Over $128,000 in awards and scholarships were announced at the KHS commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21. Here is the complete list of the 45 recipients:
Chloe Behnke:
MATTHEW SCOTT MEMORIAL AWARD
GEORGE CERNOVICH AUTO SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
Elijah Bermudez:
GARY L. ZARVELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
KEWANEE SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP
Emmitt Brokaw:
WOODY HERMAN JAZZ AWARD
HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP
KEN FRISTAD MEMORIAL GOLF SCHOLARSHIP
MATTINGLY STUDENT COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AWARD
McKenzie Carton:
THE MARY LEE AND H.T. MERCER FINE ARTS AWARD
THE AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COUNCIL
FFA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP
HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP
DEAN L BATES SCHOLARSHIP
Addison Clark:
KATHRYN L. KIRLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
THE BERNIE VANWASSENHOVE-JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
R. LYNN SAEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
NOLAN-BRUNING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
HEIDI HEINRICH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Madison Copeland:
THE LIONS CLUB PLAQUE
RODNEY ROGERS MEMORIAL MEDICAL ARTS AWARD
ROTARY SCHOLAR
THE HARRIET MCCARTHY MATH SCHOLARSHIP
THE LAURENCE HORLER SCHOLARSHIP
THE GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARD
Emma Crofton:
ELKS TROPHY
NEPONSET HIGH SCHOOL FFA AWARD
GEOFFREY R. SCHMIDT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Parker DeBord:
THE MARY LEE AND H.T. MERCER FINE ARTS AWARD
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION AWARD AND GALEN AND MARY LANDIS PLAQUE
Shaan Dev:
THE LIONS CLUB PLAQUE
EDWIN F. PETERSON FREE ENTERPRISE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
ROTARY SCHOLAR
THE HARRIET MCCARTHY MATH SCHOLARSHIP
THE BRADLEY & JOANNE WAUGH FAMILY MEMORIAL AWARD
KEN FRISTAD MEMORIAL GOLF SCHOLARSHIP
Mayra Diaz:
THE LIONS CLUB PLAQUE
ROTARY SCHOLAR
HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP
WAYNE AND HAZEL ZANG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
BRIAN P. MURPHY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Harper Gillespie:
D.A.R. GOOD CITIZEN AWARD
DOCTOR SMITH LOYALTY AWARD
FFA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP
DEAN L BATES SCHOLARSHIP
KEWANEE PARK DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIP
THE MARVIN DAMRON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
THE KATIE WOODS CREATIVE SPIRIT AWARD
MATTINGLY STUDENT COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AWARD
TYANDA THOMAS KINDNESS AWARD
Emelin Guillen:
BARRY LEE ENSLEY MEMORIAL AWARD
DEAN L. BATES SCHOLARSHIP
R. SHERIDAN WELCH FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Clark Heeren:
BELLE ALEXANDER DENNIS SCHOLARSHIP:
Thomas Hewitt:
AMERICAN LEGION POST #31 SCHOLARSHIP
JOHN B. HEARTT MEMORIAL BHE MECHANICS SCHOLARSHIP
Jaxson Hicks:
THE DAVID HEPNER FOOTBALL MEMORIAL
THE JOE HILL MEMORIAL AWARD
ETHEL C. TILLMAN SCHOLARSHIP
ROBERT E. BREEDLOVE SCHOLARSHIP
Summerlynn Huggins:
ROBERT A. GRABBE MEMORIAL AWARD
Lilian Jontz:
KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1957 SCHOLARSHIP
Kyle Joos:
THE SUSAN SMITH MEMORIAL PLAQUE
ROTARY OUTSTANDING VOCATIONAL AWARD
FFA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP
THE DEKALB AGRICULTURAL ACCOMPLISHMENT AWARD
NEPONSET HIGH SCHOOL FFA AWARD
Max Kelly:
GARY L. ZARVELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Morgan Leathers:
HEIDI L. GOODBAR MEMORIAL ART SCHOLARSHIP
Nevyah Lewis:
JAMES L. GOLBY – KENNETH W. SULLENS SCHOLARSHIP
Jaiden Little:
JERRY NELL MEMORIAL AWARD
