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March 7, 2009

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Renton Rotary Awards March
Youth of the Month

Valeri Mai, senior at Lindbergh High School, was selected as the Lindbergh Rotary Youth of the Month.

Mai holds a 3.9 G.P.A. and is a member of National Honor Society, International Club, Medical Explorers, Club Aery, Varsity Cheer, Varsity Dance, Prom Committee, ASB, and is President of Key Club and State Vice-President of Community Relations for DECA.

Actively involved in the international association of high school and college students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship, Delta Epsilon Chi (DECA), Mai received DECA State-4th Place, DECA Area 3rd and 5th Place, DECA International LEADS Graduate, DECA Certificate of Excellence. She also wond Student of the Month Awards and is on the Lindbergh Honor Roll.

Mai volunteers with Ronald McDonald House as a liaison to Washington DECA to promote both organizations and with TNTT (Vietnamese Youth Group) to plan lessons around Bible-related topics.

College plans include attending Dartmouth or Harvard, then Medical School and then continue to obtain a D.O. or Ph.D. Her plans are to become
a doctor of either cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery or anesthesiology.

Rotary members recognize three Renton School District high school students each month as Youth of the Month.

After being selected by counselors at each of the district’s three high schools, a selection committee of Rotary members reviews applications and interviews students to identify those who will be selected as Youth of the Month.

The award is given to students who possess leadership abilities, maintain a good grade point average, participate in school activities and volunteer in their community.

The students and their parents are honored guests at a regular Rotary luncheon.

 

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Mai

Valerie Mai was selected as Lindbergh's Rotary Youth of the Month for
Lindbergh High School.