The Riverton Parke Senior Class of 2025 was honored with a Senior Awards Night ceremony in the school’s cafeteria on Monday, May 12. The banquet was hosted by school Guidance Counselor Annette Cox. A special thank you to Mrs. Burnett and her culinary arts classes for making the homemade cookies for the event.
Pictured after the Senior Awards ceremony, in front from left: Tiana Harper, Kara Melvin, Meghan Fellows, Haylee Mathas, Elizabeth Leitgabel, Lillia Ushman, Marley Kilzer, Mersadiez Miller, Hazelle Hill, Kayli Hazzard, Joleen Lesniak, and Ainsley Stutler. In the back: Dominik Warne, Konner McCurdy, Charles Belcher, Kyle Price, Aden Goff, Brooklyn Griffin, Adam Collom, Katilynn Koch, Jenna Batty, Hadley Newman, Kenzie Travis, Emily Collings, Isabella App, Nova Collings, Autumn Nichols, and Ben Todd.
Those who were honored included:
Award and Scholarship Recipients:
Valedictorian: Jenna Batty gpa 4.288
Salutatorian: Charles Belcher 4.250
Ivy Tech. Awards
Certified Nursing Assistant CT
Kalynn Cottom
Maintenance and Light Repair CT
Hayden Canfield, Caden Hughes, Jameson Kelley, Gerald Kurdelak, Charles Miller, Autumn Nichols
Horticulture/Landscape Management CT
Leah Clark
EMT/Basic Emergency Medical Studies CT
Adam Collom
Structural Welding CT
Dakota Dwyer, Aden Goff, Stevie Hixson
American Legion/Tony Kashon Scholarships/& Post 48
Haylee Mathas, Katilynn Koch, Joeen Lesniak, Emily Collings, Jenna Batty, Elizabeth Leitgabel, Kenzie Travis, Ainsley Stutler, Meghan Fellows
AMVETS Scholarship
Ainsley Stutler
Tri Kappa Scholarship
Traditional Scholarship- Kyle Price
Ina Mae Clark Fine Arts Award- Emily Collings
Montezuma Alumni Scholarships
Nova Collings, Hazelle Hill
DAR Good Citizen Award
Dominik Warne
Pepsi Athlete of the Week Scholarship
Kyle Price
NUCOR Scholarship
Adam Collom
Marine Awards
Distinguished Female Athlete Haylee Mathas
Distinguished Male Athlete Kyle Price
Scholastic Excellence Jenna Batty
Parke County 4H Senior Scholarships
Emily Collings, Kyle Price
Western Indiana Community Foundation/Dr. William Somerville Scholarship
Kara Melvin
Brazil Elks Scholarship Mary Garvin
Kenzie Travis
Mecca Consolidated Community Association Scholarship
Adam Collom, Meghan Fellows
Next Generation Hoosier Educator Scholarship
Hazelle Hill
JAG Awards
Bodie Boyle, Jayden Miller, Kyle Price, Bobby Reyna, Kenzie Travis, Dakota Wallace, Domini Warne
Salvation Army First Generation Scholarship
Autumn Nichols
Lunsford Family Scholarships
Hazelle Hill & Mersadiez Miller
Parke Masonic Lodge Scholarships
Aden Goff, Kara Melvin
Parke County Community Foundation Scholarships
Darrell Brubeck Memorial Scholarship Kenzie Travis
Beatrice J. Collings Memorial Scholarship Jenna Batty, Madison Coonce, Meghan Fellows, Parker Gerrish, Jameson Kelley, Katilynn Koch, Elizabeth Leitgabel
John & Ruth Isaacs Scholarship Meghan Fellows & Kyle Price
Robert W. Braner Scholarship Adam Collom
Elizabeth Davies Ellis Award Charles Belcher
Joseph & Dorothy Archer Scholarships Emily Collings, Kayli Hazzard, Marley Kilzer, Joleen Lesniak, Ainsley Stutler, Benjamin Todd, Dominik Warne
Jeff & Kate Spencer Scholarship Adam Collom
RP Norton Athletic Booster Scholarship Fund Adam Collom & Kenzie Travis
Conrad Doan Scholarship Kara Melvin
Wayne & Eleanor Stanley Scholarship Dominik Warne
VFW Post #1752 Memorial Scholarship Madison Coonce
Parke County REMC Scholarship
Emily Collings
Elks Regional Athlete and Teen of the Month Recipients
Athletes: Jenna Batty, Kyle Price, Joleen Lesniak, Aiden Goff, Jayleigh Inman, Charles Belcher
Teens: Kayli Hazzard, Joleen Lesniak, Elizabeth Leitgabel, Ainsley Stutler
College Board National Recognition Rural and Small Town Award
Charles Belcher
Academic All State Athletic Recipients
Football Adam Collom, Junior Foster, Kyle Price, Dominik Warne
Volleyball Jenna Batty, Kayli Hazzard, Joleen Lesniak, Haylee Mathas, Kara Melvin
21st Century Scholars
