2020 Academic Honors Night
Grand Island Senior High in partnership with the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation and Home Federal Bank honored the top-ranked graduating seniors from Grand Island Senior High during an academic recognition reception on Thursday, April 30 in a Facebook Live Presentation from the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation Facebook Account. The presentation started at 7:00 p.m.
All students at Grand Island Senior High who graduate Summa Cum Laude or Magna Cum Laude, and have submitted a GIPS Foundation scholarship application, were awarded at least one scholarship through the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation’s Academic Aristocrat Scholarship Program. Honor students received a total of $45,150 at this presentation.
The Academic Aristocrat Scholarship program was initiated by former Superintendent Marv Maurer in memory of his wife Dorothy. The program offers scholarships for Grand Island Senior High’s Honors Students. Sixty-one (61) scholarships were awarded in 2020 as part of this program. The scholarships range from $500-$1,600.
Over the years, many individuals have donated to the Academic Aristocrat fund to grant students their dreams of a higher education. Some have donated annually or through payroll deductions, while others have established endowed scholarships in their family's names or in honor or memory of someone special.
The Grand Island Public Schools Foundation has served as a tax-exempt vehicle for various individuals and businesses to award scholarships on an annual basis.
The GISH seniors honored at the event:
Samuel Aguilera Robledo
Diana Alvarado
Jenna Banzhaf
Justyce Bonczynski
Margaret Bourland
Erin Brockmeier
Ashtyn Cheetsos
Georgia Clerc
Kelly Contreras
Maria Cotom Pacheco
Genevieve Czaplewski
Ana De Orta
Rodrigo Fajardo
Kevin Fierro-Chavez
Alexander Francisco Gonzalez
Caleb Francl
Danielle Goscha
Joshua Grosvenor
Brandy Guerrero
Tori Hale
Samantha Hansen
Shelby Hees
Jenny Hernandez
Ronal Hernandez
Emma Hilderbrand
Mackenzie Hill
Luke Hoos
Jake Inthavongsa
Grace Johnson
Wyatt Kohles
Jacob Kosmicki
Madison Lane
Blake Leiting
Uri Lopez
Rachel Mankin
McKenna Marsh
Annaline McCoy
Ace McKinnis
Alyssa Meyer
Alexander Miller
Elizabeth Miller
Vanessa Mosqueda Ramirez
Karleigh Mulinix
Eric Nguyen
Natalia Ortega
Jacqueline Osborne
Alec Paul
Karina Pedroza Sotelo
Katlyn Pool
Anna Pracheil
Raul Ramirez-Galindo
Anna Rose
Byron Rustrian Rivas
Edwin Salas
Hady Santos Cotom
Kyle Sextro
Jehron Soto
Keagan Sutton
Elise Vahle
Alex VanNatta
Candelaria Vargas Paiz
Sierra Voglewede
Stacy Wells
Cassandra Wing
Jaime Zamarripa
Hannah Zaugg
For more information, call or e-mail Traci Skalberg, executive director, Grand Island Public Schools Foundation; 308-379-5571; tskalberg@gips.org