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Bonney Lake Students Receive Record $2.76 Million in Scholarships

321 of school's 359 seniors graduate Tuesday night and are listed here.

Bonney Lake High graduating seniors collected a school record $2,759,873 in scholarships this year.

Reportedly, 321 of the school’s 359 seniors graduated in a ceremony Tuesday night at the Puyallup Fairgrounds Showplex.

Andrew Cunningham cleaned up in the military awards. He, along with Christian McKone, was named a National Scholar-Athlete by the Army. He also took a Distinguished Athlete Award from the Marines. He and Sarah Suchower won Scholastic Excellence Awards. Cunningham and Jacob Lueders took Army ROTC Scholarships.

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In other military honors, McKone was appointed to West Point, and William McDonald and Cassandra Neumann took Semper Fidelis awards for musical excellence.

Meanwhile, Lueders also won the $10,000 Dr. Joe Eben Corliss Scholarship.

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Two students also won athletic scholarships: Austin Curtis to Western Washington for soccer and Adara Winder to Idaho for track.

Other highlights include:

Taking the $5,000 Puyallup Fair Foundation Scholarship was Meaghan Oakes.

The Pierce First Scholarship went to Sierra Allen, for $3,500.

Winning $3,000 Rotary scholarships were: Cunningham, Natalie Kane, Alise McCoy and Hunter Coughlin.

Cunningham also won the $3,000 Ben B. Cheney Scholarship.

Quinton Palm won up to a $2,000 scholarship from a Washington state college.

Jon Ellis won the $1,800 Sunset Chevrolet Scholarship.

Lizandra Marengo won a $1,500 Sumner/Bonney Lake Education Foundation Scholarship.

Winning the $1,000 Daffodil Foundation Scholarship was Angela Crone Lombardi.

Brandon Kennedy won a $1,000 scholarship to a technical college (DeVry University).

Emily Stephenson won the $1,000 Sumner Education Association Scholarship.

Maile Gagner took the $1,000 Fred Oldfield Arts Scholarship.

Suchower, Emily Gaub, Carly Walker and Colin Kulsa were named national merit scholars.

Along with their high school diplomas, these students, through Running Start, also received their Associate in Arts degree from Pierce College: Amelia Burnatowski, Megan Charron, Steven Cook, Ashley Coubra, Cassidy Gifford, Brianna Martinson, Levi Mitchell, Ashley Nard, Palm, Alexis Richardson, Austin Weaver and Michael Yeager. Zachery Sogolow took the same honor from Green River Community College.

Thirty-two students took Double Gold honors for having accumulative grade point averages of 3.76 to 4.0 during their four high school years. Thirty-five students had gpa’s of 3.5 to 3.569, to receive Black and Silver honors. Twenty-five students were honored for having 3.5 gpa’s or better and 20 hours of community service and leadership skills. And 25 other students received Awards of Excellence.

Editor’s note: Following is the entire list of scholarship winners, along with the names of the graduates. Despite formatting problems converting Apple to Microsoft, Patch.com feels the content is too important not to publish.

 SENIOR AWARDS

 National Merit Commended Scholars Award

                     Sarah Suchower, Emily Gaub, Carly Walker, Colin Kulsa

Rotary Academic Scholarships - $3000.00: 

                                                     Andrew Cunningham

                                                     Natalie Kane

                                                     Alise McCoy

           

                         Rotary Vocational Scholarship - $3000.00

                                                     Hunter Coughlin

 

             Rotary Daffodil Princess Scholarship - $500.00

                                                     Angela Crone-Lombardi

                                                                       

        Ann Cook                      Sumner/Bonney Lake Education Foundation Scholarships -$750.00

                                                     Megan Charron                          Steven Cook

                                                     Andrew Cunningham               Meaghan Oakes

                                                     Emily Gaub                                  Quinton Palm

                                                     Miranda Sida                               Colin Kulsa

                                                     Kaylee Troth                               Sarah Collins

                                                     Alise McCoy                                Hunter Coughlin

                                                     Katie Vail

 

              Sumner/Bonney Lake Education Foundation Scholarship -$1500.00

                                                     Lizandra Marengo

 

              Sumner/Bonney Lake Education Foundation Eileen Leighton Beaulieu Scholarship - $500.00

                                                     Emily Stephenson

 

