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Congratulations to Soroptimist Honored Student for October, Samantha (Sammy) Davidson. Sammy is a senior at La Conner High School. She plans to study biology in college and go on to medical school, specializing in OB/GYN. She has earned college credits through running start at Skagit Valley College and is currently taking calculus online

Sammy has had a long history of involvement in scouting. She received her first scout handbook as a birthday present when she was 11 years old and went on to be the first female in Skagit, Whatcom and Island counties to achieve the Eagle Scout level from the Boy Scouts of America. Her Eagle Scout project involved leading a crew of 15 to 20 people building benches in Little Mountain Park in Mount Vernon. She has also volunteered as a scout camp counselor and worked on numerous trail clearing projects in Whidbey State Park and Tursi State Park.

Scouting has been a perfect complement for her love of the outdoors. Sammy enjoys hiking and backpacking with her mom and friends. This summer she and her mom backpacked through the Cascades to Stehekin, even seeing a black bear on the way.

Sammy ran the 800 meters and long jump on the track team. She played a dead body in the school play, "Clue." She has also been working on the school composting project with the Green Club.

Sammy worked at Snow Goose this past summer. She is the daughter of Angela Peterson and Rick Davidson. Her older brother, Alex, is a student at Central Washington University.

Sammy will receive a gift certificate to Vintage Thrift, the thrift and consignment shop run by volunteers to support women and girls in the community and enabled by the generous donations from the community.