Alliance High School recognized 56 seniors with over $1.4 million in local scholarships and 14 students with full-time careers during the annual senior scholarship and career commitment night held on Monday, May 1.
Approximately 80 organizations and scholarships were represented during the ceremony, including the Alliance High School Foundation which gives over $100,000 in scholarships each year.
Nine students were awarded full-tuition scholarships to further their educational journeys after high school. The Investment Alliance Scholarship provides the top 15 students at AHS with full-tuition scholarships to the University of Mount Union for four years. This year eight students accepted the scholarship: Abiegail Thomas, Emma Reese, Gracie Weaver, Haely Ellsworth, Kaitlin Bertolini, Kelly Wang, MacKenzie Kuntzman and Ramsey Reith.
The AllianceWorks Scholarship provides graduating seniors who have completed a career tech program with a two-year full tuition scholarship to Stark State. The scholarship was awarded to Hailey Hane.
Alliance City Schools is grateful for all the individuals and organizations who generously provide scholarships to the graduating seniors each year.
During the career commitment portion of the night, AHS recognized 17 students who have committed to full-time jobs with benefits. The following students have full-time positions waiting for them after graduation:
- Alexander Hinojosa - SCG Fields
- Andrew Sweebe - MAC Trailer
- Taylor Galeano - MAC Trailer
- Skyler McGrath - MAC Trailer
- Julia Williams - MAC Trailer
- Jacob Schreckengost - MAC Trailer
- Lilly Caldwell - MAC Trailer
- Dylan Bell - MAC Trailer
- Jaylon Craig - Morgan Engineering
- Austin Trusty - MAC Trailer
- Kasey Lam - Industrial Parking Automotive
- Levi Fortune - Carnation Design
- Chester Smith - WJ Egli
- Ke’Sean Kilgore - SCG Fields
The following students received scholarships through the Alliance High School Foundation:
- Four Year Renewable Scholarship
- Bridgette Runion
- Haely Ellsworth
- Kelly Wang
- Megan Hippely
- Olivia Bertolini
- Zach Kinser
Nonrenewable Scholarship
- Brianna Yoder
- Jordan Schwartz
- Kaitlyn Bondoni
- MacKenzie Kuntzman
- Ramsey Reith
Megan Adelman Memorial Scholarship
- Ramsey Reith
Baker Health Scholarship
- Abiegail Thomas
- Mavry Maistros
Class of 1963 Scholarship
- Elizabeth Ziegler
Class of 1965 Scholarship
- Mason Armstead
Class of 1968 Scholarship
- Payten Mathes
Cliff Trainer Scholarship
- Dylan Rickman
- Mianna Ford
Gary Andreani Scholarship
- Camden Nicholson
Carli/Cowen Scholarship
- Isabella Guappone
Christopher Penny Scholarship
- Julia Aldea
Coastal Pet Scholarship
- Camden Blake
- Ian Arnold
David Mainwaring Scholarship
- La’Kasja Edwards
F. Kermit Donaldson Scholarship
- Zachary Kinser
Dorthea & Owen McCoy Scholarship
- Gracie Weaver
Duane and Anita Wamsley Scholarship
- Autumn Phillips
Elayne Dunlap Pathfinder Scholarship
- Mianna Ford
Donna Floyd Scholarship
- Onyx Austin
- Walker Buchanan
Furcolow Athletic Scholarship
- Carter Lewis
Edwin and Ruth Gibson Scholarship
- Mianna Ford
Eugene Haidet Scholarship
- Kaitlyn Bondoni
R.G. Hamrick Scholarship
- Emma Reese
Irene Goldie Mainwaring Scholarship
- De’Ovion Jones
John Weitzel Days of Glory Scholarship
- Olivia Hershberger
John and Roene Klusch Scholarship
- Cameryn Mullaly
- Gracie Weaver
- Isabella Guappone
- Julia Aldea
- Rylee Horning
Mel Knowlton Scholarship
- De’Ovion Jones
- Donovan Romeo
- Eric Bennett
- La’Kasja Edwards
James Lear Scholarship
- Neleh Wagner
Norman “Mac” McLeod Scholarship
- Kiernan Canavan
Madeline Montavon/Wright Scholarship
- Dylan Rickman
Muriel Lloyd Phillips Scholarship
- Gracie Weaver
Margaret Peach Scholarship
- Mackenzie Heslop
Pietrocola Family Scholarship
- Carter Bugara
- Megan Hippely
Ray and Eva Reighart Scholarship
- Jaylin Colbert
Beverly Robertson-Yeagley Scholarship
- Conner Chambers
Rockhill PTO Scholarship
- Akayla Poteet
Byron and Isabel Saffell Scholarship
- Tabitha Poindexter
Sally Ailes Scholarship
- Chloe Fagan
