Over the past 30+ years,  The Shelton Skookum Rotary club has recognized the top 10% academically in the 8^th grade and 11^th grade classes from all schools in Mason County. 

The 8^th grade recognition involves taking a trip to the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA for a campus tour, lunch in a large college cafeteria, the opportunity to listen to community leaders, to be recognitionized by your school, in front of your peers, celebrating your academic success. 

The 11^th grade recognition takes place at Faith Lutheran Church in Shelton, WA. Here the 11^th graders listen to community leaders and are recognized in front of the their peers for their academic success.  

As a lasting memory, Shelton Skookum Rotary provides a class photo matted and framed and given to each school to hang in their halls for all of the school to see.