Students receiving $8,000 and higher at the Streator High School Honors Awards Night were (seated from left) Kora Lane, Danielle Giacinto, Lily Kupec and Ophelia Orozco, (standing from left) Abby Mascal, Devin Elias, Landon Muntz and Josie Goerne. Not pictured are Sydney Long and Tyke Legeralde. (Photo provided by Karie Hallowell)
Streator High School students were awarded more than $308,000 in scholarships at the 44th annual honor awards ceremony Wednesday at the school’s auditorium.
Streator High School’s Superintendent Scott Cameron welcomed scholarship presenters and honored students, along with their families. Members of the Streator High School Board of Education, the Streator High School Educational Foundation and high school administration were acknowledged prior to the ceremony as well. Principal Amy Jo Mascal, along with Brad Brittin served as Mistress and Master of Ceremonies for the evening.
Mascal and Brittin introduced the scholarship sponsors with an explanation of the scholarship being awarded. A total of 91 scholarships were awarded to senior class students, who successfully submitted the qualifications required to receive the individual awards.
This year 10 students received more than $8,000 to assist them in continuing their education as a result of the donations.
Scholarship and recipients for 2024 include the following:
Ag Diversified Scholarship: Abigayle Gribbin, $500
Glen & Elizabeth Baker Memorial: Abigayle Gribbin, $500
Harley & Mary Henry Scholarship: Lexy Jensen and Sydney Long, $500 each
Gerald Sweeden Memorial: Sydney Long, $1,000
Streator Ag Family, Friends & Alumni Scholarship: Abigale Gribbin, Sydney Long Alexandra Mahan and Madeline Wonders, $500 each
Willard Schroeder Scholarship: Lexy Jensen, $500
Educators Award: Alexandra Mahan, $250
Streator Masonic Lodge Scholarship: Lexy Jensen, $1,000
Streator Masonic Lodge Trades Scholarship: Alec Darrow $1,000
SHS Alumni & Friends Scholarship: Elizabeth Abbott, Lexy Jensen, Lily Kupec, Sydney Long, Ashlyn Yacko, $3,000 each, Devin Elias $5,000
Ben Newton Memorial Scholarship: Gavin Jacobs and Alexander McCloskey, $1,000 each
Brett Stone Memorial Scholarship: Lily Kupec $4,000
Class of 1959 Scholarship: Kayla Berg and Katelyn Stipp $1,000 each
Class of 1966 Scholarship: Danielle Giacinto, Noah Girard and Ziara Webb, $1,500 each for all four years of college
Class of 1967 IEP: Michael Greer, $1,500
Class of 1967 Community College: Gracie Drysdale, $1,500
Class of 1968- Charli McMullen, $500
Class of 1991: Mya Englert, $1,000
Constellation La Salle Station Technical Scholarship: Layton Finney, $1,000
Sharon Coonan Memorial: Kora Lane, $2,000
Madeline Ahearn Higgins Memorial Scholarship: Kora Lane, $3,000 for all four years of college
Walter & Dorothy Dobberpuhl Memorial Scholarship: Tyke Legeralde, $3,000 for all four years of college
Dream Machines Car Club: Alejandro Lopez and Jesus Vazquez, $500 each
Ethel Pearson Missel Scholarship: Danielle Giacinto and Abby Mascal, $3,000 each, $5,000 additional over the next three years of college
Firefighters Local #56/Jack Dent Memorial Scholarship: Elizabeth Abbott and Sydney Long, $500 each
Hardscrabble Excellence Scholarship: Sydney Long and Ophelia Orozco, $1,000 each
Gene Bednar Memorial Scholarship: Collin Jeffries, $1,500
Hiltabrand Legacy Scholarship: Elizabeth Abbott, $1,000
Hunter Wolfe Memorial Scholarship: Mya Englert, Lucas Fraga, Josie Goerne, Abigale Gribbin, Gavin Jacobs, Lexy Jensen, Alejandro Lopez and Rilee Talty, $250 each
Illinois Valley Hispanic Partnership Council: Ophelia Orozco, $500
Jack and Opal Stephens Memorial Scholarship: Abby Mascal, $1,000
Joanne Beck Memorial Scholarship: Iliana Gomez, $500
John G. Sorensen: Iliana Gomez and Kora Lane, $1,000 each
John R. & Kathryn L. Solon Scholarship: Emma Reynolds ($1,500 including additional year of college)
Kiwanis Character Award: Ophelia Orozco (Plaque)
Dave Goerne Memorial Kiwanis Scholarship: Kaylee Dzurisin and Abby Mascal, $1,000 each
Lions Club Career & Technical Education: Lily Kupec, $500
Lynn Solon Foundation: Landon Muntz and Madeline Wonders, $1,500 each
Mary Catherine Ritter Memorial Scholarship: Kaylee Dzurisin, $1,200
Michael Ragusa Agent Orange Awareness: Madeline Wonders $1,000
