Alumni Foundation Scholarships

Our scholarships are funded through the generous donations of our alumni and community friends as well as with the sales of merchandise at WHS events and reunions.

Scholarships are only available to graduating seniors of Washington High School. While the amount varies from year to year depending on applications and fundraising, the Alumni Foundation is proud to have awarded 22 scholarships to graduates of the Class of 2026 totaling $19,000.

Scholarship awards are announced in the Spring at the Senior Awards Night Ceremony. The Foundation then coordinates with awardees to distribute funds at a later time.

Carrie Nunes Community Service Scholarship

Shriya Tripathi, Anwita Gandesiri

Alumni Foundation Scholarship for School Service and Leadership

Sharon Lee, Abby Truong, Chloé Makayi

John Woodcock Memorial Athletic Scholarship

Alex Barrera and Cecelia Doeschot

Carrie Nunes Community Service Scholarship

Shriya Tripathi, Anwita Gandesiri

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Alumni Foundation School Service Scholarship for Service and Leadership

Mahrosh Burhan ($500) - San Jose State University, Business - Finance
Thaneesha Singh ($500) - San Jose State University, Data Science
Trina Ta ($500) - Ohlone College, Biology - Genetics

Belinda Anne Williams Biological Sciences Scholarship

Tamanna Gandhi ($500) - UC San Diego, Human Biology
Nitika Sathiya ($1,000) - UC Davis, Civil Engineering

Carrie Nunes Community Service Scholarship

Annie Bui ($1,000) - UC Berkeley, Undeclared
Naha Nabar ($1,000) - Brown University, Cognitive Neuroscience & Public Health

Fred Brower-Doug Ely Memorial Journalism/Publications Scholarship

Gillian Kaplan ($500) - California Institute for the Arts, Live Action Film and Video

John Woodcock Memorial Athletic Scholarship

Sarah Gilbert ($500) - CSU Long Beach, Fashion Merchandise and Design
Kristen Jang ($500) - Cal State Fullerton

Mike Jacinto Team Player Scholarship

Shristi Bandyopadhyay ($1,000) - UC San Diego, Molecular & Cell Biology
Siri Pedapenki ($1,000)

Steve Avilla Automotive Careers Scholarship

Samuel Rivero Molina ($500)

Steve Barnett Scholarship

Evan Dang ($500) - Boston College, Business Administration/Finance & Entrepreneurship
Adit Doppa ($500) - Purdue University, Cybersecurity
Herona Shiferaw ($500) - Howard University

Alumni Foundation School Service Scholarship

Anastasia Bieliaeva ($500) - UCLA; Psychology
Rhea Jain ($500) - Stanford University; Undeclared
Himani Mishra ($500) - Cornell University; Engineering Physics
Jesus Vargas ($500) - UC Santa Cruz; Psychology

Carrie Nunes Community Service Scholarship

Elora Das ($1000) - UC Davis; Bio-Technology
Angela Luo ($1000) - UCLA; Statistics and Data Science

Pop Goold Aspiring Educator Scholarship

Viviana Santos ($500) - Ohlone Community College

John Woodcock Athletic Leadership Scholarship

Alyssa Aguilar ($500) - San Jose State University; Kinesiology
Richard Ereno ($500) - UC San Diego

Mike Jacinto Team Player Scholarship

Pavneet Dhillon ($1000) - UC Merced; Computer Science and Engineering
Hayden Harrison ($1000) - UC Irvine
Steve Barnett Scholarship
Katherine Hsieh ($500) - UC San Diego; International Business
Mallory Michmerhuizen ($500) - George Washington University; International Affairs -Environmental Policy

Belinda Anne Williams Biological Sciences Scholarship

Alyssa Aguilar ($300) San Jose State University; Kinesiology
Elora Das ($500) - UC Davis; Bio-Technology
Khang Doan ($200) - UCLA; Bio-Engineering
Veronica Goetz ($500) - UC Santa Barbara
Mir Mohammad Hazheer ($300) - Ohlone College; Kinesiology
Meghana Shamarayar ($200) - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; Public Health

