001so laughs so this is i switched oh good morning everybody i'd like to welcome everyone to today's honor day program during this program we will recognize and honor not only our students in school but also our community today marks yet another milestone in the lives of the members of the class of 2022. please rise as the class of 2022 enters the auditorium and please remain standing for the singing of the national anthem [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so [Music] sure [Music] do [Music] so [Music] foreign [Music] so [Music] true [Music] um [Music] so oh say can you see [Music] [Applause] [Music] were so gallons [Music] [Applause] [Music] the is that our flag was still there oh say does that source [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] you may be
002seated as ambassadors for our school and community these students have contributed countless hours of dedication to our choral department most of these students have been with me since sixth grade and have been excellent performers on stage in the gym honoring our country and in the classroom we have seen them transform into memorable characters in our musicals with talents that have far exceeded my expectations i know these five seniors are going to go on and do great things in their lives because they've already shown me how much passion they have for music my wish for them is to keep this passion alive in their hearts and in their lives as they continue on in their journey beyond high school alison ripperger rebecca porter kayla haycock congratulations lydia acra congratulations and jonathan ralston please give these five
003show choir seniors a round of applause i want to recognize the following awards which were previously given during the past few days or weeks i'd like to acknowledge the following students on their academic success chemistry one silver test tube awards the following nine individuals carly adams wyatt clifford janae cummer emma fosco emma leap maggie leap madison ponzler lexi swango and cooper williams congratulations to those underclassmen for their awards the chemistry ap silver flask awards were earned by seniors elizabeth mitchell and sophie nobby please stand to be recognized also the following juniors have been selected by greensburg community high school as rising stars of indiana christina fogg jenna foster macy smith and samantha smith congratulations to those four students eligible for college board academic national recognition these awards are based on three factors gpa psat scores
004in october of 2021 and also attending a rural and small town high school sophomores include the following seven individuals wyatt clifford tyler dwenger claire ginder maggie leap owen stevens jake taylor and cooper williams congratulations to those seven sophomores and juniors there's nine of them noah burr clayton feldman christina fogg jenna foster kylie simpson phoenix skelton macy smith samantha smith and elijah willard congratulations to those nine juniors now we are going to turn our focus entirely on recognizing today's class of 2022 beginning with the awarding of the president's education awards for outstanding academic excellence at the end of seven semesters these students had achieved a three pa 3.8 or above gpa and scored 1180 or above on the s.a.t and these individuals will receive a certificate please approach the stage if i read your name we'll
005hold off applause until all 12 names have been read presidents education awards for outstanding academic excellence are lydia acra claire anderson jonathan flynn mason kennedy emily mangels jonathan ralston allison ripager carson scheidler matthew stewart alyssa willard jessica williams and connor whitekepper congratulations to these 12 individuals [Applause] next up we have our united states military service awards we have eight wonderful individuals to recognize these eight will receive letters and medals and i'll read all eight and let's hold applause until i read all eight please approach the stage brayden jacobs army andrew johnson army reserves jacob koontz navy caden schroeder navy peyton scudder army reserves brody smith army national guard mason wagner army reserves and elijah wessel army national guard congratulations to these eight and thank you for your service [Applause] we will now transition to the
006governor's work ethics certificate award winners these 21 recipients will receive a certificate please approach the stage kate acra lydia acra tyler ferrara jonathan flynn braden forkert elijah hadler emma hatton kylie hostetler kevin huang kayla kelso emily mangles emily million elizabeth mitchell allison norton rebecca porter jonathan ralston scotland reinhold caleb robbins carson scheidler cole stevens and jessica williams congratulations to these 21 governor's work ethic certificate winners [Applause] we'll also recognize the 2022 indiana academic all-star nominee and that representative for greensburg community high school is allison ripperjer congratulations [Applause] next on our program we have the u.s marine corps awards i'm stepping in and filling up filling in for this i'm going to announce some winners here first the distinguished athlete award we're going to recognize to the united states marine corps the male award winner for
007that is brendan stanley congratulations brindley brendan [Applause] our female recipient this year is kayla kelso [Applause] next up is the scholastic excellence award connected with the united states marine corps and that is awarded to jonathan flynn [Applause] it makes sense and the last award of this category is the semper fi award for musical excellence and that is going to mason wagner [Applause] sorry thank you good morning and congratulations to the class of 2022 my name is staff sergeant socony with the united states army i'm here today to honor three young men who've chosen to raise their right hands and join the united states army in the united states army reserve first up will be braden jacobs he enlisted active duty army 11 x-ray with the option 40 to get both airborne in his contract and
008ranger he's also been given a forty thousand dollar bonus as well as an additional 150 dollars in his paycheck every month upon completion of airborne school [Applause] [Music] my next individual is andrew johnson andrew has enlisted into the army reserve as a 12 november horizontal engineer he will receive both the montgomery gi bill a 200 additional kicker towards his education as well as a 13 000 bonus and 50 000 in student loan repayment [Applause] and the last individual that i'll recognize is mason wagner mason has enlisted into the army reserve as a 92 fox he will be a petroleum specialist he will earn both the montgomery gi bill a hundred dollar additional montgomery gi bill kicker towards his education a twenty thousand dollar bonus and a fifty thousand dollar student loan repayment [Applause] congratulations to
