CWU releases winter 2026 honor roll
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More than 100 Basin students were named to the Central Washington University Honor Roll for winter quarter 2026.
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ELLENSBURG — One hundred eleven students from the Columbia Basin were named to Central Washington University’s Honor Roll for winter quarter 2026, according to an announcement from the university. To be eligible, a student must complete a minimum of 12 graded credits in the quarter earned with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
These Basin students were named to the Honor Roll:
Almira: Prairie Parrish
Beverly: Jackie Barbosa, Aylar Elias, Jose Rodriguez
Ephrata: Katlyn Anderson, Lucas Brewer, Baylie Broesch, Hannah Downer, Genesis Fermín Hernández, Jordan Granger, Kelsi Griesbauer, Mya Hagy, Keyla Herrera, Alex Matheson, Grisel Piedra Ortega, Corbin Reeve, Esmeralda Santos, Griselda Torres, Erika Vargas Sanchez, Fabiola Vargas-Sanchez, Emily Williams, Hailee Zielinski
Lind: Reetamae Dean
Mattawa: Natalia Aguilar-Lopez, Heidy Araujo Segundo, Erik Godinez, Yaneli Guerrero, Brian Guillen, Georgina Hernandez, Alexis Hidalgo, Maria Lazo Sandoval, Elias Martinez, Melissa Martinez, Emely Miranda, Sandra Miranda, Emilio Nava Garcia, Diego Perez Ramos, Jose Quintero, Diego Rodriguez, Dayra Ruiz, Ricardo Sandoval, Kyle Yorgesen
Moses Lake: Savannah Betz, Daisy Castaneda, Jasper Conley, Carol Crapson, Ingrid De La Rosa, Ivan Delgado-Maciel, Addie Francis, Dacian Garza, Isabela Hernandez, Lisa Hunt, Van Nu Long Huynh, Vu Huynh, Hannah Ingalls, Heidi Leon-Vega, Guadelupe Marquez-Diaz, Luz Aurora Mendoza Chavez, Kora Preston, Vasti Rodriguez Rodriguez, Sydney Serrano, Karlye Shank, Natalie Shuler, Florcoin Silva Tafoya, Grace Thompson, Lauren Verrall, Esfir Yaroshchuk
Othello: Chris Adame, Anthony Alfaro, Emily Alvarez-Salmeron, Amelia Barrett, Annalee Coronado, Aaron Cuevas, Duilio Espinoza, Benji Garza, Maylyn Leal, Kameron Mace, Christian Rodriguez, Jayden Rowley, Eva Salgado-Valdovinos, Lauren Smith, Derek Wagner
Quincy: Abby Duran, Lydia Gutierrez, Aldo Iniguez Zamora, Autumn Irons, Weslee Kriete, Emmerson Miller, Connor Morgan, Steven Potts, Deisy Quintero, Deisy Ramirez-Hernandez, Daisy Reyes Velasquez, Stephanie Sanchez, Victor Spindola Ramirez, Dave Sulistio Sulistio, Emily Townsend, Nallely Uribe
Royal City: Rubi Aguirre Zuniga, Leslie Alcala Gomez, Itzayana Castro Felix, Freddy Gaxiola Arroyo, Alma Ponce, Grecia Santillan
Soap Lake: Zoe Alberti, Crimson Metzger, Tawney Nash, Blanca Navarro, Judah Tadema
Warden: Zella Boseman
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