June 10, 2016 For more information contact: For Immediate Release Erin Thierolf @ 248-2634

Yakima Federal Announces 2016 Scholarship Winners

Over the past 41 years through its Award for Academic Excellence program Yakima Federal Savings and Loan Association has provided nearly two million dollars in college scholarships to local graduating high school seniors. This year Yakima Federal is awarding $1,500 each to 63 seniors from high schools throughout Central and South Central and will make $1,500 contributions to each of six local colleges: Washington State University-Tri Cities; Heritage University; Central Washington University; Perry Technical Institute; Columbia Basin Community College and Yakima Valley College.

This year’s scholarship winners are:

Kittitas Valley

Travis Gylling Connor Hilburn Kittitas High School Brandon Nass Cle Elum-Rosyln High School Zuleyma Perez Cle Elum-Rosyln High School Annie Stickney Kittitas High School Maya Swan Ellensburg High School

Lower Yakima Valley

Katelyn Banks Sunnyside Christian H.S. Jose R. Barajas Wahluke High School Colleen Bell Zillah High School Michael Casillas Granger High School Rafael Ceja Toppenish High School Sophia J. Dominguez Sunnyside High School Angel Garza Jr. Sunnyside High School Noemi Gutierrez Mabton High School Allison Huylar Toppenish High School Stephanie Juarez Ventura Wahluke High School Cooper Liefke Sunnyside Christian H.S. Joseph Ponti Zillah High School Nathan Powers Bickleton High School Ruth D. Ramirez Granger High School Patricio Roel Zavala Mabton High School

Tri-Cities Area

Avoree Bell Pasco High School Carson Bergstrom Pasco High School Rebekah Bourgeois Columbia High School Josiah Cantú Phillip Fishburn Alexus Grajeda Riverview High School Bridget Hohl Tri-Cities Prep Daniel King Tri-Cities Prep Josiah Kroontje Sandran Linton Riverview High School Shaelynn Logozzo Chiawana High School Jennifer Aleysha Lomeli Porter McMichael Stephanie A. Nelson Liberty Christian School Amber Perry Kamiakin High School Jenona Rigor Connell High School Stephen Waggoner Kennewick High School Diana April Wang Hanford High School

Prosser Area

David Ledesma Tessa Nelson Kiona-Benton High School Kyla Norell Prosser High School Teagan Parrish Grandview High School Carlos Ramos Grandview High School

Yakima Area

Matthew Thomas Craig Highland High School Chelsea Delozier Wapato High School Kaitlyn Dykstra East Valley High School Dakotah Eims Naches High School Julia Favilla Riverside Christian School Megan Glenski Eisenhower High School Samuel Herr Eisenhower High School Tyler Hoffman Riverside Christian School Andrea L. Hohman A.C. Davis High School Sara Johnson La Salle High School Cailin R. O'Malley Safyre Reese Highland High School Austin Richardson Selah High School Collin Robert West Valley High School Tanner Schilperoort East Valley High School Adrian Spencer A.C. Davis High School Emma Stucki West Valley High School Brianna Warner Naches High School Patrick Young La Salle High School