009those three individuals again [Applause] appreciate it my life he would is very proud university oh i know as well long after the uh his sense of i was very fairness this year's recipient is [Applause] hello my name is mark walter and i'm here as a representative of the greensburg class of 1980 to present the bill edwards pirate nation award bill edwards was a teacher a coach and an athletic director mr edwards wanted everyone to participate in some way as a player a cheerleader a member of the band or part of the cheer block he wanted you there involved in your school at sport expense he always greeted greeted people talking and encouraging students it was not always about winning or losing but it was about being there being proud of your school bill edwards was
010pirate nation this award is in his honor the winner of this year's pirate nation award is caleb robbins [Applause] congratulations good morning my name is annie swinney and i'm the staff development coordinator at decatur county memorial hospital it is my distinct pleasure to be with you today to award future health care scholars with scholarships of one thousand dollar each dc mage is committed not only to serving our community but also in investing in the future of the healthcare industry within this community along with a passion for health care the selected students each demonstrated decatur county memorial hospital's core values of integrity quality community and compassion decatur county memorial hospital would like to congratulate all of the 2022 graduates and wish you the best as you embark on a new chapter in your lives your devotion
011to serving your community school and your academic achievements make each of you ideal candidates for a scholarship and i have several for you today first braden forkert kylie hostetler kayla kelso congratulations elizabeth mitchell sophia nobby allison norton jonathan ralston congratulations cole stevens i've had an opportunity over the last two years to work with several of these students as they've done the career exploration and these are amazing students and i can't wait to see what's in store for them congratulations everyone congratulations to the class of 2022 it's here it's time today i am joanne cunningham the executive director of decatur county united fund jessica i'm going to have you come up and join me please jessica williams today i'm here to recognize and now the outstanding service of jessica williams our greensburg high school student board
012member of the decatur county united fund student board members provide us with invaluable insight from the student perspective and they offer creative suggestions to address some of our more challenging issues in the community over the past two years jessica has been exceptional in her commitment and engagement and her candid input has been beneficial even during kovid she remained committed to attending the 6 45 am board meetings and i always like to mention it that's dedication right there and and also helping at our strawberry festival and then also just general board governance and learning a great deal from that experience as well way to go jessica william j clinton is quoted as saying volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale and it matters profoundly it does more than help people beat the odds
013it changes the odds our work at the united fund is about changing lives with the help of local resources and we strive every day to beat the odds for many the decatur county board of directors and staff appreciate jessica's participation and thank you for your service in representing your peers and helping us change lives over the past two years we wish you much success in your future endeavors and are confident you leave well prepared for whatever life holds congratulations [Applause] i also have a second award that i'd like to recognize as well we are recognizing an outstanding student for their accomplishments of receiving the governor's work ethics certification their volunteer project selected and award a 500 scholarship on behalf of decatur county united fund the first part is the certification the united fund has partnered
014with the schools for five years now and our goal was always to strengthen employability skills recognized by this certification that is critical in providing a pipeline of skilled high school graduates for today's workforce we collectively are working to encourage students to meet the benchmarks they will assist them in their college or career goals to receive the governor's work ethic certification you are required to have many things and they are a cumulative gpa of 2.0 or higher and has met all graduation requirements an attendance rate of 98 percent or higher and have four or fewer sign-ins or sign-outs or times tardy to school one or fewer disciplinary referrals during the eligible school year completed a minimum of six hours of community service or volunteerism during the eligible school year and be in good standing for earning
015the governor's work ethics certification to qualify for the scholarship secondly the united fund is supported by many volunteers throughout the year and they are essential to the success of our work in the community this is also true for many of our non-profit community partners that receive funding from the united fund everyone should consider giving of their time to a worthy project or organization this year's decatur county united fund scholarship winner created an event called our hearts are bigger than our rivals she came up with this idea when she recognized a need in the community for winter clothing she had watched kids at their school bus stops without winter clothing countless times she teamed up with greensburg high school and south decatur high school to organize this event at their rival basketball game they sold treats
016that raised 695 dollars which was donated to the domestic abuse shelter and the sobranza house here in greensburg they also brought in 627 items to also benefit these organizations this is about having a vision and volunteering your time talent and treasure to help others the decatur county united fund board of directors and staff selected kate acra as our 500 scholarship recipient for her completion of the governor's work ethics certification and outstanding volunteer project congratulations kate good morning and congratulations my name is christopher fogle and i am here for the award and in speaking on behalf of the community action coalition and the greensburg prevention group the cac and gpg work to reduce alcohol tobacco and drug use in the community especially among our youth one of the ways we encourage youth like you to make
017smart choices is by publishing our be the wall role model posters this year we were happy to have two of your own classmates featured on the posters these were selected by because of their ability to make smart healthy choices at this time we would like to give them a and their scholarship for 200 for their efforts as the be the wall role model thank you for making healthy choices please come forward emily mangles and carson scheidler [Applause] at this time the cac and gpg would also like to announce the new role models for the 2022-23 poster series earlier this year 11th graders applied to be featured on the new posters our committee reviewed all the applications and today we are pleased to announce this year's winners representing greensburg high school congratulations kennedy lowe and bryce
