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
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
