Trade associations, community groups and individuals are stepping up to help graduating seniors from Tri-Tech Skills Center start their future careers or next level of training off on the right foot. 

More than 40 students will receive 55 total scholarships at the career and technical education magnet school’s annual scholarship awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. May 20 at the school. Individual scholarships range in value from $500 to $1,500 each. Several students earned multiple awards with Philip Benson of Hanford High School earning the most scholarship money at $3,000. 

Here’s the full list of awards: 

Bechtel Forum for Service Veterans, Reservists and the Military Scholarships ($1,000 each) 

• Ramsey Livingston, pre-electrical, Chiawana High School 
• Philip Benson, pre-electrical, Hanford High School 
• Mauro Fueltan Alpala, pre-electrical, Southridge High School 

Columbia Safety Scholarships ($500 each) 

• Conner Allington, firefighting, Richland High School 
• Owen Campbell, firefighting, Chiawana High School 
• Josie Charvet, firefighting, Chiawana High School 
• Belen Chavez, firefighting, Chiawana High School 
• Ari Faber, pre-nursing, Chiawana High School 
• Jaxon Gourley-Dauenhauer, firefighting, Kamiakin High School 
• William Hendrickson, firefighting, Hanford High School 
• Tarquin Huff, firefighting, Three Rivers HomeLink 
• Emily Knox, firefighting, Hanford High School 
• Abigail Korsvik, firefighting, Hanford High School 
• Luis Lizola, firefighting, Prosser High School 
• Alexandrea Mauseth, firefighting, Liberty Christian School 
• Ewan McCullock-Hutton, firefighting, Three Rivers HomeLink 
• Julietta Osorio, firefighting, Chiawana High School 
• Camdyn Pruneda, firefighting, Chiawana High School 
• Dyson Quandt, firefighting, Columbia High School 
• Jackson Rae, firefighting, Kamiakin High School 
• Abbigail Ramirez, firefighting, Pasco High School 
• Johnaye Ramos, firefighting, Pasco High School 
• Brooklyn Russell, firefighting, Chiawana High School 
• Henry Smith, firefighting, Hanford High School 
• Payton Vaillancourt, firefighting, Chiawana High School 

Columbia Valley Daybreak Rotary Scholarships ($500 each) 

• Afton Thelander, construction trades, Columbia High School 
• Anthony Thelander, construction trades, Columbia High School 
• Henry Smith, firefighting, Hanford High School 
• Philip Benson, pre-electrical, Hanford High School 
• Alyssa Mercier, pre-veterinary tech, homeschool 
• Emily Perry, pre-electrical, Kennewick High School 
• Kyle Anderson, pre-veterinary tech, Mid-Columbia Partnership 
• Alianna Castro, pre-veterinary tech, Pasco High School 
• Mauro Fueltan Alpala, pre-electrical, Southridge High School 

Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities Scholarships ($500 each) 

• Bradley Caulfield, pre-electrical, Chiawana High School 
• Afton Thelander, construction trades, Columbia High School 
• Anthony Thelander, construction trades, Columbia High School 
• Marcus Venegas, construction trades, Southridge High School 

IAFF Local 1296 Fire Department Scholarship ($500) 

• Brooklyn Russell, firefighting, Chiawana High School 

KSD Foundation/Faurot Family Scholarships ($1,100 each) 

• Natalie Taal, pre-physical therapy, Kennewick High School 
• Ava Kumar, pre-medical assisting, Southridge High School 

Pasco Kennewick Rotary Scholarships ($1,500 each) 

• Payton Vaillancourt, firefighting, Chiawana High School 
• Henry Smith, firefighting, Hanford High School 
• Philip Benson, pre-electrical, Hanford High School 
• Larry Ambriz Morfin, construction trades, Kennewick High School 
• Nathan Brito-Arevalo, construction trades, Pasco High School 
• Rodrigo Espinoza, construction trades, Pasco High School 
• David Williams, firefighting, Richland High School 

Sunrise Rotary Scholarships ($500 each) 

• Ramsey Livingston, pre-electrical, Chiawana High School 
• Afton Thelander, construction trades, Columbia High School 
• Anthony Thelander, construction trades, Columbia High School 
• Natalie Palomino, pre-veterinary tech, Pasco High School 
• Ava Kumar, pre-medical assisting, Southridge High School 

Victor “Red” Rutherford Memorial – Ye Olde Car Club Scholarship ($1,000) 

• Kasen Jones, diesel technology, Prosser High School