TDHS Class of 2026 honored with wide range of scholarships at annual awards night
By Joshuah Albert
The Dalles, Ore., April 28, 2026 — Dressed in formal attire and looking ahead to life after graduation, seniors at The Dalles High School gathered Tuesday night for one of their final milestones: Scholarship Awards Night, where thousands of dollars in local support were awarded to members of the Class of 2026.
Held in the school auditorium, the annual ceremony recognized not just academic achievement, but the community’s investment in its future workforce — from trades and technical careers to medicine, agriculture and higher education.
Principal Phil Williams opened the evening, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Evan Ortega, before a steady procession of presenters took the stage to award dozens of scholarships backed by local families, businesses and organizations.
Throughout the night, students walked the stage to accept awards that will help shape their next steps — whether heading to college, entering the workforce or pursuing specialized training. The range of scholarships reflected the region itself, with strong ties to agriculture, health care, public service and community involvement.
The following is a complete list of scholarship presenters and recipients, in the order presented during the ceremony:
Presenter: Wayne von Borstel
von Borstel Scholarship — Ahyoung Kim — $7,500
von Borstel Scholarship — Cleo Corbin — $10,000
von Borstel Scholarship — Evan Ortega — $7,500
von Borstel Scholarship — Everest Lenardson — $10,000
von Borstel Scholarship — Kimberly Morales — $13,000
von Borstel Scholarship — Rokiah Notbohm — $14,631
Presenter: Ana Gonzalez
Harris & Anna Stout Memorial Scholarship — Maxwell Mears — $2,000
Harris & Anna Stout Memorial Scholarship — Noah Preston — $2,000
Hyde Family Medical Arts Scholarship — Abril Rincon — $540
John V. Peterson Memorial Scholarship — Juan Camarillo Morales — $1,500
Multiple Mental Models Scholarship — Everest Lenardson — $1,500
Presenter: Marilyn Urness
Ed Urness Memorial Scholarship — Ava Graves — $500
Presenter: Annika Forester
Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers Scholarship — Evan Ortega — $1,000
Presenter: Sherry Munro
The Dalles Kiwanis Club - Trade Scholarship — Calder Morrison — $1,000
The Dalles Kiwanis Club - Trade Scholarship — Emmanuel Nicdao — $1,000
The Dalles Kiwanis Club Scholarship — Jonathan Rodriguez — $1,500
Presenter: Annette Byers
Foley / Byers Alumni Education Scholarship — Blejan Ferguson — $7,500
Foley / Byers Alumni Education Scholarship — Kimberly Morales — $7,500
Presenter: Jamie Mitchell
Adventist Health Board of Trustees Future Health Professional Scholarship — Sofia Rogers — $2,000
Randy Rood Scholarship — Aaron Malpica — $2,500
Randy Rood Scholarship — Arden Buchanan — $2,500
Randy Rood Scholarship — Emmanuel Nicdao — $2,500
Randy Rood Scholarship — Evelyn Schecter — $2,500
Randy Rood Scholarship — Kimberly Morales — $2,500
Randy Rood Scholarship — London Leitz — $2,500
Randy Rood Scholarship — Nancy Diaz — $2,500
Randy Rood Scholarship — Noraya Gallegos — $2,500
Presenter: Andrea Flores
Jeffrey Staver Memorial Scholarship — Caspian Ortega — $2,000
Lloyd Heckman Memorial Scholarship — Ava Graves — $2,500
Lloyd Heckman Memorial Scholarship — Tyson Long — $2,500
Luvina Lash-Robinson Memorial Scholarship — Alexander Zapien — $1,300
Marlys Krein Memorial Scholarship — Andrea Rivas — $500
