Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 26, 2005

Katie WEDDLE of Mount Ayr and Michael INLOES of Kellerton were named valedictorian and salutatorian and thousands of dollars of scholarships were presented when the annual Mount Ayr Community high school senior awards day was held Thursday morning.

WEDDLE, the daughter of Dr. Dan and Kristy WEDDLE of Mount Ayr, had a 3.99 grade point average for her high school career. INLOES, son of David and Beverly INLOES of Kellerton, had a grade point average of 3.98 for his high school career.

Joining WEDDLE and INLOES in the top 10 of the class were Jared BECK, Amanda HYNEK, Alana JOHNSON, Dustin LARSEN, Rachael LESAN, Morgan RUMPLE, Beckey WHITE and Sandra WHITE.

There were $2,900 in Judge LEWIS scholarships awarded this year. With these awards over $269,000 has been awarded since 1964 when a scholarship fund was set up by Judge Charles LEWIS, a longtime Ringgold County lawyer and judge.

Recipients included Jared BECK, Amanda HYNEK, Dustin LARSEN, Michael INLOES, Alana JOHNSON, Rachael LESAN, Morgan RUMPLE, Katie WEDDLE, Beckey WHITE, Sandra WHITE, Ryan BAILEY, Haley BAKER, Kegan BISHOP, Chelsea CAMPBELL, Scott COOK, Jodi DRAKE, Trisha HENRY, Alex MERCER, Melissa SCHAFER and Amy TRIGGS.

Many other scholarships were also awarded at the ceremony. The amounts are included if they were announced. Scholarships included:

J. R. Miller scholarship -- Dustin LARSEN.

Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company scholarship -- Rachael LESAN.

Carolyn Zollman Memorial scholarship -- Sandra WHITE.

SunBest Foods scholarship -- Ryan BAILEY.

Farm Bureau scholarship -- Scott COOK, Ryan BAILEY and Rachael LESAN.

Marshall and Dorothy Matthews Memorial scholarship -- Nancy ELMER.

Ringgold County Hospital Auxiliary scholarship -- Desirea HAMMERS, Beckey WHITE and Sandra WHITE.

The Dance Connection scholarship -- Alana JOHNSON.

Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative -- $500 to Amanda HYNEK.

Crest Area Theater scholarship -- $300 to Matthew HYMBAUGH.

Great Western Bank scholarship -- Kyle HAYSE and Beckey WHITE.

Mount Ayr Lions Club scholarship -- Breanne McDONNELL and Katie WEDDLE.

Ringgold Singers scholarship -- Jared BECK.

American Legion scholarship -- Jared BECK, Kegan BISHOP, Justin COLE, Scott COOK and Nick TAYLOR.

American Legion Auxiliary scholarship -- Trish HENRY, Alana JOHNSON, Breanne McDONNELL, Melissa SCHAFER, Amy TRIGGS and Katie WEDDLE.

Earl Schardein Memorial scholarship -- Jared BECK, Kegan BISHOP, Justin COLE, Nancy ELMER, Trisha HENRY, Matt HYMBAUGH, Alana JOHNSON, Dustin LARSEN, Anthony LAWRENCE, Rachael LESAN, Breanne McDONNELL, Alex MERCER, Morgan RUMPLE, Melissa SCHAFER, Nick TAYLOR, Amy TRIGGS and Sandra WHITE.

Ray Creveling scholarship -- Desirae HAMMERS and Michael DOOLITTLE.

Julie Yeaous Schwalbe scholarship -- Chelsea CAMPBELL.

Jack and Mildred Elliott Memorial scholarship -- Trisha HENRY.

U.S. Bank scholarship -- $500 to Michael INLOES.

Moonlighters Theatre Group scholarship -- Haley BAKER, Jared BECK, Kyle HAYSE, Matt HYMBAUGH and Amanda HYNEK.

Community Grocers Inc. scholarship -- $1,000 to Kegan BISHOP; $500 to Morgan RUMPLE; $300 to Alana JOHNSON; $100 to Nancy ELMER; $100 to Michael INLOES.

