Ceremony Puts CHS Seniors In Spotlight

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The Class of 2022 at Clinton High School successfully fulfilled graduation requirements, have walked the stage and are ready to flip the page to the next chapter in their lives. And those moving on to colleges were recipients of some pretty hefty scholarships to be used to help fulfill those dreams.
Below is a list, by student, of scholarships received, as supplied by the Clinton School District.
Noah Adams: Clinton Sunrise Optimist Club, $500; Clinton Booster Club, $500; American Red Cross, $750; Colorado School of Mines President's, $24,000 ($6,000 per year, renewable).
Ashley Berry: Carroll R. Wetzel Memorial sponsored by the Henry County Republican Club, $500; University of Alabama Presidential, $112,000 ($14,000 per semester times 8); University of Alabama Provost Academic Excellence, $8,000; University of Alabama Hugh W. Sparrow, $2,000; Miss America Organization, $1,000; Miss Missouri, $11,000.
Brant Bremer: Clinton CTA Teacher's Child, $300; Missouri S&T Missouri Groundbreaker, $26,000 ($6,500 per year); Kummer Vanguard, $4,000 ($1,000 per year); Honors Academy, $4,000 ($1,000 per year).
Brooke Brzuchalski: Clinton Sunrise Optimist Club, $500; CTA-MSTA, $500.
Hailey Coleman: Southwest Baptist University Presidential Distinguished Scholars Award, $44,000 ($11,000 per year); Southwest Baptist University Dutile Scholars Award, $4,000 ($1,000 per year); Southwest Baptist University Music Performance Award, $8,000 ($2,000 per year); Southwest Baptist University Access Missouri State Program, $8,000 ($2,000 per year); Southwest Baptist University Linda & Ream Dawkins Fund, $620.
Paityn Cook: University of Arkansas New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award, $60,000 ($15,000 per year).
Quincy Crawford: Gamma Beta, $500; Lonnie Breshears Memorial sponsored by Clinton Elks Lodge #1034, $1,500; Educational Foundation, $1,000; Dream Big, $25,000; Military Order of the Purple Heart, $5,000 ($1,250 per year); University of Missouri Curators Scholars Award, $18,000 ($4,500 per year).
Noah Fonke: FCA-Outstanding Student Athlete, $500.
Tyler Gardner: Clinton CTA Teacher's Child, $300; Engineering, $200; Phi Lambda, $2,500; Missouri S&T The David X., Sarah M., Aaron J., and Zelda A. Greenberg, $500; Missouri S&T Groundbreakers, $28,000 ($7,000 per year).
Paige Gillund: Avila University Volleyball, $48,000 ($12,000 per year); Avila University Supplemental Grant, $4,000 ($1,000 per year).
Zoe Gray: Elizabeth A. Hutcherson Memorial, $4,500; Father Daughter Ball, $1,250; Bob & Mary Kay Stephens, $500; Charles DesCombes Memorial, $250; American Legion School Award Program; The Ellis Foundation Awarded by Bob and Mary Fry with Duckhorn Outdoor Adventures, $8,000 ($1,000 per semester for 4 years); University of Missouri Curators Award, $18,000 ($4,500 per year); MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, $4,000 ($1,000 per year).
Wallace Vazquez Gregory: Clinton Rotary Club, $750; Central Methodist University CLAS, $28,000 ($7,000 per year); Central Methodist University Freshman Athletic, $10,000 ($2,500 per year); Missouri Scholarship and Loan Foundation's Access Extra, $8,000 ($2,000 per year).
Hope Graufe: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Horse Judging, $19,200 ($4,800 per year).
Abraham Griffey: Aimee Kaiser Memorial, $500.
Madelyn Hager: Clinton Booster Club, $500; The Ellis Foundation - Awarded by the Patterson Family, $8,000 ($1,000 per semester for 4 years); Clinton United Methodist Church, $1,000; Missouri State University Academic Achievement, $4,000 ($1,000 per year).
Alex Hann: Cathey Breshears Memorial, $500.
Tessa Hook: ReMax Truman Lake, $500; Oak Star Bank - Good Citizen, $500; Gamma Beta, $500; Kelly Michele Radford Memorial, $1,000; Clinton Elks Lodge, $1,000; Drakes Chapel United Methodist Church, $1,000; Henry County Mutual Insurance, $1,000; CTA-MSTA, $500; Esther M. Burnsides, $500; Clinton Chamber of Commerce Academic Excellence, $500.
