LWPTSA Council hosted a scholarship awards reception and presentation ceremony on Monday, June 2, in celebration of our 2025 academic and staff scholarship recipients. With the support of our local PTAs, the Lake Washington Education Association and the Lake Washington Schools Foundation, we were able to award 13 student scholarships of $1,250 each and two $500 staff scholarships.
Merit Scholarships:
- Sophia Lisboa (EHS Learning Community)
- Alon Ragoler (EHS Learning Community)
- Logan Clevenger (JHS Learning Community)
- Kara Nishiguchi (JHS Learning Community)
- Shira Avitan (LWHS Learning Community)
- Ellie Lenihan (LWHS Learning Community)
- Sarah Wen (Tesla STEM) (RHS Learning Community)
- Jasmine Zhen (ICS) (RHS Learning Community)
LWEA/Teeley Scholarship: Varnika Bhargava (RHS)
Voc/Tech/2-Year Scholarship: Molly Benson (JHS)
Turnaround Scholarship: Simon Field (EHS)
Perseverance Scholarship: Jillian Swigard (RHS)
At-Large Council Scholarship: Odmaral Tumenjargal (LWHS)
Staff Scholarship: Roohi Mahboob (Ella Baker Elementary)
LWEA Mawhinney Staff Scholarship for Special Education: Brenna McCleary Childress (Blackwell Elementary)
Congratulations to all of our 2025 award recipients, and thank you to all the scholarship winners and their loved ones for joining us in this celebration. We wish our graduates the best in their post-secondary endeavors!
LWPTSA Council looks forward to another season of celebrating our future graduates and hard-working educators in the next academic year. Our 2025-26 scholarship program will roll out in the winter.
Copyright notice: Photograph courtesy of LWPTSA Council on June 2, 2025, at LWSD Resource Center in Redmond, Wash. All participants photographed with consent. Image may not be reused for promotional or commercial use except as permitted by content owner. All rights reserved.