Green Mountain seniors honored with scholarships and awards
The Chester Telegraph | Jun 17, 2015 | Comments 0
GMUHS seniors wait patiently to go into the auditorium. All photos by Cynthia Prairie unless otherwise noted. Click photo to launch gallery.
Families of the 49-member Green Mountain High School graduating Class of 2015 gathered at the GMUHS auditorium on Friday evening, June 12, to celebrate their loved ones’ academic accomplishments. The annual awards’ night ceremony.
The awards and their recipients are:
TOM SPATER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
- Alecia Rokes
- Jordan Stewart
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY CHESTER POST No. 67 SCHOLARSHIPS
- Adrian Baraw-Nelson
- Daina Ricketts
Rotary Scholarship recipients from left are: Brian Hennel, Casie Walton, Jordan Stewart, Alecia Rokes and Vanessa Griswold. Hennel, Walton, Stewart and Rokes all received one year, $1,000 awards; Griswold received the four-year $1,000 a year Ladd Scholarship. Chester Rotary photo.
CHESTER ROTARY
CLUB SCHOLARSHIPS
- Vanessa Griswold
- Brian Hennel
- Alecia Rokes
- Jordan Stewart
- Casie Walton
SAMMY PIERCE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
- Alecia Rokes
MASON’S OLIVE BRANCH LODGE No. 64
- Kyle Kemp
- Breanna Vittum
CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL/GREEN MOUNTAIN UNION HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
- Logan Mott
- Daina Ricketts
Joseph Epler III accepts the Hart Scholarship from his aunt Elaine Hart.
JAY HART MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
This award, now in its 30th year, was presented by Elaine Hart to her nephew:
- Joseph Epler III
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR MITZPAH CHAPTER No. 40 – EDITH START MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
- Breanna Vittum
LUDLOW ROTARY CLUB SCHOLARSHIPS
Traditional
- Samantha Wood
Ralph-Hogan
- Ian Martel
2nd ANNUAL HEATH GORDON SCHOLARSHIP
- Tessa Bushey
PENNY WOODELL MEMORIAL AWARDS
- Taylor Hendee
- Taylor Spaulding
Tessa Bushey receives the Heath Gordon Scholarship.
ANDOVER TOWN AWARDS
- Alecia Rokes
- Vanessa Griswold
- Brian Hennel
OKEMO MOUNTAIN SCHOLARSHIP
- Alecia Rokes
GREEN MOUNTAIN UNION HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
- Joseph Epler III
CHESTER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
- Breanna Vittum
Adrian Baraw-Nelson is awarded the American Legion Auxiliary award.
U.S. MARINE CORPS SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
- Alecia Rokes
U.S. MARINE CORPS DISTINGUISHED ATHLETE AWARDS
- Jordan Stewart
- Kyle Kemp
AMERICAN LEGION WALLACE McNULTY HOYLE POST No. 4 Certificate of Academic Merit
- Austin Barrows
THE VERMONT LAND TRUST AWARD
- Joshua Blish
HORTICULTURE PROGRAM & KURT DECHEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
- Joseph Epler III
NEW ENGLAND CULINARY INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP
- Kristie Palowski
JENNY BIXBY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
- Desirae Williams
Daina Ricketts is given an American Legion Auxiliary Award.
ONE CREDIT UNION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD SCHOLARSHIP
- Daina Ricketts
HENRY V. HABER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
- Kyle Kemp
- Kristina Knockenhauer
- Jordan Stewart
CHESTER SNOWMOBILE CLUB SCHOLARSHIPS
- Joseph Epler III
- Vanessa Griswold
- Logan Mott
JOHN AND MARY NOOR SCHOLARSHIP
- Daina Ricketts
SPRINGFIELD LODGE No. 1560 ORDER OF ELKS
- Jordon Stewart
THE VERMONT STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION
- Alecia Rokes
SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS
Certificate of Merit for honor in Science and Math
- Lilith Dyke Gragg
SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS
Certificate of Merit for high honor in Science and Math
- Alecia Rokes
Alecia Rokes, valedictorian, accepts the Sammy Pierce Scholarship.
SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS
Certificate of Merit for highest honor in Science and Math
- Vanessa Griswold
NICHOLAAS A. LEYDS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
- Abel Millay
FRANK M. and OLIVE F GILMAN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
- Tessa Bushey
- Lillith Dyke Gragg
- Kristina Knockenhauer
- Daina Ricketts
- Alecia Rokes
- Samantha Wood
EDWARDS and DOUGLAS FAMILY SCHOLARSHIPS
- Adrian Baraw-Nelson
- Taylor Hendee
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION OF BRYANT GRINDER CO.
- Alecia Rokes
MACK MOLDING GOOD STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
- Samantha Wood
Breanna Vittum receives the Mason’s Olive Branch Lodge award.
LUDLOW VFW POST No. 10155
- Ian Martel
VERMONT HONOR SCHOLARSHIP
- Jordan Stewart
CHESTER ACADEMY SILVER PINS
- Austin Barrows
- Tessa Bushey
- Joseph Epler III
- Madeleine Fulkerson
- Brian Hennel
- Kyle Kemp
- Kristina Knockenhauer
- Emily McNamara
- Daina Ricketts
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY CORDS
- Lilith Dyke Gragg
- Karen Ellison
- Madeleine Fulkerson
- Vanessa Griswold
- Abel Millay
- Alecia Rokes
- Jordan Stewart
- Casie Walton
- Samantha Wood
FACULTY RECOGNITION AWARD
- Eli Deloera
- Bruce Johnson
- Steven Kingsbury
Logan Mott is one of two recipients of the Chester High School/GMUHS Alumni award.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT AWARDS
Choral Awards
- Daina Ricketts
- Samantha Wood
Drama Awards
- Tessa Bushey
- Daina Ricketts
- Samantha Wood
Music Department Pin
- Daina Ricketts
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION AWARDS
PE Department pins
- Adrian Baraw-Nelson
- Steven Kingsbury
- Emily Mcnamara
- Brianna Vittum
Health Recognition Award
- Kristina Knockenhauer
ART & TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AWARDS
Art Department Pin
- Tessa Bushey
Technical Education Department Pin
- Steven Kingsbury
Tory Spater announces the winners of the Tom Spater Scholarships.
MATH DEPARTMENT AWARD
Department Pin
- Alecia Rokes
SOCIAL STUDIES AWARDS
Department Pin
- Jordan Stewart
Herodotus Award
- Logan Mott
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AWARD
Department Pin
- Alecia Rokes
A few laughs with John Yake, left, and Scott Bemis as they present the Heath Gordon Award.
WORLD LANGUAGE AWARDS
English Department Pin
- Madeleine Fulkerson
Foreign Language Department Pin
- Abel Millay
PRINCIPAL’S AWARD
- Steven Kingsbury
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