JCHS honors seniors

Scholarships and awards totaling more than $1.8 million were given to members of the Jay County High School class of 2013 Monday during JCHS’s Senior Honors Night.
The scholarships offered from colleges, universities and technical schools totaled $1,509,020, while scholarships offered from local sources and The Portland Foundation added up to $213,795. The Lilly Endowment Scholarship is valued at $81,112.

Here is a list of scholarships and awards:
James & Marian Abromson Scholarship — Alexander Dunn

Academic Competition Participation Award — Andrea Buck, Audrey Franklin, Liza Haggenjos, Desiree Minnick, Tasha Newlin, Ravi Patel, Miranda Reinhart, Skylar Scharrer, Julie Valentine, Joshua Wellman

Academic Honors Diploma — Catherine Alig, Rhiannon Armstrong, William Tyler Back, Jenna Barber, Darren Bogenschutz, Jennifer Braun, Kathryn Braun, Abby Broering, Andrea Bruggeman, Mariah Brunswick, Andrea Buck, Alysia Bye, Samantha Compton, Gabrielle Cross, Jill Dirksen, Sarah Dirksen, Alexander Dunn, Catelynn Fairchild, Alysia Fennig, Lainelee Flowers, Audrey Franklin, Kortney Garringer, Alexus Gierhart, Jaymi Godfrey, Grace Goodman, Liza Haggenjos, Audrey Hall, Kianna Hartzell, Frida Hernandez Duenez, Erin Hilfiker, Samantha Homan, Mark Houck, Stephanie Hudson, Zachary James, Makayla Jobe, Courtney Knight, Isabelle Kunkler, Paige Lennartz, Avery Loyd, Joshua Martin, Tasha McCowan, Brock McFarland, Brittani Miller, Mary Miller, Jessica Mills, Kevin Minnich, Laura Morrison, Jeremy Moser, Anna Muhlenkamp, Tasha Newlin, Emily Newman Wendel, Darion Parks, Ravi Patel, Caden Price, Katelyn Reier, Miranda Reinhart, Lauren Runkle, Cody Schaadt, Tricia Schmitmeyer, Leslie Schubert, Clayton Scott, Kyle Siegrist, Katie Snyder, Dylan Swingley, Brooke Thomas, Julie Valentine, Abbey Vance, Joshua Wellman, Mikayla Wellman, Shelby Wendel, Joshua Wolford

Matt Aker Scholarship — Mitchel Rigby

American Legion Post #211, Robert Guy Ayers Scholarship — Brittani Miller

Robert Anderson Scholarship — Jessica Mills

The John L. Armantrout Science Scholarship — Ravi Patel

Athletic Letter Blankets — William Tyler Back, Darren Bogenschutz, Dylan Cope, Alexander Dunn, Landry Inman, Caden Price, Robert William Skiver, Andrea Bruggeman, Samantha Compton, Whitney Gray, Sara Lennartz, Lauren Runkle, Katie Snyder, Julie Valentine

Bausch & Lomb Science Award — Andrea Bruggeman

Alfred & Amy Braddock Scholarship — Kecia Harter

Burger King Scholars Program — Anna Muhlenkamp, Leslie Schubert

Career Women of Dunkirk Scholarship — Kennedi Craw

Tom Casey Memorial Theatre Arts Scholarship — Emily Morris

Church of the Brethren Memorial Scholarship — Whitney Gray

Denyse Crabill Scholarship — Catherine Alig

CrossRoads Financial Federal Credit Union Scholarship — Samantha Compton

Crown City Cruisers — Kane Bray

Delta Theta Tau - Dunkirk - Wanda D. Miskinis Scholarship — Kyle Murdock, Joshua Wolford

Delta Theta Tau - Pennville - Christine Morrow Scholarship — William Tyler Osborne

Delta Theta Tau - Pennville - Georgetta Strait Memorial Scholarship — Jenna Barber

Delta Theta Tau, Portland - Sue Shoemaker Memorial Scholarship — Mariah Brunswick, Kecia Harter, Stephanie Hudson, Zachary James, Jeremy Moser, Tricia Schmitmeyer, Dylan Swingley

Delta Theta Tau - Redkey, Zeta Alpha Chapter Scholarship — Laura Morrison, Ethan Bost, Brooke Fraley, Shelby Wendel, Tasha McCowan, Caden Price, Jenna Barber

