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GRADUATES FROM 1 do anything stupid, but if you do, don’t post it on Facebook; there are scholarships everywhere, and many don’t have applicants. Find those scholarships and use the money to go as far as you can; do what you fear; choose wisely who you marry. The festivities concluded with a video of the students – complete with the class doing the Harlem Shake.
Scholarship list The students received $70,000 in scholarships the day before during a celebration of success. The list is as follows. Madrona Club Scholarship: Ruby Adrian, $1,000 American Legion Citizenship Award: Lana Bronn, $250 American Legion Inspirational Award: Nile Reed, $250 Voyle B. Martin Scholarship: Spencer
Crowe, $1,500 Claude A. Rebuling Memorial Academic Scholarship: Ana Ledgerwood, $1,500 Claude A. Rebuling Memorial Vocational Scholarship: Juan DiazAlvarez, $1,500 Key Bank Scholarships: Freeda Crow, $1000; Lana Bronn, $1,000 Kiwanis Club Lee Roach/Bill Marks Memorial Scholarship: Ana Ledgerwood, $1,100 Kiwanis Community Service Scholarship: Juliette Mann, $1,100 Kiwanis Youth Scholarship: Garett Pietsch, $1,100 Kiwanis Scholarship: Tika Zbornik, $500 Kiwanis Club Hat Draw Award: Annie Ryder, $400 Orcas Island Education Foundation, Dare to Dream Scholarship: Chase Drake, $250; Nile Reed, $500; Alexa Cuthbert, $500 OIEF Scholarships: Zackary Wolford, $500; Jessica Gudgell, $500; Morgan Sabine, $500; Ruby Adrian, $500; Ana Ledgerwood, $1,000; Annie
Ryder, $1,000; Juliette Mann, $1,000 Islanders Bank Scholarship: Jessica Gudgell, $1,000 American Legion Auxiliary Sally Hart Memorial Scholarship: Zackary Wolford: $1,000 American Legion Auxiliary Mid Flaherty Memorial Scholarship: Morgan Sabine, $1,000 American Legion Auxiliary LarVerne Key Memorial Scholarship: Josh Bronn, $1,000 American Legion Auxiliary Patty Resch Memorial Scholarship: Spencer Crowe, $1,000 American Legion Auxiliary Mary Lou Nichol
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Memorial Scholarship: Ruby Adrian, $1,000 Masonic L odge Scholarship: Freeda Crow, $1,000; Kirsten Fowler, $1,000 Hen i g s on - Fu n h ou s e Commons College Scholarship: Annie Ryder $8,000. This scholarship is renewed every year for four years. Lions Club Leonard Wellman Memorial Scholarship: Garett Pietsch, $2,000 Lions Club Jim Golithon Memorial Scholarship: Ruby Adrian, $2,000 Lions Club Vic Hughes Scholarship: Chase Drake, $2,000 Lions Club Joseph Bond
Health Center Scholarship: Ruby Adrian, $500; Tika Zbornik, $500 Odd Fe l l o w s Scholarships: Soren Sweet, $1,500; Nile Reed, $1,500 Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival Young Musician’s Award, supported by the Thyra and Bud Anderson Advised Fund: Adelaine Newcombe, $500; Rhys Thompson; $500; Juliette Mann, $500; Orcas Island Booster Club Scholarships: Spencer Crowe, $500; Jake Zier; $500; Orcas Education Associations; Kirsten Fowler; $500 US Naval Academy Appointment: Macklin Blackadar
Six students graduate from OASIS by JILL SHERMAN
OASIS High School/Orcas High School
Happiness is complicated and cynicism and change don’t help matters. Kathy Anderson, the keynote speaker, reminded us that this simple goal can be illusive. “Our collective ADHD” leads to cluttered minds that so easily loose focus on the important things. Then, once we have found joy, guess what happens? Something changes. OASIS High School graduates faced a standing room only crowd at The Emmanuel Church Parish Hall on Saturday, June 8. Morgan Miller, Herbie Sisson and Micah Jones graduated earning a Washington State High School Diploma. Morgan Miller was recognized as the valedictorian. Esther Doss, Sorrel Hughes and Ursula Pamatian earned Graduate Equivalency Degrees, a series of five tests covering the core subject areas of science, social studies, mathematics, reading and writing.
Contributed photo OASIS graduates left to Right: Esther Doss, Morgan Miller, Sorrel Hughes, Ursula Pamatian, Herbie Sisson and Micah Jones at the graduation ceremony on June 8.
These six individuals were honored for their perseverance and unique paths leading them to this ceremony. They have already practiced the skill of adapting to their own individual needs by choosing this program. Morgan Miller, a distance
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Scholarship: Zackary Wolford, $2,000 Lions Club Abrahamsen Family Scholarship: Nile Reed, $2,000 Lions Club Frank Ward Memorial Scholarship: Morgan Sabine, $1,000 San Juan County Sheriff ’s Guild Scholarship: Spencer Crowe, $1,500; Josh Bronn, $500 Orcas Center Margaret Exton Award: Juliette Mann, $250 Public School Employees Union Scholarships: Di Mowrey, $250; Morgan Sabine, $250. Orcas Island Eagle Forum Scholarship: Macklin Blackadar, $500 Orcas Island Family
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learner with OASIS for all four years of high school will be attending Washington State University. Herbie Sisson plans to attend Seattle Central Community College. Esther Doss will be attending Cornish College of the Arts. Ursula is looking forward to travel in Thailand next winter. Micah and Sorrel are undecided on their fall plans. All the students had an opportunity to thank friends and family and the OASIS program for providing a much-needed alternative to the traditional high school. OASIS High School stands for Orcas Alternative Student Initiated Studies, it is part of the Orcas Island School District and serves high school students on island and throughout the state. Students entering the program take control
of their education with guidance from one of the certificated staff. The first task is to develop learning plans that meet their needs and the needs of the state. Then it is up to them – the learning curve is steep but the end product is students who have ownership of their education and a strong sense of self. Martin Lund and Gregory Books, playing piano and saxophone, set the tone for arriving guests. Principal Barbara Kline opened the ceremony introducing board members Tony Gazelle and Jim Sullivan and OASIS staff members. Happiness was abundantly evident in the after party as graduates, family and friends enjoyed photos, snacks and cupcakes. It was a most excellent commencement.