018stringer [Applause] my name is alex helms with the decatur county purdue ag alumni formerly known as the decatur county stake fry committee it was founded in 1978 with the mission to promote purdue university academics and athletics with particular emphasis on supporting purdue agricultural programs and interests to achieve this mission we support decatur county students pursuing higher education in the field of agriculture at purdue by providing financial assistance in the form of scholarships each year we give scholarships to students from decatur county that are enrolled in purdue college of ag each recipient will receive 500 scholarship after they have completed their freshman year at purdue and are enrolled in the college of ag for their sophomore year this year's recipient is bryant minkadek [Applause] i'm back and if i forgot to tell you who i am
019my name is christopher fogle so this time around i will be presenting and representing the purdue extension office specifically our 10-year 4-h members and today we would like to recognize our 10-year 4-h members these seniors started their 4-h journey in the 3rd grade maybe even earlier if they were enrolled in cloverbuds 4-h can be a huge commitment and not just for the member but also for the entire family in their 10 years they've built life skills by leading hands-on projects in areas like science health agriculture and civic engagement 4-h has helped them grow confidence independence resilience and compassion we would like to honor their commitment to 4-h today by presenting them with a certificate of recognition and official 4-h honor cords please help us recognize grace martin [Applause] oakley best [Applause] lydia acra [Applause] chloe
020ferris congratulations jessica williams congratulations jude beaver congratulations [Applause] carson scheidler [Applause] matthew stewart [Applause] i appreciate that thank you allison norton congratulations marathon all right that's it congratulations hello my name is gordon simmons i'm here representing our local community theater tree county players shri county players has established a scholarship in the memory of teresa zens and i'm here to award the scott that scholarship therese sins was a very active member of tree county players for many years she encouraged both children and adults to get on stage and act she regularly helped aspiring actors and actresses she also helped regular community members who were simply interested in getting on stage and improving their acting skills because of her example and her continued willingness to help those of us who want to take part in community theater
021we have established the scholarship to honor her memory and example every year we pick a senior from one of the schools here in decatur county that has been involved with acting this year we are pleased to award the jury sins memorial scholarship of 500 to caleb robbins congratulations caleb thank you [Applause] hello i'm phil nappy i'm representing the tree city saddle club on behalf of the tree city saddle club we'd like to congratulate the graduating class of 2022. the tree city saddle club is a non-profit club that promotes the equine industry in decatur county we set out each year to provide a 500 scholarship to a deserving high school graduate that is continuing their education in equine veterinarian or an ag related field the recipient this year has exceeded all of our requirements to earn
022this award i would like to congratulate congratulate brian mick [Applause] good morning my name is matt weber and i'm the president of the greensburg community schools education foundation i joined the board in 2017 just two years after the foundation began since the beginning of our establishment our mission has been to raise funds to provide teacher grants and scholarships for greensburg community schools this year i'm pleased to announce that we are giving out five 1 000 scholarships i will note that one of the five scholarships comes from the class of 68. at their 50th class reunion they decided they wanted to give back in some way and created a scholarship it's my honor to announce the winners of the scholarships for the class of 2022 the class of 1968 scholarship goes to lydia acre [Applause] congratulations
023the other scholarship recipients are carmen nobby brendan stanley cole stevens and connor wendtkemper [Applause] congratulations everyone thank you [Applause] good morning and congratulations class of 2022 we're so proud of you my name's deborah sellers and i taught here at gchs for 29 years and my husband more than 29 years so i miss you guys i have with me this morning our sons sean and kyle and we're here to present scholarship in memory of our my husband and their father john sellers john live golfed and last summer we were able to host the first annual john sellers golf outing and because of this golf outing and the generous contributions from the community our friends and family and the gchs faculty and staff we are able to financially support this scholarship sean kyle and i received our
024undergraduate degrees from ball state university john i received our master's degrees from ball state university we're honored to present a scholarship today for the amount of 2 500 to a fellow cardinal incoming freshman caleb robbins where are you [Applause] congratulations and good luck in your future endeavors [Applause] good morning and congratulations class of 2022. my name is rick naby and i'm here representing the decatur county community foundation ms sarah helmuck was going to be here to present this today but in her absence i'm going to help out doing that one of the scholarships that the foundation holds is the rawlin curtis and willa marie barnes nursing scholarship in the amount of two thousand and thirty six dollars this year's winner of that scholarship miss sophia nabi congratulations [Applause] congratulations i'm linda volk and today i'm
025representing my husband who died at the age of 50 of cancer i established this james a volk engineering scholarship in his memory and it is being held through the decatur county community foundation funds so today's amount of money a scholarship is four thousand dollars and it's going to carson scheidler [Applause] congratulations thank you so much good morning everyone and congratulations to the class of 2022. my name is abby eldridge and i will be presenting the chris eldridge memorial scholarship today my friends and family created this scholarship in memory of my mother krista after she lost her battle to lung cancer back in 2004. she was a graduate of north decatur high school and had a large impact on the community that she very dearly loved the criteria we look for in a recipient is a
026student in decatur county who shows great leadership work ethic and a dedication to their academics as well as a passion for giving back to the community just as she did we had so many deserving applicants this year but i am pleased to announce this year's recipient in the amount of one thousand dollars of the christa eldridge memorial scholarship to kayla kelso [Applause] thank you so much good morning my name is jennifer mccalvin and i'm the oldest granddaughter of glenn and joanne moore glenn and joanne moved to greensburg in where they purchased their first retail stores they raised their four children larry pam jeff and melanie who attended the greensburg school system and went on to post secondary education my mother pam taught here for 32 years prominent merchants from 1955 to 2013 they displayed business
