Puyallup School District
2026 PSD Elizabeth Wesley Youth Merit Incentive Award Recipients
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The Puyallup School District celebrates 50 students recently recognized as this year’s Elizabeth Wesley Youth Merit Incentive Award recipients.
Award Program's History
The award program began in the 1995-96 school year and provides incentive awards of $350 each to African-American students recognized for academic excellence, community involvement, and good citizenship. The program is named in honor of Elizabeth Wesley, a civic leader active in the founding of the Tacoma Urban League.
Established in 1995–96, The Elizabeth Wesley Award Program honors African-American students for academic excellence, community involvement, and good citizenship. Each recipient receives a $350 incentive award. The program is named in honor of Elizabeth Wesley, a respected civic leader and founding member of the Tacoma Urban League.
2026 Recipients
Emerald Ridge High School
Kingston Charlton
Kaiya Fair
Saniya Fair
Quintin Gardley
Arianna Gitonga
Kyler Haggins
Rashad Johnson
Winnie Kamandala
Grace Kuria
Gabriella Lyn
Peyton Matthews
Kiarah Mayfield
Jane Mbugua
Linda Njuguna
Ashley Ntanda
Tahlia Robinson
Ivy Simaloi
Brooklyn Thomas
Puyallup High School
Jordan Adams
Zayla Aristy
Melanie Brobbey
Mirabel Brobbey
Mekhi Cofield
Bernardo Domingos
Liyanna Goode
Rachel Mensah
Jaylea Mills
Madeline O'Neil Dellahoussaye
Kevin Ononiwn,
Daniella Quaye
Tyrene Slater
Gibsyn Stanley
Rogers High School
Bieteloza Berhe
Gabriel Bonnah
Marissa Chandler
Chiamaka Lekwauwa
Ifeoma Lekwauwa
Osteen Njuguna
James Robinson Jr.
Oluwapelumi Shoewu
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