Scholarships

My family moved here from Scotland when I was 5 years old. I graduated from BHS in 1980. I received a scholarship to BTC, graduating from the LPN program. I was able to work both in a hospital setting and a family practice office. My father always told me growing up, “This is the land of opportunity”. Mt father started working in a factory in Blaine as the “oil boy” in 1969. He retired 31 years later as the sole owner of the company. His land of opportunity had turned into his American dream. My dad, Nicol (Nick) Smith passed away several years ago. I would like to honor him by giving back to the community, so you have an opportunity to live out your American dream.

Award Recipients:

Everett Simpson - $1000

Brayden Skinner - $1000

Dr. Steven Bunch graduated from Blaine High School in 1964. He then attended Central Washington University. After graduating with his bachelor's degree from Central, he went to Washington State University, eventually earning his doctorate. At the time of his death in 1988, Dr. Bunch was the director of institutional research and planning at the University of Portland.

Award Recipient:

Jerusalem Sintayehu - $1000

Cory and Leah Crews are long time Blaine residents, both are currently living and working in Blaine. Both Cory and Leah graduated from Blaine High school in the early 2000's and now have a son who attends Blaine Primary and a daughter who began at Blaine in 2019. They both received scholarships for college and they want to give back.

Award Recipients:

Ben Arps - $1000

Hailey Wilson - $1000

The Blaine Fine Arts Association is a group of parents, teachers, and interested community members who support the arts programs in grades 7-12 of the Blaine School District. The BFAA supports the arts programs promoting and providing for extra curricular enrichment to the students in art, band, choir, and drama. Our support includes monetary help with trips, awards, scholarships, and purchase of specialized equipment. We also chaperone, provide transportation when needed, host concerts and art shows. The Blaine Fine Arts Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of volunteer parents, teachers, and community members who work to promote, encourage, and support the efforts of the Blaine, Art, Band, Choir and Drama Students. The BFAA provides annual arts scholarships, helps to purchase equipment and offsets expenses that enable our students to receive arts experiences beyond the Blaine School District Curriculum. The BFAA is proud of the work our students produce, and the honors they receive, The Blaine Fine Arts Association helps to provide art supplies, drama supplies, and music for band and choir. They also pay for field trips, uniform cleaning, bus expenses for travel, and yearly scholarships to High School Graduates.

Award Recipients:

Odelia Dahl - $1000

Hailey Karuza - $1000

Edison Hao - $1000

Brad (Brose) Ambrose was born on December 26, 1969. He grew up in Blaine and attended Blaine Schools from kindergarten thru high school graduating in 1988. Even though Brose was unable to play sports he was a sports fanatic and he always followed his beloved Borderites, Brose was born with a genetic liver disease and after being diagnosed, the doctors told his parents he would probably not live past 12 years old. This is where his famous saying came from "Every Day Is A Bonus". Brose passed away in Bellingham on August 3, 2014. He left behind his girlfriend, Susan Sanders and a 1 year old son Ryder. Several of his lifelong friends and his fanıily decided to honor his life by having an annual golf tournament with the proceeds to go for a yearly scholarship for a deserving Blaine High School Senior girl and boy each year and for Ryder's education.

Award Recipients:

Bailey Bleazard - $500

Odelia Dahl - $500

Liam Lyons graduated in 2018 from BHS and passed away a few short years later. Their family is giving this scholarship in honor of Liam to one graduating senior each year to support their post secondary education. The winner of this award will be a person who embodies and advocates for diversity, the quest for knowledge, and the Arts.

Award Recipient:

Brinn Duke - $1000

The Blaine Food Bank’s Evelyn Bonallo & Jerry Bladies Service Award would like to offer a $500 Scholarship to a Blaine High School student whose family or the student themselves are associated with volunteering, particularly in the effort to ease poverty and hunger in our community. We wish to consider a candidate who has voluntarily volunteered, rather than volunteered to fulfill a school requirement.

Award Recipients:

Joshua Kim - $500

Matthew Cochran - $500

Brinn Duke - $500

Ashlyn Pixley - $500

Anthony Lenton - $500

Kylaya Armstrong - $500

Over 40 years ago Dennis Brown started Northwest Podiatric Lab, Inc in Blaine. He has successfully built this company into the premier foot orthotic lab in the country. With the measure of success that Dennis has achieved, he and his wife Audrey want to give something back to the community. Dennis and Audrey have established this trust to help young people with their vocational education goals.

Award Recipients:

Emma Shelton - $5000