             Sumner/Bonney Lake Education Foundation Bob Dalton Scholarship - $500.00

                                                     Andrew Thomas

 

              Sumner/Bonney Lake Education Foundation John Doan Scholarship - $500.00

                                                     Maile Gagner

 

                        Sumner/Bonney Lake Education Foundation Kathryn Dalton                                                                  Scholarship - $500.00

                                                     Alisha Balzaretti

 

                Sumner/Bonney Lake Education Foundation Sunset Chevrolet                                 Scholarship - $1,800.00

                                                     Jon Ellis

 

                             Sumner/Bonney Lake Education Foundation Dr. Joe Eben Corliss                                                         Scholarship - $10,000.00

                                                     Jacob Lueders

 

           Sumner/Bonney Lake Education Foundation Bonney Lake High                                School Panther Volleyball Scholarships - $500.00

                                                     Nicole Rack                                 Renay Tegantvoort

                                                     Danielle Norton                          Alexa Hill

                                                     Adrienne mcCullough              Madison Murphy

           

  Puyallup Fair Foundation Academic Scholarship - $5000.00

                                         Meaghan Oakes  

           

   Puyallup Fair Foundation’s Fred Oldfield Arts Scholarship -         $1000.00

                                                     Maile Gagner

 

   Puyallup Fair Foundation’s Korum Family Arts Scholarship – $500.00

                                                     Amanda Franz

 

 East Pierce Volunteer Firefighters Association’s Scholarship for             Excellence - $250.00

            Kyle Mosher                 Alise McCoy

                                                                     

                East Pierce Volunteer Firefighters Association’s “Doty Community Service Award - $250.00

                                                     Meaghan Oakes

 

            Pierce First Scholarship - $3,500.00

                                                     Sierra Allen

 

           Kiwanis of Puyallup Key Club Community Service Scholarship -                                                                 $500.00

                                                   Nathan Finley

 

           Kiwanis of Puyallup Dean Dow Scholarship - $700.00

                                                     Hunter Coughlin

                                                                                                

Molen Orthodontics Scholarship – $500.00 Savannah Price

        Dr. Greg Sutherland Scholarship - $750.00  Tamra Knutzen

          Sound Family Medicine Scholarship - $500.00: Molly Colvin       

           Sumner Education Association Scholarship - $1000.00. This scholarship is awarded to a BLHS Senior planning to enter a career in education.

 Emily Stephenson

 Lions Club Scholarships - $250.00:  Maile Gagner, Moncerred Leos,  Jadira Morales, Quinn Parmley

 PEO Chapter IG Scholarship - $750.00. PEO, International is a women’s philanthropic organization that supports women throughout the world through educational projects and awards.  Each year the local chapter gives a scholarship to a deserving student at both Sumner and Bonney Lake High Schools for 750.00.  This year’s recipient is: Kaitlin Smith

Ben B. Cheney Scholarship - $3000.00: Andrew Cunningham

  Daffodil Foundation Scholarship - $1000.00 Angela Crone-Lombardi

Nellie Martin Carman Scholarship - $500.00 (per year) This scholarship is awarded to a student who is planning to attend a    Washington State College or university full-time.  The student must     maintain at least a 3.0 GPA while in college. This Scholarship is   renewable each year for four consecutive years. Quinton Palm

The Propeller Club of the United States Port of Tacoma “Lelli Memorial Scholarship” - $200.  Presented to a senior who participated in a competition held on April 25th sponsored by the Tacoma Propeller Club.  The competition was based on grade point, community and school involvement, letter of recommendation, and a verbal presentation. Shannon Staehler

Sumner Soccer Club Scholarship - $500.00: Bryant Maxey

Washington Federation of Private Career Schools and Colleges: Careers that Work Scholarships - $1000.00. Presented to students who are seeking a technical/career college education. Brandon Kennedy (DeVry University)

 Recognition of Students receiving 2 year AA Degree

 Recognition of students who will be receiving both their high school diploma and Associates of Arts degree from a local community or technical college simultaneously. Student names are reported by the colleges based on their application for their AA degree at their prospective school.

