$1.9 Million Awarded in Scholarships
Alliance High School hosted the annual Senior Scholarship Night on Monday, May 7 with 42 soon-to-be graduates receiving over $1.9 million in local scholarships.
The Alliance High School Foundation gave over $105,000 to select students bringing their total number of scholarships to over $1.4 million since its founding.
This year there were five new scholarships awarded: the AHS Foundation Coastal Pet/Stout Family Scholarships for Career Tech Students, the AHS Foundation Class of 1968 Scholarship, the Frank Mancini Scholarship, the AHS Foundation Reighart Scholarship and the Steve Lab Auto Tech Professionals Scholarship.
For many of the students, they received full tuition scholarships through two local programs. The Investment Alliance Scholarship was awarded to 13 seniors who have chosen to attend the University of Mount Union in the fall. The recipients are Seth Stevens, Adam Hale, Allison Waggoner, Brandon Mazzei, Jarek Leonard, Cameron Cox, Gabriel Baker, Gavin Geir, Madison Serrano, Leeah Dulaney, Jessica Pisoni, Anna Zumbar and Alexandra Cox. The Alliance Works Scholarship provides graduating seniors who have a career tech program at AHS with a two-year full tuition scholarship to Stark State. This year William Kinser, Dominic Bertolini, Siearra Nagle, Merisa Howell and Kylee King received the scholarship.
The full list of scholarship recipients is as follows:
| Air National Guard Scholarship Program | Megan Brookes |
| Alliance Ed Assn Robert Dowling | Alivia Williamson |
| Alliance Lions Club | Karleigh McCracken |
| AllianceWorks Scholarship | William Kinser Dominic Bertolini Siearra Nagel Merisa Howell Kylie King |
| American Legion Outstanding Senior Boy | Cameron Cox |
| American Legion Outstanding Senior Girl | Dynasty Ford |
| Ann McConahay Scholarship | Allison Waggoner Alivia Williamson Nadia Keppel Fatima Meza Magana Siearra Nagle Jarek Leonard Giavonna Hill Leeah Dulaney |
| Athena Woman of the Year | Fatima Meza Magana |
| Aviator Sports Boosters Outstanding Senior Athlete Scholarship | Cameron Cox Allison Waggoner |
| Band Booster/Susie Robenstine Memorial Scholarship | Allison Waggoner Dynasty Ford |
| Brenda L. and Jeronda B. Holloway Memorial Scholarship | Nadia Keppel |
| Bryce Abraham Skidmore Memorial Scholarship | William Kinser |
| Chris Court Social Studies Award | Dynasty Ford |
| Clark Kennedy Award | Seth Stevens |
| Curvis F. Rhyne Scholarship | Emilly Swonger Karleigh McCracken |
| David Webster | Alexandra Cox |
| Dorman Baxter Foundation | Emilly Swonger |
| Elementary Schools Scholarship | Nadia Keppel Ki'Errah Martin |
| Elks Teen of the Year (Female) | Anna Zumbar |
| Elks Teen of the Year (Male) | Cameron Cox |
| Excellence in Premedical Professions Scholarship | Estalita Thalacker |
| FCCLA | Alexandra Cox |
| AHS Foundation/Megan Adelman Memorial Scholarship | Seth Stevens |
| AHS Foundations Scholarship (renewable for 4 years) | Jose Garcia Karleigh McCracken Jarek Leonard Alexandra Cox Fatima Meza Magana Adam Hale |
| AHS Foundation Scholarship (nonrenewable) | Emilly Swonger Gavin Geir Cameron Cox Leeah Dulaney Brandon Mazzei |
| AHS Foundation/Baker Health | Merissa Scobee Rachael Wagner |
| AHS Foundation/Class of 1963 | Emma Courtwright |
| AHS Foundation/Class of 1965 | Abigail Anderson |
| AHS Foundation/Class of 1968 | Merisa Howell |
| AHS Foundation/Cliff Trainer | Ki'Errah Martin James Gray |
