Thank you to our grantors, local businesses, and community organizations for your continued support of our Hood River County seniors. This year, HRCEF awarded $354,500 in scholarships to 109 HRVHS seniors and alumni, as they take the next steps in pursuing their career and academic goals.
These awards are a testament to the hard work and achievements of our Hood River Valley High School seniors and alumni. We hope it shows the support and confidence this community has in you as you further your education. Congratulations to all HRCEF scholarship recipients, and to the class of 2026!
HRVHS High School Scholarship Recipients
This year HRCEF awarded $302,500 in scholarships to HRVHS seniors. HRCEF high school scholarships are open to HRVHS and HROA seniors as part of the HRVHS Local Scholarship Program. Our scholarships are open to any senior who plans to pursue a two-year, four-year or trade degree after graduation.
HRCEF High School Recipients
| Student | Scholarship | |
|---|---|---|
| Andres | Mercado | AVID Scholarship |
| Emmanuel | Galindo | AVID Scholarship |
| Fatima | Banuelos | AVID Scholarship |
| Geraldine | Nunez Deras | AVID Scholarship |
| Jennifer | Galvan | AVID Scholarship |
| Julyssa | Jiron | AVID Scholarship |
| Marisol | Avalos-Vega | AVID Scholarship |
| Noely | Flores | AVID Scholarship |
| Yesenia | Viviano Barraza | AVID Scholarship |
| Yocelyn | Cruz-Magana | AVID Scholarship |
| Yulisa | Galvan | AVID Scholarship |
| Andres | Mercado | Beachman / Jakku Scholarship |
| Caleb | Tennant | Beachman / Jakku Scholarship |
| Emmanuel | Galindo | Beardsley Family Scholarship |
| Estrella | Cuevas | Beardsley Family Scholarship |
| Alexander | Grable | Butch Gehrig Memorial Scholarship |
| Alexander | Grable | Cascade Locks Alumni Association Scholarship |
| Julyssa | Jiron | Cascade Locks Alumni Association Scholarship |
| Karina | Garibo Aviles | Cascade Locks Alumni Association Scholarship |
| Karla | Marquez | Cascade Locks Alumni Association Scholarship |
| Renae | Osbourn Paulsen | Cascade Locks Alumni Association Scholarship |
| Trinity | Evans | Cascade Locks Alumni Association Scholarship |
| Emily | Doss | Chen Family Scholarship |
| Talon-Quinn | Britt | Chen Family Scholarship |
| Ximena | Morales Cernas | Cohn Family Scholarship |
| Clementine | VanDeHey | Dick Roth Memorial Scholarship |
| Felipe | Mendez | Dick Roth Memorial Scholarship |
| Margaret | Donnelly | Dick Roth Memorial Scholarship |
| Miguel | Arriola | Duckwall Pooley Sons & Daughters Scholarship |
| Monica | Damian | Duckwall Pooley Sons & Daughters Scholarship |
| Moshe | Tsypin | Eagles Valedictorian Scholarship |
| Josie | Cordova | Earl C. Koberg Memorial Scholarship |
| Mauricio | Cortés-Carrillo | Earl C. Koberg Memorial Scholarship |
| Melina | Toledo | Earl C. Koberg Memorial Scholarship |
| Ocean | Smith | Earl C. Koberg Memorial Scholarship |
| Tatum | Wyatt | Earl C. Koberg Memorial Scholarship |
| Yocelyn | Cruz-Magana | Earl C. Koberg Memorial Scholarship |
| Finley | Smith | Henry Lin Memorial Scholarship |
| Finley | Smith | Hogg Family Scholarship |
| Emily | Rivera-Castaneda | Hood River Community Service Scholarship |
| Virginia | Smith | Hood River Community Service Scholarship |
| Angel | Arredondo | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Cesar | Nunez-Mercado | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Elaina | Kingston | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Estela | Amezcua Medina | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Fatima | Banuelos | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Jennifer | Galvan | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Moshe | Tsypin | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Talon-Quinn | Britt | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Valeria | Alvarez | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Zara | Lopez | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Yareli | Verdin | HRCEF Mary Clifford Memorial Scholarship |
