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Wolf hoops hotshot Danica Strong scored big on scholarship night. (Photo courtesy Danette Beckley)

They earned.

Capping four years of hard work, Coupeville High School Class of 2026 grads raked in $180,000+ in scholarship money, which should make their transition to post-Cow Town life easier to navigate.

The Wolves were honored Wednesday night at the school’s annual spring awards night, and here are some of the highlights.

Topping the Class of 2026 are valedictorian Teagan Calkins and salutatorian George Spear.

Noelle Western, Dahlia Miller, Lucas Habeck, Jeann Nitta, Sydney Wallace, Killian Shaw, Finn Price, and Easton Green round out the top 10 career GPAs.

 

Scholarships:

 

Allen-Phipps ($1000)

Jennifer Camarena-Herrera
Riverwind DeArmond
Aiden O’Neill
Killian Shaw
Danica Strong
Avery Williams-Buchanan

 

AOC Whidbey Roost – STEM Scholarship ($1500):

Teagan Calkins

 

AOC Whidbey Roost – CEA Future Educators Scholarship ($1500):

Jeann Nitta

 

Bud Madsen Masonic Lodge ($1000):

Aiden O’Neill

 

Central Whidbey Sportsman’s Association ($1000):

Jennifer Camerena-Herrera

 

Chamber Foundation, Crows Nest, and Chris Watson Insurance ($1000):

Killian Shaw

 

CHS Class of ‘74 Jim & Linda Hosek Community Leadership ($2000):

Danica Strong

 

Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival ($2,000):

Jacob Schooley
Sydney Wallace
Avery Williams-Buchanan

 

Coupeville Booster Club ($1000):

Teagan Calkins
Aiden O’Neill
Finn Price
Killian Shaw
Danica Strong
Noelle Western

 

Coupeville Chamber ($1000):

Dylan Burrow

 

Coupeville Lions:

Finn Price ($5000)
George Spear ($5000)
Sydney Wallace ($4000)
Peyton Lucero ($3000)
Frankie Tenore ($3000)
Riverwind DeArmond ($2000)

 

Coupeville Lions – John Kohlmann LEO’s ($5000):

Dahlia Miller

 

Coupeville Lions – Parker Medical ($5000):

Teagan Calkins

 

Coupeville Lions – Pat Kolman Memorial Nursing ($4000):

Noelle Western

 

Coupeville School Foundation ($1000):

Dylan Burrow
Jennifer Camarena-Herrera
Jeann Nitta
Killian Shaw

Killian Shaw (9) excelled in the classroom and on the baseball diamond. (Jackie Saia photo)

 

Earlene Beckley Memorial ($2000):

Danica Strong

 

Edward L. “Gomer” Jones ($2500):

Killian Shaw

 

Endeavor Scholarship ($1000):

Jennifer Camarena-Herrera

 

Family of John Rodriguey ($1000):

Noelle Western

 

Friends of the Coupeville Library — Herb and Evelyn Strasler ($2000):

George Spear

 

Friends of the Coupeville Library — Evelyn Day ($2000):

Jennifer Camarena-Herrera

 

Friends of the Coupeville Library — Darrell and Carol Dyer ($2000):

Killian Shaw

 

Friends of the Coupeville Library — Leslie Franzen ($2000):

Sydney Wallace

 

Front Street Grill ($1500):

Hayden Kendall

 

Harada Family ($1000):

Danica Strong

 

Harvey-Pickard:

Regan Callahan ($2500/4 years)
Hayden Kendall ($2500/4 years)
Danica Strong ($5000/4 years)

 

John and Vivian Moon Scholarship ($1000):

Jennifer Camarena-Herrera

 

Ken Hofkamp ($1000/2 years):

Danica Strong

 

Leganieds ($1000):

Dylan Burrow
Jennifer Camerena-Herrera
Danica Strong

 

Living Like Lathom ($4000):

Killian Shaw

 

New Leaf Jo Balda Trade School ($2000):