MFA Oil Co. scholarship -- $1,500 to Kegan BISHOP.

ringgold County Soil and Water Conservation Distric scholarship -- Rachael LESAN.

Hy-Vee scholarship -- $2,000 to Michael INLOES.

Mount Ayr Pack wrestling scholarship -- $200 to Melissa SCHAFER.

Kellerton Masonic Lodge -- $100 to Sandra WHITE.

Iowa High School Bowling Federation scholarship -- $100 to Nancy ELMER.

Majestic Lanes Bowling scholarship -- Keith HISE.

Faith Lodge #179 Masonic scholarship -- $200 to Scott COOK.

Eldon Main Masonic scholarship -- Kegan BISHOP and Sandra WHITE.

Eldon Main Family scholarship -- Desirae HAMMERS, Sandra WHIte and Michael DOOLITTLE.

Elbert Strange Masonic Lodge scholarship -- Chelsea CAMPBELL.

Joe Grose Masonic Lodge scholarship -- Kegan BISHOP.

Grand Lodge of Iowa Masonic scholarship -- Michael INLOES.

FFA scholarship -- Kyle HAYSE, Ryan BISHIP and Kegan BISHOP.

FTA scholarship - Alana JOHNSON.

Mount Ayr Education Association scholarship -- Alex MERCEr and Melissa SCHAFER.

Floy Bliss scholarship -- $150 to Jared BECK.

Ina Napier Trust scholarship -- $500 to Alana JOHNSON.

Curtis D. EASON scholarship -- Amy TRIGGS.

Jennifer Newton valedictorian scholarship (Class of 1997 and Newton Family) -- $200 to Katie WEDDLE.

Mount Ayr Community high school Alumni Association scholarship -- Trisha HENRY, Nick TAYLOR, Amy TRIGGS and Lucas WARD.

4-H County Council scholarship -- Amanda HYNEK and Amy TRIGGS.

Eastern Star Rainbow scholarship -- $100 each to Alana JOHNSON and Nancy ELMER.

P.E.O. scholarship -- $300 to Morgan RUMPBLE.

Graceland University Congregational Matching Grant from Church of Jesus Christ, Mount Ayr Restoration Branch -- $2,000 to Jared BECK.

Mount Ayr Community Athletic Booster Club scholarship -- Matt HYMBAUGH, Sherry REED, Rachael LESAN and Dustin LARSEN.

Jack Hyler Memorial scholarship from Southwest Iowa Educational Foundation -- Sandra WHITE.

Robet E. Byrd scholarship -- Katie WEDDLE.

High School National Football Foundation and Football Hall of Fame academic award -- $2,000 to Dustin LARSON.

AIB College of Business alumni and friends scholarship _- Jodi DRAKE.

Central College Cornerstone academic scholarship -- Breanne McDONNELL.

Northwest Missouri State University freshman merit award -- Trisha HENRY.

Northwest Missouri State UNIVERSITY Tower scholar and out-of-state award -- Alana JOHNSON and Melissa SCHAFER.

Truman State University National Merit scholarship and president's honor scholarship -- Katie WEDDLE.

Harding University scholarship -- Michael INLOES.

Iowa State University academic and engineering scholarship -- Dustin LARSEN.

University of Kansas academic scholarship -- Morgan RUMPLE.

Southwestern Community College Education Foundation -- $100 to Ryan BAILEY; $120 Nina Ross scholarship to Desirae HAMMERS; $150 David and Mary Taylor scholarship to Amy TRIGGS; $250 Creston Eagles scholarship to Beckey WHITE; $750 Alliant Energy scholarship to Alex MERCER; $1,000 Creston Medical Clinic scholarship to Scott COOK.

Graceland University assorted grants and scholarships, totaling $32,000 -- Jared BECK, Amanda HYNEK and Bradley PRIEST.

Iowa State Univeristy Christina Hixson scholarship -- Chelsea CAMPBELL.

Several other academic awards and achievement awards were presented at the ceremony. They included:

State of Iowa Scholars -- Michael INLOES, Dustin LARSEN and Katie WEDDLE.

Perfect Attendance -- Chelsea CAMPBELL, Scott COOK, Jeff DOOLITTLE, Dustin LARSEN, William SNOOK and Sandra WHITE.