Brett Strezza Scholarship
- Carter Bugara
- X’nai Hatcher
Teresa Padin Skellet Scholarship
- Hailey Hane
- Veronica Draper
Top 10% Scholarship
- Abiegail Thomas
- Brianna Yoder
- Bridgette Runion
- Cameryn Mullaly
- Emma Reese
- Gracie Weaver
- Haely Ellsworth
- Isabella Guappone
- Jordan Schwartz
- Julia Aldea
- Kaitlyn Bondoni
- Kelly Wang
- MacKenzie Kuntzman
- Mason Armstead
- Megan Hippely
- Olivia Bertolini
- Payten Mathes
- Ramsey Reith
- Rylee Horning
- Tabitha Poindexter
- Tamra Jackson
- Zachary Kinser
Utterback Family Scholarship
- La’Kasja Edwards
Vietnam Veterans Scholarship
- Isabella Guappone
Wilson Family Scholarship
- Jordan Schwartz
The following students received local and school based scholarships:
2023 You Matter Scholarship
- Tabitha Poindexter
Seven Seventeen Credit Union Scholarship
- Mackenzie Heslop
Alliance Area Development Scholarship
- Isaac Arnold
Alliance Education Association Robert Dowling Scholarship
- Megan Hippely
Alliance Lions Club Scholarship
- Chloe Fagan
American Legion Outstanding Senior Boy
- Zachary Kinser
American Legion Outstanding Senior Girl
- Rylee Horning
Ann McConahay Scholarship
- Abiegail Thomas
- Bridgette Runion
- Cameryn Mullaly
- Carter Bugara
- Emma Reese
- Eric Bennett
- Gabrielle Hill
- Gracie Weaver
- Haely Ellsworth
- Isabella Guappone
- Jordan Schwartz
- Julia Aldea
- Kelly Wang
- MacKenzie Kuntzman
- Megan Hippely
- Olivia Bertolini
- Ramsey Reith
- Rylee Horning
- X’nail Hatcher
- Zachary Kinser
Athena Woman of the Year Scholarship
- Rylee Horning
Aviator Sports Boosters Outstanding Senior Athlete Scholarship
- Carter Bugara
- Rylee Horning
AHS Band Booster/Susie Robenstine Memorial Scholarship
- Gracie Weaver
- Jordan Schwartz
Bryce Abraham Skidmore Memorial Scholarship
- Jordan Schwartz
- Zachary Kinser
Carnation City Players Scholarship
- Rylee Horning
- Zachary Kinser
Catonna Jones and Tremayne Banks Book Scholarship
- Carter Lewis
- La’Kasja Edwards
Chris Court Social Studies Award
- Jordan Schwartz
Clark Kennedy/Key Club Award
- Zachary Kinser
Columbiana County Dairy Princess
- Kaitlyn Bondoni
David Webster/Key Club Award
- Kelly Wang
Dr. James J. Thomas Scholarship
- Julia Aldea
Alliance Elementary School Scholarship
- MacKenzie Kuntzman
- Rylee Horning
Alliance Elks Female Teen of the Year
- Kaitlyn Bondoni
Alliance Elks Male Teen of the Year
- Kiernan Canavan
AHS English Department Blood Drive
- Marzjay Sines
Excellence in Premedical Professions Scholarship
- Kelly Wang
Frank Mancini Scholarship
- Rylee Horning
Hagan Scholarship
- Tabitha Poindexter
Jeramy Keane Memorial Scholarship
- Bridgette Runion
- Carter Bugara
Joe Zelasko Scholarship
- Kiernan Canavan
Kiwanis Memorial Scholarship
- Gracie Weaver
- Jordan Schwartz
- Olivia Bertolini
Knox Ruritan Club Scholarship
- Kaitlyn Bondoni
Marc Anderson Memorial Scholarship
- Rylee Horning
Mather Education Scholarship
- Mackenzie Heslop
Michael Bondoni Memorial Scholarship
- Kaitlyn Bondoni
- Megan Hippely
Mount Union Academic Challenge Scholarship
- Bailey Adkins
Nancy Penny Scholarship
- Isabella Guappone
Nellie V. Visi Memorial Scholarship
- MacKenzie Kuntzman
Oliver Coxen Scholarship
- Olivia Bertolini
- Cameryn Mullaly
- Rylee Horning
Outstanding ASL Students
- Emylee Yeager
Outstanding Spanish IV Award
- Tabitha Poindexter
Outstanding Spanish V Award
- Julia Aldea
AHS Science Awards
- Jordan Schwartz
- Tabitha Poindexter
Shawn Smith Memorial Scholarship
- Rebecca Torrez
Stark County Girls Softball Association Scholarship
- Megan Hippely
Stark County School Counselor Association Scholarship
- Megan Hippely
Steve Gansel Service Award
- Zachary Kinser
Student Senate Scholarship
- Abiegail Thomas
- Gracie Weaver
- Jordan Schwartz
- Kaitlyn Bondoni
- Zachary Kinser
Trinity Episcopal Church Scholarship
- Olivia Bertolini
Trinity Episcopal Church Vocational Scholarship
- Abiegail Thomas
YWCA Geography Bee Scholarship
- Jordan Schwartz
Kimi Korleski Scholarship
- Caden Nicholson
Above Average Womans Scholarship
- MacKenzie Kuntzman