Aleera Kent
Jacob Schooley
Killian Shaw

 

Patrick Brown Class of 1970 ($1000):

Jacob Schooley
Dylan Burrow

 

Penn Cove Shellfish ($2500/4 yrs):

Danica Strong

 

Prairie Center Market ($1500):

Killian Shaw
Danica Strong

 

Riley Sampson Foundation ($5000):

Finn Price
Teagan Calkins

Finn Price, a winner in the swimming pool, and with a book in his hand. (Rachel Price-Rayner photo)

 

Soroptimists — Aspire Award ($1000):

Riverwind DeArmond

 

Soroptimists — Empowerment Through Education Award ($1000):

Teagan Calkins
Dahlia Miller

 

Spirit of Cheer Booster Club ($1500):

Jacob Schooley
Avery Williams-Buchanan

 

Toby’s Exceptional Student Athlete ($1000):

Easton Green

 

Tom and Donna Chan Memorial ($5000):

Danica Strong

 

Tom Roehl Memorial Scholarship ($3000):

Aiden O’Neill

 

A Touch of Dutch ($500):

Sydney Wallace

 

Welch-Rixie Family ($1000):

Teagan Calkins

 

West Family Foundation ($1500):

Dahlia Miller
Noelle Western
Avery Williams-Buchanan

 

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts Bridge Scholarship ($1500):

Sydney Wallace

 

Windermere ($2000):

Killian Shaw

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Kayla Arnold scored big on scholarship night. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The hard work paid off.

The Coupeville High School Class of 2024 raked in a hair over $366,000 in local scholarships alone, not counting what individual grads may have received from colleges.

That’s a testament to both the generosity of Central Whidbey residents, businesses, and organizations, and the power of what volunteering accomplishes.

A bevy of awards and scholarships were distributed Monday at a ceremony at CHS headed up by Principal Geoff Kappes.

 

AWARDS:

 

Senior Service Award:

Isabella Schooley

 

Principal’s Legacy Award:

Nehemiah Myles

 

Lions Club Students of the Year:

Ryan Blouin
Cole White

 

“Scholarships for me??? Well, OK.” (Ember Light photo)

 

SCHOLARSHIPS:

 

AOC Whidbey Roost STEM:

Hank Milnes ($6,000)

 

Allen-Phipps:

Kayla Arnold ($1,000)
Logan Downes ($1,000)
Nick Guay ($1,000)
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim ($1,000)
Isabella Schooley ($1,000)

 

Arise Scholarship:

Brionna Blouin ($2,500)

 

Bayleaf Foreign Study/Travel:

Devin Neveu ($1,000)

 

Bruce Porter:

Kayla Arnold ($2,500)
Brionna Blouin ($2,500)

 

Bud Madsen Masonic:

Wyatt Sylvester ($1,000)

 

Cascade Custom Homes and Design:

Nick Guay ($1,000)
Cole White ($1,000)

 

Community Foundation for Coupeville Public Schools:

Ryan Blouin ($1,000)
Nick Guay ($500)
Cole White ($500)
Reese Wilkinson ($1,000)
Andrew Williams ($1,000)

 

Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival:

Zane Oldenstadt ($2,000)
Isabella Schooley ($2,000)
Hayley Thomas ($2,000)

 

Coupeville Booster Club:

Ryan Blouin ($1,000)
Nick Guay ($1,000)
Hank Milnes ($1,000)
Ava Mitten ($1,000)
Grey Peabody ($1,000)
Skylar Parker ($1,000)
Cole White ($1,000)
Reese Wilkinson ($1,000)

 

Coupeville Chamber of Commerce:

Kayla Arnold ($500)
Logan Downes ($250)
Nick Guay ($1,000)
Kaitlyn Leavell ($250)
Devin Neveu ($250)
Mikey Robinett ($500)
Isabella Schooley ($1,000)
Wyatt Sylvester ($1,000)
Cole White ($1,000)

 

Coupeville Lions Club:

Kayla Arnold ($1,500)
Brionna Blouin ($2,000)
Ryan Blouin ($3,000)
Kayla Cooks ($3,000)
William Davidson ($2,000)
Logan Downes ($2,000)
Nick Guay ($3,000)
Erica McGrath ($1,500)
Hank Milnes ($1,500)
Ava Mitten ($1,500)
Zane Oldenstadt ($1,500)
Skylar Parker ($750)
Grey Peabody ($1,500)
Desi Ramirez ($750)
Reina Reed ($1,000)
Isabella Schooley ($4,000)
Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim ($750)
Thomas Studer ($1,500)
Wyatt Sylvester ($4,000)
Hayley Thomas ($2,000)
Cole White ($3,000)
Andrew Williams ($3,000)
Reese Wilkinson ($750)

 

Educate your Passion and Talent:

Devin Neveu ($1,000)
Cole White ($1,000)

 

Empowerment (Soroptimist International):

Kayla Arnold ($1,000)
Reina Reed ($1,000)

 

Endeavor:

Alex Merino-Martinez ($1,000)

 

Excellence in Education:

Cole White ($1,500)

 

Fineline Painting:

Thomas Studer ($1,000)

 

Exceptional Student Athlete (John Rodriguey):

Cole White ($1,000)

 

Filipino American Association:

Mikey Robinett ($500)

 

Front Street Grill:

Kayla Arnold ($1,500)

 

Friends of the Coupeville Library:

Kayla Arnold ($2,000)
Brionna Blouin ($2,000)
Hank Milnes ($2,000)
Thomas Studer ($2,000)

 

Gervais Memorial:

Brionna Blouin ($1,500)

 

George Koetje Memorial:

Logan Downes ($1,000)

 

Harada Family:

Isabella Schooley ($1,000)

 

Harvey-Pickard:

Desi Ramirez-Vasquez ($10,000)
Reina Reed ($10,000)

 

Island County Fair Association:

Erica McGrath ($750)

 

Julie Langrock Memorial:

Emma Garcia ($2,500)
Ava Mitten ($2,500)

 

Knights of Columbus:

Mikey Robinett ($1,000)

 

Leganieds:

Kayla Arnold ($1,000)
Nick Guay ($1,000)
Kaitlyn Leavell ($1,000)

 

Leo Beck Memorial:

Brionna Blouin ($1,000)

 

Living Like Lathom:

Kayla Arnold ($1,000)
Nick Guay ($1,000)

 

New Leaf Jo Balda Scholarship for Community Service:

Brionna Blouin ($2,000)
Hayley Thomas ($2,000)

 

Penn Cove Shellfish:

Damiano Giacobbe ($10,000)

 

Prairie Center Market:

Brionna Blouin ($1,000)
Desi Ramirez-Vasquez ($1,000)

 

ROTC:

Cole White ($176,700)

 

Renee Smith Scholarship for Environmental Study:

Ava Mitten ($2,000)

 

Rotary Club of South Whidbey:

Kayla Arnold ($3,000)
Brionna Blouin ($3,000)
Damiano Giacobbe ($3,000)
Cole White ($2,000)

 

Sharon A.U. Vaughn:

Kayla Arnold ($2,500)
Brionna Blouin ($2,500)

 

Spirit of Cheer Booster Club:

Isabella Schooley ($1,000)
Hayley Thomas ($1,000)

 

Toby’s First Responder:

Isabella Schooley ($1,000)

 

Tom Roehl Memorial:

Ryan Blouin ($1,000)
William Davidson ($3,000)
Cole White ($1,000)

 

West Family Foundation:

Kayla Arnold ($1,000)
Brionna Blouin ($1,000)
Skylar Parker ($1,000)

 

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts:

Wyatt Sylvester ($2,000)

 

Yorioka:

Reina Reed ($1,000)

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The Coupeville High School Class of 2016 continues to make positive change in the world.

Wolf grad Makana Stone, now a professional basketball player overseas, is launching a scholarship in honor of her friend and fellow athlete Lathom Kelley, who passed away in 2022.

