Graduates haul in scholarships from Whidbey Island groups

Dozens of South Whidbey High School seniors were awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships from local groups and donors at a ceremony May 29. Here are the scholarships, the amounts and their recipients.

June 3, 2014 6:06 pm
Kiwanis of South Whidbey members Bob Welch and Ron Myers present Gavin Imes with a scholarship letter at the South Whidbey High School scholarship night May 29.
Kiwanis of South Whidbey members Bob Welch and Ron Myers present Gavin Imes with a scholarship letter at the South Whidbey High School scholarship night May 29.

Dozens of South Whidbey High School seniors were awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships from local groups and donors at a ceremony May 29.

Here are the scholarships, the amounts and their recipients.

Alan G. May 2-year community college or vocational school Scholarship — $200: Heidi Klein; 4-year university/college Scholarship — $400: Chelsea Anderson

AAUW Whidbey Island Branch Dale M. Fischer Memorial Art Scholarship — $600: Tess Radisch; Senior Women Academic Award Scholarship — $2,000: Sophie Nilsen

American Legion Post 141 of South Whidbey Commander’s Award — $500: Gavin Imes, Cara Mathews and Madi Boyd; Women’s Scholarship — $500: Madi Boyd, Breanna Gauger, Cara Mathews and Savannah McGraw

Arise Charitable Trust Scholarship Grant — $5,000: Tess Radisch; $4,000: Madi Boyd; $3,000: Odessa Donohoe and Shaina Nielson

Arise Charitable Trust Scholarship Grant — $2,000: Rhylie Frye, Colleen Groce, Sophia Nilsen and Maia Sparkman; $1,000: Breanna Gauger

Baby Island Saratoga Club Scholarship — $1,000: Nick French and Rhylie Frye

Carl D. Westling Memorial Scholarship — $300: Caitlyn Workman

The Clyde Theater Scholarship — $500: Gavin Imes, Nick French and Matthew Herring

Coach Jim Leierer Scholarship — $150: James Itaya and Camlin Gero-Northup

Coldwell Banker/Tara Properties Community Fund Scholarship — $1,000: Caitlyn Workman and Tess Radisch

David Rose Vocational Scholarship — $1,000: Camlin Gero-Northup

Fishin’ Club & Ace Hardware Scholarship — $2,000: Colton Sterba

Gabelein Family’s Raymond & Eva Mae Gabelein Memorial Scholarship — $500: Sophia Nilsen

Holmes Harbor Rod & Gun Club Scholarship — $1,000: Katrina Layton, Shaina Nielson and Tess Radisch

Humphrey Fund Scholarship — $1,500: Nathan Hanson

Kiwanis Club of South Whidbey Scholarship — $1,000: Tess Radisch, Sydney Ackerman, Sophia Nilsen, Gavin Imes, Austin Drake and Madyson Hunter

Knights of Columbus Scholarship — $1,000: Sydney Ackerman

League of Women Voters of South Whidbey Island Scholarship — $500: Caitlyn Workman

Oak Harbor Emblem Club #450 Academic Scholarship — $1,100: Tess Radisch

Oak Harbor Music Festival, Ed Bridges Music Scholarship — $1,000: Matthew Herring

PEO Chapter I-F Scholarship — $500: Terra Wildon

PEO Chapter I-H: Elaine Carty & Elsie Knubbe Memorial Scholarship — $300: Savannah McGraw

Robert Knight Memorial Scholarship — $1,000: Colleen Groce

Rotary Club Academic Scholarship — $2,500: Gavin Imes

Rotary Club Ric Prael Community Service Scholarship — $2,50: Rhylie Frye

Rotary Club Vocational Scholarship — $2,500: Camlin Gero-Northup

Sons of the American Legion Post 141 Scholarship — $1,000: Nathan Hanson, Tess Radisch and Colton Sterba

Soroptimist Professional Technical Award — $500: Odessa Donohoe

South Whidbey Athletic Booster Club Scholarship — $500: Jordan Parrick, Kale Reichersamer, Beck Davis, Alexa Hess, Chantel Brown, Maia Sparkman, Nick French and MacKenzie Hezel

South Whidbey Commons Youth Barista Scholarship — $300: Amelia Weeks and Shaina Nielson

South Whidbey Education Association Scholarship —$500: Breanna Gauger

South Whidbey Garden Club Scholarship —$500: Shaina Nielson

South Whidbey Home Builders Scholarship — $500: Tess Radisch

South Whidbey Lions Club Scholarship — $500: Shaina Nielson and Tess Radisch

SW Science Fund Jesse Travis Young Gentlemen’s Cup —$750: Austin Drake

South Whidbey Youth Soccer Club Scholarship — $250: Maia Sparkman

SWHS Performing Arts Booster Scholarship — $400: Kiana Henny and Dominique Knight

SWHS PTSA Scholarship — $500: Sydney Ackerman and Savannah McGraw

TJ Roehl Memorial Scholarship — $200: Kale Reichersamer

Terry Lee Otey, Trinity Lutheran Church 4-year college/university Scholarship — $5,000: Colton Sterba, Matthew Herring and Kale Reichersamer

Terry Lee Otey, Trinity Lutheran Church 4-year college/university Scholarship — $1,000 : Madi Boyd, Nathan Hanson and Kiana Henny; 2-year community college or technical school Scholarship —$2,500: Shaina Nielson and Chantel Brown; $1,000: Odessa Donohoe

Dave Parent, DVM Life Sciences Scholarship — $500: Annie Mutschler

Useless Bay Golf & Country Club Overcoming Adversity Scholarship — $1,500: Chantel Brown, Beck Davis and Rhylie Frye

Whidbey Coffee College Scholarship — $5,000: Alexa Hess

Whidbey General Hospital Auxiliary, Charlotte Dowler Memorial & Wilma Patrick Memorial Scholarship — $2,400: Savannah McGraw

Whidbey Island Jazz Society Scholarship —$1,000: Heidi Klein

Whidbey Watershed Stewards “Lori” Scholarship — $1,000: Jaidin Jones; Stewards Scholarship —  $500: Colton Sterba

Windermere Real Estate/South Whidbey Scholarship — $500: Rhylie Frye, Shaina Nielson, Tess Radisch and Caitlyn Workman