Welcome Class of 2026 Central Oregon Seniors!
We hope to announce 2026 Scholarship Information in March 2026!
2025 Scholarship Winners:
Please join the COAP board and scholarship committee in congratulating the following winners of the 2025 COAP Outstanding Central Oregon Senior Scholarship. We received an impressive array of applications! The following students received $1800 to be used toward their higher education:
Sage Goldstein
Essay Titled: La Intérprete
la_intérprete.pdf Sage graduated from Caldera High School in June 2025 and plans to attend the Central Oregon Community College in Bend, Oregon in the fall of 2025. Sage plans to put the scholarship money towards her French immersion program in the spring of 2025. |
Ace Nave
Essay titled: A New Voice
a_new_voice.pdf Ace graduated from Bend Senior High School in June 2025 and plans to attend the University of Maryland College Park in College Park, Maryland in the fall of 2025. Ace plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition and housing. |
Payton Johnston
Essay titled: Flourishing in the Shade
Payton graduated from Lapine High School in June 2025 and plans to attend the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington in the fall of 2025. Payton plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition. |
Four honorable mentions were recognized for their academic excellence and received $300:
Neyda Ramos Cantora
Essay Titled: Cheeseburgers
cheeseburgers.pdf Neyda graduated from Bend Senior High School in June 2025 and plans to attend the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon in the fall of 2025. Neyda plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition. |
Edison Medlock
Essay Titled: Half Indian. Half Vegetarian. Wholly Me.
half_indian._half_vegetarian._wholly_me..pdf Edison graduated from Redmond Proficiency Academy in June 2025 and plans to attend the Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon in the fall of 2025. Edison plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition. |
Callie Winebarger
Essay titled: Walking A Mile
walking_a_mile.pdf Callie graduated from Crook County High School in June 2025 and plans to attend the MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas in the fall of 2025. Callie plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition and textbooks. |
Madeleine Joyce
Essay Titled: The Year Compassion
the_year_compassion.pdf Madeleine graduated from Caldera High School in June 2025 and plans to attend the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in Honolulu, Hawaii in the fall of 2025. Madeleine plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of textbooks. |
2024 Scholarship Winners:
Please join the COAP board and scholarship committee in congratulating the following winners of the 2024 COAP Outstanding Central Oregon Senior Scholarship. We received an impressive array of applications! The following students received $1800 to be used toward their higher education:
Maggie O'Sullivan
Essay titled: The Blue Baby
The Blue Baby Maggie graduated from Bend Senior High School in June 2024 and plans to attend the University of Santa Barbra in Santa Barbra, California in the fall of 2024. Maggie plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition, but likely a class called "Scientific Diving". |
Jillan Bremont
Essay titled: From Sidelines to Frontlines: Transforming Adversity into Advocacy
From Sidelines to Frontlines Jillian graduated from Redmond High School in June 2024 and plans to attend the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon in the fall of 2024. Jillian plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition. |
Lucy Reed
Essay titled: Listening Is an Act of Love
Listening Is an Act of Love Lucy graduated from Bend Senior High School in June 2024 and plans to attend Scripps College in Claremont, California in the fall of 2024. Lucy plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition. |
Four honorable mentions were recognized for their academic excellence and received $300:
Evonna West
Essay titled: Dear Dad
Dear Dad Evonna graduated from Ridgeview High School in June 2024 and plans to attend Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon in the fall of 2024. Evonna plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of books and supplies. |
Lucy Stancliff
Essay titled: Finding Moments of Joy on the Pediatric Cancer Floor
Finding Moments of Joy on the Pediatric Cancer Floor Lucy graduated from Ridgeview High School in June 2024 and plans to attend Utah State University in Logan, Utah in the fall of 2024. Lucy plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition. |
Ella Gimeno
Essay titled: Sol De Mi Vida
Sol De Mi Vida Ella graduated from Bend Senior High School in June 2024 and plans to attend the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California in the fall of 2024. Ella plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition. |
Bliss Louvar
Essay titled: A Letter To The Newly Diagnosed Me
A Letter To The Newly Diagnosed Me Bliss graduated from Redmond Proficiency Academy in June 2024 and plans to attend the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah in the fall of 2024. Bliss plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition. |
Past COAP Scholarship Winners:
2023 Scholarship Winners:
Please join the COAP board and scholarship committee in congratulating the following winners of the 2023 COAP Outstanding Central Oregon Senior Scholarship. We received an impressive array of applications! The following students received $1800 to be used toward their higher education:
Penny Yost
Essay titled: Conservation: From Loss to Dedication
conservation_from_loss_to_dedication.pdf Penny graduated from Bend Senior High School in June 2023 and plans to attend Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts in the fall of 2023. Penny plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition. |
