Apr 24, 2020 | Alumni Stories
By Tom Moore There was a seminal moment early on in Sallie Lau’s time with Rainier Scholars. It was during the Academic Enrichment Phase of the program and her English Literature instructor, Ms, Mikolasy, was teaching the Jane Schaffer Paragraph Structure (a...
Apr 16, 2020 | Community Stories, News, What We're Reading
by Ashley Sirls, Associate Director of Leadership Development Every summer at Rites of Passage (our 14-month Academic Enrichment Phase graduation ceremony), scholars are told that they are no longer in Rainier Scholars, but they are Rainier Scholars. This ceremony...
Apr 8, 2020 | Alumni Stories
By Tom Moore It happens sitting on a school bus looking out the window. It happens during lectures. It happens facing a CEO of a start-up company. It even happens sitting on the couch with her husband and their two dogs: Miesha Baker can’t stop asking questions. “My...