CCHS graduates honored at Senior Recognition Night

By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com

A total of 36 soon-to-be graduates of Charles City High School received at least one award, grant or scholarship recently at CCHS’s Senior Recognition Night, which was held on Wednesday, May 11, at Comet Gym.

A total of 53 scholarships or awards were presented, with more than $161,000 awarded.

CCHS Counselor Chealsey Moen and CCHS Associate Principal Heather Phillips both gave speeches to the graduates at the ceremony.

Moen thanked all the scholarship donors who came forward and helped support the students.

“It’s always nice to recognize our seniors for all the hard work they put in throughout their K-12 careers,” Moen said. “Our students are very fortunate to have both Dollars For Scholars and our Senior Recognition Night.”

Gea Calpito was presented with the Tye and Cathy Darland Scholarship, which includes full tuition at the University of Iowa for four years. Deven Ignacio-Castillo was presented with the Hagen Scholarship, which includes $6,000 each college semester for up to eight consecutive semesters.

Charles City Senior Recognition Nights awards went to:

Mike Eckenrod Memorial Scholarship ($800) — Mario Hoefer, Jose Hernandez, Ali Schmitt.

Floyd County Medical Center Employee Club Scholarship ($500) — Michellel Jones.

Jace Cajthaml Scholarship ($750) — Colton Crooks.

Freda Buchan Scholarship ($5,000 annually, renewable additional three years) — Aliyah Ortiola.

Charles City Noon Kiwanis Scholarship ($600) — Brinn Lahr.

Margaret Wolf Scholarship ($4,251) — Emma Schmiedel.

Jane Sylvester Scholarship ($1,000 annually, renewable additional three years) — Kaylee Anderson.

Elaine M. Lane Scholarship ($500) — Susana Gonzalez, Rachel Hoffman, Christian Howe.

Charles City Rotary Club Scholarship ($1,000) — Lydia Staudt, Rachel Hoffman.

American Legion Auxiliary Shannon Wilson Unit 174 Scholarship ($700) — Brayton Quade, Colton Crooks, Kaleb Cotton, Alyvia Vance, Rachel Hoffman.

First Security Scholarship ($500) — Deven Ignacio-Castillo, Brandon Ignacio-Castillo.

Bill Burge Scholarship ($500) — Jackson Cook.

Robert and Maxine Eggert Scholarship ($2,000) — Rachel Hoffman.

Wayne Swant and Mayme Swant Scholarship ($2,000) — Colton Crooks.

Robert Kittleson Scholarship ($250) — Jacob Vais, Dillion Ross.

Kate McLeod Scholarship ($500 annually, renewable for three additional years) — Jermaine Dizon.

Philip Vail Carroll and Margaret L. Carroll Scholarship ($1,500) — Michellel Jones.

Cora Krueger Scholarship ($700) — Stephanie Field, Leslie Villagomez, Shia Simmons.

Fidelity Bank and Trust Scholarship ($500) — Lydia Staudt.

Iowa Elks Association Vocational Grant ($1,500) — Jackson Cook.

The John and Donna Hitzhusen Scholarship — Amelia Brown, Karson Schmidt.

Darrell V. and Judy K. Nielsen Agricultural Scholarship — Brayton Quade.

NIACC Athletic Scholarship — Jacob Vais.

NIACC Foundation Scholarship — Jakob Sindlinger.

NIACC Foundation Area 2 Scholarship ($500) — Kaleb Cotton.

NIACC Link Scholarship — Kaleb Cotton, Brady Frascht, Brayton Quade.

Darla Arends Scholarship ($500) — Brinn Lahr, Rachel Hoffman.

Alpha Delta Kappa (ADK) Scholarship ($500) — Colton Crooks, Jermaine Dizon, Rachel Hoffman.

Michael Backer Memorial Scholarship ($1,000) — Gea Calpito.

Gene and Jan Martin Award ($400) — Gea Calpito.

Tye and Cathy Darland Scholarship (Full tuition at UI for four years) — Gea Calpito.

PEO Sisterhood Scholarship ($1,000) — Lydia Staudt.

Five Star Cooperative Scholarship ($500) — Lydia Staudt.

Allan J. Hastings Scholarship (1,500) — Ryan Kvernevig.

Comet Jerry Scholarship ($1,000) — Jacob Vais, Brinn Lahr.

Floyd County Cattlemen Scholarship ($750) — Brayton Quade.

NBJ Corporation Scholarship ($500) — Jalil Jones.

Class of 1974 Scholarship ($750) — Rachel Hoffman.

Helen Koebrick Nursing Scholarship ($1,000) — Aliayah Schmitt.

Debes Scholarship ($260) — Courtney Stoneburner.

Hagen Scholarship ($6,000 each semester for up to eight consecutive semesters) — Deven Ignacio-Castillo.

Dorothy Davis Scholarship ($725) — Hannah Jones.

RJ Hagman Speech Scholarship ($285.95) — Shemaiah Lara.

Boeding, Speltz & Wernimont Family Dentistry Scholarship ($500) — Stephanie Field.

Barry Basuk Scholarship ($400) — Jared Johnson.

Charles and Sue Allen Nursing Scholarship ($500) — Kaylee Anderson, Rachel Hoffman.

Thelma Johnson Award — Lydia Staudt.

Floyd Co Soil & Water Conservation District Scholarship ($500) — Lydia Staudt.

Floyd County Farm Bureau Scholarship ($800) — Lydia Staudt, Brayton Quade.

Charles City Community Education Association Scholarship ($250) — Colton Crooks.

Industrial Techology Scholarship ($500) — Colton Crooks, Jacob Vais, Dillan Ross.

Friends of the Charles City Public Library Scholarship ($500) — Rachel Hoffman.

CUSB Bank Scholarship ($750) — Rachel Hoffman.