Caption: Scholarship recipients Haylee Grytdal, Raimee Bouvette, Madison Moon, Carmen Kiewert, Gannon Cotter, Adeleine Shroyer, Ilee Stone, Kip Pagac, Jared Scott, Joseph Fausti, Ryan Porter, Xandria Moss, Cayli Chapman, and Leah Bryant at the Shining Star Award Night. (Names are not in order)
Photo By: Stacey Lewis
Deer Park Dollars for Scholars (DPDS) presented sixteen scholarships to fourteen students at the Shining Star Award Night at the Deer Park High School this year.
DPDS is a non-profit scholarship foundation that assists students as a resource for financial aid for college. Dollars for Scholars was founded in 2001 and serves graduating seniors in the Deer Park School District.
How Scholarships Are Awarded
Students can apply for local and national scholarships through the DPDS website, as it is affiliated with Scholarship America. Submitting an application is done online, and only one application is necessary to apply for all awards available. Seniors must apply by April in order to be considered.
Though seniors are encouraged to apply for multiple scholarships, the board does ensure that rewards are evenly distributed by selecting a different student for each scholarship available, and by coordinating winners with other scholarships in the community that are not affiliated with Dollars for Scholars.
Award funds are sent directly to the school each senior will be attending. Some collegiate partners of Dollars for Scholars will match awards for students. Each award will be factored in by financial aid from a student’s un-met need, after an institution’s scholarships and loans are applied. An institution’s aid will not be replaced with awards given by DPDS, so that students don’t lose any money towards their school costs.
2022 Scholarships Awarded:
Haylee Grytdal
Thomas B. Baker Scholarship $2,022
Raimee Bouvette
James T. Baker Scholarship $2,022
Madison Moon
Beryl V. Baker Scholarship $2,022
Carmen Kiewert
Horizon Credit Union $1,000 and Max Sanchez Memorial Scholarship $200
Gannon Cotter
Horizon Credit Union $1,000
Adeleine Shroyer
Friends of the Deer Park Library $1,000
Ilee Stone
Friends of the Deer Park Library $1,000
Kip Pagac
Dollars for Scholars Hearts Fund Award $500 and Max Sanchez Memorial Scholarship $200
Jared Scott
Dollars for Scholars Hearts Fund Award $500
Joseph Fausti
Porter Family Memorial Scholarship $500
Ryan Porter
Bonnie Remington Memorial Scholarship $500
Xandria Moss
Creativity and Involvement, Dreamers (CID) Scholarship $400
Cayli Chapman
Deer Park Auto Freight Award $300
Leah Bryant
Bob-Mart Award $250
A huge congratulations to these students! Wishing them the best in their future endeavors.
Volunteers and Donations Needed
DPDS is looking for volunteers to help with fundraising events, maintaining the DPDS website, soliciting donations, and more. Meetings are held once or twice a year.
Donations can be made online at deerpark.dollarsforscholars.org, or mailed directly to:
Deer Park Dollars for Scholars
PO Box 1241
Deer Park, WA 99006.
For more information, to sponsor a specific scholarship, donate or to volunteer, please contact:
Stacey Lewis
Phone: 509-710-5459
Email: staceylew@gmail.com
