Seniors Recognized for Excellence

SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) seniors received scholarships from several different organizations and were recognized for outstanding achievement at the Senior Awards Ceremony, June 2.

Math teacher Annette Johnson and SSHS Principal and English teacher Dr. Kathleen Pecora offered dual enrollment classes again this year. The class has earned more than 220 college credits. Seven students earned 10 or more college credits at SSHS. Jesse Weis and Stephanie Robbins earned more than 20 credits and will start out their college careers as sophomores.

Dr. Pecora recognized Paige Holmes, Seth Linford, Jesse Weis and Kyle Rathman as ACT Superstars for scoring higher than 27 on their ACT college entrance exam.

This year, nine students received their National Honor Society Honor Cords. Students with at least a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) the second semester of their junior or senior year are eligible for the National Honor Society. They are then chosen based on an evaluation of their community service, activities in school and out of school and a staff and faculty evaluation of character and integrity.

Valedictorian Paige Holmes was the only senior that posted a perfect cumulative GPA of 4.0

Awards & Scholarship Recipients:

Angus Batchelder: Green Thumb Award

Jordan Blodgett: Lettered in Football; All-Conference in Football

Joshua Cahoon: Mission Bible Fellowship Loving Hearts Scholarship, $1,000; Lions Club Community Service Scholarship, $1,000; Missoula Electric Cooperative Scholarship, $1,000; ServeMontana Student Assistance Foundation, $1,000; Kim L. Haines Memorial Scholarship, $500; Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative Scholarship, $500; Lettered in Football, Basketball and Track; Academic All-State; All-Conference Football and Basketball; Member of National Honor Society

Marisol Caro: Lettered in Basketball, Softball and Track; All-Conference Basketball

Joshua Grace: Lettered in Football, Cross Country and Track; Academic All-State

Jacob Haley: John A. Bell Scholarship, $1,000; Mission Bible Fellowship Loving Hearts Scholarship, $500; Cliff Nelson Memorial Scholarship, $400; Marine Distinguished Athlete Award; Lettered in Football, Basketball and Golf; All-Conference Football, Basketball and Golf; Academic All-State

Paige Holmes: Montana University System Best and Brightest Scholarship, Amount not available at press time; Carroll College Presidential Scholarship, $1,600/year; Trustee Scholarship for Rocky Mountain College, $15,000/year; Montana Western Basketball Scholarship, $4,292/year; Anonymous Donor Scholarship, $1,000/year if attends school as a full time student and maintains a GPA of 3.0+; Missoula Electric Cooperative Scholarship, $1,000; Community Health Care Foundation Scholarship, $1,000; University of Montana Vi Richardson Scholarship, $500; Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, $500; Mission Bible Fellowship Loving Hearts Scholarship, $500; Marine Scholastic Excellence Award; Outstanding Achievement in Science Award; Mathematics and Science Air Force Recruiting Award; Leadership of Student Council Recognition; Marine Distinguished Athlete Award; ACT Superstar; Lettered in Volleyball, Basketball and Track; All-Conference in Volleyball, Basketball and Track; All-State in Volleyball, Basketball and Track; Academic All-State; Member of National Honor Society

Delaney Holzworth: Lettered in Volleyball and Basketball; All-Conference Volleyball and Basketball; All-State Basketball

Kim Kellogg: Carroll College Founders Scholarship, $8,000; Opportunity Award Carroll College, $3,000; Magic Money Scholarship, $1,350; Superior Rating at State Music Festival

Seth Linford: Lions Club Merit Scholarship, $250; ACT Superstar; Lettered in Football; Academic All-State; All-Conference in Football; Member of National Honor Society

Hunter Mincey: Senior Science Award; Lettered in Football and Basketball; Academic All-State; Member of National Honor Society

Tyana Murphy: Leadership of Student Council Recognition; Letter in Volleyball and Basketball; Member of National Honor Society

Kyle Rathman: Montana University Systems Honors Scholarship, four years tuition free; Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative Scholarship, $500; Montana State University Premier Scholarship, $2,500; "It's a Typo Award" for Best and Brightest in Math, three free college math credits; Excellence in English Award; Mathematics and Science Air Force Recruiting Award; ACT Superstar; Member of National Honor Society

Stephanie Robbins: Rocky Mountain College Trustee Scholarship, $15,000/year; Montana Cross Country Scholarship, $2,500/year; Lettered in Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball and Track; Academic All-State; All-Conference in Track; All-State in Cross Country; Member of National Honor Society

Eliana Robinett: Lions Club Merit Scholarship, $250; Grizzly Claw Scholarship, $500; Outstanding student in Senior English; Lettered in Basketball and Football Manager; Academic All-State

Kyndee Schmitz: Carroll College Founders Scholarship, $11,000/year; Mission Bible Fellowship Loving Hearts Scholarship, $500; Grizzly Claw Scholarship, $500; Letter in Volleyball

Matthew Teague: Montana State Premier Scholarship, $1,500; Missoula Electric Cooperative Scholarship, $1,000; Back on Track Scholarship, $2,000; Anonymous Donor Scholarship, $1,000/year if attends school as a full time student and maintains a GPA of 3.0+; Lettered in Football, Basketball and Track; Academic All-State; Member of National Honor Society

Jesse Weis: Montana University Systems Honors Scholarship, four years tuition free; Montana State University Premiere Scholarship, $3,000/year; Montana Tech Scholarship, $2,500/year for four years; Montana Tech Merit Scholarship, $1,500/year for four years; ACT Superstar; Lettered in Football; Academic All-State; Member of National Honor Society

Daniel Willig: Green Thumb Award; Lettered in Football