Past Award Recipients
2024 Michelene (Micki) Weisbarth
Memorial Award Recipients
Karina Page Rousseau
​Born and raised in Newport, Karina is the loving mother of two beautiful boys, ages 10 and 5. She is a proud graduate of the Newport School District, where she earned her high school diploma and a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in 2013. After graduation, she continued her studies, completing her nursing degree in 2016, and worked at a surgical center in Spokane. She chose to return to Newport after nine years away to buy a home and raise her children in our community.
Since the age of 13, Karina dreamed of becoming a mortician. She is currently attending Des Moines University, working on her degree in Mortuary Science, and has served as a funeral director with Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home for the past two years. Completing this degree will provide Karina with her embalming license, making her not just a funeral director but a mortician.
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Congratulations Karina!
Roxann Wrynn
​Roxann is a senior at Newport High School and this year’s valedictorian. She is an active member of her community, participating in student government, National Honor Society, and the Yearbook committee, while also working at the public library. Roxann enjoyed playing saxophone in her high school pep and concert bands. Her dedication to maintaining straight A's throughout high school has earned her the top spot in the class of 2024. Outside of school, Roxann can be found crocheting, drawing, or reading while listening to her favorite music. She was also honored as this year’s February Soroptimist Girl of the Month.
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Roxann is honored to have had the opportunity to be a part of the Newport community. She would like to thank her parents for their support, her friends for always being there, and her teachers for being an inspiration. Roxann will attend the University of Washington in Seattle to earn her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. After completing a teaching degree, she looks forward to becoming a high school chemistry teacher.
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Congratulations Roxann!
2023 Michelene (Micki) Weisbarth
Memorial Award Recipient
Stormy Anderson
Congratulations Stormy Anderson!
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A former Soroptimist Girl of the Month and twelve-year graduate from the Newport School District, Stormy continues to serve others in her community. Her connection to the Soroptimist organization began with her grandmother Betty Persyn who was a member of Newport Soroptimist for many years. After graduation, Stormy moved to Glendale, Arizona where she completed her Associates of Arts degree at Glendale Community College in 2019.
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Stormy is attending Whitworth University’s School of Continuing Studies where she will graduate with her bachelor’s degree in Business Management with an Operations Management Certificate in May of 2024. She is a proud stay at home mother of an eight-month-old daughter and resides with her boyfriend in the Ione area.
