Our benevolent local non-profits boost local graduates

By Marianne Lincoln

One of the most amazing things happing in our community is also probably one of the least publicized. In fact, I believe this is the first comprehensive article ever written about it. I am speaking of the local non-profit organizations that raise money all year long in the Franklin Pierce and Bethel School Districts. The honorees here are the Parkland Spanaway Kiwanis, Altrusa of South Pierce County, the Parkland Spanaway Rotary, the Franklin Pierce Foundation and BEST – the Bethel Education Scholarship Team. It is also a member of the Kiwanis, Elizabeth Erickson, a graduate of Franklin Pierce High. Her story is in the link on her name. Together they awarded over $137,415 dollars in scholarships this month to students in the two districts!

It is truly amazing they awarded that astounding amount and also have created endowments to which they continuously add funds. This money comes from selling raffle tickets, happy dollars, auction events, spaghetti dinners, bequests, donations, and committed school employees who gift a portion of their pay to the funds. The benevolence is awe inspiring. These philanthropic groups have been incredibly generous and selfless on behalf of our local youth.

We at the Post wish to tip our hats to you, the hard working and mostly anonymous individuals who gave so generously to the educational futures of our graduates. You are truly amazing!

You can find the contact information for these wonderful local organizations at the top of Post home page under ORGS, they can always use new members to help with their community service.

Elizabeth Eriksen Scholarship
SCHOOL	SCHOLARSHIP	RECIPIENT	AMOUNT
CHS	Elizabeth Eriksen Scholarship	Cassie Babcock	1000
CHS	Elizabeth Eriksen Scholarship	Christopher Kelsey	1000
FPHS	Elizabeth Eriksen Scholarship	Brandon Wesbrook	1000
FPHS	Elizabeth Eriksen Scholarship	Joseph Medina	1000
FPHS	Elizabeth Eriksen Scholarship	Micheal Choate	1000
FPHS	Elizabeth Eriksen Scholarship	Sasha Bruns	1000
TOTAL			$ 6,000

Parkland-Spanaway Kiwanis
SCHOOL	SCHOLARSHIP	RECIPIENT	AMOUNT
BHS	Parkland-Spanaway Kiwanis	Antonette Graham	1500
CHS	Parkland-Spanaway Kiwanis	Kymberlyn Johnson	1500
FPHS	Howie Clark Memorial	Kuresmay Theth	1500
FPHS	Harold Lemay Memoral	Natalia Naputo	1500
Gates	Parkland Spanaway Kiwanis	Elizabeth Jones	1500
GKHS	Hal Willard Memorial	Brianna Brower	1500
SLHS	John Woodman Memoral	Christina Park	1500
SLHS	Harold LeMay Memorial	Joseph Shields	1500
WHS	Parkland-Spanaway Kiwanis	Anne Pomeroy	1500
TOTAL			$ 13,500

