People, Places and Things: 6-17-15

New science lab highlights Washington School’s 100th anniversaryThe Washington STEM Elementary School will mark a century of education with a two-day celebration that will feature the opening of the first elementary school science lab in the city, according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Catherine C. Latham.A ceremony to open the lab will be held Thursday from 4-6 p.m., with a ribbon cutting scheduled for 5 p.m. Current and former Washington School students, teachers and parents are invited, as well as the general public. The school is located at 58 Blossom St.The lab was built with the support of the Lynn Business Education Foundation and GE.The celebration continues Friday when students will participate in two assemblies that will include the opening of a time capsule dating back to the opening of the school and a new time capsule, grade-level presentations and a performance by the chorus.Marblehead Rotary Club picks six for scholarshipsThe Marblehead Rotary Club is proud to introduce its six scholarship recipients:Jacob Sundlie is heading to Otterbein University in Ohio to pursue his passion for musical theater. Sundlie has acted, directed, designed and built sets, operated sound equipment and lead stage crews throughout his high school career. Recipient of the Milton Bloom Scholarship for the Arts, Sundlie served as president of the Marblehead High School Drama Club and helped manage The Grizzly Freakin’ Man Singers, an all-male a capella singing group.Benjamin Thorne is heading to Tufts University to pursue a career in the sciences, either chemistry or physics. A member of the National Honor Society in 2014 and 2015, Thorne is also an accomplished saxophonist and jazz musician winning the Woody Herman Jazz Award in 2014. During his four years at Marblehead High School, Thorne has been an active tutor in academics and in music.Maisie Miller is heading to State University of New York at New Paltz to pursue a career in education. Miller learned the importance of “earning your own way” when, at 14, she earned the money needed to fund her trip to London to be with her acting troupe, Rebel Shakespeare. Miller was profiled in National Public Radio and The Washington Post for her grassroots and peaceful anti-bullying effort she organized at Marblehead High School.Rachael Slepian, a National Merit Scholarship recipient, has been an honor roll student for her entire high school career. Slepian will be heading to American University to pursue a degree in interdisciplinary studies; communications, law, economics and government with a view toward attending law school after college. During her junior school year, Slepian was an exchange student through the Rotary Long Term Youth Exchange program and lived and attended school in Prague, Czech Republic.Recipient of the newly establish Donald Humphreys Memorial Rotary Scholarship, Robert Hill is heading to the University of New Hampshire to pursue his interest in business administration, specifically in either marketing management or sports management. Hill was a member of the Marblehead High School football team and was elected to be a captain in his senior year. Hill is a hardworking and dedicated student-athlete and he hopes to set an example for his younger siblings on the importance of hard work and honesty in achieving one’s life goals.Finally, the Marblehead Rotary Club awarded this year’s Barbara and Randy Goodwin Scholarship to Kelsey Maguire. Maguire works with young children at the Lynch van Otterloo YMCA both at summer camp and for the after school program. Maguire is heading to Emmanuel College to study elementary education.Depending on available resources, the Marblehead Rotary Club gives out four to five one-year scholarships and one four-year Barbara and Randy Goodwin Memorial Scholarship each spring. Recipients are selected based on their financial need, academic achievements, demonstrated community service and excellence in sports or the arts.Lynn Girl Scouts receive t