Mukilteo School District Educator Named WA Art Teacher of the Year (Photo)Mukilteo SD - 11/18/25 10:25 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 18, 2025
Mukilteo School District Educator Named WA Art Teacher of the Year
Everett, WA – Kamiak High School’s Emily Palmiter has been named the 2025 Washington State Art Educator of the Year. Palmiter was honored during a special celebration in Kamiak High School’s commons. The event included remarks from Principal Stephen Shurtleff, staff, and students.
This is the highest honor from the Washington Art Education Association, recognizing educators who go above and beyond in professionalism, advocacy, and support for the arts.
Palmiter has been teaching art for 20 years, beginning at Kamiak as a student teacher in 2005. She says she has always felt at home in the art room, and it shows in how she inspires and supports her students.
“Making art helps students make sense of a confusing and stressful world. It gives them space to decompress and create,” she said. “We teach critical thinking skills, and in this age of AI, art is the one thing that is human.”
Over the years, Palmiter’s students have earned dozens of regional Scholastic Art Awards. Her students have also had their art pieces displayed in the Washington State Capitol and the U.S. Capitol.
As the 2025 Washington State Art Educator of the Year, Palmiter is now eligible for regional and national recognition with the National Art Education Association.
###END###
Mukilteo School District
repmanJD@mukilteo.wednet.edu
U.S. Attorney's Office - Eastern Dist. of Wash. - 11/17/25 2:51 PM
Good afternoon,
We are happy to be through the shutdown so we can again share newsworthy cases being handled by our office. Since we were not able to share these during the shutdown, we have compiled group press releases on noteworthy cases with links to the full press releases if you would like to review additional details on any given case. There are three categories of press releases highlighting a total of 19 separate cases/investigations: (1) Transnational Drug Trafficking and Weapons Offenses; (2) Violent Crime and Child Exploitation cases; and (3) Fraud, Waste and Abuse cases. Like many federal employees across the Nation, the dedicated public servants at the United States Attorney’s Office continued to work without pay throughout the shutdown to ensure the ongoing protection of the community. As these cases show, the USAO has continued to obtain excellent results that have kept people safe from drugs and guns, child exploitation, and fraud, among other offenses. Please feel free to reach out with any questions. Thank you.
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust - 11/12/25 10:00 AM
(Vancouver, WA) -- This past weekend, more than 400 students and faculty from Pacific Northwest, predominantly undergraduate institutions gathered to present and celebrate science research at the 34th annual Murdock College Science Research (MCSR) Conference. Hosted by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, the conference focused on sharing and advancing new knowledge and celebrating student and faculty research.
The following faculty prizes were awarded: Greta Binford, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Lewis and Clark College; and Christopher Whidbey, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry, Seattle University.
Students were also awarded prizes for poster (12) and oral (2) presentations. Student winners were from Carroll College, Gonzaga University, Northwest Nazarene University, Pacific Lutheran University, Reed College, Seattle University, University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Portland, University of Puget Sound, Western Washington University, Whitworth University, and Willamette University.
A full list of awards and winners available here.
360.694.8415 // colbyr@murdocktrust.org