027savvy in morse true value hardware in meniere's department stores they were kind generous internally driven to make the best glenn had integrity trustworthy believed his word for his word was his bond and in the value of a handshake today i'm honored to present this one thousand dollar scholarship to peyton richie [Applause] let's see if i can shake hands good morning and congratulations graduates my name is jenny hanna and i'm here this morning to present a couple of different awards the first award is in memory of my grandparents the henry a and ruby ernst memorial scholarship is administered by the decatur county community foundation it's intended for a student attending marion university this award for four thousand four hundred two dollars goes to emily million [Applause] the second award is from the greensburg rotary club rotary's
028mission is to put service above self through an essay application we are pleased to present two awards to students who have demonstrated this mission our two 500 winners from greensburg high school this year are elizabeth mitchell and caleb robbins [Applause] thank you and again congratulations [Applause] good morning i'm dave springmeier i'm here to present the bonnie springbar nursing scholarship in memory of my mom this is my wife her name i better have we started this scholarship in honor of all the wonderful nurses that took care of bonnie when she was sick this award is for fifteen hundred dollars and the scholarship goes to sophie navi [Applause] [Music] thank good morning i'm dave green here with my son brad my daughter jamie we are here to present the joyce j greene memorial scholarship we have three
029recipients from this class of 2022 we'd like to extend our congratulations to you as you move forward in your life and all your endeavors this is a 24th honor day that we have presented this scholarship since the passing of mrs green in november of 1998. sorry we would like to thank all of the applicants for the scholarship from the class of 2022 we are honored to present three scholarships this year in the amount of one thousand dollars besides the monetary award your name will appear on a permanent plaque in the main office our recipients this year are mr jonathan flynn miss allison norton and miss emily mangles [Applause] translation thank you very much for your application to the scholarship as i said this is the 24th year it is such that we will be getting
030another plaque we have run out of space on the initial plaque that mr liebel made for us and if i'm not mistaken i think mr hunter and mr peter said if dave if you got to the 24th space on the next one we'll be here did i understand that right oh okay they're they're reneging i i guess if i make it that far i'll be 104 when i present the scholarship thank you very much have a great day i would be remiss if i didn't and i hope this is not out of line but i'd like to extend a sincere congratulations to a good good friend who is retiring coach hipskin congratulations [Applause] good morning congratulations class of my name is spencer berker and i'm here representing the greensburg optimist club to present the william
031h grivey scholarship award this is a two thousand dollar scholarship provided through the decatur county community foundation and it is given to one student at each of the three schools in decatur county william grivey was a member of the optimist club he lived his entire life according to the optimus creed even up until the time of his death this scholarship was created several years ago by william's wife betty and his brother dan to help pay for the college tuition of a graduating senior this year's applicants were asked to write an essay explaining how the optimist creed applies to their life in this year's winner of the william h gravy scholarship is emily mangles [Applause] congratulations good job hello again it's been said a lot today and i don't think it can be said enough so
032i'll repeat it again congratulations class of 2022. great job getting here and wish you well in everything you do going forward my name is rick naby and i have the good fortune to be a board member for the decatur county community foundation it's an organization started back in the early 90s with a grant from eli lilly it does philanthropic work throughout the community and provides opportunities for citizens of the community families to provide scholarships that we're going to be given out today and it's our task to to kind of guard over those and to to make sure that that that they remain intact so to all the winners um that have been said today congratulations and i have some more here going forward the first the decatur county community foundation scholar in the amount of
033five thousand dollars goes to miss jessica williams [Applause] congratulations next we have the decatur county community foundation mystery donor trades scholarship this is given to an individual that's going to enter uh post-secondary education in trades carpenter plumber things like that much needed in the community this award in the amount of fifteen hundred dollars will go to sawyer sanders [Applause] congratulations the next award the decatur county community foundation decided to create a program to introduce our local young people to what philanthropy is about easy for me to say they had to interview for the opportunity once selected they heard local experts talk about some serious topics and learned about working as a team and how boards work together to accomplish goals we were we were very impressed with their enthusiasm and we probably learned more than
034they did working with them we learned that our future is in good hands these students have the great distinction of being charter members of our first effort at youth philanthropy council they knocked it out of the park on behalf of the decatur county community foundation i would like to recognize them for their patience with us as we work to create a meaningful experience for them and the rest of their council and to thank them for their contribution towards making this program a success two awards given in the amount of five hundred dollars each lydia acre and rebecca porter [Applause] our next the 2022 adi m austin memorial scholarship there are two awards for this scholarship in the amount of 3764 dollars each winners are sarah santiago and sawyer sanders [Applause] congratulations again congratulations next we
035have the joni bostic memorial pirate spirit award this is in the amount of 734 dollars recipient this year is lydia acre [Applause] congratulations next award is the 2022 bob clark memorial scholarship in the amount of 466 dollars we'll go to ella lowe [Applause] next is the 2022 arnold d ducanos medical scholarship in the amount of one thousand dollars goes to sophia nabi [Applause] congratulations our next award is the 2022 dr erwin and dorothy lanning and family memorial scholarship in the amount of 3661. joshua schneider [Applause] congratulations next award is the stuart g curray purdue university engineering scholarship in the amount of eight thousand three hundred and three dollars this year's winner is jessica williams [Applause] congratulations next award is the 2022 steve hunter memorial scholarship in the amount of 2701. and 33 cents this year's