Ed and Maureen Kamei Family Scholarship

Kira Lau ($10 00) - CSU Long Beach; Psychology
Natalie Ryu ($1000) -University of San Francisco; Politics & International Relations

Alumni Foundation School Service Scholarship

Masooma Ali ($500) -- University of Manchester, UK; Business & Management

Carrie Nunes Community Service Scholarship

JiyaBhatia ($500) -- Rice University; Sociology and Chemistry
Japleen Kaur ($1000) -- Purdue University; Computer Science
Aniket Panda ($500) -- UC Santa Barbara; Political Science

Fred Brower-Doug Ely Journalism-Publications Scholarship

Aniket Panda ($500) -- UC Santa Barbara; Political Science

John Woodcock Athletic Leadership Scholarship

Tejas Atmakuri ($500) -- UC Santa Cruz; Business Management - Economics
Chloe Dang ($500) - Texas A&M; Engineering

Steve Barnett Scholarship

Chloe Dang ($500) - Texas A&M; Engineering
Aryan Sripada ($500) -- UC Davis; Cell Biology - Pre-Medical

Belinda Anne Williams Biological Sciences Scholarship

Jiya Bhatia ($500) -- Rice University; Sociology and Chemistry
Tu-Minh Bui ($100) -- UC Davis; Communication
Chloe Dang ($500) - Texas A&M; Engineering
Vignesh Manikandan ($400) -- UC Berkekey; Molecular Environmental Biology
Aryan Sripada ($400) -- UC Davis; Cell Biology - Pre-Medical
Nicholas Tostada ($100) - St. Mary's College; Kinesiology

Ed and Maureen Kamei Family Scholarship

Eileen Nguyen ($2000) -- Ohlone College; Business

Alumni Foundation School Service Scholarship

Sahiti Hibane ($500) -- San Jose State University; Computer Engineering
Sama Setty ($500) -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Undeclared
Niva Shrestha ($500) -- Purdue University; Nursing

Carrie Nunes Community Service Scholarship

Maya Campos ($500) -- San Jose State University; Aerospace Engineering
Tiffany Kuang ($1000) -- Purdue University; Computer Science
Sara Lowe ($1000) -- UCLA; Theater Design and Production
Iman Yaseen Morshed ($500) -- UC Davis; Civil Engineering

Fred Brower-Doug Ely Journalism-Publications Scholarship

Ashley Tosh ($500) -- Colorado State University, Pueblo; Media Communications - Journalism

John Woodcock Athletic Leadership Scholarship

Grace Bergquist ($500) -- California Baptist University; Graphic design & Visual Experience
James “Jimmy” Jones ($500) -- Purdue University; Robotics Engineering

Mike Jacinto Team Player Scholarship

Amelie Ngo ($500) -- UC Berkeley; Environmental Science
Elizabeth Schliz ($500) -- Ohlone College; Sociology

Steve Barnett Scholarship

Chloe Williams ($500) -- Georgetown University; Biology

Belinda Anne Williams Biological Sciences Scholarship

Riley Accurso ($500) -- Mesa College, San Diego; Zoology
Jayati Agrawal ($500) -- University of Pittsburgh; Pre-Med /Neuroscience
Kristi Nguyen ($500) -- San Francisco State University; Pre-Nursing
Abishayan “Abi” Shiva ($1000) -- UC Berkeley; Environmental Science

Ed and Maureen Kamei Family Scholarship

Genesis Palacios ($1000) -- San Jose State University; Business Administration/Human Resources
Alvina Zhan ($1000) -- UCLA; International Development Studies

