2023-2024 School Year Volunteer Recognition

2023-2024 EC and BOD:  2023-2024 EC and BOD

2023-2024 Program/Event/Club chairs: 2023-2024 Program Chairs

2023-2024 Room Parents: 2023-2024 Room Parents List

Vision and Hearing Screening on 9/19/2023
Chair: Sherry Shyh
Volunteers: Chunya Liu, Huaping Jing, Hannah Park, Jia Li , Lina Choi,  Le Wang, Seo Yeon Kim, Shino Shimoji-Krishnan, Srikala Yhenishetty, Susan Su, Xi Chen, Zhihang Dong

PTSA Welcome Back Ice Cream Social on 09/22/2023 Volunteers:
Barbara Yang, Roma Kane, Xiuyin Ling, Shumaila Abbasi, Zaria Raheel, Datong Cen, Ying Zhang, Candy Guo, Qianqian Li, Yuan Li, Lance Hu, Anqi Wang

Walk to School 2023 on 10/04/2023 Volunteers:
Annabelle Han, Demi Wang, Yan Zhou, Chunya Liu, Xing Wang, Susan Su, Yingqi Zhao

Teachers and Staff Appreciation Volunteers:
Co-Chairs: Roma Kane and Natalie Hovanec

Apple Picking & Harvest Week: Xiaomin Zhou, Chunya Liu, Cathy Elder, Kara Hurwitz, Stephanie Keehn, Meiyan Wu, Heidi Grio, Christina Lee, Sandy Lin, Kathy Loyola, Adam & Erin Serafin, Henry Dai, Meili Zheng, Erica Chueh, Emily Zhao, Hannah Phan, and Luxi Ji

Pumpkin Patch Week: Alla Higuera, Xiaomin Zhou, Xuyou Wang, Cathy Elder, Grazi Dueli, Angela Qu, Nghi Nguyen, Kathy Le, Grazi Dueli, Heidi Liang, Huihui Xu, and Luxi Ji

Flannels and bonfires Week: Alla Higuera, Cathy Elder, Hannah Park, Jingfei Liu, Jieyun Fan, Kelly Ibuki, Steph Lee, Susan Su, Stephanie Keehn, Shumaila Abbasi, Xiaomin Zhou, Xuyou Wang, Zhihang Dong, and Luxi Ji

Maple Sugaring Week: Alla Higuera, Barbara Yang, Catherine Qu, Chunya Liu,  Demi Wang, Doris Chen, Diane Kuslich, Jixiao Ma,  Liaoliao Wei, Meiyan Wu, Mavis Hsieh, Menia Dimitriadis, Natalie Hovanec, Susan Su, Xiaomin Zhou, Yan Zhou and Luxi Ji

Hayrides and Corn Mazes  Week: Alla Higuera, Chelsie Nieto, Eva Tseng, Jessie Chien, Jenny Kim, Jingfei Liu, Jixiao Ma, Kelley Ibuki, Linda Liu, Ngoc Nguyen, Seo Yeon Kim, Shumaila Abbasi, Sojeong Lee,  Vivienne Ma, Xiaomin Zhou,  Yaxuan Yang, and Luxi Ji

Annual Cookie Blizzard: Alla Higuera, Alessia Wang, Barbara Yang, Christina Lee, Chunya Liu, Cristy Iacolucci, Catherine Qu, Doris Chen, Diane Kuslich, Grazi Dueli, Heidi Grio, Heidi Liang,  Hyewon Shin, Jolene Marshall, Jillianne Brakenridge, Jessie Chien, Jinpei Shan, Joey Ye,  Kalyani Anantatmula, Kara Stout, Lance Hu, Lu Zhang, Melanie Chong, Mavis Hsieh, Natalie Hovanec, Randi Roth, Ruvini Tennekoon, Sara Hender, Seda Ayaz, Seo Yeon Kim, Stephanie Keehn, Sojeong Lee, Susan Su, Tan Trinh, Van Duong, Xiaofan Zhang,  Xiuyin Ling, Yuling Feng and Yanyan Zeng

Heartwarming baked potato lunch bar: Alla Higuera, Chelsie Nieto, Hannah Park, Kayak Hargreaves, and Khuong Hoang.