Milan Barackman Memorial: Bridget McGurk, $1,000
PEO Chapter CM Scholarship: Abigayle Gribbin, $500
PEO Chapter IC Scholarship: Lexy Jensen and Lily Kupec, $500 each
Ramza Fester Math Science Scholarship: Gabriella Arevalo and Sydney Long, $1,000 each for all four years of college
Red & White Booster Club Scholarship: Abigayle Gribbin, Lily Kupec, Alexander Gonzalez and Landon Muntz, $500 each
Richard “Moose” & Jayne Conner Memorial: Lily Kupec, $1,000
Ronald Yuhas Memorial Scholarship: Cole Park, $2,000
SHS Federation of Teachers: Elizabeth Abbott, $500
SHS Student Council Scholarship: Lily Kupec, $1,250
SHS Yearbook Scholarship: Tyke Legeralde and Bridget McGurk, $500 each
Streator Leading Ladies Scholarship: Abby Mascal, $500
Streator Onized Credit Union Scholarship: Brenden Christensen and Rheagan Goluba, $1,000
Streator Youth Soccer Scholarship: Landon Muntz and Ophelia Orozco, $250 each
Sue Ryon Arkels Memorial Scholarship: Lucas Fraga, Rheagan Goluba and Alexandra Mahan, $1,000 each
Tom Rice Music Scholarship: Elizabeth Abbott, $500
Vactor Manufacturing Scholarship: Alejandro Lopez and Aidan Stevens, $500 each
Dr. William Ehiling Memorial Scholarship: Claire Durdan, Iliana Gomez and Collin Jeffries, $1,000 each
William Zadkovich Memorial Scholarship: Elizabeth Abbott, Abigale Gribbon and Abby Mascal, $1,000 each
Beverly Hoag Memorial Scholarship: Noah Girard and Sophia Pence, $1,000 each
Bulldog Business Leader Scholarship: Lily Kupec, $500; Emma Reynolds, $250
Cary C. Barr Scholarship: Gracie Drysdale, Devin Elias, Mya Englert, Jordan Washington and Madeline Wonders, $1,000 each for all four years of college
Class of 1965 Scholarship: Brenden Christensen, Mina James, Sophia Pence, Cade Peterson, Kirsten Peterson, Zachary Schultz, Isabella Wood, $1,000 each
James Underwood Scholarship: Lucas Fraga and Megan Stwart, $500 each; Rheagan Goluba, Abby Mascal and Kirsten Peterson $1,000 each with $500 or the $1,000 for all four years
Class of 1964: Mya Englert and Landon Ross, $1,000 each
Dieken Nursing Scholarship: Claire Durdan, Iliana Gomez and Miriam Gonzalez, $3,000
Dieken Welding Scholarship: Alejandro Lopez and Jo Mindeman, $1,000
Paul E. Dieken Memorial Scholarship: Ashlyn Yacko, $2,000
Pernille Ullegard Memorial Scholarship: Abigayle Gribbin, $1,000
Dominic Salviti Memorial Scholarship: Ashlyn Yacko, $500
Elks Most Valuable Scholarship: Lily Kupec and Abby Mascal, $300 each
Fred and Jeanne Beck Scholarship: Christian Gill and Michael Greer, $2,500 each
Greener Estate Scholarship: Kirsten Peterson, $500
Herb Gerth Technology Scholarship: Layton Finney, $100.
HSHS St. Mary’s Medical Staff: Ophelia Orozco, $1,000; Abigayle Gribbin, $750
Jack and Betty Moore Memorial Scholarship: Ophelia Orozco and Cade Peterson, $500 each
June Immel Memorial Scholarship: Miriam Gonzalez, $500
Karen Barnwell Memorial Scholarship: Ophelia Orozco and Collin Jeffries, $1,000 each
Kathleen Kinkade Memorial Scholarship: Claire Durdan and Collin Jeffries, $250 each
Kathryn Dose Memorial Scholarship: Claire Durdan, $1,000
Keith Spaniol Memorial: Jo Mindemann and Alejandro Lopez, $250 each
Larry T. Lampson Scholarship: Bridget McGurk, $3,000; Danielle Sterner, $2,500; Hadley Richardson, $2,000; and Katie Monaghan, $1,500
Matthew Olson Memorial Welding: Alexis Walking, $500
Mulford Scholarship: Josie Goerne and Landon Muntz, $2,000 each for all four years
Richard J. Berry Memorial Golf Association Scholarship: Cole Park, $500
Shelby and Frieda Proud Achievement Award Scholarship: Landon Ross, $500
Streator Community Credit Union: Danielle Giacinto and Katie Monaghan, $600 each
Streator Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition Scholarship: Abby Mascal and Ziara Webb, $1,000
Superintendents Servant Leadership: Lily Kupec, $500
Richard J. Berry Memorial Scholarship: Ophelia Orozco, $5,000
John G. Schmidt Scholarship: Devin Elias, $10,000
Rose Boyd Gochanour: Abby Mascal, $8,000 per year all four years of college
Abby Mascal was the Rose Boyd Gochanour Scholarship recipient of $8,000 for each of her four years of college for a $32,000 total award. (Photo provided by Karie Hallowell)
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