036recipient sawyer sanders [Applause] next award is the martha l frost scholarship in the amount of 753 dollars this year's recipient carmen nobby [Applause] congratulations next is the delmer and janet connect connect family memorial scholarship in the amount of 1 and 50 cents jonathan flynn [Applause] next we have the 2022 lake santee women's club scholarship in the amount of five hundred dollars this recipient peyton richie thank you good job next awards we have two for the knights of columbus council 1042 scholarship our local kfc in the amount of 500 each allison ripper and bryant thank you dick [Applause] next we have the 2022 meyer and wilma schreiber memorial scholarship in the amount of 2099 this year's recipient is emily mangles [Applause] next we have the greensburg community high school class of 1941 and 1942 scholarship in
037the amount of 1394. sawyer sanders [Applause] next is the 2022 greensburg community high school class of 1961 scholarship in the amount of 795 dollars tyler ferreira [Applause] next we have the 2022 pat smith in loving memory of tracy lynn smizer scholarship in the amount of one thousand dollars miss jenna knobby [Applause] congratulations we have several of the bernie and lucy layman scholarship award winners today first i'll just call you all up and then i can give them out brayden forker emily mangles grace martin bryant mickey dick jonathan ralston allison rippinger and matthew stewart these are going to be for five thousand four hundred and sixty five dollars and thirty four cents per year um renewable congratulations to all of you winners [Applause] just briefly in closing i'd like to say that in 1976 i was
038sitting down there and you know you may not think about um philanthropy a lot whenever you're you're 18 years old but as you grow older and you come back and hopefully you will come back to this community remember all the efforts that all these folks have done to create these scholarships and these awards for all of your hard work through hard work good things happen today we were able to give out almost 22 thousand dollars worth of awards and it doesn't happen without members of of this community being what they are so thank you for being part of it and thanks for the opportunity [Applause] well said rick i'm going to present the greensburg fraternal order of police scholarships these two winners each receive 500 please approach the stage ella lowe and scotland reinhold [Applause]
039next up i'll present the dar good citizen award this is a check in the amount of 150 and this year's a winner this year's winner is lydia acre [Applause] i have four winners for the first federal good citizenship awards these winners will receive a check for 2 500 each and those four are tyler ferrara emma hatton corbin matthews and peyton richie congratulations to those four congratulations hi you guys okay the state farm companies foundation scholarship is awarded to connor witt camper for five thousand dollars renewable [Applause] the elks legacy scholarship for one thousand dollars renewable is awarded to carson scheidler [Applause] the indiana volunteer firefighters associate associate scholarship for one thousand five hundred dollars goes to jonathan ralston [Applause] the great plains communications scholarship is awarded to carson shiler for one thousand dollars [Applause] emily
040mangles for two thousand five hundred dollars [Applause] and elizabeth elizabeth mitchell for five thousand dollars [Applause] the psy iota zai sorority scholarship is awarded to two students for at least five hundred dollars each grace martin and caleb robbins [Applause] the tricapa sorority donna little scholarship for one thousand dollars goes to carson scheidler [Applause] the tri kappa sorority barb haran scholarship goes to cole stevens [Applause] the daughter of isabella's scholarship in the amount of 500 is awarded to bryant minkadek [Applause] the decatur county pork producer scholarship for one thousand dollars is awarded to lydia agra [Applause] the jackson lodge gary work masonic scholarship and indiana free masons grand lodge scholarship in the amount of two thousand one hundred and twenty dollars renewable is awarded to carson scheidler [Applause] we have eight awards for the mitch daniels
041early graduation scholarship these students completed their high school requirements at the end of their junior year each student will be receiving four thousand dollar scholarship barbara bolling randy brogan sila filler ivan pelser hannah sanders peyton scudder femi straight and avery stewart [Applause] okay the 21st century scholarship award which is given for full tuition to a indiana state school was awarded to the following elena andradas jude beaver kyler couch nevaya cress zyla filler reina wilson kayla haycock jolena hunter casey johnson andrew johnson jessalyn newman keegan roberts sarah santiago matthew stewart avery stewart dakota walters and amaya walmsley [Applause] good morning doll and to class of 2022 congratulations it's been a real honor working with you over these last four years at this point we would like to acknowledge some awards that have been given directly from
042colleges further education directly to the students students have reached out to those schools and have worked very hard over this four year period in order to receive these honors we will do these in groups of schools so right now i have five students that will be attending ball state university in the fall that have received scholarships first recipient it was sorry allison rippinger receiving a ball state university presidential scholarship and ball state grant totaling over ten thousand dollars renewable caleb robbins will be receiving a ball state merit scholarship of four thousand dollars renewable and a alumni legacy scholarship of twenty five hundred dollars keegan roberts will be receiving ball state university honors grants of over seven thousand dollars with possible renewal [Applause] two young ladies will be attending ball state also they are receiving military
043veterans benefits due to the service of a parent to the united states military kiley hostetler will be receiving tuition and room and board totaling over nineteen thousand dollars renewable and alyssa willard will be receiving tuition as well as a president's scholarship from ball state in the amount of ten thousand dollars renewable [Applause] colin cummer will be attending fairmont state university he is receiving various academic and athletic scholarships in order to equal according to colin a full ride while he shoots a full a few hoops and does a little studying on the side grayson newhart will be attending hunter university huntington interview inter university i'm sorry grayson we're going to send you all over the place huntington university he's receiving an academic and athletic scholarship in total of over twenty four thousand dollars renewable [Applause] we
