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WLHS Students Take Third at I-SWEEEP

Madeline Marshall
May 15, 2013

Seniors Clara Altemus, Arianna Hall and Zoe Maxwell won a bronze medal in the engineering category at the International Sustainable World Energy Engineering Environmental Project Olympiad held in Houston, Texas during May 8-13. Their project was titled “Application of a Rain Powered Water Wheel for Supplementing Residential Energy Generation,” and it focused on rain water going through a wheel, creating sustainable energy that can help power homes.

At I-SWEEEP 2013, there were over 600 students from over 60 countries participating. The group arrived in Houston on May 8 and set up its project for judging.

“My favorite part of I-SWEEEP was coming together with people from over 60 countries and getting to meet people from countries that you’ve never even heard of,” Altemus said. “It was also really cool coming together for something we all care about, which was sustainability.”

Along with their projects, the participating students were also able to take a field trip to NASA.

“Overall, it was just a neat experience to meet so many new people,” Altemus said.

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Madeline Marshall, Amplifier Athletics Editor

One of the few seniors to work on The Amplifier all four years of high school, Madeline Marshall has a passion for journalism that started at a young age. She had an excellent role model to look up to. “I was inspired by my aunt and have grown up watching her as a news anchor on TV,” Marshall said. Her aim to follow in her aunt’s footsteps landed her the Athletics Editor’s position on The Amplifier’s staff. With college less than a year away, Marshall has yet to make up her mind on her final destination. “I was having a panic attack because I don’t know where I’ll be next year,” Marshall said. If she had to choose right now though, she would probably go to Gonzaga University. “Wherever I end up, I see myself doing some kind of broadcast journalism,” Marshall said. After college, Marshall wants to follow her aunt’s legacy and continue journalism. “I want to eventually be a sideline reporter and either a sports anchor or an athletic media administrator for a professional or college program,” Marshall said. She enjoys watching and talking about college sports because she grew up around it in her life. Marshall has developed close relationships with the staff members and will be missed when she graduates. Marshall said, “My favorite thing about Amplifier is the people because we have a really good relationship and work really well together. We are like a family,”