O’NEALS — The community at large was characteristically generous toward its graduating students the evening Minarets High School Senior Scholarship Awards took place on Tuesday, May 17.
“One of the many highlights of the evening was the Evelyn Ducoff Foundation scholarship presentation,” says Minarets’ Claudia Vandenbergh.
“The Foundation provides two $10,000 scholarships to Minarets’ students pursuing an education and career in the Visual/Performing Arts. Evelyn passed away this year, and her representative Celeste Voyles presented the award in her honor. The recipients were Jacob Crossley, one of Minarets talented media all-stars and Allison Medrano, whose passions include both visual arts and dance.”
Below is the list of recipients at the Minarets Senior Scholarship Awards Night. The total amount received by these grateful and hard-working students was $94,000.
Adult Mountain Soccer League: Kailey Lemon, Jamie Reichard, David Broyles, Julio Lopez
American Legion: Samantha Weir
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #110: Allison Medrano
Be The Power Of One: Samantha Weir
Cal Barnett Memorial Scholarship: Mason Ellis
Camarena Health Centers: Hannah Finnegan
Caring On Higher Ground: Bailey Samper, Dallin Mello, Samantha Weir, Sienna Pillsbury
Chawanakee Children’s Educational Foundation: Samantha Weir, Kari McDouglad
Ching Family Scholarship: Remington Lee, Michael Warnert
Chowchilla Western Stampede: Jordan Miles, Bailey Sampler
Coarsegold Chamber of Commerce: Dallin Mello
Courage for Success: Remington Lee
Evelyn Ducoff Scholarship Fund: Jacob Crossley, Allison Medrano
Fellowship of Christian Athletes: Hannah Cockerham, Christian Low, Mason Ellis
Frank Logar Music Memorial: Jacob Vela
Frank Verduzco Memorial Scholarship: Hunter Hutchens
Fresno County Cabrillo Club #10: Dallin Mello
Gilbert Marshall Memorial Scholarship: Mason Ellis, Dallin Mello, Michael Warnert, Bailey Sampler, David Broyles, Kailey Lemon
Golden Chain Theatre: Jacob Crossley
Golden Hills Dental: Michael Warnert
Ladies of the Lake: Hannah Cockerham, Christian Low, Hannah Finnegan, Racher Hooker, Allison Medrano, Dallin Mello, Anabel Padilla, Sienna Pillsbury, Jamie Reichard, Michael Warnert
Live Oak Associates, Inc.: Calvin Cacy
Madera County Arts Council: Isabella Clark
Madera County Cattlewomen/Cattlemen’s Associations: Jordan Miles, Bailey Sampler
Madera County Farm Bureau: Bailey Sampler, Jordan Miles
Madera County School Board Association: Michael Warnert
Madera Republican Women Federated: Eric Ham
Marine Corps League, Griswold Detachment #1121: Sienna Pillsbury
Mustang Baseball Scholars: Christian Low, Michael Warnert, Hayden Alford
North Fork Boosters: Cheyenne Whitener, Hunter Hutchens, Kaylynne Moglia
North Fork Chamber of Commerce: Holland Burrows
North Fork Lions Club: Evan Cicoletti
North Fork School Faculty Club: Evan Cicoletti, Dwane Hale — NA Award, Mason Ellis, Moorea Boardman, Ashley Ortega — NA Award, Kaylynne Moglia, Jacob Crossley
North Fork Women’s Club: Evan Cicoletti, Moorea Boardman, Danielle Johnson
Oakhurst Elk Lodge #2724: Remington Lee
Oakhurst Sierra Rotary Noon Club: Julio Lopez, Sienna Pillsbury, Kelea Kamalani
Oakhurst Sierra Sunrise Rotary Club: Michael Warnert, Sienna Pillsbury, Bailey Sampler
Ray Jones Scholarship Fund: Kelea Kamalani
Richie’s Spirit Foundation: Remington Lee
Rivergold Leadership: Samantha Weir
Sierra Ambulance Service (Cathy Kern Memorial Scholarship): Hannah Finnegan
Sierra Masonic Lodge: Dallin Mello
Sierra Pines Church Women’s Ministry: Remington Lee
Sierra-Oakhurst Kiwanis Club: David Michael Broyles III, Michael Warnert
Soroptimist International of the Sierras: Alexis Schweikert
Spring Valley Ag Boosters: Mason Ellis, Kari McDougald
Spring Valley School Parent-Teacher Club: Kelea Kamalani
Squirrel Cage Theater: Isabella Clark
Veterans of Foreign War Post 8743: Sienna Pillsbury
Vision Academy of the Arts: Isabella Clark, Alexis Schweikert, Jacob Crossley
Western Equine Foundation: Jordan Miles
Yosemite Bank: Samantha Weir
Yosemite Gateway Association of Realtors: Anabel Padilla; Danielle Johnson
Yosemite Lakes Community Church Women’s Ministry: Rachel Hooker, Remington Lee, Hannah Noel Cockerham