A great number of awards and scholarships were granted at the Perry Community High School Senior Awards ceremony May 18 at the Perry Performing Arts Center, as the following list of award honorees demonstrates, provided by the school district.
The Barnes Memorial Scholarship: Cassidy Hibbert ($1,000)
Beasley-Mills Memorial Scholarships: Rafael Avina, Viviana Escalante, Jose Flores, Sebastian Hernandez, Cassidy Hibbert, Jaylene Karolus, Macy Killmer, Molly Moorhead, Marielena Ramirez, Kainden Summerson ($500)
Bluejay Staff Scholarship: Caden Steva ($400)
The Mary Boyer Trust: Sam Ridnour ($1,000)
Dr. Eugene Brady Memorial Scholarship: Amber Benway ($500)
Joshua Davis Memorial Award: Misty Gomez, Caden Steva ($1,500)
Chapter DE, P.E.O.: Leynie Alfaro, Azucena Tapia ($500)
Chapter OK, P.E.O.: Amber Benway ($300)
Dallas County Hospital Foundation: Marielena Ramirez ($500)
Ronald E. Davis Scholarship: Rafael Avila, Jaylene Karolus ($1,000)
DMACC Foundation Scholarship: Luz Rios ($700)
The Perry Elks Lodge #407: Kaylee Brock, Alexis Eastman, Logan Haynes, Bowen Heine, Carter Iben, Jayden Roush, Caden Steva, Peyton Tunink ($250)
The Danny Garber Wrestling Scholarship: Cole Nelson ($250)
E. Ruth Garren Scholarship: Valeria Contreras, Lucas Davis, Jazmin Hernandez ($1,000) Hiromi Rosas ($3,000)
First Friday Breakfast Club Scholarship: Molly Moorhead ($3,000)
HUP-Hispanic United for Perry: Sarai Carrillo, Jazmin Hernandez ($1,000)
Javier Construction Scholarship: Tyler Devilbiss, Jaylene Karolus, Deshawn Salceco ($1,000)
Knights of Columbus: Viviana Escalante ($250)
Ladies Golf Scholarship: Bryce Eastman ($500)
Lions Club: Rafael Avila, Viviana Escalante ($1,000)
Lloyd and Anne Lane Scholarship: Bryce Eastman ($400), Sebastian Hernandez, Caden Steva, Kaiden Summerson ($500); Pablo Calderon, Alyssa Grow, Brian Hernandez, Yesenia Perez, Carolina Robles, Samantha Robles, Juan Viveros ($1,000)
Madelon Capp Carlile Scholarship: Noe Molina, Adraham Ruiz ($300), Juan Viveros ($400), Carlos Alarcon, Tanner Burgin, Pablo Calderon, Mayqueline Cisneros, Valeria Contreras, Alex Fickbohm, Misty Gomez, Alyssa Grow, Brian Hernandez, Jaylene Karolous, Jayna Kenney, Yesenia Perez, Bryan Rivas, Samantha Robles, Deshawn Salcedo, Caden Steva, Azuncena Tapia, Wdase Teweldebirham ($500), Amber Benway, Kim Castillo, Riley Crawford, Bryce Eastman, Jose Flores, Oscar Gutierrez, Rogelio Izquierdo, Macy Killmer, Molly Moorhead, Cole Nelson, Carolina Robles, Gerardo Rodriquez, Sasha Santacruz, Kaiden Summerson, Nubia Torres ($1,000)
Mary Waggie Scholarship: Mayqueline Cisneros ($1,000)
Trent Miner Memorial Scholarship: Lucas Davis, Alyssa Grow, Bryce Eastman, Jaylene Karolus, Jayna Kenney, Macy Killmer, Molly Moorhead, Sam Ridnour, Caden Steva, Kaiden Summerson, Cayden Widen ($1,000)
Optimist Club of Perry Scholarship: Riley Crawford, Jose Flores, Nubia Torres ($500)
Perry Education Association: Jose Flores, Molly Moorhead ($300)
Perry Lutheran Home-StepUp Scholarship Award: Marielena Ramirez ($1,000)
