Title
Recognition of Olympia's Nominee for the AWC Center for Quality Communities Scholarship
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Recognize Katie Gubbe, who is nominated by GRuB (Garden Raised Bounty).
Report
Issue:
The AWC scholarship deadline is March 14, 2014.
Staff Contact:
Cathie Butler, Communications Manager, 360.753.8361
Presenter(s):
Blue Peetz, Olympia High School and GRuB
Katie Gubbe, Nominee
Background and Analysis:
AWC Center for Quality Communities promotes municipal leadership development and civic engagement. The Center supports senior high school students who are actively engaged with their community and/or city government and want to pursue post-secondary education. Four $1,250 scholarships will be awarded to high school students who plan to pursue a post-secondary degree in fall 2014.
Again, this year, the City Council agreed to nominate a high school senior who is active in the GRuB organization.
The nominee, Katie Gubbe, is a senior at Olympia High School and is a graduate of the OHS GRuB program. She is applying to attend The Evergreen State College. Her goal is to begin college next fall and to focus on a degree in Sustainable Agriculture.