Sharon Dues Memorial Scholarship — Jennifer Braun

Dunkirk Foundation, Dr. Shroyer Christian Love, Ella Cunningham & Gaunt Memorial Scholarships — Alexander Dunn (Shroyer), William Tyler Back (Cunningham), Kyle Murdock (Gaunt)

East Jay Middle School Student Council Scholarship — Alexander Dunn, Alysia Fennig

East Jay Middle School Honor Society Scholarship — Abby Broering, Erin Hilfiker

Elks Club of Dunkirk Scholarships & Youth of the Year — Audrey Hall, William Tyler Back

B.P.O. Elks Lodge of Portland — Lauren Runkle, Kyle Siegrist

FCC — Hiroshi Nozue Memorial Engineering Scholarship — Anna Muhlenkamp

FFA Scholarship/ Michael A. Alig — Anna Muhlenkamp, Sarah Dirksen, Katelyn Reier, Samantha Homan, Dylan Swingley

Farmers & Merchant Bank of Bryant Scholarship — Jennifer Braun

Family & Consumer Science Academic Award — Andrea Buck, Julie Valentine

Foreign Exchange Student Recognition — Berta Paniego

Fort Street Car Classics — Isaac Shawver, Kane Bray, Dylan Sutter

French Connection Scholarship — Leslie Schubert

French Student Recognition — Joseph Nuckols

Friends of the Library Scholarship — Spencer Shaneyfelt

Dr. Fullenkamp Family Optometry Scholarship — Abby Broering

Woman’s Life C-18 Scholarship (formerly Alpha Delta Gamma Nu) — Brock McFarland, Caden Price

German Student Recognition Award — Alexander Dunn, Liza Haggenjos, Lacy Hammers, Desiree Minnick, Darion Parks, Clayton Scott

Golf Association-Ladies — Whitney Gray

Jeannie Habegger Athletic Scholarship — Lauren Runkle

Harvest Land Co-Op Scholarship — Jill Dirksen

James E. Hardy - Portland Panther Scholarship — Shelby Wendel

Honor Section 3.7+ — Jennifer Braun, Kathryn Braun, Abby Broering, Andrea Bruggeman, Andrea Buck, Alysia Bye, Samantha Compton, Jill Dirksen, Sarah Dirksen, Alexander Dunn, Alysia Fennig, Audrey Franklin, Liza Haggenjos, Audrey Hall, Erin Hilfiker, Mark Houck, Makayla Jobe, Paige Lennartz, Avery Loyd, Brock McFarland, Jessica Mills, Emily Morris, Laura Morrison, Anna Muhlenkamp, Tasha Newlin, Darion Parks, Ravi Patel, Caden Price, Katelyn Reier, Miranda Reinhart, Tricia Schmitmeyer, Leslie Schubert, Clayton Scott, Casey  Shannon, Kyle Siegrist, Katie Snyder, Brooke Thomas, Julie Valentine, Mikayla Wellman, Shelby Wendel

Honor Thespians Award — Alysia Fennig, Hannah Fifer, Isabelle Kunkler, Avery Loyd, Jessica Mills, Laura Morrison, Leslie Schubert, Kyle Scott, Spencer Shaneyfelt

Hoosier Boys State/American Legion Post #211 Recognition — Alexander Dunn, Brockton Miller

Zackery W. Hummer Memorial Scholarship — Darren Bogenschutz, William Tyler Back

William Hutchins Portland Jr. League Baseball Scholarship — Landry Inman

William Hutchins Portland Jr. League Softball Scholarship — Abbey Vance

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Portland Scholarship — Paige Lennartz, Scott Schwieterman, Isabelle Kunkler (certificate of recognition)

Indiana 4-H Foundation Scholarship — Kortney Garringer, Samantha Homan

Indiana University Wells Scholar — Alexander Dunn

Frank Inman Scholarship — Mark Houck, Landry Inman, Abbey Vance

Jay Classroom Teachers’  Association Scholarship — Kathryn Braun, Pierce Clott, Samantha Compton, Jaymi Godfrey, Mark Houck, Makayla Jobe, Mikayla Wellman

