2025 Scholarship Recipients
The following is the alphabetical list of the students selected to receive scholarship awards for the 2025-26 academic year:
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Seth Abraham – Y-Men’s Service Club Scholarship
Manuel Acuna – Kaufman Family Memorial Scholarship
Isabella Adkins – Charles A. & Sue (McCoy) Huber Scholarship
Savannah Amstutz – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
Lauren Anspaugh – Marion Rotary Club’s James M. Bazzoli, M.D. and Dr. James S. & Mary Gray Greetham Memorial scholarships
Peyton Apthorp – Cornell/Goodman and Aris Kasotis Memorial scholarships
Jacob Arndt – Willie “Beaver” Troutman Football and Coach Ed Henning scholarships
Jenna Ashley – Collier Scholarship
Mitchell Askew – Marion Rotary Club’s James M. Bazzoli, M.D. and Harris scholarships
Madeline Aurigemma – Carey Family Scholarship
Eyan Axline – Alex Masters Memorial, Marion Elks Lodge No. 32, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
B
Ava Baker – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Jayda Baker – Marguerite Marcelin Hastings Memorial Scholarship
Grace Balog – Whirlpool Corporation / One Power S.T.E.M., Vera O. McDanel, Wayne Hoch Memorial, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Dalani Bateman – Catherine Amelia Thew Brown Scholarship
Gavyn Baumgartner – Danny C. Sipes Memorial Scholarship
Whitley Baumgartner – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Jacob Beaschler – Kenny Martin Memorial Scholarship
Karis Beineke – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Abigail Bennett – AB & Hazel Augenstein, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Kelsie Bennett – Caledonia Alumni Association and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Kaia Berry – Stewie Family Scholarship
Kameron Biederman – Joe Petrich & Al Beach Memorial Scholarship
Evan Birt – Max Ross Memorial, Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat, and Carey Family scholarships
Bailey Boblenz – Kevin & Ruth Smith, Charles L. Hastings Memorial, and Everett Family scholarships
Delainy Boles – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club II and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Korey Bosart – Marion Area Auxiliary and Marge Sorreles Davies Memorial scholarships
Camden Bower – Dr. Shelton & Becky Williams Scholarship
Brayden Boyd – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Carey Family scholarships
Taylor Boyd – Charles R. Crisler Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Joseph Bradac III – St. John Lutheran Church (Windfall) and John T. Gordon Memorial Eagle Scout scholarships
Faith Brenzo – Altrusa Club of Marion Scholarship I
Sage Brewer – Vera O. McDanel Scholarship
Demarco Brown – John F. Kreis Memorial Scholarship
Jacob Brown – Three Sisters Nursing Scholarship
Kendra Brown – Elgin Alumni Association Scholarship
Will Browning – Ridgemont Scholarship
Olivia Burdette – Beatrice Prior Memorial Scholarship
Alexis Burton – Catherine Amelia Thew Brown Scholarship
Jailynn Bussey – Taft Middle School Music Dept Scholarship
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Kalli Caldwell – Christopher B. Ream and Jeffrey Rainey Memorial scholarships
Macie Cameron – Three Sisters Nursing Scholarship
Gabby Cametti – United Church Homes Scholarship
Madelynn Casey – Irene Ballinger Memorial and Marion Rotary Club’s Catherine Ferguson scholarships
Madelyn Cheney – Allyson M. Haycox Memorial and A.B. & Hazel Augenstein scholarships
Taylor Clayton – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club Scholarship II
Addison Clevenger – Dr. Shelton & Becky Williams Scholarship
Grace Cochran – Clifford & Frances Strine Family, Marion Rotary Club’s Robert C. Dowd, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Isabelle Combs – AB & Hazel Augenstein Scholarship
Jayden Combs – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Andrew Comer – Catherine Amelia Thew Brown Scholarship
Emily Compton – Laura Rush & Tom Rosol Nursing Student Scholarship
Hannah Cook – Catherine Amelia Thew Brown Scholarship
Connor Corwin – Eddie Shelton Agricultural Scholarship
Kyle Crawford – John T. & Lois Schmidt, Dr. David & Alice Bailey, and American Legion Post 162 scholarships
Jocelyn Cummins – Whirlpool Corporation / One Power STEM and Marion Rotary Club’s R.T. Lewis scholarships
Liam Curtis – Helen M. Thew Memorial Scholarship
