Submitted by South Puget Sound Community College
South Puget Sound Community College students Brandon Metra and Courtney Sullivan will be honored at the 2015 All-Washington Academic Team ceremony on Thursday, March 26. Gov. Jay Inslee will be on hand to acknowledge recipients at the 20th annual ceremony, hosted by SPSCC. This year’s team consists of 65 students representing all the state’s 34 community and technical colleges.
Brandon Metra, 20, moved around a lot as a child due to his father’s employment. Through multiple schools, a metal working class made an impression Metra wouldn’t soon forget. Now a welding student at South Puget Sound, Metra hopes to become a mechanical engineer after attaining his master’s degree in the field.
Courtney Sullivan, 19, knew she wanted to go to college and change the world. Illnesses as a child forced her to attend high school online, isolating her from peers and lowering her confidence in even attending college. After relocating to Washington state with her mom, Sullivan, 19, is healthy, happy and on the path to big career aspirations. Her ultimate goal is to one day join the U.S. Supreme Court.
The All-Washington program honors students who demonstrate a commitment to success in the classroom and service in their communities, and has become the showcase of the Washington community and technical college system.
Phi Theta Kappa, TACTC, the Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges, and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges sponsor the event. For more information, contact Kellie Purce Braseth at (360) 596-5214 or visit www.spscc.ctc.edu/allwa.
