Perry High School seniors receive scholarships and awards

Perry High School seniors received a number of academic and department awards and scholarships during the Senior Awards Assembly on Wednesday, May 15.

The following is a full list of the night’s award and scholarship recipients.

ACADEMIC AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Iowa Governor’s Scholar Recognition Award – Addison Huntington

IHSAA Bernie Saggau Award – Kain Killmer

IGHSAU E. Wayne Cooley Award – Callie Steva

Tom Lipovac Award – Kaitlyn Leber, Drake Levan

Iowa State Bar Association Citizenship Award – Kaylee Wuebker, Sophia McDevitt

The Spirit of a Bluejay Award – Valeria Gomez, Maddy Hollingsworth, Kain Killmer, Nate Lutterman, Mia Munoz, Diana Okubay, Callie Steva, Minasey Tewelde

NASSP Citizenship Award – Oscar Acuna, Emily Aguilar, Youssef Belarbi, Jocelyn Canahui, Zoe Hibbert, Joi Hoffman, Sarai Jaimes, Egan Leber, Jayden Quillen, Sebastian Robles, Jesse Rodriguez, Shelby Smith

Theulen-Davis Award – Kaelan Davis, Lilly Riley, Maci Tunink, Minasey Tewelde, Zoey Vail

Presidential Academic Award – Emily Aguilar, Kassidy Atwell, Sydney Barkley, Jonathan Barrios-Munoz, Rebeca Cacheo, Angel Calderon, Elias Cisneros, Alex Cooper, Kevin Cortes, Alisson Diaz, Emily Dowd, Erik Escobar, Alexa Garcia, Valeria Gomez, Brynley Hayes, Itzel Hernandez, Zoe Hibbert, Maddy Hollingsworth, Aidyn Hood, Addison Huntington, Laisha Hurtado, Rachael Kares, Gavin Kercheval, Kain Killmer, Kaitlyn Leber, Drake Levan, Nate Lutterman, Sophia McDevitt, Mia Munoz, Alexa Nelson, Jenna Nelson, Diana Okubay, Jayden Quillen, Lilly Riley, Xandra Schmidt, Riley Sergent, Keegan Snyder, Callie Steva, Minasey Tewelde, Maci Tunink, Jose Vargas, Kaylee Wuebker

DEPARTMENT AWARDS

John Philip Sousa Award – Nate Lutterman

IJAG Leadership Award – Leanna Watkins, Hailey Granados

Big Buddy Mentoring Award – Mia Munoz, Alexa Garcia, Sebastian Robles

The Bluejay Congress Outstanding Service Award – Kaitlyn Leber

Iowa Choral Directors Award – Alexa Nelson

Cook-Weishaar Instrumental & Vocal Music Award – Alexa Nelson

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award – Alexa Nelson

United States Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Music Award – Jesus Gonzalez

Dale Schumacher Industrial Tech Award – Rodrigo Orduna

Industrial Technology Outstanding Achievement Award – Jesse Rodriguez

Outstanding PE Award – Zoey Hibbert, Jayden Quillen

Mike Garber Physical Education Awards – Diana Okubay Alex Cooper

George Soumas American History Award – Tristan Steil

Judge Van Wifvat American Government Awards – Xandra Schmidt, Zane Linn

Emil Natalle World Studies Award – Addison Huntington

Jim Kaufman Social Studies Award – Kain Killmer

PHS Economics Award – Xandra Schmidt

Roger Emmert Senior Mathematician Award – Addison Huntington, Gavin Kercheval

Jeff Bice Memorial Award – Maddy Hollingsworth, Alexa Nelson

Richard Ehlers-Kenneth Finer-Leon Fox Senior Science Awards – Gavin Kercheval

Dave Pratt Outstanding Senior Artist – Emily Doud (2D Art) , Ahury Perla and Jose Vargas (3D Art)

Utterback-Taylor Business Award – Itzel Hernandez

FINANCIAL AWARDS

The Barnes Memorial Scholarship – Addison Huntington ($1,000)

Beasley-Mills Memorial Scholarships – Addison Huntington, Sophia McDevitt, Jenna Nelson, Rebeca Cacheo, Brynley Hayes ($1,000)

Oliver D. & Mary K. Boyer Memorial Scholarship – Callie Steva, Drake Levan, Nate Lutterman, Xandra Schmidt, Lilly Riley ($1,000)

Dr. Eugene R. Brady Memorial Scholarship – Laisha Hurtado ($500)

Ronald E. Davis Family Scholarship – Callie Steva ($1,000)

PEO Chapter DE Scholarship – Addison Huntington ($500)

PEO Chapter OK Scholarship – Kassidy Atwell ($300)

Perry Elks Lodge #407 Scholarship – Addison Huntington, Callie Steva, Drake Levan, Lilly Riley, Kaylee Wuebker, Maci Tunink, Raymond Woodall ($250)

