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KHS gave Class of 2022 nearly $120,000 in scholarship money at weekend graduation ceremony

Mike Helenthal
Star Courier
Kewanee High School Class of 2022 Valedictorian Mya Davis gives two thumbs up prior to Sunday's ceremony.

Kewanee High School held its 2022 Graduation at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 15, in H.F. Brockman Gymnasium.

Here is a list of the seniors who earned awards and scholarships, which totaled more than $118,000 this year. Coincidentally, there were 118 graduates this year (see list at the end of this story).

Senior awards, seated from left: Jessica Blair, Catie Griffin, Rachel Brown, Jamiha Israel, Will Bruno Jr., Karalyn Bryner, Gammon Bradley and Cameron Conley. Standing: Ryan Kilstrom, Conner Hood, Shalya Hufford, Regan Coombes, Emily Eggimann, Maya Davis, Tyven DeVilder and Kendal Bennison.

JAMES CONNER, THE FRANK AND FANNIE LAY KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL AWARD

JAMIHA ISRAEL, THE FRANK AND FANNIE LAY KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL AWARD

PRESLEE WEIDA, FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES ADVISORY COUNCIL AWARD, FFA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP, DEKALB AGRICULTURAL ACCOMPLISHMENT AWARD, NEPONSET HIGH SCHOOL FFA AWARD

HAYDEN PENDERGRASS, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARD

MADELINE GUSTAITIS, THE MARY LEE AND H.T. MERCER FINE ARTS AWARD, THE NATIONAL ARION FOUNDATION AWARD - BAND, NATIONAL SCHOOL CHORAL AWARD, HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP, JERRY NELL MEMORIAL AWARD, KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL THEATER SCHOLARSHIP

SIMON HECK, THE MARY LEE AND T.T. MERCER FINE ARTS AWARD, THE NATIONAL ARION FOUNDATION AWARD - CHOIR, JOHN PHILIP SOUSA BAND AWARD, KEWANEE MUSIC BOOSTER SCHOLARSHIP, NORMA BARTO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, BLAKE/ZARVELL MEMORIAL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP

RYAN KILSTROM, THE AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COUNCIL. FFA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHP, GOLD STAR FS SCHOLARSHIP.

More senior award winners, seated from left: Preslee Weida, Mercedes Hasbrook, Gregory Wolf, Lainey Kelly, Kirra McLean-Garcia, Simon Heck, Noah Tiska and Daniel Sanchez. Standing: Gabriel Currier, Malachi Israel, James Conner, Brady Zarvell, Devin Randall, Hayden Pendergrass, Christian Loibl and David Ocampo.

CONNER HOOD, INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION AWARD AND GALEN AND MARY LANDIS PLAQUE

EMILY EGGIMANN, ODD FELLOWS PLAQUE, RODNEY ROGERS MEMORIAL MEDICAL ARTS AWARD, DEAN L. BATES SCHOLARSHIP, KEWANEE PARK DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIP

REGAN COOMBES, LIONS CLUB PLAQUE, ROTARY SCHOLAR AWARD, THE HARRIET McCARTHY MATH SCHOLARSHIP

LAINEY KELLY, PAULINE SCOTT MEMORIAL AWARD, GARY L ZARVELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

GAMMON BRADLEY, THE MARTIN RAPCZAK & RODNEY ROGERS MEMORIAL PATRIOTISM AWARD

MAYA DAVIS, LIONS CLUB PLAQUE, ROTARY SCHOLAR AWARD, D.A.R. GOOD CITIZEN, BARRY LEE ENSLEY MEMORIAL AWARD, MARGARET RIRIE MEMORIAL AWARD, THE CHRIS R KETRIDGE MEMORIAL JOURNALISM AWARD, ADELA WESBAUM AWARD, THE GRACE HEPNER MEMORIAL AWARD, ETHEL C TILLMAN SCHOLARSHIP, DEAN L BATES SCHOLARSHIP, BRIAN P MURPHY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

KADIN REDNOUR, THE JOE HILL MEMORIAL AWARD, HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHP

KARALYN BRYNER, RUMBOLD VALLEY FARMS AWARD

KYRA SHIMMIN, THE BRADLEY WESSELS MEMORIAL AWARD

BRADY ZARVELL, THE SUSAN SMITH MEMORIAL PLAQUE, HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP, WAYNE AND HAZEL ZANG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

DANIEL SANCHEZ, BELLE ALEXANDER DENNIS SCHOLARSHIP, MASONIC LODGE #159 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Still more senior award winners, seated from left: Madysen Gardner, Madeline Gustaitis, Jennifer Pratt, Kadin Rednour, Joseph Getz, Jace Clayes, Denniko Powe Jr and Esmeralda Paredes. Standing: Kyra Shimmin, Elliot Nortman, Brendon Lewis, Xander Gruszeczka, Chaz Peed and Kennedy Young. (Missing from the picture: Morgan Golden.)