Bailey Jones: Missouri State Promise, $8,000 ($2,000 per year); Missouri State Academic Achievement, $2,000.
Kearsten Knight: The Harding University Grant, $12,000 ($3,000 per year).
Chyenne Lee: Oak Star Bank - Good Citizen, $500; Gamma Beta, $500; Kirby F. Conrad Memorial, $500.
Laramie Gage Mantonya: Harrier, $5,000.
Derek McCormack: Lake Erie College Presidential, $72,000 ($18,000 per year for 4 years); Lake Erie Freshman Athletic, $8,000 ($2,000 per year).
Isabella McMillan: Clinton Sunrise Optimist Club, $500.
Chase Rogers: Clinton Mid-Day Optimist Club, $500.
Alexandria Russell: Barbara Staples sponsored by Clinton Chapter #73 Order of Eastern Star, $500.
Sophie Schilling: Clinton Booster Club, $500; Clinton Elks Lodge, $1,000; Henry County Mutual Insurance, $1,000; Udolpha Miller Dorman DAR, $500; Hawhtorn Bank, $1,000; Clinton Chamber of Commerce Academic Excellence, $500; Clinton United Methodist Church, $1,000; Texas Christian University - Dean's, $100,000 ($25,000 per year).
Paul Shields: Clinton Sunrise Optimist Club, $500; Oak Star Bank - Good Citizen, $500; G.S. Wetzel Memorial Golf Tournament, $1,000; Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, $2,000 ($500 per semester for 4 years); CHS Alumni Association, $1,000; Missouri S&T Missouri Groundbreaker Package, $20,000 ($6,000 per year).
Grace Sisk: University of Arkansas New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award, $60,000 ($15,000 per year).
Ella Swaters: Clinton Elks Lodge, $1,000; Clinton CTA Teacher's Child, $500; Clinton Chamber of Commerce Academic Excellence, $500; The Ellis Foundation - Awarded by the Jedel Family Foundation, $8,000 ($1,000 per semester for 4 years); Clinton United Methodist Church, $1,000; CHS Alumni Association, $500; University of Missouri Excellence, $12,000 ($3,000 per year).
Keaton Townsend: Clinton Booster Club, $500; Missouri Scholarship & Loan Foundation's Access Extra, $8,000 ($2,000 per year).
Christian Voelmeck: Cathey Breshears Memorial, $500; Oak Star Bank - Good Citizen, $500; Clinton Booster Club, $500; Kelly Michele Radford Memorial, $1,000; Tony Komer Memorial sponsored by Clinton Elks Lodge #1034, $2,000; Clinton CTA Teacher's Child, $300; Education Foundation, $1,000; Jones Family Foundation, $500; American Legion School Award Program; The Ellis Foundation - Awarded by Bob and Mary Fry with Duckhorn Outdoor Adventures, $8,000 ($1,000 per semester for 4 years); Clinton United Methodist Church, $1,000; CHS Alumni Association, $500; University of Missouri Curators, $18,000 ($4,000 per year); University of Missouri Alumni Association at Large, $1,000; 2022 Presidential Scholars Program Semifinalist.
Sierra Wareham: Oak Star Bank - Good Citizen, $500; Clinton United Methodist Church, $1,000.
Dayton Wells: Clinton Arts Council, $500; Louis & Elsie Freund sponsored by the Henry County Historical Society, $500.
Kasey Wilfong: Ollie Witt Memorial sponsored by VFW Post #1894 and Auxiliary, $500.
Chelsea Wilson: Northwest MO State University Northwest Merit, $6,000 ($1,500 per year).
Tanner Jake Wirsig: Clinton Sunrise Optimist Club, $500; Lovella Hilty Memorial, $3,000; Scott Shoemaker Memorial, $1,500; Clinton Booster Club, $500; Ray and Mary Smarr Memorial sponsored by Clinton Elks Lodge #1034, $1,500; Jones Family Foundation, $500; CHS Alumni Association, $500; Missouri S&T Groundbreaker, $28,000 ($7,000 per year).
Kathryn Wood: Kelly Michele Radford Memorial, $1,000; Golden Valley Memorial Auxiliary, $1,000; Taylor L. Francisco, $3,984.67; Clinton Chamber of Commerce Academic Excellence, $500; University of Missouri Excellence Award, $12,000 ($3,000 per year).