Fifty outstanding high school juniors from Federal Way and Fife have been recognized with certificates presented at a ceremony in Federal Way. The top girl and boy from each of five high schools also received a monetary scholarship award from the Masonic Lodge.

This year, Barbara Jun of Thomas Jefferson High School was awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the Grand Lodge of Washington, becoming the 15th winner from Federal Way/Fife of a Grand Lodge Scholarship in the last 17 years.

Pictured are the Masonic Outstanding Juniors for 2010: (Bottom row left to right) Lauren Whybrew (Decatur), Kaia Barth (Federal Way High School), Barbara Jun (Thomas Jefferson High School), Lauren Thomas (Todd Beamer High School) and Josilyn Vankat (Fife High School). (Top row left to right) Albert Kim (Decatur), Samuel Tang (FWHS), Jonathan Mount (TJHS), Costner McKenzie (TBHS), Connor Watson (FHS).

Best of the Rest 2010, Decatur High School: Elaine Franco, Yunee Ham, Tara Larson, Christina Sessoms, Hayden Braun, Peter Iglesias, Andrew Shin and Jasneet Singh. Federal Way High School 2010: Michelle Lee, Katherine Madonna, Cynthia Tetreault, Janna Jalla Umetin, Mitchell Chinn, Brett Evans, Gaurav Gupta and Jevoy Palmer. Thomas Jefferson High School 2010: Savannah Coe, Agnes Kim, Jill Mayer, Stephanie Reagle, Andrew Cho, Francis Jordan Gaspay, Makoa Rosa and Donald Schumer. Todd Beamer High School 2010: Kendall Floyd, Michelle Gonzalez, Julian Son, Ruth Yi, Thomas Bowman, Samuel Dzingle, Dominique Maxie and Joseph Miller. Fife High School 2010: Joyce George, Rachel Knight, Nicole McCaffrey, Helen Mills, Jarad Baldwin, Kevin McCrossin, Robert Phillips and Jacob Rummel.

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Courtesy of Todd Johnstone

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