Congratulations to the recipients of 2012-2013 scholarships announced by the West Seattle High School Alumni Association, whose Tom Friberg shares information about the recipients and the scholarships – seven new and five returning – for a total of $76,500. Read on for details of the scholarships awarded to, and the studies planned by, Christian Carpio, Raymond Carter, Gabriela Flores, Haily Hage, Lauren Jeglum, Tessa Jinneman, Karen Lowe, Nahn Nguyen, Arlene Orbino, Megan Ormsby, Randall Stefanovitch, and Michael Swanson:

Two of the returning students are college juniors.

RAYMOND CARTER — ($6,000) Awarded the Clarence and Margaret Duke-Rader Memorial Scholarship. Raymond is a third-generation WSHS graduate. He is attending the UW majoring in Chemical Engineering with a minor in music.

KAREN LOWE — ($8,000) WSHS Alumni Scholarship attends the UW and is majoring in Bio-Chemistry. Karen’s uncle is a Class of 1958 Alum.

Three students are returning college sophomores.

CHRISTIAN CARPIO — (All expenses) Ross & Viola Galbreath Scholarship. Christian is attending the UW and majoring in Engineering.

LAUREN JEGLUM — ($3,500) Tim Brenton Scholarship, attending Seattle University in the School of Nursing. She is a second-generation WSHS graduate.

MICHAEL SWANSON — ($8,000) WSHS Alumni Scholarship, attending the UW, majoring in Business, and is on the Dean’s List.

Seven graduates from the Class of 2012 received scholarships.

GABRIELA FLORES — ($6,000) WSHS Alumni Scholarship. Gabriela is the Valedictorian of her class with a 3.86 GPA and SAT of 1930 and will be majoring in Chemistry at the UW.

HAILY HAGE — ($6,000) WSHS Alumni Scholarship. Haily has a GPA of 3.86 and SAT of 1720 and will be majoring in Engineering at the UW. Haily is a third-generation WSHS graduate. Her grandfather was Class of ’56, her mother Class of ’80, and two aunts are from the Classes of ’77 & ’82.

TESSA JINNEMAN — ($6,000) Received a combination of the Class of 1944 Scholarship, the Class of 1961 Scholarship & a WSHS Alumni Scholarship. Tessa is also a third-generation WSHS graduate. Her GPA is 3.68 and will be majoring in Engineering/Theater Arts at WWU.

NAHN NGUYEN — ($1,500) WSHS Alumni Scholarship; has a GPA of 3.67 and will major in Law at the University of San Francisco.

ARLENE ORBINO — ($1,500) WSHS Alumni Scholarship; has a GPA is 3.79 and wants to be a pediatrician. She will be attending the University of California at San Diego.

MEGAN ORMSBY — ($6,000) Received a combination of the Alf & Ruth Larsen Scholarship, The Linkous Foundation Scholarship, and a WSHS Alumni Scholarship. Megan has a 3.87 GPA and SAT of 1790, is a third-generation West Seattleite, and will major in Business at the UW.

RANDALL (OZZIE) STEFANOVITCH — ($1,000) Received the Carol Wakefield Memorial Scholarship. Ozzie earned a 3.08 GPA, plans to attend Green River Community College, and will major in Business.

This year’s WSHS graduation is Saturday, June 16th, 5 pm at Memorial Stadium.