Presenter: Leanne Neal
Ancil Payne & Paul McCulloch Scholarship — Katelyn McFetridge — $2,500
Ancil Payne & Paul McCulloch Scholarship — Nancy Diaz — $2,500
Columbia Gorge Hawks Softball Scholarship — Aizlynn Rubio — $1,000
Columbia Gorge Hawks Softball Scholarship — Hailey Johnston — $1,000
Columbia Gorge Hawks Softball Scholarship — Siyra Faulkner — $1,000
Schanno Family Scholarship — Caspian Ortega — $500
Bill Martin Memorial Scholarship — Cleo Corbin — $1,000
Bill Martin Memorial Scholarship — Rokiah Notbohm — $1,000
Presenter: Janell Geary
Colonel Wright PTO Scholarship — Nancy Diaz — $1,000
Presenter: Autumn Loyd
Dry Hollow School PTA Scholarship — Evan Ortega — $1,500
Presenter: Kim Koch & Wendy Palmer
St. Mary’s Academy Scholarship — Ahyoung Kim — $500
Presenter: Meli Avila
Giovanny Avila Memorial Scholarship — Aaron Malpica — $750
Presenter: Andrew Myers
Samarah Luna-Betancort Memorial Scholarship — Keira Davis — $750
Annette E. Pugh Scholarship — Arden Buchanan — $3,000
Annette E. Pugh Scholarship — Elliot Winwood — $3,000
Annette E. Pugh Scholarship — Evelyn Schecter — $3,000
Annette E. Pugh Scholarship — Kimberly Morales — $3,000
Bob & Mary May Memorial Scholarship — Aaron Shubert — $2,500
Bob & Mary May Memorial Scholarship — Daniel Cervantes — $2,500
Bob & Mary May Memorial Scholarship — Derek Goulart — $2,500
Bob & Mary May Memorial Scholarship — Sofia Rogers — $2,500
Doug Leash Memorial Scholarship — Cleo Corbin — $500
Doug Leash Memorial Scholarship — Ivan Martinez — $500
Mid Columbia Vision Source Scholarship — Derek Goulart — $1,000
TDHS Alumni Scholarship — Brodie Jensen — $700
TDHS Alumni Scholarship — Grace Loop — $700
TDHS Alumni Scholarship — Reese Kenslow — $700
Presenter: Nate Timmons
Bob Murray & Dr A B Stone Memorial Scholarship — London Leitz — $500
Presenter: Abby Cyphers
D21 EA Certified Members Scholarship — Caspian Ortega — $500
D21 EA Certified Members Scholarship — Evan Ortega — $500
D21 EA Certified Members Scholarship — Hunter Bustos — $500
D21 EA Certified Members Scholarship — Logan Mitchell — $500
D21 EA Certified Members Scholarship — Tyson Long — $500
Presenter: Bob Thouvenel
Kevin Mullen Memorial Scholarship — Cleo Corbin — $1,000
Kevin Mullen Memorial Scholarship — Evan Ortega — $500
Presenter: Summer Woodside
Mike Woodside Memorial Scholarship — Ayla Macnab — $1,000
Presenter: Elaine Powrie
Brenda Cardin Coats Scholarship — Asa Waller — $2,500
Carter Family Orchards Scholarship — Nancy Diaz — $2,500
Cascade Eye Center Scholarship — Ahyoung Kim — $500
Cascade Eye Center Scholarship — Hailey Johnston — $500
Richard A. Lewis Memorial Scholarship — Hudson Case — $2,000
Presenter: Rose Chavers
Cascade Singers Scholarship — Caspian Ortega — $500
Cascade Singers Scholarship — Paola Lopez Torres — $500
Presenter: Brad Durso
The Dalles Lions Club Scholarship — Grace Loop — $2,000
Presenter: Hew Hillis
Wasco Lodge Masonic Scholarship — Ahyoung Kim — $3,000
Wasco Lodge Masonic Scholarship — Evelyn Schecter — $3,000
Presenter: Jose Aparicio
Clark Memorial Scholarship — Jonathan Rodriguez — $1,500
Colleen Jenks Memorial Scholarship — Katie Quevedo — $1,000
Colleen Jenks Memorial Scholarship — Rylee Camp — $1,000
Dr. Victor Mills & Betty Mills Trust Scholarship — Amber Foley — $2,000
Dr. Victor Mills & Betty Mills Trust Scholarship — Caitlynn Gatton — $2,000
Dr. Victor Mills & Betty Mills Trust Scholarship — Emily Salinas — $2,000
