Scholarships from South Whidbey donors were presented to the 2016 graduates of South Whidbey High School at a senior awards night June 7. Donors selected their recipients based on their applicants’ general merit, financial need, talent or demonstration of personal character.
Madeline Barker: AAAUW Dale M. Fischer Memorial Art Scholarship, $600; Arise Charitable Trust Scholarship Grant, $2,500; Baby Island Saratoga Club 4-Year College/University Scholarship, $1,000
Joseph Ballestrasse: Humphrey Fund Scholarship, $1,500; Kiwanis Club of South Whidbey Scholarship, $1,000; Bruce Lantz Music Scholarship, $1,000; SWHS Band Boosters Scholarship, $500; Community Spirit Scholarship, $500; Whidbey Island Jazz Society Scholarship, $1,000; TJ Roehl Memorial Scholarship, $500.
Macey Bishop: Post 141 Commander’s Award, $500; Arise Charitable Trust Scholarship Grant, $2,500; Baby Island Saratoga Club 4-Year College/University Scholarship, $1,000; League of Women Voters of South Whidbey Island (LWVSWI), $1,000; Rotary Club Ric Prael Community Service Scholarship, $2,500; Soroptimist Scholarship for High School Girls, $500; South Whidbey Lions Club Scholarship, $500; Rotary Club Ric Prael Community Service Scholarship, $2,500; SWHS PTSA Scholarship, $500; Windermere Real Estate/South Whidbey Scholarship, $500.
Reganne Brown: Baby Island Saratoga Club 4 -Year College/University Scholarship, $1,000; Raymond & Eva Mae Gabelein Memorial Scholarship, $500.
Sara Bryant: Dorsey Kimbro Memorial Scholarship, $300
Kelsey Coutts: Ed Bridges Music Scholarship, $1,000
Sanna Bjork: SWHS Band Boosters Scholarship, $500; Whidbey Island Jazz Society Scholarship – $1,000
Morgan Davis: Arise Charitable Trust Scholarship Grant, $2,500; Coach Jim Leierer Scholarship – $150
Tesla Dussault: Dave Parent Life Sciences Scholarship, $500
Jared Eckert: Coach Jim Leierer Scholarship, $150
Annika Field: Trinity Lutheran Church Gladys Irene Reese Scholarship, $750
Amara Garibyan: AAUW Whidbey Island Branch Senior Women Academic Award Scholarship, $1,175; Arise Charitable Trust Scholarship Grant, $2,500; Island County Fair Association Scholarship, $500; South Whidbey Garden Club Scholarship, $500; Terry Lee Otey, Trinity Lutheran Church 4-Year College/University Scholarship, $5,000; Members of Useless Bay Golf & Country Club Overcoming Adversity Scholarship, $2,500; Whidbey Watershed Stewards “Lori” Scholarship, $1,000.
Sara Hanson: Post 141 Commander’s Award, $500; Holmes Harbor Rod & Gun Club Scholarship, $1,500.
Michael Hastings: Members of Useless Bay Golf & Country Club Overcoming Adversity Scholarship, $2,000; Baby Island Saratoga Club 4-Year College/University Scholarship, $1,000; Terry Lee Otey, Trinity Lutheran Church 4-Year College/University Scholarship, $5,000.
Elshadai Hailu: Kiwanis Club of South Whidbey Scholarship, $1,000; Community Spirit Scholarship, $500.
Jordan Henriot: Trinity Lutheran Church Gladys Irene Reese Scholarship, $750.
Grace Houck: Arise Charitable Trust Scholarship Grant, $2,500
Scholarship list to continue in future editions.