DMACC Foundation Scholarship – Youssef Belarbi, Erika Carranza, Yajaira Hernandez, Diana Okubay, Jayden Quillen, Antonio Salazar, Keegan Snyder, Minasey Tewelde ($1,000)

E. Ruth Garren Memorial Scholarship – Itzel Hernandez, Kaitlyn Leber ($1,500); Minasey Tewelde, Alisson Diaz ($1,000)

Hispanics United for Perry Scholarship – Sophia McDevitt, Jose Vargas ($1,000)

Javier Construction Scholarship – Laisha Hurtado, Diana Okubay, Mia Munoz, Erik Escobar, Minasey Tewelde, Jose Vargas ($500)

Knights of Columbus – Kaylee Wuebker, Andres Avila, Maci Tunink, Sophia McDevitt, Erika Guardado ($200)

Ladies Golf League Scholarship – Addison Huntington, Kaylee Wuebker, Zoey Vail ($200)

Lloyd & Anne Lane Scholarship – Sydney Barkley ($1,500); Alexa Nelson, Kassidy Atwell, Gavin Kercheval, Emily Dowd, Jonathan Barrios, Emily Aguilar ($1,000)

Madelon Capp Carlile Scholarship – Brynley Hayes, Grace Carman ($1,500); Sarai Jaimes, Valeria Gomez, Rachael Kares, Alexa Garcia, Jayden Quillen, Brooklyn Carter, Diana Okubay, Jenna Nelson, Xandra Schmidt, Kaylee Wuebker, Jennifer Ramos, Maddy Hollingsworth ($1,000); Itzel Hernandez, Sydney Barkley, Alexa Nelson, Gavin Kercheval, Zoe Hibbert, Emily Dowd, Jonathan Barrios-Munoz, Emily Aguilar, Alisson Diaz, Rebeca Cacheo, Bella Burgos, Kylie Robinson, Erika Carranza, Icela Vargas, Luis Castro, Jocelyn Canahui, Shelby Smith, Eagan Leber, Emmalee Bell ($500)

Mary Waggie Scholarship – Callie Steva ($1,000)

Millard & Blanch White Scholarship – Emma Kenyon ($500)

Trent Miner Memorial Scholarship – Addison Huntington, Sophia McDevitt, Callie Steva, Drake Levan, Nate Lutterman, Kaylee Wuebker, Maddy Hollingsworth, Alexa Nelson, Kain Killmer, Emily Dowd, Maci Tunink, Erika Guardado, Zoey Vail, Kaelan Davis, Grace Carman ($350)

Optimist Club of Perry Scholarship – Ericka Guardado, Essay Contest; Grace Garrett Carman, Scholarship; Zoey Vail, Smiles for Ahmir ($500)

Perry Education Association Scholarship – Callie Steva ($500)

Perry Lions Club Scholarship – Diana Barron ($1,000)

Perry Lutheran Homes StepUp Scholarship – Kaitlyn Leber ($1,000)

Perry Rotary Club Scholarship – Kaitlyn Leber, Mia Munoz, Sophia McDevitt, Nate Lutterman ($1,000)

PHS Science-Tech Scholarship – Rebeca Cacheo ($400)

Raccoon Valley Bank Scholarship – Sophia McDevitt, Drake Levan, Maci Tunink, Ahury Perla ($500)

Tom Schleicher Memorial Scholarship – Callie Steva ($150)

Darin Steva Memorial Scholarship – Callie Steva ($100)

St. Patrick’s Regina Guild – Andres Avila Cerna, Erika Guardado, Sophia McDevitt, Kaylee Wuebker, Maci Tunink ($250)

Tyson Scholarship – Xavier Yaeggy, Minasey Tewelde, Valeria Gomez, Youssef Belarbi, Diana Okubay, Erkia Guardado, Alexa Garcia, Andres Avila Cerna, Elias Cisneros ($1,000)

Dallas "Pete" & Joyce (Conklin) VanKirk Scholarship – Oscar Acuna, Erik Escobar ($2,000); Kain Killmer, Keegan Snyder, Youssef Belarbi, Shaelynn Fiddler, Karla Herrera, Maddy Hollingsworth ($1,500); Yajaira Hernandez, Zoe Hibbert ($1,000)

Judge Van Wifvat Memorial Scholarship – Riley Sergent ($1,000)

Guthrie County REC – Lilly Riley ($1,000)

Raccoon Valley Radio – Lilly Riley ($300)

Iowa Hospital Education Research Foundation DCH – Ava Augustus, Brandon Mahler, Tristan Toms, Xavier Yaeggy, Charles Putney-Wiles, Elliott Farmer, Alexandra Gonzalez, Emmely De La Cruz, Tristyn Steil, Kaelan Davis ($500)

IHERF And DCH Scholarship – Kaitlyn Leber ($2,000)