| AHS Foundation/Andreani | Jose Garcia |
| AHS Foundation/Carli/Cowan Memorial Scholarship | Seth Stevens |
| AHS Foundation/Chris Penny Memorial Scholarship | Allison Waggoner |
| AHS Foundation/Coastal Pet | Austin Blair Ethan Kilgore William Kinser |
| AHS Foundation/David Mainwaring Memorial Scholarship | Jacob Craig |
| AHS Foundation/Donaldson | Stefan Thalacker |
| AHS Foundation/Dorothea & Owen McCoy | Fatima Magana Meza |
| AHS Foundation/Floyd | Dominic Bertolin Merisa Howell |
| AHS Foundation/Furcolow Athletic | Gavin Geir |
| AHS Foundation/Gibson | Cameron Cox |
| AHS Foundation/Haidet | Anna Zumbar |
| AHS Foundation/Hamrick | William Kinser |
| AHS Foundation/Irene Goldie Mainwaring Memorial | Fatima Magana Meza |
| AHS Foundation/John Weitzel Days of Glory | Madison Serrano |
| AHS Foundation/Klusch | Alivia Williamson Seth Stevens Giavonna Hill Gabriel Baker Allison Waggone |
| AHS Foundation/Knowlton | Cameron Cox Seth Stevens Allison Waggoner Carli Beckett |
| AHS Foundation/Lear | Ki'Errah Martin |
| AHS Foundation/Peach | Austin Blair |
| AHS Foundation/Pietrocola Memorial | Seth Stevens |
| AHS Foundation/Reighart | Dynasty Ford |
| AHS Foundation/Robertson-Yeagley | Jacob Craig |
| AHS Foundation/Rockhill PTO | Ki'Errah Martin |
| AHS Foundation/Saffell | Anna Zumbar |
| AHS Foundation/Strezza | James Gray Emilly Swonger |
| AHS Foundation/Top Ten | Gabriel Baker Alexandra Cox Cameron Cox Leeah Dulaney Adam Hale Giavonna Hill Nadia Holderfield Jarek Leonard Brandon Mazzei Jessica Pisoni Madison Serrano Seth Stevens Allison Waggoner Alivia Williamson Anna Zumbar |
| AHS Foundation/Utterback Family | Nadia Keppel |
| AHS Foundation/Vietnam Veterans | Jarek Leonard |
| Frank Mancini Scholarship | Cameron Cox |
| Harry Fails Scholarship | Nadia Keppel |
| Investment Alliance | Seth Stevens Adam Hale Allison Waggoner Brandon Mazzei Jarek Leonard Cameron Cox Gabriel Baker Gavin Geir Madison Serrano Leeah Dulaney Jessica Pisoni Anna Zumbar Alexandra Cox |
| Ira G. Turpin Scholarship | Alivia Williamson |
| Jeramy Keane Memorial Scholarship | Cameron Cox Kylie King |
| Joe Zelasko Scholarship | Anna Zumbar |
| Kimi Korleski Scholarship | Karleigh McCracken |
| Kiwanis Memorial Scholarship | Alexandra Cox Seth Stevens Alivia Williamson Allison Waggoner |
| Marc Anderson Memorial | Fatima Magana Meza |
| Nellie V. Visi Memorial Scholarship | Anna Zumbar |
| Oliver Coxen Scholarship | Alivia Williamson Allison Waggoner Alexangra Co |
| Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Kappa Tau Chapter Scholarship | Giavonna Hill |
| Outstanding French IV Award | Alexandra Cox |
| Outstanding Spanish IV Award | Jarek Leonard |
| Quota International of Alliance | Fatima Magana Meza |
| Red Cross English Blood Drive | Anna Zumbar |
| Robert Fryfogle Memorial Scholarship | Jocelyn Austin |
| Ronald and Erma Holloway Memorial Scholarship | Jarren Daniels |
| Science Department Award | Alivia Williamson Seth Steven |
| Steve Gansel Service Award | Seth Stevens |
| Steven Lab Auto Tech Professional Scholarship | Austin Blair |
| Student Senate | Nadia Keppel Racheal Wagner Cameron Cox Brandon Mazzei Leeah Dulaney Allison Waggoner Anna Zumbar Emilly Swonger Giavonna Hill Alexandra Cox |
| Tabernacle Baptist Church/Empowerment Center | Allison Waggoner Jarek Leonard |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | Emilly Swonger |
| Washington Ruritan Scholarship | Cameron Cox Giavonna Hill |