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Graduating from Oak Harbor High School, she is accepted at Oregon State University. She leads a Robotics team and advocates for integrating electric vehicles in the auto repair curriculum. She asked the state Education Department to add charging stations to Oak Harbor schools, and now all new Washington school buildings must include them. She also advocated for ADA compliant garden beds at her high school.

Graduating from South Whidbey High School, he will be attending University of British Columbia in Vancouver to study urban forestry. His goal is to green cities around the world by including native plants in all urban plans. He has helped green Whidbey Island by volunteering with Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Whidbey Institute, and the school gardens. He says: "never a dull moment in the forest".

Graduating South Whidbey High School and Everett Community College this June, Tevrin heard the Shifty Sailors singing about "Lolita" (Tokitae) and was "hooked" on marine biology. Tevrin’s latest research for the ORCA program, to be presented at the University of Washington, is an analysis of Harbor Seal vocalizations. They will be entering Western Washington University's environmental program this fall. 

Ava Mitten graduated from Coupeville High School and is attending the University of Washington, majoring in environmental science. Ava has been a  team leader on environmental projects, assembling websites and making flyers for the School’s Green Team’s efforts to offset carbon footprint. She has spoken at local events and with legislators in Olympia concerning Whidbey’s environmental issues. Ava wants to become an environmental attorney and help communities to preserve their habitats and convert to clean energy.

Naomi Atwood is a graduate of South Whidbey High School and is attending Middlebury College in Vermont, majoring in environmental studies. Naomi has been a core member of United Student Leaders, a student led organization focusing on the climate crisis and social justice issues. She actively campaigned for the City of Langley and Island County to declare a climate emergency. In college and beyond she will continue to work towards environmental sustainability.

From early childhood, Audrey Gmerek has taken an active interest in the environment. While maintaining a straight 4.0 average in high school, she worked with United Student Leaders and the school administration to introduce an Environmental Science class, and applied for and received a Federal grant to acquire the first electric school bus in the district. Audrey is attending Brown University's environmental science program to, in her words, "craft and form well-informed, climate-centered legislation and policy".

Sophia Patrin graduated from South Whidbey High school and is attending the University of Washington. She was a member of the United Students Leaders and wants a more sustainable future for future generations and her own. She is interested in climate action and equity for all. She hopes to study environmental science and biology in later years. USL gives Sophia an environment to fight for her ideas and make change in her community.

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