Scholarships, awards presented at Centre scholastic night
Centre High School students were presented awards and scholarships Thursday at Scholastic Achievement Night.
Scholarships
Samantha Alvarez: counselor's scholarship, Academy of Hair Design, Salina.
Nick Cole: senior welding competition scholarship, Tulsa Welding School.
Ethan Forsberg: senior welding competition scholarship, Tulsa Welding School.
Bryant Brunner: academic scholarship, Butler Community College.
Andy Carlson: Centre FFA award; FFA alumni award; and Kansas Vocational Scholarship Award.
Amy Hajek: activity academic scholarship, Kansas State University; Tampa State Bank scholarship.
Ryan Richmond: Centre FFA award; Michael and Elizabeth Evancho award; and the Kansas Vocational Scholarship Award.
Ida Saadon: academic achievement award, Kansas State University.
Hanna Kemble: activity academic scholarship, Kansas State University; Loren E. and Clara Mowrer scholarship.
Brooke Carlson: Manhattan Christian College presidential academic scholarship.
Kylie Burhoop: Tri-County Telephone scholarship; Hillsboro American Legion Post 366 scholarship; Loren E. and Clara Mowrer scholarship.
Nellie Hill: University achievement scholarship and Department of Agriculture award, Kansas State University; FFA alumni award; Centre FFA award; PEO scholarship; AFA Cooperative Grain & Supply award; and Loren E. and Clara Mowrer scholarship.
Justine Jennings: Leadership scholarship award, Kansas State University; Loren E. and Clara Mowrer scholarship.
Nikki Stenzel: Academic achievement scholarship and class rank award, Kansas State University; Leos Club award; Loren E. and Clara Mowrer scholarship.
Kristine Jirak: Tri-County Telephone scholarship; FFA alumni award; Leo Jirak Memorial award; Newman Fine Arts Scholarship; presidential academic award scholarship and alumni scholarship, Newman University; Hillsboro American Legion Post 366 scholarship; Kansas State scholar award; Marion County 4-H award; Loren E. and Clara Mowrer scholarship.
Tye Remy: Kansas State University activity academic scholarship; Acacia Leadership Fraternity scholarship, Kansas State University; Robert A. Kleinschmidt award; Loren E. and Clara Mowrer scholarship.
Julie Rziha: Benedictine College academic achievement award; National FFA Farm Aid award; FFA alumni award; Kansas State scholar award; Robert C. Byrd Congressional scholarship (one of 15 from each congressional district; one of 60 from Kansas); Loren E. and Clara Mowrer scholarship.
Other awards
Presidential Academic Fitness Award certificates: Julie Rziha, Nellie Hill, Justine Jennings, Nikki Stenzel.
Dale M. Dennis award: Nellie Hill.
Highest honors award (4.00 GPA all four years in high school): Kristine Jirak, Julie Rziha, Nikki Stenzel.
Citizenship award: Tye Remy and Nikki Stenzel.
Principal's leadership award: Nikki Stenzel.
Kansas ACT Scholar Award (scoring a 32 or higher on ACT): Julie Rziha.
Kansas Volleyball Association academic awards, state all-academic team, honorable mention: Josie Peterson and Kylie Burhoop.
U.S. Senate Youth Award (top student in American government): Nellie Hill.
Toyota Community Scholars award: Andy Carlson was nominated for a national scholarship.
Dean Seaton award, Department of Engineering at Kansas State University (top student in math and science): Brooke Carlson, school nominee.
Kansas Honor Scholars award (top 10 percent academically in state): Kristine Jirak, Julie Rziha, Nikki Stenzel.
KWCH-TV Wichita Best in Class award and governor's scholar award: Julie Rziha.
Topeka Capital-journal award, academic all-state honorable mention: Kristine Jirak.
State of Kansas Board of Regents curriculum completion: Brooke Carlson, Kelsey Hatfield, Justine Jennings, Kristine Jirak, Julie Rziha, Ida Saadon, Nikki Stenzel.
Designated state scholars (based on ACT score and cumulative GPA): Julie Rziha and Kristine Jirak. (Centre has two of 2,482 in the state.)
Scholarship trophy recipients (3.25 GPA or higher for four years): Kristine Jirak, Julie Rziha, Nikki Stenzel, Bermet Zhumakadyr kyzy, Kylie Burhoop, Brooke Carlson, Hanna Kemble, Kelsey Hatfield, Kama Craft, Justine Jennings, Samantha Alvarez, Nellie Hill, Ida Saadon, Allie Will, Andy Carlson, Tye Remy, Aaron Bowman, Amy Hajek.
Scholastic achievement awards (3.25 GPA for at least three out of four grading periods and no D's) — Seniors: Kristine Jirak, Bermet Zhumakadyr kyzy, Julie Rziha, Nikki Stenzel, Hanna Kemble, Brooke Carlson, Justine Jennings, Samantha Alvarez, Kylie Burhoop, Nick Cole, Ida Saadon, Amy Hajek, Bryant Brunner, Andy Carlson, Kelsey Hatfield, Nellie Hill, Ethan Forsberg.
Juniors: Kristen Johnson, Adam Kristek, Josh Leach, Bridgette Burns, Danielle Tajchman, Iva Kirkland.
Sophomores: Josie Peterson, Seth Stroda, Jacob Jennings, Sammie Seifert, Shelby Deines, Quentin Wacker.
Freshmen: Brian Burhoop, Jacob Jirak, Allison Shields, Tyler Klenda, Cole Svoboda, Tanner Brunner, Amanda Floyd, Katie Remy, Benjamin Wirtz.
