Scholarship Recipients Named by D158 Education Foundation

Six Huntley High School students received scholarships from D158 Education Foundation this week.

Brandon Bencko, Melissa Charron, Kate Darby, Jenna Gaudio, and Pierce Cordle as winners of the District 158 Education Foundation 2012 Scholarship award, and Amy Kahl as the winner of the Grant Fruin Memorial Scholarship.

Scholarship Committee members Rita McMahon, Jean Hernandez, and Roger Schroepfer, reported receiving 42 applications this year and interviewed 21 students before deciding on the final six students.

“There were many excellent candidates who applied and it was very hard to narrow them down to only 21 students who moved on for the interview process,” Hernandez said.

Attending the Senior Awards Night is an honor that McMahon looks forward to each year.

“It is such a great experience to hear all the wonderful accomplishments of our students,” said McMahon.

The Education Foundation, a non-profit organization, is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of business and community leaders, parents, teachers, and staff members who seek and make available resources to enhance learning for all District 158 students through the awarding of teacher grants and scholarships for college-bound students.

Other scholarships presented during Senior Awards Night:

The Fine Arts Boosters Scholarship

($500 scholarships)                 

Pierce  Cordle, Marta Makowski, Todd Meyer

Lions Club Scholarship        

($1,000 scholarships)        

Amy Kahl, Emily Kahl        

($500 scholarships )

Ashley Schorr, Ryan Sheehan       

State Representative Michael Tryon General Assembly Scholarship

($17,000 scholarship)                                   

Brandon Bencko      

American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship                                   

($500 scholarship)

Nicky Busano       

American Legion Scholarship                                   

($500 scholarships)

Brighton Ferris, Amanda Rosso

HHS Athletic Boosters Scholarship                                   

($1,000 scholarships)

Brody Burkart

($500 scholarships)

Justin Frederick, Kyle Goettelman and Sara Scarbro

HEA Scholarship                                   

($500 scholarships)

Karlye Benthuysen, Rebecca Daleiden, Jenna Gaudio, Katie Girard, Emily Kahl, Hailey Molaski

Huntley Rotary Club Scholarship                 

($750 scholarships)

Anam Hussain, Ryan Palmer, Karlye Benthuysen, Jenna Gaudio       

Jeremy Hooper Memorial Scholarship                 

($500 scholarship)

Kemdi Egekeze

HHS Business Department Scholarship                 

($1,000 scholarships)

Joe  Burkland, Maria Farfan, Larry Watt, Karle Benthuysen                          

HHS Dean’s Scholarship                 

($500 scholarship)

Nicky Busano, Jasmine Morales, Lauren Ziemer       

HHS Student Council Scholarship        

($500 scholarships)        

Brandon Bencko, Rachel Bushnell

Kishwaukee Trail Chapter,                                   

NSDAR Good Citizen Scholarship

($50 scholarship)                                   

Marta Makowski                         

Kishwaukee Trail Chapter, NSDAR                                   

Carolyn Cox Humanitarian Scholarship                                   

($100 scholarship)

Marta Makowski                         

Huntley Veterinary Scholarship

($500 scholarships)                                   

Elena Auchstetter, Pierce Cordle                

Landmark Contractors Scholarship        

($200 scholarship)                          

Tiffany Mazur                         

Barney Manning Scholarship                                    

($500 scholarship)

Jasmine Morales                         

Jennifer Kearns Memorial Scholarship

($500 scholarship)                                   

Sara Scarbro                                  

Schaffenegger Memorial Scholarship        

($500 scholarships)                          

Jasmine Morales,  Ryan  Sheehan, Natasha Tynczuk, Nichole Vilcek