Alumni Foundation School Service Scholarship

Austin Balentine - ($500) -- Stanislaus State University
Johanna Madueno - ($500) -- San Jose State University; Political Science
Andrea Menchaca ($500) -- Sacramento State University; Business - Finance
Malin Sapkota ($500) -- UCLA; Mechanical Engineering

Carrie Nunes Community Service Scholarship

Sanjana Dadi ($1000) -- Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; Business Administration
Madelyn Szto ($1000) -- Gonzaga University; Business Administration

Fred Brower-Doug Ely Journalism-Publications Scholarship

Cameron Dean ($500) -- Arizona State University; Sports Journalism

John Woodcock Athletic Leadership Scholarship

Harneet Dhillon ($500) -- UC Santa Barbara; Political Science
Ajay Vellapayan ($500) -- UC Berkeley; Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Mike Jacinto Team Player Scholarship

Cambria Tomick ($500) -- San Diego State University; Kinesiology
Ryan Wong ($500) -- Cornell University; Engineering

Steve Barnett Scholarship

Lee Morkved ($500) -- Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; Recreation, Parks & Tour Administration
Angelo Roque ($500) -- Ohlone College; Business Administration

Belinda Anne Williams Biological Sciences Scholarship

Tanisha Katoch ($1000) -- UC Santa Cruz; Technology & Information Management
Zoe McDonough ($500) -- University of Hawaii; Pre-Nursing
Enrique Quinonez ($500) -- Holy Names University; Nursing

Alumni Foundation School Service Scholarship

Ashley Kim - ($500) -- UC Santa Barbara; Sociology
Irene Park ($500) -- US Military Academy, West Point
Shaina Shiva ($500) -- UC Berkeley; Natural Resources/Undeclared
Priveshika Venkat ($500) -- University of Hawaii

Carrie Nunes Community Service Scholarship

Zuhair Imaduddun - ($1000) -- Cornell University; Industrial and Labor Relations
Julian Perez ($1000) -- Columbia University; Anthropology

John Woodcock Athletic Leadership Scholarship

Franklin Agodi ($500) --San Jose State Univ.; Business Administration
Manasi Patel - ($500)

Mike Jacinto Team Player Scholarship

Gabriella Motta - ($500) -- Washington State University; Business
Elisa Reclusado ($500) -- San Jose State Univ.; Environmental Studies

Steve Barnett Scholarship

Ryan Ruhany - ($500) -- Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; Industrial Engineering

Belinda Anne Williams Biological Sciences Scholarship

Maryam Ayyub -- San Jose State Univ.; Nuclear Biology

Steve Avilla Automotive Careers Scholarship

Bryan Arenas
Kevyn Ramirez

Alumni Foundation School Service Scholarship

David Mesropyan - ($500) -- Ohlone Jr. College; Film
Abbas Mahmand ($500) -- Ohlone Jr. College; Engineering Nguyen ($500) -- Cornell University; Communications
Nicholas Nguyen ($500) -- Cornell University; Communications

Carrie Nunes Community Service Scholarship

Nicholas Niera - ($1000) -- CSU Long Beach; Film
Sanjana Rajesh - ($1000) -- UC Santa Barbara; Economics
Johnathan Sampson - ($1000) -- Santa Clara University; Economics

John Woodcock Athletic Leadership Scholarship

Nathan Clark ($500) -- Ohlone Jr. College; Business Administration
Sophia Ryals - ($500) -- University of Oregon; Undeclared

Fred Brower-Doug Ely Journalism-Publications Scholarship

Grady Mahusay - ($500) -- Mills College; Business Administration

Pop Goold Aspiring Educator Scholarship

Elana Gladish - ($500) -- Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; Liberal Studies

Mike Jacinto Team Player Scholarship

Lauren Baglietto - ($500) -- Santa Clara University; Public Health
Jorryn Toverra - ($500) -- UC Santa Barbara

Steve Barnett Scholarship

Benjamin Schneider - ($500) -- Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; Economics

