Riverton Parke Jr./Sr. High School

The Riverton Parke Senior Class of 2023 was honored with a Senior Awards Night ceremony in the school’s cafeteria on Monday, May 8.  The banquet got underway with a welcome from school Guidance Counselor Annette Cox, who hosted the event.  

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Those who were honored included:

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Award and Scholarship Recipients:

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Co-Valedictorians:  Ella Harper and Josalyn Huxford

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Salutatorian:  Jenna Amerman

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Ivy Tech. Awards: Dakota Bex, Ryein Fisher, Barrett Roberts,

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Asian Evans, Olivia Jacks

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American Legion/Tony Kashon Scholarships : Hallie Vandevender, Macey Barnes, Olivia Jacks, Logan MacDonald, Brandon Todd, Madelyn Belcher, Abigail Roderick, Neveah Franklin, Natalie Pruitt, Mathew Mullins.

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American Legion Post 48 Scholarship: Olivia Jacks

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AMVETS Scholarship: Abigail Roderick

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Tri Kappa Scholarship: Brandon Todd                                      

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Ina Mae Clark Fine Arts Award: Hallie Vandevender

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Ina Mae Clark Music Award: Natalie Pruitt  

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Montezuma Alumni Scholarship: Natalie Pruitt

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DAR Good Citizen Award: Mathew Mullins

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Emily Anne Herzog Memorial Scholarships: Olivia Jacks and Natalie Pruitt

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 Marine Awards, Scholastic Excellence Award: Ella Harper Distinguished Athlete Award: Bailey Duke Musical Excellence Award: Natalie Pruitt, Marine Recruit: Trislynn Phillips

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4H Senior Scholarships: Madelyn Belcher, Nevaeh Franklin, Josalyn Huxford, Olivia Jacks

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JAG Awards: Michael Fellows, Austin Burns, Derron Hazzard, Landen Livengood, Tomas Gutierrez, Juan Melendez, Asia Evans, Olivia Jacks, Lilli Steelsmith, Bailey Duke, Lexi Nowicki, Autumn Maitre, Alexis Nichols, Nevaeh Franklin, Hallie Vandevender.

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Wendy’s Heisman Awards: Madelyn Belcher & Mathew Mullins

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Next Generation Hoosier Educator Scholarship: Ella Harper

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Napa Boost Scholarship: Barrett Roberts

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Parke County Community Foundation Scholarships-

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Andrew & Janett Allen Family Scholarship: Olivia Jacks

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Darrell Brubeck Memorial: Jacob Hopton

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Beatrice J. Collings Memorial Scholarships: Macey Barnes, Madelyn Belcher, Bailey Duke,\tNevaeh Franklin, Brooke Harkrider, Ella Harper, Hallie Vandevender, Jacob Hopton, Autumn Maitre, Mathew Mullins, Alexia Nowicki

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Ralph Holbert Memorial Scholarship: Karlie Marion

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Sam and Lucille Chowning & Linda Haynes Scholarship: Autumn Maitre

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Elizabeth Davies Ellis Scholarships: Olivia Jacks, Logan MacDonald, Karlie Marion, Natalie Pruitt

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Richard Harney Professional Writing Scholarship: Lilli Steelsmith

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Joseph & Dorothy Archer Scholarships: Destiny Cox, Asia Evans, Derron Hazzard, Josalyn Huxford, Alexis Nichols, Abigail Roderick, Lilli Steelsmith, Brandon Todd

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Margaret Penman Memorial Scholarship: Brandon Todd

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Southwest Parke Music Booster Scholarship: Natalie Pruitt

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RP Norton Athletic Booster Scholarship Fund: Madelyn Belcher, Derron Hazzard

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Conrad Doan Scholarship: Jenna Amerman, Ella Harper

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Wayne and Eleanor Stanley Scholarship: Abigail Roderick

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Lunsford Family Scholarship: Ella Harper

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6th District Americanism and Government Award: Madelyn Belcher