MERCEDES HASBROOK, ROTARY OUTSTANDING VOCATIONAL AWARD, FFA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP, NOLAN-BRUNING AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP

GABRIEL CURRIER, WOODY HERMAN JAZZ AWARD, GEOFFREY R SCHMIDT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

CATIE GRIFFIN, FFA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP

CHRISTIAN LOIBL, FFA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP, MATTHEW SCOTT MEMORIAL AWARD, JOHN B HEARTT MEMORIAL BHE MECHANICS SCHOLARSHIP

GREGORY WOLF, LIONS CLUB PLAQUE, ROTARY SCHOLAR AWARD, LOUIS ARMSTRONG JAZZ AWARD, THE HARRIET MCCARTHY MATH SCHOLARSHIP, KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL THEATER SCHOLARSHIP, KEWANEE SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP

Kewanee Head Football Coach Brad Swanson helped KHS Quarterback Will Bruno Jr straighten his tie prior to the ceremony.

JACE CLAYES, KATHRYN L KIRLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, THE BERNIE VANWASSENHOVE-JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP AWARD, R LYNN SAEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, ANNA L SHEAHAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, KEWANEE REBEKAH LODGE #512 SCHOLARSHIP, NOLAN-BRUNING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP, HEIDI HEINRICH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

KENDAL BENNISON, THE KIWANIS CUP, LIONS CLUB PLAQUE, DOCTOR SMITH LOYALTY AWARD, ROTARY SCHOLAR AWARD, LEO A SAEY MEMORIAL AWARD, ROBERT L PETERSEN MEMORIAL AWARD, THE HARRIET MCCARTHY MATH SCHOLARSHIP, MATTINGLY STUDENT COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AWARD, KEWANEE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

DENNIKO POWE JR, THE ELKS TROPHY, LIONS CLUB PLAQUE, THE DAVID HEPNER FOOTBALL MEMORIAL, TOM BLAKE BASKETBALL MEMORIAL AWARD, ROTARY SCHOLAR AWARD, DR RONALD THOMPSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, JERRY NELL MEMORIAL AWARD, THE MARVIN DAMRON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, THE HARRIET MCCARTHY MATH SCHOLARSHIP, THE LAURENCE HORLER SCHOLARSHIP, DR ROBERT BREEDLOVE MEMORIAL ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIP, KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL 3 X 4 SCHOLARSHIP, SHAUNE LEWIS MEMORIAL BASKETBALL/FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP

ESMERALDA PAREDES, ROTARY SCHOLAR AWARD

JOSEPH GETZ, HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP

WILLIAM BRUNO JR, HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP, KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL 3 X 4 SCHOLARSHIP, JAMES L GOLBY - KENNETH W SULLENS SCHOLARSHIP

JENNIFER PRATT, RICHARD MAUTINO MEMORIAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE LEARNING AWARD, GLIDDEN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP, DEAN L BATES SCHOLARSHIP, RUTH AND EDMOND BEAUPREZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, LORAINE LAMBERT MEMORIAL NURSING SCHOLARSHIP, REESER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP, PATRICIA (SNIDER) SULLENS CHEERLEADING AWARD, THE CARING SPIRIT AWARD

XANDER GRUSZECZKA, HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP, RICHARD A RUZAS, JR MEMORIAL TRACK AWARD

MADYSEN GARDNER, HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP, THE KATIE WOODS CREATIVE SPIRIT AWARD

NOAH TISKA, HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP

BRENDON LEWIS, AMERICAN LEGION POST #31 SCHOLARSHIP, ROBERT E BREEDLOVE SCHOLARSHIP

RACHEL BROWN, ROTARY SCHOLAR AWARD, DEAN L BATES SCHOLARSHIP, THE GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARD

DEVIN RANDALL, DEAN L BATES SCHOLARSHIP

ELLIOT NORTMAN, DEAN L BATES SCHOLARSHIP

KIRRA MCLEAN-GARCIA, KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL 3 X 4 SCHOLARSHIP

SHAYLA HUFFORD, HEIDI L GOODBAR MEMORIAL ART SCHOLARSHIP

CAMERON CONLEY, THE BRADLEY & JOANNE WAUGH FAMILY MEMORIAL AWARD, GEOFFREY R SCHMIDT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Kewanne Head Baseball Coach Cody Butler provides some last minute tips and straightens the tie of senior baseball player Cameron Conley.

