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 Karin Moorhous! Karin is the recipient of the Morrill & Janes Bank and Trust branch of the Bank of Blue Valley Scholarship. This scholarship is given to a senior of Hiawatha High School who plans to attend a college or a vocational school.
Hiawatha High School FBLA Scholarship is designed to recognize outstanding members for their activity and involvement in the association. The scholarship is open to graduating FBLA members of Hiawatha High School who plan to pursue a post-secondary education degree majoring or minoring in the field of Business. This year’s recipient is Dalton Simmer!
Max Hawks, Outstanding Senior Student in Social Studies
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
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
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!
Melissa “Missy” Dawn Rieger Memorial Scholarship recipients Braydon Griswold & Mackenzie Gormley!
Braydon Griswold, recipient of the Robinson Lions Club Scholarship!
Hiawatha District Education Association scholarship winners. Both of these students are planning to major in education in college. Congratulations to Allison Arment & Sydney Smith!
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
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
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!
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.
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!
Hiawatha High School Senior Athletes of the Year were awarded to Joel Bryan & Lakyn Leupold. Congratulations!