| Yesenia | Viviano Barraza | HRCEF Mary Clifford Memorial Scholarship |
| Yesenia | Viviano Barraza | HRCEF Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Fellowship (Doris Galvez) |
| Andres | Cordero | HRCEF Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Jim Clair Fellowship |
| Brayan | Arellano | HRCEF Ten for Tomorrow Scholarship |
| Adileni | Flores Granero | Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship |
| Emmanuel | Galindo | Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship |
| Yulisa | Galvan | Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship |
| Francisco | Galvez | Jason Ashby Memorial Scholarship |
| Alexander | Grable | Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship |
| Caleb | Tennant | Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship |
| Josie | Cordova | Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship |
| Peyton | Sherrell | Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship |
| Ruby | Telles Mozqueda | Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship |
| Marisol | Avalos-Vega | Jim Carnes Memorial Scholarship |
| Felipe | Mendez | John & Martha Weber Memorial Scholarship |
| Francisco | Galvez | Kate Mills Memorial Scholarship |
| Faris | Fuad | Kyle Wood Memorial Scholarship |
| Emily | Rivera-Castaneda | Marie Asai Memorial Scholarship |
| Faris | Fuad | Mary Clifford Memorial Scholarship |
| Maggie | Siegle | Masami “Min” Asai Memorial Scholarship |
| Caden | Tubbs | Megan Perkins Memorial Scholarship |
| Geraldine | Nunez Deras | Mike’s Ice Cream Scholarship |
| Emily | Doss | Monte Hull Memorial Scholarship |
| Geraldine | Nunez Deras | Parkdale Elementary Alumni Scholarship |
| Josie | Cordova | Parkdale Elementary Alumni Scholarship |
| Lucy | Taylor | Parkdale Elementary Alumni Scholarship |
| Margaret | Donnelly | Parkdale Elementary Alumni Scholarship |
| Adileni | Flores Granero | Parkdale VFW Scholarship |
| Virginia | Smith | Phil Brady Memorial Scholarship |
| Melina | Toledo | Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Aileen Gaddy Fellowship |
| Sadie | Henry | Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Bob Gobbo Fellowship |
| Andres | Mercado | Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Cory Johnston Fellowship |
| Felipe | Mendez | Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Jamie Hanshaw Fellowship |
| Maya | Felt | Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Jan Brauer Fellowship |
| Noely | Flores | Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Sandy Wood Fellowship |
| Gisela | Munoz Valadez | Rentner Rust, PC Scholarship |
| Sam | Knoll | Ryan Bowe Memorial Scholarship |
| Victor | Coffman | Ryan Bowe Memorial Scholarship |
| Emily | Doss | Sally H. Connell Memorial Scholarship |
| Anna | Dalbey | Steve Gates Memorial Scholarship |
| Geraldine | Nunez Deras | Susan Kay McCarthy Memorial Scholarship |
| Emily | Rivera-Castaneda | Susanna Blake Gabay Memorial Scholarship |
| Melina | Toledo | Taro “Tot” Asai Memorial Scholarship |
| Asal | Akhmedova | Ted Webber Memorial Scholarship |
| Felipe | Mendez | Ted Webber Memorial Scholarship |
HRCEF College & Continuing Scholarship Recipients
This year HRCEF awarded $52,000 in College Scholarships to 24 HRVHS alumni. HRCEF awards scholarships to HRVHS & HROA alumni who are currently enrolled in trade, two-year, or four-year degrees. College scholarship applications are open from mid-March to mid-April each year, and all HRVHS & HROA alumni who will be enrolled in the fall of 2027 are eligible. Read about our college scholarship program to learn more.
Congratulations to all college and continuing HRCEF scholarship recipients!
