Washington recognizes soon-to-be grads

WASHINGTON — Washington High School announced awards and scholarships for its seniors Wednesday night, with a gathering in the auditorium filled with brief speeches, gilded calculators and many rounds of applause.

“You’ve gotten things accomplished that need to be accomplished,” said former principal Erik Buchholz, before announcing a scholarship from the Optimist Club of Washington. “Congratulations to each and every one of you.”

KIRKWOOD CAREER ACADEMY AWARDS

ACE: Samantha Hunger, Savannah Jackson

ADV MATH: Riley Kasper

AG SCIENCE: Iris Peterson, Duston Sorrells, Charles Stoutner, Evan VanDerMolen

AUTO TECH: Evan VanDerMolen, Kyler Warren

CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Trinity Fritz, Ava Wulf

DIGITAL ARTS: DaShaun Westphal-Edwards

EDUCATION: Abby Renoux

LIBERAL ARTS: Naveah Brown, Anna Collett, Makenna Conrad, Keaton Crawford, Trinity Fritz, Alecia Goff, Brayden Hartman, Drew Horak, Samantha Hunger, Emma Kaye, Kaylin Long, Haley Mitchell, Elijah Morris, Alexandrea Murphy, Ethan Patterson, Nour Pecinovsky, Iris Peterson, Austin Rebling, Allison Rees, Duston Sorrells, James Strabala, Matthew Vander Pol, Grace Voss

PATIENT CARE: Anna Collett, Keaton Crawford, Alecia Goff, Paola Hernandez Arcos, Kadence Howell

TECH: Levi Palacios

WELDING: Zander Laws, Levi Palacios, Kaisen Rude

Kirkwood Washington Regional Education Center Endowed Scholarships: Levi Palacios, Kyler Warren

TRIATHLETE AWARDS: Haley Mitchell — Volleyball, Golf, Softball; Alexandrea Murphy — Volleyball, Basketball, Track, Soccer; Brian Fritz — Basketball, Soccer, Baseball; Ethan Patterson — Football, Basketball, Track, Baseball; James Strabala — Football, Track, Baseball; Evan VanDerMolen — Football, Basketball, Track

OUTSTANDING ATHLETES: Volleyball — Alexandrea Murphy; Football — James Strabala; Boys Cross-Country — Drew Horak; Girls Cross-Country — Grace Voss; Boys Basketball — Ethan Patterson; Girls Basketball — Alexandrea Murphy; Boys Wrestling — Curtis Stender; Girls Wrestling — Teegan Sulentich; Boys Track — Brayden Hartman and Elijah Morris; Girls Track — Grace Voss; Boys Soccer — DaShaun Westphal-Edwards; Girls Soccer — Lindsay Diaz; Boys Golf — Isaac Vetter; Girls Golf — Makenna Conrad and Kaylin Long; Baseball ’22 — Lucas Kroll; Softball ’22 — Ava Turner

MARINE CORPS DISTINGUISHED ATHLETE AWARDS: Haley Mitchell, James Strabala

WASHINGTON DEMON COACHES AWARD: Alexandrea Murphy, Brayden Hartman

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Makenna Conrad

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Ethan Patterson

LES LEEPER SPORTMANSHIP AWARDS Kaylin Long, Drew Horak

BERNIE SAGGAU Grace Voss

JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA BAND AWARD Kevin Flannery

LOUIS ARMSTRONG JAZZ AWARD Levi Applegate

QUINCY JONES MUSIC AWARD Charlotte Windmill

MARINE CORPS Semper Fidelis Award for Musician Excellence Bailey Rees

GRADUATION SPEAKERS: Molly Klinzman, Bailey Rees, Natalie Twaddle

ADVANCED PLACEMENT IN ENGLISH AWARDS: Trenton Heisdorffer, Molly Klinzman, Austin Rebling, Bailey Rees, Charlotte Windmill

GOLDEN CALCULATOR MATH AWARDS: Kevin Flannery, Brayden Hartman, Haley Mitchell, Iris Peterson, Colin Tanner

EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AWARD William Kennedy

MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS Drew Horak, Grace Voss

IMPACT AWARDS Allison Rees, Bailey Rees, Teegan Sulentich

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: Payton Anderson, Makenna Conrad, Keaton Crawford, Lindsay Diaz, Kevin Flannery, Alecia Goff, Drew Horak, Samantha Hunger, Megan Kitchen, Molly Klinzman, Kaylin Long, Haley Mitchell, Alexandrea Murphy, Iris Peterson, Allison Rees, Bailey Rees, Abby Renoux, Aden Six, Ajay Six, Avery Six, Charles Stoutner, James Strabala, Colin Tanner, Aidan Ulin, Cameron Vongpanya, Grace Voss, Ava Wulf

SILVER CORD COMMENDATION AWARDS: Payton Anderson, Anna Collett, Makenna Conrad, Keaton Crawford, Makayla Garrelts, Alecia Goff, Drew Horak, Samantha Hunger, Megan Kitchen, Molly Klinzman, Kaylin Long, Jonathan Moore, Alexandrea Murphy, Allison Rees, Bailey Rees, Gracey Simmering, Aden Six, Ajay Six, Avery Six, James Strabala, Colin Tanner, Cameron Vongpanya, Grace Voss

DALE J TORPEY SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORED BY FEDERATION BANK Drew Horak

DONNA MANFULL 209 SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM EXCELLENCE Allison Rees

FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETE’S ELAINE PARRY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Allison Rees, Grace Voss

HILLS BANK & TRUST COMPANY LEADERSHIP GRANTS Allison Rees, Bailey Rees

HILLS BANK & TRUST COMPANY YOUTH SALUTE AWARDS Iris Peterson, Bailey Rees, Abby Renoux

