BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Senior Recognition Night was held June 3 at the Battle Mountain Civic Center. More than $70,000 in scholarships were awarded. The exact total was not given.
The following are the awards and scholarships received by Battle Mountain High School graduating seniors: Four Years of Perfect Attendance - Mark Young; Shop Awards - Jordan Gilbert, David Sanchez, Michael Marshall, Kyle Booth, Alfred Cockran, Jordan Youngblood, Jonathan Morrison, Thomas Mahon and Scott Criss; Skills USA for $1,000 - Justina Chavez; Memorial Scholarships, $500 to Jayme Tomera, $500 to Emily Taylor and $500 to Mason Burkhart; C.N.A. Awards - Kris Williams, Amy Longchamps, Abbie Mikelson, Maleni Cruz Diaz, Kalin Nelson, Rebakah Russell and Hanna Eason.
Marine Awards to Colby Rasmussen, Jesse Jones, Kalin Nelson and Jayme Tomera; Sertoma Classic to David DeAndreis; Robert Z. Hawkins for $1,000 to Angelica Cardenas; Two-Time MVP Volleyball to Abbie Mikelson; Leadership to Mason Burkhart and Jayme Tomera; Newmont Mining for $2,000 to Kimberly Abrajan, Mason Burkhart, Justina Chavez, Kalin Nelson and Jeremy Price.
Office Aides Above and Beyond, $50 to Mason Burkhart, Angelica Cardenas and Troy Stallard, $100 to Jesse Jones, McKenzie Huddleston, Amy Longchamps and Vanessa Terraza, and $200 to Daisy Hernandez; Ray Ripley for $500 to Jeremy Price; Mimi Ripley for $500 to Kalin Nelson; United States Marine Corps to Dylan Walter and Troy Stallard; Norris Family Donations Athlete of the Year, a gold coin to Daisy Hernandez and David DeAndreis; Outstanding Music Student to Braden Powrie and Megan Smith; Lander County Soil Conservation to Jayme Tomera.
Math/Science Awards for $750 to Mason Burkhart; $500 to Mark Young and $250 to Mark Heinz; United States Army to Mark Young; Newmont Mining Maintenance Training Cooperative for $5,000 to Jon Morrison, Erik Frakes, Steven Chavira, Justina Chavez and Riley Synek; Barrick Gold Maintenance Training Cooperative for $5,000 to Thomas Mahon; Turner Price Memorial to Jayme Tomera and Jeremy Price; Total Eye Care for $250 to Tyler Sparks; Lee Killeen Memorial Music for $500 to Julie Griffin; Chapman Foundation to Vanessa Terraza; Lander County Art Association to Mason Burkhart; Great Basin College Elizabeth Griswald Endowment for $1,000 to Justina Chavez.
Anonymous Scholarship for $400 to Rebakah Russell; Louis Tempel Memorial Endowment for $1,000 to Jonathan Morrison; various from Etcheverry's Foodtown to Jesse Jones, Hanna Eason, Kyle Booth, Ruben Rivera, Tyler Sparks and Brandon Sweeny; Joshua L. Anderson for $2,500 to David DeAndreis, PTA Scholarships to Mason Burkhart, Aislinn Rochester, Tyler Sparks and Megan Smith; St. John Bosco Altar Society Merit Award Scholarship for $500 to Angelica Cardenas; Barrick to Benjamin Mayberry and Devan Hetland.
Battle Mountain General Hospital for $1,000 to Rebakah Russell, Julie Griffin and Tyler Sparks; Tony Williams Memorial Scholarship for $2,000 to David DeAndreis; Goldcorps-Marigold Mine for $2,000 to David DeAndreis and Julie Griffin and for $2,500 to Amy Longchamps; Longhorn Scholars for $200 to Mason Burkhart, Mark Heinz, Tyler Sparks, Jayme Tomera and Mark Young; Honors Diploma for $250 to Mason Burkhart; Valedictorian for $1,500 to Tyler Sparks; Salutatorian for $1,250 to Jayme Tomera.[[In-content Ad]]