Junior Geek of the Month: Madisen Cordell wins Amazon scholarship to pursue computer science
May 28, 2021 at 8:12 am
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When Madisen Cordell was in elementary school, a teacher used to bring her into the hallway to give her more challenging math problems. Now a high school senior, Cordell is still being called out by teachers, this time to learn during a class that she had been selected to receive an Amazon Future Engineer scholarship.
For Cordell, the honor is recognition of her success at Lake Stevens High School in Lake Stevens, Wash., and it’s a huge help as she heads off to college this fall. Of the 100 recipients from underserved and underrepresented communities to be selected by Amazon, Cordell is the lone Washington state winner.
Seahawks Nominate Six WA High School Coaches As 2020 Coach Of The Year This year, a Coach of the Year was chosen for each of the six football divisions in the state. Apr 26, 2021 at 07:28 AM Copied!
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented countless challenges for communities in our country over the past year. Just about every part of life was affected in some way, and high school athletics were not spared. Many districts across Washington state severely limited teams ability to play and practice, and some canceled entire seasons in certain sports entirely.
The 2020 Fall football season was canceled in Washington, but the WIAA pushed the season to spring, allowing most teams to play a shortened schedule and make something of an otherwise dreadful year. In normal years, the Seahawks would select one coach from across the state as Coach of the Year in 2019, it was Tumwater s Bill Beattie. But due to the truncated season, the Seaha