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2023 HAAP Scholarship Recipients

2023 HAAP Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the 2023 Hispanic Academic Achievers Program (HAAP) scholarship recipients!

Kamiakin High School Senior Vanessa Anguiano received a full-ride scholarship worth $80,000. In addition, eight other seniors, who will be graduating this spring, received HAAP scholarship awards of varying amounts.

“We’re so grateful for the HAAP scholarships that support outstanding students like Vanessa to pursue higher education,” Kennewick Superintendent Traci Pierce said in a prepared statement. “Vanessa has challenged herself by choosing to take advanced classes and engage in the most rigorous coursework during her high school experience. She exemplifies what the HAAP scholarship awards are all about.”

In order to be eligible for HAAP scholarships, seniors must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher by the end of the first semester of their senior year.

Here is the full list of HAAP scholarship recipients:

  • Vanessa Anguiano, Kamiakin High School, $80,000 full-ride scholarship from Heritage University. She plans to study nursing. 

  • Jholyn Campos, Kennewick High School, $4,000 scholarship sponsored by the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He will graduate with his associate’s degree from CBC and plans to attend WSU in Pullman to pursue a computer science degree to become a software engineer. 

  • Emma Rodriguez, Kennewick High School, $4,000 scholarship sponsored by Hanford Mission Integration Solutions. She plans to pursue a degree in political science with a goal to work as a lawyer. 

  • David Ramirez Osorio, Kennewick High School, $3,000 scholarship sponsored by CBC. He will attend CBC with plans to pursue a career in architecture.

  • Yolia Sanchez, Kamiakin High School, $3,000 scholarship from CBC. She plans to pursue a degree at CBC in forensic pathology. 

  • Patricia Garcia Coria, Kennewick High School, $3,000 scholarship sponsored by CBC. She plans to attend WSU Tri-Cities for civil engineering. 

  • Michelle Gonzalez-Garcia, Kennewick High School, $3,000 scholarship sponsored by CBC. She plans to attend CBC and then Eastern Washington University to pursue a career as a Spanish teacher. 

  • Alvaro Rodriguez Jr., Southridge High School, $2,500 scholarship sponsored by WSU. He plans to attend WSU Tri-Cities to study education. 

  • Joselyn Orea-Velasco, Southridge High School, $1,000 scholarship from HAAP. She plans to attend UW to study dental hygiene

Pictured: Vanessa Anguiano, Kamiakin High School, Grade 12