FP Foundation
SCHOOL	SCHOLARSHIP	RECIPIENT	AMOUNT
FPHS	Distinguished Navigation	Aabbee Wheelock	1000
FPHS	Distinguished Navigation	Allison Rollins	1000
FPHS	Franklin Pierce Foundation	Allison Rollins	750
FPHS	Distinguished Navigation	Amy Smith	1000
FPHS	Jose Alfaro Memorial	Ben Schuessler	1000
FPHS	McKaskie Family	Courtney McLean	500
FPHS	John Pedroso Memorial	Hannah Morrison	750
FPHS	Distinguished Navigation	Julia Johnson	1000
FPHS	Distinguished Navigation	Mathias Palmer	1000
FPHS	Emerson Nels Matson Memorial	Rachel Jo Elliott	250
FPHS	Doug Roberts Memorial	Reilley Peirce	500
FPHS	Superintendent’s	Ricardo Castro Garcia	500
FPHS	Albert T. Reihs	Samantha Waage	750
FPHS	Distinguished Navigation	Samantha Waage	1000
FPHS	Franklin Pierce Foundation	Steffany Woods	750
FPHS	Distinguished Navigation	Stephanie Anderson	1000
FPHS	Luara Kratochvil Memorial	Victoria Cassidy	200
GATES	Emerson Nels Matson Memorial	Raven Oliphint	250
GATES	Superintendent’s	Shondel Mance	500
New Pathways	Emerson Nels Matson Memorial	Nehemiah Barrett	250
WHS	Albert T. Reihs	Brenna Iverson	750
WHS	Distinguished Navigation	Cady Dean	1000
WHS	Dr. Shaun Carey	Daphne Ealey	1000
WHS	Distinguished Navigation	Emily Herde	1000
WHS	Parkland Light & Water	Enyi Vargas	1000
WHS	Emerson Nels Matson Memorial	Halee Spencer	250
WHS	Principal’s	Jakajah Douglas	1000
WHS	Superintendent’s	Jesus Castellanos	500
WHS	Distinguished Navigation	Joshua Quinchocho	1000
WHS	Distinguished Navigation	Kegan Mulholland	1000
WHS	John Pedroso Memorial	Kegan Mulholland	750
WHS	Distinguished Navigation	Madeline Roberts	1000
WHS	McKaskie Family	Salvador Granados-Zuniga	500
WHS	Blue Steele Coffee Company	Sarah Kendall	500
TOTAL			$25,200

Parkland Spanaway Rotary
SCHOOL	SCHOLARSHIP	RECIPIENT	AMOUNT
WHS	Parkland Spanaway Rotary	Michael Herdle	1500
FPHS	Parkland Spanaway Rotary	Colton Seaburg	1500
Gates	Parkland Spanaway Rotary	Nancy Pum	1500
GKHS	Parkland Spanaway Rotary	Brianne Brower	1500
SLHS	Parkland Spanaway Rotary	Christina Parks	1500
BHS	Parkland Spanaway Rotary	Antoninette Graham	1500
TOTAL			$ 9,000

Altrusa
SCHOOL	SCHOLARSHIP	RECIPIENT	AMOUNT
BHS	Altrusa	Antoinette Graham	$75 to $1000
BHS	Altrusa	Ashley Clinton	$75 to $1000
BHS	Altrusa	Elise Phillips	$75 to $1000
BHS	Altrusa	Micayla Stephen	$75 to $1000
BHS	Altrusa	Rebecca Tweedt	$75 to $1000
BHS	Altrusa	Samantha Hooper	$75 to $1000
BHS	Altrusa	Samantha West	$75 to $1000
Challenger	Altrusa	Cassie Babcock	$75 to $1000
Challenger	Altrusa	Christopher Kelsey	$75 to $1000
Challenger	Altrusa	Kymberlynn Johnson	$75 to $1000
FPHS	Altrusa	Colton Seaburg	$75 to $1000
FPHS	Altrusa	Karli Victoria Floyd	$75 to $1000
FPHS	Altrusa	Magaly Ortiz	$75 to $1000
FPHS	Altrusa	Rachel Jo Elliott	$75 to $1000
FPHS	Altrusa	Stephanie Renee Anderson	$75 to $1000
Gates	Altrusa	Chantawry Pum	$75 to $1000
GKHS	Altrusa	Amy Bernstein	$75 to $1000
GKHS	Altrusa	Brianne Brower	$75 to $1000
GKHS	Altrusa	Cassandra Solmonsen	$75 to $1000
GKHS	Altrusa	Katie DeVore	$75 to $1000
GKHS	Altrusa	Megan Kingsbury	$75 to $1000
SLHS	Altrusa	Arelly Puerto-Montes	$75 to $1000
SLHS	Altrusa	Arielle Asaidali	$75 to $1000
SLHS	Altrusa	Gabraielle Thompkins	$75 to $1000
SLHS	Altrusa	Ijeoma Nnadi	$75 to $1000
SLHS	Altrusa	Jamie Widdowson	$75 to $1000
SLHS	Altrusa	Seirra Hoover	$75 to $1000
WHS	Altrusa	Alyssa Christofoletti	$75 to $1000
WHS	Altrusa	Brittney Holm	$75 to $1000
WHS	Altrusa	Enyi Vargas	$75 to $1000
WHS	Altrusa	Jaqeline DiFranco	$75 to $1000
WHS	Altrusa	Jesus Castellanes	$75 to $1000
TOTAL			> $10000

