PRESS RELEASE: The Milton-Freewater Area Foundation is pleased to announce the 2024-25 Scholastic Scholarship Awards, totaling $25,900.

Milton-Freewater, OR, June 7: In a special awards ceremony held at the Jack Williams Auditorium at McLoughlin High School on June 6^th, thirteen high school seniors received the following awards:

1.      Adalyn Banks: 

• J.H, Bernice & Pat Murphy Scholarship: $1,000
• Vesta Bascom Scholarship: $1,000
• Mac-Hi 2016 Scholarship Fund: $350

2.      Brittyn Chaney:          

• Duane & Joyce Plyter Scholarship: $1,000

3.      Alexa Flores-Rameriez:          

• Nathan & Juanita Jay Memorial Scholarship:  $1,500

4.      Romario Garcia:        

• Milton Freewater Area Foundation Scholarship: $500
• Duane & Joyce Plyter, “Dirty Jobs” Scholarship: $500

5.      David Gomez:               

• Milton Freewater Area Foundation Scholarship: $500
• Edwin Hart Coe Scholarship: $500

6.      Coralie Knopf:             

• Milton Freewater Area Foundation Scholarship: $500
• John O. Hendricks Scholarship Fund: $300
• Duane & Joyce Plyter Scholarship: $500

7.       Lilian Marin:                 

• Grady & Elizabeth Phillips Scholarship: $1,000

8.      Araceli Rubio:              

• Earl & Lela Frazier Scholarship: $1,000                                          
• Vesta Bascom Scholarship: $1,000

9.      Alexus Sartin:               

• J.H., Bernice & Pat Murphy Scholarship: $1,000

10. Amrinder Singh:        

• Vesta Bascom Scholarship: $1,000

11. Adelyn Stewart:           

• G.B. Pesciallo Memorial Scholarship Fund: $750
• J.H. Bernice & Pat Murphy Scholarship: $1,000
• STUDENT OF THE YEAR: $500

12. Bryan Villegas:           

• Edwin Hart Coe Scholarship: $500
• Duane & Joyce Plyter Scholarship: $500

13. Cooper Yensen:          

• Vesta Bascom Scholarship: $1,000
• Duane & Joyce Plyter “Dirty Jobs” Scholarship: $1,000

In addition to these awards, eight students who are currently enrolled in college and two students who are seniors at schools other than Mac-Hi, received scholarships.  They are as follows:

• Keira Denny: $1,000 ( Frazier) 
• Brooke Riney: $1,000 (MFAF, Plyter- “Dirty Jobs”)                              
• Bria Brownie: $1,000  (MFAF, Frazier)            
• Guadalupe Gomez: $500 (MFAF)
• Dilraj Kaur: $ 500  (MFAF)                                     
• Sophia Klein: $500 (MFAF)
• Emma Leber: $1,500 (MFAF, Bascom)         
• Ivonne Lopez: $500  (MFAF)
• Lauryn Riney:  $500 (MFAF)                                
• Caryssa Scott:  $1,000 (Bascom)