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 |
