On Monday afternoon, the MHS students assembled in the gym for the formal awarding of scholarships from the school, the community, local organizations, private citizens, and colleges and universities.  While some of the information is incomplete at this time, these are the scholarships officially recorded by the school and the OEF.

Principal Corbett welcomed the students and visitors to the event by expressing his pride in the current graduating class.  

Camia Bean was officially announced as the Valedictorian of the class, and Jaden Davis was announced as the Salutatorian.  Both will speak at the graduation event this week.

The Class of 2023 Principal Awards were presented to Katie Marble and Ben Corbett.

Katie Marble and Kaysha Beck were honored for receiving an Associate’s degree prior to graduation, which is an impressive accomplishment.

The class officers for the 2022-2023 school year were given their send-off.  President Austin Jacobsen, Vice President Camia Bean, Secretary Raegan Smith, Public Relations Officer Cambree Howe, Pep Representative McCady Howard, Tech Representative Porter Kimberling, Senior Class President Amelia Balappa, Senior Class Vice President Journie Touvey, Senior Class Secreatary Jaden Ward, Senior Class PR Rep Abby Rosenquist, and Senior Class Pep Representative, Ben Corbett all took the stage for a final round of applause from their peers.

Bridger DeJong, who has spent his senior year writing grants for the Oneida County Library, was awarded a scholarship from the library.

Awards were also given out by the Oxford Peaks Arts Council, ATC, Farm Bureau, the Mayors Youth Council, FFA Alumni, and DYW to a number of students, and will be fully featured in a later article.

Nucor Scholarships were given out to Amelia Balappa, Jaden Davis, Hunter Olsen, Gaiden Combs, and Austin Hawks.

ISU Scholarships were given out to Graycee Goddard, Justice Wakley and Becca Ward.

From local and regional schools, the following scholarships were awarded: 

ISU: Amelia Balappa $12,000; Rayleigh Barnes $12,000; Camia Bean $30,000; Kaysha Beck $12,000; Chase Briggs $4,000; Tayen Brooks $20,000; Brylee Clark $20,000; Ben Corbett $20,000; Jaden Davis $28,000; Graycee Goddard $20,000; Hesston Harrison $20,000; McCady Howard $4,000; Cambree Howe $12,000; Matti Jacobsen $4,000; Porter Kimberling $20,000; Daniel Lenaghen $4,000; Katie Marble $28,000; Trevor Mills $5,000; Hunter Olsen $20,000; Alexis Shaw $12,000; Loralee Teeples $20,000; Addi Waldron $12,000; Becca Ward $12,000.

BYU-Idaho: Cortlyn Coleman $1,746.00; Jaden Ward $1,746.00 Idaho Opportunity: Trevor Mills $1,750; Hunter Olsen $1,750; USU: Aamelia Balappa $15,000; Camia Bean $31,400; Kaysha Beck $6,000; Sheridan Brown $11,500; Bridger deJong $16,000; Hesston Harrison $15,000; Stetson Higley $11,500; Porter Kimberling $16,000; Zach Mills $11,500; Abby Rosenquist $11,500; Alexis Shaw $15,000; Raegan Smith $16,000; Loralee Teeples $15,000; Addi Waldron $16,000

U of I: Journie Tovey $1,500 Boise State University: Porter Kimberling 

Weber State: Stetson Higley $8,000; Amelia Balappa $9,000; Hesston Harrison $9,000; Loralee Teeples $9,000; Abby Rosenquist $1,000.

Honor Roll and academic honors were also announced.  

For the Class of 2023 – Overall Top 10%: Camia Bean, Jaden Davis, Loralee Teeples, Amelia Balappa, Katie Marble, Hunter Olsen, Raegan Smith, Porter Kimberling

Class of 2023 – Overall Top 25%: Tucker Venable, Hesston Harrison, Brylee Clark, Jaden Ward, Sheridan Brown, Stetson Higley, Tayen Brooks, Zack Mills, Kaysha Beck, Alexis Shaw, Bailey Sweat, Cortlyn Coleman

Honor Roll 2023 Semester 1: Camia Bean, Raegan Smith, Tucker Venable, Jaden Davis, Katie Marble, Cutler Sweeten, Cortlyn Coleman, Hesston Harrison, Hunter Olsen, Stetson Higley, Jaden Ward, Graycee Goddard, Tayen Brooks, Beth McClain, Loralee Teeples, Brylee Clark, Bailey Sweet, Porter Kimberling, Ludivine Rappe, Ben Corbett, Sarah Young, Sheridan Brown, Amelia Balappa, Rayleigh Barnes

A Perfect Attendance award was also given out to Alex White.

