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Students celebrated by Stillwater community with scholarships
Graduating seniors were celebrated with the 2024 Community Scholarship Ceremony , where more than $ 300,000
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was distributed to support Stillwater Area High School students ’ continued education .
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Through 69 different organization scholarships , 108 students benefited from a total of 138 awards . From memorials , clubs , and local businesses , scholarships are available to students in the Stillwater community and are awarded based on a variety of criteria , including the student ’ s academic achievement , financial need , future occupational goals , or areas of study .
With nearly 70 impactful awards , each scholarship ranged from one to 17 honorees . SAHS students benefited from impressive awards such as Stillwater Sunrise Rotary STRIVE Mentoring Scholarships and Tozer Foundation Scholarships . Through the generosity of the Stillwater community , the STRIVE Mentoring program recognized 17 different students with awards that emphasized their attendance , success in the classroom , and service to the community , while the Tozer Foundation honored 13 students on a competitive basis of financial need and above-average scholastic performance .
For some students , college may not be possible without this community support , while for others , these awards help relieve the burden of the first year of college . These local community groups and individuals invest in the futures of these students and support their continuing education .
The community scholarships distributed at the May 6 ceremony come in addition to those provided by individual colleges and universities to SAHS students . To watch the ceremony online , visit https :// tinyurl . com / SAHS2024scholars .
What follows is a list of the community scholarships and their recipients . To see this list along with brief descriptions of each scholarship , visit StillwaterGazette . com or go to https :// tinyurl . com / SAHS2024scholarships .
916 Education Foundation Scholarship
Recipient : Reese Nodes
Afton Bayport Lakeland Lions Scholarship
Recipients : Blaine Batchelor , Chloe Bispala , Olivia DeJarnett
American Red Cross Blood Drive Scholarship
Recipient : Rachel Francis
Arthur and Audrey Berggren Scholarship Awards
Recipients : Vyan Abdullah , Amelia Brower , Tiffany Ehimare-omo , Caspar Gabor , Grace Grant , Sunmisola Olagunju , Cayman Pagel , Sam Young
Building Trades Scholarship
Recipients : Raymond Carbone , Trevor Hannan
Century College Kopp Leadership Scholarship
Recipient : Raida Noor
Chuck Anderson Tennis Scholarship Fund
Recipients : Carter Magistad , Haley Swanson
Ken Meister Memorial Scholarship
Recipient : Annaliese North
Denis Brown Scholarship Award Recipient : Mallory Otsuka
Geri Hamrock Memorial Scholarship
Recipient : Gianna Zawislak
Julianne LeMay Memorial Scholarship
Recipients : Carl Gross , Lyndsey Sellman
The Ringo Strong Scholarship Recipient : Brooke Nelson
Community Thread Scholarship
Recipients : Kiran Leonard , Raina Gosso
Dan Kilkelly Scholarship
Recipient : Shawn Stephens
DiaSorin Scholarship
Recipients : Zachary Nelson , Greta Wimberger
Dr . Greg Seftick Wilderness Scholarship
Recipient : Ethan Stabenow
Eagleview Wealth Management Group Financial Literacy Scholarship
Recipient : Jair Diaz
Emmett Jean Noland
Recipients : Nadwah Mohammed , Genevieve Schroepfer
Perennial Garden Club of Stillwater Scholarship
Recipient : Jack Ralston
Anderson Scholarship Fund
Recipient : Lucas Stephens
Memorial Scholarship
Recipient : Jonna Swanson
Friends of the St . Croix Valley Scholarship
Recipient : Ethan Foote
Gary & Mary Malmquist Scholarship Recipient : Tiffany Ehimare-omo
Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
Recipient : Eve Vang
Janet O . Gage Student Housing Scholarship
Recipients : Mikayla Tierney
Jean and John DeCurtins Scholarship
Recipients : Tiffany Ehimare-omo , Ayiana Gabler
John & Adrienne Gyllan Scholarship
Recipient : De ’ Jayah Andrews
Jon Francis Scholar – Athlete Scholarship
Recipient : Meredith Christensen
J . T . Mitchell Memorial Scholarship
Recipient : Annaliese North
Stillwater Area Kiwanis Club Scholarship
Recipients : Jenna Phelps , Sam Young Kopp Family Foundation Scholarship Recipients : Lizzy Kincaid , Will Teegarden , Cecilia Weber
Lake Elmo Bank Community Scholarship
Recipients : Ramzy Youssef
Lake Elmo V . F . W Scholarship
Recipients : Lyndsey Sellman , Jonna Swans
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