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College Board National Recognition and Small Town Award: Jenna Amerman, Brooke Harkrider

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21st Century Scholarships: Dakota Bex, Bailey Duke, Ryein Fisher, Nevaeh Franklin, Elli Garry, Joslyn Graves, Brooke Harkrider, Ashton Lowry, Mathew Mullins, Alexia Nowicki, Kylan Schoffstall, Cloe Vanatti

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Honors Diploma Recipients 

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Technical Honors: Dakota Bex, Kaylynn Chapman, Elli Garry, Joslyn Graves, Autumn Maitre, Barrett Roberts, Lilli Steelsmith, Hallie Vandevender

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Academic Honors: Olivia Jacks, Mathew Mullins, Alexia Nowicki,

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Kylan Schoffstall

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Both Academic and Technical Honors: Jenna Amerman, Macey Barnes, Madelyn Belcher, Bailey Duke, Asia Evans, Nevaeh Franklin, Brooke Harkrider, Ella Harper, Jacob Hopton, Josalyn Huxford, Jenna Layne, Karlie Marion, Natlaie Pruitt, Abigail Roderick,Cloe Vanatti 

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Presidential Awards for Academic Excellence: Jenna Amerman, Madelyn Belcher, Nevaeh Franklin, Brooke Harkrider, Ella Harper, Josalyn Huxford, Natalie Pruitt

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Individual College Awards and Scholarships  

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Butler University: Olivia Jacks, Butler Lacy School of Business Scholarship

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Franciscan University: Logan MacDonald, Provost and St. Michael’s Scholarships and Elks Lodge Scholarship.

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Franklin College: Maddie Belcher, Franklin College Founders Scholarship and Franklin College Grant.

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Indiana State University: Jenna Amerman, ISU Presidential  and Child of Alumni Scholarships; Ella Harper, ISU President’s Academic Excellence and Child of Alumni Scholarships; Josalyn Huxford, ISU President’s Academic Excellence and Child of Alumni Scholarships; Jacob Hopton, Academic Distinction and Child of Alumni Scholarships; Nevaeh Franklin, Academic Distinction, 21st Century Scholars Housing, 21st Century Book Stipend and Child of Alumni Scholarships; Brandon Todd, Academic Distinction and Engineering Scholarships; Dmitri Slobodeaniuc, International Scholar Award; Hallie Vandevender, Academic Distinction and Child of Alumni Scholarships.

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Indiana University: Natalie Pruitt, Lauren Robel Bicentennial Scholarship and Provost Scholarship; Mathew Mullins, Lauren Robel Bicentennial Scholarship, IU 21st Century Covenant Award and O’Neill Indiana Leadership Award.

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Lincoln Trail College: Bailey Duke, Alberta Trousdale Eagleton Scholarship and softball athletic scholarship.

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Purdue University:  Brooke Harkrider, Purdue Promise Housing Award, Access and Success Incentive Grant and Federal Supplemental Ed Opportunity Grant.

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Saint Mary of the Woods College: Derron Hazzard- Indiana Resident Scholarship, football athletic scholarship; and Derron also received the Pepsi Athlete of the Week Scholarship that he will be using at St. Mary’s; Alexia Nowicki-Indiana Resident Scholarship and basketball athletic scholarship.

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Riverton Parke seniors receiving awards at the Senior Award Night, include in front, from left: Jacob Hopton, Derron Hazzard, Mathew Mullins, Ella Harper, Autumn Maitre, and Brooke Harkrider. In the middle: Natalie Pruitt, Josalyn Huxford, Olivia Jacks, Jenna Amerman, Madelyn Belcher, Bailey Duke, Asia Evans, and Abigail Roderick. In the back: Logan MacDonald, Brandon Todd, Alexis N, Dmitri Slobodeaniuc, Lilli Steelsmith, Nevaeh Franklin, Hallie Vandevender, and Alexia Nowicki.

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Unavailable for the group photo, but pictured is Marine Recruiter Sgt. Farmer and Trislynn Phillips. Phillips has enlisted i