News : Vinton-Shellsburg Seniors receive approximately $150,000 in Scholarships

Vinton-Shellsburg High School 2024 Scholarship Recipients received approximately $150,000 in scholarship awards at this year's awards night. Each year, the community rallies around the graduates to send them on their way with a little monetary assistance.

A special thank you to all of you who work so hard throughout the year to make this possible for our graduates!

Local Scholarships along with the recipient is listed below:

Carson Wealth/Farmers Savings Bank & Trust Scholarship - Victoria Humiston Scott Hill

"Go Hard or Go Home" Memorial Scholarship - Brodee Klein

+Elmo & Mary Zada Baxter Memorial Scholarship - Victoria Humiston & Carter Lamont

Shellsburg Area Community Group - Shai Williams, Grace Stephenson & Bree Swenson

Shellsburg Lions Club - Grayce McClintock, Grace Stephenson & Bree Swenson

US Bank Scholarship - Carmen Henkle

Benton County Pork Producers Scholarship - Grayce McClintock

Keystone Communications - Brant Dickinson

Garrison Emergency Service Auxiliary - Samantha Lundvall & Dominick Lund

Virginia Gay Hospital & Clinics Scholarship - Victoria Elwick, Shai Williams, Brodee Klein, Tess Erickson, Paige Kelley, Aubrey Lund, Maggie Elwick, Carmen Henkle, & Bree Swenson

Jeanette M Miller Nursing Scholarship - McKenna Kingsbury

P.E.O. Chapter HG Scholarship - Brittany Steinberg

P.E.O. Chapter HG Yvonne Fischer Memorial Scholarship - Bree Swenson

IHERF Scholarship - McKenna Kingsbury

^Edwin & Melba Werning - Aspen Millard & Sarah Phelps

The Ahrenstein Family Charitable Fund, Inc:

The Dean & Loretta Wenner Memorial Scholarship - Kelcie Appleby

The Charlene Staab Memorial Scholarship - Zachary Staab

The Ellen Ahrenstein Memorial Scholarship - Victoria Elwick

The Herbert Ahrenstein Memorial Scholarship - Easton Almquist

The Holly Ahrenstein Memorial Scholarship - Samantha Lundvall

The Lilyan Ahrenstein Memorial Scholarship - Margaret Elwick

The Mary Craddock Memorial Scholarship - Carmen Henkle

The Paige Davis Memorial Scholarship - Grayce McClintock

The Ronald Craddock Memorial Scholarship - Isaac Sturtz

The Charles Craddock Memorial Scholarship - Addison Redlinger

The Marvin Rappaport Memorial Scholarship - Brodee Klein

The AFCF US Veterans Memorial Scholarship - Brant Dickinson

The Kevin Wright Memorial Scholarship - Sophia Vasquez

The Vinton Special Services: Police, Firefighters & Ambulance Workers Scholarship- Thomas Jessen

The Mariana Lilyan Katherine Pettit Memorial Scholarship - Bree Swenson

The Justin Coots Memorial Scholarship -Brittany Steinberg

Nathan's Miles Memorial Scholarship - Meeka Gardemann & LeeAnne Lubbock

Elaine Parry FCA Scholarship - Julia Johnson

Garrison Lions Club - Brant Dickinson, Samantha Lundvall, Dominick Lund & Aubrey Lund

Blue Creek Springtime Monarchs - Brant Dickinson

Vinton Kiwanis Club Scholarship - McKenna Kingsbury, Sydney Walton & Bree Swenson

*Craig Hackbarth Memorial Scholarship - Victoria Elwick

*GO V-S/Cedar Valley Bank "Class of 2024 Penny Wars" Scholarship - Elise Smith

*GO V-S Scholarship - Brittany Steinberg, Max Janssen, Peytin Clemensen, Sydney Walton, Aleric Weber, Paige Kelley, Sara Johnson, Thomas Jessen & Ashlyn Murray

*LeRoy & Patricia Porter Hopper Scholarship - Meeka Gardemann

*Masonic Lodge W Glenn Wood Memorial Scholarship - Eli Page

*Masonic Lodge Jack Milroy Memorial Scholarship - Samantha Lundvall

*Thomas Bolenbaugh Memorial Scholarship - Maggie Elwick & Emmett Colsch

*John & Beverly Anderson Charitable Trust Scholarship - Athena McCauslin & Aubrey Lund

