HHS 2020 grad awards are announced
More than $800K earned; Ullery, Mitchell chosen for top citizenship awards
Hennessey High School seniors will share $821,800 in scholarships this year and chosen for the Masonic Students of Today honors for good citizenship are Kaden Mitchell and Claire Ullery.
Mitchell, son of Jill Vincent and Kyle Mitchell, is an honors graduate and plans to attend Oklahoma State University where he will major in agri-business/pre-law.
Ullery, the daughter of Craig and Jennifer Ullery, is also a 2020 valedictorian and plans to attend the University of Central Oklahoma and major in fine arts/dance performance.
Other 2020 valedictorians are Nadia Valles, Brysn Hunt, Elizabeth Pribil, Abigail Hobson, Ana Gonzalez and Karina Sanchez.
Salutatorian is Mariana Gonzalez and Honors Program seniors are Stephanie Dominguez, Emily Evans, Derik Fuksa, Bryan Gutierrez, Alejandro Ortega, Katelynn Pearson, Angel Rodriquez, Esme Valle Cordero and Kenley Wyrick.
College/University Scholarships
Northern Oklahoma College – Abigail Hobson, Ana Gonzalez, Kaleigh Schaefer, Roberto Mier and Victor Valencia.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University – Jennifer Duran, Jackie Ortega and Breanna Williams.
Oklahoma State University – Kaden Mitchell, Elizabeth Pribil, Ana Gonzalez, Bryan Gutierrez, Abigail Hobson, Claire Ullery, Nadia Valles and Kenley Wyrick.
Southern Adventist University (Tenn.) – Emily Evans.
University of Central Oklahoma – Abigail Hobson, Brysn Hunt, Mariana Gonzalez and Katelynn Pearson.
East Central University – Brysn Hunt.
Military
U.S. Air Force, Jennifer Duran; U.S. Army, Gage Zelnicek, and U.S. Army National Guard, Alejandro Ortega.
Trade Schools
Enid Beauty College, Daniella Villa Vargus; Chisholm Trail Technology Center, Leslie Olivas, Pedro Valle and Jose Saucedo Salazar.
Local, State and Other Scholarships
Amber Dawn Matthews Memorial Scholarship – Meagan Tillman and Katelynn Pearson.
April Lott Memorial – Claire Ullery.
E.C. Jr. Paine 4-H-FFA – Elizabeth Pribil.
Enix Family – Ana Gon-zalez, Karina Sanchez, Kaleigh Schaefer and Nadia Valles.
Farm Bureau – Emily Evans and Skye Simunek.
Great Plains Coca-Cola – Nadia Valles.
Hennessey Education Association – Claire Ullery.
Hennessey United Association Board – Kaden Mitchell and Mariana Gonzalez.
Hennessey United/Enel Green Power Energy Leadership Hennessey Class – Kaden Mitchell, Elizabeth Pribil, Aaron Rojo, Karina Sanchez, Derik Fuksa, Ana Gonzalez, Bryan Gutierrez, Katelynn Pearson, Angel Rodriquez, Osvaldo Roman, Kenley Wyrick and Mariana Gonzalez.
John C. Matousek Memorial – Mercedes Beebe.
Kingfisher Mercy Hospital Student Careers Council – Mariana Gonzalez.
Lions Club’s Bessie Rutherford – Katelynn Pearson.
Luceil E. Little Memorial – Mariana Gonzalez, Claire Ullery and Stephanie Dominguez.
Masonic Lodge – Abigail Hobson, Mariana Gonzalez, Katelynn Pearson, Elizabeth Pribil, Meagan Tillman, Nadia Valles and Claire Ullery.
National Junior Hereford Association – Elizabeth Pribil.
Oklahoma City Foundation Carol Watson Scholarship – Claire Ullery.
Sam and Burla Snyder Memorial – Mariana Gonzalez.
Seaboard Farms – Mariana Gonzalez.
HHS Ag Booster’s Club – Elizabeth Pribil.
HHS Athletic Boosters – Stephanie Dominguez, Ana Gonzalez, Abigail Hobson, Brysn Hunt, Katelynn Pearson, Angel Rodriquez, Kaleigh Schaefer and Skye Simunek.
HHS Band Boosters – Claire Ullery.
Cimarron Electric Youth Tour Award – Mariana Gonzalez.
State Superintendent’s Award for Excellence in Arts – Claire Ullery and Nadia Valles.
State FFA Degrees – Kaden Mitchell, Elizabeth Pribil, Derik Fuksa and Gage Zelnicek.
National Honor Soci-ety – Kaden Mitchell, Aaron Rojo, Kaleigh Schaefer, Skye Simunek, Ana Gonzalez, Brysn Hunt, Elizabeth Pribil, Karina Sanchez, Claire Ullery, Nadia Valles and Mariana Gonzalez.
National Technical Honor Society – Max Diaz and Esme Valle.
OBI Blood donation honor card recipients – Mercedes Beebe, Aaron Rojo, Skye Simunek, Elizabeth Pribil, Mariana Gonzalez and Katelynn Pearson.