Graduation 2016 Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation Newsletter Mount Baker School District, Washington State Our Students, Their Future, Your Support Congratulations Class of 2016 MBSF Scholarship Recipients! MBSF is a volunteer group of community members committed to encouraging academic achievement by providing scholarships for students in the Mt. Baker School District. Photo credit: Lisa Strachila Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation distributed over $92,000 in scholarships to 41 graduating Mt. Baker High School seniors this year. These scholarships help provide opportunities to all students who submit a complete application whether their plans include attending four year universities, community colleges or technical colleges. Some of these students have always known they d continue to college and have had the support of family and friends; others have traveled more challenging roads and never dreamed they d be given opportunities beyond high school. It is for ALL these students that the Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation exists. We re so very proud to announce this year s recipients and wish them the very best. Sara Verry is awarded four scholarships: a $500 Giarde Scholarship, $1500 Mt. Baker Alumni 51+ Scholarship, $2500 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship and $500 Karen Hodges Scholarship. Sara will begin the Elementary Education Program at Eastern Washington Ruth Pilat is receiving a $1500 Massie Scholarship, $1500 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship and $1000 Mt. Baker Alumni 51+ Scholarship. She will enter the field of Psychology at the University of Washington.
Class of 2016 MBSF Scholarship Recipients Kendal Schorr has earned a $2600 Monsen Scholarship, $900 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship and $500 Mt. Baker Alumni 51+ Scholarship. Kendal will pursue her interest in Law Enforcement (Law, Societies and Justice) at the University of Washington. Jeremiah Cronk will be learning the skill of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology at Bellingham Technical He is awarded a $1000 Denton Scholarship, $1000 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship, and $1000 Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation Scholarship. Emily Brandland is enrolled at Greenville College in Illinois where she will pursue studies in Engineering. Emily has earned a $2000 Denton Scholarship and a $500 Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation Scholarship. Anastasia Roman has earned a $500 PTA Scholarship, $1500 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship and $500 Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation Scholarship. Anastasia will enter the field of Environmental Studies at Western Washington Anna Pilat is receiving three scholarships: A $500 Wolschlagel Scholarship, $1450 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship and $500 Horn Scholarship. Anna will pursue studies in Visual Communications at Whatcom Community Katie Lukyanchina will begin training and courses as a Physical Therapy Assistant at Whatcom Community Katie is awarded a $1300 Denton Scholarship and a $700 Mohn Scholarship. Danielle Parmer is going to begin courses in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland. She is awarded a $650 Mt. Baker Staff Scholarship and a $1350 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship. Jensen Bertrand is awarded a $1150 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship and an $850 Castles Scholarship. She will enter the field of Nursing at Eastern Washington Brooke Imhof has earned a $400 Johnson Scholarship and a $1600 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship. She will begin the Secondary Education (English) Program at Seattle Pacific A $500 Cadle Scholarship and a $1500 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship will be given to Asa Morris. Asa will pursue his talents in Music Composition and Music Performance at Western Washington Cory Bergh is awarded a $650 Mt. Baker Staff Scholarship and a $1350 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship. Cory has been accepted for the Nursing Program at Eastern Washington The $1400 Mandy Stavik Scholarship as well as a $600 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship are presented to Samantha Jacoby. She will begin courses in Medicine at Eastern Washington A $550 Baisden Scholarship and a $1450 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship are earned by Hannah Case, who will go into Elementary Education at Central Washington Kyrstin Brownfield is awarded a $500 Cadle Scholarship and a $1500 Horn Scholarship. Kyrstin plans to learn the skill of Diagnostic Ultrasound at Whatcom Community A $600 Smoot Scholarship and a $1400 Horn Scholarship are earned by Samuel Stargell. He plans to major in Civil Engineering at Washington State Kolton Zender is the recipient of a $450 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship and a $1550 Horn Scholarship. He will begin courses in Chemical Engineering at Washington State Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation Scholarships are awarded to: Alivia Kennemer ($2000) plans to study Psychology at Western Washington Ryan Quast ($1000) is enrolled at Bellingham Technical University where he will learn Computer Networking. Emalee Morrow ($500) will take English courses at Whatcom Community
