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Washington Award for Vocational Excellence

Workforce Board Co-Chair Larry Brown, left, with 2023 WAVE scholarship winners (center, left to right) Boramy Sam, Calvin Cha and Amor Ayala Luna. Winners were honored by the Monroe School Board on June 12, 2023. (Courtesy photo.)

 

WAVE in the News

2025

Community Q&A: Selah grad hopes WAVE scholarship will help him pursue health sciences career 

Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business highlights local WAVE scholars 

2024

$1.6 million in Scholarships to learn a trade in Washington – News Radio 560KPQ

State-funded scholarship helps Stanwood student go to college – Everett Daily Herald 

$1.6 million in scholarships awarded to trades students in Washington – Aol.

$1.6 million in scholarships awarded to trades students in Washington – Wenatchee World 

$1.6 million in scholarships awarded to trades students in Washington – Spokesman-Review 

Local graduate to combine passions with help of workforce scholarship – Ridgefield Reflector

Workforce Board awards $1.6 million in WAVE scholarships – Lynnwood Times

High school seniors receive State Workforce Board scholarships – MyEdmondsNews 

High school seniors receive State Workforce Board scholarships – Mountlake Terrace News

Local students awarded career and technical education scholarships – KNDU TriCities-Yakima

2023

Ridgefield graduate receives Workforce Board scholarship – The Reflector

Yakima Valley students training for hard-to-fill jobs receive WAVE scholarships – Yakima Herald-Republic 

A recent Chiawana High School graduate receives the WAVE scholarship, going to school to become a teacher – News | nbcrightnow.com

Learning to fly: Former refugee earns scholarship for Big Bend flight training – yahoo.com

Monroe gets high marks in vocational excellence awards – HeraldNet.com

Learning to fly: Former refugee earns scholarship for Big Bend flight training – Columbia Basin Herald

Local students awarded vocational excellence scholarships – Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima

Local students awarded vocational excellence scholarships – News | nbcrightnow.com

Recent Clarkston High School Graduate Sophie Henderson Selected as Recipient of 2023 WAVE Scholarship – Local | bigcountrynewsconnection.com

Nearly $600,000 in scholarships and awards presented – Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune

WAVE on TVW

WAVE awardees share their stories with the Workforce Board.

2025 WAVE Awardees

A complete list of 2025 WAVE scholarship winners is located here.

Attention WAVE awardees: Your scholarship is managed by the Washington Student Achievement Council, a separate state agency. Please contact WSAC at 1.888.535.0747, extension 8, or by email at wave@wsac.wa.gov, for more information. 

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