PCM senior honored, awarded

As the school year comes to a close, traditional honors are handed out for high school students, specifically seniors. The 2021 PCM National Honor Society Induction and Senior Awards Night were held May 12, sharing the newest members of NHS along with awards and scholarships earned by outgoing seniors.

“It has been a true pleasure to work with all of you and get to know you over these past school years,” NHS advisor Samantha Pohl said. “I wish you all the best as you leave PCM and start a new and exciting time in your life.”

Along with the 2021 new members for NHS, 2020 new members were also recognized since their ceremony was canceled due to the pandemic. New 2020 members include: Conner Bennett, Hannah Birkenholtz, Gatlin Boell, Taylor Burg, Allison Burkett, Carson Duinink, Landon Fenton, Emma George, Matthew Rosonke, Kaeden Strum and Abby VanRyswyk. 2021 new members are Aidan Anderson, Delaney Baird, Chelsea Bird, Madalyn Brouwer, Evelyn Burkett, Caleb Duinink, Megan Dustin, Jacob Eslinger, Jaden Fairbanks, Jillina Fairbanks, Conner Heston, Isabelle Hudnut, Viola Humpal, Gracelyn Nickelson, Brooklyn Pettyjohn, Kyle Sanders, Sidney Shaver, Bella Stone, Keaton Thomas, Hanna Townley, Durant VanDyke, Chris VerHeul and Trey Voeller.

Senior Awards Night also honored those outgoing students who earned scholarships and awards during their time at PCM. The list is long and funds large for the seniors, helping in their next steps after PCM.

The scholarships include:

Friends of the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Scholarship $1,000 — Connor Bennett

Altar & Rosary Society, Immaculate Conception Parish $50 — Lupita Gutierrez

American Legion Fred Slayden Post 363 $500 — Caleb Duinink

American Legion Fred Slayden Post 363 Riders $500 — Hannah Birkenholtz

Chapter BH, P.E.O. Monroe $500 — Riley Hjortshoj

Chapter AV, P.E.O. Prairie City $500 — Bess Telfer

PCM Supplies & More $500 — Brian Nicholson

Monroe Kiwanis Club $500 — Allison Burkett, Celeste Wagaman

Leighton State Bank $500 — Gabe McDonald, Riley Hjortshoj

Two Rivers Cooperative $500 — Dylan Warrick, Abby VanRyswyk

Great Western Bank $500 — Lillian Baird

Monroe Women’s Club $150 — Margo Chipps, Jaslyn Jones

Prairie City Business Association $500 — Brian Nicholson

Lawrence Woody & Duane Woody Memorial Scholarship $750 — Greyson Strum

Chuck Wink Scholarship $500 — Celeste Wagaman

Don & Nora DeReus Scholarship $500 — Cooper Sloan

Prairie City Lions Club $750 — Kaeden Strum, Alex Buswell, Allison Burkett

PCM Foundation Endowment $500 — Margo Chipps, Emma Houser, Lupita Gutierrez

Chuck & Norma Skinner Memorial Scholarship $1,500 — Riley Hjortshoj, Bess Telfer, Emma Houser, Margo Chipps, Lillian Baird; $1,200 Dylan Warrick, Emma George, Bella Ream, Celeste Wagaman, Gabe McDonald, Bella Stone; $1,000 Colby Tool, Allison Burkett, Gabriel Lanphier, Caleb Duinink, Connor Bennett, Brian Nicholson, Gatlin Boell, Kaeden Strum, Taylor Burg, Jaslyn Jones; $750 — Andrew Mitchell, Abby VanRyswyk, Alex Buswell, Carson Duinink, Trevor Buckingham, Greyson Strum, Cooper Sloan, Hannah Birkenholtz, Jacki Vos; $500 — Jaden Eighmey, Lupita Gutierrez, Grant Landgrebe, Kylie Risius

Nelle Schalk $400 — Kaleigh Pearson

MetroWaste Ag $1,000 — Riley Hjortshoj

MetroWaste Science $1,000 — Emma Houser

Kayla Bonner $250 — Emma Houser

Korver Hazelton $250 — Abby VanRyswyk; Emma Houser

Brian Dale VanderLinden $100 — Gabe McDonald, Allison Burkett

Uri Sellers $1,000 — Lilli Baird, Connor Bennett, Caleb Duinink

Mustang Mat Club $500 — Colby Tool

Ruby Schrader Trust Scholarship $2,852 — Riley Hjortshoj, Sage Burns

Pella Rolscreen Foundation Sons & Daughters Scholarship — $8,000 Emma Houser; $1,500 Gatlin Boell

Precision Inc Sons & Daughters Scholarship — Margo Chipps

Vermeer Charitable Foundation $2,000 — Connor Bennett

Iowa State Rifle & Pistol Association $1,000 — Gabe McDonald

The Dean North Scholarship — Garin Padget

Awards were also handed out in various areas for the senior. They include:

Monroe Women’s Club Character Award — Kaleigh Pearson

Top Female Senior Athlete — Emma George, Celeste Wagaman

Top Male Senior Athlete — Andrew Mitchell

State of Iowa Governor’s Scholar Award — Kaeden Strum

Bernie Saggau Award — Lillian Baird

Silver Cord — Kara Wallace, Celeste Wagaman, Bess Telfer, Allison Burkett, Emma Reed

Senior Theater Award — Dylan Warrick

Specific awards and scholarships for seniors for future endeavors were also announced during the evening. They include:

DMACC President’s List 4.0 GPA — Taylor Burg, Gabe McDonald, Kara Wallace

Northwestern College — Kaleigh Pearson — Academic Achievement Scholarship $10,300, Cheerleading Scholarship $2,500, Music Performance Scholarship $1,500

Northwestern Scholarship — Kylie Risius — Northwestern Scholarship $10,000, Cheerleading Scholarship $500, Softball Scholarship $500

Central College — Colby Tool — Presidential Scholarship $4,000, Trustee Scholarship $1,500

Black Hills State University — Connor Bennett — Buzz Bonus Scholarship $2,000

University of Northern Iowa — Gabe McDonald — Panther Impact Award $12,000, UNI Business Scholar Award $3,000

Grandview University — Beau Webb — Academic Scholarship $10,000, Baseball Scholarship $5,000

Grandview University — Greyson Strum — Dean’s Scholarship

William Penn — Sage Burns — Football Scholarship $16,500

Kansas State Polytechnic — Trevor Buckingham — Vanier Scholarship $5,000, Limestone Award $6,000

Simpson College — Celeste Wagaman — Honor Scholarship

Morningside University — Bess Telfer — Founders Scholarship, Morningside Talent Award Dance Team