Academic Letters:

Fourth Year: Jared BECK, Scott COOK, Amanda HYNEK, Michael INLOES, Alana JOHNSON, Dustin LARSEN, Rachael LESAN, Katie WEDDLE, Sandra WHITE.

Third Year: Morgan RUMPLE, Beckey WHITE.

Second Year: Melissa SCHAFER.

First Year: Kegan BISHOP, Chelsea CAMPBELL, Michael DOOLITTLE, Jodi DRAKE, Trisha HENRY, Nick TAYLOR, Amy TRIGGS and Debra WILSON.

Presidentical Educational Excellence award (3.66 grade point average or better and 85th percentile on ACT) -- Jared BECK, Scott COOK, Michael INLOES, Dustin LARSEN, Rachael LESAN, Morgan RUMPLE and Katie WEDDLE.

Presidential Educational Excellence award (3.6 grade point average or better) -- Amanda HYNEK, Alana JOHNSON, Melissa SCHAFER, Beckey WHITE and Sandra WHITE.

Iowa Bar Association citizenship award -- Chelsea CAMPBELL and Dustin LARSEN.

IOOF Character Counts award -- Melissa SCHAFER.

Bowling Award -- High girl average to Nancy ELMER; high boys average to Justin COLE; bowling shirts to exchange students Hugo CENFELS and Annemieke RODE.

Drama Club fine arts award -- Scott COOK.

High School National Football Foundation and Football Hall of Fame academic award -- $2,000 to Dustin LARSEN.

Academic All-State Football Team award -- Michael INLOES.

National Scholar/Athlete award -- Rachael LESAN and Michael INLOES.

E. Wayne Cooley award -- Rachael LESAN.

Bernie Saggu award -- Dustin LARSEN.

Oscar awards for performances during the year and letter winners for speech and drama were named at the Mount Ayr Community athletic awards night Tuesday.

Receiving the "Oscar awards" for performances during the year included:

Best duo performance -- Dustin LARSEN and Tara BAKKER for "How To Brag."

Best solo performance by a male -- Jared BECK.

Best solo performance by a female -- Alexis JOHNSON.

Outstanding male performer -- Scott COOK.

Outstanding female performance -- Haley BAKER.

Most improved performance -- Sandy WHITE.

Best Actor -- Scott COOK.

Best Actress -- Sandy WHITE.

Best supporting actor -- Dustin LARSEN.

Best supporting actress -- Alana JOHNSON.

Best scene -- "The Pirates" -- Scott cOOK, Kyle HAYSE and Hans LARSON.

Most improved performances -- Jenny HOSFIELD and Jessica PIERSCHBACHER.

Drama letters and speech letters were presented to:

SOPHOMORES: Tara BAKER, Jordan CRAWFORD, Scott GREENE, Chanse HALL, Alexis JOHNSON, Jessica PIERSCHBACHER, Lindsey SICKELS, Lucas SMITH, Jeremy TIPON.

JUNIORS: Jennifer HOSFIELD and Johnanthon McNABB.

SENIORS: Jared BECK, Nancy ELMER, Matt HYMBAUGH, Sandra WHITE and Debra WILSON.

Drama letters were presented to:

FRESHMAN: Brandon WERNER.

SOPHOMORES: Tyan ABARR, Alden ADAMS, Canielle CHAPMAN, Grant LARSEN, Brandyn LILIENthAL, Stephanie McDONNELL, Kelsey MEESTER, Megan REED, Amanda ROTERT, Monica TAYLOR.

JUNIORS: Hans LARSON, Alliosn WALTER and Amy WEEDA.

SENIORS: Jessica ADAMS, Haley BAKER, Chelsea CAMPBELL, Scott COOK, Desirea HAMMERS, Kyle HAYSE, Trisha HENRY, Michael INLOES, Alana JOHNSON, Dustin LARSEN, Breanne McDONNELL, Alex MERCER, Sherry REED, Annemieke RODE, Melissa SCHAFER, Jakob STEEN, and Amy TRIGGS.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, November of 2012