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Pictured holding their awards, along with two scholarship fund representatives, are students who earned scholarships from the Whitko Scholarship Fund. They include, in no order, Kaylee Adkins, Holly Branning, Jillian Culp, Trevor Freel, Chaselynn Neer, Adrianna Phillips, Kohen Schipper, Carle Sroufe, Hannah Thomas, Chloe Thompson and Bailey Wolfe. Photo provided by Whitko Community Schools.
SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko Junior/Senior High School held a 2025 Senior Scholarships and Awards program Friday morning, May 16.
The awards recognize outstanding members of the graduating class who have demonstrated exemplary academic performance, leadership, service and character throughout their high school careers.
The scholarship and award programs at Whitko Junior/Senior High School are designed to celebrate students who have not only excelled in the classroom but have also made contributions to their school and community. Through their hard work, resilience and dedication, these students have distinguished themselves as role models among their peers.
“We are incredibly proud of this year’s scholarship and award recipients,” said Jodie Clark, principal of Whitko Junior/Senior High School. “These students represent the best of what our school stands for — integrity, academic excellence and a commitment to serving others. It is our privilege to recognize and support them as they take the next step in their educational and personal journeys.”
Each recipient has met or exceeded rigorous academic criteria and has actively demonstrated leadership both in and out of the classroom. Many have volunteered within the community, participated in extracurricular activities and served as positive ambassadors of the school.
Scholarships and awards have been made possible through the support of local organizations, businesses and individual donors who are dedicated to helping young people reach their full potential through education.
The full list of awards, scholarships and recognitions is listed below. For more information, contact Clark at (260) 723-0514 or by email at [email protected].
This year’s award and scholarship recipients are:
Kaylee Adkins — Ted & Loretta Easterday Legacy Award, Eppelmann Family Memorial Scholarship, Whitko Community Teachers Association Scholarship, Homer J. Shoop Memorial Scholarship, Whitko Scholarship Fund
Holly Branning — Justin Hostetler Memorial Scholarship, Whitko Scholarship Fund
Magdalynn Clark — Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship, Jarrod Day Scholarship, Active Impact Scholarship, Daniel D. and Martha J. Rock Memorial Scholarship
Keaton Cornell — Questa Scholarship, Pierceton Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, Homer J. Shoop Memorial Scholarship, Mary Jane Miller Scholarship, Ignite Your Future: The Don Wood Foundation Scholarship
Aleeya Cramer — DeMoney Grimes Life Science Scholarship
Jillian Culp — American Red Cross Scholarship, Pierceton Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, Larwill Lions Club Scholarship, Mediacom World Class Scholarship, Questa Scholarship, Homer J. Shoop Memorial Scholarship, Whitko Scholarship Fund, SRC Scholarship, Robert and Grace Karst R.N. Scholarship, Daniel D. and Martha J. Rock Memorial Scholarship, Charles H. White Scholarship
Trevor Freel — Ed Pequignot Athletic Award, Questa Scholarship, Ernie Lee Wallen Scholarship, Whitko Scholarship Fund, Ignite Your Future: The Don Wood Foundation Scholarship, Jonathan Lewis Simmons Memorial Scholarship, B.V. and Flossie Widney Memorial Scholarship
Jaylen Gibson — Mick Bishop Athletic Award
Easton Grable — Ted & Loretta Easterday Legacy Athletic Award
Riley Harman — Ernie Lee Wallen Scholarship
Clifford Hawkins — Tenney Family Scholarship, Whitley County Korean War Veterans Memorial Scholarship
Guy Howard — Sen. Harold “Potch” Wheeler Memorial Scholarship, Ignite Your Future: The Don Wood Foundation Scholarship, Gene C. Carter Memorial Scholarship
Gwen Howard — Valedictorian, Ted Eugene & Mary Alice Long Athletic Award
Issac Irwin — Echoes of the Past Scholarship, Sidney School Alumni Association Award, Eli B. Michel neverlostneverlate Wilderness Scholarship
Hannah Long — Robert and Grace Karst R.N. Scholarship
Juan Macias-Nino — Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship
Chaselynn Neer — Justin Hostetler Memorial Scholarship, Whitko Scholarship Fund
Aliya Patrick — Schultz Family Foundation First Generation Empowerment Scholarship
