Ketchikan High School junior Julia Spigai has been accepted into two prestigious summer programs that focus on preparing students for applying to college.
Spigai was accepted into the Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America program â as the second Kayhi student in two years to participate as a LEDA scholar, following class of 2021 graduate Evelyn Nutt â and the Questbridge program, as a college prep scholar.
Spigai spoke with the Daily News recently about the lengthy application process for each program, and what sheâs looking forward to as the courses start up.
The LEDA program is a seven-week long course that is traditionally hosted at Princeton University, âand youâre talking with staff members of Princeton as well as the admissions officers from all around the country,â Spigai explained. âBut due to COVID, it s going to be held virtually.â
Ketchikan High School student Julia Spigai has been accepted into the All Northwest Honor Band, and will participate in a virtual series of workshops for the 2021 All Northwest Honor Festival.
The All Northwest Honor Band includes student musicians from eight states, Spigai explained during a Monday afternoon interview with the Daily News. The Kayhi junior is the one student from Southeast Alaska in the band this year.
Spigai has played the clarinet since sixth-grade, and began playing the tenor saxophone in seventh grade. I come from a long line of musicians and I ve always just had a really great love for music and instrumental activities, she said.