Sometimes the most profound acts of healing emerge from the deepest wounds. At Garfield High School in Seattle, seventeen-year-old Princess Green and eight of her fellow stud[..]
“I was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States with my parents when I was 3 years old,” said Hieu Tran, now a senior at Wake Forest University prepari[..]
The following blog post is adapted from Jade Robinson’s reflections from a PR internship experience in Thailand. Supported by a grant from Live Like Raija, a nonprofit [..]
Each year, we’re excited to support our recent high school grads in heading off to college. Attending university is a major life milestone, especially for Rainier Scholars,[..]
A tattered notebook that represents resilience. A dumbbell symbolic of three years of effort. A teddy bear to provide comfort and support. One by one, each person around the [..]
Scholar Spotlight! Featuring two Rainier Scholar alumni from the Class of 2024 who work at Fred Hutch’s Sinnott-Armstrong Lab as post-baccalaureate scholars, Angie Agui[..]
By Sarah Sisay (Cohort 19), Rainier Scholars Advancement Team Intern Every summer, around 100 high school and college Rainier Scholars explore different careers through in[..]
Leslie E. Diaz de Leon Flores has spent the summer interning at Seattle’s SMR Architects, whose mission is to design, preserve, and advocate for affordable housing. In [..]
A first-year college reflection by Gianna Am (Cohort 15) I first learned about the word “college” when I was recommended to Rainier Scholars (RS) by my 5th grade teach[..]
