Educators, start your laptops! Applications are now open for 2024 Impact Teaching Grants. The Hood River County Education Foundation has been providing grants to educators for over 25 years, and the Impact Teaching Grants program awards funds to teachers and staff who find better ways to teach, new subjects to explore and interesting experiments to try. The goal of the program is to provide the critical funds that will turn the best of these ideas into action. The program is open to any Hood River County School District teacher, staff, district employee or student.

HRCEF wants to support projects that enrich student learning through direct academic benefit, staff development or non-academic learning opportunities. Ideally, we are looking for innovative ideas that exhibit a creative or new approach, program, area of study or means of instruction, but we are open to awarding grants for items or ideas that significantly enhance student learning without being particularly innovative. 

Grants will be considered based on cost-effectiveness, as well. We seek projects that impact a large number of students (either at one time or over a number of years) OR that involve a unique depth for a smaller number of students. Preference will be given to grants where two or more educators work together on a project, broadening the scope of impact and cost-effectiveness of grant monies. Educators are encouraged to pursue additional outside sources of funding either before or in addition to this grant, thus leveraging HRCEF’s funding as fully as possible.

Applications for HRCEF Impact Teaching Grants are open from

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 – Monday, January 8, 2024.

The Education Foundation has been raising funds for this program from the community for many years. However, with teaching needs increasing, we have recently undertaken a more concerted effort to raise funds specifically for the Impact Teaching Grants program. Revenue from fundraising events is combined with individual annual or long-term targeted donations.

Questions about the HRCEF Impact Teaching Grants Program or your application?

Email HRCEF Director of Programs, Alex Fleming

alex.fleming@hoodriver.k12.or.us

Thanks to the generous support of grantors and the Hood River County community, the Hood River County Education Foundation will award a record $262,000 to 100 HRVHS graduates and alumni in 2023.

Every year HRCEF awards scholarships to HRVHS and HROA graduates pursuing their secondary education in a variety of fields. Among this year’s recipients are aspiring healthcare workers, artists, mechanics, engineers, thespians, agronomists, film makers, teachers, and research scientists. This year’s recipients have impressive resumes and even more impressive academic and professional aspirations. Congratulations to all of our high school, college, and continuing scholarship recipients! We wish you the best as you start this next chapter of your lives.

