Show me the money!
Photo by CHANSE WATSON/ Wallace Jr./Sr. High School students, staff and parents listen to the scholarships awarded to the class of 2018.
Photo by JOSH MCDONALD/ Paul Roberts reads aloud the names of the KHS seniors (standing) who are eligible for scholarships through the University of Idaho.
Photo by LILA HILEMAN/ Mullan seniors Terran Dykes and Tony Hernandez receive an Elks Club Scholarship from Elks Representative and MHS Math Teacher Ben Clark at.
Photo by CHANSE WATSON/ The top 10 of the WHS class of 2018. Left to right: Ezra Saville, Rylie Gunderson, Kayla Bayer, Kayla Slater, Chelsey Tenhonen, Sydney Haynes, Aby Berger, Hunter Gust, Haylie Betham (Salutatorian), and Matt Farkas (Valedictorian).
Photo by JOSH MCDONALD/ Kellogg senior Ryan Morgan shakes presenter Carol Roberts’ hand as he receives the Brad Conner Memorial Scholarship during Kellogg High School’s scholarship ceremony earlier this week.
Photo by LILA HILEMAN/ Terran Dykes receives a scholarship from PE/Health Teacher Stetson Spooner.
By CHANSE WATSON
Managing Editor
Seniors at Kellogg, Wallace and Mullan High Schools were raking in the dough this week during their respective scholarship award ceremonies. It is customary every year before graduation that high schools give scholarship presenters the opportunity to recognize the efforts and hard work of their recipients in front of fellow students and family.
These scholarships and their requirements varied from person to person and group to group. While many recognized exceptional scholastic and athletic achievement, other awards were more specific to organizations that the seniors were members of or have made a pledge to join after high school.
Between the three Silver Valley High Schools, over a million dollars in scholarships were awarded to this year’s upcoming graduates.
Leading the pack was Kellogg High School with $1,166,617 spread out among 55 seniors. The ceremony was well attended and Carol Roberts, KHS GEARUP site coordinator and Scholarship assembly master of ceremonies, was pleased with where all that money.
“We are very impressed by the amount of money this year’s senior class was awarded to help with their further education,” she said.“And the monies were spread throughout a large section of the class, which is good to see. The students in this class are destined for great things!”
Roberts also noted that the event was even more outstanding because two students were accepted into military academies.
At Wallace Jr./Sr. High School, a combined $179,000 was given out to some hardworking senior Miners — $98,750 of that money was provided by colleges and $56,550 came from local entities.
WHS principal Chris Lund is sad to see this class go, but is happy that many of them now have a head start because of these funds.
“It was a great testament to the community of Wallace. That amount of money that was given away to our graduating seniors will give them an opportunity to go out and do well for themselves in college or the workforce or a vocational school,” he said. “Everyone in this graduating class are all above and beyond. This is going to be a class that we are going to miss here at Wallace High School. They’ve set the example for classes in the future and they’ve set that expectation pretty high.”
Lastly, Mullan Jr./Sr. High School divided out a total of $60,940 between six seniors and seven past graduates who are still in college. The MHS staff also used the opportunity to announce Jacki Almquist as teacher of the year.
Principal Don Kotschevar couldn’t have been happier with their ceremony and stressed how important the scholarships are to the seniors.
“The students that chose to apply for scholarships got a bundle of money,” he said. “It (the money) gives them an opportunity to get started in life without having debt their first year.”
Kotschevar was also thankful to those who financially supported the awards.
“The people that have endowed money to the Mullan School District have no idea the difference it has made in children’s lives.”
The following are the released amounts awarded at each school’s scholarship ceremony:
KELLOGG HIGH SCHOOL
2018 graduates
Allysen Hei: Opportunity Scholarship — $3,500, Gear Up Scholarship, $2,000
Angelique Teranova: Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Ashley Christmann: Dutch Eilts — $300, NIC Foundation — $1,000, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Austin Derbyshire: Opportunity Scholarship — $3,500, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Austin Wiley: NIC Foundation — $1,000, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Bailey Bewick: Opportunity Scholarship — $3,500, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Cade Finlay: Weber — $1,000, Kingsbury — $300, Lucille Zanetti — $3,353.50, David Lambert — $1,000, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Chase Jerome: NIC Foundation — $1,000, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Christopher Jennings: Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Clayton Jerome: NIC Foundation — $1,000, North Idaho College Opportunity Scholarship — $3,500, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Colton Petersen: Opportunity Scholarship — $3,500, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Danyelle Black: Bronze Eagle Award from Eastern Washington University — $9,000
Danielle Shawn: Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Desiree Beach: Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Dominique Miller: Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Drake Duce: Opportunity Scholarship — $3,500, NIC Foundation Scholarship — $1,000
Elizabeth Marek: Kingsbury — $300, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000, PTECH Award — $8,880, Full Ride to NIC.
Elliston James: Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000, PTECH Award — $8,880, Full Ride to NIC.
