2015 Scholarship Awardees Thank You’s
August Carrow
Dear WSHS Alumni Association,
Thank you so much for awarding me the Ross & Viola Galbreath Scholarship. I am ecstatic to receive such a generous award from an organization so important to my community.
This scholarship has brought immense relief to myself and my family, as we weren’t sure how we would support two full time college students. Your support has also alleviated the pressure to work while studying and taking classes…..which I know will make me a more successful student. Beyond academics, I’m also more excited and hopeful about going to college because I know I’ll be able to live in a dorm! I can’t wait to meet new friends and get involved in all kinds of activities and opportunities made possible by living on campus.
During my interview I really enjoyed meeting members of the Alumni Association. It was so nice to share my senior project topic, school activities and accomplishments with people who were genuinely interested in learning about my experiences. The encouragement and kindness I received at the interview alone felt like a reward for my hard work in school.
I am touched to know that there is an organization like the WSHS Alumni Association who care about the West Seattle community and ensure the futures of students like myself. Again, thank you.
August Carrow
WSHS Class of 2015
Megan Duong
Dear West Seattle High School Alumni Association,
Thank you so much for awarding me with a WSHSAA Scholarship. I am truly honored and grateful to represent an organization that is dedicated to improving the community and helping students pursue a higher education.
I’m very excited to be attending the University of Washington in September where I will be pursuing a degree in materials science engineering, which is the application of mathematics, chemistry and physics. Currently, I want to work at a company similar to Boeing as a materials science engineer to focus on how to make airplanes lighter, safer and more environmentally friendly through manipulating and creating new materials that compose an airplane. Thanks to you, I am one step closer to achieving my goals.
Thank you again for your kindness and support. You’ve inspired me to help others and give back to the community where I hope one day I will be able to help others the way you have helped me.
Megan Duong
WSHS Class of 2015
Charli Elliott
Dear Alumni Association,
I am extremely grateful to have been selected as a recipient of the Alf & Ruth Larson Scholarship as well as a WSHSAA Scholarship. These contributions are incredibly appreciated, as they will allow me to pursue my dreams and attend the University of my choice.
This money will help me attend Pacific University where I will be playing basketball and pursuing a major in creative writing and a minor in Chinese. With these tools I hope to move to China and help educate the youth in rural cities. Also, I would like to become a travel journalist or a novelist.
Nelson Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” Because of the scholarships I have received from the Alumni Association, I will be able to receive an education which is the first step in chasing my dreams and changing the world for the better.
Thank you for this opportunity.
Charli Elliott
WSHS Class of 2015
Lindsey Hage
WSHSAA,
Thank you so much for awarding me such a generous scholarship. The money I receive from the WSHSAA Scholarship will help make my freshman year so much less stressful. I am so grateful to have received this scholarship.
Lindsey Hage
WSHS Class of 2015
Holly Hinnant
Dear West Seattle High School Alumni,
I cannot begin to express my gratitude for being awarded a Patricia Feldman Noyes Scholarship. This provides me with a great deal of help with my freshman year of college and may allow me to attend a program in the summer to earn extra credits. The support of this scholarship will help me to pursue my dream of becoming a veterinarian and for that I cannot thank you enough. I am very proud to attend a school that supports its students after they have graduated.
My sincere thanks……
Holly Hinnant
WSHS Class of 2015
Kristine Le
Dear WSHS Alumni,
Thank you for your generous offer of a WSHSAA Scholarship. I was thrilled and appreciative to learn that I was selected as one of the recipients of your scholarship. As I transition from West Seattle High School to the University of Washington, your contribution will be helpful to paying my tuition for freshman year. This scholarship will allow me to focus on my classes and my future instead of worrying about money. Thank you again for your generosity and support.
Kristine Le
WSHS Class of 2015
Katherine Longabaugh
Dear WSHS Alumni Association,
Thank you so much for the Duke Rader Music Scholarship! It is such a great help! I will be attending Goucher College in Towson, MD (a suburb of Baltimore). It is a liberal arts college and the only institution to require study abroad. This scholarship will help me gain the skills for future jobs; at an exciting college which I believe is a great fit for me. I’m interested in pursuing Environmental Studies and potentially International Relations. I can’t wait to get started! Thanks so much again for the generous scholarship!!
Katherine Longabaugh
WSHS Class of 2015
Lia Mclanahan
Dear West Seattle High School Alumni Association,
Thank you for considering me for a WSHSAA Scholarship and thank you for your support in furthering my education. I am genuinely grateful to be receiving this generous scholarship, which allows me to attend the University of Portland. Thank you for helping me achieve my goals and thank you for supporting West Seattle High School.
I am proud to be joining the West Seattle High School Alumni Association.
Lia Mclanahan
WSHS Class of 2015
Joni O’Reilly
Dear Alumni Association,
Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity of receiving a WSHSAA Scholarship. Your support will help me achieve my hopes, dreams and goals for my future in college and in work. I truly appreciate your generous support and I really believe that at American University I will prosper due to your generosity.
Joni O’Reilly
WSHS Class of 2015
Solinette Pich
Dear West Seattle High School Alumni Association,
First of all, I would like to say thank you so much for the Class of 1954 Scholarship and the WSHSAA Scholarship. I am very grateful this generous aid and truly happy to have this opportunity extended to me by the Alumni Association. This aid will definitely help me and my family pay for college, as well as help me achieve my goals and aspirations for the future. I very much appreciate your generosity and support and thank you so much for investing in my future.