HRCEF High School Scholarship Recipients

Student	Scholarship
Areli Lica	AVID Scholarship
Danna Reyes-Pedroza	AVID Scholarship
Araceli Lopez Ayala Vanover	AVID Scholarship
Fatima Flores Gonzalez	AVID Scholarship
Uyen Le	AVID Scholarship
Jackelin Flores	AVID Scholarship
Reyli Morales	AVID Scholarship
John Beckman	Beachman / Jakku Scholarship
Valeria Torres	Beachman / Jakku Scholarship
Bryan Velasco	Beardsley Family Scholarship
Lara Clute	Beardsley Family Scholarship
Kiernan Chown	Bev & Jay Bryant Memorial Scholarship
Anayeli Avalos	HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship
Annika Trainer	HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship
Catherine Shuster	HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship
Cole Cantrell	HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship
Fatima Flores Gonzalez	HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship
Jackelin Flores	HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship
Mallory McNerny	HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship
Ruby Betzinger	HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship
Sadie Smith	HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship
Sarah Routson	HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship
Zayd Ziada	HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship
Karol Nájera Pérez	HRCEF Board of Directors Scholarship
Noah McElheran	Butch Gehrig Memorial Scholarship
Mallory McNerney	Butch Ogawa Memorial Scholarship
Cole Cantrell	Butch Ogawa Memorial Scholarship
Yarisa Magana Pedroza	Carmen's Route Scholarship
Dario Guadarrama	Carmen's Route Scholarship
Maximus Trujillo	Cascade Locks Alumni Scholarship
Uyen Le	Cascade Locks Alumni Scholarship
Jaiden Hernandez	Cascade Locks Alumni Scholarship
Jacob Bustamante	Cascade Locks Alumni Scholarship
Catalina Kurihara	Cascade Locks Alumni Scholarship
Anayeli Avalos	Duckwall Pooley Sons & Daughters Scholarship
Vivian Navarro Cortes	Duckwall Pooley Sons & Daughters Scholarship
Yarisa Magana Pedroza	Eagles Valedictorian Scholarship
John Beckman	Earl C. Koberg Scholarship
Giselle Gonzalez	Earl C. Koberg Scholarship
Araceli Lopez Ayala Vanover	Earl C. Koberg Scholarship
Uyen Le	Earl C. Koberg Scholarship
Oscar Juarez	Earl C. Koberg Scholarship
Yarisa Magana Pedroza	Earl C. Koberg Scholarship
Catherine Shuster	Henry Lin Memorial Scholarship
Hailey Stuben	Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship
Isaiah Poole	Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship
Reyli Morales	Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship
Ashyn Hughes	Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship
Noah McElheran	Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship
Kevin Castro	Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship
Zachary Perryman	Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship
Oakley Asai	Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship
John Beckman	Jim Carnes Memorial Scholarship
Areli Lica	John & Martha Weber Memorial Scholarship
Natalie Godkin	Marie Asai Memorial Scholarship
Giovanni Magana	Mary Clifford Memorial Scholarship
Lilliana Wyers	Mary Clifford Memorial Scholarship
Matoska Silva	Masami "Min" Asai Memorial Scholarship
Bailey Frasier	Megan Perkins Memorial Scholarship
Joseline Lulo-Virgen	Mike's Ice Cream Scholarship
Maria Yesenia Castaneda Garcia	Mike's Ice Cream Scholarship
Hailey Stuben	Monte Hull Memorial Scholarship
Isaiah Poole	Monte Hull Memorial Scholarship
Ruby Betzinger	Parkdale Elementary Alumni Scholarship
Karol Nájera Pérez	Parkdale Elementary Alumni Scholarship
Oscar Juarez	Parkdale VFW Scholarship
Kaylyn Stanphill	Phil Brady Memorial Scholarship
Danna Reyes-Pedroza	Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Aileen Gaddy Scholarship
Emma Titus	Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Doris Galvez Scholarship
Dameon Soloronzo	Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Dr. Cory Johnston Scholarship
Jacob Sosa	Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Dr. Robert Gobbo Scholarship
Ella Wavruneck	Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Jamie Hanshaw Scholarship
Giselle Gonzalez	Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Jan Brauer, RN Scholarship
John Beckman	Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Jim Clair Scholarship
Delia Skakel	Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers Medical Staff Sandy Wood Scholarship
Sophia Hickman	Rentner Rust, PC Scholarship
Kevin Castro	Rodger A. Schock Memorial Scholarship
Calla King	Ryan Bowe Memorial Scholarship
Natalie Godkin	Sally H. Connell Memorial Scholarship
Emma Titus	Steve Gates Memorial Scholarship
Hailey Stuben	Susan Kay McCarthy Memorial Scholarship
Zan Lapp	Susanna Blake Gabay Memorial Scholarship
Delia Skakel	Susanna Blake Gabay Memorial Scholarship
Theo Levine	Susanna Blake Gabay Memorial Scholarship
Uyen Le	Taro "Tot" Asai Memorial Scholarship
Emma Titus	Ted Webber Memorial Scholarship
Lucas Elliot	Ted Webber Memorial Scholarship

HRCEF College Scholarship Recipients

HRCEF college scholarships are open to students who have graduated from Hood River Valley High School, and will be in their sophomore, junior or senior years of college starting in the Fall of 2024.