 

 Pierce College:

Amelia Burnatowski                        Megan Charron            Steven Cook

Ashley Coubra                      Cassidy Gifford            Brianna Martinson

Levi Mitchell                           Ashley Nard                  Quinton Palm

Alexis Richardson                          Austin Weaver

Michael Yeager

 

Green River Community College

Zachery Sogolow

 Military Awards                  

 United States Army  National Scholar/Athlete Award:    Andrew Cunningham,  Christian McKone

  United States Marine Corps: Distinguished Athlete Award:   Andrew Cunningham

   Scholastic Excellence Award:  Andrew Cunningham,  Sarah Suchower

  Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence:  William McDonald,  Cassandra Neumann

        US Army ROTC Scholarship Presentation: Andrew Cunningham, Jacob Lueders                          

            West Point Appointment: Christian McKone                                                          

 Presentation of students who have signed letters of intent

     Presentation of seniors who have signed a “letter of Intent” to attend various NCAA Universities and are receiving substantial athletic scholarships.       

            Austin Curtis                Soccer-Western Washington University    

            Adara Winder               Track & Field– University of Idaho

 

 

Presentation of the HSTW Award of Excellence

Alisha

Balzaretti

 

Zachary

Martinez

Stephanie

Bartlett

 

William

McDonald

Kellsey

Bledsoe

 

Courtney

Messner

Evan

Dorsey

 

Courtney

Miller

Emily

Gaub

 

Madison

Murphy

Aubree

Hanson

 

Zachary

Potts

Klota

John

 

Emily

Richmond

Natalie

Kane

 

Jacob

Schmidt

Colin

Kulsa

 

Kaitlin

Smith

Moncerrad

Leos

 

Michelle

Sumpter

Andrew

Lundquist-Kohlman

Alexander

Wall

 

 

 

Zachary

Wheeler


 

National Honor Society Awards                                                                    These students have demonstrated outstanding performance in all four criteria of NHS throughout their high school career; leadership, scholarship, character, and service.  They have maintained a 3.5 or higher G.P.A while completing a minimum of 20 community service hours and demonstrating leadership skills throughout BLHS.    Congratulations and good luck to all of them in their future endeavors. 

 

Devin

Crump

Meaghan

Oakes

Andrew

Cunningham

Quinton

Palm

Courtney

Franz

Quinn

Parmley

Emily

Gaub

Kaitlin

Plunkett

Jonah

Howard

Nicole

Rack

Zach

Jurjevich-Volin

Alexis

Richardson

Allison

Kourkos

Emily

Richmond

Colin

Kulsa

John

Sellers

Moncerrad

Leos

Emily

Stephensen

Jacob

Lueders

Michelle

Sumpter

Alise

McCoy

Sarah

Suchower

Jadira

Morales

Katie

Vail

 

 

Angela

Crone-Lombardi

 

Salutatorian

 

            QUINTON R. PALM

3.981

 

Valedictorian

               7 students w/ a 4.0GPA

 

ANDREW J. CUNNINGHAM

EMILY L. GAUB

MONCERRAD Y. LEOS

ALISE J. MCCOY

MEAGHAN C. OAKES

SARAH K. SUCHOWER

KAYLA B. WYATT

 

High Honors- Black & Silver

High Honor Cords (Black & Silver)-accumulative GPA of 3.5-3.759 for four years of school:

 

 

 

 

 

SIERRA

ALLEN

MOLLY

MICULINICH

KELLSEY

BLEDSOE

COURTNEY

MILLER

AMELIA

BURNATOWSKI

JADIRA

MORALES

STEVEN

COOK

SEAN

MORTON

TYLER

CRACKENBERGER

QUINN

PARMLEY

ANGELA

CRONE-LOMBARDI

KAITLIN

PLUNKETT

CARLY

DAKIN

NAOMI

POUNDS

AUBREE

HANSON

NICOLE

RACK

SAMANTHA

HARRISON

ALEXIS

RICHARDSON

AMANDA

HAWKINS

JOHNATHAN

SELLERS

KLOTA

JOHN

MIRANDA

SIDA

DEIDRE

JORGENSEN

GAVIN

SMITH

NATALIE

KANE

ZACHERY

SOGOLOW

ALLISON

KOURKOS

MICHELLE

SUMPTER

JACOB

LUEDERS

ALEXANDER

WALL

CHRISTIAN

MCKONE

JORY

WATTS

MICHAELA

MCMULLEN

CARTER

WILSON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highest Honors- Double Gold 

            Highest Academic Honors (Double Gold) - accumulative GPA of 3.76 to 4.00 for four years       of school:

