Sequim High School Graduation
When: 6 p.m., Friday, June 10
Where: Sequim School Stadium, Fir Street
Also: Senior night party, Sequim Community Church (1000 N. Fifth Ave.), 9 p.m.
More info: 582-3260, www.sequim.k12.wa.us
Out of state, across the state or just across the peninsula: Sequim High seniors are headed to institutions of higher learning and they’re getting plenty of help.
Friends, family and educators celebrated SHS’s graduates-to-be at Scholarship Night on June 1. This year’s graduating class is receiving more than $2.3 million in grants and scholarships, including nearly $350,000 from local community groups and foundations.
On June 10, about 215 seniors are set to participate in Sequim High School’s commencement ceremonies.
Leading the way are six valedictorians, each of whom posted 4.00 grade-point averages: Eric Anderson, Karen Chan, Jessica Craig, Alexis Cromer, Blake Eriks and Audrey Shingleton. Eriks is going to Virginia Tech next fall, while Chan, Craig and Shingleton are attending the University of Washington in Seattle, and Anderson and Cromer are headed to Western Washington University in Bellingham.
Five of Sequim High’s seniors honored last week are joining U.S military branches. Nathanael Haugland, Ryan Hostvedt, Kregg Thaens and Kevyn Ward received scholarships to join the United States Army, Mark Feeney to the United States Coast Guard.
Scholarship recipients
Dallas Allen — William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $1,000; Peninsula College
Lillian Allen — Gardiner Garden Club $1,250, Boys & Girls Club Maytag Dependable Leader Scholarship $1,500, Gardiner Salmon Derby Association $500; Whatcom Community College
Kelly Anders — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $3,000, NOTA Harriett Buchmann Award $1,000, Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000, Sequim Sunrise Rotary $1,250, Peninsula Youth Equestrian Foundation $700, Washington High School Equestrian Scholarship $500, Sons of Norway $800, WSU University Achievement Award $8,000, WSU Regents Scholarship $16,000; Washington State University
Eric Anderson — WWU President’s Scholarship $12,000, Western Foundation Scholarship $2,000, Sunland Owners Association $3,000, Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000, Monday Musicale $2,000, Peninsula Singers Dewey Ehling Music Scholarship $500, Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $4,000; Western Washington University
Danielle Arnold — FPU Out of State Waiver Award $16,065, Florida Polytechnic University Scholarship $5,000; Florida Polytechnic University
Jasmine Bailey — SHS Foundation Lyons Scholarship $500, Agnew Helpful Neighbors Club $1,500; Peninsula College
Kaylen Barber — SHS Foundation McDonald Memorial $1,000, Equal Access Opportunity Scholarship $2,000, Paul Arnold Memorial Scholarship $1,000, Olympic Peninsula Art Association $250, Blue Whole Gallery Shirley Foss Scholarship $500, SEF Jane Q. Miller and Gertrude Greenside Scholarship $8,000, WWU Multi Cultural Achievement Scholarship $4,000, WWU Opportunity Pathway Scholarship $8,000, WWU Undergrad Grant $24,000, Washington State College Bound Scholarship $28,000; Western Washington University
McKenzie Bentz — William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $1,000, Bellevue College Tuition Waiver Award $1,000, Bellevue College Softball Scholarship $750; Bellevue College
Arnold Black — Ben Merscher Memorial Scholarship $500, Today is Today Scholarship $500, Sequim School District Bus Drivers Scholarship $500, William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $1,000, Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $1,000, Washington College Bound Scholarship $2,480, CWU Educational Grants $52,632; Central Washington University
Cameron Bluthenthal — SEF Film Festival Award $2,250, SEF Woodward P. Ward Fund $2,000, Coast Guard Foundation Scholarship $2,500, Sequim VFW Auxiliary Post No. 4760 $500, Sequim Masonic Lodge $6,000; Western Washington University
Megan Breckenridge — Evergreen State College Achievement Award $600, TESC Regional High School Counselor Award $900; The Evergreen State College
Taylor Bullock — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $3,000, Albert Haller Foundation $8,000, Shipley Center $1,000, Western Washington University $1,000, B&G Club Maytag Dependable Leader Scholarship $1,000, Sequim Sunrise Rotary $2,500, WWU Opportunity Pathways Scholarship $6,000, WWU Undergrad Grant $24,000, Washington State College Bound Scholarship $28,000; Western Washington University