BEST Scholarships
SCHOOL	SCHOLARSHIP	RECIPIENT	AMOUNT
BHS	Antonio Terry Memorial/BEST	Stephanie L. Bodus	$500
BHS	Bethel Education Fund	Aaron F. Breen	$650
BHS	Antonio Terry Memorial/BEST	Jim D. Brooks	$500
BHS	Evergreen Services/Ottoson Consulting	Chloe Mae Martinez	$700
BHS	Bethel Education Fund	Ashlee N. Christman	$650
BHS	Day’s Pay Contrib./Comm. Donations	Olivia M. Clark	$750
BHS	Thrift Community	Heather A. Clements	$2,100
BHS	Bethel Education Assoc./BEST	Ashley M. Clinton	$650
BHS	Bethel Education Fund	Steven M. Cortes	$750
BHS	Graham Business Association	Zachary S. Epperson	$1,000
BHS	Paul Chalk Memorial/BEST	Elizabeth D. Faragher	$500
BHS	BHS Alumni Decade of the 50’s	Antoinette D. Graham	$825
BHS	Faubion Family Memorial	Samantha J. Hooper	$750
BHS	Bethel Brave	Kenneth J Iverson	$500
BHS	Bethel Education Fund	Brittany O. Jessee	$500
BHS	Angelena Yeomans Memorial	Kaila Q. Lebante	$500
BHS	Day’s Pay Contrib./Comm. Donations	Emily A. Martin	$750
BHS	BHS Alumni Decade of the 50’s	Anthony B. Martinez	$825
BHS	Bethel Brave	Courtney Palmer	$500
BHS	Bethel Education Fund	Jessica Paulson	$650
BHS	Fix Family	Elise B. Phillips	$700
BHS	Promise Scholar	Vikki Polyshov	$500
BHS	Earl Wallace Platt Sr. Memorial	Bryce H. Pugh	$500
BHS	Debbie Davidson Henry Memorial	Merrill-Lee Rasmussen	$1,000
BHS	Antonio Terry Memorial/BEST	Christian T. Read	$500
BHS	Bethel Brave	Myles D. Reed	$500
BHS	Jim Fairbanks Memorial	Ian M. Rollins	$500
BHS	Bethel Education Fund	Samantha K. Sandstrom	$650
BHS	Faye & Terry Whitworth	David J. Schuller	$500
BHS	Tim Jacobs	Mason C. Struna	$1,500
BHS	Elk Plain School of Choice	Christopher P. Thompson	$500
BHS	Bethel Education Fund	John D. Thompson	$750
BHS	Grahm Business Association	Anthony L. Vellias	$1,000
BHS	Roy Elementary PTA	Devon J. Welsh	$500
BHS	Ruth Foster/BEST	Mason C. Wood	$500
Challenger	Bethel Ed Fund	Cassie M Babcock	$800
Challenger	Bethel Education Assoc	Jeremy R Hernandez	$625
Challenger	Bethel Ed Fund	Kymberlynn R Johnson	$800
Challenger	Mabel Crate Scholarship	Christopher D Kelsey	$1,000
Challenger	Best Day Pay	Michael R King	$750
Challenger	Marian Susan Blank Memorial	Marian Olivencia-Christensen	$510
Challenger	Graham Business Assn	Brittany N Pisciotta	$1,000
Challenger	Garret Lee Hodges Memorial	Kurt R Simons	$500
Challenger	Hart Family Scholarship	Christian S Thornton	$810
Challenger	Victor L Lyon Scholarship	Ellece M Williams	$1,420
GKHS	Bethel Education Fund Scholarship	Alexa Arena	$800
GKHS	Graham Business Associattion Scholarship	Amy Bernstein	$500
