2017 Scholars
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Hello, my name is Alexander. I have been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy for 14 years. My time in DO-IT gave me the confidence to go into the Running Start program, and I graduated from high school with an associate degree. I attend Middle Tennessee State University. I intend to pursue a future in law and public administration.
Hi, my name is Anna. I graduated from Issaquah High School, where I participated in the National Honors Society and Strong4Sam Club. I want to start a club to support Camp Goodtimes, a pediatric oncology camp. I hope to pursue a career that allows me to help people. I also like to play the piano and have learned to play by ear. I am attending Brown University. I did an internship at the Center for Neurotechnology (CNT) at the ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ in the summer of 2019.
Hi, my name is Camilo. My life goal is to work for a successful company, like Microsoft or Google, and to live as luxuriously as possible. I graduated from Spanaway Lake High School and have been working post-high school. I am a substitute paraeducator for Bethel Schools. I like sports, specifically basketball and football. My favorite basketball player is LeBron James.
Hi, my name is Desmond. I graduated from The Center School. I enjoy watching films and skateboarding. I have issues with speech and language. Last summer, I worked at All Together Skatepark and went to Portland to work for Skate Like A Girl.
Hi, my name is Emma. I am from Seattle, ÌÇÐÄÔ´´. I graduated from Ballard High School. I have dyslexia, apraxia of speech, right sided hemiparesis, strabismus/amblyopia, and Scheuermann’s Disease, which causes chronic back pain. I use assistive technology for reading and writing text. I attend Western ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ University. I am pre-majoring in manufacturing engineering. I also play for Western’s ultimate frisbee team, The Nyx. When I am not studying, I enjoy riding my motorcycle, camping with my family, playing card games, and hanging out with my friends.
Hello, my name is Hayley. I graduated from Kamiakin High School in Kennewick, ÌÇÐÄÔ´´. I graduated from cosmetology school and will be attending Western Governors University to earn a degree in special education. I had surgery at the age of six due to cerebral cavernous malformation. I enjoy dancing, creating choreography, tumbling, and listening to music.
Hi, my name is Jane (Janey). I graduated from Middle College High School. My favorite subjects are art and theater. I hope to become an actress, singer, or teach children to ride horses. I love to draw, sing, and dance.
I’m Jono, and I have lived in Seattle my whole life. I graduated from The Northwest School, where I enjoyed studying the humanities. I now attend Seattle University. I love sports and cats. I have cerebral palsy.
Hello, my name is Jordan. I graduated from Mount Si High School. I hope to work as a game developer when I get older. I used to dream of being a pilot, though that dream would have been really difficult to follow due to being deaf. However, I will keep holding on to that dream, and I don’t let my disability stop me.
Hello, my name is Miles. I graduated from Bellevue High School and now attend Western ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ University. My favorite subject is math. My hobbies are playing card and board games. I have obsessive compulsive disorder.
Hi, my name is Myles. I attend the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and I major in hospitality management with a concentration in professional golf management. It’s been great to take a sport that I enjoy as a hobby and explore all the different career opportunities. I graduated from Auburn Riverside High School.
My name is Nathan. I graduated from Kamiak High School. I like history, politics, psychology, music, coding, math, and science. I had a spinal stroke at birth. I hope to work with computers in the future. In my free time, I enjoy playing video games and watching YouTube videos.
Hello there! My name is PJ. I graduated from Mount Rainier High School and did Running Start. I enjoy playing video games. I have limb girdle muscular dystrophy, dysgraphia, dyslexia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Hello, my name is Ryan. I graduated from Yellow Wood Academy, and I now attend Western ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ University. My favorite subject is math. I have Stargardt disease. I love playing video games.
My name is Tycho, and I am deaf. I graduated from Chief Sealth International High School’s International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and attend Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). I enjoy economics, Chinese, and chess, which are all logic-related things that come naturally to me. For fun, I enjoy playing chess and Dota 2, solving Rubik’s cubes, and reading.