Riley Ahmuty
Essay titled: To Touch and be Touched by the Wild
to_touch_and_be_touched_by_the_wild.pdf Riley graduated from Bend Senior High School in June 2023 and plans to attend Pitzer College in Claremont, California in the fall of 2023. Riley plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition. |
Caroline Hintsatake
Essay Titled: "A Nomadic Tribe of Urban Indians"
Caroline requested for the essay to not be published publicly. Caroline graduated from Redmond Proficiency Academy in June 2023 and plans to attend Central Oregon Community College in Bend, Oregon in the fall of 2023. Then Caroline plans to transfer to Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Caroline plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of books and tuition. |
Five honorable mentions were recognized for their academic excellence and received $150:
Hannah Fendall
Essay titled: Journey of Self-Reliance and Environmental Stewardship: Lessons from Interdisciplinary Environmental Expeditions (IEE)
lessons_from_interdisciplinary_environmental_expeditions.pdf Hannah graduated from Sisters High School in June 2023 and plans to attend Boise State University in Boise, Idaho in the fall of 2023. Hannah plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of housing and meal plan. |
Madeline Gardner
Essay titled: Ride the Wave
ride_the_wave.pdf Madeline graduated from Summit High School in June 2023 and plans to attend Regis University in Denver, Colorado in the fall of 2023. Madeline plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of books. |
Analise Backus
Essay titled: Twenty Miles
twenty_miles.pdf Analise graduated from Sisters High School in June 2023 and plans to attend the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington in the fall of 2023. Analise plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition. |
Logan Malinowski
Essay titled: For My Family
Logan requested for the essay to not be published publicly. Logan graduated from Bend Senior High School in June 2023 and plans to attend the College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California in the fall of 2023. Logan plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition. |
Josie Patton
Essay titled: Grit
grit.pdf Josie graduated from Sisters High School in June 2023 and plans to attend the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon in the fall of 2023. Josie plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition. |
2022 Scholarship Winners:
The following students received $1500 to be used toward higher education:
Kylee Graunitz
Essay titled: In the Dark We find Light
in_the_dark_we_find_light.pdf Kylee graduated from Bend Senior High School in June 2022 and plans to attend San Diego State University in San Diego, California in the fall of 2022. Kylee plans to put the scholarship money towards the cost of tuition. |
Trace Terrell
Essay titled: I'm Not Alone
im_not_alone.pdf Trace graduated from La Pine High School in June 2022 and plans to attend John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in the fall of 2022. With this scholarship money, Trace plans to put it towards the costs of books and tuition. |
Ana Henneman
Essay titled: Why My Room Became Alive
why_my_room_became__alive.pdf Ana graduated from Bend Senior High School in June 2022 and plans to attend the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon in the fall of 2022. With the scholarship money, Ana will put it towards the cost of tuition. |
Four honorable mentions were recognized for their academic excellence and received $150:
Teo Rupp
Essay titled: Concussion & Repercussions
concussion___repercussions.pdf Teo graduated from Bend Senior High School in June 2022 and plans to attend the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia in the fall of 2022. With the scholarship money, Teo plans to use it to buy an international studies permit. |
Kelsie Russell
Essay titled: Finding my "Superheroes"
finding_my_superheroes.pdf Kelsie graduated from Bend Senior High School in June 2022 and plans to attend the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah in the fall 2022. With her scholarship money, Kelsie plans to use it towards the cost of tuition. |
Alexandria Johnston
Essay titled: The Little Things
the_little_things.pdf Alexandria graduated from Bend Senior High School in June 2022 and plans to attend the University of Southern California in Los Angles, California in the fall 2022. With the scholarship money, Alexandria plans to put it towards the cost of textbooks. |
Kaylen McAdams
Essay tilted: Playing with Toys
Kaylen graduated from Redmond Proficiency Academy in June 2022 and plans to attend Oregon State Cascades in Bend, Oregon in the fall of 2022. With the scholarship money, Kaylen plans to put it towards the cost of tuition. Kaylen requested for the essay to not be published publicly. |
2021 Scholarship Winners:
The following students received $1500 to be used toward higher education:
Julia Burdsall
Essay titled: In Between
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America Salazar
Essay titled: Personal Circumstance
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Grace Bengtson
Essay titled: Rhapsody in Blue
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Four honorable mentions received a $100 donation:
Hayden Husler
Essay titled: Texture
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Anne Marie Covlin
Essay titled: The Claire Bell
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Charli Stewart
Essay titled: Grab Life by the Bedazzled Belt Buckle
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Emma Harris
Essay titled: Brace Yourself
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