SHAUNE LEWIS MEMORIAL BASKETBALL/FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP
3 X 4 ATHLETIC AWARD
Isabela Martinez:
ADELA WESEBAUM AWARD
Natalie Maxon:
THE LIONS CLUB PLAQUE
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA BAND AWARD
ROTARY SCHOLAR
REESER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
KEWANEE MUSIC BOOSTERS SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP
Kyle McAdam:
PATRICIA (SNIDER) SULLENS CHEERLEADING AWARD
Megan McKenna:
PAULINE SCOTT MEMORIAL AWARD
KEWANEE REBEKAH LODGE #512 SCHOLARSHIP
P.A. HINDERLITER SCHOLARSHIP
Larissa Meyer:
JUDY HUGGINS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Lena Miller:
THE LIONS CLUB PLAQUE
ROTARY SCHOLAR
HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP
DEAN L. BATES SCHOLARSHIP
RUTH AND EDMOND BEAUPREZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
ANNA L. SHEAHAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
KEWANEE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
CHRISTIANSEN FAMILY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Mary Miller:
LORAINE LAMBERT MEMORIAL NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
THE CARING SPIRIT AWARD
P.A. HINDERLITER SCHOLARSHIP
Mya Mirocha:
THE KIWANIS CUP
MARGARET RIRIE MEMORIAL AWARD
ROTARY SCHOLAR
GLIDDEN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
JERRY NELL MEMORIAL AWARD
LEO A. SAEY MEMORIAL AWARD
DEAN L. BATES SCHOLARSHIP
KEN FRISTAD MEMORIAL GOLF SCHOLARSHIP
3 X 4 ATHLETIC AWARD
Sheadon Oetzel:
THE MARTIN RAPCZAK AND RODNEY ROGERS MEMORIAL PATRIOTISM AWARD
RICHARD MAUTINO MEMORIAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE LEARNING AWARD
LOUIS ARMSTRONG JAZZ AWARD
Bethany Olalde:
NATIONAL SCHOOL CHORAL AWARD
KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL THEATER SCHOLARSHIP
THE HENRY HILL MEMORIAL AWARD
NORMA BARTO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
BLAKE/ZARVELL MEMORIAL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
Marcos Pagan:
THE LIONS CLUB PLAQUE
THE NATIONAL ARION FOUNDATION AWARD – BAND
THE CHRIS R. KETRIDGE MEMORIAL JOURNALISM AWARD
ROTARY SCHOLAR
HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP
THE HARRIET MCCARTHY MATH SCHOLARSHIP
CHRISTIANSEN FAMILY HEALTHCARE SCHOLARSHIP
Petra Petty:
THE FRANK AND FANNIE LAY KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL AWARD
Heaven Pinnick:
RUMBOLD VALLEY FARMS AWARD
FFA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP
Julian Quintero:
DEAN L. BATES SCHOLARSHIP
3 X 4 ATHLETIC AWARD
Dylan Rainwater:
THE FRANK AND FANNIE LAY KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL AWARD
Dakota Rodgers:
ROBERT A. GRABBE MEMORIAL AWARD
Nathan Roller:
THE NATIONAL ARION FOUNDATION AWARD – CHOIR
HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP
KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL THEATER SCHOLARSHIP
RICHARD SCHIELER PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP
Michael Ruiz:
KHS CLASS OF 1972 SCHOLARSHIP
Aspen Schwickerath:
KEN FRISTAD MEMORIAL GOLF SCHOLARSHIP
Marissa Stevens:
TOM BLAKE BASKETBALL MEMORIAL AWARD
THE GRACE HEPNER MEMORIAL AWARD
ROTARY SCHOLAR
HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP
THE HARRIET MCCARTHY MATH SCHOLARSHIP
DR. ROBERT BREEDLOVE MEMORIAL ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIP
Will Taylor:
THE BRADLEY WESSELS MEMORIAL AWARD
DEAN L. BATES SCHOLARSHIP
RICHARD A. RUZAS, JR. MEMORIAL TRACK AWARD
GEOFFREY R. SCHMIDT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
3 X 4 ATHLETIC AWARD
Liberty Vanstaden:
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARD
Kiersten Yordy:
THE NATIONAL ARION FOUNDATION AWARD – CHOIR
GOLD STAR FS SCHOLARSHIP
NOLAN-BRUNING AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP
