CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) – More than 92 Carson High School seniors were recognized Thursday, May 22, for collectively earning more than $10 million plus in education scholarships.
Eleven of the 92 are military recruits going into the Air Force, Navy, Marines, Army, or Merchant Marine Academy.
“The Class of 2025 has truly raised the bar,” said School Board Vice President Mike Walker who emceed the event. “This class has been offered more scholarships from colleges than any class in the past three school years, an extraordinary accomplishment.”
The Class of 2025 was celebrated in an awards ceremony at the Carson City Community Center where scholarships were presented for more than two hours.
“Our students will be attending a wide range of prestigious institutions including USC, with a full-ride scholarship; Lehigh University; Utah Tech; Salem College with a full ride; the Merchant Marine Academy; University of New Mexico; Wooster College; BYU Provo; BYU Idaho; Montana State; Oregon State; Bushnell University; UNLV; and, of course, our local Tier I institution UNR,” Walker said.
Walker said there’s more.
“In an inspiring and unprecedented trend, many of our students are also pursuing careers in the skilled trades, beginning their journeys at Western Nevada College and TMCC,” Walker said. “This shows the span of talent and vision within this class, and it’s a testament to how Carson City celebrates all post-secondary paths.”
Carson High School’s 2025 scholars:
Carson High School’s 2025 military recruits:
The sponsors and committee members who made the scholarships possible are Albert and Frances Seeliger Scholarship; Alyce McCracken Memorial Scholarship; Bette M. Larsen Memorial Scholarship; Carson City Host Lions Club; Carson City Masonic Lodge #1; Carson City Soroptimist Girl of the Month Scholarship; Carson Republican Women’s; Carson Valley Quilt Guild; CESA; Chartwells Nutrition Program Scholarship; CHS Basketball Boosters; CHS Class of 1977; CHS Football Boosters/Mac Wilson Scholarship; CHS FBLA Magazine Scholarship; CHS Future Business Leaders of America; CHS Holiday Craft Fair; CHS National Honor Society; College Bound Cadet; CTE Greenhouse Project Scholarship; Debbie Elder Scholarship; Douglas County/Carson City Farm Bureau; Elks Lodge; Eric Abowd Honorary Scholarship; Families United Scholarship; Food For Thought Scholarship; Greater Nevada Credit Union Scholarship; Holiday with a Hero; Jake Sullivan Roman Memorial Scholarship; Jason and Jordan Marshall Memorial Scholarship; Jiffy Lube What Drives You; Jim Frank Memorial Scholarship; John and Grace Nauman; Jordan Woodward Memorial Scholarship; Kerri Oxoby Memorial Scholarship; Kiwanis Club; Jim Albee Trade Scholarship; Kiwanis Club Marilyn Elaine Memorial 4 year; Kiwanis Club Ralph Denny Scholarship; Kiwanis Members Select (New Award!); Lori Clish Memorial Scholarship; Merry and Jason Bayer Broad Horizons Scholarship; NACTE; Navy League; NV Energy Powerful Partners; OCEA Scholarship; Opportunity Scholarship; Pay It Forward Scholarship; PEO Sisterhood Chapter X; PEO Star; PFLAG and Sassabration; Professional Firefighters of Nevada Scholarship; Reach Out Scholarship; Reno Rodeo; Retired School Employee Assoc.; Rick Fields Legacy Scholarship; Robert D. and Anne Keast; Robert Z. Hawkins; Salem College Trustee Scholar; Shane Quilling Memorial Scholarship; Shannon Hammond Health Scholarship; Sierra Junior Tennis; Sierra Mountain Dentistry; Stephen Anderson Memorial Scholarship; The Teach Boldy Award: Honoring Tasha Fuson; Timothy Jones HOSA Memorial Scholarship; Timothy Jones Memorial Scholarship; and United Methodist Church.
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