BHS graduates' scholarships valued at $695,000

Bigfork High School’s class of 2012 graduates’ scholarships have a total value of $695,478.40 if renewed over four years. The total value for their upcoming freshman year alone is $221,769.60.

Total four-year values for BHS graduating classes’ scholarships typically come to over $500,000. About 80 percent of the scholarships come from the college the student will be attending, the rest come from private and local scholarships.

This total is just counting the scholarships the students accepted and does not include ones that were offered by colleges that students decided not to attend. If that number was included, the totals would be much higher.

“Our students do really well with scholarships,” BHS guidance councilor Christina Nadeau said. “I’m always continually thankful to our community and their generosity to our students and the support they show for our students’ post secondary education. Money does not have to be a barrier for going to school and these amounts are indicative of that.”

According to Superintendent Cynthia Clary, Nadeau gets scholarship information out to the students on a monthly basis so they know what is available.

“We’re just fortunate in Bigfork to have such great kids and Christina (Nadeau) does a great job,” Clary said.

The is a list of BHS 2012 graduates and the scholarships they received:

Jackson Boese: Miles Community College Basketball Scholarship

Connor Coleman: Montana State University-Northern Football Scholarship

Kevin Countie: Scott Vallely Soldiers Memorial Fund Leadership Award

Cody Dopps: Montana State University Premier Scholarship

Dillon Fraley: Chrysler & Gordon CPAs Scholarship, Montana University System Honor Scholarship and the Montana State University Premier Scholarship

Zoe Gaiser: Todd Morgan Speech, Drama and Debate Scholarship

Ryan Hayes: Jamestown College Track Scholarship

Halisia Hubbard: California College of the Arts Scholarship, California College of the Arts Creative Achievement Award, Captain Matthew Saltz Memorial Scholarship, Flathead Bank Scholarship, Hawkins Scholarship, John & Ann Taylor Art Scholarship and the Terrie Rundle Memorial Scholarship

Curtis Jochen: Montana State University Premier Scholarship

Sara Keenan: Bigfork Area Chamber of Commerce and the Gonzaga University Merit Scholarship

Ian Lorang: Bigfork Area Chamber of Commerce, Bigfork Booster Club, Carroll College Presidential Scholarship, and the Jack & Ursula Whitney Memorial Scholarship

Angela MacDowell: Kathy Jacobs Memorial Scholarship

Colter Mahlum: Don K Scholarship, Gonzaga University Dussalt Scholarship, Purcell Family Scholarship - In Memory of Sean Purcell and the Ralph Barton Memorial Scholarship.

Caleb Mathwig: Benson Memorial Scholarship, Faith Baptist Bible College Scholarship, Ferndale Sewing Circle “At Need Educational Award” and the Rosa’s Pizza Scholarship

Amber McDaniel: Arcadia University President’s Scholarship, Basin Electric Scholarship, Plum Creek Scholarship

Matthew Morton: Bigfork Piecemakers Quilt Guild Scholarship

Tom Olson: Western Washington University Alumni Emerging Leadership Scholarship and the Western Washington University Western Undergrad Exchange Scholarship

Taylor Peck: Carroll College Basketball Scholarship, Carroll College Presidential Scholarship, Dorsey S. & Eugenie C. Lenz Foundation Scholarship, Grace Ritzman Scholarship and the Rotary Club of Bigfork Scholarship

Hannah-Laura Rudolph: Blake Family Scholarship and the PEO Educational Scholarship

Keiko Sagami : Glacier Bank Scholarship, Hawkins Scholarship, Haynes Foundation Scholarship, Higher Education Grant, and the Rotary Club of Bigfork Scholarship

Rebecca Sewell: Bear Dance Club Scholarship, Bigfork Booster Club, Don & Jude Thomson Scholarship for Performing Arts, and the University of Montana Scholarship

Brennen Shaw: Bear Dance Club Scholarship, Flathead Electric Cooperative Scholarship, Montana Governor’s “Best and Brightest” Scholarship, Montana State University Premier Scholarship, and the Tom & Gail Jenko Scholarship

McKinze Shults: California Baptist University Scholarship, Harvest Foods Scholarship

Melissa Van Derveer: Bigfork Area Education Assoc./Steve Racki Memorial Scholarship, Dorsey S. & Eugenie C. Lenz Foundation Scholarship, Flathead Bank Scholarship, Hawkins Scholarship, Horatio Alger State Scholarship, Lois McClurg Memorial Scholarship, Montana State University Premier Scholarship

Alexis VanVliet: Auerhammer Professional Services Scholarship, Bigfork Drug Scholarship, and the Ferndale Sewing Circle “At Need Educational Award”

Kianna Wicklund: Dorsey S. & Eugenie C. Lenz Foundation Scholarship, Flathead Bank Scholarship, Flathead Electric Cooperative Scholarship, Matthew Hein Memorial Scholarship, Ron Dahlman Memorial Scholarship, Soroptimists of Bigfork Scholarship and the Wells Fargo Scholarship.

The following BHS 2012 graduates are Wall of Fame inductees:

Amber McDaniel: Serious Solo 1st State 2011/12

Becca Sewel: Hum Duo 1st State 2011/12

Dillon Fraley: Football 1st Team All State 2011

Conner Coleman: Football 1st Team All State 2010 & 2011

Ian Lorang: Football 1st Team All State, basketball 1st Team All State 2011

Austin Cantrel: Football 1st Team All State 2010 & 2011

Cody Dopps: Football 1st Team All State 2011

Taylor Peck: Girls basketball 1st Team All State 2011

Melisa Vandever: Girls basketball 1st Team All State 2011, volleyball 1st Team All State 2011/12

Colter Mahlum: State Champion Singles Tennis 2012

Matt Sefchak: All State Band 2012

The following athletic awards were awarded last Thursday:

Community/Parent/Fan of the Year: Cynthia Clary

Student Fan of the Year: Torie Quirk

Coach of the Year: Mark Hansen

Viking of the Year: Ian Lorang

Valkrie of the Year: Sara Keenan