Paul Sharman, a Bainbridge High School class of 2008 graduate, is engaged to marry Lucy Kinsella of Redmond.

The couple met their freshman year while attending the University of Washington.

The groom-to-be earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 2012, and went on to complete his master’s degree in civil engineering in 2013 at UW. He is a transportation engineer currently employed at Transpo Group in Kirkland. He is the son of Pam and Rob Sharman of Bainbridge Island.

The bride-to-be also graduated in 2012 from the University of Washington with a bachelor’s degree in Latin and classical studies. She is currently a Latin teacher at the Eton School in Bellevue and is the daughter of Anne and John Kinsella of Redmond.

The couple plan to be married at The Manor House on Bainbridge Island next summer.