Birthday Fun Run
Chair: Luxi Zhang

August/September Birthday  9/20:  Coco Zan, Zhang Zhang, Min Xu, Yolanda Ip, Noi Paraso

October Birthday Celebration 10/25:  Yolanda Ip, Noi Paraso, and Luxi Zhang

November Birthday Celebration 11/15: Angela Qu, Emily Zhao, Sandy Lin, and Luxi Zhang

December Birthday Celebration 12/13:  Ching Fong, Catherine Lao, Qi Wang, and Luxi Zhang

January Birthday Celebration 1/24/24:  Muslima Kuanyshbay, Wing Ng, Yingqi Zhao and Luxi Zhang

February Birthday Celebration 2/14/24:  Shino Shimoji-Krishnan and Luxi Zhang

March Birthday Celebration 3/13/24:  Deepthi K, Hyewon Shin and Luxi Zhang

April Birthday Celebration 4/17/24:  Liya Wang, Lu Zhang, Stephanie Lee and Luxi Zhang

May Birthday Celebration 5/08/24: Cindy Hsin Wang, Ellen Zhang, and Luxi Zhang

June & July Birthday Celebration 6/12/24:  Ying Zhang, Yolanda Ip, and Luxi Zhang

 

Trunk-or-Treat on 10/28/2023 Volunteers
Event Co-Chairs:  Jillianne Brakenridge & Stephanie Lee
Event Volunteers:  Ava L., Xi Chen, Yingqi Zhao, Yueyan Wang, Dominique Borbe, Ms. Shannon Gregory, Mrs. Debbie Chiu, Alex Chiu, Matthew Dy, Mrs. Susan Bravenec, Will B., Liz B., Emily W., Cristy Iacolucci, Randi Roth
Trunk Hosts:  Carina Luo & Chong Ding, Principal Cathy Elder, Chau Nguyen, Chelsie Nieto, Chen Zhang & Cristina Gutierrez, Christine & Kevin Evans, Inna & Brian Stabile, Chu Chen & Yan Guo, Claire Jin, Courtney Wheeler, Heidi Grio, Jingfei Liu & James Song, Joanna Yang & Masa Kuramoto, Kaustubh Kalgaonkar, Le Au, Meiyi Ding, Meng Yang & Jasmine Li, Neha Kamat, Patti Brakenridge, Qianqian Li, Randi & Derek Roth, Ruvini Tennekoon, Scott & Jillianne Brakenridge, Somerset Community Association (Marie Vieth, Lida Li, Gary Albert, Leena Porwal, Yiyi Guo), Sonja & Fred Ross, Susan Su & Jun Shen, Suzanne Zheng, Tony Sun, Vivian Ma & Mark Lou, Will Hausman, Xing He, Mengchao Yue, Jieyun Fan, & Yili Li, Anita C., Erin W., Erika C., & Suri Y.,

Many thanks to our generous treat donors: Somerset families, Fred Meyer Issaquah, QFC Coal Creek, QFC Factoria, Safeway Coal Creek, Safeway Eastgate Plaza, Target Factoria, Walmart Neighborhood Market Bellevue

A special shoutout to BSD Superintendent Dr. Kelly Aramaki and Bellevue Fire Department’s Engine 104 (Fire Station 4 on Factoria Blvd.) for joining us!

Somerset PTSA T-Shirt Auction Volunteers:
Liaoliao Wei, Demi Wang, Angela Quxin, Yim Cheng, Kathy Le, Grazi Dueli, Melanie Chong, Jillianne Brakenridge, Jacqueline Wong and our school art teacher Mrs. Dahria

Somerset PTSA 2024 Reflection 
Co-Chairs:  Yihsuan Lu, and Jieyi Xu
Volunteers:  Lili Fang, Rueihong Tseng, and Eva Peng 

Somerset PTSA 2024 Book Swap 
Co-Chairs: Fang Chen and Luxi Ji
Volunteers:  Alla Higuera, Xiaomin Zhou, Naoko Tsunoda and Cristina Gutierrez.

Somerset Show on 2/3/2024
Volunteers:  Meng Yang, Qianru Lin, Jenny Kim, Waka Aoyagi, Shumaila Abbasi, Alla Higuera, Shuai Hao, Demi Wang, Ao Zhang, Jieyun Fan, Shan Shi, Vicki Wang, Thinkdi, Yan Zhou, as well as the students from Newport High School. 
Special thanks are extended to our generous sponsors: Shaolin Kung Fu Chan, Think Academy, GE Chinese, American Academy of Fine Art, TengSmiles Dentist, Lunch on the Plate, and BaiTong on Wheels.

Math Kangaroo Competition 3/21/2024 Volunteers:
Volunteers:  Yue Hu, Jie Yang, Janine Zou, Angie Wang, Ying Zhang, and Candy Guo.

