Ayla Delaat of West Seattle has been awarded a Dean’s Scholarship for $1,500 for the 2009-10 academic year at Eastern Washington University.

The award is given to new incoming freshman who have demonstrated outstanding academic merit and achievements in high school.

Delaat will graduate from Seattle Lutheran High School this spring, where she has participated in softball, volleyball, band and cheerleading. She has also served as basketball manager and been involved with First Robotics and has been on three trips with the People to People student ambassador program.

At Eastern, she plans on majoring in engineering.

Delaat is the daughter of Peter and Susan Delaat of West Seattle.