Alumni Foundation School Service Scholarships

Pujita Munnangi - ($500) -- Rice University; Bio-Engineering
Reesa Prescilla ($500) -- Dominican College; Nursing00) -- Cornell University; Engineering
Ganesh Ramakrishnan ($500) -- UC Irvine; Computer Science
Stephanie Wong ($500) -- Cornell University; Engineering

Carrie Nunes Community Service Scholarship

Preetha Vellayapan - ($1000) -- UC Davis, Psychology
Saras Chen Singh - ($1000) -- University of Missouri, Kansas City; Pre-Med

John Woodcock Athletic Leadership Scholarships

Katie Chen ($500) -- UC Davis; Chemistry
Benjamin Ulrich - ($500)

Fred Brower-Doug Ely Journalism-Publications Scholarship

Saras Chen Singh - ($500) -- University of Missouri, Kansas City; Pre-Med

Alumni Foundation School Service Scholarship for Service and Leadership

Asees Aulakh ($1,000) - Santa Clara University
Saadhana Rajesh ($1,000) - UC Davis, Political Science & International Relations
Danicey Reeder ($1,000) - Ohlone College, Psychology

Belinda Anne Williams Biological Sciences Scholarship

Sneha Kamboj ($500) - USC, Quantitative Biology
Timothy Nguyen ($500) - UC Davis, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sharada Sameer Kittur ($1,000) - UC Berkeley, Chemical Engineering

Carrie Nunes Community Service Scholarship

Bhavya Mehta ($2,000) - New York University, Business
Emily Sison ($2,000) - Fordham University, Psychology

Pop Goold Aspiring Educator Scholarship

Hanna Schlegel ($1,000) - Santa Clara University, Child Studies

Ed and Maureen Kamei Family Scholarship

Sharada Sameer Kittur ($1,500) - UC Berkeley, Chemical Engineering
Dean Stolle ($1,500) - Southern Methodist University, Sociology

Fred Brower-Doug Ely Memorial Journalism/Publications Scholarship

Nishika Datla ($500) - UC Davis, Environmental Science & Management

John Woodcock Memorial Athletic Scholarship

Luke Arias ($500) - San Jose State University, Environmental Studies
Tran Doan ($500) - Carnegie Mellon University, Engineering

Mike Jacinto Team Player Scholarship

Kaitlyn Opiana ($1,000) - Loyola Marymount University, Business
Jeremy Ver Upod ($1,000) - San Jose State University, Computer Engineering

Steve Avilla Automotive Careers Scholarship

Austin Ray ($500)

Steve Barnett Scholarship

Luke Arias ($500) - San Jose State University, Environmental Studies
Tran Doan ($500) - Carnegie Mellon University, Engineering

Alumni Foundation School Service Scholarship for Service and Leadership

Sharon Lee ($1,000)
Abby Truong ($1,000)
Chloe Makayi ($1,000)

Belinda Anne Williams Biological Sciences Scholarship

Sarah Adkar ($500)
Elsie Lee ($500)
Alexander Toma ($500)
Cecelia Doeschot ($500)

Carrie Nunes Community Service Scholarship

Shriya Tripathi ($1,000)
Anwita Gandesiri ($1,000)

Ed and Maureen Kamei Family Scholarship

Ameya Ravi ($3,000)

Fred Brower-Doug Ely Memorial Journalism/Publications Scholarship

Adaly Lowe ($500)

John Woodcock Memorial Athletic Scholarship

Alex Barrera ($500)
Cecelia Doeschot ($500)

Mike Jacinto Team Player Scholarship

Ekham Braich ($1,000)
Rylee Milnes ($1,000)
Sanvi Setty ($1,000)

Steve Avilla Automotive Careers Scholarship

Aden Roberts ($500)

Steve Barnett Scholarship

Alexander Toma ($500)
Winnie Bui ($500)

Husky Award Winners (This year's award was sponsored by the Class of 1976)

Winnie Bui
Jhanavi Venkataramana
Kevin Hsieh