2024 Senior Awards at NCHS

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The 2024 Senior Awards were held in the NCHS Auditorium. Listed below in the captions of the photos are the many scholarships awarded that morning. Additionally, the following students received scholarships not mentioned that morning.

ELLEY BENNETT 

University of Evansville Presidents Scholarship 

• JOHNATHAN BLECHA 

Indiana State University, Academic Distinction Scholarship, Illinois Student Scholarship , Midwest Achievement Scholarship Bailey’s Scholars Program Scholarship 

› SARA BURTIS 

Rose-Hulman Rose-Holman Merit Scholarship 

◊ ISAAC FLOWERS 

University of Toledo UT Baseball Scholarship 

◊ ALEAH HIGGS 

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougar Pride Scholarship 

◊ JACE JUDSON 

Black Hawk College East Campus  BHE Livestock Judging 

› LILLY KESSLER 

Illinois State University  Jesse W. Fell Scholarship  Little Illini Conference Scholarship 

• KYLE KOCHER 

Lake Land College  Norris Electric Annual Meeting Scholarship 

◊ ALAINA KUHL 

Eastern Illinois University  Norris Electric Annual Meeting Scholarship 

• DARCI MARBLE 

Lake Land College  Rose Hill Community Church Scholarship 

◊ MACKENZIE MILLER 

Illinois State University  Redbird Academic Scholarship 

› BROCK PROBST 

Lake Land College  Little Illini Conference Scholarship 

• KATIE SHAMHART 

Eastern Illinois University  Illinois Elks Association  Golden Apple Award 

◊ JACOB WEBER 

Lake Land College  American Legion Award 

• AVERY ZUMBAHLEN 

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville  Cougar Pride Scholarship 

IECC Success Scholarships: Macy Barthelemy, April Howard, Brayden Bergbower, Abby McCann, Madalyn Rauch, Avery Postlewait, Meyer Tarr, Kaleb Uebinger. Second Row: Isaac Rake, Evan Baltzell, Kylie Beck, Ian Fehrenbacher, Dylan Gier, Kelby Ochs, Reagan Schulte, Gracie Smithenry
Olney Central College: Music Scholarship: Reagan Schulte, Theater Scholarships: Megan Hartrich and Abby McCann, Athletic Scholarship – Softball Lexie Grove
Lake Land College: Presidential Scholarship: Tyler Olmstead, Foundation Scholarship Kyle Kocher – Bob and Joyce Adcock Scholarship, Foundation Scholarship: Jaxson Wilson Virgil R. Howell Memorial and Clay and Target Shooting, Presidential Scholarships: Brock Probst, Kye Bergbpwer, Megan Hartrich. RANGE Scholarship: Jacob Weber
Eastern Illinois University: PArker Wolf, Emma Nadler, Katie Shamhart, Alaina Kuhl, Grace Warfel, Brooke Schafer and EIU Representative Ethan Osborne
NCHS Agriculture Award: Kye Bergbower with Travis Tarr
NCHS Art Award: Adam Ervin with Principal Beth Probst
NCHS Business Award Brayden Bergbower with Dan Blankenship
NCHS Family and Consumer Science Award: Reagan Schulte and Brietta Emmerich
NCHS Foreign Language: Emma Nadler and Virginia Drudi
NCHS Mathematics: Sandy Webb, Elley Bennett, Tim Bower
NCHS Physical Education: Payton Harris, Aleah Higgs, and Jill Kistner
NCHS Science: Sara Burtis, Cassy Baker, Lule Weber
NCHS Social Studies: Abby McCann, Brooke Schafer, Valerie Sanguinetti
American Red Cross Scholarship: Katie Shamhart, Mackenzie Miller, Taylor Ochs
JCEA Future Educator Scholarship: Reagan Schulte, Katie Shamhart, Amy Harris
Michael Hindman Scholarship Katie Shamhart and Amy Harris
Newton Athletic Boosters Scholarship: Lilly Kessler, Cheryl James, Luke Weber
J and V Ochs/Marathon Matching STEM Scholarship: Jason Ochs, Elley Bennett, Sara Burtis, Victoria Ochs
Daring to Soar Scholarship: Aleah Higgs and Amy Kemp
PEO Scholarship: Elley Bennett, Jane Casey, Grace Warfel
Staffquick Scholarship: Hunter Clark and Principal Beth Probst
South Central FS Scholarship Seth Ochs and Jason Hermann
Masonic Lodge 216 Scholarships: Mackenzie Miller and Grace Warfel. Jaxson Wilson and Parker Wolf Jack Ping
Alma LeFever/Mound Church Scholarship: Jacob Weber and Greg Henry
Whitetail Scholarship: Jim Wagner, Isaac Flowers, Jacob Weber, Brooke Schafer, Aleah Higgs, Jason Wagner, JD Sharrett
Jasper County Pork Producers Scholarship: Kyle Kocher and Brock Probst
Hyra F. Sidwell Memorial Scholarship: Thawaree Sidwell, Katie Shamhart, Greg Sidwell
Michael P. Mulvey Memorial Scholarship: Sara Burtis, Aleah Higgs, Elley Bennett, Grace Warfel, Jacob Weber, Peg Mulvey
Simply Mary Scholarship: Katie Kuhl, Aliyah Finn, Lilly Kessler, Jessica Frohning
Jasper Co. Home and Community Education Martha Allison and Luke Weber
Antique Tractor Club: Kyle Kocher and Dennis Wilson
Jasper Co. Soil and Water Conservation Evan Baltzell, Isaac Rake, Brad Tarr
Christina D. Wolf Scholarship Sydney Gyuran, Lilly Kessler, David Wolf
Effingham Equity Scholarship Meyer Tarr Jessica Bloemer
NCHS BETA Scholarship: Aleah Higgs and Jacob Weber
Farm Bureau Scholarship: Kyle Kocher, Evan Baltzell, Kelby Ochs, Seth Ochs
Rotary Scholarship: Elley Bennett and Aleah Higgs
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women: Aleah Higgs and Principal Beth Probst
Agricultural Development Association: Kelby Ochs and Beth Probst
Nick Volk Scholarship: Katie Shamhart
Morr Agricultural Scholarship: Kyle Kochjer, Morr Education Scholarship Katie Shamhart. Morr Health Care Field Scholarship: Luke Weber, Judy Morr
Christine Alblinger Scholarship: Katie Shamhart and Honored Teacher: Norma Swisher
Terry Herndon Scholarship: Brooke Schafer and Principal Beth Probst
Betty L. Hannaman Scholarship: Brooke Schafer
Scott Scholarship: Brooke Schafer and NCHS Principal Beth Probst
Charles E. Fritschle Memorial Scholarship: Kye Bergbower and Principal Beth Probst
NCHS Academic Foundation Scholarship: Aleah Higgs, Lilly Kessler, Racheal Cochran, Grace Warfel, Alaina Kuhl, Katie Shamhart, Avery Zumbahlen, Mackenzie Miller, Elley Bennett. Second Row: Brooke Schafer, Kye Bergbower, Darci Marble, Seth Ochs, Isaac Rake, Luke Weber. Elley Bennett also received the Medical Scholar Award
Emma Nadler 2023-24 Student Body President
Emma Nadler – 23-24 Student Body President
Emma Nadler handing off gavel to Caden Goode 2024-25 Student Body President
Caden Goode 24-25 Student Body President