Jay County Conservation Club Scholarship — Samantha Homan

Jay County Democrat Women Scholarship — Audrey Hall

Jay County Extension Homemaker Scholarship — Julie Valentine

Jay County Farm Bureau Scholarship — Erin Hilfiker

Jay County Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship — Andrea Buck, Taylor Franklin

Jay County Hospital Foundation Scholarships — Abby Broering, Liza Haggenjos, Andrea Buck, Mikayla Wellman

Jay County Lions Club — Miranda Reinhart

Jay County Republican Women’s Scholarship — Kecia Harter

Jay Schools Association of Educational Secretaries Scholarship — Whitney Gray, Miranda Reinhart

Jay Today - Outstanding Students Award — William Tyler Back, Jenna Barber, Darren Bogenschutz, Pierce Clott, Brooke Fraley, Sara Lennartz, Brockton Miller, Emily Morris, Clayton Scott, Abbey Vance

Kappa Kappa Kappa - Alpha Associate Chapter Scholarship — Miranda Reinhart

Kappa Kappa Kappa Scholarship/Beta Theta Chapter — Catherine Alig, Kane Bray, Andrea Buck, Kortney Garringer, Jessica Mills, Miranda Reinhart

Knights of Columbus Scholarship — Jill Dirksen, Paige Lennartz, Katelyn Reier
Latin Award — Abby  Broering, Audrey Franklin, Tasha Newlin, Jessica Mills, Laurin Haley Marsh, Jeremy Moser, Zachary James, Courtney Knight

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship — Andrea Bruggeman. Finalists: Jill Dirksen, Ravi Patel, Leslie Schubert

Lions Memorial Scholarship – Pennville — Miranda Reinhart

Ernest & Martha Loy Scholarship — Abbey Vance

Madison School Alumni — Alysia Fennig

Mathematics Award — Kathryn Braun, Abby Broering, Andrea Bruggeman, Jill Dirksen, Alexander Dunn, Alysia Fennig, Audrey Franklin, Liza Haggenjos, Anna Muhlenkamp, Ravi Patel, Katelyn Reier, Miranda Reinhart, Kyle Siegrist

Mathematics & Science Award — Andrea Bruggeman, Alexander Dunn, Ravi Patel

Heather McLaughlin Memorial Theatre Arts Scholarship — Avery Loyd, Jessica Mills, Leslie Schubert

Moose Lodge of Portland #417 Scholarship — Makayla Jobe

National Honor Society — Rhiannon Armstrong, William Tyler Back, Jenna Barber, Darren Bogenschutz, Jennifer Braun, Kathryn Braun, Abby Broering, Andrea Bruggeman, Mariah Brunswick, Andrea Buck, Alysia Bye, Samantha Compton, Jill Dirksen, Sarah Dirksen, Alexander Dunn, Alysia Fennig, Hannah Fifer, Lainelee Flowers, Audrey Franklin, Kortney Garringer, Jaymi Godfrey, Whitney Gray, Liza Haggenjos, McKayla Haines, Audrey Hall, Kecia Harter, Erin Hilfiker, Mark Houck, Zachary James, Makayla Jobe, Courtney Knight, Isabelle Kunkler, Paige Lennartz, Sara Lennartz, Avery Loyd, Laurin Haley Marsh, Tasha McCowan, Brock McFarland, Brittani Miller, Jessica Mills, Kevin Minnich, Lee Mock, Hannah Moody, Emily Morris, Laura Morrison, Anna Muhlenkamp, Tasha Newlin, Emily Newman Wendel,  Joseph Nuckols, Ravi Patel, Caden Price, Joshua Priest, Katelyn Reier, Miranda Reinhart, Lauren Runkle, Tricia Schmitmeyer, Leslie Schubert, Clayton Scott, Casey Shannon, Kyle Siegrist,  Katie Snyder, Dylan Swingley, Julie Valentine, Abbey Vance, Joshua Wellman, Mikayla Wellman, Shelby Wendel, Jordan Wolford

National Scholar Athlete/Army Reserve Award — Caden Price, Julie Valentine

Optimist – Evening — Rachelle Jackson

Optimist - Morning  — Miranda Reinhart, Julie Valentine, Lauren Runkle, Christopher Hudson, Raistlin Rice

Optimist - Outstanding Business Students Scholarships — Brooke Thomas, Kortney Garringer

