2018 Scholars | The Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org Empowering young women to be leaders and active world citizens through education and active service Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:24:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-stanley-logo-1-32x32.png 2018 Scholars | The Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org 32 32 221690908 Michelle King https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/teams/michelle-king/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 04:25:43 +0000 https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/divi-staging/?post_type=jv_team_members&p=3634

“I had to grow up fast and while I was displaced at one point just like Miss Stanley, we both found our way and we’re trying to do some good.”

Update: Rising Freshman at Green River College

High School Activities and Volunteer Work:

  • Tutor, elementary and middle school students
  • Volunteer, Children’s Summer Program
  • Captain, RBHS Girls Basketball Team
]]> 3634 Arwa Mokdad https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/teams/arwa-mokdad/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 04:21:44 +0000 https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/divi-staging/?post_type=jv_team_members&p=3633

“Change is happening all over the globe, and I want to be a part of that movement toward justice and equality for all…. Through vigor and an optimistic outlook, mountains can be moved.”

Update: Rising freshman, University of Washington

High School Activities and Volunteer Work:

  • Member, Mercer Island Teen Advisory Board
  • Organizer, community event, “Faces Beyond the Ban,” a panel of immigrants from banned countries who discussed their culture and history
  • Fundraiser, Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation
  • Officer, MIHS Gender Equality Club
  • Vice President, MIHS International Club
  • Member, MIHS ACLU Club
  • Co-president, MIHS Amnesty International Club
  • Co-president, MIHS Stay Woke Club

In her own words (from the 2018 Award Ceremony):


]]> 3633 Sophie Poole https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/teams/sophie-poole/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 04:20:41 +0000 https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/divi-staging/?post_type=jv_team_members&p=3345

“Like Stanley Ann Dunham, I wrote for the newspaper at Mercer Island High School. Like Stanley Ann Dunham, I was not afraid to speak truth to power. Like Stanley Ann Dunham, I learned to challenge the status quo.”

Update: Rising freshman, Barnard College

High School Activities and Volunteer Work:

  • Co-Editor in Chief, MIHS student newspaper
  • Co-President and Founder, MIHS Stay Woke Club
  • Leader, Movement for Gender-Neutral Restrooms at MIHS
  • Organizer, Write-In to protest Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar
  • Playwright, Village Theatre Kidstage Originals New Musical Program
  • Board member, Teen Tix Program

In her own words (from the 2018 Award Ceremony):

]]> 3345 Gabriela Lopez Jimenez https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/teams/gabriela-lopez-jimenez/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 04:19:47 +0000 https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/divi-staging/?post_type=jv_team_members&p=3632

“Stanley Ann Dunham believed that every group of people had something to give. Building relationships with people everywhere you go makes a huge impact on your life and you teach as well as learn from others.”

Update: Rising Freshman, University of Washington Honors Program

High School Activities and Volunteer Work:

  • Volunteer, Guatemalan hospital, Global Visionaries
  • Stylist, director, Village Theatre Kidstage Originals New Musical Program
  • Volunteer, tap shows
  • Tutor, elementary school students
  • Employee, family taco truck (worked lunches)

In her own words (from the 2018 Award Ceremony):

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