Okanogan Omak Rotary Club Announces 2023 Baccalaureate and Vocational Scholarship Recipients
The Okanogan Omak Rotary Club has awarded $12,000 in scholarships to Okanogan and Omak High school graduates. The Club awards Vocational scholarship funds for students pursuing a vocational career at a community college, technical or trade school; the Club also awards Baccalaureate scholarship funds to students pursuing a 4-year degree at a college or university.
The Okanogan Omak Rotary Club has awarded $12,000 in scholarships to Okanogan and Omak High school graduates. The Club awards Vocational scholarship funds for students pursuing a vocational career at a community college, technical or trade school; the Club also awards Baccalaureate scholarship funds to students pursuing a 4-year degree at a college or university.
 
Winners of the Baccalaureate Scholarship funds for 2023 are Taylor Meyer from Okanogan High School and Coley Christoph from Omak High School. Taylor plans to attend Eastern Washington University to study Pre-Physical Therapy. Her career goal is to be a licensed Physical Therapist. Coley will attend Northern Arizona University to study Data Science. Coley’s career goal is to be a Data Analyst.
 
Vocational Scholarship winners from Okanogan High School are Trevor Caswell, who will attend the College of Western Idaho; Brier Selvidge, attending Montana State University - Northern; and Tyler Popelier, attending Big Bend Community College. Omak High School vocational scholarship recipients are: Wyatt Youngblood, attending Northwest Lineman College; Genesi Arciniega, attending Renton Technical College and Josh Arnold who will attend Perry Technical Institute.
 
The Okanogan-Omak Rotary Club has awarded Baccalaureate and Vocational scholarships to local high school seniors for over 30 years. In addition to the Baccalaureate and Vocational scholarships, the Okanogan-Omak Rotary Club also awards scholarships to adult students returning to college at the Omak Wenatchee Valley College campus.
 
Scholarship funds are raised during the Rotary Steak Nights and through generous donations to the Rotary Scholarship funds. The 2023 Rotary Steak Nights will be held June 22nd, July 20, and October 25 at the Okanogan Fairgrounds Agriplex.  If you are interested in donating to our scholarship funds, please contact us through our FaceBook page, Okanogan Omak Rotary Club.  Follow us on Face Book or at our website (https://okanogan-omakrotary.org) for updates on Steak Nights and other events.