North Union’s class of 2019 held its graduation ceremonies Friday evening.
The class featured five valedictorians and seven salutatorians.
Valedictorians for the class are Zachary Kratowicz, Audra Adams, Madeline Ardrey, Dalton Skaggs and Gavin Zwayer.
Each valedictorian met the standard of a 4.0 GPA (on an unweighted scale), received an Academic Honors Diploma, and completed 18 core college prep classes.
Salutatorians for the class are Joel Ackerman, Abigail Chadwick, Sarah Chadwick, Karen Elisabeth Michael, Cole Peterson, Kamryn Rhodes andLogan Suiter.
The salutatorians held GPAs above 3.95 (on an unweighted scale), received an Academic Honors Diploma, and completed 18 core college prep classes.
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North Union High School students were also recognized with scholarships and awards during the annual Scholarship Awards Night earlier this month. Thousands of dollars in scholarships were awarded to seniors to help with their college costs.
Those receiving awards and scholarships were:
Abigail Chadwick – Academic Honors Diploma, Kevin Smith Scholarship, NUEA Scholarship, Richwood Garden Club Scholarship, Mount Vernon Nazarene University Founders Scholarship, Mount Vernon Nazarene University Presidential Academic Scholarship.
Anthony Padovano – Senior Sportsmanship Award and Sherrill Grandstaff Eubanks Scholarship.
Audra Adams – Academic Honors Diploma, Bob & Eula Davis Memorial Scholarship, Kinney Scholarship, Logan Krebehenne Memorial Scholarship, Conner Ann Miller Memorial Scholarship, McElheny Award for Music. Robert Fox Memorial Scholarship, Senior Service Award, Ohio HBPA (Ohio FFA Foundation), The Ohio State University Scarlet & Gray Award.
Austin Jamison – Richwood-North Union Alumni Scholarship.
Blain Keckler – Academic Honors Diploma.
Brandon Fitch – Nucor Steel Employee Scholarship.
Brennan Griffith – Jeffrey “Griff” Griffith Memorial Scholarship.
Carsen Newell – Richwood-North Union Alumni Scholarship, Rita Rubeck Parker Scholarship.
Cole Peterson – Academic Honors Diploma, Burnside/Imbody/Fish Scholarship, Dr. Craig Cooley Memorial Scholarship, McElheny Award – Social Studies, Senior Dependability Award, Ohio Wesleyan University Schubert Scholarship, Ohio Northern University Presidential Scholarship, College of Wooster Dean’s Scholarship, Rollins College, Ohio Northern University Polar Bear Award.
Dalton Skaggs – Academic Honors Diploma, Burnside/Imbody/Fish Scholarship, DAR Good Citizenship Award – Male, Marysville Elks Student of the Year, McElheny Award – Math, Glenna R. Joyce Scholarship Ohio State.
Dylan Thompson – Dan B. Kyle Memorial Scholarship.
Dylan Wagner – Academic Honors Diploma, McElheny Award – Science, Ohio Northern University Presidential Scholarship.
Faith Ritchie – Capital University Presidential Scholarship, Ursuline College Dean’s Scholarship, University of Dayton Dean’s Merit Scholarship.
Gabriel Burggraf – Academic Honors Diploma, Al & Dorothy Bixler Memorial Scholarship, Dan B. Kyle Memorial Scholarship, Bob & Eula Davis Memorial Scholarship, Burnside/Imbody/Fish Scholarship, Richwood-North Union Alumni Scholarship, Sarah Hamilton Memorial Scholarship, The Ohio State University Trustee Award.
Gabrielle Koch – Academic Honors Diploma.
Gavin Zwayer – Academic Honors Diploma, Burnside/Imbody/Fish Scholarship.
Hailee Miller – University of Akron Scholarship, Akron Guarantee Scholarship
Jenna Katka – Academic Honors Diploma.
Joel Ackerman – Academic Honors Diploma, Marysville Elks Books/Pizza Scholarship.
Joseph Blair – Academic Honors Diploma, Burnside/Imbody/Fish Scholarship, Jeffrey “Griff” Griffith Memorial Scholarship.
Josie Duncan – Byhalia-York Alumni Scholarship, Dan B. Kyle Memorial Scholarship, Sarah Hamilton Memorial Scholarship.
Kaitlyn O’Connors – Academic Honors Diploma, Larry & Jan Dunn Scholarship, RABA Scholarship.
Kamryn Rhodes – Academic Honors Diploma, Senior Sportsmanship Award, Ohio Northern University Trustee Scholarship, Ohio Northern University Choose Ohio First Scholarship, Ohio University Success Scholarship, Ohio University Distinction Scholarship.
Kase Orahood – Academic Honors Diploma, Otterbein University President’s Scholar Award.
Kierstan Diaz – North Union – Tri-rivers Outstanding Senior, Ben & Mary Coleman Scholarship.
LeAnna Dunn – Brittany Crabtree Memorial Scholarship, Donald & Dorothy Parrott Memorial Scholarship, Memorial Hospital Medical Staff Scholarship, Richwood-North Union Alumni Scholarship.
Lissie Michael – Academic Honors Diploma, DMB Memorial Scholarship, Donald & Dorothy Parrott Memorial Scholarship, Richwood-North Union Alumni Scholarship, Union County Military Family Support Group, VFW Post 870 Scholarship, Marion Technical College Foundation Scholarship.
Logan Suiter – Academic Honors Diploma, Burnside/Imbody/Fish Scholarship, Rita Rubeck Parker Scholarship, Sherrill Grandstaff Eubanks Scholarship, Senior Dependability Award, Ohio Northern University Trustee Scholarship.
Mackenzie Lee – Academic Honors Diploma, Dan B. Kyle Memorial Scholarship.
Madeline Ardrey – Academic Honors Diploma, Ashley Brown Memorial Scholarship, DAR Good Citizenship Award – Female, Erin Y. James Memorial Scholarship, Marysville Elks Student of the Year, McElheny Award – English, Wildcats Arts & Music Scholarship, Cedarville University President’s Excellence Scholarship, Union Rural Electric Scholarship (second place).
Madison Higgins – McElheny Award for Art.
Mallory Case – Byhalia-York Alumni Scholarship, DMG Memorial Scholarship.
Nick Reeder – RABA Scholarship.
Sarah Chadwick – Academic Honors Diploma, NUEA Scholarship, Kevin Smith Scholarship, Richwood Garden Club Scholarship, Mount Vernon Nazarene University Founders Scholarship, Mount Vernon Nazarene University Presidential Academic Scholarship.
Zachary Ahern – Academic Honors Diploma
Zachary Kratowicz – Academic Honors Diploma, Burnside/Imbody/Fish Scholarship, Franklin B. Walter Scholar Award, Red Cross Drive to Serve Scholarship, Rita Rubeck Parker Scholarship, Senior Leadership Award, Warner-Houk Memorial Scholarship, University of Cincinnati CEAS Excellence Award, DAR Good Citizen Award, Ohio Northern University Presidential Scholarship, Cedarville University President’s Excellence Scholarship, The Ohio State University Maximus Scholarship, Wright State University Valedictorian Scholarship, Miami University Merit Scholarship.