May 27, 2025
Southern Local High School held its 2025 Senior Assembly on May 21 and disbursed nearly $530,000 in scholarships. Pictured is senior class adviser Bob Shansky and class officers, including from left, Kennedy Lewis, Rachel Lynch, Brody Brown, Gigi Rodgers and Cheyenne Bennett. (Submitted photo)
SALINEVILLE — Nearly $530,000 in college scholarships were awarded during Southern Local High School’s senior assembly on May 21.
Sixty-three seniors were included in the Class of 2025 and recipients earned honor cords, awards and more as they turned the page in their life stories. Class adviser Bob Shansky welcomed family, friends and loved ones to the gathering and later noted that the combined scholarships totaled more than $529,788.
“That’s pretty impressive,” Shansky said, adding that the graduates’ future plans spanned from nursing, finance and civil engineering to the Army and the workforce.
Principal Rich Wright congratulated the seniors for their hard work and reaching the milestone.
“Today is about recognizing you for your accomplishment. I’m very proud of what you’ve done,” Wright said. “I really enjoyed this year. It was about togetherness.”
Scholarships were then disbursed and included the following:
— Mickaela Allison, Southern Ruritan Scholarship for $500;
— Cheyenne Bennett, Walsh University Baxter Honors Scholarship for $24,000; Governor’s Merit Scholarship for $5,000; Student Council Scholarship for $250, Kiwanis Student of the Month Scholarship for $750 and American Legion Scholarship for $1,000;
— Ryli Bettis, American Legion Scholarship for $1,000; Ira Lewis Thompson Scholarship for $250; University of Akron Merit Scholarship for $50,000 ($12,500 per year); and the Growe Family Well-Rounded Student Scholarship for $2,500;
— Brody Brown, Matthew Puckett Scholarship for $500; Lou Holtz Life Improvement Scholarship for $3,750; Terry Kampfer Memorial Scholarship for $1,077.89; and the American Legion Scholarship for $1,000;
— Noah Chase, Salineville-Southern Local Athletic Hall of Fame for $250; Matthew Puckett Scholarship, $500; American Legion Scholarship, $1,000; Quad County Coaches Association, $500; Columbiana County Coaches Association Scholarship, $500; and Brothers of Christian Instruction Scholarship for $72,000 ($18,000 per year);
— Hunter Dickson, Marcus K. Walter Memorial Scholarship for $2,500;
— Jazzmen Echols, Kiwanis Student of the Month Scholarship for $750 and Kent State University Rising Scholars (four years’ tuition);
— Casey Edmiston, Geneva College Alumni Scholarship for $60,000 ($15,000 per year);
— Katie Harshbarger, Josh Merriman Foundation Scholarship for $500; Hiram College Dean’s Scholarship for $52,000 ($13,000 per year);
— Casie Heddleston, Walsh University Vanasse Scholarship for $35,995;
— Jacob Junkins, Youngstown State University Excellence President’s Scholarship for $16,000 ($4,000 per year); YSU Sokolov Honors College, $12,000 ($3,000 per year); YSU Choose Ohio First Scholarship, $16,000 ($4,000 per year); Cowboy Up Youth Rodeo, $700; Negley Masonic Lodge No. 565 Scholarship, $500; and Growe Family Well-Rounded Student Scholarship, $2,500;
— Lindzie Keyes, East Liverpool City Hospital Scholarship for $1,000;
— Kennedy Lewis, Franklin B. Walter Memorial Scholarship for $100; Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio, $1,500; Southern Ruritan Scholarship, $500; American Legion Scholarship, $1,000; Student Council Scholarship, $250; Red Cross Scholarship, $250; K.L. Martin Scholarship, $325; YWCA Women with Bright Futures Scholarship, $500; Governor’s Merit Scholarship, $5,000; YSU Housing Scholarship, $2,000; YSU Honors Program Scholarship, $2,000; and YSU Trustees Scholarship, $5,000;
— Emma Prendergast, Marcus K. Walter Memorial Scholarship, $1,500;
— Ethan Richards, Miami University Bridges Program for Excellence Scholarship, $20,000 ($5,000 per year), and Miami University RedHawk Excellence Scholarship, $24,000 ($6,000 per year);
— Gianna Rodgers, Student Council Scholarship, $250; American Legion Scholarship, $1,000; Joleen Ackerele Cattrell Scholarship, $500; Governor’s Merit Scholarship, $20,000; Kim and Ashley Bergman Scholarship, $1,500; and an associate of science degree from Kent State;
— Steven Saltzman, Kent State University Rising Scholars (four years’ tuition).
