Josianah Cockayne
Gig Harbor High
Jeremy Gay
South Kitsap High
Annabelle Maben
Gig Harbor High
Emma Metters
Gig Harbor High
2025 Student Scholarship Winners
$16,000 awarded to local high school Seniors
One of Peninsula Art League’s biggest yearly outreach programs is awarding college scholarships to graduating high school seniors who plan on majoring in and pursuing a career path in one of the many facets of art. In addition to demonstrating skills in creating their artwork, the selected students must demonstrate good overall grades while actively participating as a volunteer in their school and community.
This year we awarded a total of $16,000 in college scholarships, thanks to the hard work of PAL members like you who volunteer in our various committees which helps PAL to run the activities needed to raise funds for our outreach programs.
We are pleased to announce that four deserving high school students have been awarded PAL college art scholarships and all of them are outstanding examples of hardworking students who we anticipate will do well in college and beyond.
The first scholarship is to Annabelle Maben, from Gig Harbor High School. Her academic goal is Theater Set Design and she has a very strong background in that already. Annabelle was the student head of the Performing Arts Department at GHHS, as well as being a youth counselor in the GHHS Summer Youth Theater program. She is undecided between Western Washington University and PLU.
The second scholarship is to Jeremy Gay, from South Kitsap High School. His academic goal is 3D Digital Animation and he also already has a strong foundation in this field through his leadership of the 3D Worlds and Interactive Technologies Club (which won 3rd place this year in the state competition for 3D art.) He will be attending DigiPen Institute of Technology.
The third scholarship is to Josianah Cockayne, from Gig Harbor High School. Her academic goal is Art Education, and she eventually wants to teach art. She will be attending Western Washington University.
The fourth scholarship is to Emma Metters, from Gig Harbor High School. Her academic goal is 2D Digital Illustration, with the goal of eventually writing Graphic Novels. She will also be attending Western Washington University.
PAL Member Scholarships
Volunteers hours amount to scholarship dollars
From the beginning, the Peninsula Art League has supported learning for all of the organization’s members. As a result, PAL Scholarships are available to those who have been a PAL member in good standing for one year or more at the time of application and who have been actively volunteering for PAL during that time.
As a PAL member, you are eligible to apply for $200 per year or $400 every other year in scholarship funds. The application should be submitted at least 30 days prior to the date needed. The award can only be used for workshops and materials related to the workshop. (Scholarship funds cannot be retroactively applied to workshops or supplies.)
For more information, please visit the PAL Member Resources page available to view once members login to this website.