Soroptimist International of Sequim honored Kaylee Ditlefsen

Soroptimist International of Sequim honored Kaylee Ditlefsen

Soroptimists International honors Sequim High School students

  • Monday, December 29, 2014 12:01am
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SEQUIM — Soroptimist International of Sequim recently honored Kaylee Ditlefsen and Emma LeBlanc of Sequim High School as Girl of the Month for November and December, respectively.

Ditlefsen is a senior and has been involved in a number of activities throughout her high school career.

She has been an active member of Future Business Leaders of America for four years and is serving as vice president.

She has made the honor roll every semester. She loves singing and acting, and has participated in numerous school plays, the operetta, talent shows and choir.

Last year, she was able to go to New York and sing at Carnegie Hall with the school choir.

Ditlefsen’s favorite class is AP government. She is taking AP statistics, introduction to law, AP language, Spanish 4 and Select Choir. She has been a member of Link Crew for the past two years.

She has wrestled for six years and has made it to state twice, last year placing eighth in her weight class.

She is choosing to attend Warner Pacific College in Portland, Ore., next year based on the school’s new girls wrestling program.

Ditlefsen has been on the girls swim team, the girls golf team and was a cheerleader.

She is a Sequim Irrigation princess.

Ditlefsen plans on majoring in business management and minoring in political science with a dream of graduating from law school and becoming a prosecuting attorney.

LeBlanc is a senior and is involved in various school activities such as Leadership, Be the Change Club and Honor Society.

In the past, she has participated in several operettas and plans on being a part of the senior play this year.

LeBlanc is the Link Crew commissioner for the Associated Student Body and served as a captain of the 2014 varsity volleyball team.

She has taken seven Advanced Placement classes and many honors classes while maintaining a high grade-point average.

Throughout her high school career, LeBlanc has spent many hours teaching Sunday school and vacation Bible school at Dungeness Community Church.

She also has volunteered time and energy in Stockton, Calif., working with inner-city kids.

Recently, she was accepted to Seattle Pacific University, where she hopes to earn a degree in elementary education.

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