Rossville High School held
its annual Spring Awards Night on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 to bestow awards and
scholarships to deserving students. The counselor, administration, and faculty would like to thank
all of the scholarship contributors and presenters for their donations and interest in the
students of Rossville. Your dedication to our students is greatly appreciated.
The following scholarships
were presented:
Topeka Evening Sertoma
Club Scholarship
Presented to Julia Streit. This scholarship was
established to honor distinguished deceased members of the Topeka Evening
Sertoma Club and the Topeka LaSertoma Club, Bennett Berggren, Vern Knobelauch,
and Clint and Isabella Hutton.
Coach Lance Leonard
Inspirational Scholarship: ($650)
Presented
to Briar Gillum. This scholarship is to honor the
volunteering with youth sports Mr.
Leonard did over his lifetime. His tireless efforts to instruct the youth of
his community
was inspiring to many.
Custom Wood Products
Scholarship: ($1000 renewable)
Presented to Destiny Bergstresser. The scholarship was
established by Donald and Pamela Lake to further Custom Wood’s
commitment to the communities of Rossville and St. Marys.
Rossville Booster Club
Scholarship: ($500)
Presented by Jenny Schaefer
to Peyton
Price and Breck McCrory. The award began in 2012 and the recipient must have
participated in a KSHSAA activity throughout high school.
Bryan Lindstrom
Inspirational Scholarship: ($1000)
Presented to Breck McCrory. This scholarship is a tribute
to Bryan, who was an inspiration to others and lost his life to
cancer in 2013.
Rossville High School
Alumni Association: ($1500)
Presented by Connie Fisher
to Alex
Sherer, Katie Madison Horgan and Breck McCrory. The Association was founded in
1998 and has awarded over $33,000 to deserving students in this 22-year period. The award’s
recipient must meet high standards set out by the association and be a good representative of
RHS as they move on through college and begin their career.
Rossville United
Methodist Church: ($2000 renewable scholarship)
Presented by Tricia Conley
to Casey
Conely. The award is given to
seniors that are members of the church.
Bank of the Flint
Hills Employee Donor Advised Scholarship: ($500)
Presented to Peyton Price. This fund combines the
generous gifts of bank employees to provide scholarships to area
seniors.
Doug Perine Memorial
Scholarship: ($500)
Presented to Gracie Rabe. The scholarship was
established in 2012 to honor Doug, a longtime community figure, and is
given to an RHS student planning to continue their education.
Les & Dorothy
Hallmark Memorial Scholarship: ($500)
Presented to Dylan Reitcheck. The scholarship was
established by Dorothy Hallmark in memory of her husband Les
who was an Art teacher at Rossville High School for many years. Dorothy was a media
specialist for many years at RHS and, following her passing last year, their son Alan has continued the
scholarship to honor both of his parents. The recipient must have an interest in Art.
Cole Arnold Memorial Scholarship:
($500)
Presented by Toby and Ann
McCullough to Dylan Reitcheck. The award is presented
annually in memory of their son Cole who died in a car accident the summer before his Senior
year.
Rossville Community
Development Committee (RCDC) Scholarship: ($500)
Presented by Taylor Morelli
to Parker
Kenney and Peyton Price. The scholarship is based on achievements, community
involvement, and contributions to the community of Rossville.
P.E.O. Scholarship:
($500)
Presented by Lynette Hudson
to Breck
McCrory and Madison Horgan . This scholarship is awarded annually to young
ladies from each of the area high schools.
Pete Darting Memorial
Scholarship: ($150)
Presented by Dennis Darting
to Parker
Kenney. The
award was established in 2008 by the Darting family to honor Mr.
Darting, an avid supporter of the Rossville Dawgs.
RHS Opportunity
Scholarship:
This is the 7th year for the award, which
is provided by an anonymous donor. Recipients are chosen based on GPA, ACT,
resume, strength of schedule, and an essay over an experience that made an impact in their
life. Students must plan to pursue a career in Engineering, Science, Medicine, Math, or a
related field. $500 scholarships were awarded to Destiny Bergstresser, Gracie Rabe and Julia
Streit
Duane Parr Memorial
Scholarship: ($500)
Presented to Kendall Abernathy. This award is made
possible by donations from family and friends as an endowment to
honor Mr. Parr, who passed away in January of 2006. The recipient must have participated in a
high school band.
The Ellis Foundation:
($2000 per year)
Presented to Dylan Reitcheck, Parker
Kenney, Destiny Bergstresser and Tatum Gentry. The Ellis Foundation was
established by Danny and Willa Ellis in memory of their daughter Kathy Lynn Ellis Adriance.
Stormont Vail Volunteer
Scholarship
Presented to Austin Klesath. The Stormont Vail Health
Auxiliary Student Volunteer Scholarship was designed to
financially assist students interested in a health related career. Priority will be given to
students attending a Kansas school. This scholarship is awarded to four recipients in the amount of
$1,000 each.
Rossville Community
Foundation
Presented by Ann McCullough
to
Alex Sherer. This
scholarship is based on achievements, community involvement, and
contributions to the community of Rossville.
Bill Simmons Memorial
Scholarship
Presented to Gracie Rabe. The M.H. “Bill” Simmons
Memorial Scholarship was established by Mark Simmons in 1979 in the
name of his late father and founder of the Simmons organization. The program was created to
assist in the educational endeavors of the children of Simmons team members and growers,
specifically graduating seniors who are pursuing a vocational, technical or college degree program.
Congratulations
on your accomplishments!
