Interesting Career Programs!

Hey, Royals! As you may now, Kent-Meridian offers many opportunities for every student to participate in many different, unique programs in and out of school. Here are a few academic programs (some occur in the summer) that are available!

• Camp Neuro, run by local medical students in 27 cities nationwide, is a 1-week summer day camp in Seattle open to high school students interested in exploring careers in medicine. Scholarship and standard applications are now open for Camp Neuro Seattle 2016! Students may learn more and apply by visiting http://www.campneuro.org.

• If you are a junior who likes challenge and adventure, and value a high purpose in life, check out the United States Coast Guard Academy this summer in Connecticut! This is a 6 day intense, immersive, hands on program. Selection is competitive for this Academy Introduction Mission (AIM) and applications will be available now through April 1. www.uscga.edu/AIM

• If you are interested in volunteering this summer at the Seattle Aquarium, plan to attend their orientation on Saturday, March 12, from 11:00 – noon. Students in grades 9 – 12 are accepted. Applications will be given out at the orientation and acceptance to the program is competitive. Bus passes are available to help with transportation if you are selected to volunteer. For more information on the Youth Ocean Advocates volunteer program, go to www.seattleaquarium.org/youth-ocean-advocates.

• KSD internship opportunity: if you are interested in the digital media field, you may consider checking out our Creative Media Internship program. It is a paid internship position for students in grades 9 – 12 with a minimum GPA of 2.0. During the school year, you work 2-3 hours after school and during the summer you can work more hours if you want. To find out what other types of position we hire for, visit www.kent.k12.wa.us/Page/4330

• Sophomores and juniors: we are happy to announce that the application period for our 13th Annual MultiCare Nurse Camp is now open. This year, Nurse Camp will be held July 11th - 15th. It will be based out of Tacoma General and Mary Bridge Hospitals from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm daily and the goal is to encourage, inspire and support students who are considering nursing or allied health professions, such as pharmacy, radiology or physical therapy. This is a highly competitive program; deadline for applications is March 4. For additional information, see Ms. Noble in Library on Mondays and Wednesdays.

I hope one or more of these programs interested you! If you have any questions, feel free to ask us on Twitter: @KMRoyalBloggers! We would love to hear from you all.

Diana  

Congratulations to KM Wrestling!

Hello, Royals!

As you may know, winter sports just wrapped up for the season. Our very own KM boys' and girls' wrestling went to a state competition on February 20th.

Jaleen Roberts and Xochithl Suarez, a wrestler we just recently featured on our blog! [take a look] competed in girls' wrestling. Xochithl took 3^rd place!
The boys finished in 12^th place overall and placed three wrestlers: Gerardo Suarez took 5^th place, Marquise Card-Diallo took 4^th place, and Emmanuel Daigbe is now a two-time State Champion after winning.

The wrestlers did amazing and had a great finish to their season. Great job, Royals!

Diana

Lunar New Year: The Year of the Flying Monkey

Hello students!

Also known as Chinese New Year, February 8th marks the day of a new beginning according to the lunar calendar. Activities and special traditions lasts a week for this occasion. Some traditions include: giving red envelopes, lighting fireworks, gathering with friends and family, and ending with a Lantern festival.

In my family, we have a grand feast with everyone coming together. Giving fruits to one another is considered kind and sweet.

The monkey is one of the 12 zodiacs which characterizes each Chinese New Year. It is characterized as playful, clever, and spontaneous. I encourage you all to be more upbeat and positive this year, and especially for the new semester.

In Seattle's Chinatown-International District, there is a festival celebrating the New Year! It is on Saturday February 13 from 11am-4pm. There will be food vendors in the heart of the Chinatown-International District along with traditional and cultural performances. This is weekend right before mid-winter break, and it is a great time to get out and head to the city with some friends.

I hope everyone has a prosper and healthy new year!

Best,



Karissa