Sequim High School’s soon-to-be graduates have some help — to the tune of nearly $4 million — as they seek training and degrees at colleges and universities in the coming months.
The school celebrated its scholarship and grant recipients at SHS’s annual Scholarship Awards ceremony on June 1.
As of late last week, the SHS seniors — who are set to graduate Friday, June 10 — have amassed $3,940,257 in grants, scholarships and other funding from various local clubs and groups, colleges, universities and military branches.
Peninsula College is the most frequent landing spot for SHS graduates receiving scholarships; 10 said they plan to attend this fall. Seven students plan to attend the University of Washington — six at the Seattle campus, one in Bothell — while three plan on attending Washington State University.
In SHS’s Class of 2022, 25 students are in line to receive at least $80,000 in scholarships or grants — 16 of those more than $100,000.
Koda Robinson received $500,000 to attend the U.S. Naval Academy. Deirdre Dorrell will receive a little less than $190,000 to attend Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, while Malory Morey will get $188,500 to attend the University of Portland. Alisa Bibaj has more than $167,000 to attend Whitworth University and Jose Ramirez received $166,000 to attend Seattle Pacific University.
2022 Sequim High School scholarship recipients (alphabetical order)
Alyssa Alcaraz — SSD McDonald Memorial Scholarship $1,000; Arizona State University
Tallulah Arroyo — Sunrise Rotary Joe Rantz Youth Scholarship $2,000; Peninsula College
Kristina Baker — Central Washington University Presidential Award $4,000; William O. Douglas Honors College Tuition Waiver $4,000; Washington College Grant $5,200; CWU Educational Grants $3,745; Central Washington University
Connor Bear — Agnew Helpful Neighbors’ Club $5,000; Sequim Sunrise Rotary Vocational Scholarship $3,000; Anne & James Minton Native American Scholarship $2,000; Peninsula Tennis Club $400; Embry-Riddle Chancellor’s Scholarship $54,000; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Harrison Bell — SSD Wright Memorial Scholarship $500; Sequim Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4760 $1,000; University of Washington-Seattle
Andres Benitez — Sequim Prairie Nights Vocational Scholarship $1,000; Sequim Prairie Rhododendron Grange $1,000; Sequim Masonic Lodge $2,000; Northwest Lineman College
Abigail Benjamin — Puget Sound Anglers Association $1,000; William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $6,000; Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $6,000; Experience WSU Future Cougs of Distinction $1,000; WSU Distinguished Achievement Award $8,000; Washington State University
Kelsi Bergesen — William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $6,000; Culinary Institute of America Excellence Award $11,000; CIA Educational Grant $8,000; Culinary Institute of America
Petra Bernsten — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $4,000; Shipley Center Fred Chan STEMM Scholarship $15,000; SEF James Halloran Memorial Scholarship $2,000; Sunrise Rotary Jim Williams Memorial $2,000; Karen Byrd Memorial Scholarship $1,500; Sequim Valley Lions Club $1,000; WSU University Achievement Award $4,000; WSU Educational Grants $14,400; Washington State University
Alisa Bibaj — SEF James Halloran Memorial Scholarship $2,000; William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $6,000; Whitworth University Scholarship $106,400; Whitworth University Educational Grants $51,772; Whitworth Visit Award $1,000; Whitworth University
Adrian Brown — SSD Rowland Memorial Scholarship $1,000; Sequim Association of Realtors $1,000; William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $6,000; Grand Canyon University Dean’s Scholarship $21,200; GCU Select Fall Award $600; Grand Canyon University
Melanie Byrne — Sunland Homeowners Association $4,000; Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $4,000; Sequim Masonic Lodge $2,000; Bill Mair Heating & Air $500; Sequim Prairie Nights Vocational Scholarship $1,000; Tony Juliano Memorial Scholarship $1,000; Sequim Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4760 $1,500; Sequim Prairie Rhododendron Grange $1,000; Sequim Association of Realtors $1,000; Sequim Chamber Howard Wood Scholarship $1,000; Peninsula College
Abigail Carlson — Sequim Association of Realtors $1,000; Soroptimist International of Sequim $1,000; Shipley Center Scholarship $1,000; George Fox Educational Grants $53,760; George Fox Merit Scholarship $68,000; George Fox Summit Trail Awards $2,500; George Fox University
