COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – It was a big night for seniors and their parents, as Coldwater High School hosted its annual Local Scholarship Night Wednesday at the Coach Floyd Eby Gymnasium.
Over $258,000 in scholarships were awarded to 66 Coldwater High School seniors, one Early Middle College student, 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:
The Jillian Crist Memorial Scholarship: Abby Herman, Grace Ortiz, Josilyn Quimby (alumnus), David Roderick (alumnus)
Gladys Hensley Scholarship: Alyssa Bach, Megan Barnes (alumnus), Marshall Hoard, Annabelle Kling, Kyle Krzyzanski (alumnus), Juana Mancera, Khadija Omer, Joshua Peterson-Speaker, Kera Volkmer, Esma Zamzami (alumnus)
George W. and Sadie Marie Juhl Scholarship: Hashed Abdullah, Abduljalil Ahmed, Rihan Ahmed, Rawan Alaatre, Alyssa Bach, Kassidy Bishop, Makiegha’ Conley, Victoria Cross, Emma Finn, Alyssa Fisher, Veronica Gonzalez, Victoria Gonzalez, Bryan Herrera, Abby Herman, Marshall Hoard, Kirk Kashian, Juana Mancera, Emma Moore, Ashleigh Morick, Khadija Omer, Conner Overholt, Jadyn Richmond, David Roderick (alumnus), Spencer Rodesiler, Gabriela Rutz, Fawziah Saied, Joselyn Salto Lujano, Meg Smith, Joshua Peterson-Speaker, Shelby Taber, Mariam Thabet, Kelly Warner
The Shackleton Family Scholarship: Caleb Brown, Sterling Haylett, Marshall Hoard, Dawson Poradzisz, Hayden Shimizu
Pioneer State Mutual/Branch Insurance Agency Merit Scholarship: Meg Smith
Coldwater Junior Bowling Association Scholarship: Noella Keplinger
Coldwater Education Association Scholarship: Alyssa Bach, Kassidy Bishop, Emma Finn, Annabelle Kling, David Roderick (alumnus), Spencer Rodesiler, Gabriela Rutz, Fawziah Saied, Kera Volkmer, Kelly Warner
Coldwater Township Sunrise Rotary Club: Sterling Haylett, David Roderick (alumnus)
Kellogg Community College Foundation Scholarship: Abduljalil Ahmed, Rihan Ahmed, Rawan Alaatre, Rylan Brockway, Victoria Cross, Emma Finn, Kyle Garland, Ashleigh Morick, Emma Moore, Khadija Omer, Conner Overholt, Meg Smith, Mariam Thabet, Madison Wright
The Branch County Association of Realtors Cliffie Bowers Memorial Scholarship: Annabelle Kling, Gabriela Rutz
Coldwater Bowling Association Scholarship: Noella Keplinger
The Good Better Best Scholarship: Kyler Galena, Anna Lowder (alumnus), Brynn Niedzwiecki (alumnus), Mia Rzepka, Meg Smith, Lucas Stewart
Branch County Community Foundation Scholarships: Hager Alslehay (alumnus), Kaitlyn Colyer (alumnus), Annabelle Kling, Zack Mittelstadt, Conner Overholt, Abigail Travelbee, Jalyn Volkmer (alumnus), Kera Volkmer, Esma Zamzami (alumnus)
Coldwater Fraternal Order of the Eagles #1907 Scholarship: Dawson Poradzisz
Coldwater Exchange Club: Conner Overholt, Meg Smith
The CHS Alumni Scholarship: Alyssa Bach, Kera Volkmer
Coldwater Rotary Club Scholarship: Caleb Brown, Kaia Donay, Jadyn Richmond, Angel Rodriguez, Mia Rzepka, Kolby Wagoner
CHS Interact Club: Kyler Galena, Juana Mancera, Kelly Warner
Branch Area Careers Center Scholarships: Abduljalil Ahmed, Hayla Ahmed, Ruqiya Ahmed, Rawan Alaatre, Hadil Alhajaji, Makiegha’ Conley, Marissa Cox, Victoria Cross, Kenneth Elkins, Alyssa Fisher, Jadan Haylett, Sterling Haylett, Noella Keplinger, Annabelle Kling, Tiana Latta, Gavin Machida, Max Mittelstadt, Zack Mittelstadt, Ashleigh Morick, Khadija Omer, Grace Ortiz, Conner Overholt, Dawson Poradzisz, Lissbet Ramos, Joselyn Salto Lujano, Edrees Shamalah, Mariam Thabet, Broxton Tobolski, Mia Rzepka, Fawziah Saied, Abigail Travelbee, Brady Travelbee
Clement F. Malovey Education Trust: Alyssa Bach, Megan Barnes (alumnus), Caleb Brown, Carly Duke (alumnus), Veronica Gonzalez, Victoria Gonzalez, Olivia Gruner, Sterling Haylett, Bryan Herrera, Annabelle Kling, Jacob Knaack (alumnus), Kyle Krzyzanski (alumnus), Anna Lowder (alumnus), Juana Mancera, Conner Overholt, Clarissa Sheppard (alumnus), Emilee Smoker (alumnus), Kera Volkmer, Kelly Warner, Noah Waterbury (alumnus), Aspen Yearling (alumnus)
Percy and Helen Taylor Memorial Scholarship: Rawan Alaatre, Keristin Alexander, Emma Bronson, Kaia Donay, Abby Herman, Marshall Hoard, Tiana Latta, Gavin Machida, Kaitlin Meyers, Emilie Moise, Khadija Omer, Grace Ortiz, Dawson Poradzisz, David Roderick (alumnus), Spencer Rodesiler, Mia Rzepka, Fawziah Saied, Meg Smith, Mariam Thabet, Abigail Travelbee, Brady Travelbee
Verbie E. Harkness Memorial Scholarship: Ashleigh Morick
The Maryjo Allen Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art: Taibah Hajaji
American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Sale Scholarship: Anna Lowder (alumnus), Gabriela Rutz
The Jack and Sallie Gates University of Michigan Memorial Scholarship: Juana Mancera
The CHS Class of 1981 Scholarship: AnnaKate Dwyer
The E. Byron Thomas/Axner Olson Memorial Scholarship: Tiana Latta
Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel: Kaitlin Meyers
CHS ASTRA Club: AnnaKate Dwyer, Meg Smith
C. Lester Luce Scholarship: Mia Rzepka
The John R. Vance Memorial Fund: Juana Mancera
The Care Center Hospital Science and Math Achievement Award: Kyler Galena
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