Several Lake City Grads Earn Scholarships, Awards

Lake City High School recently held its Senior Awards Banquet honoring local students. The President’s Award for Educational Excellence was awarded to students who maintained a 3.5 grade-point average or higher and the Gold Cord Award goes to students with a 3.2 grade-point average or above. Scholarships were also awarded. Recipients and their awards are:

Erik Morris, Gold Cord; Melissa Mueller, Presbyterian Woman’s Association Scholarship of the First Presbyterian Church, Cottey College P.E.O. Scholarship; Jennifer Patten, Gold Cord; Jessica Paul, Gold Cord; Mel Parker, Private Industry Council Scholarship; Sarah Perry; Gold Cord, Departmental Scholastic Award Social Studies, University of Idaho General Studies Scholarship; and Will Peterson, Gold Cord.

Robert Pratt, Cold Cord, Western Montana Freshman Honor Scholarship, Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship, UI Alumni Scholarship, UI Academic Scholarship, Whitworth Scholarship; Elizabeth Ralston, Gold Cord; Robert Reiswig, UI Alumni Association Scholarship; Kasey Reusser, Gold Cord, Departmental Scholastic Award Business Education; and Peter Riggs, Gold Cord, President’s Award for Educational Excellence, UI Alumni Association Scholarship, UI Academic Scholarship.

Laura Rude, Gold Cord, President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Departmental Scholastic Award Language Arts, Departmental Scholastic Award German, National Merit Finalist (GTE Merit), Willamette University National Merit Scholarship, Bard College Excellence and Equal Cost Program Scholarship, Oberlin College Merit Scholarship, Hampshire College Merit Scholarship; and Colleen Ryan, valedictorian, Gold Cord.

Eric Scharnhorst, valedictorian, Gold Cord, President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Rotary Scholarship, Whitman College Entrance with Honors, Whitman College Merit Scholarship, University of Puget Sound Trustee Scholarship, Willamette University Entrance with Honors, Willamette University Scholar Award; Chris Schwartz, Gold Cord, Departmental Scholastic Award Theatre, UI Alumni Association Scholarship, UI Academic Scholarship, Lake City High School Performing Arts Scholarship; and Olivia Sementi, valedictorian, Gold Cord, President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Dr. Thomas Jaeger Scholarship, Lee Caire’s Memorial Scholarship, Air Force Award Science, Kootenai-Benewah Medical Alliance Scholarship.

Katie Semko, Gold Cord, President’s Award for Educational Excellence; Debra Shaw, valedictorian, Gold Cord, President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Departmental Scholastic Award Reading/Study Skills, UI Presidential Scholarship; Landen Sherman, Gold Cord; and Amy Simmons, Gold Cord, President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Whitworth Scholarship.

More award recipients will follow in future achievements columns.

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