Kenneth Carr — Sequim Masonic Lodge $1,500 — University of Washington
Christine Caskey — SEF James J. Halloran Memorial Scholarship $2,000, Sequim Options School $2,000; Peninsula College
Miranda Cays — Sequim Pioneer Association $1,000, Quinten and Elsie MacDougall Memorial Scholarship $1,000; Peninsula College
Karen Chan — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $4,000, Ewing C Kelly Scholarship $2,500, Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000, Washington State Elks $8,000, National Elks Association $4,000, Sequim Sunrise Rotary $2,500, Bremerton Valley Scottish Rite $1,000, SHS Honor Society Scholarship $400, Peninsula Tennis Club $500, Leadership 1000 Scholarship $20,000, UW Seattle Scholarship $4,000; University of Washington
Cameron Chase — Olympic Medical Center Foundation $500, Charlotte Kirby Memorial Scholarship $1,000, Washington Student Achievement Award $8,000, Pacific University Pacesetter Scholarship $8,000, Pacific University Honors Scholarship $76,000; Pacific University
Nigel Christian — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $1,000, William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $1,000; Centralia College
Mattie Clark — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $1,000, Sequim Masonic Lodge $1,500, Dedication to Wolves Award $200, WSU Achievement Award $4,000, WSU Education Grant $3,200; Washington State University
Hayes Clawson — UA Local 290 $750; Central Washington University
Katelyn Copeland — William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $1,000; Edmonds Community College
Jessica Craig — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $5,000, Sunland Owners Association $3,000, Washington State Elks Association $2,000, Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000, Sequim Sunrise Rotary $2,500, Bremerton Valley Scottish Rite $1,000, Olympic Discovery Marathon Norma & Gene Turner Award $500, Port Angeles Police Association $750, Peninsula Tennis Club $250, Washington State Opportunity Scholarship $7,500, UW Seattle Scholarship $4,000, UW Undergrad Grant $21,530; University of Washington
Anthony Creasey — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $3,000, Queen of Angels Parish $500, APCA Washington Scholars Award $1,000, Bremerton Valley Scottish Rite $1,500, SEF June Robinson Scholarship in Journalism or History $10,000, Peter T. Paul Scholarship $5,000, University of New Hampshire Presidential Scholarship $40,000; University of New Hampshire
Alexis Cromer — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $4,000, Sunland Owners Association $3,000, Gardiner Salmon Derby Association $1,000, WWU President’s Scholarship $4,000, WWU Western Foundation Scholarship $2,000; Western Washington University
Ian Dennis — Sequim Education Association Future Teacher Award $500, SSD Bus Drivers Diana Graham Memorial Scholarship $500, Bob Duncan Memorial Scholarship $1,000; Peninsula College
Stone Diggs — SEF Jane Q. Miller and Gertrude Greenside Scholarship $8,000, UW Bothell Educational Grants $64,000; UW Bothell
Maya Dippert — Washington State Grange Norman Bucholz Scholarship $500, Klindworth Farms Scholarship $2,000, Gardiner Garden Club $1,250, William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $1,000, Gardiner Salmon Derby Association $750; Columbia Basin College
Emma Eekhoff — SHS Foundation Rick Kaps Memorial $500, William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $1,000, Seattle Pacific University Falcon Scholarship $3,000; Seattle Pacific University
Holly Eiland — SHS Foundation Rowland Scholarship $1,000, Gardiner Garden Club $1,250, Albert Haller Foundation $8,000, WSU University Grants $13,200, WSU Cougar Commitment $30,800; Washington State University
Blake Eriks — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $4,000, Sequim Masonic Lodge $1,500; Virginia Tech
Nicholas Fazio — William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $1,000; Peninsula College
Mark Feeney — US Coast Guard $108,000; United States Coast Guard
Jacob Fink — Monday Musicale $1,000; Peninsula College
Victoria Fitzpatrick — WSU Achievement Award $7,500, WSU Educational Grants $3,400; Washington State University