Perry Rotary Club: Viviana Escalante, Sebastian Hernandez, Cassidy Hibbert ($1,000)
PHS Science-Tech Scholarship: Mayqueline Cisneros ($400)
Raccoon Valley Bank Scholarship: Leynie Alfaro, Saria Carrillo, Caden Steva ($500)
Tom Schleicher Memorial Scholarship: Molly Moorhead ($100)
Darin Steva Memorial Scholarship: Caden Steva ($100)
Tyson Scholarships: Pablo Calderon, Misty Gomez, Brian Hernandez, Samantha Robles, Carlos Sandoval, Wdase Teweldebirhan, Nubia Torres ($1,000)
VanKirk Scholars: Sarai Carrillo, Kim Castillo, Lucas Davis, Alex Fickbohm, Misty Gomez, Jayna Kenney, Marielena Ramirez Samantha Robles, Azucena Tapia ($500), Carlos Alarcon, Tanner Burgin, Bryce Eastman, Brian Hernandez, Naomi Hernandez, Jeffrey Orellana, Sam Ridnour, Bryan Rivas ($1,000)
Virginia O’Brien Scholarship: Amber Benway, Riley Crawford ($1,000)
Judge Van Wifvat Memorial Scholarship: Molly Moorhead ($1,000)
The Spirit of a Bluejay Award: Francisco Alcaraz, Tyler Devilbiss, Bryce Eastman, Jose Flores, Brayan Garcia, Juan Viveros, Sam Ridnour, Tony Roe, Hiromi Rosas
Iowa Governor’s Scholar Award: Cassidy Hibbert
Des Moines Register Iowa Academic All-State: Kaiden Summerson
IHSAA Bernie Saggau Award: Caden Steva
IGHSAU E. Wayne Cooley Award: Jaylene Karolous
U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete Award: Kimberly Castillo, Caden Steva
U.S. Army National Guard Citizenship Award trophy: Mathew Booker, Jesus Carrillo, Sarai Carrillo, Valeria Contreras, Viviana Escalante, Marlon Garcia
NASSP Citizenship Award: Adam Atkins, Laice Bushbaum, Luis Carrillo, Lucas Davis, Tyler Eiteman, Jorge Galindo, Brian Hernandez, Carter Iben, Macy Killmer, Enrique Rivera, Geraldo Rodriguez, Angelika Rukosuyev
Tom Lipovac Award: Rafael Avila, Macy Killmer
Iowa Bar Association Citizenship Award: Sebastian Hernandez, Dominic Miller
John Philip Sousa Award – Riley Crawford
IJag Leadership Award – Leynie Alfaro, Victor Ferman-Nava
Iowa Choral Directors Award – Molly Moorhead
Evans-Hall Instrumental and Vocal Award – Molly Moorhead
Cook-Weishaar Instrumental and Vocal Music Award – Bryce Eastman
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award – Molly Moorhead
Dale Schumacher Industrial Tech Award – Logan Brokaw
Tom South SkillsUSA/TSA Award – Caden Widen
Industrial Technology Outstanding Achievement Award – Sam Ridnour
Outstanding Strength and Conditioning Awards – Marielena Ramirez, Enrique Rivera
Mike Garber Physical Education Awards – Viviana Escalante, Dominic Miller
George Soumas American History Award – Jaylene Karolus
Judge Van Wifvat American Government Awards – Juan Viveros
Emil Natalle World Studies Award– Amber Benway
Jim Kaufman Social Studies Award – Kaiden Summerson
PHS Economics Award – Molly Moorhead
Roger Emmert Senior Mathematician Award – Kaiden Summerson, Aliya Ikhsanova
Jeff Bice Memorial Award – Sebastian Hernandez
Richard Ehlers-Kenneth Finer-Leon Fox Senior Science Awards – Jaylene Karolus
Dave Pratt Outstanding Senior Artist – 2D Hiromi Rosas, 3D Aliya Ikhsanova
Utterback-Taylor Business Award – Kaiden Summerson
