Hiawatha Alumni Association Scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors with preference for those seniors who had parents who attended Hiawatha High School and plan to attend college or a vocational school. Since the 1970s, the Hiawatha Alumni Association has been proud to support further academic development by providing yearly scholarships to deserving graduates. These scholarships are funded by donations and fundraisers sponsored by the Alumni Association. This year’s recipients are Allison Arment, Braydon Griswold, Cassidy Gantt, Kyndra Lay, Mackenzie Gormley, Mikayla Simmons, Paige Stover & Sydney Smith!
Congratulations to Cassidy Gantt & Sarah White, recipients of the Kay L. Hilton Scholarship! These scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors of Hiawatha High School who will be studying nursing at any accredited post-secondary institution. Begun in 2010, this nursing scholarship is given by Robert Hilton in memory of his wife, Kay, who spent several years fighting cancer. Robert and Kay were always impressed with her nurses and the scholarship has been established to honor those who cared so well for her.
Congratulations to Kylie Nelson! Kylie is the recipient of the Delbert Larson Memorial Scholarship. This is awarded to a Hiawatha High School Senior who is majoring in Math/ Science in a Community College, 4-year university or College.
Sarah Madsen was awarded the Citizens State Bank and Trust Scholarship!
This scholarship is given to a graduating senior from Hiawatha High School who will be attending Highland Community College.
Robinson American Legion Post 148 Scholarship Recipients: Carli Mueller, Carson Gilbert, & Braydon Griswold
Thank you to all the sponsors who are making our hot dog lunch today an amazing experience! You rock Brown County Sheriff’s Department, Hiawatha Police, Hiawatha Town and Country EMTs, Hiawatha Fire Department, Freedom Hospice, and Walmart!! #HESRedHawks
USD 415 is now accepting 3 & 4 year old at-risk preschool applications for the 2022-2023 school year! Students must be 3 years of age on or before August 31, 2022 but cannot have reached their 5th birthday. See application for additional criteria. Applications are available online at hiawathaschools.org or at Hiawatha Elementary School. Please call HES 785-742-7181 with any questions. #USD415 #HESReDHawks
Red Hawk Booster Club Scholarships were awarded to students who best demonstrate academic excellence with a current GPA of above 3.20, have been active in high school activities, have been an excellent representative/role model of their schools, have always shown good sportsmanship in all activities, and have always shown good citizenship towards their teammates and coaches. Each year the Booster Club decides on the number of and the amounts of the scholarships that are awarded. This year's recipients are Bailey Pierce, Joel Bryan, Lakyn Leupold, Mackenzie Gormley & Tyler Davis!
Hiawatha District Education Association scholarship winners. Both of these students are planning to major in education in college. Congratulations to Allison Arment & Sydney Smith!
HHS Class of 1984 awards scholarships to well-rounded graduating seniors from Hiawatha High School who intend to continue their education at a university, college, community college, or vocational school. Members of the HHS Class of 1984 created and annually support this scholarship to recognize the outstanding education they received at Hiawatha and to show appreciation for the community scholarships they received. Since 2014, the Class of 1984 has now distributed $30,000 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors because of the ongoing generosity of their classmates. The recipients this year are:
Tyler Davis Sidney Johansen Clara Lindstrom
Sarah Madsen Jacob Rieger Lakyn Leupold
Joel Bryan Carson Gilbert Elizabeth Hinton
Bailey Pierce Dalton Simmer Sydney Smith
Melissa “Missy” Dawn Rieger Memorial Scholarship recipients Braydon Griswold & Mackenzie Gormley!
Braydon Griswold, recipient of the Robinson Lions Club Scholarship!
Thank you to all the amazing sponsors who are making our hot dog lunch tomorrow an amazing experience! #HESRedHawks
Ag Partners Cooperative Scholarship Winner, Mackenzie Gormley!
Congratulations to Allison Arment! Allison was selected to receive the 2022 DEKALB Agricultural Accomplishment Award! This honor has been presented since 1947 to outstanding high school seniors with a superior record of scholarship, leadership and agricultural work experience.
Congratulations to the Senior Musicians of the Year!
Band: Nirvana Petersen & Sydney Smith
Vocal: Kiara Stone & Mackenzie Gormley
Allison Arment was awarded the Most Active Senior Ag Student Award!
Allison completed a total of 11 courses in the Comprehensive Ag Pathway. She also applied for - and was selected to shadow Mr. Keith Figge, at Onaga. Allison plans to major in Ag Education at K State!
The Kiwanis Club Scholarship is offered to area Hiawatha students who are incoming freshmen to a college in Kansas. Congratulations to recipients, Tyler Davis, Mackenzie Gormley, Michaela Gruber and Sidney Johansen!
Deputy Todd Widman Memorial Scholarship is given in honor & remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice made by Brown County Deputy Todd Michael Widman, a 1997 graduate of Hiawatha High School. Deputy Widman gave his life for the citizens in Brown County in 2001. This year’s recipient are Karin Moorhous, Sidney Johansen, Braydon Griswold, Jacob Rieger, Lakyn Leupold, Kyndra Lay, Clara Lindstrom, Dalton Simmer, & Kiara Stone.
Brown County Veterans Honor Guard scholarships are given to students from a family with a military service background. This year, the scholarship was awarded to Miclan Entrikin, Elizabeth Hinton, Lakyn Leupold, Tyler Meyers, Karin Moorhous, Kiara Stone and Paige Stover