JENNIFER LEWIS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Kevin Flannery

JOHN PROCHASKA — ROTARY SERVICE AWARD Drew Horak

MIKE ORRIS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Iris Peterson

OPTIMIST CLUB OF WASHINGTON SCHOLARSHIP JOOI CLUB AWARDS Cameron Vongpanya, Grace Voss

PEO STAR SCHOLARSHIPS: CHAPTER AQ: Grace Voss, CHAPTER J: Allison Rees, CHAPTER MX: Molly Klinzman, CHAPTER OC: Bailey Rees

SINCLAIR TRACTOR JOHN DEERE TECH ADVANTAGE PROGRAM Curtis Stender

TOM TRIER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Keaton Crawford, Kevin Flannery

WCSD FOUNDATION-BOYD AND WILMA EMDE SCHOLARSHIPS Gavin Greiner, Jack Kleese, Alexandrea Murphy, Iris Peterson, Curtis Stender, Ava Wulf

WASHINGTON COUNTY FARM BUREAU SCHOLARSHIP, Alexandrea Murphy, Iris Peterson

WASHINGTON-KEOKUK COUNTY CORN AND SOYBEAN GROWERS ASSN Alexandrea Murphy, Iris Peterson

WASHINGTON STATE BANK SCHOLARSHIPS McKenna Conrad, Drew Horak, Isaac Vetter

LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS:

AM Optimist Club Scholarship Cameron Vongpanya, Grace Voss

aMarekn Acres Scholarship Kaylin Long

Washington Athletic Booster's Merit Award Makenna Conrad, Kevin Flannery

Earnest and Reta Beemblossom Scholarship Allison Rees

Rolland D. Benson Memorial Scholarship Kevin Flannery

Dorothy D. Buckley Scholarship Yanetzy Estela

John and Anna Calkins Liberal Arts Scholarship Payton Anderson

Olive Campbell Scholarship Cassandra Marquez

Central Park Community Center Scholarship Aden Six

Washington Chamber of Commerce Golf Days Scholarship Anna Collett, Aidan Ulin

Charles and Edith Morris Education Trust Fund William Kennedy

Irvin E & Eva M. Coffey Trust Scholarship Samantha Hunger, Haley Mitchell

Max H. and Gladice O. Cook Memorial Scholarship Fund Makenna Conrad

Warren E. Corey Memorial Scholarship Hayden Janecek

Delbert Soper Noon Kiwanis Scholarship Drew Horak

Boyd and Wilma Emde Scholarship Alex Murphy, Iris Peterson, Gavin Greiner, Jack Kleese, Ava Wulf, Curtis Stender

Washington Federation Bank Ajay Six

Fortnightly Club of Washington Scholarship Gracey Simmering

Dale S. Fuhr Memorial Scholarship Cameron Vongpanya

Richard G. Gipple Memorial Scholarship Brayden Hartman

George and Ella Griffith Scholarship Molly Klinzman, Payton Anderson, Bailey Rees, Grace Voss

Hanson Scholarship for Excellence in the Performance Arts in Memory of Rosemary Hanson Levi Applegate, Molly Klinzman

Clarence Jacob's Nursing Scholarship Hayden Janecek

Curtis R. Jensen Memorial Scholarship Keegan Colby

James Edward Kauffman Memorial Scholarship Allison Rees

Dale F Kiesey Memorial Scholarship Matthew Vander Pol

Knights of Columbus Council #2008 Scholarship Lindsay Diaz, Drew Horak, James Strabala, Grace Voss

Leona Kos Educational Scholarship Kaylin Long

Neal Lampkin Scholarship Iris Peterson

Latinos for Washington Scholarship Lindsay Diaz, Yanetzy Estela

Helen Levis Scholarship Charlotte Windmill

Marek Trust Scholarship Allison Rees

Max Cousins Track Memorial Scholarship Grace Voss

William J. McDole Scholarship Aidan Ulin

Milburn McKay Scholarship Bailey Rees

Lewis M. Meek Memorial Scholarship Colin Tanner

Mary Lee Moore Memorial Scholarship DaShaun Westphal-Edwards

Noon Kiwani's Scholarship Isaac Vetter, Grace Voss

WHS PTO Scholarship Molly Klinzman, Allison Rees

Jesse Radda Scholarship Hayden Janecek

Elma B. Rice Scholarship Allison Rees

Clarence and Olive Richard's Scholarship Keaton Crawford, Abby Renoux

Mr. and Mrs. Robinson Scholarship Colin Tanner

Rotary Club of Washington Scholarship Ethan Patterson, Colin Tanner

John T. Sampson Scholarship Aidan Ulin

Elva H. Schell Music Scholarship Levi Applegate

Maynard Marr Schell Science Scholarship Yanetzy Estela

Henry E. Shields Memorial Scholarship Brayden Hartman

Fred and Ruby Shoemaker Scholarship Haley Mitchell

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Simons Scholarship Ethan Patterson

Stanley F. Simpson Science Prize Grace Voss

Sitler Nursing Scholarship Paola Hernandez

Washington State Bank Scholarship Makenna Conrad, Drew Horak, Issac Vetter,

Ruth S. Stout Scholarship Samantha Hunger

Tom Trier Memorial Scholarship Keaton Crawford, Kevin Flannery

Michael Lee Walker Scholarship Nicoll Torrijos

Richard Weeks Scholarship Alecia Goff, Ajay Six, Avery Six

Halden E. Williams Memorial Scholarship Clayton Streeter, Teegan Sulentich

THE MGM BUSINESS PARTNERS SCHOLARSHIP — THE ELLIS FOUNDATION Alexandrea Murphy

GOVERNOR’S SCHOLAR RECOGNITION AWARD Molly Klinzman

OPTIMIST OF THE YEAR AWARD Grace Voss

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