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALISHA

BALZARETTI

 

WILLIAM

MACK

CAITLIN

BASSETT

 

ALISE

MCCOY

ASHLEY

COUBRA

 

LEVI

MITCHELL

DEVIN

CRUMP

 

MEAGHAN

OAKES

ANDREW

CUNNINGHAM

 

QUINTON

PALM

AMANDA

FRANZ

 

JENNA

PLOTNIKOFF

COURTNEY

FRANZ

 

EMILY

RICHMOND

EMILY

GAUB

 

TAYLOR

ROWLAND

KAELA

GUSTAFSON

 

KAITLIN

SMITH

JONAH

HOWARD

 

EMILY

STEPHENSON

SAMANTHA

JUNG

 

SARAH

SUCHOWER

ZACHARY

JURJEVICH-VOLIN

 

KATIE

VAIL

RACHEL

KAMM

 

TAYLRE

VAUGHAN

ERIK

KOSICK

 

CARLEE

WALKER

COLIN

KULSA

 

AUSTIN

WEAVER

MONCERRAD

LEOS

 

KAYLA

WYATT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of graduates

 

 

Jessica Renee Abella

Ian Fredrick Allen

Sierra Elizabeth Allen ♦♥

Serena Marie Anastasio

Nicholas Michael Anderson

Nico Joseph Anibarro

Michael Anthony Armstrong

Andrew Shane Avey

Alisha Marie Balzaretti ♦♦♥

Sawyer Raymond Barnes

Matthew Joseph Barron

Stephanie LaFaun Bartlett ♥

Caitlin Marie Bassett ♦♦

Shaun Kyle Baumchen

James Devon Baus ♥

Shelby Q Beitinger

Talis Alexander Belknap

Brenden Patrick Bell

Michael James Berger

Caleb Samuel Bernard

Kassandra April Blakely ♥

Kellsey Kathrine Bledsoe ♦

Tiffany Amber Bordelon

Alicia Ann Bowman ♥

Lucas Tyler Bright

Darien Austin Ray Brimhall

Hanna Raisio Brobak

Melissa Renee Brown

Zackary Robert Brown

Kayla Marie Buck

Cameron Avery Buda

Axton KJ Bullock

Whitney Rae Burke

Amelia Marie Burnatowski ♦

Megan Elizabeth Cady

Jordan Michael Campbell

Shaylena Jewel Carpenter

Matthew James Carter

Janae Marie Charbonneau

Megan Elizabeth Charron ♥

Phillip Conrad Churchill

Chase Walter Cinkovich

Jayson Tyler Collins

Sarah Ann Collins ♥

Molly Elizabeth Colvin ♥

Kylynn Marie Cook

Steven Lee Cook ♦♥

Summer Ann Corbaley

Jordyn Pamela Cory

Ashley Melodie Coubra ♦♦

Hunter William Coughlin ♥

Jacquelyn Nicole Courneya

Samuel Glenn Cox

Tyler Scott Crackenberger ♦

Nolan Esval Craig

Angela Marie Crone-Lombardi ♦۩♥

Devin Harvey Crump ♦♦۩♥

Eric Arturo Cruz

Alexandra Marie Cuffe

Andrew James Cunningham V♦♦۩

Austin Michael Curtis ♥

Veroniqa Anne Curtis

Shelbie Raye Custer

Carly Anna-Alice Dakin ♦

Amy Leanne Dally

Samuel Robert Davidson

Nathaniel Thomas Dawson

Colleen Michelle Deputy

Joshua David Donaldson

Evan Michael Dorsey

Mariah Meredith Dow

Liberty Ann Duman

Nathan Dean Dunlap

Colten James Dunning

Jordan Rae Durbin

Chelcey Joanne Dursma

Jenna Marie Earley

Tanner James Elliott ♥

Jon Michael Ellis ♥

Nicholas Ryan Estes

Jamie Leigh Evans

Nathan Adrian Finley ♥

Aaron Ray Fischer ♥

Dalton Allen Fisher

Tyler Joseph Fisher

Bethany Gail Folkner

Taylor James Foster

Amanda Noel Franz ♦♦♥

Courtney Rae Franz ♦♦۩♥

Jacob Michael Frebe

Marie Friis FS

Naruhiro Fujita FS

Maile Mae Gagner ♥

Jordan Abel Galindo

Joseph Daniel Gamache ♥

