Submitted by the San Juan Island Community Foundation.
Thanks to the continued generosity of local donors, the San Juan Island Community Foundation has awarded $271,000 in scholarships to 55 island students for the 2025–2026 academic year.
This year’s scholarship recipients include 18 graduating high school seniors and 37 students already enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs nationwide. These awards help students pursue a wide range of dreams, from careers in medicine and aviation to the arts and public service.
Congratulations to the following 2025 recipients:
Elian Bayas, Elias Buck-Reed Jazmyn Capron-Graves, Alden Carli, Oscar Coffey, Liliana Compton, Eli Cooper-West, Eric Corbin, Malachi Cullen, Tristan Cullen, Cole Curtis, Phoenix Daily, Benji Evered, Luke Fincher, Zachariah Fincher, Elisabeth Furber, Vania Garcia Zamudio, Olivia Germain, Drake Goodrich, Isabel Graham, Hannah Greene, Adriana Guerrero, Teresa Guerrero Carrillo, Jacquelyn Heath, Georgia Keune, Melinda Larson, Eleanor Lehman, Ava Martin, Lucy Martin, Megan Mellinger, Athena Moore, Alex Mora, Nakayla Nibler, Aiyana O’Prussack, Aaron Orozco Jimenez, Lilia Plaza Arenas, Bryce Ridwan, Abraham Robles Molina, Eleanor Rollins, Islay Ross, Nery Salas-Garcia Rafael Sanabria, Arleth Santoyo Churape, Ava Smith, Reese Tangney, Robin Taylor, Lauren (Frankie) Thomas, Ariana Tucker-Belt, Matilda Twigg, Mykyta (Nick) Valsamaki, Victor Velasquez Garfias, Aaron Vliet, Paloma Waldron, Flynn Wilkinson and Sullivan Wilkinson.
“For 18 years now, our community has come together to open doors for students and help them take the next step in their education,” said Amy Saxe-Eyler, CEO of SJICF. “These scholarships are an excellent example of community collaboration. Our scholarship funds provide a vehicle for donors to invest in the future of local youth and adult learners.”
Since launching its scholarship program in 2007, SJICF has awarded just over $2.9 million to more than 250 students. Behind every award is a donor who believes in the transformative power of education and a student ready to rise to the challenge.
To learn more about how you can support education on San Juan Island, visit www.sjicf.org.
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