Dan Orr Scholarship — Katie Snyder

Randy O. Poole - Mental Attitude Award — Andrea Bruggeman

Portland Forge Employees Fund Scholarship — Darren Bogenschutz, Katelyn Kaufman

Portland Foundation — Catherine Alig, William Tyler Back, Jenna Barber, Darren Bogenschutz, Jennifer Braun, Kathryn Braun, Abby Broering, Andrea Bruggeman, Mariah Brunswick, Andrea Buck, Lynsay Buckland, Samantha Compton, Alexis Cook, Dylan Cope, Jill Dirksen, Sarah Dirksen, Alexander Dunn, Catelynn Fairchild, Alysia Fennig, Lainelee Flowers, Audrey Franklin, Taylor Franklin, Kortney Garringer, Grace Goodman, Liza Haggenjos, McKayla Haines, Audrey Hall, Erin Hilfiker, Samantha Homan, Mark Houck, Christopher Hudson, Stephanie Hudson, Rachelle Jackson, Makayla Jobe, Courtney Knight,  Paige Lennartz, Avery Loyd, Kyle Loyd-Reier, Tasha McCowan, Brock McFarland, Brittani Miller, Jessica Mills, Kevin Minnich, Emily Morris, Laura Morrison, Jeremy Moser, Anna Muhlenkamp, Kyle Murdock, Emily Newman-Wendel, William Tyler Osborne, Ravi Patel, Caden Price, Katelyn Reier, Miranda Reinhart, Raistlin Rice, Mitchel Rigby,  Lauren Runkle, Leslie Schubert, Clayton Scott, Casey Shannon, Kyle Siegrist, Robert William Skiver, Morgan Smitley, Katie Snyder, Dylan Swingley, Julie Valentine, Abbey Vance, Joshua Wellman, Mikayla Wellman, Shelby Wendel

Portland Lions Club Scholarship — Leslie Schubert

Portland Vocational Women’s Group — Raistlin Rice

Portland Women’s Bowling Association — Ethan Bost

Prism/GSA Scholarship — Emily Morris

Redkey Vet Animal Record Keeping Scholarship — Samantha Homan

Kris A. Rose (Wonder Woman) Scholarship — Lauren Runkle

Science 4-year Award — Abby Broering, Andrea Bruggeman, Alexander Dunn, Audrey Franklin, Liza Haggenjos, Paige Lennartz, Ravi Patel

Senior Class Officers —Gabrielle Cross (President), Liza Haggenjos (Vice-President), Katie Snyder (Secretary), Alexander Dunn (Treasurer)

Social Studies/Outstanding Student - American Legion Award — Audrey Franklin

Outstanding Spanish Student — Shelby Wendel

Spanish Club Scholarship — Christian Briones, Frida Hernandez Duenez, Shelby Wendel
Mary Helen Strohl Memorial Scholarship — Grace Goodman, Raistlin Rice

William R. Sudhoff Scholarship — Katelyn Reier

Jane E. Switzer Scholarship - JCHS Student Council — Gabrielle Cross

The Andersons Principal’s Choice Scholarship Program — Tequila Carr

U. S. Marines - Scholastic Excellence Award — Ethan Bost, Laurin Haley Marsh

U. S. Marines Semper Fidelis Award — Alexander Dunn, Andrea Bruggeman

U. S. Marines Distinguished Athlete Awards — William Tyler Back, Samantha Compton

University of Indianapolis — Brittani Miller, Emily Morris, Shelby Wendel

University of Saint Francis — Kegan Comer

Justin Valentine Holy Trinity Catholic Church Scholarship — Katelyn Reier

Norm Vinson Scholarship — Jill Dirksen

WPGW - Jay Today Scholarship — Emily Morris

West Jay Optimist Club Scholarship — Audrey Hall, Caden Price

Western Ohio Educational Foundation Scholarship — Anna Muhlenkamp

Bobby Wherry Memorial Scholarship (formerly-Sons of American Legion Veterans Memorial Scholarship — Rachelle Jackson, Makayla Jobe

Woman’s Life/Redkey Gamma Nu Scholarship — Ethan Bost, Tasha McCowan, Laura Morrison

Woman’s Life Insurance Society/Thomas Conwell Memorial Scholarship — Jenna Barber, Cesar Castor-Ruiz, Grace Goodman[[In-content Ad]]