Wahluke seniors scholarship winners announced

MATTAWA - Principal Jeff Pietla has announced the names of graduating seniors who have won scholarships.

The scholarship total is about $170,000, he said, but that number does not include any Washington College Bound Scholarship money, nor does it include military education benefits.

The value of the College Bound would add literally hundreds of thousands of dollars if each one represents four years of tuition, fees and books for each student.

The list of scholarship winners follows:

Anamile Hernandez, Americorps Scholarship; Andrea Gutierrez, Paul Lauzier Foundation Scholarship; Andrea Gutierrez, WSU Scholarship; Cristian Ramirez, Mattawa-Desert Aire Lion's Club Scholarship; Delia Gonzalez, Sea Mar Scholarship;

Diana Lopez, Paul Lauzier Foundation Scholarship; Diana Lopez, Sea Mar Scholarship; Elma Herrera, Paul Lauzier Foundation Scholarship, Gonzaga Dussault Scholarship, Sea Mar Scholarship, Wahluke Education Association Scholarship;

Gabriela Navarrete, Wahluke Education Association Scholarship, Distinguished Young Woman Scholarship, Yakima Federal Savings & Loan Scholarship, Mattawa-Desert Aire Lion's Club Scholarship, Greg Arnold Memorial Scholarship;

Josue Cuevas, Paul Lauzier Foundation Scholarship, Columbia Basin Health Assoc Scholarship, Desert Aire Sagebrush Seniors Scholarship, Yakima Federal Savings & Loan Scholarship, Greg Arnold Memorial Scholarship;

Leslie Martinez, Paul Lauzier Foundation Scholarship, Columbia Basin College Foundation; Linda Achelpohl, Americorps Scholarship; Maribel Torres, Columbia Basin College Foundation; Marleny Garcia, Paul Lauzier Foundation Scholarship, Distinguished Young Woman Scholarship, Wahluke Enrichment Organization Scholarship, Desert Aire Sagebrush Seniors Scholarship;

Mitzi Cruz Enriquez, Paul Lauzier Foundation Scholarship, Washington State University Scholarship; Nancy Soto, Gates Millenium Scholarship, WA Opportunity Scholarship, CWU Early ScholarAward, CWU Trustee's Scholarship; Paula Cruz, Paul Lauzier Foundation Scholarship, Wahluke Enrichment Organization Scholarship;

Raul Tapia, US Army; Salud Tirado, Paul Lauzier Foundation Scholarship; Steven Martinez, Paul Lauzier Foundation Scholarship, Desert Aire Sagebrush Seniors Scholarship; Thalia Quintero, Paul Lauzier Foundation Scholarship, Wahluke Education Association Scholarship, Americorps Scholarship, WSU Scholarship;

Vicente Nevarez, US Marine Corps; Victor Gomez, US Marine Corps; Wendy Garcia, WSU Scholarship, Distinguished Young Woman Scholarship, Mattawa-Desert Aire Lion's Club Scholarship;

Adriana Barajas, Alexander Heredia, Anamile Hernandez, AnaRosa Alvarez, Andrea Gutierrez, Antonio Gomez, Armando Garcia, Brenda Medrano, Delia Gonzalez, Diana Lopez, Elma Herrera, Gabriela Navarrete, Jaime Jimenez, Jessica Ledezma, Joel Cardoso, Josue Cuevas, Julio Maldonado, Katelyn Peterson, Kenia Jamaica, Leonardo Perez, Linda Achelpohl, Luis Lara Garcia, Maria Gutiierrez, Maria Juarez, Maribel Torres, Miguel Ramirez, Mitzi Cruz Enriquez, Nancy Soto, Salud Tirado, Stephanie Robles, Steven Martinez, Tanya Mendez, Thalia Quintero, Victor Gomez, Wendy Garcia, Yasenia Rodriguez, all Washington College Bound Scholarship.