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Our 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Our 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Columbia REA is proud to recognize 3 local High School seniors for their exceptional accomplishments as students and their outstanding commitment to their community with 4-year scholarships worth up to $12,000 to continue their education at the next level.

Isaac Creason

Walla Walla High School

  • 3.96 gpa
  • Walla Walla HS Honor Scholar Athlete
  • Boy Scouts of America, Scout and Patrol Leader, Troop 33
  • Volunteer: Church, Humane Society, Building Homeless Shelters
  • College: Brigham Young University
  • Major: Pre-medicine/Biology

“This scholarship is instrumental to my higher education. I have been working as much as I can to save money…until just recently because I want to be able to do my last season of tennis. I don’t know how to express my gratitude about this scholarship. I felt like I wasn’t going to be able to go to college this year, until now.”

–Isaac Creason

Zoe Dexter

Columbia High School

  • 3.99 gpa
  • Most Valuable Player, Columbia High School Concert Band (Clarinet)
  • Excellent Rating, Columbia Basin Music Educator’s Association
  • Excellence in Video Image/Editing, English Literature and English Composition
  • College: Columbia Basin College
  • Major: Visual Arts

“This scholarship will be very helpful. With my health situation I can’t really work, so this means that I don’t have to be super-nervous about going to college and worrying that I can’t pay for it. Now I don’t have to worry about it because of this scholarship.”

–Zoe Dexter

Chris Norris

Walla Walla High School

  • 3.96 gpa
  • VP/Founding Member, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, WW Chapter
  • WW Symphony Youth Orchestra (trombone)
  • WIAA Honor Scholar Athlete 2020-2023
  • College: Drake University
  • Desired Major: Kinesiology/History

“This scholarship will definitely help me be able to go to the College I want to go to. I have two older brothers who have also won this scholarship. It’s nice to see where they’ve gone with their lives and see where I can follow their lead and achieve the same kinds of things they’ve been able to achieve.”

–Chris Norris