2005 IES Senior Scholarship Winners
Alex is the daughter of Warren and Debra Prigge. She is attending Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon on a PU Honors Scholarship, where she will pursue either a major in exercise science or Spanish and swim on the Pacific Swim Team.
Alex was a varsity member of the EHS swim team for four years, and was caption her senior year. She was district champion in the 500 freestyle in 2003 and 2004. In 2004 she was voted Eastern Washington Swimming League 3A Swimmer of the Year. Alex has been a member of the Ellensburg Area Swim Team for 10 years.
She was the ASB Executive Board Treasurer her senior year at EHS. Alex was also selected by the Yakima Herald for the 2005 Central Washington "Kids Who Will Make a Difference" Award. She was actively involved in the National Honor Society and was a four-year honor roll student maintaining a 4.0 throughout high school. Alex was in the EHS class of 2005 Top Ten Percent, graduating first in her class.
Dear IES, Thank you for the Inland Empire Swimming Scholarship. It is a great honor. I feel very fortunate to have been a member of IES for 10 years and to have had a chance to be a member of IES Zone Team. Thank you so much, Alex Prigge
Ryan Volsen is currently attending Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio with an academic honors scholarship and is swimming for the Kenyon Swim Team. Ryan graduated with honors from Mead High School in Spokane, Washington in June of 2005. He was active in Student Body Government and was elected Public Relations Officer during his junior and senior years. He was a member of the National Honor Society, active in Mead's NHS tutor and mentor programs. Ryan was also the Senior Representative for the LEAP program throughout Spokane High Schools, which is a student group dedicated to educating young people about the democratic process and registering them as voters in the state of Washington to improve political awareness and participation in government.
Ryan has been swimming for Inland Empire Swimming since September of 1993, beginning with Moscow Swim Team, then Ellensburg Area Swim Team from 1994-98, and Spokane Area Swimming from 1998-2005. He has served as Junior then Senior Athlete Representative for IES through December of 2004. Ryan has had the opportunity to swim competitively at the Zone, Senior Sectional, and Junior National levels during his career with Inland Empire Swimming.
Dear Mr. Davisson and Inland Empire Swimming,
It is my pleasure and honor to accept the 2005 Inland Empire Swimming Scholarship. Being a member of this organization from the beginning of my competitive swimming career has created a familiar bond, knowing that this LSC is my roots and the beginning of my greatest endeavor. Thank you very much for this scholarship; it will help to open so many new opportunities as I attend Kenyon College in the fall. I would like everyone to know that this money will be well spent. I plan on earning this scholarship during the next four years through an uncompromising commitment to athletics, academics, and human potential. Once again, thank you. The feeling of accomplishment is great when those you look up to and respect offer the praise. Sincerely, Ryan Volsen