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Huge Scholarship Awards For The Class Of 2026

    Umatilla High School celebrated the academic successes of the Class of 2026 during a special awards program hosted on Friday, May 15.  Seniors gathered in the school gym as family and well wishers looked on for a morning event that saw large amounts of scholarship dollars formally announced.
    “Well done,” said UHS principal Brent Frazier while noting the class had garnered over $500,000 in local scholarships, and when adding institutional awards the class is set to collect scholarships that Frazier said “easily totals in the millions.”
    Umatilla’s senior class, at just over 230 members, is the largest in the school’s history, and will graduate during ceremonies this coming Friday, May 22, during ceremonies to be held at the First Baptist Church of Umatilla.
    Here’s a breakdown of the local awards received by this year’s class:
    - First Presbyterian Church of Umatilla Robert Crawford Memorial Scholarship:   Lynzee Bowling ($6,000), Kassie Clow ($8,000), Brooklyn Cropp ($6,000), Hayden Finn ($8,000), Isabel Kline ($5,000), Emily Snow ($8,000), Michael Weathington ($5,000).
    - Umatilla Masonic Lodge #65:  Charles Laird ($1,000).
    - City of Umatilla:  Chloie Sebree ($1,500), Emily Snow ($1,500).
    - Umatilla Mayor Christopher R. Creech Vocational Scholarships:  Hunter Allen ($2,500), Lane Hitt ($2,500).
    - PEO Chapter JD Mount Dora:  Deanna Vaca ($1,500).
    - African American Heritage Club of Plantation:  Cammi Stark ($1,000), Brooklyn Cropp ($1,000), Abigail Borgnis ($1,000).
    - Eddy Timmons Memorial Scholarship:  Lane Hitt ($1,000).
    - Rotary Club of Lake County Golden Triangle:  Natalie Jimenez ($2,000), Emily Snow ($2,000), Michael Weathington ($2,000).
    - East Lake County Chamber of Commerce:  Kassandra Clow ($500), Emily Snow ($500).
    - Jerrod Hall Memorial Scholarship:  Brooklyn Cropp ($1,000), Deanna Vaca ($1,000).
    - UHS Vocational Scholarship:  Taylor Randall ($500), Morgan Romano ($500).
    - Bill Hayes Memorial Scholarship:  Morgan Romano ($1,500).
    - Educational Foundation Edmond Amateis Foundation Scholarship:  Deanna Vaca ($1,500).
    - Educational Foundation HOPE Scholarship:  Kellen Hatcher ($1,200), Keegan St Amant ($1,200).
    - Educational Foundation Scott A. Strong Memorial Scholarship:  Kassandra Clow ($2,500), Emily Donaldson ($2,500), Drew Parkinson (2,500).
    - Friends of the Umatilla Public Library:  Emily Snow ($500), Lane Hitt ($500).
    - Lee Chesire Memorial Scholarship:  Wyatte Turner ($750).
    - Silhouettes of Criterion Organization Scholarship:  Tashawna Dale ($500).
    - First Baptist Church of Umatilla Robert Crawford Memorial Scholarship:  Anthony Pearl ($2,500), Mikah Roach ($2,500), Connor Savage ($2,500).
    - Tony Jean Donaldson Wilder Memorial Scholarship:  Laila Mitchell ($500), Tashawna Dale ($500).
    - Umatilla Kiwanis Club and Florida’s Natural Scholarship:  Chloie Sebree ($2,500).
    - Umatilla Kiwanis Club and Florida’s Natural Technical School Scholarship:  Lane Hitt ($2,500).
    - Umatilla Kiwanis Club Academic Scholarship:  Payton VanBuskirk ($2,500).
    - Umatilla Kiwanis Club Technical School Scholarship:  Taylor Randall ($2,500).
    - Umatilla Kiwanis Club and Ohana Youth & Family Solutions Scholarship:  Charles Laird ($5,000).
    - Umatilla Chamber of Commerce Scholarship:  Noah Penley ($1,000), Alejandra Salinas ($1,000), Deanna Vaca ($1,000).
    - Spring Creek Charter School Alumni Scholarship:  Emily Snow ($500).
    - Umatilla Fraternal Order of the Eagles #4491:  Michael Weathington ($2,000 - vocational), Payton VanBuskirk ($2,000 - college).
    - Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy:  Kassandra Clow ($725), Brooklyn Cropp ($250), Emily Snow ($1,075).
    - Lake Sumter State College:  Principal’s - Anthony Pearl ($2,400), Opportunity - Sophia Whetro ($2,634), Opportunity - Isaac Gomez ($2,634), Trustee - Chloe Semento ($2,400), Trustee - Cammi Stark ($2,400), President’s - Paityn McAuliffe ($1,200), President’s - Aiden Ross ($1,200), President’s - Briona Hall ($1,200), Conner Savage - ($1,200), Herik Malagon ($1,200), Kamaree Green $1,200).
    - Lorraine S. Nolette Memorial Scholarship:  Culinary - Morgan Romano ($1,000), Welding - Lane Hitt ($500), CSIT - Hunter Allen ($500).
    - Mount Dora Community Trust:  Orval Hagerty Scholarship - Hayden Finn ($500), Power One Scholarship - Connor Savage ($400).
    - Edwin Budge Mead AdventHealth Foundation:  Abigail Borgnis - ($2,000), Savannah Boyd ($3,000), Kassandra Clow ($3,000), Hayden Finn ($2,000), Lily Porter ($2,000), Alejandra Salinas ($2,000), Deanna Vaca ($2,000).
    - Astor Area Chamber of Commerce:  Charles Laird ($1,000).
    - Nick Faryna Memorial Scholarship:  Kassandra Clow ($500), Lynnzee Bowling ($500), Emily Snow ($500), Lane Hitt ($500).
    - Charles and Kathryn Deering Scholarship:  Abigail Borgnis ($2,000), Jayden Finn ($5,000).
    - Edgar P. and Nona B. McKinney Charitable Trust Scholarship:  Emily Donaldson ($8,000).
    - G. Roxy and Elizabeth Martin Charitable Trust Scholarship:  Abigail Borgnis ($8,000), Emily Snow ($8,000), Deanna Vaca ($8,000), Aiden Ross ($4,000).
    - Hagan Scholarship Foundation: Deanna Vaca ($60,000).
    - Lake Technical College Career In A Year Scholarship:  Lane Hitt ($500), Aron Vaca ($500), Chylaya Wayne ($500), Chole Lane ($500), Taylor Randall ($500), Alexis Vaughan ($500), Dessa Akins ($500), Hunter Allen ($500).
    - Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans:  Deanna Vaca ($10,000).
    - The Gates Foundation:  Deanna Vaca ($100,000).
    - Quilting Guild of The Villages:  Brooklyn Cropp ($500).
    - Peter R. Marsh Foundation Silent Service Scholarship:  Emily Snow ($595), Micah Roach ($595).
    - Take Stock In Children Scholarship:  Deanna Vaca ($6,300), Tashawna Dale ($6,300), Rozilynn Yarian ($6,300).
    - Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship:  Deanna Vaca ($4,000).
    - Florida Restaurant And Lodging Association Educational Foundation:  Morgan Romano ($2,000).
    - Culinary Arts Scholarship:  Morgan Romano ($500), Jace Bellinger ($500), Peyton Combs ($500), Angel Mendoza-Ochoa ($500), Moriah Hutcheson ($500), Kendra Goldsmith ($500), Candis Champoux ($500), Tristan Jackson ($500).
    - UHS Athletic Association Scholarship:  Kassandra Clow ($500), Tyler Pounders ($500), Keegan St Amant ($1,000).