The Rotary Club of Renton has recognized three high school students for November in its Youth of the Month program.
• Amanda Lane is a senior at Hazen High School. She holds a 3.9 GPA. Lane is a student representative, a member of the Divina Voce, National Honor Society vice president and drill and pom team captain. She is also on the class committee, Link Crew, Earth Corps, swim team and band.
She was named most dedicated for drill and pom team and most inspirational for concert band. She also won the Seamount Academic All Star Award and third place at state for drill and pom.
Lane volunteers at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center and works part-time at The Tanning Point.
Lane plans to enter the nursing program at the University of Washington. She then plans to work as a pediatric nurse at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
• Christine Yamaguchi is a senior at Lindbergh High School. She holds a 3.9 GPA. Yamaguchi is a member of Key Club. She also participates in orchestra and track and field. She is an Associated Student Body officer, National Honor Society president and gymnastics captain.
Yamaguchi received awards for National Honor Society and Honor Roll. She’s also earned varsity letters in gymnastics, track and dance and been honored by the American Association of University Women for Academic Achievement in Mathematics.
Yamaguchi volunteers with the Renton Youth Council and works as a coach at Hart’s Gymnastics Center in Auburn.
She plans to earn a science degree from the University of Washington, a forensic science degree from Eastern Washington University and become a forensic scientist.
• Anh Le is a senior at Renton High School. She holds a 3.3 GPA. Lee is a member of Link Crew, Key Club and Green Team. She has received a National Honor Roll Award in addition to other honor roll awards and a letter of invitation for Lead America.
Le volunteers with Vegetarians of Washington, March of Dimes and Refugee Women.
She plans to attend a four-year university and major in history, English and political science. Le wants to be a high school history teacher and a university professor.
A selection committee of Rotary members reviews applications and interviews students. The award is given to students who possess leadership abilities, maintain a good grade point average and participate in school activities and volunteer in their community.
The students and their parents are honored guests at a Rotary luncheon.