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Stepping Stones to Enrichment Recipient November 2008

Stepping Stones to Enrichment is a Lakeshore Excellence Foundation (LEF) program created to provide financial assistance to Lakeshore students who want to REACH HIGHER and participate in programs for which they show a passion. Awards are given out twice a year with new deadlines of November 1st and April 1st of each school year.

Our latest Stepping Stones Award winner from November 1, 2008 is 9th grader Laura D. Laura will use her award to continue taking voice lessons from the Carrie VanDenburgh Voice Studio in St. Joseph. Congratulations, Laura!

Stepping Stones To Enrichment Recipients/June 2008

We are pleased and proud to announce our award winners from the June 2008 deadline:

Rebecca DePumpo (3rd Grader) FAME Summer Arts Camp
Owen Carrow (6th Grader) Blue Lake Band Camp
McKenzie Wilson (7th Grader) Blue Lake Band Camp
Bryce Barteck (7th Grader) People to People Ambassador
Lillieanna Andrews (8th Grader) Blue Lake Band Camp

Congratulations to our recipients. You too can be a Stepping Stones recipient because LEF is accepting applications for this year’s scholarships. Applications are at each Lakeshore School Building with deadlines of April 1, and November 1, 2008.

Stepping Stones to Enrichment is a Lakeshore Excellence Foundation (LEF) program created to provide financial assistance to Lakeshore students who want to REACH HIGHER and participate in programs that interest them. Awards are given out three times a year. We are pleased to announce our two award winners for June, 2007:

Sydney Watkins is currently in 8th grade and was invited to participate in a Girls Soccer Camp at the University of Notre Dame.

Caitlin Dahmer attended a music camp at Western Michigan University. She is a senior at Lakeshore High School.

Stepping Stones to Enrichment Award Recipients 2007
Stepping Stones to Enrichment is a Lakeshore Excellence Foundation funded program that provides financial assistance to Lakeshore students who want to “reach higher” and participate in programs that interest them. Awards for this program are issued tri-annually (October, February, & June).

The second round of awards for the 2007 Stepping Stones to Enrichment program were awarded in February to:

Senior Brittany Ondraka who will use her scholarship to attend Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. This summer Brittany will travel and perform with the International Southern Winds Band throughout Europe.

Owen Carow, a 5th grader at Hollywood Elementary, will also use his scholarship to attend Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp to play his bassoon, which he truly enjoys. Congratulations to Brittany and Owen!

STEPPING STONES TO ENRICHMENT WINNERS FOR FEBRUARY 2006

Recipients are:

CASEY TURNEY Casey is a sixth grader at Lakeshore Middle School. She will be attending the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp (Band Session). Casey plays the trumpet in the Lakeshore Band. Casey also is one of two recipients accepted into the People to People Ambassador Program that will be traveling this summer to Europe. She will be visiting Italy, Sicily, Greece, and Crete.

LINDSEY BERNDT Lindsey is a sixth grader at Lakeshore Middle School and has been accepted into the People to People Ambassador Program, where she will be traveling to Europe with classmate Casey Turner. Together, they will be visiting Italy, Sicily, Greece, and Crete.

RAELYN ALTHOFF Raelyn is a senior at Lakeshore High School. She will be attending the Fourth World Scholar-Athlete Games at the University of Rhode Island for 10 days where she will participate in tennis. Over 2,000 scholar-athletes and scholar-artists will participate from 160 countries and 50 U.S. States.

WILLIAM SCHLAACK William is a tenth grader at Lakeshore High School and he will be attending the Presidential Classroom Future World Leaders Summit held in Washington, DC. William will be attending the summit this summer for a week whereby he will gain knowledge as to how our government works and what it takes to be a functional member of government.

AMBER MITOWSKI Amber is a sixth grader at Lakeshore Middle School. Amber will be attending the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp (Band Session). Amber plays the Alto Saxophone in the Lakeshore Band.

Stepping Stones to Enrichment Awards Two Grants
The Lakeshore Excellence Foundation (LEF) is pleased to announce that Lakeshore Seniors Jenna Thomas and Chanelle Mays are each the recipients of “Stepping Stones to Enrichment” awards. The “2006 Walt Disney All Star Talent Tour” selected Jenna and Chanelle, and others from a field of hundreds of young students, to participate in the “Disney All Star Dance Team”. This team will perform February 23-27 at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL and will perform the Opening and Grand Finale performances at the Epcot Center. Both Jenna and Chanelle applied for the Stepping Stones sponsorship individually for financial assistance to offset the cost of participation in this program. These two talented dancers will represent the Lakeshore High School and community at the Badgerette Pom Pom All Star performance. The Lakeshore Excellence Foundation judged this program to be an opportunity for student enrichment. Following their participation in this program, Jenna and Chanelle will meet with the LEF Board of Trustees to give them a review of their experiences. Good Luck to both of these Lakeshore Students! They are “Reaching Higher!”

Stepping Stones to Enrichment Awards Grants
“Stepping Stones to Enrichment” is a program created by the Lakeshore Excellence Foundation (LEF) that provides financial assistance to Lakeshore students who want to “reach higher” and participate in programs that interest them. Awards are issued tri-annually. It is with great pleasure that the Foundation would like to announce the recipients of the October 2006 Enrichment Sponsorships.

Carolyn Pampalone is a senior at Lakeshore High School and used her scholarship money toward a trip to New York City recently to participate in the 2006 New York City Dance Starz Tour.

Danielle Harrington, a junior, will be using her award next summer to receive dance instruction in New York City and then perform in various cities across the U.S. with a group called Dance Olympus.

We congratulate these students and wish them much success in their endeavors.

Lakeshore Excellence Foundation Enrichment Sponsor First Recipient: Kristie Barber

Kristie Barber, a senior at Lakeshore High School, has demonstrated a passion for music all her life and has been participating in choir and band throughout her high school career.

She has been in the Women’s Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Honors Choir. She has been in musical productions, and Forensics. She also is in the Marching Band, Flute Leader, Symphonic Band, Pep Band, and Drama Club. When Kristie was asked why she wanted to take the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp International Choir tour this year, she responded by saying that she loved music and that participating in this program would strengthen her musical skill and broaden her personal and musical horizons. Kristie commented that in the first three days at Blue Lake, the choir learned and memorized 25 songs in five different languages and different varieties and time periods. She also received classes in foreign languages and culture so she would be prepared for the tour.

Upon her return from the three week trip, where the choir performed in Germany, Denmark, and France, Kristie said that “while she had to step outside of her comfort zone” she improved her sight-reading skills and felt more prepared for musical challenges and will use what she learned to help the Lakeshore Choir.

Following graduation, Kristie will attend Western Michigan University to earn a Bachelors Degree in Vocal Music with a minor in Theatrical Arts. She then plans to go to Concordia University in Irvine, CA to earn a Masters Degree in Youth Ministry. The Lakeshore Excellence Foundation is proud of Kristie Barber and congratulates her for being the first recipient of a Lakeshore Excellence Foundation Enrichment Sponsorship grant. Kristie Barber is Reaching Higher!