Math Night Adventure on 4/19/2024 Volunteers:
Chair: Suzanne Zheng
Volunteers:  VP of programs Ying  Zhang, 46 coaches, and over 70 volunteers, including Angie Wang, Suzanne Zheng, Zhang Ying, Jie Yang, Qianqian, Isabelle Wang, Ellen Zhang, Ting Lan, Vicky, Ying Liu, Ellen Zhang, Qingmei Lin, Miao Wang, Ying C, Wenhui Xia, Alex Chiu,  Anne  Charmaine, Borbe, Mathew Dy,  Ethan Beppu, Kathy Yang, Fan Yang, Aston K, Luran Yang,  Jack Ming, Nico Qi, Amy Du, Jingfei Liu, Joyce Zhang, Krystal Wang, Jack Wang, Diya Ren, Lu Tong,  Jing Chen, Yueyan Wang, Sophia Su, Xiuhong Du, Victoria Lee, Michelle Imasaki, Julia Ye, Huihui, Hanhuai Shan, Jiejun Sun, Xi Chen,  Ava L, Hu Dong, Andrew Chen, Isabelle Wang, Amy Zhang, Marie Andken, Susan Su, Viviana Torres, Marcus Chen, Tony Xu, Daniel Rhee, Hong Zhang, Ziliang Zhao, Paul Tsai, Angela Qu, Liaoliao Wei, Sandy Lin, Yifei Zhong, Jian Yuan, Huaping Jing, Lili Chen, Fang Yang, shengjie Zhao, Zhi Zhou, Haroldo Santos, Haiyun Zhu, Lucas Xue,  Yongen Shen, Christine Zhang, Yanfen Fu , Emma Hu, Jingfei Liu

If you volunteered and we missed your name, we sincerely appreciate your help, and we apologize for the oversight.

Somerset Egg Drop Challenge on 4/30/2024 Volunteers:
Chair: Yingqi Zhao
Volunteers:  Angela Qu, Fang Chen, Jillianne Brakenridge, Anqi Wang, Joanna Yang, Susan Chiu, Jacqueline Wong, Qianqian Li, Min Chen, Monica T, Kim Nguyen, Sudha Bharti, Ying Ni, Meng Yu, Vivian Ma
Special thanks to Eastside Tree Works for sending a crane over for dropping the landers.

 Somerset STEAM Night on 4/30/2024
Co-Chairs: Shuai Hao and Anqi Wang
Volunteers: 
qianqian Li, Vivian Ma, Susan Su, Sherry Shyh, Carina Luo, Bonnie Zhang, Elena Chea, PJ Tsai, Krystal Wang, Luxi Ji, Feng Xu, Ying Zhang, Meiyi Ding, Lucas Xue, Cheryl Crow, Sandy Lin, Krystal Wang, Xi Chen, Xing Wang, and Huihui Xu

Somerset Field Day on 6/07/2024 
Co-Chairs: Jin Chen & Stephanie Lee
Volunteers:  Al Tiu, Alla Higuera, Anais Shui, Angela Qu, Annie Ying Chen, Asen Marinov, Ashley Brendle, Bao-Hoa Ho, Candy Guo, Cecilia (Sunmee) Hong, Cecilia Verastegui, Chelsie Nieto, Ching Fong, Cristina Gutierrez, Cristy Iacolucci, David Wang, Elena Beliaeva, Ellen Zhang, Eun Suk Cho, Fred Ross, Hannah Park, Heidi Grio, Henry Dai (Qizhang Dai), Hyewon Shin, Hyojin Kim, Hyon Kim, Janet Chen, Jinpei Shan, Joanna Yang, John Kennard, Kara Stout, Kathy Le, Le Au, Lisa Leung, Lu Tong, Mari Bisson, Mari Kuramoto, Max Wei, Melanie Chong, Michael Grio, Min Xu, Nancy Chen, Naoko Tsunoda, Nikhil Gore, Noi Paraso, Penny Zhang, Philia Gau, Qianqian Li, Sonja Ross, Stacey Kim, Sudha Bharti, Susan Chiu, Tanya Meyer, Tim Ng, Vicky Wang, Wakako Aoyagi, Wing Ng, Xiaomin Zhou, Yanyan Zeng, Yingqi Zhao, Yodit Daniel, Yolanda Ip, Yuka Kuwahara.
Special thanks to our fantastic PE teacher Mrs. Jeni Dennis

Somerset 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony and Pool Party
Co-Chairs: Andrea Doan, Yan Zhou, and Peggy Wang
Volunteers: Ana Howard, Yodit Daniel, Anne Hui, Misrak Ararso, Svetlana Smacinih, Hong-Chau Tran, Sandrine Gupta, Khoo Koss, Shweta Sikroria, Lesley Tay-Chung, Yanyan Zeng, Eva Tseng, Kara Stout, Gem Thomas, Liangwei Ge, Jian Yang, Zechariah Kim, You Lin, Le Au, Yaxuan Yang, Thao Ha, Andrea Chu, Jessie Chien, Qianqian Li, Linda Liu, Joanna Yang, Jingyuan Luo, Kate Ng, Jurgita Karanfil, Rachel Kim, Ching Fong, Cristina Aquino, Renata Akalin, Van Duong, Enyu Zhang, Jian Yuan, Monica Tsang, Jenny Kim, Noi Paraso, Gunjan Gupta, and Janet Lee.
special thanks to Demi Wang, Annabelle Han, and Lin Zhang

 

 

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