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Engineering Challenge 
& Film Festival
Scholarship Winners!



Dalton Ackley, Sheridan Allen, Drake Apablasa, Trey Baldwin, Breck Bauer, Angela Bentley, Beau Bernstem, Cameron Bluthenthal, Kelley Bluthenthal, Ravi Carlson, Alexander Clifford, Alison Cobb, David Copeland, Melissa Copeland, Hunter Crowell, Michael Cullinan, Jaiden Dokken, Makaela Dokken, John Edson, Ashley Erickson/Layton, Joseph Giammalva, Erik Galasso, Heath Gilliam, Stephanie Grow, Felisha Giralmo, Cameron Gneiding, Ha?weneth Grinnell, Colin Haenel, Skler Hallinan, Kalan Hatton, Jillian Hutchinson-Blouin, Brendon Hudson, Holly Hudson, Brianna Jack, Ian Jones, Luke Karella, Lucas Lahmeyer, Tyler Lathrop, Amanda Layton, Michael Lee, Skyler Lewis, Jack Lewis Simmons, Audrey Lichten, Lara Lichten, Niki Liu, Emily Madsen, Ethan Mair, Nicole Masangkay, Jack McColl, Ted McColl, Torrie McIntyre, Celia McLaughlin, Zachary McLaughlin, Caitlin McNulty, Jeb Mooney, Jenny Mooney, Luke Mooney, Margaret Norlund, Violet Odell, Peter Ohnstad, Alexander Pace, Caitlin Pallai, Bo Pinnell, Anthony Ponce de Leon, Duke Schnepf, Jordan Shearer, Spencer Smith, Nicholas Spencer, Wes Stromberg, Kevin Torres, Patrick Turner, Hallie Twiss, Pablo Van Renterghem, Bryan Varner, Flora Walchenbach, Nathan Whittle,

 24,415+ children seated in Sequim classrooms have been inspired to learn by exciting SEF-funded activities since 2001.  If you would like to help spark our public school children's interest in learning, please do so today.  Your help is needed and your donations are fully tax deductible.

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SEF Mission:
Inspire Students to Achieve Excellence!

PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Engineering Challenge
Annual hands-on problem solving competition to encourage students interested in math and science. Open to grades K-12.

Film Festival Competition
An exciting annual event to showcase student's creative film-making abilities. Open to students in grades 6-12.

Grants to Teachers
Funding for classroom projects that provide learning experiences to spark children's interest in discovering knowledge.

Help for Children
"Shoes for Kids" program provides shoes and socks for children in need. Additional funding to meet needs of individual students. 

Student Enrichment Grants 
Funds for promising students to pursue extra-curricular learning opportunities through approved academic enrichment progams.

Scholarship Program
SEF manages trust funds and endowments to provide Sequim High School graduates college and tech school scholarships.

Trebuchet Contest

2012 Engineering Challenge Winners!

Challenge 1 - Contestants assembled trebuchets from kits provided by SEF.  Each contestant was allowed 3 practice shots and 3 shots for record.  The target was 3 concentric rings.  The inner circles counted for more that the outer circles.  Scoring was a factor of their target score and the distance from target.  Winners and the amount of their scholarship prizes are shown below:

1st Place, Flora Walchenbach, 5th Grade - $1,000 
2nd Place, Brianna Jack, 4th Grade - $750
3rd Place, Nathan Whittle, 4th Grade - $500

Challenge 2 - Contestants designed and built their own trebuchets.  The only restrictions were the size of the base and the weight of the machine.  The target was a castle.  Contestants were allowed 3 practice shots and 3 shots for record.  Scores was factored by the number of pieces of the castle knocked down, the distance to target, and the number of shots taken.  Winners knocked down most pieces of castle with the least shots.  Winners and the amount of their  scholarship prizes are shown below:

1st Place, Melissa Copeland, 8th Grade - $1,000
2nd Place, Stephanie Grow, 7th Grade - $750
3rd Place, Beau Bernstem, 7th Grade - $500

$5,000 and counting!

SEF Launches
Shoes for Kids
Program!

"Thanks to the generosity of one of our founding donors, who chooses to remain anonymous", President Dick Hughes said, "SEF has launched a program to buy shoes and socks for public school students in need." 

"The goal of SEF is to inspire students to learn, but everyone needs dry warm feet in order to concentrate on their studies", Hughes continued.

SEF has always helped individual students with special needs.  The new Student Voucher Program allows classroom teachers to partner directly with the foundation for the comfort of their students.   

2011-12 Teacher Grants

Teachers Awarded $13,000+ in Grants  

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Scholarships and Other Prizes

2012 Film Festival
Winners!

Emcees Sarah Marble (L) and Quinn O'Neil (R) kick off the 2012 SEF Film Festival Competition.  (Photo by Ray Kawal)

The 7th Annual SEF Student Film Festival was held April 20th at the Sequim High School Auditorium. 

Quinn O'Neil and Sarah Marble were emcees for a laughter-filled evening of fun and excitement, and the   scholarship winners were:

FIRST PLACE

Cameron Bluthenthal, $1,000
Kelley Bluthenthal, $1,000 
for their video
"How to Make a Movie"

SECOND PLACE

Torrie McIntyre, $750
Skyler Lewis, $750 
for their video
"Reduction"

THIRD PLACE

Angela Bentley, $500
for her video
"One Earth"

Awards for outstanding achievement went to:

BEST ACTOR

Derek Chamblin
in the video
"Un Mundo Sin Taco Bell"

BEST ACTRESS

Angelina Morris-Morales
in the video
"Cowboys vs Zombies: A Buckle Story"

BEST VISUAL

"One Earth"

BEST SOUND

"The Explorers"

Check Out Film Festival Videos
on Sequim Gazette Website 

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Michael Pace
2012 Film Festival Poster Contest Winner 

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