HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson High School held its annual awards assembly Wednesday at the Salthawk Activity Center. Among the many awards handed out was the Young American Award presented to Ainsley Trunkhill. The Young American Award is the oldest award at HHS, with this being its 90th award. The award was started by the Oswald family in the 1920s.
The Davis Award winners for 2022 are Ainsley Trunkhill and Zoey Shipley. Each will receive $6,000 per year for four years. The other four finalists were Melaina Goss, Konner Fleming, Kimberly Villanueva and Thaddaeus Blakley. Each will receive $4,000 per year for four years. This is the 69th year for the Davis Foundation scholarships. During that time, more than 200 students have received scholarships. When the first scholarships were awarded in the 1950s, the scholarships were $500 a year for four years.
This year's Ronn Roehm Education Scholarship winner is Jace Rimbey. The scholarship is in honor of long-time HHS principal Ronn Roehm.
The Leaders of Today and Tomorrow winners were Thaddaeus Blakley, Bostyn Castor, Dalton Estes, Stella Foster, Amelia Ontjes, Ben Patterson, Noah Raigosa, Ainsley Trunkhill and Nicholas Zizumbo.
Here is the list of the awards handed out on Wednesday:
Leaders, Today and Tomorrow
Thaddaeus Blakley
Bostyn Castor
Dalton Estes
Stella Foster
Amelia Ontjes
Ben Patterson
Sadye Patterson
Noah Raigosa
Ainsley Trunkhill
Nickolas Zizumbo
Burton & Doris Lyman & James Thompson Memorial Scholarship
Nickolas Zizumbo
Kansas ACT Scholars
Thaddaeus Blakley
Konnor Fleming
Melaina Goss
Amelia Ontjes
Ainsley Trunkhill
Micah Wenger
College Board National Recognition Award
Micah Wenger
Thaddaeus Blakley
Jennifer A. Goodman Memorial Scholarship
Elena Rivera
American Red Cross Scholarship
Kimberly Villanueva
The Give Something Back Scholarship
Sara Brown
Xavier Blackburn
Hayden Bloesser
Michael Hardcastle
Ronn Roehm Education Scholarship
Jace Rimbey
Scott Thomas Memorial Scholarship
Sadye Patterson
Hutchinson NEA Scholarship
Josie Wintz
Hutchinson PEO Scholarship
Raleigh Jarrett
Marty Brown DeVaul Scholarship
Melaina Goss
Elizabeth Kipp
Ainsley Trunkhill
Marjorie Sidlinger Memorial Scholarship
Amelia Ontjes
Chase Kepler
George and Belle Pearce Trust Fund Scholarship
Zoe Tomac
Jerardo Garcia
Byron and Ramona Batthauer Scholarship-Kansas State
Shayla Johnson
Byron and Ramona Batthauer Scholarship-HCC
Isabelle Kongable
The Hazel Doherty Scholarship for Lincoln Student
Jerardo Garcia
Class of 1965 Scholarship
Isabelle Kongable
Kaylih Lachenmaier
Noah Raigoza
Elena Rivera
Shanice Salsberry
National School Choral Award
Penelope Pierce
John Phillip Sousa Award
Noah Buller
Louie Armstrong Jazz Award
Anthony Toms-Chriest
National School Orchestra Award
Micah Wenger
Outstanding Athlete Award
Kinser Newquist
Grayci Keeler
Gold, Silver & Honorable Mention Art Ryan Ewy
Gold Winners: Chauntea Grissom, Reaghan Martin
Silver Winners: Drew Kelly, Rubi Rodriguez
Honorabe Mention: Harper Burks, Reaghan Martin
Katherine Hoffman, Ariana Mixon
Class of “47” John & Bobbi Baker Scholarship
Chase Kepler
The Carol Wonderlich Scholarship
Mason Seitz
Lois & Avery Johnson Scholarship
Sadye Patterson
Melissa Yost Memorial Scholarship
Savannah Jasso
Altrusa International Foundation Vo-Tech Scholarship
Eliana Rivera
Coberly/Tweito Memorial Scholarship
Estrella Ricario
Ainsley Trunkhill
Denny Hart Family Athletic Scholarship
Juan Fernandez
Class of 1962 Scholarship
Stella Foster
Kyle Werth
Class of 1968 Scholarship
Zoie Jordan
Shelter Insurance Scholarship
Belanna Bryant
Jacob Gumm
Brandi Tanksley
Elena Rivera
Charles & Sharon Kimbell Family Scholarship
Mason Seitz
American Legion Award Larry Collins
Melaina Goss
Nickolas Zizumbo
HHS Alumni Association Scholarship Glenna Burden
Juan Fernandez
Jaycilyn Moriasi
Amelia Ontjes
Zoey Shipley
Kim Villanueva
Presidential Academic Fitness Award
Claire Barnes
Matticyn Beck
James Bether
Xavier Blackburn
Thaddaeus Blakley
Hayden Bloesser
Sara Brown
Gillian Eddington
Konnor Fleming
Stella Foster
Jerardo Garcia
Melania Goss
Lillie Griffith
Evan Howard
Aaron Jefferson
Chase Kepler
Elizabeth Kipp
Kaylih Lachenmaier
Zarek McGuire
Daniel Miller
Amelia Ontjes
Cahrin Pinkston
Mason Seitz
Zoey Shipley
Grace Sylvester
Lea Thompson
Ainsley Trunkhill
Kaylee Unruh
Simon Wamsley
Micah Wenger
Kyle Werth
Katelyn West
Dawson Wiens
Emily Zeferjahn
Nickolas Zizumbo
James A. and Juliet L. Davis Foundations Scholarship
Thaddaeus Blakley
Konnor Fleming
Melaina Goss
Zoey Shipley
Ainsley Trunkhill
Kimberly Villanueva
Young American Award
Claire Barnes
Thaddaeus Blakley
Noah Buller
Bostyn Castor
Dalton Estes
Stella Foster
Annika King
Reaghan Martin
Sadye Patterson
Ainsley Trunkhill
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