Grant, Adams well-represented on CWU Honor Roll
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Central Washington University has released its Honor Roll for fall 2025, with 104 Basin students honored.
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ELLENSBURG — More than 100 students from Grant and Adams counties were named to Central Washington University’s Honor Roll for fall quarter 2025, 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: Heidy Araujo, Jackie Barbosa, Aylar Elias, Georgina Hernandez, David Ruiz
Ephrata: Katlyn Anderson, Lucas Brewer, Baylie Broesch, Hannah Downer, Jordan Granger, Kelsi Griesbauer, Mya Hagy, Esmeralda Santos, Bekah Schmuck, Griselda Torres, Yanely Valdovinos, Erika Vargas Sanchez, Fabiola Vargas-Sanchez
Mattawa: Giareniz Avila Sanchez, Erik Godinez, Yaneli Guerrero, Brian Guillen, Alexis Hidalgo, Maria Lazo, Elias Martinez, Emely Miranda, Sandra Miranda, Jose Quintero, Diego Rodriguez, Kyle Yorgesen
Moses Lake: Savannah Betz, Trenton Busching, Daisy Castaneda, Jasper Conley, Ingrid De La Rosa, Ivan Delgado-Maciel, Elizabeth Diaz, Bree Edwards, Gissele Estrada-Leon, Addie Francis, Sean Gallaway, Dacian Garza, Veronica Gonzales, Cosmo Griffith-Steele, Isabela Hernandez, Camryn Holterhoff, Van Nu Long Huynh, Hannah Ingalls, Heidi Leon-Vega, Guadelupe Marquez-Diaz, Kenisha Martinez, Katie Mcadoo, Emily Mendoza, Luz Aurora Mendoza Chavez, Kora Preston, Kelli Ritter, Melanie Santana, Sydney Serrano, Natalie Shuler, Florcoin Silva Tafoya, Grace Thompson, Lauren Verrall, Esfir Yaroshchuk
Othello: Emily Alvarez-Salmeron, Ailyn Calderon, Annalee Coronado, Andre Garza, Benji Garza, Alexsandra Gonzalez-Bojorge, Maylyn Leal, Kameron Mace, Christian Rodriguez, Eva Salgado-Valdovinos, Derek Wagner
Quincy: Fernando Bautista Hernandez, Abby Duran, Jasmine Garcia-Carrillo, Lydia Gutierrez, Aldo Iniguez Zamora, Emmerson Miller, Steven Potts, Deisy Quintero, Evelyn Ramirez-Juarez, Stephanie Sanchez, Yareli Guadalupe Sanchez Cazarez, Victor Spindola Ramirez, Dave Sulistio Sulistio
Royal City: Rubi Aguirre Zuniga, Leslie Alcala Gomez, Alma Ponce, Sandra Sanchez-Garcia, Grecia Santillan
Soap Lake: Zoe Alberti, Destiny Hansen, Ethne Horrace, Aracely Mata, Tawney Nash, Judah Tadema, Emily Williams
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