*John & Beverly Anderson Charitable Trust Community College - Brant Dickinson, Shai Williams, McKenna Kingsbury, Vann Lessig, Destin Solberg, Dominick Lund, Gavin Salger, Paige Kelley, Sara Johnson, Levi Ferguson, Ashlyn Murray, Isaac Sturtz, Tess Erickson, LeeAnne Lubbock, Max Janssen, & Peytin Clemensen

+Kathy Luze Memorial Scholarship - Paige Kelley & Isaac Sturtz +Marlyn & Ann Jorgensen Family Scholarship- Grayce McClintock

+Ethel Morrillo Scholarship (John J Dieter Trust) - Margaret Elwick

+John J Dieter Trust Scholarship - Grace Stephensen, McKenna Kingsbury, Julia Johnson & Brittany Steinberg

+Paul Mackey Scholarship (John J Dieter Trust) - Brant Dickinson

+Marjorie Schloeman McDowell Scholarship - Rachel Rollinger, Carter Lamont, Tyler Wood, Kelcie Appleby, Bree Swenson, Sydney Walton, Aubrey Lund, Victoria Elwick, Margaret Elwick, Victoria Humiston, Grace Stephenson, Athena McCauslin, Carmen Henkle, Grayce McClintock, & Elise Smith

+Ben & Nina Smith Memorial Scholarship - Max Janssen

+Russell T Cottrell Memorial Scholarship - Vann Lessig & Tess Erickson

+Gerald & Beatrice Irwin Scholarship - Victoria Humiston, Brodee Klein, Sophia Vasquez, Dominick Lund, Wyatt Janssen, Kelcie Appleby, & Victoria Elwick

+Howard & Imogene Matters Scholarship - Carmen Henkle

+Esther Williams Memorial Scholarship - Emmett Colsch & Aleric Weber

Vinton Lions Club Foundation Scholarship - Carmen Henkle, McKenna Kingsbury & Victoria Elwick

Viking-Vikette Booster Club Scholarship - Brant Dickinson, Rachel Rollinger, Victoria Elwick, Vann Lessig, Brodee Klein, Julia Johnson, Isaac Sturtz, Tess Erickson & Bree Swenson

Vinton-Shellsburg Education Association Scholarship - Addyson Redlinger & Sophia Vasquez

Other Scholarships:

Clickstop Dream Big Scholarship - Sophia Vasquez & Kelcie Appleby

Dupaco Foundation Scholarship - McKenna Kingsbury

Farmers Mutual/USA Communications Scholarship - Grace Stephenson, Grayce McClintock & Rachel Rollinger

Farmers Savings Bank & Trust (FFA) - Grayce McClintock

ACCESS Scholarship - Levi Ferguson

Vinton American Legion (George G Luckey Post #57) Scholarship - Grayce McClintock & Victoria Humiston

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 57 - LeeAnne Lubbock, Samantha Lundvall & Victoria Humiston

Benton County American Legion - Grayce McClintock

Benton County Legion Auxiliary - LeeAnne Lubbock

3rd District American Legion Auxiliary - Grace Stephenson & Peytin Clemensen

Benton Soil and Water Conservation District - Brant Dickinson

East Central Iowa REC Scholarship - McKenna Kingsbury

Student Scholarships - Samantha Lundvall, Athena McCauslin, Julia Johnson, Aubrey Lund & Sophia Vasquez

VS-HS Recognition Awards/Scholarships:

KWWL Best of Class - Grayce McClintock

Governor's Scholar - Emmett Colsch

Black & Gold Community Service Awards - Easton Almquist, Kelcie Appleby, Matthew Bookmeier, Peytin Clemensen, Emmett Colsch, Brant Dickinson, Victoria Elwick, Wesley Farrell, Meeka Gardemann, Kevin Heckmann, Carmen Henkle, Victoria Humiston, Julia Johnson, Paige Kelley, McKenna Kingsbury, Brodee Klein, Carter Lamont, Van Lessig, Samantha Lundvall, Rachel Rollinger, Cole Siems, Elise Smith, Grace Stephenson, Sophia Vasquez, Sydney Walton, Aleric Weber, Dylan Werning, Jordyn Williams, & Shai Williams

American Citizenship Award - Victoria Humiston

United States Marines:

Scholastic Excellence Award - Emmett Colsch & Grayce McClintock

"Semper Fidelis" Award for Musical Excellence - Aleric Weber & Athena McCauslin

Distinguished Athlete Award - Eli Page & Julia Johnson

National Honor Society Scholarships - Carmen Henkle, Victoria Humiston, Brodee Klein, Grayce McClintock & Bree Swenson