Adrianna Phillips — Whitko Scholarship Fund
Carli Reeser — Tenney Family Scholarship, South Whitley Community Facilities Scholarship, Justin Hostetler Memorial Scholarship
Kohen Schipper — Craig Sherbahn Memorial Ag Plus Scholarship, Homer J. Shoop Memorial Scholarship, Indiana Farm Bureau Scholarship, Keystone Cooperative, Whitko Scholarship Fund, LuAnn Warner Memorial Scholarship, Steven L. Sickafoose Memorial Scholarship, B.V. and Flossie Widney
Memorial Scholarship
Cassidy Skinner — Salutatorian, Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship, Margaret “Margo” Kaleh Langohr Art Scholarship
Carle Sroufe — Tenney Family Scholarship, Larwill Lions Club Scholarship, Daniel E. Bolinger Memorial Scholarship, Whitko Scholarship Fund, Steven L. Sickafoose Memorial Scholarship, David “Fuzz” Wilfong Agricultural Scholarship, Craig Sherbahn Memorial Ag Plus Scholarship
Hannah Thomas — Whitko Community Teachers Association Scholarship, Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship, Jarrod Day Scholarship, Pierceton American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship, Indiana Farm Bureau Scholarship, Whitko Scholarship Fund, Phillip and Leta Shriver Scholarship
Chloe Thompson — Whitko Community Teachers Association Scholarship, Justin Hostetler Memorial Scholarship, South Whitley Community Facilities Scholarship, Whitko Scholarship Fund, Delta Theta Tau Scholarship
Bailey Wolfe – Whitko Scholarship Fund, Donald E. Love Memorial Scholarship
Students also were recognized for the following:
Earning a Technical Diploma: Addison Bumgardner, Brooklyn Cooley, Jillian Culp Gabriella Griffith Annalise Rios Josephine Scott and Bailey Wolfe
Earning an Academic Honors Diploma: Hope Bradley, Grady Branning, Magdalynn Clark, Mikayla Craft, Madison Cripe, Trevor Freel, Adeline Garr, Isaac Irwin, Juan Macias-Nino, Chaselynn Neer and Adriyanna Phillips
Earning Academic Honors and Technical Honors Diplomas: Holly Branning, Amy Brown, Keaton Cornell, Jaylen Gibson, Easton Grable, Emerson Harper, Braisha Harrison, Guy Howard, Gwen Howard, Hannah Long, Kohen Schipper, Cassidy Skinner, Carle Sroufe and Hannah Thomas
Top 10 Percent Academically: Gwen Howard, Cassidy Skinner, Hannah Thomas, Magdalynn Clark, Guy Howard, Madison Cripe, Adeline Garr, Carle Sroufe, Chaselynn Neer and Bailey Wolfe
National Honor Society members: Amy Brown, Magdalynn Clark, Adeline Garr, Adriyanna Phillips, Kohen Schipper and Carle Sroufe
Pictured are students who earned scholarships from the Homer J. Shoop Memorial Scholarship. From left are Keaton Cornell, Kaylee Adkins, Jillian Culp and Kohn Schipper. Photo provided by Whitko Community Schools.
Pictured from left are salutatorian Cassidy Skinner and valedictorian Gwen Howard of Whitko Junior/Senior High School’s Class of 2025. Photo provided by Whitko Community Schools.
Pictured from left are Kaylee Adkins, Chloe Thompson and Hannah Thomas holding the awards they received from the Whitko Community Teachers Association. Photo provided by Whitko Community Schools.
Pictured are eight of the 10 students who ranked in the top 10% academically at Whitko Junior/Senior High School. The 10 students included Gwen Howard, Cassidy Skinner, Hannah Thomas, Magdalynn Clark, Guy Howard, Madison Cripe, Adeline Garr, Carle Sroufe, Chaselynn Neer and Bailey Wolfe. Photo provided by Whitko Community Schools.
Pictured are winners of scholarships from the Tenney Family Scholarship. Pictured from left holding their awards, along with a representative of the Tenney Family Scholarship, are Carle Sroufe, Clifford Hawkins and Carli Reeser. Photo provided by Whitko Community Schools.
Issac Irwin, left, won the Sidney School Alumni Association Award. He is pictured with a representative of the alumni association. Photo provided by Whitko Community Schools.
Pictured are students who won various athletic awards. From left are Gwen Howard, Trevor Freel, Jaylen Gibson, Kaylee Adkins and Easton Grable. Photo provided by Whitko Community Schools.
Students earning Questa scholarships are, from left, Jillian Culp, Keaton Cornell and Trevor Freel. Photo provided by Whitko Community Schools.
Carle Sroufe, left, and Jillian Culp won scholarships from the Larwill Lions Club. Photo provided by Whitko Community Schools.
Pictured are students who won Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarships. From left are Magdalynn Clark, Cassidy Skinner, Juan Macias-Nino and Hannah Thomas. Photo provided by Whitko Community Schools.
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