Colfax graduates in class of 2018 receive diplomas, award, scholarships

Colfax High School valedictorian Kyle Appel and salutatorian Chase Baerlocher received their medals at the Colfax commencement ceremony Saturday morning at the start of a ceremony in which 55 members of the class of 2018 received their diplomas.

Colfax Principal Carrie Lipe also recognized six members of the class who received the Washington State Honors Award. They included Appel, Baerlocher, Rebekah Huber, Connor Johnson, Kiah Miller and Sara Whelchel.

These students were in the top 10 percent of this year’s Washington state graduating class based on grade averages and on their scores for the College Board’s Scholastic Aptitude Test or the American College Test.

Students recognized for highest honors with grade averages between 3.75 and 4.0 included Hailey Aase, Carmen Gfeller, Connor Johnson, Caleb Berquist, Dane Hall, Kiah Miller, Isabelle Erickson, Huber and Sara Whelchel.

High honors graduates with grade averages between 3.5 and 3.74 were Benjamin Ahmann, Hailey Lomax, Abbie Miller, Sadie Thompson, Chelsea Becker, Riley Martin, Jan Ng, Chance Weitze, Riley Kincheloe, Junyi Mei and Juliene Sager.

Honors graduates with grade averages between 3.25 and 3.49 included Nathan Barney, Gabriel Geier, Alicia Knee, Zoe Burt, Airelle Grimaud, Josephine Riebold, Piper Cai, Brett Kincaid, and Jaydon Soncarty,

Awards and scholarships for class members are listed below in alphabetical order. Awards marked with an asterisk are for four years of a college or university study term.

Hailey Aase: Colfax Thrifty Grandmother’s Scholarship, $1,000; Milton & Beth Klettke Scholarship, $2,600.

Benjamin Ahmann: Sam Thompson memorial scholarship, $200, Class of 1952 Scholarship, $1,000.

Kyle Appel: Don and Edna Appel Scholarship, $450;Whitman County Crop Improvement Association Scholarship, $1,000; Sam Thompson Memorial Scholarship, $200; Colfax Thrifty Grandmother’s Scholarship, $1,000; Colfax FFA Alumni Scholarship, $425;Ford Motor Company FFA Scholarship, $1,000; Elks Most Valuable Student Award Moscow Lodge #249, $100: The McGregor Company Scholarship, $750; Colfax Schools Foundation Award, $500; Clarence Hines Fund Scholarship. $1,000;

Melvin & Josephine Ripley and Sabina Schreiber Scholarship, $1,000; Washington State University Regents Scholar, $16,000*; Washington State University Class of 1950, $3,000; Voiland College of Engineering Dean’s Scholarship, $6,000*, Washington Opportunity Scholarship, $22,500*; Washington Association of Wheat Growers Ambassador Scholarship, $2,000; CAHNRS 4H Scholarship, $3,000.

Chase Baerlocher: The McGregor Company Scholarship, $750; Colfax FFA Alumni Scholarship , $425; Colfax Schools Foundation Award, $500; Clarence Hines Fund Scholarship, $1,000; Melvin & Josephine Ripley and Sabina Schreiber Scholarship, $1,000; Washington State University Engineering Scholarship, $2,500; Washington State University Distinguished Regents Scholar, $46,324*.

Chelsea Becker: The McGregor Company Scholarship, $500; Colfax Rotary Club Scholarship, $900; Aurora University Dean’s Scholarship, $48,000*; Aurora University Out-of-State Grant, $6,000*.

Caleb Berquist: Edward F. Harter & Sadie Doyle Harter Scholarship, $1,000; Duane & Lori Stueckle Scholarship, $500; Whitman County Cattlemen’s Association Scholarship, $1,000; Washington Cattle Feeders Association Scholarship, $1,000; Wilbur Ellis Ag-Business FFA Scholarship, $1,000; Washington State High School Rodeo Scholarship, $1,400; National High School Rodeo Merit Scholarship, $1,000; Montana State University Achievement & Rodeo Awards, - $99,528*.

Piper Cai: Colfax Schools Foundation Award, $1,000; Centralia College Merit Award, $1,500.

Jeszica Durheim: Mr. Leon’s School of Hair Design Scholarship, $500.

Isabelle Erickson: Colfax Schools Foundation Award, $500; Duane & Lori Stueckle Scholarship, $500; Eastern Washington University Dean’s Scholarshipm, $8,000*; Eastern Washington University Honors Award , $4,000*; Eastern Washington University Army ROTC Scholarship, $63,000*.

Gabriel Geier: Lewis Clark State College Presidential Scholarship, $30,980*.

Carmen Gfeller: Steptoe Firemen Scholarship, $500; Colfax Schools Foundation Award, $500; Roland & Maxine Watts Scholarship, $500; University of Montana Athletic Scholarship, $147,900*.