Kaidence Cary — Ben Merscher Memorial Scholarship $500; Tony Juliano Memorial Scholarship $1,000; Sequim Valley Lions Club $1,000; Green Crow $1,000; PEO Chapters HM, EP & FY $2,250; Soroptimist International of Sequim $2,000; Sunrise Rotary Joe Rantz Youth Scholarship $3,000; Mary Whitmore Memorial Scholarship $1,500; Sequim Prairie Rhododendron Grange $1,000; Albert Haller Foundation $8,000; Yakima Valley College
Henry Cooper — Parsons the New School for Design $76,000; Parsons Educational Grants $57,140 Alisa Lofstrom Spirit Scholarship $5,000; Blue Whole Gallery Shirley Foss Scholarship $500; Parsons the New School for Design
Cassidy Crecelius — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $4,000; Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000; SAR Kathy Larson Memorial Scholarship $2,500; George Fox Merit Scholarship $80,000; George Fox Educational Grants $49,820; George Fox University
Deirdre Dorrell — SEF Alternative Scholarship Award $1,000; Coe College Trustee Scholarship $112,000; Coe College Impact Award $10,000; National Kohawk Award $8,000; Coe College Educational Grants $58,980; Coe College
Sydney Frymyer — West Virginia U Distinguished Student Scholarship $40,000; WVU System Connection Grant $14,000; West Virginia University
Alexis Gale — Peninsula Tennis Club $400; undecided
Marta Garcia — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $4,000; William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $6,000; Ben & Myrtle Walkling Memorial Trust $1,000; Peninsula College
Lillian Gaskill — University of Idaho WUE Scholarship $64,580; University of Idaho
Gavin Gille — Tony Juliano Memorial Scholarship $1,000; Sunrise Rotary Joe Rantz Youth Scholarship $2,000; SEF June Robinson Journalism Scholarship $10,000; Western Washington University
Pryce Glasser — Bill Mair Heating & Air $500; Tony Juliano Memorial Scholarship $1,000; Sequim Alumni Association $1,500; Sequim Masonic Lodge $2,000; Sequim Sunrise Rotary Vocational Scholarship $3,000; Central Washington University
Cristian Gonzalez — Olympic Medical Hospital Foundation $2,000; Sequim Sunrise Rotary Academic Scholarship $2,000; SSD Rowland Memorial Scholarship $1,500; Agnew Helpful Neighbors’ Club $5,000; SEF Jane Miller & Gertrude Greenside Scholarship $8,000; University of Washington-Seattle
Samantha Gonzalez — Bob Duncan Memorial Scholarship $500; Sequim Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4760 $1,000; William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $6,000; Peninsula College
Jaxson Gray — Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000; Sequim Little League Scholarship $500; B&G Club Maytag Dependable Leader Award $500; Karen Byrd Memorial Scholarship $1,500; Gonzaga University Dean’s Scholarship $88,000; Gonzaga University
Zachery Gufler — St. Joseph Catholic Church $1,500; Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000; Sequim Sunrise Rotary Academic Scholarship $2,000; Oregon Institute of Technology WUE Scholarship $65,156; OIT Winston Purvine Scholarship $16,000; OIT Engineering Scholarship $4,000; Oregon Institute of Technology
Hannah Hampton — Ben Merscher Memorial Scholarship $500; Sunland Homeowners Association $4,000; Olympic Hospital Foundation Scholarship $2,000; Soroptimist International of Sequim $2,000; SEF Ray & June Robinson STEM Scholarship $10,000; Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $6,000; Albert Haller Foundation $8,000; B&G Club Maytag Dependable Leader Award $1,500; Sequim Irrigation Royalty Queen Scholarship $1,250; Bremerton Valley Scottish Rite $1,000; Sequim Association of Realtors $1,000; Sequim Prairie Rhododendron Grange $1,000; University of Washington Educational Grants $91,236; University of Washington-Seattle
Aidan Henninger — Franciscan University Provost Scholarship $48,000; Franciscan University Grant $10,400; Shipley Center Fred Chan STEMM Scholarship $15,000; Sequim Elks Lodge $1,500; Bremerton Valley Scottish Rite $1,000; Sequim Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4760 $1,500; St. Joseph’s Catholic Church $2,800; Sequim Association of Realtors $1,000; Franciscan University
Amelia Hermann — Sequim Masonic Lodge $2,000; Olympic Logging Conference $750; St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church $500; B&G Club Maytag Dependable Leader Award $500; Tarleton State University