044have six students that are attending indiana state university receiving awards alina andreas will be receiving the indiana state university book voucher which is 500 housing award for 1500 academic merit scholarship health and wellness award recreation center award and first year campus housing award of five hundred dollars [Applause] three students will be receiving the indiana state university academic merit scholarship of one thousand dollars a peak a piece those recipients are luke helmick mackenzie moreland and tyler ferreira [Applause] grace martin is on her way to indiana state as well she is receiving a president's academic excellence award of six thousand dollars renewable and a creative and performing arts award of nine thousand dollars renewable [Applause] cole stevens is heading to indiana state university as well he will be receiving an academic distinguished scholarship of 2500 renewable [Applause]
045seven students have received awards from indiana university the first three are receiving pro-vost scholarships kate acrea in the amount of two thousand dollars renewable braden forkert one thousand renewable and sophie knobby four thousand dollars renewable [Applause] alexander bailey will be attending indiana university he's receiving a provost scholarship of one thousand hamilton luger scholarship of global and international studies direct admissions scholarship of 750 renewable and a luddy school of informatics computing and engineering scholarship of seven hundred and fifty dollars renewable [Applause] jolina hunter will be attending indiana university provost scholarship of four thousand renewable and has earned the covenant award of room and board totaling over twelve thousand dollars renewable [Applause] jocelyn newman is also receiving the covenant award from indiana university of six thousand dollars renewable [Applause] and the last student making their way to
046indiana university receiving awards is jonathan ralston he will be receiving the provost scholarship of six thousand dollars renewable the hunt hunton honors college scholarship 2000 renewable and the heckman linville scholarship of two thousand dollars [Applause] three students will be attending iupui carmen navi and claire anderson are both receiving two thousand dollars renewable as a jaguar excellent award [Applause] carson scheidler he will be joining those two students as well as many many others at iupui he has received an honors college chancellor's scholarship of eight thousand dollars renewable [Applause] scotland reinhold she will be making her home next fall at indiana westland university where she is receiving the dean scholarship of 11 000 renewable and various other grants totaling over seven thousand five hundred dollars [Applause] we have two students that have received awards from manchester university
047emma howard is receiving the faculty scholarship which is seventeen thousand dollars renewable and lillian wheatley who is receiving the dean scholarship which is twenty thousand dollars renewable [Applause] emily million will be making her way to marion university she is receiving the saint clara academic scholarship for sixteen thousand dollars renewable and the marian dance team scholarship of one thousand dollars renewable [Applause] two students will be traveling out of state and attending ohio northern university delilah collins will be receiving a general grant which is 2500 dimension award of 7 000 trustee scholarship of 19 thousand and various grants of over four five thousand and all of those are renewable [Applause] ethan meadows will be attending ohio northern university will be also an athlete as well as an academic student and he has earned academic achievement awards of
048over 13 thousand dollars [Applause] purdue university will be the home to six students who've received awards first jonathan flynn has received the stamps scholarship through the honor college and it pays for full cost of attendance for four years plus ten thousand dollars for conferences internships and other activities [Applause] emily mangles one thousand dollars for a national recognition award to purdue elizabeth mitchell is going to purdue university receiving the trustee scholarship of ten thousand dollars renewable [Applause] two students will be attending purdue university and receiving the presidential scholarships jessica williams and anna wagner these awards are four thousand dollars renewable [Applause] dakota walters is the recipient of purdue university promise award it is an award of ten thousand dollars renewable [Applause] connor wittkemper he is the recipient of the rose hulman institute of technology academic scholarship
049the amount is 26 500 and it is a renewable award [Applause] three students will be making their home at the university of indianapolis the first two are receiving luger scholarships kayla kelso in the amount of 18 000 renewable and matthew stewart in the amount of 19 000 renewable [Applause] ali norton will be joining the university of indianapolis she will also receive a luger scholarship of 18 000 renewable but she is also receiving a director's award of 2000 anonymous endowment scholarship uh 4 000 plus and a grant of over 2 300 all of those are possible renewals [Applause] thank you sue on behalf of the athletic department this year we would like to congratulate the class of 2022 and before we hand out our awards i would like to give a few thank yous first to
050all of our student athletes for all of their successes this year whether it be team or individual you guys did a great job like to thank all of our coaches for their hard work and dedication i would like to thank our administration our staff and teachers for all of their support and the two ladies in our athletic office june rigney that makes our athletic department run and melinda hager to keep us financially stable our awards this year our first award um is the paul dwayne collins track scholarship this is a 400 scholarship and this year it is awarded to matthew stewart [Applause] our next award is our royal club award this award is given to athletes who have lettered in eight varsity sports in their four-year career this is a tremendous accomplishment for our student
051athletes to achieve the the athletes are awarded a plaque with their name on it and i will announce we have 11 this year so i'll announce all 11. you can come up to receive your plaque and if we could hold our applause to the very end this year's recipients are kayla haycock ella lowe emily mangles elizabeth mitchell sophie knobby jessica williams corbin matthews grayson newhart jonathan ralston sawyer sanders and cole stevens please give him a round of applause [Applause] just congratulations our next award is our class of 1921 scholar athlete this award is voted on by our head coaches and takes academics and athletics into consideration this year our female scholar athlete is emily mangles and our male scholar athlete is jonathan ralston if you could both come up please and our last award is
052our top female and male athlete of the ward of the year this award is also voted on by our head coaches and takes in consideration an athlete's four-year career this year's top female athlete is elizabeth mitchell and our top male athlete is matthew stewart congratulations [Applause] like to thank everyone and good luck to our graduates [Applause] i'm gonna try to stay with my script but sometimes i sort of venture off uh this will prelude something that i'm gonna do so congrats seniors i hope you have an awesome future okay good morning and again congratulations to the class of 2022. for those that do not know me my name is jane huff really or most of you mrs really i'm here to present two randy really memorial scholarships in the memory of my husband randy who
