COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – It was a big night for seniors and their parents, as Coldwater High School hosted its annual Local Scholarship Night Thursday.
$267,250 in scholarships were awarded to 59 Coldwater High School seniors and 15 CHS alumni in their pursuit of 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 scholarships awarded, and their recipients, follows:
Coldwater Fraternal Order of the Eagles #1907 Scholarship: Emilee Smoker
Clement F. Malovey Education Trust: Abigail Coffing, Kaleb Fox, Whitney Johnson, Lucas Jones, Jayda Kelly, Alec Keplinger, Jacob Knaack, Kyle Krzyzanski, Clarissa Sheppard, Emilee Smoker, Nolan Duda (alumnus), Carly Duke (alumnus), Alex Everett (alumnus), Nicklaus Galliers (alumnus), Zachary Miller (alumnus), Brendan Spangler (alumnus), Sabrina VanAuker (alumnus), Jalyn Volkmer (alumnus), Nathan Waterbury (alumnus)
Percy and Helen Taylor Memorial Scholarship: Harwan Alaatre, Janet Boston, Ella Budd, Tiffanie Corwin, Hunter Eldridge, Ellory Farmer, Jacqueline Gallegos, Faith Herendeen, Kareena Kashian, Abigail Licht, Ryan Murphy, William Reehl, Samantha Rodesiler, Malorie Rzepka, Zahia Saleh, Tyler Scheid, Autumn Sunderland, Kordelia Ulrich, Alysia VanWormer, Valentina Yaldo
Verbie E. Harkness Memorial Scholarship: Sarah Odom (alumnus)
Pioneer State Mutual/Branch Insurance Agency Merit Scholarship: Ricardo Corona
Coldwater Junior Bowling Association Scholarship: Hannah Furney, Alec Keplinger
CHS ASTRA Club: Zachary Rigot, Autumn Sunderland
Coldwater Community Schools Scholarship: Abigail Coffing, Selena Hostetler, Lucas Jones, Jayda Kelly, Kyle Krzyzanski, Ryan Murphy, Zachary Rigot, Tyler Scheid, Aisha Yehya
Kellogg Community College Foundation Scholarship: Abigail Coffing, Selena Hostetler, Lucas Jones, Jayda Kelly, Kyle Krzyzanski, Ryan Murphy, Zachary Rigot, Tyler Scheid, Aisha Yehya
Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary Club: Veronica Arroyo, Clarissa Sheppard
Coldwater on the Run Scholarship: Clarissa Sheppard
American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Sale Scholarship: William Reehl, Sara Hickey (alumnus)
The Branch County Association of Realtors Cliffie Bowers Memorial Scholarship: Jacob Knaack, Whitney Johnson, Lucas Jones, Abigail Licht, Bailey Travelbee
The Jack Gates University of Michigan Memorial Scholarship: Stuart Sobeske
Asama-Gokoh Scholarship: Leslie Cebrero (alumnus), Sabrina VanAuker (alumnus)
Lucile Burnside Scholarship Fund: Aisha Yehya
Mildred G. Hutchins Loan Fund: Abygail Hewitt (alumnus)
Katie Weis Memorial Scholarship: Faith Herendeen, Kyle Krzyzanski, William Reehl, Stuart Sobeske
Coldwater Early Bird Exchange Club: Jacqueline Gallegos, Valentina Yaldo
SMB&T Lester Wise Scholarship: Ricardo Corona
Marie Green McMahan Scholarship: Abygail Hewitt (alumnus)
Janette Molby Stephens Scholarship: Kaitlyn Colyer (alumnus)
Coldwater Rotary Club Scholarship: Selena Hostetler, Ryan Murphy, Zachary Rigot, Samantha Rodesiler, Stuart Sobeske
CHS Interact Club: Ella Budd, Ellory Farmer
Annette Marie Clarke-Diaz Scholarship: William Reehl
James E. Rice Memorial Scholarship: Kaitlyn Colyer (alumnus)
Hillquist Family Scholarship Fund: Clarissa Sheppard
Coldwater Exchange Club: Ivan Arredondo, Jacqueline Gallegos
The Jillian Crist Memorial Scholarship: Yareli Beltran, Abigail Coffing, Tiffanie Corwin, Rachel Harvey, Lucas Jones, William Reehl, Tyler Scheid, Kenydee Otto (alumnus)
Catalyst Scholarship Fund: Kaitlyn Colyer (alumnus), Abygail Hewitt (alumnus)
James F. York Memorial Scholarship: Faith Herendeen
Emory L. Sechrist Scholarship Fund: Clarissa Sheppard
The CHS Alumni Scholarship: Ella Budd
The Petzko Family Scholarship: Alec Keplinger, Clarissa Sheppard
The Marshall Community Foundation UAW Local 220 Scholarship: Kyle Krzyzanski
Gladys Hensley Scholarship: Harwan Alaatre, Veronica Arroyo, Yareli Beltran, Ella Budd, Andrea Campos, Abigail Coffing, Ricardo Corona, Tiffanie Corwin, Jacqueline Gallegos, Jayda Kelly, Kyle Krzyzanski, Ryan Murphy, William Reehl, Zachary Rigot, Tyler Scheid, Clarissa Sheppard, Andrew Zuzga
George W. and Sadie Marie Juhl Scholarship: Amber Aguirre, Sydney Akers, Harwan Alaatre, David Ambrosio-Hernandez, Veronica Arroyo, Bree Barrows, Yareli Beltran, Ella Budd, Andrea Campos, Jordan Clemens-Savage, Abigail Coffing, Ricardo Corona, Hannah Furney, Jacqueline Gallegos, Meredith Grife, Lucas Jones, Jayda Kelly, Kyle Krzyzanski, Loveleen Lalia, Abigail Licht, Cameron Marteen, Payton Molnar, Sam Morrison, Whitney Ohm, Samantha Rodesiler, Erica Rodgers, Zahia Saleh, Alex Schaale, Tyler Scheid, Clarissa Sheppard, Emilee Smoker, Mary Tate, Avery Volkmer, Haley Wilson, Valentina Yaldo, Aisha Yehya, Andrew Zuzga
The Shackleton Family Scholarship: Abigail Licht, Whitney Ohm, Quentin Villa
The E. Byron Thomas/Axner Olson Memorial Scholarship: Qahrah Abdulla
American Red Cross Scholarship: Whitney Johnson
Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel: Jacqueline Gallegos
C. Lester Luce Scholarship: Ella Budd
The John R. Vance Memorial Fund: Stuart Sobeske
The CHS Class of 1981 Scholarship: Kyle Krzyzanski
The Care Center Hospital Science and Math Achievement Award: David Ambrosio-Hernandez
The following CHS students were also awarded a variety of scholarships through the Branch Area Careers Center: Jamila Abdulla, Qahrah Abdulla, Andrea Aker, Sydney Akers, David Ambrosio-Hernandez, Janet Boston, Damian Cole, Kaleb Fox, Hannah Furney, Jacqueline Gallegos, Alec Keplinger, Mallory Kissinger, Kyle Krzyzanski, Sam Morrison, Haley Robison, Megan Root, Zahia Saleh, Alex Schaale, Clarissa Sheppard, Kelsie Smith, Rayne Snyder, Stuart Sobeske, Bailey Travelbee, and Lydia AcMoody (alumnus).