Class of 2016 MBSF Scholarship Recipients Timothy Soares ($500) will attend The Master s College at Santa Clarita, California, where he will study Kinesiology. Tyler Earhare ($500) is going in to Visual Communications at Whatcom Community Madelaine Wolf ($500) will enter the Veterinary Technician Program at Jacob DeCook ($500) is enrolled in Process Technology at Bellingham Technical Lydia Cosgrove ($750) will begin training in Child Education at Central Washington Aniecea Comacho plans to enter the field of Business Marketing and Management at Washington State Morgan Zender ($750) will begin courses in Agriculture at Washington State Nicholas Bergman ($500) will attend Bellingham Technical College to study Computer Networking. Bailey Butenschoen ($500) will learn the skill of Process Technology at Bellingham Technical Meghan Maleng ($500) is entering the field of Athletic Training / Kinesiology at Whitworth Heidi Maresh ($300) will take Business courses at Whatcom Community Kyle Atchley ($300) plans to major in Computer Science or Law at Central Washington Alexander Benjamin ($300) is interested in continuing his skill development in Architecture at Washington State Callie Lewis ($300) will work towards her General Associates Transfer Degree at Whatcom Community Larisa Taranenko ($300) plans to enroll in Science courses at Whatcom Community Marissa Amarando ($300) will begin the Nursing Program at Eastern Washington Kylee Engholm ($300) plans to study Sociology at Washington State Akemi Schwinden ($300) will begin training as an Ultrasound Technician at Whatcom Community Jordan Horsmon ($300) is interested in learning to be a Phlebotomy Technician at Bellingham Technical Jason Bass ($300) has been accepted at Central Washington University, where he plans to begin courses in Business. Taylor Vanbrocklin ($300) will major in Biology at Skagit Valley Jackie Aguirre ($250) wants to train as a Dental Assistant at Forest Day ($250) plans to prepare for a career as an Electrician at Draven Owen ($250) will begin courses in Business Administration at Whatcom Community Rachel Nichols ($250) will pursue her interests in Criminal Justice at Skagit Valley Cassidy Gwinner ($250) will attend Whatcom Community College to learn to be a Medical Assistant. Vargas Sabino ($250) is going to learn the skill of Diesel Technician at Dylan Binschus ($250) will learn to be a Personal Fitness Trainer at Mitchell Lagervall ($200) has been accepted at Bellingham Technical College where he will develop his skills in Computer Networking. Lance Hendricks ($200) is going to take courses in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning at Jeremiah Cronk ($1000) Emily Brandland ($500) Anastasia Roman ($500)
Class of 2016 MBSF Scholarship Recipients These students are awarded Thorleif Mohn Scholarships: Natalie Smith ($5000) will be entering the field of Nursing at the University of Portland. Sharon (Tessa) Garoutte ($5000) will work towards a transfer degree at Whatcom Community Bryce Logan ($2000) will major in Engineering at the University of Washington. He is receiving a $2000 Thorleif Mohn Scholarship. Sara Verry ($2500) Ruth Pilat ($1500) Kendal Schorr ($900) Jeremiah Kronk ($1000) Anastasia Roman ($1500) Anna Pilat ($1450) Katie Lukyanchina ($700) Danielle Parmer ($1350) Bertrand Jensen ($1150) Brooke Imhof ($1600) Asa Morris ($1500) Bryce Logan ($2000) Cory Bergh ($1350) Samantha Jacoby ($600) Hannah Case ($1450) Kolton Zender ($450) Clyde and Judy Denton Scholarships are awarded to: Stepan Streltsov ($1000) will learn the skill of Precision Machining at Jeremiah Kronk ($1000) Emily Brandland ($2000) Katie Lukyanchina ($1300) Thomas and Martina Horn Scholarships are granted to: Sarah Kozhevnikov ($1000) plans to major in Business Administration - General Management at Western Washington Brianna Longoria ($550) will pursue her interests in Music Education and Music Performance at Western Washington Anna Pilat ($500) Kyrstin Brownfield ($1500) Samuel Stargell ($1400) Kolton Zender ($1550) Single, named scholarships are granted to the following students: Chad Cohn has been chosen for a $750 Acmenormous Scholarship. Chad will begin his study of Criminal Justice at Eastern Washington Alyssa Robbins will receive a $300 Class of 2004 Scholarship. She plans to enter the field of Nursing at Whatcom Community A $2400 Sygitowicz Scholarship is awarded to Brooke Whitson. Brooke plans to enter the Pre- Veterinary Medicine Program at Washington State Expressions of Gratitude Earlier this year Phillip Haggith, class of 2015, sent us an e-mail letting us know how the Bill and Don Easterbrook Scholarship has changed his life. Dear supporters, I cannot thank you enough for the scholarship you provided me with for this year and next. It is amazingly generous and has allowed me to spend my first year at the University of Washington debt free. I have learned so much already and have been having the time of my life. My first quarter I had some trouble getting into all the classes I wanted,
