"As a student leader, a key motivator for me is making up for lost time. When I was younger, I was very, cripplingly shy. But then in high school I was an exchange student through Rotary and after that I really came out of my shell. Now, I just try to become as involved as I possibly can to make up for all the times in the past when I wasn’t.”

- Nikolai Kostka, ASWVC Director of Legislative and Campus Activities

Please introduce yourself:

“I am from Leavenworth and I’ve been attending WVC for one and a half years and am set to graduate in the spring. Being a student here has been a really interesting experience. I’m from a small high school with less than 100 people in my graduating class but here at college there’s thousands of people from all over the general area that I get to come into contact with on a daily basis.”

What motivates you to be a student leader?

“I really enjoy meeting all these new people. As a student leader, a key motivator for me is making up for lost time. When I was younger, I was very, cripplingly shy. But then in high school I was an exchange student through Rotary and after that I really came out of my shell. Now, I just try to become as involved as I possibly can to make up for all the times in the past when I wasn’t.”

How have your benefitted from the WVC Foundation?

“I have been fortunate to receive the Henry, Rose and Lillian Prebble Scholarship as well as the Bill Bumps Scholarship and those two combined funded my entire first year of Wenatchee Valley College. I am set to graduate with my associate’s degree this spring and after a summer of swim coaching, I intend to transfer to Central where I will major in Public Relations with a minor in Advertising. This is a great campus with so many activities – we have events, we have clubs – there is just so much you can get involved in here and meet some amazing people while you are at it.”