The Kiwanis Club of Cicero is pleased to announce this year’s award recipients of several specialty scholarships. Keith Ecker, Cicero Kiwanis President, presented the awards at the Hamilton Heights High School Academic Honors Night.
“It was an honor to personally present these scholarships to an impressive group of young adults,” said Ecker of this year’s recipients. “Annually, the Cicero Kiwanis is able to provide at least $4,000 in scholarships to local graduating students. This year we were very excited to be able to award $5,200 in various scholarships. It is always a challenging task to select only one recipient for each scholarship and this year’s pool of excellent candidates made it even more difficult.”
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Riley Tindal
Riley Tindal received the Indiana Kiwanis Foundation $1,000 scholarship. Tindal, among the top 10 percent of her graduating class, is the daughter of Jon and Felicia Tindal, Noblesville. She is one of 127 throughout the state to apply and receive one of the 24, $1,000 scholarships awarded annually to deserving high school seniors by the Foundation. Riley, a four-year member and current president of the Hamilton Heights Key Club, who is also active in several other clubs including Honor Society, BPA, Love Is and Spanish Club, will attend Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion to pursue her BSN in Nursing.
Janae Osswald
Janae Osswald received the $2,000 ($1,000 for two years) William Conder Scholarship. She is the daughter of Brad and Amber Osswald, Arcadia. Janae is among the top 10 percent of her graduating class, member of Key Club, Student Government, 10-year member of 4-H and the Lady Huskies Volleyball team. She will be attending Purdue University in West Lafayette to study nursing.
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Emma Knowles
Emma Knowles, a member of Key Club, Honor Society, 10-year member of the Husky 4-H’ers and among the top 10 percent of her graduating class, received the $1,000 Kiwanis Key Club Scholarship. Knowles is the daughter of Mak and Jennifer Knowles, Arcadia. She is still considering her college options and field of study.
Sam Rupe
Sam Rupe was the recipient of the $1,000 Vocational Scholarship. Rupe is the son of Wayne and Robin Rupe, Atlanta. Rupe participated in three sports while at Heights including baseball, basketball and swimming. He will attend the John Hinds Career Center in Indianapolis to become a certified welder and pursue a career with the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA).
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Jenna McGrew
Jenna McGrew is the daughter of Jeff and Lacy McGrew, Cicero. McGrew received $100 as a Vocational Scholarship Merit recipient. She has played soccer for 12 years, was a member of Hamilton Heights’ Award-winning band for six years, Amber Guard for four years and is in the Future Farmers of America Club (FFA). She plans to study cosmetology at Summit Salon Academy in Kokomo as she pursues her dream of owning her own salon.
Bailey Lovell
Bailey Lovell is the son of Jason and Lori Lovell, Atlanta. Lovell received $100 as a Vocational Scholarship Merit recipient. He is a 10-year member of 4-H and a four-year member of the Hamilton Heights Bowling team. He plans to pursue a career in Computer Aided Design or Architecture at Ivy Tech in Noblesville.