Miss Douglas County Scholarship Program

06/06/2026

Congratulations to Addison and Rebecca Wanjikū on graduating high school this weekend! 🎓

We are so proud of our teen titleholders and excited for the bright futures ahead of them. They earned a combined total of $12,925 in scholarships as part of our 2026 program and they will have the opportunity to earn even more at the Miss Oregon competition later this month.

Our Miss Umpqua Valley’s Teen, Addison Reneau, will be using her scholarships to study General Studies at Brigham Young University in the fall. Her career goal is to obtain a degree in Dermatology. During high school, she participated in National Honor Society, Link Crew, Varsity Track, and Varsity Cheer, earning a Game Day Fight Song Jamz National Championship in 2026. In her free time, she plays piano.

Our Miss Douglas County's Teen, Rebecca Wanjikū Ngigī, is graduating as Valedictorian from Glide High School. She will be using her scholarships to study at the Global #1 Nursing School at the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania in the fall. Her career goal is to become a Pediatric and Mother-Baby Nurse Practitioner. During high school, she was President of National Honor Society and the Diversity Leadership Committee, and she was a Yale Young Global Scholar. In her free time, she was involved in dance.

Visit missdouglascounty.org to inquire about joining our Class of 2027 and start earning scholarships of your own! We awarded over $65,000 this year and next year will be even better. You don’t want to miss out! ✨

05/31/2026

05/25/2026

Only 3 weeks until our 2026 titleholders’ garden party themed Miss Oregon send-off party! 💐

All fans of our program are invited. We would love to see past candidates, volunteers, and Shining Stars in attendance. Please RSVP on the Facebook event page! 🫶🏻

https://fb.me/e/4VMklcFRT?mibextid=wwXIfr

Jasman, Kaeli, Rebecca Wanjikū, and Addi will be previewing their amazing talents, debuting new evenings gowns, and answering interview questions submitted by friends and family. You do not want to miss this opportunity to wish them good luck and celebrate all their hard work preparing for Miss Oregon week at the end of June! ✨

05/12/2026

Rebecca Wanjikū made a special trip to pick out her own pair of genuine diamond earrings courtesy of our amazing sponsor, Harry Ritchie’s Jewelers! We love and we are so grateful for their support of our 2026 scholarship fund and their willingness to spoil our new titleholders with gorgeous jewelry! 💎💞

05/11/2026

A special thank you goes out to for donating $1,000 to the scholarship fund for our Class of 2026! Every donation helps us empower women in Douglas County. This year, we awarded 23 bright young women an average of nearly $3,000 in scholarships! We appreciate our sponsors, especially Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, for making our 2026 program a success! 🎉

05/10/2026

Thank you to Walmart for awarding our program a $1,000 Spark Grant in 2026! Every donation helped make this another record-breaking year for scholarships awarded! ✨

05/09/2026

We are SO grateful to for continuing to serve as our banking sponsor and one of our scholarship sponsors! Plus, OPB’s staff volunteer as auditors for our annual competitions. Thank you very much to the team at OPB for contributing to the success of our program! ❤️

05/08/2026

Local season may be over, but our appreciation for our sponsors never stops! Today, we are giving a shoutout to one of our biggest sponsors, ! 🙌🏻✨

Leap of Faith Dance Center generously provides their wonderful studios for our candidate rehearsals leading up to our annual competition AND titleholder rehearsals leading up to Miss Oregon. Plus, they sponsor both of our Top Talent awards with significant scholarships AND their dance teacher, Alex, serves as a mentor and choreographer for us.

Thank you to Alex and the entire team at Leap of Faith for everything you do to make our program special! Your contributions are essential to carrying out our mission! 🤩💕

04/27/2026