Alysha Graham — Olympic Medical Center Foundation $500, Sequim School District Bus Drivers Scholarship $500; Bellevue College
Skylor Grasseth — Agnew Helpful Neighbors Club $1,500; Lower Columbia College
Brittany Gries — Olympic Medical Center Foundation $500, Sequim VFW Auxiliary Post No. 4760 $500, I Believe in You Award $500, PEO Chapters HM, FY and EP $2,250, SEF James J. Halloran Memorial Scholarship $2,000, AAUW Scholarship $1,200, Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000; Mike Beery Memorial Scholarship $1,500; Peninsula College
Logan Habner — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $3,000, Sequim Masonic Lodge $1,500; University of Washington
Logan Hankinson — University of Oklahoma Merit Scholarship $12,000, Cherokee Nation Scholarship $16,000, Lt. William Scott Scholarship $1,000, Shipley Center $1,000; University of Oklahoma
Daniel Harker — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $3,000, SHS Honor Society Scholarship $500, Bremerton Valley Scottish Rite $1,000, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church $1,500, SEF Woodward P. Ward Fund $2,000, WSU Achievement Award $4,000, Air Force ROTC Scholarship $65,000; Washington State University
Nathanael Haugland — US Army $70,448; United States Army
Kate Henninger — Mac Ruddell Community Fund Scholarship $1,500, Queen of Angels Parish $750, WWU President’s Scholarship $4,000, WWU Western Foundation Scholarship $2,000; Western Washington University
Eric Hermosada — St. Joseph’s Catholic Church $1,500; Seattle Central Community College
Oscar Herrera — University of Washington Seattle Grants $55,600, University of Washington Seattle Tuition Waiver $8,400, Washington State College Bound Scholarship $4,600; University of Washington
Grace Hibler — UI Discover Idaho Bronze Scholarship $8,000; University of Idaho
Alec Holland — Clallam County Volunteer Firefighter Association $500, International Footprinter Association $1,000, Sequim Sunrise Rotary Vocational Scholarship $5,000; Everett Community College
Ryan Hostvedt — US Army $52,976; United States Army
Ian Houghton — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $1,000, Sequim Masonic Lodge $1,500; University of Washington
Nicholas Howe — SHS Foundation Rowland Scholarship $1,000, Olympic Medical Center Foundation $500; University of Washington
Cheyenne Huffman — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $1,000, Soroptimist International of Sequim $2,000, Missouri State Academic Merit Award $27,480; Missouri State University
Benjamin Hughes — Sequim School Board Student Rep Scholarship $500, William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $1,000; Peninsula College
Blynn Hughes — Olympic Peninsula Art Association $250; Peninsula College
Evan Hurn — Olympic Junior Babe Ruth Scholarship $500, William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $1,000; undecided
Andrew Janikic — Sequim Auto Clinic $1,000, Sequim Valley Car Club $1,000, North Olympic Mustang Club $1,000, Peninsula College Foundation Scholarship $2,000, Washington State Automobile Dealers Association $2,500, Sequim Junior Soccer $500; Peninsula College
Ty Jones — Gardiner Garden Club $1,250, Douglas P. Cronin Memorial Welding Scholarship $2,500, Sequim Masonic Lodge $1,500, Agnew Helpful Neighbors Club $3,000; ETI Technical College
Domonique King — Shipley Center $1,000, B&G Club Maytag Dependable Leader $1,500; Peninsula College
Morgan King — Soroptimist International of Sequim $2,000, Sequim Education Association Future Teacher Award $500, Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty Scholarship $750, SPU Visit Scholarship $500, Seattle Pacific University Educational Grants $89,500; Seattle Pacific University
Emily Larson — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $1,000, Gardiner Garden Club $1,500, Gardiner Salmon Derby Association $1,500, Puget Sound Anglers Association $1,000, Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty Scholarship $750, Sequim Prairie Garden Club $500, College Bound Scholarship $4,600, UW Educational Grant $64,000; University of Washington
Kelanie Leonard — Sequim Masonic Lodge $1,500; Peninsula College
Ryle Lindbergh — Charlotte Kirby Memorial Scholarship $1,000, Rensselaer Leadership Award $124,000, Rensselaer Grant $76,000, Educational Opportunity Grants $28,000; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Kayley Lofstrom — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $1,000, Hearthstone Housing Scholarship $1,000, Grand Olympics Chorus of Sweet Adeline’s $500, Peninsula Singers Denise Graham Scholarship $500, SHS Honor Society Scholarship $400, Gonzaga University Dussault Scholarship $62,000; Gonzaga University