Project Lead the Way Awards - Easton Almquist, Emmett Colsch, Dillon Conrad, Cater Lamont, Rachel Rollinger, Tory Wash, Michael Wood, Kaleb Etten, Carter Hainey, Wyatt Janssen, & Aleric Weber

State of Iowa Seal of Biliteracy Awards - Easton Almquist, Aubrey Lund, Dominick Lund, Aleric Weber Eli Page & Max Janssen

Val Patrilla Award - Sara Johnson & Grace Stepehenson

Senior Art Award - Kennacie Kurth, Grace Stephenson, Sara Johnson, Samuel Glynn, Jenna Robinson, Victoria Humiston, Athena McCauslin, Mac Goodell, Eris Brown & Justice Daywitt

Art Curation Recognition - Kennacie Kurth, Eris Brown, Matthew Bookmeier, Sara Johnson, Grace Stephenson, Sarah Phelps, Jenna Robinson, Samuel Glynn, Thomas Jessen, Victoria Humiston, Athena McCauslin, Ashlyn Murray, & Kelcie Appleby

Vinton Popcorn Project Awards - Kennacie Kurth, Thomas, Jessen, Jordyn Williams, & Ashlyn Murray

Student Impact Award - Grace Stephenson, Megan Anderson, Victoria Humiston, Athena McCauslin, Shai Williams & Jenna Robinson

Jeremy Turnus Memorial Cross Country Award - Eli Page

Athletic Awards:

Bernie Saggau Award - Bree Swenson

E Wayne Cooley Award Nomination - Bree Swenson

Iowa Girls Award - Carmen Henkle

Robert Smiley Scholarship - Grayce McClintock

Viking Athlete of the Year - Tory Wash

Vikette Athlete of the Year - Bree Swenson

Presidential & Academic Award Recipients

Academic Awards:

This award is earned by having a 3.5 and above GPA for the 1st semester of their senior year.

Academic Letter Award Winners *Denotes 4.0

Easton Almquist*

Kelcie Appleby

Parker Arnold

Alex Bahmann

Matthew Bookmeier

Emmett Colsch*

Dillion Conrad

Margaret Elwick

Victoria Elwick

Tess Erickson

Kalen Etten

Levi Ferguson

Samuel Glynn

Carmen Henkle*

Anabelle Hernandez

Victoria Humiston*

Max Janssen

Wyatt Janssen

Thomas Jessen

Julia Johnson

Paige Kelley*

Brodee Klein*

Kennacie Kurth

Carter Lamont

Vann Lessig

Aubrey Lund

Dominick Lund*

Athena McCauslin

Gray McClintock*

Ashlyn Murray

Eli Page*

Bradley Reeves

Rachel Rollinger

Cole Siems

Destin Solberg

Grace Stephenson

Isaac Sturtz

Aldin Swanson

Bree Swenson*

Sophia Vasquez

Sydney Walton

Aleric Weber*

Dylan Werning

Shai Williams

Jordyn Williams

Tyler Wood

Michael Wood*

Presidential Excellence *Denotes 4.0

Presidential Awards: This award is earned by having a 3.5 and above cumulative GPA during High School.

Easton Almquist

Kelcie Appleby

Peytin Clemensen

Emmett Colsch*

Dillon Conrad

Margaret Elwick

Victoria Elwick

Tess Erickson

Levi Ferguson

Gracie Fish

Carmen Henkle

Anabelle Hernandez

Victoria Humiston

Max Janssen

Thomas Jessen

Julia Johnson

Paige Kelley

McKenna Kingsbury

Brodee Klein

Kennacie Kurth

Carter Lamont

Aubrey Lund

Dominick Lund

Athena McCauslin

Grayce McClintock*

Ashlyn Murray

Eli Page

Luke Redlinger

Bradley Reeves

Rachel Rollinger

Aubrey Lund

Dominick Lund

Athena McCauslin

Grayce McClintock*

Ashlyn Murray

Eli page

Luke Redlinger

Bradley Reeves

Rachel Rollinger

Elise Smith

Grace Stephenson

Isaac Sturtz

Bree Swenson

Sophia Vasquez

Sydney Walton

Aleric Weber

Shai Williams

Jordyn Williams

Tyler Wood

Michael Wood