Coupeville Sports

John Fisken and son.

Did Aimee Bishop pay this kid?!?!

John Fisken is a near-constant presence at Coupeville High School games.

Bouncing between the Wolves and his hometown Oak Harbor Wildcats, the photographer is always on the scene, clicking away in rain and shine.

Now he’d like to give something back, but he needs your help. Fisken already has a scholarship program set up at OHHS and he’d like to create a similar one for athletes at CHS.

The scholarship, which would start next school year, would be funded by half of any photo sales he makes at cascadeathletics.com, which includes photos bought by Coupeville parents and fans or opponents.

This year, sales of photos at Wolf events have also come from South Whidbey, Archbishop Thomas Murphy and King’s supporters, and those dollars would count towards Coupeville’s total.

The scholarship will kick in if Coupeville sales total $500 or more, with half of any money raised going to the scholarship.

Fisken is aiming his award at the athlete who puts out a strong effort, year-in and year-out, with an emphasis on the role players, not the stars.

The criteria for the scholarship:

Must have competed in at least two sports, per year, for all four years of high school.

Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 with no grade below a C.

Submit a 1-page essay, “Why Sports Have Made Me A Better Person.”

If enough photos are sold and the scholarship triggers, finalists will also have a personal interview.

So now, all that needs to happen is for enough parents to stop poaching photos off of Facebook and pay the man for the professional photographs he takes.

Do that, and you’ll be giving back to your own athletes.