Saydee Marvelle — St. Matthew Church Education Scholarship $1,562, William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $1,000, Olympic Logging Conference Scholarship $500; Peninsula College
Sarah McElhose — Helen Haller Elementary PTO Scholarship $500, William & Esther Littlejohn Foundation $1,000; Glendale Community College
Hayley Mendizza — Gardiner Garden Club $1,250; Peninsula College
Madison Morris — Charlotte Kirby Memorial Scholarship $1,000, OSU Tuition Grant Scholarship $26,000, Evergreen State Scholarship $12,000; Oregon State University
Ryan Nestor — SHS Foundation Rowland Scholarship $1,000, Sequim Masonic Lodge $1,500; University of Washington
James Nolan — Sequim Pioneer Association $1,000, Sequim VFW Auxiliary Post No. 4760 $500, Gardiner Garden Club $1,250, Douglas P. Cronin Memorial Welding Scholarship $2,500, Sequim Masonic Lodge $1,500; Peninsula College
Jackson Oliver — SHS Foundation Rowland Scholarship $1,000;Brigham Young University – Hawaii
Megan O’Mera — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $3,000, Bremerton Valley Scottish Rite $1,000, Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000, Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty Scholarship $1,000, McMenamin & McMenamin Community Scholarship $2,500, Washington State University Achievement Award $2,000; Washington State University
Heidi Powell — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $1,000, Albert Haller Foundation $8,000, UI Discover Idaho Bronze Scholarship $8,000; University of Idaho
Matthew Richards — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $1,000, Peninsula Tennis Club $500, Sequim Schools Alumni Scholarship $1,500, Trinity Western Provost Scholarship $16,000; Trinity Western University
Kyla Rigg — SHS Foundation Jeff Caterina Memorial Scholarship $500, Charlotte Kirby Memorial Scholarship $1,000, Seattle Pacific University Grant $48,000; Seattle Pacific University
Amanda Sanders — SHS Foundation Wright Scholarship $500, Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty Scholarship $750; Peninsula College
Matthew Schock — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $3,000, Bremerton Valley Scottish Rite $1,000, Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000, Sequim Sunrise Rotary $1,250, Washington State Opportunity Scholarship $10,000, SEF Ray and June Robinson STEM Scholarship $10,000, WSU Achievement Scholarship $4,000, WSU Cougars of Color $4,000, WSU Dean’s Scholarship of Engineering $4,000; Washington State University
Jackson Shea — Charlotte Kirby Memorial Scholarship $1,000, NCAA Montana State Golf Scholarship $5,000; Montana State University
Audrey Shingleton — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $4,000, Sequim Masonic Lodge $6,000, Sequim Elks Lodge $1,000; University of Washington
Waverly Shreffler — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $4,000, SHS Honor Society Scholarship $400, Sequim Education Association Future Teacher Award $500, Sequim Masonic Lodge $1,500, WWU Presidential Scholarship $4,000; Western Washington University
Kregg Thaens — US Army $84,976; United States Army
Christine VanProyen — Northwest University $32,000, Gardiner Salmon Derby Association $750; Northwest University
Austin Wagner — Jr Livestock Auction Lee & Betty Embree Memorial $750, Sandra Bailey Scholarship $500, Sequim Masonic Lodge $1,500; Montana State University
Kevyn Ward — US Army $56,976; United States Army
Emily Webb — Virginia Nitterhouse Foundation $1,000, Eagles Auxiliary No. 483 Member Scholarship $1,000, Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church $2,000, Dungeness Valley Church Mission Endowment $1,500, Dungeness Valley Church Behren’s Scholarship $500, PLU Matching Scholarship $1,000, Albert Haller Foundation $8,000, PLU President’s Scholarship $100,000, Washington State College Bound Scholarship $13,600, PLU Educational Grants $61,200; Pacific Lutheran University
Christian Whitaker — Clallam County Volunteer Firefighter Association $1,000, International Footprinter Association $1,000, Clallam County Firefighter District 3 Local 2933 $1,500; Central Washington University.
