In the spring Stanwood-Camano Branch of AAUW recognizes outstanding local high school juniors for their achievements in science, technology, engineering or math. Candidates are nominated by their high school teachers and honored at a reception with their families and mentors hosted by our members.

Kaci Jones(SHS), Autumn Forsythe(SHS), Mankenzie Kilmer(AHS), Jennifer Domanowski(AHS), Kiley Brown(LHS), Megan Beierly(AHS), Lauren Hippenstiel(LHS), Kristina Arndt(LHS)

What began nearly five years ago as a small math tutoring program at Stanwood High School has grown to service four of the five local elementary schools with tremendous success.

The Stanwood-Camano Branch of AAUW wanted to promote better understanding of math and science with local students. In the fall of 2005, Frances LaCroix, a former school counselor and member of AAUW, worked with the local high school to set up a program recruiting several excited branch members to take part. While the high school tutoring program was not as successful as they hoped, it became the genesis for a very successful elementary school math project.

The students chosen were third, fourth and fifth graders who fell just below the national standard on the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) tests. At the end of the school year, formal and informal assessments showed an increase in the students' math achievement.

The Stanwood-Camano School District chose our branch member, Janice Hertz, to receive the Washington State School Administrator Association's Community Award at their celebration on May 21, 2009 for recognition of the Stanwood-Camano Branch of AAUW and the difference the women in the group have made in the community.