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One play was all it took. Sehome girls' basketball coach Kim Kirk knew she had a special player.

It was one of those Rachel Albert plays seemingly only she can make.

Monica Vera was carried into the United States — she was a baby. Eighteen years later, on Jan. 30 this year, the Mark Morris High School senior became a citizen.

“I had to study for a long time to know all of the questions and answers for the citizenship test,” Monica said this week. “It…

Ferndale High School graduate Erica Scevers was crowned Miss Whatcom County 2013 in the scholarship pageant earlier this month.

Scevers' talent is singing, and her platform was Hats Off for Cancer, for which she collected more than 200 hats to give to children who lose their hair…

Coupeville High School senior Vanessa Bernales, 18, moved here with her family from the Philippines when she was just seven years old. Her parents came here to find a better life for their family.

Entering the American culture at such a young age was a challenge, and her first task was to…

Former WSU point guard Reggie Moore has found a new home. The Seattle native just let CF.C know that he has made his decision to play ball at Western Washington next season.

Moore, who is finishing up classes in Pullman this week, will enroll at Western for the…

Baseball player Graham Spraker will attend Quincy University, and Shayna Adelstein, a softball player, signed with Western Washington University.

The Shining Stars feature in this issue of The Outlook can be described in one word: humanitarians. Hannah Kim and Alyssa Emerson both have lofty post-high school career goals that are daunting yet inspiring. From dentistry to pediatric oncology, Hannah and Alyssa’s resolve to bring their dreams…