JSV Scholarships

CURRENT WINNERS:

2024-'25 Savelii Okorokov Timoteus Racz Memorial Scholarship:

This scholarship entitles the winner to an entire season of free tuition to the JSV. This goes to a participant who demonstrates the highest level of musicality, professionalism, and teamwork.

(It was originally named the Martha McCourt Scholarship to honor that long-time donor, and sometimes the JSV Scholarship before being renamed to honor our Founder, Timoteus.)

2024-'25 Tessa Niemeyer Collin Heade Scholarship: This is a scholarship that awards a string player $200 for private music lessons, or to put towards JSV participation fees the next season. (It was originally named the Lori Buerkle Scholarship after a former longtime OCP/JSV board member.)

2024-'25 Erin Lowry Board of Director's Scholarship: This scholarship originated in 2013 and awards $200 for music lessons to a deserving wind player, or it may be put towards JSV participation fees the next session.

2024-'25 Emmy Baird Rivera Scholarship: This is named after two long-term board members, Leslie Rivera and Gloria Duarte-Rivera, and entitles the winning participant to $300 to use for JSV Sessions the following season.

2024-'25 Selma Curtis John LeMarte Memorial Scholarship: Board member Janet LeMarte's late husband loved music and the arts, and this scholarship entitles the winning participant to $300 to cover JSV participant fees for the following season.

2024-'25 Seth Hartrim-Lowe and Brian Anderson Cascades Presbyterian Church Scholarship: This is a scholarship generously given to the JSV by our rehearsal and performance venue, and is put towards a current JSV participant (or participants) to cover their tuition for the following season.

PAST WINNERS:

2023-'24 Brian Anderson, violin Timoteus Racz Memorial Scholarship
2022-'23 Sydney Pederson, cello Timoteus Racz Memorial Scholarship
2021-'22 Luke Twiss, cello Timoteus Racz Memorial Scholarship
2019-'21 Skye Heiles, oboe Timoteus Racz Memorial Scholarship
2018-'19 Dominic Scofield, violin Timoteus Racz Memorial Scholarship
2017-'18 Rachel Bergh, cello Timoteus Racz Memorial Scholarship
2016-'17 Madelyn Hartrim-Lowe, clarinet Timoteus Racz Memorial Scholarship
2015-'16 DeeAnna Meier, viola Timoteus Racz Memorial Scholarship
2014-'15 Kyla Pohl, flute Timoteus Racz Memorial Scholarship
2013-'14 Hannah Toner, cello Martha McCourt Scholarship
2012-'13 Antimony Berkeley, violin Martha McCourt Scholarship
2011-'12 Clara Mastin, violin JSV Scholarship
2010-'11 Lindsay Brown, violin JSV Scholarship
2009-'10 Clara Mastin, violin Martha McCourt Scholarship
2008-'09 Ben Serna-Grey, oboe Martha McCourt Scholarship
2007-'08 Lindsay Brown, violin Martha McCourt Scholarship
2006-'07 Erin Lowry, flute Martha McCourt Scholarship
2005-'06 Quinn Middleman, oboe Martha McCourt Scholarship
2004-'05 Nelya & Vera Vashchenko, violin Martha McCourt Scholarship

2023-'24 Anna Benedick, violin Collin Heade Scholarship
2022-'23 Brian Anderson, violin Collin Heade Scholarship
2021-'22 Sydney Pederson, cello Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2019-'21 Dominick Scofield, violin Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2018-'19 Hannah McBride, violin Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2017-'18 Andrea Hernandez & Maddy Sheley, violins Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2016-'17 Patricia Ellise Hall, violin Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2015-'16 Rachel Bergh, cello Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2014-'15 Erik Okel, cello Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2013-'14 Justin Young, viola Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2012-'13 Andrew Johnston, violin Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2011-'12 Jared Veriato, violin Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2010-'11 Jared Veriato, violin Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2009-'10 Valerie Leslie, violin Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2008-'09 Daniel Wu, violin Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2007-'08 Helelyn Popescu, violin Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2006-'07 Brynne Dykes, violin Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2005-'06 Monica Scigliano, violin Lori Buerkle Scholarship
2004-'05 Erin Partin, viola Lori Buerkle Scholarship

2023-'24 Seth Hartrim-Lowe, oboe Board of Director's Scholarship
2022-'23 Kira Spencer, flute Board of Director's Scholarship
2021-'22 Sophie LeBard, flute Board of Director's Scholarship
2019-'21 Ciela Heiles, clarinet Board of Director's Scholarship
2018-'19 Megan Stabell, oboe & Madelyn Hartrim-Lowe, clarinet Board of Director's Scholarship
2017-'18 Zach Wannamaker, bassoon Board of Director's Scholarship
2016-'17 Connor Rasmussen, oboe Board of Director's Scholarship
2015-'16 Mackenzie Haverlack, bass clarinet Board of Director's Scholarship
2014-'15 Michael Holmes, oboe Board of Director's Scholarship
2013-'14 Kyla Pohl, flute Board of Director's Scholarship

2023-'24 Savelii Okorokov, violin Rivera Scholarship
2022-'23 Erin Moriarty, flute Rivera Scholarship

2023-'24 Tessa Niemeyer, viola John LeMarte Memorial Scholarship
2022-'23 Jorge Castro-Sanchez, violin John LeMarte Memorial Scholarship

2023-'24 Daelyn Hurst, viola and Jayden Hurst, cello Cascades Presbyterian Church Scholarship
2022-'23 Ellis Lukian, violin Cascades Presbyterian Church Scholarship

Please donate so that we can continue to award these scholarships!!