Student	Scholarship
Abigail Loihl	HRCEF Board of Directors College Scholarship
Adriana Trejo	HRCEF Board of Directors College Scholarship
Brissa Elias-Rojas	HRCEF Board of Directors College Scholarship
Cassandra Moreno	HRCEF Board of Directors College Scholarship
Cherlyn Hernandez	HRCEF Board of Directors College Scholarship
Lizzette Garcia	HRCEF Board of Directors College Scholarship
Maxwell Spears	HRCEF Board of Directors College Scholarship
Micah Poole	HRCEF Board of Directors College Scholarship
Aleyah Klapprich	Cascade Locks Alumni Association College Scholarship
Emily Sullenger	Cascade Locks Alumni Association College Scholarship
Maria Bustos Ramos	Diana Carroll Education Scholarship
Maxwell Spears	Janet C. Thompson Memorial Scholarship
Genaro Martinez	Jesse Elder Memorial Scholarship
Samia Rodriquez Pineda	Martha & John Weber Memorial Scholarship
Adrian Cardenas Mejia.	Mary Clifford Memorial College Scholarship
Estefani Reyes Moreno	Mary Clifford Memorial College Scholarship
Maria Bustos Ramos	Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers College Anna Springs Scholarship
Dilma Lachino-Galendo	Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers College Blessed Emilie Gamelin Scholarship
Yazalea Heredia	Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Healing Careers College Mother Joseph Scholarship
Aleyah Klapprich	Rosenback Family Scholarship
Chantal Sanchez Avalos	Ruth & Horace Daum Memorial Scholarship
Emiliano Ramirez	Ruth & Horace Daum Memorial Scholarship
Ernesto Jaimes Ravadan	Ruth & Horace Daum Memorial Scholarship
Estefani Reyes Moreno	Ruth & Horace Daum Memorial Scholarship
Monserrat Beltran Juarez	Ruth & Horace Daum Memorial Scholarship
Samia Rodriguez Pineda	Ruth & Horace Daum Memorial Scholarship

HRCEF Continuing Scholarship Recipients

These students were awarded multi-year scholarships. In 2023 HRCEF awarded over $88,000 to continuing scholars who graduated from HRVHS. Congratulations to our continuing scholars!

Student	Scholarship
Alejandro Morales	Cohn Family Scholarship
Sandra Castillo Palacios	Carmen's Route Scholarship
Genaro Martinez	Carmen's Route Scholarship
Edith Gonzaga-Soto	Carmen's Route Scholarship
Marlene Chamonica Galindo	Carmen's Route Scholarship
Jacquelyn Garcia-Angulo	Carmen's Route Scholarship
Nazareth Chavarria-Anzo	Carmen's Route Scholarship
Leo Parsons	Hogg Family Scholarship
Hannah Dorr	Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship
Micah Poole	Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship
Ernesto Jaimes Ravadan	Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship
Grace Clute	Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship
Benjamin Garafalo	Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship
Jesse Flores	Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship
Jesse Lachino	Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship
Dilma Lachino-Galindo	Isabel Gilkerson Memorial Scholarship
Cassandra Moreno	Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship
Emmanuel Romero	Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship
Yuliana Delgado Contreras	Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship
Jocelyn Torres Flores	Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship
Miyana Robertson	Jeff & Melissa Rippey Scholarship
Amelia Huxtable	Marie Asai Memorial Scholarship
Grace Guertin	Marie Asai Memorial Scholarship
Stella Waag	Marie Asai Memorial Scholarship
Cassandra Moreno	Rodger A. Schock Memorial Scholarship
Alighery Jimenez Lozano	St. Francis House Scholarship

Win a brand new car AND support Hood River County schools? What a win! Columbia Gorge Toyota has generously donated a 2023 Toyota Corolla LE to the Hood River & North Wasco County Education Foundations. All proceeds raised from this raffle will benefit extracurricular activity programs, sports and clubs in the Hood River County School District.

This classic silver metallic 2023 Toyota Corolla LE will have you hitting the road in style, comfort, and safety. Model 1852A features a black fabric interior, with a 2.0 Liter, 4-cylinder engine and a dynamic-shift CVT. Other specs can be found here. Retail value – $23,073.

The Hood River County Education Foundation is raffling 7500 tickets at $10 each.

The raffle drawing will take place September 15 at the Hood River vs The Dalles Football game.

Purchase your tickets today online using the button below, or buy tickets in person at the Rosauers customer service desk.

Thank you to Columbia Gorge Toyota for supporting music, athletics, and many other extracurricular activities in Hood River County Schools!