Tom & Marjory Foley Memorial Scholarship — Calder Morrison — $3,000
Tom & Marjory Foley Memorial Scholarship — Dylan Hoag Phetteplace — $3,000
Tom & Marjory Foley Memorial Scholarship — Evan Ortega — $3,000
Tom & Marjory Foley Memorial Scholarship — Evelyn Schecter — $3,000
Tom & Marjory Foley Memorial Scholarship — Logan Mitchell — $3,000
Tom & Marjory Foley Memorial Scholarship — Silas Ramirez Flores — $3,000
Lillie and Dorothy Tindall Memorial Scholarship — Ahyoung Kim — $2,000
Lillie and Dorothy Tindall Memorial Scholarship — Rin Takazawa — $2,000
Presenter: Lindy McDonald
Steve Garrett Memorial Scholarship — Asa Waller — $1,000
Presenter: Marsha Morrison
PEO Chapter EJ (Kimsey Memorial) Scholarship — Cadynce Hoover — $1,500
Presenter: Lark Lennox
Susanna Blake Gabay Memorial Scholarship — Nancy Diaz — $2,000
Presenter: Nubia Contreras
Jump Start Scholarship — Dedrick Bloomdahl — $2,500
Jump Start Scholarship — Jacqueline Cervantes Jaramillo — $2,500
Jump Start Scholarship — Kaedyn Linker — $2,500
Lenora Hunter Memorial Scholarship — Silas Ramirez Flores — $2,500
TDHS Student First Generation Scholarship — Alondra Castillo — $5,000
Wilma Roberts Memorial Scholarship — Abigail Pope — $1,000
Presenter: Dennis Catmull & Jerry Frazier
Lloyd B Walworth Memorial Scholarship — Asa Waller — $1,500
Lloyd B Walworth Memorial Scholarship — Caspian Ortega — $1,500
Presenter: Karen Heim & Scott Taylor
North Wasco County PUD Scholarship — Jonathan Rodriguez — $10,000
North Wasco County PUD Scholarship — Noraya Gallegos — $10,000
Presenter: Phil Williams
Edward Ward, Jr. First Generation Scholarship — Juan Valencia — $1,400
Gerald Smith Memorial Scholarship — Arden Buchanan — $2,000
Gerald Smith Memorial Scholarship — Dylan Hoag Phetteplace — $2,000
Gerald Smith Memorial Scholarship — Lizbeth Sanchez — $2,000
Gerald Smith Memorial Scholarship — Siyra Faulkner — $2,000
Renaissance Scholarship — Dylan Hoag Phetteplace — $1,000
School officials closed the evening by thanking donors, presenters and the scholarship board for their continued commitment to student success.
In addition to those receiving awards, organizers emphasized that dozens of seniors participated in the scholarship process. Nominees for the Class of 2026 included Aaron Malpica, Aaron Shubert, Abigail Pope, Abril Rincon, Ahyoung Kim, Aizlynn Rubio, Alexander Zapien, Alondra Castillo, Amber Foley, Andrea Rivas, Arden Buchanan, Arturo Correa, Asa Waller, Ava Graves, Ayla Macnab, Blejan Ferguson, Brodie Jensen, Cadynce Hoover, Caitlynn Gatton, Calder Morrison, Caspian Ortega, Cleo Corbin, Daniel Cervantes, Dedrick Bloomdahl, Derek Goulart, Dylan Hoag Phetteplace, Elliot Winwood, Emily Salinas, Emmanuel Nicdao, Evan Ortega, Evelyn Schecter, Everest Lenardson, Grace Loop, Hailey Johnston, Hudson Case, Hunter Bustos, Ivan Martinez, Jacqueline Cervantes Jaramillo, Jonathan Rodriguez, Juan Camarillo Morales, Juan Valencia, Kaedyn Linker, Katelyn McFetridge, Katie Quevedo, Keira Davis, Kimberly Morales, Lizbeth Sanchez, Logan Mitchell, London Leitz, Maxwell Mears, Nancy Diaz, Noah Preston, Noraya Gallegos, Paola Lopez Torres, Reese Kenslow, Rin Takazawa, Rokiah Notbohm, Rylee Camp, Silas Ramirez Flores, Siyra Faulkner, Sofia Rogers, Tyson Long and Ximena Torres.
The scholarship awards night remains a defining moment for seniors each year — a bridge between high school and what comes next, supported by a community that continues to invest in its students.
