Charleston High School -

Charleston High School Senior Awards Night 2024-2025

• Held on Tuesday, May 13 at 7:30 pm

• 50 senior students were recognized

CHARLESTON ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP:
Finola Dahlke

CHARLESTON AMERICAN LEGION SENIOR BOY & GIRL OF THE YEAR:
Luke Bonnstetter
Mia Hinds

DAR AWARDS:
Charlotte Wilkerson - GOOD CITIZEN AWARD
Millie Richter - DAR CHAPTER'S APPRECIATION

SAR AWARD:
Dylan Hawk

CHARLESTON FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 3200 SCHOLARSHIP:
Emma Bryan
Alexis Goddard
Audrey Jacobs
Olivia Passig
Destiny Santos

FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN SCHOLARSHIP:
Hassan Abou-Zaid
Ethan Ennis
Katilyn Morrisey
Rylee Shrader

CHARLESTON KIWANIS SCHOLARSHIP:
Ethan Ennis
Alexis Goddard

NELL WISEMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:
Olivia Passig

PEO COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP CHAPTER CF:
Lillian Zerbst

BILL FLEMING MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:
Blake Homann

YEARBOOK AWARD:
McKinley Ueleke

CHS INDUSTRIES SCHOLARSHIP:
Kaylin Nolte

CHARLESTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION DIANE SCHMITZ MEMORIAL:
Millie Richter
Charlotte Wilkerson

JORDAN HOLLY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:
Millie Richter

TROJAN BOOSTER CLUB MERV BAKER ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Luke Bonnstetter - MALE ATHLETE
Blair Ritchey - FEMALE ATHLETE

FIRST NEIGHBOR BANK SCHOLARSHIP:
Kaylin Nolte

TRI-M MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY AWARDS:
Mia Carcasi
Kayleah Colvin
Riley Comstock
Blaine Homann
Meredith McGrath
Elaina Sutula
Josie Wehrle

CASEY STATE BANK SCHOLARSHIP:
Luke Bonnstetter

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION LESLIE MCGINNESS ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP:
Millie Richter
Elaina Sutula

COLES COUNTY FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS:

Blaine Homann - SNIDER FARMS SCHOLARSHIP
Blake Homann - DOROTHY M. AND ROBERT F. LANMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Kaylin Nolte - JAMES AND EVELYN METZGER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Olivia Passig - ROBERT M. AND VIRGINIA C. MOORE SCHOLARSHIP
Millie Richter - LINCOLN & IVA (HANNA) WOODYARD SCHOLARSHIP
Blair Ritchey - COLES COUNTY FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Rylee Shrader - LORI OAKLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Brie Thomlinson - JIM SHRADER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

CHARLESTON FFA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP:

Ethan Ennis
Kaylin Nolte

FARM CREDIT ILLINOIS SCHOLARSHIP:

Blake Homann

SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - ELGIN & GENEVIEVE DAILY FARM SCHOLARSHIPS:

Blaine Homann
Kaylin Nolte

KRISTIN RUNYON SCHOLARSHIPS:

Elaina Sutula - A CAPPELLA
Phoenix Lofton - SPORTS/TROJAN TEAMMATE
Mia Hinds - ENGLISH

COLES-MOULTRIE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE SCHOLARSHIP:

Blair Ritchey

LAKE LAND COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS:

FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS:
Coralynn Vincent
Destiny Santos

PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS:
Dylan Bell
Luke Bonnstetter
Destiny Santos
Jayden Sikorski
Peyton Walker
Hadley Webb
Charlotte Wilkerson

ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS:
Luke Bonnstetter - Baseball
Blake Homann - Clay and Target Shooting
Blair Ritchey - Softball
Brie Thomlinson - Softball
Charlotte Wilkerson - Volleyball

EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS:

ACADEMIC MERIT AWARD:
Mars Brewer
Damien Chastain
Daniel Fagaly
Braylin Gipson
Aubrey Herendeen
Nicole Pascual
Kendal Schwabe

HIGH ACHIEVING MERIT AWARD:
Ethan Ennis
Emma Floyd
Ayden Gossett
Jean Mertz
McKinley Ueleke
Lillian Zerbst

DISTINGUISHED MERIT SCHOLARSHIP:
Emma Bryan
Kayleah Colvin
Riley Comstock
Kaitlyn Morrisey
Olivia Passig
Ava Phillips
Millie Richter
Ariana Sluder

STUDENT SUCCESS & ENGAGEMENT AWARD:
Destiny Drake
Cody Sweet

PANTHER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP:
Emma Bryan
Kayleah Colvin
Riley Comstock
Finola Dahlke
Ethan Ennis
Daniel Fagaly
Nicole Pascual
Olivia Passig
Ava Phillips
Millie Richter
Elaina Sutula
McKinley Ueleke

RESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR AWARD:
Olivia Passig
Elaina Sutula

LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD:
Ava Phillips

COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR:
Millie Richter

LULU CRAIG COLLIER SCHOLARSHIP:
Olivia Passig
Millie Richter

TYM-HONNOLD JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP:
Damien Chastain
Emma Floyd
Nicole Pascual
Olivia Passig
Kendal Schwabe

COOLEY FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP:
Finola Dahlke

J KLINE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:
Elaina Sutula

GIA MUSICAL SCHOLARSHIP:
Kayleah Colvin
Daniel Fagaly
Elaina Sutula

DR. EARL BOYD BAND SCHOLARSHIP:
Kayleah Colvin

THE WOODYARD ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP:
Ariana Sluder

THE TC/ESNS HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP:
Millie Richter

SARAH BUSH LINCOLN SCHOLARSHIP:
Ava Phillips

RURAL KING SCHOLARSHIP:
Kendal Schwabe

PEMBERTON PRESIDENTIAL:
Finola Dahlke
Elaina Sutula

SCHOLASTIC AWARDS:

ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS:
Brysen Beasley
Luke Bonnstetter
Hassan Abou Zaid
Mia Carcasi
Riley Comstock
Dylan Hawk
Blaine Homann
Meredith McGrath
Millie Richter
Hadley Webb
Josephina Wehrle
Charlotte Wilkerson
Brooke Wilson

MALE & FEMALE ATHLETIC SCHOLASTIC AWARD:
Luke Bonnstetter
Millie Richter

MALE & FEMALE SENIOR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR:
Luke Bonnstetter
Millie Richter