic Band I, under the direction of Christopher Holt and Dana Demant, placed second in the Oregon School Activities Association 5A Oregon State band competition at Oregon State University on May 10. This is the second time that the Springfield band competed for the state championship and the first time it placed in the top five.

Coca-Cola foundation

honors two local scholars

Micah Randall of Pleasant Hill High School and Natalie Matthews of South Eugene High School were selected as regional scholars by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. They are among 200 students nationwide to receive a $10,000 four-year college scholarship.

Four students qualify

for health competition

Lisa Cruz, Cierra Mills, Aaron Pan and Scott Vandevender, all of Willamette High School, qualified for nationals in the Health Occupations Students of America competition.

The students prepared for one or more of 50 health-related categories such as knowledge tests, problem solving, extemporaneous speeches and team competitions. Willamette's team took home 29 of 31 possible medals and certificates.

South Eugene student

finalist in contest

Samuel Brandt, a 10th-grader at South Eugene High School, is competing today in AAA Travel's fifth annual High School Challenge, a national travel and geography trivia contest, for a $20,000 grand prize.

He is one of 51 out of the 25,000 total entrants to move on to the finals held in Orlando, Florida.

South Eugene alumni award annual scholarship

Leo Altmann, a senior at South Eugene High School, has been awarded the third annual Eugene High School/South Eugene High School Alumni Scholarship for 2007. The $1,000 scholarship is based on academics, extracurricular activities and need and is funded by contributions from alumni from Eugene High School and its successor, South Eugene High School.

Credit Association awards three essay prizes

Three local students received awards for essays they entered in the Lane County Credit Association 2007 creative writing contest themed `How Generational Differences Affect Credit and Consumerism."

Anne Ward from Thurston High school won the $300 first prize; Michelle Spresser from Sheldon High school won the $200 second prize; and Eve Hannah from Sheldon High school won $100 for third place.

Thurston senior wins $1,500 scholarship

Best Buy Children's Foundation has awarded a $1,500 scholarship to Emily Urness, a senior at Thurston High School. Urness was one of 20 students in Oregon to receive the award, which was given based on outstanding community service and academic achievement.