CWU releases spring 2026 honor roll
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More than 100 Basin students were named to the Central Washington University Honor Roll for spring quarter 2026.
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ELLENSBURG — One hundred two 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: Aylar Elias, David Ruiz
Coulee City: Tyler Prentice
Ephrata: Katlyn Anderson, Lucas Brewer, Baylie Broesch, Helen Delgado, Hannah Downer, Jordan Granger, Mya Hagy, Alex Matheson, Addison Mills, Esmeralda Santos, Yanely Valdovinos, Fabiola Vargas-Sanchez, Hailee Zielinski, Jaelyn Zuniga-Diaz
Lind: Reetamae Dean
Mattawa: Natalia Aguilar-Lopez, Heidy Araujo Segundo, Jackie Barbosa, Fermin Diaz, Erik Godinez, Yaneli Guerrero, Brian Guillen, Georgina Hernandez, Alexis Hidalgo, Maria Lazo Sandoval, Elias Martinez, Melissa Martinez, Johanna Mendoza, Emilio Nava Garcia, Diego Perez Ramos, Jose Quintero, Diego Rodriguez, Ricardo Sandoval, Kyle Yorgesen
Moses Lake: Patricio Avendano, Savannah Betz, Larissa Blake, Jacob J. Boyll, Madison B. Burress, Daisy Castaneda, Penelope D. Cochrun, Taytum Courtright, Carol Crapson, Ivan Delgado-Maciel, Nathan Forster, Addie Francis, Dacian Garza, Cosmo Griffith-Steele, Isabela Hernandez, Weston J. Hill, Lisa Hunt, Van Huynh, Vu Huynh, Grace J. Johnson, Heidi Leon-Vega, Guadelupe Marquez-Diaz, Kenisha Martinez, Kora Preston, Olivia Ross, Sydney Serrano, Karlye Shank, Bradford J. Shelton, Florcoin Silva Tafoya, Lauren Verrall, Sophia Villalpando, Esfir Yaroshchuk
Othello: Emily Alvarez-Salmeron, Annalee Coronado, Natalie Daniel, Angie Espinoza, Duilio Espinoza, Flor Garcia, Benji Garza, Maylyn Leal, Eva Salgado-Valdovinos, Lauren Smith, Derek Wagner
Quincy: Tamara Birrueta-Madrigal, Adriana Gilman, Lydia Gutierrez, Aldo Iniguez Zamora, Emmerson Miller, Connor Morgan, Steven Potts, Deisy Quintero, Deisy Ramirez-Hernandez, Yareli Guadalupe Sanchez Cazarez, Victor Spindola Ramirez, Dave Sulistio Sulistio
Royal City: Rubi Aguirre Zuniga, Leslie Alcala Gomez, Guadalupe Ortiz-Rodriguez, Sandra Sanchez-Garcia
Soap Lake: Zoe Alberti, Tawney Nash, Blanca Navarro, Judah Tadema
Warden: Briceira Ramirez
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