Seniors cash out at scholarship ceremonies

Seniors at Mullan and Wallace high schools had quite a bit to celebrate last week, including more than $325,000 in scholarships that were awarded.

Due to the currently odd nature surrounding gatherings and large ceremonies, both schools hosted unique scholarship ceremonies for their students, including WHS using Zoom for their presentations.

Students at Mullan Jr./Sr. High School brought in more than $180,000 in scholarship monies from a myriad of sources, including several large scholarships received by Hannah Cote and Sam Hess.

Hess and Cote both pulled in large multi-year scholarships, which should do well in helping them get through their collegiate careers.

“I am so proud of our students and the community for contributing so generously to support Mullan students' post-high school education goals,” said MHS Counselor Heather Branstetter. “This year was really difficult for our seniors, who missed out on so much they had been looking forward to, and the circumstances required them to put out a lot more personal initiative to win scholarships. There is a lot of support out there for Mullan graduates, and I hope it’s inspiring to the younger students to see how much money they can take with them to college or tech programs.”

Mullan Junior-Senior High School Scholarships

Local:

Anna E. Cartwright-Elsie M. Harlow Scholarship:

$9,000 to Kayleen Gribble (2018 Mullan graduate attending UI)

$8,000 to Terran Dykes (2018 Mullan graduate attending BSU)

Tony and Martha Norton Memorial: $8,000 to Lila Hileman (renewable for two years) for NIC only

Jim & Doreen Terrill Citizenship Award: $750 to Lila Hileman and $250 to Dominic Vandergriff

Gary Ford Memorial: $500 to Sam Hess

Wallace Gyro Club Scholarship: $1,000 to Sam Hess

Mullan Community Foundation: $2,000 each to Sam Hess and Dominic Vandergriff

Lucille Zanetti Scholarship Fund: $683 to Hannah Cote

Ryan Lunen/Diana Christopherson Memorial Scholarship: $500 to Sam Hess

Wallace Elks No. 331: $400 to Sam Hess and $400 to Hannah Cote

Masonic Lodge: $400 to Sam Hess

Mullan Community Scholarship Program:

Norma and Ed Decker Memorial: $100 to Sam Hess

Mullan Education Association: $100 to Sam Hess

Andrews Mechanical: $500 to Sam Hess

Hecla/Lucky Friday: $300 to Sam Hess, $200 to Lila Hileman

NW Mine Supply: $300 to Lila Hileman

Mullan Volunteer Fire Dept.: $100 to Lila Hileman

Loving Care and More: $100 to Lila Hileman

Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation: $100 to Lila Hileman

Mullan School Employees: $100 to Lila Hileman

Zanetti Brothers: $100 to Lila Hileman

Phillip and Lucy Weber: $500 to Dominic Vandergriff

H.F. Magnuson: $100 to Dominic Vandergriff

Outlaw Bar and Grill: $100 to Dominic Vandergriff

Rossi Insurance: $200 to Dominic Vandergriff

Mullan Trail/Jeep Jamboree: $500 to Caden Crandall

Non-local:

Horatio Alger Scholarship: $10,000 to Hannah Cote (renewable for four years)

Multnomah University Founder’s Scholarship: $9,000 to Sam Hess (renewable for four years)

Multnomah University Grant: $8,000 to Sam Hess (renewable for four years)

Multnomah University Visit Scholarship: $500 to Sam Hess

Flathead Valley Community College: $750 FVCC Eagle Scholarship to Hannah Cote

University of Idaho: $2,000 Go Idaho Scholarship to Hannah Cote

Lewis-Clark State College: $1,000 Visit Scholarship to Dominic Vandergriff

University of Montana Western to Skye Gallaway: Football scholarship

Eastern Washington University:

$11,500 Silver Eagle Scholarship to Hannah Cote

$9,000 Bronze Eagle Scholarship to Jaynah Petit

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Students at Wallace Jr./Sr. High School received more than $150,000 in varying funds from memorial scholarships, local scholarships, as well as state and national sources.

WHS Counselor Marian Russell was pleased with her students’ haul and is pleased at the amount of support they received toward their secondary education.

“Wallace Jr./Sr. High School Senior Class of 2020 would like to warmly thank the many generous donors who made possible the scholarships that will allow them to attend college in the fall,” Russell said. “The Wallace community along with our Idaho colleges contributed $156,626 to assist the seniors with college expenses. The senior class is grateful to all the local families who sponsored memorial scholarships, for their loved ones, local community groups, state and national, and Idaho colleges. Thank you Wallace community for your support to further our education.”

Unlike other schools in the area, the Wallace School District administration prefers to keep the individual amounts received by each student private.