OEF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS –2023

The Oneida Education Foundation also awarded a large number of scholarships to this year’s graduates.  The OEF generally awards scholarships funded by local organizations, businesses, and individuals for the furtherance of local students’ educational goals.  Often, these are memorial scholarships in honor of family members.  The awards from this year are as follows: 

Amelia Balappa Stotz—Equipment Scholarship

Camia Bean—Malad High School Booster Club Scholarship

Kelly, Shane and Bart Fuhriman/Rula – Thomas Memorial Scholarship

Kaysha Beck—Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital Scholarship

Zivko and Ruth Zivkovic Scholarship

Jeffrey Preston Bird—Randy Skidmore Memorial Football Scholarship; Gerald P. and Helen H. Thomas Memorial Scholarship

Chase Briggs—Kambrie Horsley Memorial Scholarship

Sheridan Brown—FFA Alumni Agriculture Scholarship

Gavin Coatney—Oneida Education Foundation Scholarship

Cortlyn Coleman—Ashlee Alder Memorial Scholarship, Jones Athletic Scholarship

Gaiden Combs—Gerald E. Williams Memorial Scholarship, Oneida Education Foundation Scholarship

Oakley Coombs—Lucille Evans Memorial Scholarship,  William H. and Cecelia D. Rutter Memorial Scholarship

Ben Corbett—M. Joe Davis Memorial Scholarship, Calvin Willie Memorial Scholarship

Jaden Davis—Mark and Irene Alder Scholarship, Oneida Education Foundation Scholarship

Bridger DeJong—David K. Crowther Memorial Scholarship, Hess Pumice Products Scholarship 

Graycee Goddard—Hess Pumice Products Scholarship, Malad High School Class of 1962 Scholarship, Malad Kwik Stop/KJs Scholarship

Stetson Higley—Robert Dorius Memorial Scholarship, Malad Gun Club Scholarship

Hesston Harrison—Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital Scholarship, Oneida County Ambulance Scholarship, Donald S. and Marjorie May Vaughan Memorial Scholarship

McCady Howard –Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital Scholarship, Oneida County Ambulance Scholarship

Cambree Howe—Bryce M. Robbins Memorial Scholarship, Hess Pumice Products Scholarship, Guy Drew Combs Memorial Scholarship

Austin Jacobsen—J. Marvin and Sandra Price Hess STEM Scholarship

Mattilynn Jacobsen—Tammy Thorpe Price Memorial Scholarship, Oneida Education Foundation Scholarship

Porter Kimberling—Malad High School Class of 1971 Scholarship, William H. and Cecelia D. Rutter Memorial Scholarship 

Kacey Lindsay—William H. and Cecelia D. Rutter Memorial Scholarship, Thomas Market Scholarship

Katie Marble—James “Maverick” Ward Memorial Scholarship, Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital Scholarship

Elizabeth McClain—Hess Pumice Products Scholarship

Dianne Bowen—Pett Memorial Scholarship, Boyd and Edith Jones Thomas Memorial Scholarship

Trevor Mills—Hess Pumice Products Scholarship, Alice Hess and Wendell Landon Memorial Scholarship

Zach Mills—Randy Skidmore Memorial Wrestling Scholarship, Bryce M. Robbins Memorial Scholarship

Hunter Olsen—Jordan L. Atkinson Memorial Scholarship, Troy Estep Memorial Scholarship

Maclyn Reeder—Deanna Zivkovic Kleinart Memorial Scholarship, Cherie Lee Weeks Memorial Rodeo Scholarship, Abigail Rosenquist William H. and Cecelia D. Rutter Memorial Scholarship

Alexis Shaw—Timothy R. Willie Memorial Scholarship, Samuel “Old Mont” Thomas Memorial Scholarship

Raegan Smith—Malad City Scholarship, Boyd and Edith Jones Thomas Memorial Scholarship

Bailey Sweat—Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital Scholarship, Zivko and Ruth Zivkovic Scholarship

Cutler Sweeten—Thomas Market Scholarship, Nathan Briggs Memorial Scholarship, Oneida Education Foundation Scholarship

Journie Tovey—CSS Farms Scholarship

Moises Velazquez—Lauri Sue Evans Hubbard Memorial Art Scholarship, Malad Kwik Stop/KJs Scholarship

Tucker Venable—Governor John V. and Lola D. Evans Memorial Scholarship, Thomas Market Scholarship, Oneida Education Foundation Scholarship

Addison Waldron—Dr. Garth James Memorial Scholarship, Boyd and Edith Jones Thomas Memorial Scholarship

Rylie Walton—Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital Scholarship, Tammy Thorpe Price Memorial Scholarship

Becca Ward—Kambrie Horsley Memorial Scholarship

Jaden Ward—Robert W. Waldron Memorial Science/Math Scholarship

Kole Willie—Ashlee Alder Memorial Scholarship, Robert Green Memorial Scholarship

Kaleigh Worrell—Chase Beecher Memorial Scholarship, Paul M. Jones Memorial Music Scholarship

Number of Students: 42

Number of Scholarships: 81 (plus DYW)

Amount of Scholarships: $38,600 (plus $300 for DYW)