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Overview:
Each year, the West Linn Lions Club (WLLC) provides scholarships to West Linn graduating seniors. The scholarships have been in the range of $6,500.00 to $13,000 annually and have totaled more than $160,000 in the last 18 years. The primary scholarship funding mechanism has been our annual wine raffle. For details, please refer to the Fundraising/Wine Raffle webpage. Scholarship Eligibility: The West Linn Lions Club intends to offer scholarships each year to West Linn graduating seniors, including those enrolled at West Linn High School, Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences. or Riverside (previously Art Tech) High School. 2025 Scholarship Overview:
The West Linn Lions Service Club (WLLC) is offering five(5) scholarships totaling $13,000 to 2025 West Linn graduating seniors. Scholarship Types:
We will select up to 5 finalists for each category. They will be notified, and interviews scheduled at the WLHS on April 24, 2025. At least 3 judges per category will then determine winners. We will contact winners of each scholarship type. Winners of each scholarship will be announced at the WLHS Evening of Excellence on May 22.2025. WLHS delivers the scholarships directly to the winner's college or university to aid in their tuition. |
Endowment:
The Club has established multiple endowments to provide a more permanent funding source for our scholarship grants. We accept tax-deductible donations through our Lions Foundation of West Linn, a 501(c)(3) certified non-profit entity. 
How to Apply:
If you have a Naviance Student/parent account, go online and search for West Linn Lions scholarship. If you don't have an account or if you have problems finding information on Naviance, email the WLHS College and Career Coordinator, Kami Vermillion at [email protected]. Also, copies of the application form are available for download below. Applications will be made available between Feb. 3-6 and must be submitted no later than April 9, 2025. You can give them to Kami Vermillion or mail the completed application to West Linn Lions Club, 19363 Willamette DR. Box #163, West Linn OR 97068. If you still have problems, please call our Scholarships Committee Chairman (Tom Loun) at 503-314-9720or contact the Club (select the About/Contact Us webpage). Scholarship application
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2024 Scholarship Results:
THE WEST LINN LIONS CLUB AWARDED $16,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO WLHS GRADUATING SENIORS AT THE SCHOOL'S EVENING OF EXCELLENCE.
The five scholarships for those intending to pursue further education included:
Any West Linn HS (or approved alternative HS) graduating senior was encouraged to apply and 59 did. Application information was publicized on-line through Naviance, or by contacting the West Linn High School counseling office.
This year’s winners increased the Clubs scholarship totals to 99 individuals .
The Club is also actively working on six endowed scholarship accounts in our 501(c)3 'Lions Foundation of West Linn' (LFWL) which, when mature, will allow the Club to offer scholarships in perpetuity. Optimistically, depending on investment performance, all of those will be funding scholarships in 3-5 years. Please call Ron Adams with any questions.
THE WEST LINN LIONS CLUB AWARDED $16,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO WLHS GRADUATING SENIORS AT THE SCHOOL'S EVENING OF EXCELLENCE.
The five scholarships for those intending to pursue further education included:
- Community Service - The Lions International slogan is WE SERVE so this scholarship emphasizes that and the West Linn Lions Club's commitment to serving our community. Winner: $3,000.00 JANINA KRAETSCHMER
- Industrial and Engineering Systems - This scholarship includes electrical and industrial engineering, robotics, math, systems design, etc. Winner: $2,500.00 JACK JOHNSTON
- Industrial and Engineering Systems - This scholarship includes electrical and industrial engineering, robotics, math, systems design, etc. Winner: $2,500.00 GRACIE GABEL
- Art, Music, Drama, Communication -This scholarship went to an individual majoring in personal and human communication in all forms including performing arts, graphic art, journalism, web design, etc. Winner: $2,500.00 MYRTLE GUARISCO
- Health Care and Planet Care -This scholarship is an attempt by the Club to emphasize the need to balance human health in a healthy environment. Winner: $2,500.00 ASHTON GUVENIR
- Overcoming Challenges - Lions International focuses on two major health issues – sight and hearing. This scholarship incorporates those and other factors that have made an individual's personal scholastic endeavors even more difficult. Winner: $2,500.00 SARA ELLIS
Any West Linn HS (or approved alternative HS) graduating senior was encouraged to apply and 59 did. Application information was publicized on-line through Naviance, or by contacting the West Linn High School counseling office.
This year’s winners increased the Clubs scholarship totals to 99 individuals .
The Club is also actively working on six endowed scholarship accounts in our 501(c)3 'Lions Foundation of West Linn' (LFWL) which, when mature, will allow the Club to offer scholarships in perpetuity. Optimistically, depending on investment performance, all of those will be funding scholarships in 3-5 years. Please call Ron Adams with any questions.