Bridgette Adams, Hudson Crowder, Dakota Dwyer, Junior-Emmanuel Foster, Brooklyn Griffin, Hazelle Hill, Stevie Hixson, Katilynn Koch, Katlyn Lawson, Elizabeth Leitgabel, Haylee Mathas, James Montclair, Autumn Nichols
Academic Honors and Technical Honors Diploma Recipients
Academic Honors Emily Collings, Tiana Harper, Hazelle Hill, Elizabeth Leitgabel, Konner McCurdy
Technical Honors Isabella App, Leah Clark, Nova Collings, Madison Coonce, Aden Goff, Stevie Hixson, Jayleigh Inman, Logan Johnson, Kylah Jones, Dane Lowry, Macee McElroy, Autumn Nichols, Alicia Perez
Academic & Technical Honors Jenna Batty, Charles Belcher, Malory Cash, Adam Collom, Kalynn Cottom, Meghan Fellows, Junior-Emmanuel Foster, Brooklyn Griffin, Kayli Hazzard, Marley Kilzer, Katilynn Koch, Joleen Lesniak, Haylee Mathas, Kara Melvin, Hadley Newman, Kyle Price, Ainsley Stutler, Kenzie Travis, Lillia Ushman, Dominik Warne
Presidential Academic Excellence Awards
Jenna Batty, Charles Belcher, Emily Collings, Kayli Hazzard, Marley Kilzer, Elizabeth Leitgabel, Joleen Lesniak, Kara Melvin, Hadley Newman, Kyle Price, Ainsley Stutler
Individual College Awards:
Earlham College-Madison Coonce, Dean’s Scholarship, Earlham College Grant, The Heartland Regions Scholarship and an Anticipated State Grant.
Franklin College- Jenna Batty, Franklin College Academic Scholarship, Alumni Award and College Directors Scholarships.
Charles Belcher, Franklin Presidential Scholarship and Campus Visit Scholarship.
Indiana Southeast University Lizzy Leitgabel, Grenadier Gold Scholarship, Federal Pell Grant and Indiana Southeast Athletic Scholarship.
Indiana University Kayli Hazzard, Lauren Robel Bicentennial Scholarship, Provost Scholarship, College of Arts & Sciences 1st Year Indiana Scholars Award.
Marley Kilzer, Lauren Robel Bicentennial Scholarship, Provost Scholarship
Ainsley Stutler, Lauren Robel Bicentennial Scholarship, Provost Scholarship and College of Arts & Sciences 1st Year Indiana Scholars Award.
Indiana State University- Isabella App, Academic Grant, Federal Pell Grant, Tuition Guarantee.
Emily Collings, Academic Excellence Scholarship and First Year Campus Housing Award.
Junior-Emmanuel Foster- Academic Scholarship
Tiana Harper, Academic Distinction Scholarship, Indiana Higher Education Award and Joink Sycamore Scholarship.
Hazelle Hill, Academic Distinction Scholarship and Federal Pell Grant.
Katilynn Koch, Academic Distinction Scholarship, First Year Campus Housing Award, Federal Pell Grant; and also National Wild Turkey Federation Indiana Sycamore Ridge Chapter Scholarship, Sarah Roberts Norton Beef Barn memorial Scholarship and Schopmeyer Memorial 4H Scholarship.
Joleen Lesniak, Academic Distinction Scholarship, Child of Alumni Textbook Scholarship
Konner McCurdy, 21st Century Scholarship
Mersadiez Miller- Teaching scholarship
Ben Todd, Academic Distinction Scholarship
Lincoln Trail College Jayleigh Inman, Alberta Trousdale Eagleton Memorial Scholarship
Oklahoma University Hadley Newman, Out of State Achievement Award, Gooden Family Endowed scholarship ,Centennial Endowed Housing Scholarship, Federal Pell Grant
Purdue University Meghan Fellows, Purdue Spring Start Scholarship
Kara Melvin, Somerville and Parke Mason Lodge Scholarships
Kyle Price ,Tri Kappa, Pepsi Athlete & 4H Senior Scholarship
Dominik Warne, Child of a Disabled Veteran’s Award
Saint Mary of the Woods College Brooklyn Griffin, Indiana Resident Scholarship
Haylee Mathas, Saint Mary of the Woods general scholarships and Federal and State Grants
University of Kentucky Kenzie Travis, Kentucky Bluegrass Spirit Scholarship, Kentucky Pell Grant, Willam C. Parker from University of Kentucky Award.
University of Montana- Lillia Ushman, WA Frank College of Forestry and Conservation Scholarship, Honeywell Stem Scholarship Program, Grizzly Riders Scholarship and Out of State Tuition Grant
Vincennes University-Autumn Nichols, 21st Century Scholarship, Salvation Army Scholarship
Nova Collings-Montezuma Alumni