Ethan Keele: Trinity International University Football Scholarship — $16,000
Faith Bosworth: Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Grant Nearing: Weber — $1,000, Kingsbury — $300, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Griffin Ashley: Che’nshish — $1,500, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Jesse Campbell: Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Joseph Gibbs: Appointment to Naval Academy — $430,000
Kaili Cates: Shoshone Democratic Central Committee — $200, Scott Kerns — $300 Kiwanis — $500, NIC Foundation — $1,000, North Idaho College Stuart McCandless — $500, Kingsbury — $300, Sandra Lee Mullin Memorial (Pinehurst PTA) — $250, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Kale Blalack: Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Kassidee Wood: Academic Achievement Level G/Alumni Association — $3,000, Shoshone Medical Center — $500, Opportunity Scholarship — $3,500, Horatio Alger State Scholar — $10,000, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Kaylei Christopherson: Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Logan Jacobson: Gerad Crawford — $1,000, Ellen McCoy Future Teacher-$1,600, National AXA Achievement-$2,500, Smelterville Lions — $300, Sandra Lee Mullin Memorial (Pinehurst PTA) — $250, Kingsbury — $300
Gordan Giles Rotary — $2,000, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000, Opportunity Scholarship — $3,500
Lydia Hanan: Gear Up Scholarship, $2,000
Lynzie Van Kleeck: Opportunity Scholarship — $3,500, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Madalynn Bush: Lucille Zanetti — $3,354, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Madison Hawkins: Gear Up Scholarship, $2,000
Marie Ferguson: Canyon School — $200, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Morgan Debaldo: John and Lilian Luoma — $800, University of Idaho Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Morgan Nusz: Opportunity Scholarship — $3,500, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000, Academic Achievement Level S (Silver) Scholarship — $2,000, University of Idaho Craig Wavre Scholarship — $1,000
Nathan Shultz: NIC Foundation — $1,000, North Idaho College Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Noah Rollins: Academic Achievement Level S (Silver) Scholarship — $1,000, University of Idaho Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Riley Fisher: Canyon School — $200, Opportunity Scholarship — $3,500, PK Lions — $500, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Riley Woody: NIC Foundation — $1,000, North Idaho College Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Ryan Morgan: PK Lions $500, Brad Conner — $1,000, Gerad Crawford — $1,000, LCSC Scholarships — $3,250, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000, Shoshone Medical Center — $500
Rylee Riekena: Debbie Angle — $500, Chapter M PEO — $500, Lucille Parsons — $350, Kingsbury — $200, Lorraine Jones — $2,000, Tony and Martha Norton (NIC Foundation) — $1,000, Order of Eastern Star — $1,000, Jerry Cahill Cystic Fibrosis You Cannot Fail Scholarship — $2,500, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000, Opportunity Scholarship — $3,500, All Class Reunion — $300, Chapter M PEO — $500
Sam Manty: NIC Foundation — $1,000, North Idaho College Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Savannah Clay: NIC Foundation — $1,000, North Idaho College Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Sierra Rice: LCSC Dean Scholarship — $1,000, Gear Up Scholarship $2,000
Stephanie Ivie: NIC Foundation — $1,000, North Idaho College Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Sylvia West: Horatio Alger National Scholar — $25,000, Chapter M PEO — $500, LCSC Provost Scholarship — $1,500, Opportunity Scholarship — $3,500, Pizza and Ice Cream Scholarship — $1,000, Stephanie Argyros grant — $3,000, Gear Up Scholarship — $6,000
Taylor Carlson: Joni Groth — $300, Opportunity Scholarship — $3,500, NIC Foundation — $1,000, North Idaho College Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Tiffany Schmidt: Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Trent Haston: Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Trevor Bumgardner: Homer Fund Orange Scholars Award — $2,500
Triston Carmen: Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Virginia Rinaldi: Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
Wolfgang Beier: Appointment to Air Force Academy — $430,000
Zach Bergem: John and Lilian Luoma — $800, Academic Achievement Level G — $3,000, University of Idaho Kingsbury — $300, Pappy Boyington — $750, Military Officer’s Association Zach Bergem — $500, USMC League Silver Valley — $1,000, Frank Reasoner — $1,000, Gear Up Scholarship — $2,000
WALLACE HIGH SCHOOL
2018 scholarship types
Memorial Scholarships: $19,850
LOCAL Scholarships: $56,550
Military presentations: Two honorary mentions
State Scholarships: $3,850
Colleges: $98,750
MULLAN HIGH SCHOOL
2018 graduates
Terran Dykes (Valedictorian): $13,050
Sheldon Trogdon: $10,688
Kayleen Gribble (Salutatorian): $10,600
Tony Hernandez: $3,738
Gryphon Todd: $2,000
Seth Dechand: $1,500
Mullan Alumni
Yazmin Gallaway: $4,788
Ben Hernandez: $3,288
Kyrie White: $3,288
Dakota Dykes: $2,000
Kayla Gribble: $2,000
James Sam Polla: $2,000
Sam Stepro: $2,000