April 9, 2025 – OLYMPIA, Wash., South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) invites the State of Washington to celebrate this year’s top community and technical college students. The 29th annual All-Washington (All-WA) Academic Team Ceremony will honor 84 students from the state’s 34 community and technical colleges, all of whom are part of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. The ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2025 in Building 1 at SPSCC’s Lacey Campus and the event livestream will begin at 12:30 p.m. on the SPSCC YouTube channel.
The All-WA Academic Team program recognizes and honors our state's finest higher education students: the individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to success in the classroom and in the communities in which they live. Their stories are often inspiring, sometimes surprising, and always reflective of the larger story of the state's community and technical college students.
At the ceremony, this year’s team of 84 students will receive a KeyBank scholarship and All-WA recognition. Other special scholarships awarded at the ceremony include the WSECU Top 16, the Association of College Trustees scholarships, the New Century Transfer and Workforce scholarships, the Coca-Cola Academic Team scholarship, and more.
Washington State Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck will be delivering the keynote speech at this year’s All-WA event.
SPSCC extends its gratitude to Phi Theta Kappa, KeyBank, WSECU, the Washington State Association of College Trustees, the Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges, and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges for their longtime support and sponsorship of this program.
In his proclamation, Governor Bob Ferguson invites everyone in our state to observe Thursday, April 24, 2025, as All-Washington Academic Team Day. Join in the celebration by using #AllWA2025!
Top 16 Students
Congratulations to this year’s top 16 students, recipients of the WSECU Top 16 scholarship.
Claire Gilbert, Big Bend Community College
Seth Stigall Barranco, Clark College
Atlanta Moss, Columbia Basin College
Lee Pearl Ethridge, Columbia Basin College
Erica Segura Flores, Grays Harbor College
Emily Grevler, Green River College
Grace Gachie, Highline College
Matias Saenz, North Seattle College
Ella Bouy, Peninsula College
Andrew Vlahovich, Shoreline Community College
Khanh Pham, South Puget Sound Community College
Menen Girma, South Seattle College
Charles Schuelke, Tacoma Community College
Kendra Rachal, Tacoma Community College
Mya Silva, Walla Walla Community College
Leon Niederelz, Whatcom Community College