GKHS	Bethel Education Fund Scholarship	Kristin Berry	$500
GKHS	Graham Elem PTA	Brianne Brower	$500
GKHS	Bethel Education Fund Scholarship	George Dell	$500
GKHS	Day’s Pay Contibutors	Katie DeVore	$750
GKHS	Graham Eagles Football & Cheer	Bob Edminster	$1,500
GKHS	Bethel Education Fund Scholarship	Deidra Haegele	$500
GKHS	Bethel Education Fund Scholarship	Jayden Honey	$500
GKHS	DFS Nelson Family Memorial Scholarship	Emma Johnson	$750
GKHS	Thrift Community Scholarship	Megan Kingsbury	$2,100
GKHS	Jordan Riefel Scholarship	Madison Lang	$500
GKHS	Graham Eagles Football & Cheer	Kyle Madsen	$1,500
GKHS	John Suther Memorial Scholarship	Hannah Miller	$500
GKHS	Bethel Education Association	Nicholas Moore	$625
GKHS	Bethel Education Fund Scholarship	Rachel Smith	$500
GKHS	Bethel Education Fund Scholarship	Cassandra Solmonsen	$500
GKHS	Day’s Pay Contibutors	Fischer Stewart	$750
GKHS	Tom & Leah Mulcahey Family Music Scholarship	Kendra Vance	$500
GKHS	Bethel Education Fund Scholarship	Josh Welsh	$800
GKHS	Graham Business Associattion Scholarship	Logan Wood	$500
GKHS	Graham Business Associattion Scholarship	Samantha Woolwine	$500
GKHS DFS	GK DFS Graham Eagles Football & Cheer	Bob Edminster	$1,500
GKHS DFS	GK DFS Practice SAT	Genevieve Haugh	$600
GKHS DFS	GK Dollars for Scholars	Patrice Iglesias	$300
GKHS DFS	GK DFS Nelson Family Memorial Scholarship	Emma Johnson	$750
GKHS DFS	GK DFS Graham Eagles Football & Cheer	Kyle Madsen	$1,500
GKHS DFS	GK Dollars for Scholars	Ian Steen	$300
SLHS	BEST Day’s Pay Contributors & Spanaway Com	Cayla Blakeney	$750
SLHS	Bethel Educational Fund	Ike Emeche	$1,000
SLHS	Promise Scholar	Ike Emeche	$500
SLHS	Bethel Educational Fund	Courtney Grilliett	$1,000
SLHS	Naches Trail Elementary	Seirra Hoover	$500
SLHS	Spanaway Community/Miller/Massey	Naomi Isenberg	$600
SLHS	Casey Crate Memorial	Jeehoon Kim	$500
SLHS	Garret Lee Hodges Scholarship/BEST	Jared Long	$500
SLHS	Promise Scholar	Pavel Martynau	$500
SLHS	Bethel Educational Fund	Sandra Monge-Sibrian	$1,000
SLHS	Promise Scholar	Kevin Nguyen	$500
SLHS	Bethel Educational Fund	Christina Park	$1,000
SLHS	Graham Business Association	Arelly Puerto-Montes	$100
SLHS	Joy Raden	Molly Angela Schibly	$1,000
SLHS	Everett M. Rose Scholarship	Tess Smith	$500
SLHS	BEST Day’s Pay Contributors & Spanaway Com	Gabrielle Thompkins	$750
SLHS	Thompson Elementary/BEST	Edith Valdobinos	$500
SLHS	Promise Scholar	Edith Valdobinos	$500
SLHS	Bethel Education Association	Jasmine Valentine	$625
SLHS	Rob Meline/The Right Stuff Memorial	Jamie Widdowson	$1,500
TOTAL			$67,715