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Noah Daigneau – Eric Benjamin Foos Memorial, Marion Rotary Club’s Robert C. Dowd, and Charles E. Orcena scholarships
Aaliyah Davis – Helen M. Thew Memorial Scholarship
Othon DeAssis – Helen M. Thew Memorial Scholarship
Andrew Deem – Helen M. Thew Memorial Scholarship
Kenzie Delaney – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Isabella Dodd – Bergmann Family Scholarship
Jayda Dondrea – Ridgemont Scholarship
Lindsie Doss – Harper-Stuckey MTC Scholarship
Sam Doster – Collier Scholarship
Gabriel Douce – River Valley Class of 1981 Scholarship
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Makenzae Eager – Voll Family Bowling Green State University and American Legion Post 162 scholarships
Amarise Edgell – Whirlpool Corporation / One Power STEM and American Legion Post 162 scholarships
Ki Evans – David G. Wilhelm Memorial Scholarship
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Audrey Feasel – Marion Rotary Club’s Harold W. Hall, Marion Rotary Club’s Warren G. Harding, Beatrice Prior Memorial, and Dr. Sarah Kulkofsky Memorial scholarships
Reagan Fitsko – Beth Bayles Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Autumn Fitzgerald – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Isabella Fitzgerald – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club Scholarship
Ava Fleming – Rocco Nicolosi Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Stephanie Foos – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Kayla Forry – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Mara Frank – Dr. Shelton & Becky Williams and Gary & Diana Sims Family scholarships
Renee Fremont – Altrusa Club of Marion Scholarship II
Ashlyn Fryman – Brenda Dye Music Boosters and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Jaylen Fuentes – Coach Mac Prexy Pride Scholarship
G
Gabrielle Garrett – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Leah Garrett – Elizabeth Shumaker and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Addison Gierhart – Pleasant Local Schools Board of Education, Pleasant Academic Boosters, Roger & Donna Holbrook, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Gage Gleespen – Community’s Memorial and Gladys & Everett Granger Memorial scholarships
Maddy Gray – Collier Scholarship
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Logan Hale – Harper-Stuckey MTC, Stormy Ray Cushing, and Altrusa Club of Marion I scholarships
Adisyn Hall – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Dylan Hanshaw – Eugene & Cecilia Reszczynski Scholarship
Quinten Harrison – LaRue Alumni Association and Marion Rotary Club’s R.T. Lewis scholarships
Catherine Hinkle – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
Janelle Hoback – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Abbey Hoertz – Helen E. Evans Scholarship
Addyson Holsinger – Nancy O. Whitaker Memorial and Beatrice Prior Memorial scholarships
Suzannah Houpt – Dr. James S. & Mary Gray Greetham Memorial Scholarship
Nevaeh Hunter – Chivington Family Scholarship
I
Parker Iden – Kory Kirkpatrick Memorial Scholarship
Taylor Iden – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Abby Isler – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Gracie Isler – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
J
Annabell Johnson – Taft Middle School Music Dept., Marion Rotary Club’s Robert C. Dowd, and Beatrice Prior Memorial scholarships
Riley Jolliff – Wesley & Karen Schertzer Memorial, Marion Rotary Club’s R.T. Lewis, and Adam Johnston Memorial scholarships
Amiah Jones – Marion Elks Lodge No. 32 Scholarship
Mackenzie Jones – Collier Scholarship
K
Lane Kanagy – AB & Hazel Augenstein Scholarship
Caden Kerr – Youth Engaged in Philanthropy Scholarship
Casey Kimball – Gary & Diana Sims Family Scholarship
RaeAnna King – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Allyson Kirkman – Donald S. & Beulah Mae Williams Scholarship
Kylie Klaiber – Whirlpool Corporation / OnePower STEM, Jacob Pfeiffer & Kevin Pfeiffer Memorial, Pleasant Local Schools Board of Education, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Ezekiel Klenzman – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Abbey Knight – Ted & Elaine Mitchell and Dr. Kathy Dixon Memorial scholarships
Lainey Kyte – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
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Makena LaBarge – Bill & Joan Cones and Mandy Kruder Memorial scholarships
Caroline Lee – Whirlpool Corporation / OnePower STEM and Robert M. & Dorothy C.
