White River HS Junior Named CenturyLink High School Athlete of the Week

Press release provided by the Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks, CenturyLink, Inc., and Q13 FOX announce Madison Stinson of White River High School as the week 1 CenturyLink High School Athlete of the Week. Madison will be recognized at CenturyLink Field during the September 15 game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Madison, a junior at White River, was selected Athlete of the Week based on her dedication to academics, community involvement, leadership and athletic performance. Madison holds a 3.98 GPA and is a National Honors Society member and has taken a number of honors and AP classes and is enrolled at Pierce College as a Running Start student this Fall.  Madison is a year-round Academic Award Winner in Cross Country, Track and Field, and Cheerleading.  Madison competed on the districts level of track and field for two consecutive years, in addition to competing at the districts level for cross country, and at the state competition for Cheerleading.  She is an active member of several programs in the community – the “Prevention Team” and “Rachel’s Challenge” as well as “Connections”, in addition to participating in fundraising and volunteering at an elementary school track program.

As the CenturyLink High School Athlete of the Week, Madison will also be recognized at their school in front of her family, peers and teachers. She will also receive a $1,000 grant from CenturyLink and the Seahawks for her school’s Associated Student Bodies (ASB) fund, in addition to media recognition, tickets and sideline passes to a Seahawks game, and a customized 2013 Seahawks jersey.

For more information and to nominate an outstanding student athlete, visit:

http://shwks.com/week