Above: Among the honorees were four students who received full tuition to Lake Superior College for one year. (L-R) Bradley VanDoren, Jordan Lack, Michaela Buchheit and Gunnar Anderson. Presenting the scholarships was Joan Gardner-Goodno of the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation, on the right. Left: Receiving the Scott Scholarship were Salutatorian Cecelia Olsen and Valedictorian Ashley Ross. The happy presenter was Principal Gwen Carman.
The 2012 Cook County High School Awards Day was held Monday, May 21 and an impressive number of academic and athletic awards and scholarships were distributed to deserving students.
In addition to 28 college scholarships to graduating seniors, there were awards recognizing students for excelling in math and science; for participating in robotics, theater and band; for sports participation and community involvement and more.
CCHS Principal Gwen Carman welcomed everyone and advised the underclassmen to take note of all the scholarships earned by the graduates. She said, “They are receiving these scholarships because they took the time and did the work to complete the applications. These scholarships are highly competitive.”
That thought was echoed by U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Matthew Kangas, a 2004 CCHS graduate who created a scholarship in memory of Joe Cihlar. Matthew’s mother, Alicia Kangas, presented the scholarship and read a statement of congratulations from Lieutenant Kangas who is currently serving in Okinawa, Japan. Kangas finished the note by reminding graduates, “Nothing worth having ever comes easily.”
Each presenter offered well wishes to the graduates and one, Sue Riley, who has established a scholarship in memory of her husband, Daniel Patrick Riley, added a poignant message. She said she and her husband both attended small, rural schools and that was why she decided to offer the scholarship to CCHS students. She said, “There is something wonderful about being in a small school, where your friends knew you before you knew yourself.”
Congratulations to all the award recipients!
Scholarships
Zinter Math & Science
Senior Math
Michaela Buchheit $100.00
Biology
Audrey Summers $100.00
Physics
Ashley Ross $100.00
Chemistry
Mara MacDonell $100.00
Grand Marais Public Utilities
Alex Ditmanson $500.00
Jordan Lack $300.00
Birch Grove Community School
Bradley VanDoren $300.00
Lutsen Fire & First Responder
Ashley Ross $500.00
Matthew Kangas
Carpe Diem
David Bergstrom $500.00
Boreal Access
Molly Zafft $500.00
Masonic Lodge
Ashley Ross $2,000.00
David Bergstrom $2,000.00
North Shore Rotary
David Bergstrom $1,000.00
Jane Mianowski
“Mother Math” Memorial
Michaela Buchheit $500.00
Isak Hansen Hardware
Bradley VanDoren $500.00
Greater GM Chamber
of Commerce
Aaron Carlson $200.00
Oscar Sundquist
Lauren Murray $500.00
Grand Marais Lions Club
Dylan Quaife $1,000.00
Michel S. Beaupre
Bradley VanDoren $300.00
Industrial Arts Dept. $300.00
Brittany
Lilienthal-Wanttie $300.00
Cook County Booster Club
Molly Zafft $250.00
Gunnar Anderson $250.00
Donald Finn Business
Jordan Lack $500.00
Cook County Education
Kara Pearson $500.00
Gary Brumberg Business
Jordan Lack $200.00
Russell Ege Memorial
Rebekah Laky $500.00
Grand Marais Lioness Club
Molly Zafft $1,000.00
Literacy Scholarship
Connor Smith $500.00
Rebekah Laky $250.00
Daniel Patrick Riley
Ashley Ross $1,500.00
Arrowhead Electric Cooperative
Cecelia Olsen $500.00
Bradley VanDoren $500.00
Cook County Ridge Riders
Cecelia Olsen $250.00
MN Power Community
Involvement
Alex Ditmanson $2,500.00
Horizon
Molly Zafft $750.00
Dylan Quaife $750.00
Charlotte Ulland
Scholarship for Girls
Molly Zafft
$1,000.00 four-year renewable
Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation
Full year’s tuition and books –
Lake Superior College
Bradley VanDoren, Michaela
Buchheit, Gunnar Anderson,
Jordan Lack
Scott Scholarship
Valedictorian Ashley Ross
Salutatorian Cecelia Olsen
Band Awards
John Philip Sousa
David Bergstrom Plaque
Borealis Chorale
& Orchestra Award
Alex Ditmanson
Athletic Awards
Cindy Nelson Award
Molly Zafft Watch
David Bergstrom Watch
The Scholar Athlete Award
Cecelia Olsen Medal
David Bergstrom Medal
MN State Tennis Award
David Bergstrom
Senior Athlete of the Year
Ashley Deschampe
Photo by Bruce Johnson
Dylan Quaife
Photo by Bruce Johnson
PSAT Top 3%
Sarah Larsen, Mara MacDonell
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