Weber High Sterling Scholars 2014

The results are in and the following students were selected as sterling scholars at Weber High:

• English: Angelica Previte - Colleges notice this accomplishment and take it into consideration for entry and scholarships. Angelica Previte, English, said this was a reason she applied, and she wanted to see what opportunities it would bring.
• Math: Easton Potokar - It takes a lot of planning ahead to be ready to apply for the scholar award. Easton Potokar, Math, says, “It wasn’t just showing up for the interview. You had to do a lot of preparation for it.” The scholars spent a lot of time doing things to to fill up their resumes. Potokar added, “It’s easy to write on paper, but it’s hard to talk about it on the spot.”
• Science: Alexa Folkman - BYU is also in the future for Alexa Folkman. She plans on majoring in Bio-Chemistry. This major will set her on the path to becoming a pharmacist.
• Social Science: Alex Anderson - “To qualify for a Sterling Scholar, students need to have good grades and test scores, be actively involved in extra-curricular activities, hold leadership positions and perform service. It helps to relate all of this to your preferred category,” says Alex Anderson.

• Business: Brayden Montgomery - Brayden Montgomery, added he wanted to apply because he was “super interested in pursuing a business career and setting a goal.”
•  Technical: Kyson Filiaga - Kyson said this was themost difficult part. Once looked over by judges, each competitor went through an interview.

• Family/Consumer Science: Rachel Harris- “Ms. Williams helped me a lot. She gave me her portfolio to look at. She won region in my category when she was in high school,” said Rachel Harris. 
• Art: Michelle Hartvigsen - “I was so nervous, but it ended up going really well. I got to say, everything the way I had hoped,” said Hartvigsen.
• Music/Vocal: Jacob Heywood - Jake Heywood feels passionate about his category of Music/Vocal, and has firm plans. "I'm planning on going to BYU this fall, serving a two-year LDS mission and jumping into my Music Education major as soon as I’m back. At this point, I plan on becoming a choir teacher to help others feel what I feel about music." said Heywood.
• Music/Instrumental: Andrea Nef -Extracurricular activities, community service, academic achievements and other accomplishments were some of the things that were included in the portfolio and application,

  according to Andrea Nef.

• Speech/Drama: Ryan Liston - explains Sterling Scholar is a “chancefor kids to put their interests at work and use them to accomplish something to improve their future.”
• Foreign Lang.: Morgan Parks - Being able to represent Weber High and feel accomplished for such hard work are also benifits according to Morgan Parks.

• Dance: Lindsay Albrechtsen - Lindsay Albrechtsen, said she not only got advice from her teachers and coaches, but she also talked to previous winners in her category.
• Comp. Technology: Cashe Rumsey - their future holds. “They asked where I see myself in 10 years and if my future will be in computer technology,” said Cache Rumsay,