COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – It was a big night for seniors and their parents, as Coldwater High School hosted its annual Local Scholarship Night Wednesday.
$215,950 in scholarships were awarded to 63 Coldwater High School seniors and to 17 CHS alumni so that they can pursue higher educational goals.
The scholarships were made possible through the generosity of Coldwater families, local chapters of Branch County service clubs and organizations, Century Bank and Trust, Southern Michigan Bank and Trust, the Branch County Community Foundation, the Branch Area Careers Center and Coldwater Community Schools.
A complete list of scholarship recipients follows:
- American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) Scholarship: Jacob Beckhusen
- The Jack VanAuken Memorial Scholarship: Lydia AcMoody
- Coldwater Fraternal Order of the Eagles #1907 Scholarship: Jace Arnold
- Coldwater Community Schools Scholarship: Manal Abdulrab, Eric Bach, Cameron Barnes, Sam DeMeester, Mitchell Duda, Emma Grife, Madison Marsh, Zackary Murphy, Zach DeMeester (alumnus), Renee MacArthur (alumnus)
- Clement F. Malovey Education Trust: Eric Bach, Jacob Beckhusen, Jacob Counterman, Mitchell Duda, Maria Hostetler, Cadence Jones (alumnus), Hayley Reincke (alumnus), Carlee Smoker (alumnus), Brendan Spangler (alumnus), Nathan Waterbury (alumnus), Zach DeMeester (alumnus), Nolan Duda (alumnus), Nicklaus Galliers (alumnus), Mariah Harper (alumnus), Tanner Holbrook (alumnus)
- Percy and Helen Taylor Memorial Scholarship: Anisa Abdulla, Jace Arnold, Cameron Barnes, Robert Barringer, Bailee Bates, Connor Covert, Samuel DeMeester, Madisen Fox, Megan Gallup, Bracy Groshko, Zackery Horter, Mariah Johnson, Madison Marsh, Tyler Newman, Gabrielle Shown, Bradley Steel, Jordan Weaver, Cassidy Wilson, Cassidy Wolff, Gracen Yates
- Verbie E. Harkness Memorial Scholarship: Sarah Odom
- Gladys Hensley Scholarship: Lydia Acmoody, Tanner Bowers, Samuel DeMeester, Bracy Groshko, Colin Klein, Megan Lippert, Cameron Ruge, Gabrielle Shown, Collin Warner, Cassidy Wolff, Gracen Yates
- George W. and Sadie Marie Juhl Scholarship: Anisa Abdulla, Eynas Ahmed, Jace Arnold, Eric Bach, Tori Bassage, Nicole Casselman, Taralyn Davis, Mitchell Duda, Emma Grife, Brendan Hanna, Gavin Hutchins, Brooke Lafferty, Marlen Beltran Lujano, Zackary Murphy, Tyler Newman, Andrew Sheets, Brodi Tobolski, Payton Watson (alumnus)
- The Shackleton Family Scholarship: Carly Howell, Sarah Odom
- Pioneer State Mutual/Branch Insurance Agency Merit Scholarship: Collin Torrey
- E. John Klein Memorial Scholarship: Mitchell Duda, Neely Heckman (alumnus)
- Coldwater On The Run Scholarship: Zackary Murphy
- Emory L. Sechrist Scholarship: Lydia AcMoody
- SMB&T Lester Wise Scholarship: Mitchell Duda
- Lucile Burnside Scholarship Fund: Gavin Forrister
- Asama-Gokoh Scholarship: Tyler Newman
- Annette Marie Clarke-Diaz Scholarship: Hannah Reynolds
- James E. Rice Memorial Scholarship: Brodi Tobolski, Renee MacArthur (alumnus)
- Hillquist Family Scholarship Fund: Jacob Beckhusen
- Lyndsay Sharp Bingaman Nursing Scholarship: Abygail Hewitt (alumnus)
- Catalyst Scholarship Fund: Addison Duda (alumnus), Cadence Jones (alumnus)
- Mildred G. Hutchins Loan Fund: Abygail Hewitt (alumnus), Renee MacArthur (alumnus)
- John and Marguerite Kenyon Scholarship: Renee MacArthur (alumnus)
- Marie Green McMahan Scholarship: Abygail Hewitt (alumnus)
- Janette Molby Stephens Scholarship: Allison Germann (alumnus), Abygail Hewitt (alumnus)
- Katie Weis Memorial Scholarship: Emma Grife, Gracen Yates
- The Jillian Crist Memorial Scholarship: Nicole Casselman, Taralyn Davis, Marlen Beltran Lujano, Josilyn Quimby, Allison Germann (alumnus), Neely Heckman (alumnus), Abygail Hewitt (alumnus), Cadence Jones (alumnus), Renee MacArthur (alumnus)
- American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Sale Scholarship: Karissa Elkins, Grant Yearling (alumnus)
- Coldwater Rotary Club Scholarship: Bailee Bates, Tanner Bowers, Colin Klein, Kameron Miller, Bradley Steel
- Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary Club: Manal Abdulrab, Madison Marsh
- Coldwater Early Bird Exchange Club: Madisen Fox, Gracen Yates
- Coldwater Exchange Club: Josilyn Quimby, Gracen Yates
- The CHS Alumni Scholarship: Eric Bach, Madison Marsh
- The Jack Gates University of Michigan Memorial Scholarship: Emma Grife
- CHS ASTRA Club: Allison Butler, Jasmine Renshaw
- The Cardinal Club Scholarship: Eric Bach, Jacob Beckhusen, Madison Marsh, Zackary Murphy
- CHS Interact Club: Emma Grife
- The Petzko Family Scholarship: Cameron Ruge
- American Red Cross Scholarship: Erika Sosa Aguilar, Mariah Johnson
- Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel: Tori Bassage
- C. Lester Luce Scholarship: Eric Bach
- The John R. Vance Memorial Fund: Emma Grife
- The E. Byron Thomas/Axner Olson Memorial Scholarship: Gracen Yates
- The CHS Class of 1981 Scholarship: Jace Arnold, Cameron Barnes
- The Branch County Association of Realtors Scholarship: Jace Arnold, Zackery Horter
- The Care Center Hospital Science and Math Achievement Award: Kayle Riley
- Kellogg Community College Foundation Scholarship: Anissa Abdulla, Eynas Ahmed, Megan Gallup, Bushra Mousa, Lydia Acmoody, Brodi Tobolski
The following CHS students were also awarded a variety of scholarships through the Branch Area Careers Center: Lydia Acmoody, Erika Sosa Aguilar, Tori Bassage, Cameron Bopp, Sam DeMeester, Karissa Elkins, Sabrina Grindle, Bracy Groshko, Zackery Horter, Garrettt JeuDevine, Colin Klein, Brooke Lafferty, Madison Minton, Tyler Newman, Josilyn Quimby, Jaden Reichhart, Bradley Steel, Brodi Tobolski, Jordan Weaver, Cassidy Wolff, and Gracen Yates.
