OPAS Scholarship Award winners - Photo: Dee Renee Ericks
Article by Dee Renee Ericks
May 22nd was a special day for two Port Angeles High School seniors who were each presented with a $1000 Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society Natural Sciences Scholarship Award.
This year, four OPAS scholarships are being awarded to students attending Sequim and Port Angeles High Schools who are pursuing a college education in environmental sciences, ecological studies, and related fields.
Port Angeles High School Auditorium at start of the 2024 Scholarship Awards presentation. Photo by Dee Renee Ericks
The Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society Scholarship Committee examined all applicants’ Scholarship Notebooks, and selected Faye Dachs and Octavia Smith from Port Angeles High School. Two students from Sequim High School will receive their awards in June.
Octavia Smith speaking with OPAS Vice President, Tom Butler, who spearheaded the OPAS scholarship award program. Photo by Dee Renee Ericks
Octavia Smith and Faye Dachs show off their scholarship certificates. Congratulations, Ladies! Photo by Dee Renee Ericks
Faye Dachs is planning to attend Evergreen State College in the field of Environmental Studies. Octavia Smith plans to study Biology at Western Washington University.
Certificate design by Rhonda Marks-Coats
These scholarships were presented in memory of Kendra Donelson (1946-2024), an inspiring OPAS leader and naturalist.
This sheet was included with the awards packet, recognizing Kendra’s life accomplishments.
Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society provides these scholarships through donations. If you are interested in contributing, please go to: https://olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org/donate-to-our-mission .