Fifty outstanding high school juniors from Federal Way and Fife have been recognized with certificates presented at a ceremony in Federal Way.
The top girl and boy from each of five high schools also received a monetary scholarship award from the Masonic Lodge.
This year, Amy Hayoung Lee from Todd Beamer High School was awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the Grand Lodge of Washington, becoming the 16th winner from Federal Way/Fife of a Grand Lodge Scholarship in the last 18 years.
Winners are Emily Meeka Victor (Federal Way), Chloe Suh-Yun Choe (Thomas Jefferson), Amy Hayoung Lee (Todd Beamer), Kelli Breland (Fife), Victoria Zellerhoff (Decatur), Isaac Data Wani (Federal Way), Edwin Kamakani Rosa (Thomas Jefferson), Daniel Cong-Huy Luu (Todd Beamer), Scott Campbell (Fife) and Joshua Park (Decatur).
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Best of the Rest 2011
• Decatur High School: Christy Kang, Hana Kim, Jennifer Lee, Carmen Snypp, Alex Kwon, Bret Omsberg, Caleb Ramsay and Jordan Wernet.
• Federal Way High School: Aimee Arteaga, Sarah Elisabeth Grace, Erika Claire Snure, Quyen N. Than Trong, Benjamin Robert Blackner, Reid Joseph Collins, Colton Joseph Feider and Gary P. Lin.
Thomas Jefferson High School: Yunah Kang, Esther Youngjee Noh, Casey Therese Yamasaki, Sarah Seyeon Yu, William Hart Brown, James Young Kim, Ryan Chen Lee and Kainoa Kamakani Rosa.
Todd Beamer High School: Yusra Hamidani, Sara Miski Mussa, Megan Maurine Stumpf, Christine Meeyon Yu, Eugene Lee, Christopher Alan Remsing, Tyler Luis Rivera and Manuel Thomas Uson.
Fife High School: Brooke Bennett, Montana Marks, Nathalie Parker, Megan Wright, Nicholas Baldwin Duncan, Bryce Miller, Jacob Andrew Ruyle and Casey Ryen Shinn.
(Information courtesy of Trenton Lee)