Hood River Valley High School seniors went home from Scholarship Awards Night with over $75,750 in Hood River County Education Foundation (HRCEF) funds for their post-secondary educations. In addition, the Education Foundation announced that recipients of HRCEF Continuing College scholarships will receive over $41,250, for a total record disbursement of $117,000 in HRCEF Scholarships this year.
The Education Foundation manages 32 freshman scholarship funds and six continuing college scholarships, donated by Hood River residents and their friends and families. In addition, five freshman scholarships may be renewed for additional years.
Sixty-three different scholarships were awarded to 50 HRV students in the class of 2018, with some students receiving up to three scholarships. Eighteen continuing college scholarships were awarded to HRVHS graduates for their 2018-19 sophomore, junior or senior years in college.
“Scholarships send several important messages to our graduates” said Chuck Bugge, former superintendent and current HRCEF Scholarship Chair. “First and foremost: Our community cares about our young adults and wants them to succeed; second: high school is not their last step in furthering their education; and lastly: achievement and excellence has its rewards. Many of these young men and women go on to excel in college or a specialized training program and return to improve our community. They become our leaders of tomorrow. I can think of no better investment”.
The Cascade Locks Alumni Association and the James and Wayne Holman Fund awarded two freshman scholarships and seven continuing college scholarship this year, continuing a long tradition of support for post-secondary education to Cascade Locks students from their own community. New scholarships this year included the Hogg Family Scholarship, Beardsley Family Scholarship, Jim Carnes Memorial Scholarship, and Carmen’s Route Scholarship, all funded by local families in the Gorge.
One of the most unique HRCEF scholarships is the Nathan Hazlett Memorial Scholarship which provides funding for an aviation degree for a student wanting to be a professional pilot.
Scholarship donations to HRCEF in any amount can be made by clicking on the orange “contribute” button above or by check sent to 1009 Eugene St., Hood River, OR 97031, or by calling 541-387-5713.
HRVHS CLASS OF 2018 HRCEF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
| Courtney Castaneda | Antonio Dominguez Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Alexis Montoya Santillan | Antonio Dominguez Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| JJ Mears | Beachman Jakku Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Amy Webber | Beachman Jakku Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Areli Tostado-Padilla | Beardsley Family Scholarship |
| Sarah Hall | Butch Ogawa Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Tanner Wells | Butch Ogawa Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Yahaira Chavarria-Mondragon | Carmen’s Route |
| Sarah Sullenger | Cascade Locks Alumni Scholarship Fund |
| Patti Orozco | Chen Scholarship Fund |
| Lauren Church | Dalbey-Wilson Scholarship Fund |
| Lauren Hegeman | Dalbey-Wilson Scholarship Fund |
| Amber Kennedy | Dalbey-Wilson Scholarship Fund |
| Makena Zorza | Dalbey-Wilson Scholarship Fund |
| Daisy Matias | Duckwall Pooley Sons & Daughters Scholarship Fund |
| Joaquin Solis | Duckwall Pooley Sons & Daughters Scholarship Fund |
| Ella Rand | Eagles Valedictorian Scholarship Fund |
| Bruce Bradbury III | Earl Koberg Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Saul Chavarria-Barrera | Earl Koberg Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Chloe Clark | Earl Koberg Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Mason Leavitt | Earl Koberg Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Brycen Polzel | Earl Koberg Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Ella Rand | Earl Koberg Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Lily Galvez-Galzada | Henry Lin Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Josephine Summersett | Hogg Family Scholarship |
| Sarah Sullenger | James & Wayne Holman Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Areli Tostado-Padilla | Jim Carnes Family Scholarship |
| Jazmin Palacios-Barajas | John and Martha Weber Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Jairo Munoz-Centeno | Johnisee Family Scholarship |
| Ella Rand | Marie Asai Memorial Scholarship |
| Natasha Muenzer | Masami (Min) Asai Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Beatriz Galvez | Mike’s Ice Cream Scholarship Fund |
| Brisa Castillo Palacios | Parkdale Elementary Alumni Scholarship Fund |
| Hannah McNerney | Parkdale Elementary Alumni Scholarship Fund |
| Wade Pickering | Parkdale Elementary Alumni Scholarship Fund |
| Josephine Summersett | Parkdale Elementary Alumni Scholarship Fund |
| Sara Zeman | Parkdale Elementary Alumni Scholarship Fund |
| Brisa Castillo Palacios | Parkdale Growers Scholarship Fund |
| Jazmin Palacios-Barajas | Parkdale Growers Scholarship Fund |
| Sara Zeman | Parkdale VFW Scholarship Fund |
| Marcela Macias Pena | Providence Hood River Memorial Health Care Scholarship |
| Andrea Marquez | Providence Hood River Memorial Health Care Scholarship |
| Hannah Sosa | Providence Hood River Memorial Health Care Scholarship |
| Maricela Castro-Rodriguez | Providence Hood River Memorial Helping Hands Scholarship |
| Natalie Lapierre | Providence Hood River Memorial Helping Hands Scholarship |
| Kaelin Warren | Providence Hood River Memorial Helping Hands Scholarship |
| Connor Truax | Ryan Bowe Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| JJ Mears | Sally H. Connell Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Alexis Montoya Santillan | Susan McCarthy Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Maritsa Ibarra-Sierra | Susanna Blake Gabay Scholarship Fund |
| Connor Truax | Taro (Tot) Asai Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Maricela Castro-Rodriguez | Ted Webber Scholarship Fund |
| Yasmeen Ziada | Ted Webber Scholarship Fund |
| Connor Truax | HRCEF Film Festival Scholarship |
| Elizabeth Bailey | HRCEF Scholarship |
| Sophie Caldwell | HRCEF Scholarship |
| Lodi Castillo | HRCEF Scholarship |
| Sara Hamada | HRCEF Scholarship |
| Adam Harter | HRCEF Scholarship |
| Jacqueline Oropeza-Castro | HRCEF Scholarship |
| Finn Peterson | HRCEF Scholarship |
| Aidan Tappert | HRCEF Scholarship |
| Grace Whitmore | HRCEF Scholarship |
Continuing College Scholarship Recipients for 2018-2019
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