Solinette Pich
WSHS Class of 2015
India Reidt
Dear West Seattle Alumni Association,
Let me start off by saying how grateful I am that I was chosen to receive a Patricia Feldman Noyes Scholarship. It absolutely means so much to me and it has lifted a huge burden from my shoulders as well as my parent’s shoulders. I will always remember what West Seattle High School has taught me and I will bring those lessons with me to New Orleans where hopefully I can continue to spread those lessons. West Seattle High School has taught me to appreciate people’s true colors, always be accepting and obviously….be as generous as you possibly can be…..
Thank you so, so much. I truly appreciate every cent.
India Reidt
WSHS Class of 2015
Edward “Ned” Snaders
Dear Alumni,
Thank you so much for your incredible contribution toward my future goals. It means so much to me and my family and I have no doubt that it will help to further my education at the UW, especially in the realm of engineering and the sciences. I can only hope to achieve what you expect from me, but I trust that I will be able to make good on my potential.
If I may briefly turn to analogy, this money will have a hand in unlocki9ng several doors throughout my future that I would not have had the opportunity to pass through otherwise: the Door of Minimal Debt or the Door of Freedom from Fiduciary Worry, for instance. I am ever so grateful, for the Ross & Viola Galbreath Scholarship and to this school and community of which I am proud to have been a student.
Thank you again to the Alumni and all of those who have contributed to our school and to its students. It wouldn’t be the same without you.
Edward “Ned” Sander
WSHS Class of 2015
Jim and Laurie Sander
Dear Members and Officers of the West Seattle Alumni Association,
We are deeply grateful for the Scholarship you awarded our son, Ned; to say we were surprised would be an understatement.
Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity. Words can’t express how much we appreciate it!
Yours,
Jim and Laurie Sander
Parents of Ned Sander
Annalisa Ursino
Dear WSHS Alumni Association,
I am overwhelmed with gratitude. Thank you so much for gracing me with the Ross & Viola Galbreath Scholarship. I cannot express how much it means to me and my family. As a child I always dreamed of making a difference, which is what you’ve done by providing me and all the scholarship recipients’ financial assistance. I deeply respect your generosity and kindness. These are attributes which I hope to emulate as I get older.
Because of your generosity, I will be able to pursue my dream of studying Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington, without being hindered by financial worries. This brings me one step closer to fulfilling my dream of making a difference.
I am so fortunate to attend a high school with such an impactful and generous Alumni Association. Thank you not only for the scholarship, but for the continuous support of the high school and the community. I speak for the entire student body when I say it means a lot.
Thank you again for supporting my dream and for supporting West Seattle High School.
Go Indians/Wildcats!
Annalisa Ursino
WSHS Class of 2015
Caprice Villeza
Dear West Seattle High School Alumni Association,
Thank you so much for granting me this wonderful opportunity by awarding me the Linkous Foundation Scholarship. Your support will greatly help me in the future, as I will continue to learn and grow. College has always been a dream of mine and to go to my dream college is so extraordinary to me.
Again, thank you so much for everything you’ve done.
Caprice Villeza
WSHS Class of 2015
Sophia Watson
Dear West Seattle High School Alumni Association,
I’m so grateful to be awarded a Linkous Foundation Scholarship. I’m extremely grateful for the aid you’ve offered my family and me. The University of Washington has always been one of my top choices to attend college and this will help me make my time count. Thank you so much!
Sophia Watson
WSHS Class of 2015
Anne Williamson
WSHS Alumni Association,
Thank you so much for the amazing WSHS Alumni Association Scholarship. I am humbled and honored to receive this hefty award. Thanks to this generous award I know I can have better “Peace of Mind” whilst attending the University of Washington.
Thank you again and I hope to make the WSHS Alumni Association proud!
Anne Williamson
WSHS Class of 2015
Continuing Scholarships
Julia Bryson
Dear WSHS Alumni,
Thank you for the continued financial support of my educational future. The Patricia Feldman Noyes Scholarship provides the funds necessary for me to focus on school and work toward my educational goals.
Julia Bryson
WSHS Class of 2013
Gabriela Flores
Dear West Seattle High School Alumni,
Thank you so much for renewing my WSHS Alumni Ongoing Scholarship for my senior year at the University of Washington!
These past three years at UW has been incredible. I have been able to learn so much, meet many new people and give back to the Seattle community in ways that I never imagined. Without your support, none of this would have been possible.
The scholarship you have given me has taken a financial burden off of my family and has allowed me to pursue further education in graduate school. For this, I will be forever grateful.
My education is and will continue to be, my top priority. Thank you again for supporting my education and allowing me to chase my goals.
Go Indians!
Gabriela Flores
WSHS Class of 2012
Lukas Irwin
Dear WSHS Alumni Association,
First and foremost I would like to thank the entire Alumni Association for the tremendous support through my first year of college. As I move into my sophomore year I am confident I will continue to learn and improve as a student. This scholarship is incredibly meaningful to my family and me and the opportunity it affords me is immensely appreciated.
Thank you very much.
Lukas Irwin
WSHS Class of 2014
Kirsten Kenny
Dear WSHSAA:
Thank you, once again, for your generosity and your commitment to my getting a higher education. It means the world to me! It is because of the WSHSAA Scholarship I am able to continue attending PLU and am able to take up things that interest me like intramurals and volunteering. My parents and I are so blessed to be a part of the WSHS community.
Thank you!
P.S. I am officially a part of the Fall Independent Study Cadaver Research!
Kirsten Kenny
WSHS Class of 2013
Lauren Shaughnessy
Dear West Seattle Alumni,
I’d like to thank you for awarding me a Patricia Feldman Noyes Women in Science Scholarship again this year. I feel blessed to have gone to a high school that is supported by such a wonderful and generous alumni association. This scholarship has allowed me to pursue my dream of becoming a nurse and I’m very excited to start my third year of nursing school in the fall. I am honored to have been selected for this award, thank you very much for your support.
Lauren Shaughnessy
WSHS Class of 2013
