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Washington Award for Vocational Excellence

WAVE in the News

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

2024 WAVE Awardees

A complete list of 2024 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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