Tucker Gleason: Eastern Oregon University Merit Award, $3,000.

Ashley Goebel: Eastern Oregon University Merit Award, $2,000*.

Airelle Grimaud: Sam Thompson Memorial Scholarship, $200.

Dane Hall: Sam Thompson Memorial Scholarship, $200, Colfax Thrifty Grandmother’s Scholarship, $1,000; Melvin & Josephine Ripley and Sabina Schreiber Scholarship, $1,000; Konnor Stirling Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; Eastern Washington University Presidential Award, $12,000*.

Rebekah Huber: Elks Most Valuable Student Award Moscow Lodge #249, $150: Clarence Hines Fund Scholarship, $1,000; Melvin & Josephine Ripley and Sabina Schreiber Scholarship, $1,000; Seattle Pacific University Trustees’ Scholars Award, $90,000*.

Connor Johnson: Colfax Honor Society Scholarship, $100; Colfax Rotary Club Scholarship, $900; Washington State University Alumni Award, $5,000.

Brett Kincaid: Les Schwab Scholarship, $500; Washington State University Award, $1,000; Whitman County Cattlemen’s Scholarship, $1,000.

Riley Kincheloe: Washington State University Achievement Award , $8,000*; American Legion Post #41 of Colfax Scholarship, $1,000; Colfax Thrifty Grandmother’s Scholarship, $1,000; Four Star Supply Scholarship, $500.

Alicia Knee: DYW Fitness Award, $150.

Riley Martin: Colfax Honor Society Scholarship, $100; Class of 1952 Scholarship, $500.

JunYi Mei: Colfax Schools Foundation Award, $500.

Abbie Miller: American Legion Post #41 of Colfax Scholarship, $1,000; Colfax Schools Foundation Award, $1,000; Colfax Honor Society Scholarship, $100; DYW Self Expression & Interview Awards, $400 and 1st Alternate, $600.

Kiah Miller: Whitman Community Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship, $1,000; Sam Thompson Memorial Scholarship, $200; Colfax P.E.O. Scholarship, $750; Clarence Hines Fund Scholarship, $1,000; Melvin & Josephine Ripley and Sabina Schreiber Scholarship $1,000; WSECU Scholarship, $2,500; 2018 WOIS Scholarship, $500; Rosalia Odd Fellows Lodge Scholarship, $300; Colfax C.R.E.W. Scholarship, $300; Peace Lutheran Schierman Scholarship, $4,000* ;Pacific Lutheran University President’s Scholarship, $104,000; P.L.U. Artistic Achievement Award, $12,000*; Lutheran Confirmand Scholarship, $6,000*; P.L.U. Q Club Scholarship, $10,040*; P.L.U. Matching Scholarship $4,000*; Washington State Oddfellows Rebekah Scholarship, $2,500; Elks Most Valuable Student Award Moscow Lodge #249, $100; DYW Preliminary Self Expression & Scholastic Awards, $350.

Dylan Nails: Whitman Community Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship, $1,000: Sam Thompson Memorial Scholarship, $200; Ed Getz Memorial sponsored by Colfax F.O.E., $500; Colfax FFA Alumni Scholarship, $150; Class of 1952 Scholarship $1,000; Eastern Oregon University Dobbins Nursing Scholarship, $1,000; Eastern Oregon University Achievement Award, $2,000*.

Emma Neu: Spirit of DYW, $200.

Jan Ng: Colfax Honor Society Scholarship, $100; Eastern Oregon University Scholarly Award, $5,000*; Eastern Oregon University Achievement Award, $2,000*.

Josephine Riebold: Don Shaw Memorial Scholarship, $500; The McGregor Company Scholarship, $500.

Sadie Thompson: Colfax Schools Foundation Award, $500; Eastern Washington University Academic Award, $4,000*.

Chance Weitze: Lewis Clark State College Golf Scholarship, $65,320*.

Sara Whelchel: Sam Thompson Memorial Scholarship, $200; Colfax Honor Society Scholarship, $100; American Legion Post #41 of Colfax Scholarship, $1,000; Colfax Thrifty Grandmother’s Scholarship, $1,000; Elks Most Valuable Student Award Moscow Lodge #249, $75; Elks Most Valuable Student National Award , $4,000; The McGregor Company Scholarship, $500; Colfax Rotary Club Scholarship, $900; 2017 Miss Palouse Empire Fair Queen Scholarship, $1,200; Peace Lutheran Schierman Scholarship, $4,000*; DYW Preliminary Fitness & Interview & Talent Awards $400; 2017 DYW 2nd Alternate, $400; Gonzaga University Dussault Scholarship, $56,000*.