TWELVE - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Ione, Heppner celebrate graduates
Ione High School held its graduation celebration last Friday, June 2. Pictured (L-R) are graduating seniors Fernando Ramirez, Carson Eynetich, Madison Orem, Adam Carson, Bryce Rollins,
Kylee Bethel, Marcus Radcliffe, Sunem Calvin, Lewkus Burright and Kalvin Rietmann. -Photo by Jackie J. Emmel Photography
Heppner High School’s graduation was Saturday, June 3. Back L-R: Chace Jones, Jacob Finch, Paul Lindsay, Trevor Nichols, Daemon Worden, Tyler Boor, Jake Lentz, Dillan Doyle, Tucker
Ashbeck, David Cribbs, Adan Guerra and Jacob Haugen. Front L-R: Trinity Bunce, Madison Palmer, Kylie Holden, Daralynn Teeman, Hailey Wenberg, Katherine Wilson, Mylee Quilter,
Dusty Robinson, Brooklynn Wilson, Camryn Scrivner, Mystique Gallegos and Hayley Akers. -Photo by Tara Proudfoot
Heppner graduates receive more than $100k in scholarships
The Heppner gradu-
ating class of 2023 was
awarded a combined
$111,490 in local scholar-
ships at graduation ceremo-
nies Saturday. The awards
came from the following
scholarship committees:
The Heppner Elks
Lodge presented the fol-
lowing awards:
Jacob Finch was award-
ed first place in the Most
Valuable Student Schol-
arship at the local level
for $700 and placed third
at the district level for an
additional $1,600 for a total
of $2,300.
Paul Lindsay placed
second in the local Most
Valuable Student Schol-
arship, earning him $400.
Paul was also awarded a
Clarence Buchanan Schol-
arship in the amount of
$1,500, for a total of $1,900.
Trevor Nichols placed
third in the local Most
Valuable Student contest,
earning him $300 and was
also awarded a Clarence
Buchanan Scholarship for
$2,500, for a total of $2,800.
Brooklyn Wilson was
awarded a Clarence Bu-
chanan Scholarship in the
amount of $1,000.
Hailey Wenberg was
also awarded a Clarence
Buchanan Scholarship in
the amount of $1,000.
Community Counsel-
ing Solutions scholarships
of $2,000 each were award-
ed to three Heppner Stu-
dents—Brooklyn Wilson,
Hailey Wenberg and Paul
Lindsay.
The Barney Lindsay
Memorial Scholarship was
awarded to Madison Palmer
and Paul Lindsay at $500
each.
The Bob and Bette Mc-
Laughlin Education Foun-
dation Scholarship was
awarded to two Heppner
seniors at $1,000 each—
Madison Palmer & Paul
Lindsay.
The Dean & Mary Gil-
man memorial scholarship
is awarded to five Heppner
seniors at $1,500 each,
renewable for up to eight
years. This year’s recipients
were Jacob Finch, Jacob
Lentz, Paul Lindsay, Mad-
ison Palmer and Brooklyn
Wilson
The Nate Arbogast Me-
morial Scholarship Fund of
$1,000, compliments of the
Inland Development Board,
was awarded to eight se-
niors—Daralynn Teeman,
Hailey Wenberg, Trev-
or Nichols, Jacob Lentz,
Brooklyn Wilson, Madison
Palmer, Jacob Finch and
Paul Lindsay.
The $1,000 Irvin &
Millie Rauch Scholarship
was awarded to Jacob
Lentz.
The Kemp Family FFA
Scholarship of $500 went to
Paul Lindsay.
The Heppner Lions
Club scholarship of $500
was awarded to seven stu-
dents—Daralynn Teeman,
Hailey Wenberg, Trevor
Nichols, Jacob Lentz, Mad-
ison Palmer, Jacob Finch
and Paul Lindsay.
The $1,000 Heppner
Masonic Lodge scholarship
was awarded to four stu-
dents—Daralynn Teeman,
Hailey Wenberg, Jacob
Finch and Paul Lindsay.
The Columbia Basin
Billy Gentry Memorial
Scholarship was awarded to
Jacob Finch at $500.
The Mid-Columbia
Bus Company awarded
one $500 scholarship to
Jacob Lentz.
The Pioneer Memorial
Hospital Foundation award-
ed three $500 scholarships
in honor of Larry Mills—
Trevor Nichols, Brooklyn
Wilson and Paul Lindsay
The South Morrow
County Scholarship Board
awarded eight scholarships
of $1,000 to the following
students: Katie Wilson,
Daemon Worden, Daralynn
Teeman, Trevor Nichols,
Brooklyn Wilson, Madison
Palmer, Jacob Finch and
Paul Lindsay.
The Stan Kemp Memo-
rial Scholarship awarded
one $500 scholarship to
Jacob Finch.
The Umatilla-Mor-
row County Farm Bureau
awarded one scholarship to
Paul Lindsay at $500.
The Heppner High
School ASB scholarship of
$250 each was presented to
Trevor Nichols and Jacob
Finch.
The Ione American Le-
gion and Auxiliary awarded
one $500 scholarship to
Paul Lindsay.
The Jeff Turner/Mike
Sweeney Scholarship was
awarded to two students at
$429,000
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Students selected for Billy Gentry Memorial Scholarship
Jacob Finch
Bryce Rollins
Kalvin Rietmann
Columbia Basin Elec-
tric awarded three $500
Billy Gentry Memorial
Scholarships for 2023. The
scholarships were awarded
to seniors in the co-op’s
service territory. Applica-
tions were accepted from
Condon, Ione, Fossil and
Heppner high schools.
This year’s recipients
are Jacob Finch of Heppner,
Bryce Rollins of Ione and
Kalvin Rietmann of Ione.
Jacob Finch is the son
of Tripp and Julia Finch
of Heppner. Jacob plans
on studying mechanical
engineering with the hopes
of pursuing a career in the
electrical/manufacturing
field. He was an active
member of drama, band,
youth group, basketball,
track and many other ac-
tivities.
Bryce Rollins is the son
of Ed and Tricia Rollins of
Ione. Bryce is considering
a career as an electrician or
in the field of engineering.
Bryce enjoyed basketball,
football and track and field
in high school. He was a
member of the National
Honor Society, National
Society of High School
Scholars, and enjoyed be-
ing a counselor at Tupper
Outdoor School.
Kalvin Rietmann is
the son of Ed and Becky
Rietmann of Ione. Kalvin
intends to study fire science
after high school. Kalvin is
a volunteer with the Ione
fire department and has
taken wildland fire fight-
ing classes. Kalvin was an
active member of football,
basketball, tennis, FFA and
trapshooting.
Columbia Basin Elec-
tric would like to congratu-
late this year’s recipients of
the Billy Gentry Memorial
Scholarship and wish the
best to everyone who ap-
plied.
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$1,000 each.
The Morrow Coun-
ty Education Association
scholarship of $500 was
awarded to Madison Palm-
er.
Scholarship donors are
generous and caring peo-
ple who unselfishly give
to support the educational
endeavors of students; their
time and generous contribu-
tions are appreciated.
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