Expressions of Gratitude but with some determination and persistence I got everything I needed! I ended up taking Calculus 1, Computer Aided Design, and Appreciation of architecture. I enjoyed all of them! Calculus was easily the hardest class I ve ever taken. I had to spend many long hours and late nights at study centers and free drop-in tutor sessions in order to maintain grades that I could be satisfied with. Computer Aided Design was one of the most enjoyable classes I ve ever taken. I spent my summer in England learning a lot about design engineering through an internship at a medical supplies company, so I had a bit of a head start in the course. The course went intensely deep into the program and by the end I was able to design an entire watch with all the mechanics and through an animation was able to show the gears and hands working together. My architecture class was also quite interesting. We started at the beginning of known civilization and worked our way forward studying how architecture has changed over time to better suit people s needs. Next quarter I will be having a harder load. I m enrolled in Calculus 2, Chemistry 2, and Accounting. I m very excited to see all that I learn. Thanks again for your incredibly generous support of my education! It means the world to me! Sincerely, Phillip Haggith As a graduating senior in 2015, Isabel Loos was the recipient of a Thomas and Martina Horn Scholarship as well as a Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation scholarship. She recently sent us a photo and an update. Thanks to the scholarships I received from the Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation, I was able to attend my first year of college without having to worry too much about money. When going off to school, there are so many other things to worry about and so many big changes happening that it is already pretty overwhelming, without the added stress of adding up big debt. I am very thankful for the help I received so that I could go into college without that weight and focus my mind on my studies and making the most out of this year. Thank you MBSF! Isabel Loos The Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation also provides tuition assistance for students in college enrichment programs. Jordyn Weaver, who will graduate with the class of 2017, is one of the deserving recipients enrolled in the College in the High School Program. This program allows students to earn college credits for courses offered on the high school campus. She sent this note: Dear MBSF, I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for assisting me with my tuition for the upcoming school year as a College in the High School student. Life as a College in the High School student, as you know, is not a simple one. In order to avoid student loans for as long as possible, I have chosen to live with my parents, which puts me at a disadvantage for acquiring scholarships. Although I absolutely love learning, and I do very well in all of my classes, very rarely am I awarded scholarships or grants. This is why I am so appreciative for what you have made possible for me. Thanks to you, I can avoid any stress and worry from student loans and can focus all of my attention on my studies and progress towards a Transfer Degree to attend Western Washington University in the future and work towards a business major. Again, thank you so much for your help! Sincerely, Jordyn Weaver
Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation P.O. Box 875 Deming, WA 98244 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Donation and Interest Form for Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation Name Address Phone E-mail Yes, I am interested in helping Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation raise scholarship funds for Mt. Baker students. I am enclosing a tax-deductible donation for Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation: $10 $20 $50 $100 Other Can we use your name in promotion efforts for the Foundation? Yes No Check with me first I am interested in discussing setting up a Named or Endowed scholarship through Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation. Please contact me. A convenient time to reach me at home is. Please contact me with more information about attending monthly meetings of the Foundation. Please complete and mail this form to: Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 875, Deming, WA 98244. Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation Board Members Include: Mary Compton, President; Cathy Harris, Vice President; Mandy Hadeen, Treasurer; Neal Bittner, Fundraising Chair; Mary Zender, Alumni Chair; Joan Hammer, Secretary; Gail Kuromiya/ Sue Lenssen, Newsletter Co-Chairs.