DAVID OCAMPO, GEORGE CERNOVICH AUTO SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP

CHAZ PEED, KEN FRISTAD MEMORIAL GOLF SCHOLARSHIP

TYVEN DEVILDER, KEN FRISTAD MEMORIAL GOLF SCHOLARSHIP

MORGAN GOLDEN, ROBERT A GRABBE MEMORIAL AWARD

JESSICA BLAIR, ROBERT A GRABBE MEMORIAL AWARD

MALACHI ISRAEL, THE HENRY HILL MEMORIAL AWARD

KENNEDY YOUNG, JUDY HUGGINS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

List of KHS 2022 graduates:

Madison Lynn Abbot, Gabriel Stephen Anderson, Dylan Riley Armstrong, Kendal Dru Bennison, Jessica Lynne Blair, A'Marey Navalaeh Bond, Gammon Walker Bradley, Tanner Michael Brassell, Miguel Bretado, Zoey Elizabeth Britt, Gabriel Paul Corneilious Brooks, Rachel Lee Brown, William Edward Bruno Jr, Karalyn Nicole Bryner, Raul Cardoso, Jose Cruz Chavez, Shawn Lee Christiansen, Jace Raymond Clayes, Talyssa Raye Closen, Cameron Winston Conley, James P Conner, Regan Lynn Coombes, Gabriel Johnathan Currier, Maya Katherine Davis, Zachary A Davis, Tyven Edward DeVilder, Emily Faye Eggimann, Manuel Estrada Jr, Daniel Quinonez Enrique Fernandez Palos, Katilyn Rose Fewster, Bayleigh Rose Fink, Anna Marie Finney Emerald S Fondaw, Kathryn Anne Forbis, Alexandra Guadalupe Garcia, Aracely Morales Garcia, Madysen Paige Gardner, Nathan Garrison, Joseph Lewis Getz Mikaela Pereda Goffrier, Morgan Nicholas Golden, Catie Lynn Griffin, Xander Thomas Gruszeczka, Madeline Karen Gustaitis, Dylan Michael Hammond, Mercedes Marie Hasbrook, Benjamin Matthew Heck, Simon Maxmillan Heck, Zachary Brian Henderson, Jaqueline Hernandez Moran, Belen Alejandra Higareda, Conner Caleb Hood, Shayla Rae Hufford, Amara Marie Israel, Jamiha Nicole Israel, Malachi Nathan Israel, Mikah Jaiden Israel, Kaylah Elaine Laura Jackson, Keanu Robert Johnathon Jaco, McKenna Ann Jermenc, Jordan Michael Johnson, Lainey Lynn Kelly, Ryan Michael Kilstrom, Tristan Michael Kincaid, Brendon Clifford Lewis, Donald Wayne Lingwall, Marquez DeQuan Logan, Christian Craig Loibl, Kane Michael Lundeen, Brendon James Mason, Kirra Marie McLean-Garcia, Sarah Elizabeth Monroe, Osvaldo Javier Morado Mendoza, Keywon Jamal Nichols, Joshua Lee Nimrick, Elliot Riggs Nortman, Emily Alana Nuñez, David Ocampo, Zachary Richard Ogorzalek, Kaida J Olson, Esmeralda Paredes, Keyontiss Levell Javier Patterson, Addyson Rose Peed, Alexander Michael Peed, Chaz D Peed, Hayden Luke Pendergrass, Madilynn Skye Pickering, Aspen Nikole Pinnick, Paven Lee Porter, Denniko Xavier Joseph Powe Jr, Jennifer Kathleen Pratt, Devin Blake Randall, Alexander Michael Chaidez Ravelingeen, Kadin Joseph Rednour, Kiara Raquel Rodgers, Jazmin Rodriguez, Evan Tyler Salz, America Sanchez Sotelo, Daniel Alexander Sanchez, Kyra Frances Shimmin, Autumn Marie Sieler, Dominic Amero Silvaggio, Skylar Michael Summy, Kaden Micheal Swearingen Russell, Noah Edward Tiska, Patrick Brady Toms, Alex Torres, Colin David Robert VanStechelman, Eric Vizcarra, Jerni Tylor Warner, Preslee Ann Weida, Gregory Harrison Wolf, Dabria Shontel Wommack, Christy Louise Wright, Kennady Renee Young, Ashtyn Marie Younglove, Brady Blake Zarvell