Ella Hetzel — Port Angeles Eagles Auxiliary $1,000; Agnew Helpful Neighbors’ Club $5,000; Western Michigan University
Henry Hughes — Sequim Association of Realtors $1,000; Sequim Sunrise Rotary Academic Scholarship $2,000; Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $4,000; BYU Provo Heritage Scholarship $25,088; Brigham Young University-Provo
Dylan Jackson — Alisa Lofstrom Spirit Scholarship $5,000; Peninsula College
Kariya Johnson — Rick Kaps Memorial Scholarship $500; U of Missouri Mark Twain Level 1 Scholarship $74,424; University of Missouri
Thomas Karpuk — Bill Mair Heating & Air $500; Clover Park Technical College
Tyler Lawson — Sequim Association of Realtors $1,000; Sequim Junior Soccer $1,000; University of Arizona Distinction Award $120,000; University of Arizona
Charles Logan — Ben Merscher Memorial Scholarship $500; Shipley Center Scholarship $1,000; Olympic Peninsula Art Association $1,000; Sequim Association of Realtors $1,000; Karen Byrd Memorial Scholarship $1,500; Sequim Sunrise Rotary Academic Scholarship $2,000; Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $4,000; SEF Woodward P Ward Scholarship $2,000; Tony Juliano Memorial Scholarship $1,000; Karen Rosbicki-Stringer Scholarship $500; B&G Club Maytag Dependable Leader Award $500; UW-Seattle Academic Merit Scholarship $8,000; University of Washington Educational Grants $65,172; University of Washington-Seattle
Camber Mayfield — University of Washington Seattle Scholarship $12,000; University of Washington Educational Grants $91,236; Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000; University of Washington-Seattle
Kristian Mingoy — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $6,000; Sunrise Rotary Jim Williams Memorial $2,000; St. Joseph’s Catholic Church $1,000; WA State Opportunity Scholarship $22,500; University of Washington Seattle Scholarship $16,000; UW Seattle Educational Grants $91,236; University of Washington-Seattle
Tyler Mooney — Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000; Washburn University
Malory Morey — SSD Rowland Memorial Scholarship $1,000; William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $6,000; Sequim Association of Realtors $1,000; Helen Haller Elementary PTO $500; U Portland Presidential Scholarship $110,000; University of Portland
Owen Nestorek — William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $6,000; WWU Admissions Achievement Award $2,000; Western Washington University Scholars Award $6,000; Western Washington University
Madelyn Pickens — PEO Chapter HM STAR Scholarship $2,500; Sequim Sunrise Rotary Academic Scholarship $2,000; Karen Byrd Memorial Scholarship $1,500; Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000; Sequim Association of Realtors $1,000; University of Washington-Seattle
Danica Pierson — Bill Mair Heating & Air $500; Sequim Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4760 $1,500; undecided
Sydnee Price — Gonzaga University Trustee Scholarship $100,000; Gonzaga University
Riley Pyeatt — Sequim Masonic Lodge $2,000; Abilene Christian University
Jose Ramirez — Albert Haller Foundation $8,000; Shipley Center Scholarship $1,000; SSD School Bus Drivers’ Scholarship $500; SPU Faith for the Future Merit Scholarship $70,200; Seattle Pacific University Falcon Bound $13,000; Washington State College Bound Scholarship $8,660; SPU Educational Grants $64,936; Seattle Pacific University
Marley Reeder — Ben Merscher Memorial Scholarship $500; SEA Future Teacher Scholarship $500; Bob Duncan Memorial Scholarship $500; Port Angeles Panto Scholarship $2,500; UO Minds Move Mountains Scholarship $20,000; University of Oregon Educational Grant $47,380; University of Oregon
Richard Reynolds — Ben Merscher Memorial Scholarship $500; SSD School Bus Drivers’ Scholarship $500; Sequim Masonic Lodge $2,000; Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $4,000; Albert Haller Foundation $8,000; Peninsula College
Dominic Riccobene — USMC Military Educational Benefit $100,000; U.S. Marine Corps
Koda Robinson — United States Naval Academy $500,000; United States Naval Academy
Ruby Romano — Sunland Homeowners Association $4,000; Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $6,000; PEO Chapter FY Scholarship $2,000; Soroptimist International of Sequim $2,000; Karen Byrd Memorial Scholarship $1,500; Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000; Bremerton Valley Scottish Rite $1,000; Sequim Valley Lions Club $1,000; FODNWR Maxwell Environmental Scholarship $1,500; Feiro Family Scholarship $2,000; SEF Jane Miller & Gertrude Greenside Scholarship $8,000; Washington State Fair Foundation $3,000; Olympic Peninsula Art Association $200; University of Idaho WUE Scholarship $64,580; University of Idaho
