Locals earn degrees, honors at Western

Western Washington University conferred degrees and awarded diplomas recently to several area students.

Western Washington University conferred degrees and awarded diplomas recently to several area students. They included:

Natalie MacKnight of Carnation, who earned a master’s in teaching; Samuel Panek, Carnation, with a bachelor’s degree in economics/political science; Riley Berens, Duvall, bachelor’s degree in kinesiology; Joseph Corpus, Duvall, bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing; Gabriela Toledano, Duvall, bachelor’s degree in Spanish; Devon Clemens, Fall City, bachelor’s degree in environmental science; Samantha Prins, North Bend, bachelor’s degree in linguistics; Mikayla Raley, North Bend, bachelor’s degree in journalism – public relations, and Pin Yang, Snoqualmie, bachelor’s degree in anthropology.

Students named to the honor roll were: Hannah Hasbun, Fall City, with a 4.0 grade-point average; Braelyn Henderson, North Bend and Brooke Beatie and Madeleine Hutchison, both of Snoqualmie.

To qualify for the honor roll, students must complete at least 14 credit hours and be in the top 10 percent of their class.