On May 9th Mount Pulaski High School hosted its annual Senior Recognition Night. We had 22 students recognized for scholarships and awards during the ceremony. The following students received the following scholarships/recognitions:
Walker Allen: Senior of the Month, Logan County Farm Bureau Scholarship, FFA Alumni Scholarship, Caleb Coogan Memorial Scholarship, Deputy Scott Brown Memorial Scholarship, Scholarship from Lake Land College
Jayda Allspach: All-Academic Tomahawk Conference, Longview Community Bank Scholarship, Spot of Sunshine Scholarship, Mt. Pulaski Hilltop Club Scholarship, Caleb Coogan Memorial Scholarship, Cabin Ridge Scholarship
Clay Aylesworth: Senior of the Month, All-Academic Tomahawk Conference, Logan County Farm Bureau Scholarship, Iva Mae Blaum Scholarship, Spot of Sunshine Scholarship, Doris Cates Memorial Scholarship, Menard Electric Cooperative Scholarship, FFA Alumni Scholarship, Caleb Coogan Memorial Scholarship
Andrew Bailey: All-Academic Tomahawk Conference, scholarships from Illinois College
Kate Beckers: FFA Alumni Scholarship, Caleb Coogan Memorial Scholarship
Jessica Carter: All-Academic Tomahawk Conference
Evan Cooper: Senior of the Month, All-Academic Tomahawk Conference, Illinois State Scholar, Farm Credit Bureau Scholarship, Iva Mae Blaum Scholarship, Logan County Farm Bureau Scholarship, FCCLA Service Scholarship, United Producers, Inc. Scholarship, The John B. & Winnie Harmsen Behrends Endowment Scholarship, FFA Alumni Scholarship, Caleb Coogan Memorial Scholarship, Sydney Edwards Davis Scholar-Athlete Scholarship, Deputy Scott Brown Memorial Scholarship, The American Legion Department of Illinois Scholarship, scholarships from Illinois College
Hailee Daigh: All-Academic Tomahawk Conference
Anayah Duke: Liftoff Program
Jackson Fricke: Senior-of-the-Month, Illinois Township Officials Scholarship, All-Academic Tomahawk Conference, Irma Maxheimer Dana Scholarship, Illinois Township Officials Scholarship, FFA Alumni Scholarship, Caleb Coogan Memorial Scholarship, scholarships from Illinois College
Mikayla Harris: All-Academic Tomahawk Conference, scholarships from Eastern Illinois University
Kaleb Hild: Senior of the Month, scholarships from the University of Illinois Springfield, All-Academic Tomahawk Conference
Lillian Hild: Senior of the Month, Senior of the Year, All-Academic Tomahawk Conference
Alexis Johnson: All-Academic Tomahawk Conference, Claus Tanner Memorial Scholarship
Justin Maas: Kim Knauer Memorial Scholarship, scholarships from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Ethan Payne: Senior of the Month, All-Academic Tomahawk Conference, DAR Good Citizen Award, Lion's Club Tom Kennedy Memorial Scholarship, Shelter Insurance Scholarship
Mallory Shehorn: All-Academic Tomahawk Conference
Gavin Smith: All-Academic Tomahawk Conference, Logan County Farm Bureau Scholarship, scholarships from Illinois College
Alexis Wade: Senior-of-the-Month, All-Academic Tomahawk Conference, Mt. Pulaski Hilltop Club Scholarship, Deputy Scott Brown Memorial Scholarship, athletic scholarship from Lincoln Land Community College
Cora Lynn Wallace: All-Academic Tomahawk Conference, Logan County Sheriff's Association Scholarship, scholarships from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Makenna Wilham: Senior-of-the-Month, All-Academic Tomahawk Conference, Illinois State Scholar, Lester Werntz Scholarship, Zonta Club of Lincoln Melanie Schaler Memorial Nursing Scholarship, scholarships from Valparaiso University
Peyton Wyss: Mt. Pulaski Education Association Scholarship, Kim Knauer Memorial Scholarship
In total, the class of 2023 earned $879,416 in scholarships!
Thank you to all the sponsors for generously supporting our students, we truly appreciate every single one of you.