Wopat scholarships
Jared Leikala – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Lauren Leslie – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Emma Lichtenberger – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Alexander Lisiecki – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Ayla Longacre – Beatrice Prior Memorial and Kathy & Malcolm Goodman scholarships
Kathryn Longmeier – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club Scholarship II
Kaiden Luikart – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Chloe Lust – Helen & Bob Bintz Scholarship
Collin Lust – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Nash Lust – Elgin Alumni Association and Marion Rotary Club’s Robert E. Kibbey scholarships
M
Shannon Malone – Whirlpool Corporation/OnePower STEM, Marion Rotary Club’s Warren G. Harding, and Isabel Freer Memorial scholarships
Emma Manbeck – Collier Scholarship
Ashley Martinez Ramirez – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Hannah Marvich – Quintin & Alice Linn scholarship
Brooklyn Mathews – Daniel B. Stover Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Callie Mathews – Linda & Mike Rizzo Scholarship
Lathan McCants – James A. Flickinger Memorial Scholarship
Jack McCrery – Marion Rotary Club’s R.T. Lewis, Marion Rotary Club’s Warren Brown, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Madeline McFarland – Whirlpool Corporation/OnePower STEM, Kannan Family, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Elijah McGinniss – Voll Family Bowling Green State University Scholarship
Ellery McGuire – Nancy O. Whitaker Memorial Scholarship
Marinn McGuire – Whirlpool Corporation/OnePower STEM and Marion Elks Lodge No. 32 scholarships
Emma McKenney – Herbert & Jane Tillett Scholarship
Hannah McKinniss – Ridgemont Scholarship
Zeke McNulty – Dr. Shelton & Becky Williams Scholarship
Brandon Meade – Linda & Mike Rizzo Scholarship
Meagan Meadows – Ron & Phyllis Craycraft Scholarship
Josh Meinberg-Spillane – Gladys & Everett Granger Memorial Scholarship
Quinn Menzie – Louise Kling Scholarship
Zane Menzie – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Malachi Middleton – Dr. Tarlok & Amar Purewal Scholarship
Harrison Mohr – Jerew Family Memorial Scholarship
Landon Moore – Gary & Diana Sims Family, James A. Flickinger Memorial, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Maura Murphy – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Macaden Murrell – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
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Ivan Ni – Whirlpool Corporatio /OnePower STEM, Alex Cooper Memorial, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Ethan Nutter – Calvin H. & Elizabeth L. Topliff Scholarship
O
Taydon Obenour – Pleasant Academic Boosters, William & Marjorie Grover, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Jaidyn Opuni – Eugene and Cecilia Reszczynski and Dr. Noel & Maria Eboh Family scholarships
P
Gavinn Parish – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Carter Park – David K. Rogers Memorial and Paul Pezley Baseball scholarships
Maddison Payne – Andrew Wigton Memorial and Mandy Kruder Memorial scholarships
Christian Pearson – Douglas & Elaine Waring Memorial, Eugene & Cecilia Reszczynski, Geraldine M. Hedges Memorial, Joe & Peggy Casey Memorial, and Marion Rotary Club’s Hoover Brown scholarships
Paige Powers – Randy & Rosalie Drazba Scholarship
Ronald Prater – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Olivia Pratt – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Graham Price – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
R
Abby Raber – Fowble Family Scholarship
BriAnna Ramey – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Ryan Ratliff – Donald B. Justice Memorial Scholarship
Carter Ryan Rawlins – Marion Music Club, Louise Kling, and Clare Cooke Performing Arts scholarships
Julianne Reger – Marion Women’s Business Council and Catherine Leila Ferguson Memorial scholarships
A’nya Reynolds – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Gavin Rhodes – Gary W. Troll Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Morgen Rhodes – Mitchell Libster and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Porter Rick – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Rylan Riffle – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