School awards were distributed next and included Kennedy Lewis and Brody Brown for OHSAA Highest Athlete GPA, and Katie Harshbarger and Colton Spahlinger, OHSAA Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Awards. Meanwhile, parents and friends presented honor cords to Kennedy Lewis, Cheyenne Bennett, Gianna Rodgers, Kaitlynn Board, Jacob Junkins, Brody Brown, Lindzie Keyes, Colton Spahlinger, Katelyn Harshbarger, Gianna Pecorelli, Ethan Richards, Logan McCartney, Ryli Bettis, Alexandria Heckathorn, Casey Edmiston, Aiylee Treloar, Nathan Mehaffey, Xander Rockhold, Griffin Wellington, Gabryelle Deitch, Noah Chase, Casie Heddleston, Aaron Keoppel, Jazzmen Echols, Richard Sloan, Rachel Lynch, Treyton Goddard, Wyatt Bach, Steven Saltzman, Haley Kincaid, Hunter Dickson, Mystia Myers, Emma Prendergast, Olivia Sorgman, Sierra Bennett, Jacob Lemasters, Remington Nezbeth, Adam Winters, Paige Morris and Sarah Talbott while Abigail Richards and Nathaniel Smith were not in attendance. Other presentations included Mickaela Allison, Noah Chase, Jacob Conley, Hunter Dickson, Kassidy Echols, Haley Kincaid, Logan McCartney, Nathan Mehaffey, Riley Owens, Emma Prendergast and Braden Rhodes with FFA cords; Emma Prendergast, 4-H cord; Kennedy Lewis, Cheyenne Bennett and Logan McCartney, American Red Cross cords; Aiylee Treloar and Gabryelle Deitch, Wellsville Volunteer Fire Department cadet cords; and Haylee Kaufmann, a U.S. Army sash.
Meanwhile, the graduating class included Haylee Adams, Mickaela Allison, Wyatt Bach, Jonathan Bailey, Abigail Barton, Cheyenne Bennett, Sierra Bennett, Ryli Bettis, Kaitlynn Board, Brody Brown, Noah Chase, Giulia Chiaravalloti, Jacob Conley, Gabryelle Deitch, Hunter Dickson, Justin Dickson, Jazzmen Echols, Kassidy Echols, Casey Edmiston, Treyton Goddard, Landen Gossman, Katelyn Harshbarger, Alexandria Heckathorn, Sterling Heckathorn, Casie Heddleston, Blake Hickman, Jacob Junkins, Haylee Kauffman, Aaron Koeppel, Lindzie Keyes, Haley Kincaid, Jacob Lemasters, Kennedy Lewis, Rachel Lynch, Logan McCartney, Nathan Mehaffey, Paige Morris, Mystia Myers, Remington Nezbeth, Riley Owens, Gianna Pecorelli, Alauna Phillipson, Timothy Potts, Emma Prendergast, Alyssa Reynolds, Braden Rhodes, Abigail Richards, Ethan Richards, Xander Rockhold, Gianna Rodgers, Steven Saltzman, Richard Sloan, Nathaniel Smith, Olivia Sorgman, Colton Spahlinger, Kolton Sparks, Sarah Talbott, Aidan Tennant, Aiylee Treloar, Griffin Wellington, Shaman Wieland, Adam Winters and Kendall Wood.
The event winded down with a reading of the class history by class cabinet members Brody Brown and Rachel Lynch, the class prophecy by Gigi Rodgers and Kennedy Lewis and the Last Will and Testament by Cheyenne Bennett. Juniors were moved to the honored seniors seating by Timmy Potts and Gianna Pecorelli and Kennedy Lewis concluded the assembly by thanking school leaders and families for their support.
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