The “Live Like Lathom” scholarship will be awarded to a CHS senior who is a student/athlete “passionate about pursuing trade school and/or a career in welding, and shows exemplary behavior in sportsmanship, teamwork, and community.”

Kelley attended Coupeville schools from elementary school to senior year and was a standout football and track and field athlete at the high school level.

More so, he was “the living embodiment of “the strength of the pack is the wolf.”

“A passionately driven student-athlete, Lathom did everything with fire in his eyes and the word “QUIT” wasn’t in his vocabulary,” Stone said.

“Whatever he decided to pursue – whether that be tackles on the football field, sprinting on the track, fixing motor vehicles, artistic and occupational welding, or being a family man and friend – he did everything with passion and love in his heart.”

“A leader by example, Lathom treated everyone in his community as his family. He took care of his Wolfpack. He lived life in the moment. He lived life to the fullest. He lived like Lathom.”

Stone is working with the Community Foundation for Coupeville Public Schools, and you can donate to the scholarship by hopping over to:

https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjA2NTQ=

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Seven of these nine are seniors and could be eligible for scholarships funded by an endowment launched by fellow former Coupeville hoops star Richard Cook. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Athletes helping athletes, generation after generation.

Coupeville High School grads, led by Class of 1978 alumni Richard Cook, have launched a “Future Generations Endowment” which will help send current Wolves to college.

The fund is being set up with the help of the Whidbey Community Foundation, and the Community Foundation for Coupeville Public Schools.

To be eligible, a CHS student must play at least one sport in high school and be accepted to a two or four-year college or university.

They do NOT need to play sports at the next level.

Cook played multiple sports at CHS before suiting up for Western Washington University’s football program, where he was a starter at defensive back.

Now he’s giving back to his alma mater, with the creation of an endowed scholarship, where funds raised are invested, with the earnings used to fund the scholarships.

That allows the scholarship to be funded into perpetuity, without the principal being touched.

The more people or organizations who chip in, the larger the pot of money, and the more return on investment, allowing for more scholarships.

“I wanted to start this endowment as a way to pay forward the people, school and community that helped me to be successful in business and in life,” Cook said.

He has been in contact with friends and colleagues, and the group is kicking things off with six donations of $1,000.

The goal is to get to $50,000 in 2024, with the first scholarships being awarded this June.

After that, there’s no ceiling on how high things can go.

“It’s exciting to be a part of a legacy scholarship that will never go away,” Cook said.  “Maybe we will see it get to $1 million in our lifetime, which would be amazing!”

For much more info on the fund, how it will be operated, and how scholarships will be awarded, pop over to:

Coupeville High School Future Generations Fund

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They want to help you keep your child active.

Island County Public Health, in conjunction with other local organizations, is offering “Healthy Island Youth Initiative Physical Activity Scholarships” to Whidbey student/athletes in need.

The scholarships, which can be requested to cover things such as registration fees and equipment vouchers, are intended to provide confidential support to youth who might otherwise be unable to participate in physical activities.

They are available to students eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Funds have been donated by the Goosefoot Foundation, Island Thrift, the South Whidbey Parks and Aquatic Foundation, and Whidbey Telecom.

There is a limit of one scholarship per quarter per individual ($200), with a maximum amount of $500 per year.

Individuals may apply for consecutive quarters, but priority is given to new applicants.

To be eligible, a student must be a primary resident of Island County and commit to attend a minimum of 80% of scheduled practices and games/lessons.

No double-dipping, as those already being served by an existing scholarship or fee waiver program that covers the full cost of participation are not eligible.

If you are eligible for free school lunch, you can receive 100% towards registration/equipment fees.

Those who receive reduced school lunch are eligible to receive 50% towards their fees.

 

For more info, to apply, or to donate to the scholarship fund, pop over to:

https://www.islandcountywa.gov/Health/AHC/Pages/HIYI-Scholarship.aspx

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