Audubon society gives conservation scholarships
Published 1:30 am Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Two Coupeville High School graduates are among the awardees receiving scholarships from the Whidbey Audubon Scholarship Committee for Whidbey Audubon Conservation Scholarship awards.
Three scholarships totaling $4,000 were awarded. The graduates will be attending four-year colleges/universities, where each plans to major in a conservation-related field. They all participated in multiple environmental activities on Whidbey Island during their high school years.
ALEXXIS OTTO, a Coupeville High School graduate, is enrolled in the environmental studies and outdoor education as her major/minor programs at Prescott College in Arizona. While in high school, her environmental interests peaked while taking an extended back-packing course which included trail work and attending various environmental classes. Since then, Otto has volunteered in trail building with Washington Trails Association, participated in numerous Whidbey Camano Land Trust work parties and has applied for summer work with the Forest Service.
BREE DAIGNEAULT, also a Coupeville High School graduate, is enrolled in marine biology and the honors in Distinguished Marine Scholars program at Western Washington University, with an emphasis on public relations/communications. Her high school experiences included collecting and examining sea-water samples for plankton and nutrient content, while training another volunteer to do the same for the Penn Cove Shellfish. She participated in training and research in the study of harmful algae bloom at the San de Fuca marine lab. She wishes to become a public relations person for an environmental agency such as NOAA.