Heidi Salgado — Soroptimist International of Sequim $1,000; SEA Future Teacher Scholarship $1,000; Shipley Center Scholarship $1,000; William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $6,000; PEO Chapter HM Scholarship $2,000; Peninsula College
Alexandria Schmadeke — Augustana University Presidential Scholarship $88,000; Augustana University Acrobatics Scholarship $4,000; B&G Club Maytag Dependable Leader Award $500; Sequim Association of Realtors $1,000; Augustana University
Ryan Schmitt — Sequim Junior Soccer $1,000; Peninsula College
Gracie Sharp — Shipley Center Scholarship $1,000; Evergreen Beauty College
Aidyn Shingleton — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $8,000; FODNWR Maxwell Environmental Scholarship $1,500; Karen Byrd Memorial Scholarship $1,500; Sequim Association of Realtors $1,000; Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000; Bremerton Valley Scottish Rite $1,000; Klahhane Hiking Club $300; University of Montana WUE Scholarship $75,552; University of Montana Educational Grant $20,000; University of Montana
Addie Smith — Sequim Pioneer Association $1,000; Lorraine Baldwin Memorial Scholarship $750; Sequim Masonic Lodge $2,000; University of Idaho WUE Scholarship $64,580; University of Idaho
Meili Snedeger — SEA Future Teacher Scholarship $500; Peninsula College
Lauren Sundin — William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $6,000; Bremerton Valley Scottish Rite $1,000; Santa Clara University Provost Scholarship $113,760; Santa Clara University
Benjamin Sweet — Whitman College $80,000; Whitman College
Haydn Tamura — SSD Rowland Memorial Scholarship $1,500; Sequim Masonic Lodge $2,000; University of Washington-Bothell
Cole Tierney — Sequim Prairie Nights Vocational Scholarship $1,000; Northwest Lineman College
Ellie Turner — Sequim Irrigation Royalty $1,200; Local #2933 Association of Firefighters $500; Clallam County Fire District 3 Volunteer Association $1,500; Sunrise Rotary Pat LaGuardia Memorial $2,000; Peninsula College
Jackson Van De Wege — Surfrider Scholarship $1,000; Tony Juliano Memorial Scholarship $1,000; PA School District Administrators’ Scholarship $500; Montana State University Achievement Award $44,000; Montana State University
Rileigh van Dyken — St. Joseph Catholic Church $3,200; Gonzaga University Scholarship $92,000; Gonzaga University
Brandon Wagner — Bill Mair Heating & Air $500; SSD Lyons Memorial Scholarship $500; Local #2933 Association of Fire Firefighters $500; Clallam County Fire District 3 Volunteer Association $1,500; Tony Juliano Memorial Scholarship $1,000; Sequim Masonic Lodge $2,000; Peninsula College
Hannah Wagner — Payne Law PS Scholarship $500; Jeff Caterina Memorial Scholarship $500; Sequim Association of Realtors $1,000; Sequim Alumni Association $1,500; Sequim Masonic Lodge $2,000; Agnew Helpful Neighbors’ Club $5,000; Peninsula College
Mason Webb — Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000; Cornish College of the Arts
Abram Yeater — SEF Alternative Scholarship Award $1,000; Washington State University
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell Sequim High School teacher Sean O’Mera, right, and SHS principal Shawn Langston congratulate Madelyn Pickens for earning the school’s Heart of Purple and Gold award at the SHS scholarship awards ceremony on June 1.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell Sequim High School teacher Sean O’Mera, right, and SHS principal Shawn Langston congratulate Madelyn Pickens for earning the school’s Heart of Purple and Gold award at the SHS scholarship awards ceremony on June 1.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell Sequim High School teacher Sean O’Mera, right, and SHS principal Shawn Langston congratulate Madelyn Pickens for earning the school’s Heart of Purple and Gold award at the SHS scholarship awards ceremony on June 1.
Sequim High School teacher Sean O’Mera congratulates Rileigh Van Dyken for her selection as the school’s Outstanding Senior of the Year, honoring her efforts in academics, athletics and leadership. equim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
Sequim High School principal Shawn Langston lists the scholarships received by soon-to-be-graduated Jack Van De Wege at the school’s Scholarship Night on June 1. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
