Youth Scholarship Awards
Rotary Year 2025-26
At our May 27 club meeting, the annual youth scholarships were announced. Each of the students were awarded $2000 for their first year of college. The winners were:
Grants Pass HS: Sadie Hahn. Pursuing a degree in Engineering.
Hidden Valley HS: Juliet Dennis. Planning to become a kindergarden teach3r.
North Valley HS: Natalie Miller. Pursuing a degree in Outdoor Product Engineering.
For additional information about Youth Scholarships, use the following link.
Student of the Year
Each year, starting in January, Student of the Year awards are given to 5th and 8th graders from each of our local area schools, one at each of our weekly club meetings. These outstanding students are selected by the schools’ faculty, having demonstrated Rotary’s values of Service Above Self and have met the criteria of the Rotary Four-Way Test. Academic performance is an additional consideration. Student selected this year so far are:
May 20: Aubrey Hull, 8th grader from Lincoln Savage Middle School.
May 19: Rio Parenti, 8th grader from Cave Junction.
May 13: Mason Ballard, 8th grader from North Middle School.
May 6: Adelyn Standley, 8th grader from Flemming Middle School.
April 29: Demian Wieking, 8th grader from South Middle School.
April 22: Matison Johnson, 5th grader from Sunny-Wolf Charter School.
April 21: Aven Parenti, 5th grader from Evergreen Elementary.
April 15: Addilyn Garcia, 5th grader from Riverside Elementary.
April 8: Maverick Gallego, 5th grader from Parkside Elementary.
April 1: Rainbow King, 5th grader from Williams Elementary.
March 18: Vincent Douglas, 5th grader from Fort Vannoy Elementary.
March 11: Harlynn Christensen, 5th grader from Fruitdale Elementary.
March 4: Eleanor (Ella) Bailey, 5th grader from Manzanita Elementary.
February 25: Nixon Olson, 5th grader from Lincoln Elementary.
February 18: Taven Beckstead, 8th grader from Applegate School.
February 18: Marquee Hersha, 5th grader from Applegate School.
February 11: Darien Ruiz, 5th grader from Redwood Elementary.
February 4: Ashton Spendlove, 5th grader from Highland Elementary.
January 21: Norah Williamson, 5th grader from Madrona Elementary.
January 14 Aven Weiking, 5th grader from Allen Dale School.
For more details and photos, use the link below:
About our Club
Grants Pass Rotary started in January of 1924 when the President of the Medford Rotary Club along with several of its members met with local Grants Pass businessmen to discuss the formation of a local club. Over the years the Grants Pass Rotary Club has been distinguished by having some of the key people in the development of our area as members. As the town grew, so did Rotary. Today we have around 110 members representing a cross section of business and professional men and women of Grants Pass. The club has been a leader in community service projects as well as supporting the international aspects of Rotary through the Rotary Foundation.
Eradicating Polio
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever. Learn about the Rotary Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
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District News
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- Rotary Water Safety ProgramThe Rotary Club of Brookings-Harbor presented its annual water safety program the last week of school to area third grade students. During five class days, 122 students, worked with 19 community volunteers. Every day and detail was planned out to teach children to safely learn to enjoy the water
- District 5110 Peru RFE 2026!New Rotarian connections and global project support were made through a recent Rotary Friendship Exchange with Peru!
- Conratulations GraduatesThe Rotary Club of Redmond is pleased to award four outstanding students, each with a scholarship of $3,400 per year for four years. With Scholarship Chair Debora Sepich and President Branegan Dixon: Congratulations to Ava Leach, Lily Hardy, Josie Hopper, and Hayden Beard. Wishing them great success
- Rotary and USAIDThe recently discontinued U.S. Agency for International Development and Rotary shared core values and priorities.
- Siskiyou Bluegrass FestivalThe Siskiyou Folk and Bluegrass Festival is the Club's major fundraiser to support youth literacy programs and scholarships for local high school students.