HRCEF College Scholarship Recipients
| Student | Scholarship | |
|---|---|---|
| Josslyn | Blue | Cascade Locks Alumni Association College Scholarship |
| Tu | Le | Cascade Locks Alumni Association College Scholarship |
| Magaly | Avalos Lopez | Diana Carroll Education Scholarship |
| Adamaris | Lopez | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Cherlyn | Herandez | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Danna | Reyes-Pedroza | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Diego | Hernandez Sataray | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Ivette | Garcia Guardado | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Nora | Larvick | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Sashenka | Plascencia Macias | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Vivian | Navarro Cortes | HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship |
| Nora | Larvick | Janet C. Thompson Memorial Scholarship |
| Ayden | Phelps | Jesse Elder Memorial Scholarship |
| Yolanda | Elizondo | Martha & John Weber Memorial College Scholarship |
| Kenya | Amezcua-Brassea | Mary Clifford Memorial College Scholarship |
| Yuliza | Chavez | Mary Clifford Memorial College Scholarship |
| Zan | Lapp | Mary Clifford Memorial College Scholarship |
| Owen | Sheppard | Nathan Hazlett Memorial Scholarship |
| Ana | Juarez Cruz | Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Anna Spring College Scholarship |
| Giselle | Gonzalez | Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Blessed Emilie Gamelin College Scholarship |
| Lissette | Beltran-Juarez | Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Mother Joseph College Scholarship |
| Tu | Le | Rosenback Family College Scholarship |
| Alyson | Esquivel | Ruth & Horace Daum Memorial Scholarship |
| Ana | Juarez Cruz | Ruth & Horace Daum Memorial Scholarship |
| Giselle | Gonzalez | Ruth & Horace Daum Memorial Scholarship |
| Guadalupe | Montoya Santillan | Ruth & Horace Daum Memorial Scholarship |
| Hailey | Stuben | Ruth & Horace Daum Memorial Scholarship |
| Leslie | Barron-Avalos | Ruth & Horace Daum Memorial Scholarship |
HRCEF Continuing Scholarship Recipients
| Student | Scholarship | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryder | Talbert | Butch Gehrig Memorial Scholarship |
| Dario | Guadarrama | Carmen’s Route Scholarship |
| Yarisa | Magana Pedroza | Carmen’s Route Scholarship |
| Daisy | Jaimes-Bustos | Hood River Community Service Scholarship |
| Caiden | Titus | Hood River Community Service Scholarship |
| Betzaida | Rodriguez Nolasco | Hood River Community Service Scholarship |
| Jazmine | Lee | Hood River Community Service Scholarship |
| Fatima | Contreras Vargas | James Craig Memorial Scholarship |
| Eric | Elias | James Craig Memorial Scholarship |
| Julian | Jaimes Ravadan | James Craig Memorial Scholarship |
| Kikyo | Hawkins | Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship |
| Jaden | Johnson | Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship |
| Sylas | LeBreton Smith | Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship |
| Zitclali | Ocampo | Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship |
| Mia | Paredes | Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship |
| Osiris | Mondragon | Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship |
| Jacob | Revier | Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship |
| Crystal | Lopez | Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship |
| Diego | Hernandez-Sataray | Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship |
| Yuliza | Chavez | Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship |
| Iara | Figueroa | Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship |
| Angel | Becerra | Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship |
| Lissette | Beltran-Juarez | Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship |
| Hailey | Stuben | Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship |
| Isaiah | Poole | Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship |
| Reyli | Morales | Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship |
| Daisy | Jaimes-Bustos | Marie Asai Memorial Scholarship |
| Dakota | Maichel | Marie Asai Memorial Scholarship |
| Natalie | Godkin | Marie Asai Memorial Scholarship |
| Yuliza | Chavez | Mike’s Ice Cream Scholarship |
| Daniela | Garcia Lopez | Mike’s Ice Cream Scholarship |
| Sofia | Lopez Toledo | Rod & Mary Anne Parrott Scholarship |
| Adamari | Lazaro | Ten for Tomorrow Scholarship |
| Zayante | Miller | Ten for Tomorrow Scholarship |
| Janetza | Camarena | Ten for Tomorrow Scholarship |
| Guadalupe | Montoya Santillan | Oates Family Memorial Scholarship |