053lost his battle with melanoma cancer in july of 2020 my husband randy was a caring and hard-working person he did not go to college but he did participate in the school to work program when he was in high school working in the grocery business he continued to work in the retail business his entire life he worked his way up through the business from a cashier stock person to managing over six convenience stores throughout ripley decatur and franklin county eventually we owned our own convenience store randy also had a love for the outdoors and we eventually opened up an rnj bait and tackle which i continue to run to help fund the scholarship his most recent endeavor however was previous to him passing we opened up the really fresh meat market with his brother in osgood
054even with his busy schedule he found the time to coach softball and mentor young people in our community randy was also the primary caregiver for my father who had alzheimer's for five years randy was all about giving of his time to help others and encouraging young people to do their best randy would often tell our children and the people that worked for us it doesn't matter what you do in life be proud of your work be honest respectful and be on time through the generous support of my colleagues family and friends we were able to establish the randy really memorial scholarship fund the scholarship is open to seniors in area schools no matter if their plans are to go to college join the military or directly enter the workforce sometimes an individual just needs a
055little help to get off to a good start on their new adventure in life this year we had the privilege of awarding five 200 scholarships last week i awarded one at batesville today i'm going to award two here and then tomorrow night two at south ripley over the easter weekend my children read through over 55 applicants and i let them select but i had the veto right however the two individuals that they selected that happened to be from greensburg i told them i said they must have good standards because those were the two that i would have given it to so i let them select this year's recipients from greensburg are elena andrettis and this is for you elena elena every day when i had her in class sat by the white board and would
056write me a positive note before she left i don't know if you realize how much that meant to me okay the second recipient is brendan stanley brendan always has a smile on his face in class and always put forth his best effort [Applause] thank you and again congratulations [Applause] 48 years ago back in 1974 i was probably like some of you here today i was one of the most surprised guy in town i i graduated high school and it was a pretty big day for my family back in in 74 as none of my grandparents or neither one of my parents had graduated high school and so at this time i would i recognize that this is a pretty big day a pretty big week coming up and i just want to say congratulations to
057all of you here in the class of 2022. linda chapel is not able to present today so i get the privilege of presenting for both of my friends mr chapel was the principal here at greensburg high school from 2001 to 2015. and i had the honor of working for him with him every day for 15 years and i can say that everybody loved phil he was a cowboy boots and a smile kind of guy his positive attitude and dedication and loyal approach was absolutely contagious here in this community he loved kids he loved people and he loved agriculture this year's recipient truly represents the legacy of mr chapel so the philip a chapel ffa agriculture scholarship of 500 goes to schuyler westerfeld have a great week hi for those of you guys who don't know
058me um mr combo ford i coach the academic team along with mrs swank here and i've done that for the past four years this year we are lucky to have two scholarships to award these two young men were freshmen when i started coaching academic team four years ago and i've been able to watch them grow over the last four years and put in the work and grow into their leadership roles with the team i am very happy to award two one thousand dollar scholarships to alex bailey and jonathan flynn [Applause] congrats oh my goodness thank you thanks [Applause] just want to say congratulations to the class of 2022 and to the parents and friends we're here to share with you today as superintendent greensburg schools um get to watch and i've watched all of you
059go from kindergarten all the way through your senior year and great class and i really appreciate what you've done for greensburg schools and and the opportunities that we provided that you've taken advantage of and i wish all of you the very very best after we go through that graduation ceremony next saturday it's my privilege as superintendent of greensboro schools to present some scholarships today i'd like to begin with our first it's a brand new scholarship and i'm privileged to have russell wilhoite standing here beside me he and his wife nancy they started this scholarship this year and it is a one thousand dollar scholarship and it will go to scotland reinhold [Applause] congratulations thanks russell russell's another good example of those who have graduated from greensburg high school no matter how long ago it was
060he and i both graduated a long time ago but always giving back and we appreciate those who give back and some of you will understand that in the years to come second scholarship i'd like to give is a shriver memorial scholarship it is a 500 scholarship and it goes to jessica williams [Applause] the next scholarship is very dear to my heart and we don't have enough kids who are interested in going into education now as a career and i hope some of you will choose it as you change careers over the next few years but we're giving out the lillian knox education scholarship it is a 500 scholarship and is going to brendan stanley [Applause] congratulations next scholarship is to sarah kinker scholarship it is a 500 scholarship and it goes to allison ripager [Applause]
061congratulations the next scholarship is the robert french memorial scholarship it is a one thousand dollar renewable scholarship and it goes to elizabeth mitchell [Applause] congratulations next scholarship is the arthur and john r picker scholarship we're giving two of those they are for each they go to mason kennedy and luke stevens [Applause] congratulations next scholarship is the robert s lowe scholarship it's a 500 renewable scholarship and it goes to allison ripager [Applause] next is the goddard associate degree scholarship it is a 1500 scholarship and it goes to sawyer sanders [Applause] congratulations next we have the goddard business degree scholarship it is also 1500 and it goes to isabel morris congratulations next we have the goddard technical degree scholarship it is also 1500 and it goes to hannah doucher congratulations and our last goddard is the goddard