Marissa Rinehart – Marion Rotary Club’s George Brown Scholarship
Hailey Robinson – Gary & Diana Sims Family, Jeffrey Rainey Memorial, and Mandy Kruder Memorial scholarships
Nicole Robinson – Kannan Family Scholarship
Val Rodriguez – Lo Family Scholarship
Evelyn Runyon – River Valley Music Honor Society Scholarship
Lillian Ruth – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Madelyn Ruth – Irene Ballinger Memorial Scholarship
Keegan Rutledge – Collier Scholarship
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Ryan Sandy – Marion Rotary Club’s James M. Bazzoli, M.D., Scholarship
Kaelyn Saylor – Ridgemont Scholarship
Andrew Schlecht – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Racheal Schoen – Donna M. Flach Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Brenda Scott – Whirlpool Corporation/OnePower STEM, Craig, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Vivian Seitter – Whirlpool Corporation/OnePower STEM, Cheryl Oehler Memorial, Mandy Kruder Memorial, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Nyla Sharp Holmes – Jeannette White Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Adrian Shipley – Dr. Herman and Mrs. Jean Reas Scholarship
Jackson Shipley – Mandy Kruder Memorial and Alex Family scholarships
Stephanie Shoemaker – Marion Area Auxiliary, Richard & Donna (Converse) Lawrence, and Marion Rotary Club’s James M. Bazzoli, M.D. scholarships
Taryn Simmers – Art & Anne Huggler Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Ellie Smith – Jeannette Turner Memorial Scholarship
Hailey Smith – Eula M. Rhoads Scholarship
Raina Smith – Marion Rotary Club’s Warren Brown, Beatrice Prior Memorial, and Kory Kirkpatrick Memorial scholarships
Torey Smith – Jacob Pfeiffer & Kevin Pfeiffer
Memorial and Tasha Jones Memorial scholarships
John Snively – Civitan Club of Marion Scholarship
Halle Snyder – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Anna Songer – Marion Rotary Club’s John C. Keggan Scholarship
Wyatt Southward – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
Allison Stacklin – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
Patrick Stacklin – Rebecca S. Craig and Ridgemont sScholarships
Gracelyn Staley – Marion Music Club and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Madison Staton – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Aubree Steele – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club Scholarship II
Gabriela Stefanka – Ted & Elaine Mitchell Scholarship
Shelby Stimson – Dr. Herman & Mrs. Jean Reas Scholarship
Samantha Stover – Beatrice Prior Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Sidney Street – John & Jackie Watkins and Clifford & Frances Strine Family scholarships
Brooke Strine – Eddie Shelton Agricultural Scholarship
Luke Strine – Ted & Elaine Mitchell Scholarship
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Miana Taylor – Y-Men’s Service Club Scholarship
Logan Thrapp- Carey Family Scholarship
Sofia Tinnerello – William & Martha Buckingham Scholarship
Jace Trachtenberg – Stephanie K. Lust Memorial Scholarship
Meleah Tway – Logan Stevens Memorial, Marion Noon Kiwanis Club, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
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Alexandra Vandeborne – Mountz Girls Scholarship
Kenzi Vaught – Randy & Rosalie Drazba and Janet Palm Memorial scholarships
Jordyoh Velazquez Lopez – Aris Kasotis Memorial Scholarship
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Makenna Waddell – John D. O’Shea & Kathleen E. O’Shea Scholarship
Whitney Waddell – Jeannette Turner Memorial Scholarship
Emma Waesch – Gladys & Everett Granger Memorial Scholarship
Grace Waldo – Gregory A. Rees Memorial Scholarship
Ki Walter – Carol S. Geissler Memorial, Taft Middle School Music Dept., and Janet Palm Memorial scholarships
Ashley Watkins – Judge Thomas K. Jenkins, Norman Withrow Golf, and Mary Ellen Withrow scholarships
McKinley Webb – Stephanie K. Lust Memorial Scholarship
Sawyer Weston – Marion Rotary Club’s Karl W. Schell Scholarship
Kacee Whitaker – Jeannette Turner Memorial Scholarship
Emerson Williams – John D. O’Shea & Kathleen E. O’Shea Scholarship
Dylan Wilson – Jeannette Turner Memorial Scholarship
Lauren Wingfield – Ridgemont Scholarship
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