Edmonds-based VFW Post 8870 has announced the winners of the James Traner Freedom and Memorial Scholarship for fall 2025. Each student will receive a $1,500 scholarship that will be forwarded to the college or trade school of their choice.
The judging was based on four categories:
1. An essay: “What freedom means to you; and, how our Constitution establishes and maintains a culture of freedom in our country.”
2. Grade point average.
3. Demonstrated leadership.
4. Community service.
The winners are Kasey Fleger-Holmes, Meadowdale High School; Jessica Ruby Osburn, Lynnwood High School; Megan Cisneros, Archbishop Murphy High School and Isabelle Fratto, Kamiak High School.
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