062vocational degree scholarship again it is fifteen hundred dollars and it goes to schuyler westerfeld [Applause] we have two goddard depaul purdue scholarships they are fifteen hundred dollars renewable they go to lydia acrea and emily mangles congratulations we have bobby berger scholarships they are 1500 renewable i'll call off all 16 and then we get a round of applause uh please come up to stage brayden forkert shailene hess kayla kelso emily mangles grace martin bryant minkadek emily million carmen navi sophia nabi allison norton rebecca porter jonathan ralston peyton richie allison riffinger caleb robbins nicole stevens congratulations to these 16 students [Applause] and the last scholarship we have is the bernie h and mary l humphrey scholarship these are also fifteen hundred dollars renewable they go to carson scheidler brendan stanley and luke stevens congratulations okay okay thank
063you wow we're on the downhill slide here so we're we're getting close we're recognizing right now the ivy tech community college indiana core and we have 35 winners i'm going to read through those these winners will receive green and white cords we'll hold off applause until i read all 35 names i will also add kudos to the counseling department this is our highest number ever for the cohort of 2022 congratulations here we go kate acra lydia acra elena andrades delilah collins jonathan flynn braden forkert emma hatton jaylen hess andrew johnson kayla kelso mason kennedy ella lowe emily mangles grace martin corbin matthews elizabeth mitchell mackenzie moreland jessalyn newman sofia knobby allison norton rebecca porter jonathan ralston scotland reinhold peyton richie allison ripaker caleb robbins sawyer sanders joshua snyder carson scheidler cole stevens luke stevens matthew
064stewart alyssa willard jessica williams connor wittkemper congratulations to the 35 individuals with the indiana college core we will now honor our honor diploma recipients we're going to start first with those receiving an academic honors diploma all of the honor diploma recipients i may repeat myself here but they are receiving gold courts academic honors diploma recipients i have 16 names oakley best rosalyn caddell rayne combs terry dance andrew johnson ella lowe grace martin elliott newby connor pinson caleb robbins hannah sanders sawyer sanders mason wagner skylar westerfeld alyssa willard simone wood congratulations to 16 academic honors diploma recipients [Applause] now we'll recognize those earning a technical honors diploma they too will receive gold cords i have ten names ethan ambergee claire anderson nevaeh cress navica dibias hannah deutscher jayden finley cole ginder alexis gossett caden schroeder and
065dakota walters congratulations to those individuals earning a technical honors diploma the last group to receive gold cords are those that earned both an academic honors diploma and a technical honors diploma and that list is impressive it's 47 names i'm going to read through them efficiently here kate acra lydia acra elena andrades alexander bailey delilah collins colin cummer tyler ferrara jonathan flynn braden forkert elijah hadler emma hatton luke helmick shaylen hess kylie hostetler kevin huang jolina hunter kayla kelso mason kennedy emily mangles corbin matthews bryant mikadek emily million elizabeth mitchell mackenzie moreland isabelle morris jessalyn newman mallory noah sofia knobby carmen knobby allison norton shiv patel rebecca porter jonathan ralston scotland reinhold payton ritchie allison ripperger keegan roberts carson scheidler joshua schneider brendan stanley cole stevens luke stevens matthew stewart anna wagner lillian wheatley jessica williams
066connor wittkemper congratulations 47 academic and technical honor diploma recipients [Applause] it's really an impressive list when you read through all the names it's it's quite impressive at this time i'd like to honor the co salutatorians for the class of 2022. when i read these individuals names they are going to come up to the stage i will recognize them individually unlike we've done before they will receive a trophy and a booklet and acknowledgement here on the stage our first salutatorian with a 3.9945 gpa is mr carson scheidler congratulations carson and our other co-salutatorian also with the 3.9945 gpa is miss jessica williams [Applause] congratulations to the salutatorians of the class of 2022. [Applause] we will now honor individually the valedictorians for the class of 2022 they all have achieved a perfect 4.0 gpa when i announce
067their name let's please welcome them to the stage one at a time here first one lydia akram [Applause] next valedictorian mr jonathan flynn [Applause] our third valedictorian emily mangels [Applause] next up jonathan ralston [Applause] next up is allison ripager [Applause] and our final valedictorian to be recognized is connor wickhipper [Applause] let's have a round of applause for the valedictorians of the class of 2022 i have a few closing remarks to our honor day ceremony pretty much in line with what i do every year with one little exception here for me personally i'd like to take a moment and recognize the retirement of two staff members from greensburg community high school first i'd like to talk about mrs sarah amrein she served in various roles in educational assistance in our special ed program here at greensboro
068community high school and she served us here for 18 years and she will be greatly missed and she'll be missed more than she knows mrs sarah amron i'd like to acknowledge her right now please as mr green acknowledged earlier in the program mr hipskind coach has been our dean of students for quite some time he's been in education for 43 years 25 years here at gchs and he has been an integral part of what we do in the front office he also too will be missed i'm very happy for him in his next stage of retirement uh just let you know brother you'll be missed back there congratulations mr hipskin we wish both of them happiness in their future years and we will try to cope with their absence next year it will be difficult
069before we shut down here i'd like to acknowledge some of the donations that were given on behalf of the class of awards earned first off 340. that number is from awards and scholarships from local community organizations and from trust funds established within the school corporation 431 thousand dollars class of 2022. that's a lot of giving a lot of people that care about our students also two million four hundred and three thousand six hundred and seventy four dollars were from awards grants and scholarships from post-secondary education institutions total monies in excess of two million eight hundred and have been received by the graduating class of 2022. congratulations hard work pays off let's give it up for the class of 20 20 22. i'd also like to take a moment as well before we shut down here
070um commencement graduation is emotional time it's a special time for kids and not only appreciate the kids for their hard work but thank the parents and the community and everybody that supports what we do here at greensburg community high school it matters it matters it's important work and and you kids are the are the benefit of that and the evidence of hard work so thank you