Melanie Elizabeth Gast

Victoria Kristina Gates

Emily Lydia Gaub V♦♦۩Δ

Cassidy Nathan Gifford

Cody Alex Gill

Levi Gareth Gilmore

Lucas Allen Glassman

Victor Lewis Glavanits

Zachary Samuel Golden

Isis de Paiva Gomes FS

Priscila Petrocchi Reis Gomes FS

Courtney Dalayne Jordyn Goodwin

Michael Andrew Gould ♥

Jonathan Michell Grobler

Joshua Steven Gruenstein

Matthew Sean Guina

Kaela Rae Gustafson ♦♦۩♥

Nigel Peyton Hagood-Anderson

Heather Breeann Hall

Sarah Sula Han

Ty Anthony Hander

Aubree Michelle Hanson ♦

Kiel Steven Harrison

Samantha Ann Harrison ♦♥

Lane Bennett Harry ♥

Amanda Rae Hawkins ♦

Matthew Robert Hayley

Kayleigh Dawn Heldreth

Felicity Michelle Henderson

Tyler Cipriano Hernandez

Alison Joann Hickok

Alexa Ann Hill ♥

Alec Scott Hovander

Jonah Keith Howard ♦♦۩♥

Kelly Faye Hoye

Christopher David Hudkins

Moriah Jolyn Ianniciello

Alexus Marie Ibarra

Jacob Thomas Irby

Travis Scott Isaman ♥

Elisabeth Shea Ivy-Cooley

Chase McKenzie Jackson

James Michael Jackson

Klota Elaine John ♦

Jalen Javier Johnson

Kayla Ellie Johnson

Rendi Mahrya Johnson ♥

Treyvon Ricky Johnson

Connor Evan Jones

Deidre Marie-Daly Jorgensen ♦

Joshua Ross Journey

Hannah Lee Joyce ♥

Samantha Breanne Jung ♦♦♥

Zachary Edwin Jurjevich-Volin ♦♦۩♥

Rachel Laverne Kamm ♦♦

Natalie Elise Kane ♦♥

Ashley Lynne Karboski

Tyler Michael Karr

Katelyn Marie Kaul

Kaitlyn Jean Kazinsky

Brent Alexander Keehan

Brandon Thomas Kennedy ♥

Ryan Christopher King

Tamra Vickie Knutzen ♥

Kelsey Elizabeth Kober

Erik Steven Kosick ♦♦♥

Allison Kristine Kourkos ♦۩

Cameron Nicholas Krier

Colin Michael Kulsa ♦♦۩♥Δ

Malvin Mancet Kumar

Erikka Marie Kuxhausen

Stephen Wilder Lapham

Spencer Blake Larsen

Devin Mark Larson

Kynnean Brandon Laughon

Yolonda Louise Lawes ♥

Andrew Tyler Leaf

Moncerrad Yoselyn Leos V♦♦۩

David Jackson Lindsley

Jeremy Wayne Lisoski

Serge Lokhmatov

Nicholas Jyoji Long

Jacob Jefferson Lueders ♦۩♥

Andrew Allen Lundquist-Kohlman

Larissa Elaine Lyon

Stephanie Ann Lytle

William Taylor Mack ♦♦♥

Drew Morgan Main

Lizandra Marengo ♥

Zachary Michael Markwell

Joseph Michael Marshall

Michael Edward Marshall

Brianna Amy Martinson

Zachary Salomon-Jay Martinez

Alexis Miranda Mason

Micheal Shea Mason

Andrew Marshall Mathern

Jake Michael Mathiasen

Bryant Kendall Maxey ♥

Cameron William Maxey

Alise Jillian McCoy V♦♦۩

Adrienne Landry McCullough ♥

William Raymond McDonald

Jazmine Jade McDuffy

Colton Douglas McElroy

Katelyn Marie McGraw

Christian Suzanne McKone ♦♥

Michaela Shannon McMullen ♦♥

Daniel Aaron Medina

Courtney Ann Messner

Devan Riley Mickelson

Molly Joanna Miculinich ♦

Hailey Ann Miles

Courtney Chie Miller ♦

Dylan Patrick Mills

Riley Briann Milner

Carly Scott Mingo

Levi Cook Mitchell ♦♦

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