44 seniors were awarded 94 different scholarships at the recent Adams Central scholarship night, sponsored by the Adams County Community Foundation.
Listed alphabetically, the awards presented by the ACCF were:
Adams Central High School Class of 2026 Scholarship Awards
Total Local/ Community Scholarships: $200,000+
Adams Central Classroom Teachers Assoc. Scholarship:
Janaya Johnson
Adams Central SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION (ACSF) SCHOLARSHIPS:
ACSF / Distinguished Scholarships:
Ethan Crockett
Alyssa Fruechte
Logan Heiman
ACSF Scholarships:
Ethan Funk
Sophie Johnson
Jackson Rieth
Adalyn Schaefer
Ava Stafford
ACSF / AC School Board Scholarship:
Gus Nussbaum
ACSF / Edwin C. Bryan Memorial Scholarship:
Paul (Trai) Ortiz
ACSF / DAL Appreciation Scholarship:
Kiyana Olmsted
ACSF / Earl & Alta May Caston Memorial Scholarships:
Carter Beaver
Taylor Brown
Lawson Deathe
Christopher Espinoza
Brooklyn Fennig
Nate Geerken
Brody Isch
Drew Johnson
Gavin Johnson
Janaya Johnson
Grace Lotter
MaKenzie Slusher
ACSF / First Bank of Berne Scholarship:
Joseph Everett
ACSF / Hakes, Martin, Wolpert Scholarship:
Sam Johnson
ACSF / Meyer Building, LLC Scholarship:
Cameron Fravel
ACSF / Monroe Lions Club Scholarship:
Jack Keller
ACSF / Ronald W Myers Memorial Scholarship:
Hayden Bluhm
ACSF / Don & Louise Ray Scholarship:
Mason Fruechte
ACSF / David & Maxine Ringger Scholarship:
Brinlee Rinkenberger
ACSF / CWR Schwartz Scholarship:
Luella Bluhm
ACSF / Glen & Rowena Stucky Scholarship:
Katelyn Fisher
ACCF / Lilly Finalist Scholarship:
Ethan Crockett
Adams County Coon Hunters Scholarship:
Myah Lose
Adams County Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship:
Reese Hunter
Molly Hurst
AHN Healthcare Scholarship:
Jadalyn Bombolwwicz
Katelyn Fisher
Logan Heiman
American Legion Post #43 Scholarship:
Logan Heiman
Myah Lose
Kensley Urick
American Legion Post #43 / Richard Bleeke Scholarship:
Mason Fruechte
Barkley Pettibone Scholarship:
Sophia Ward
Phil & Carolyn Barger Scholarship:
Kolten Combs
Reese Hunter
Molly Hurst
Jacob Miller
Vance Miller
Sophia Ward
Kenneth & Mary Beer Scholarship:
Luella Bluhm
John & Kay Boch Family Scholarship:
Kolten Combs
Lawson Deathe
Brooklyn Fennig
Vance Miller
Sophia Ward
Tobias Zoll
Kevin & Becky Bowman Scholarship:
Grace Lotter
Charlie & Jean (Porter) Brune Engineering Scholarship:
Gavin Johnson
Decatur Optimist Club Scholarship:
Nathaniel Geerken
Decatur Volunteer Fire Department Scholarship:
Myah Lose
Nathaniel Geerken
Carolyn Donaghy Memorial Scholarship:
Ethan Crockett
K. Robert Ehrman Trade/Tech Scholarship:
Nathaniel Geerken
Brinlee Rinkenberger
Kensley Urick
Trooper Cory Elson Memorial Scholarship:
Alyssa Fruechte
Ebony Ann Fawcett Memorial Scholarship:
Anna Thomas
FCC Scholarship:
Cameron Fravel
John A. Geimer Memorial Scholarship:
Carter Beaver
Christopher Espinoza
Joseph Everett
Ethan Funk
Reese Hunter
Molly Hurst
Brody Isch
Drew Johnson
Sophie Johnson
Jack Keller
Augustus “Gus” Nussbaum
McKenzie Slusher
Baylee Smith
Ava Stafford
Anna Thomas
James “Butch” Gilbert Scholarship:
Nathaniel Geerken
Ron & Sue Girod Scholarship:
Luella Bluhm
Jayden James Memorial Scholarship (1st Time Award):
Baylee Smith
Junior Achievement Scholarship:
Augustus “Gus” Nussbaum
Keystone Cooperative Scholarship:
Mason Fruechte
Kipfer Family Scholarship:
Taylor Brown
Lehman Feed Mill Scholarship:
Mason Fruechte
McDonald Education Scholarship:
Janaya Johnson
Kiyana Olmsted
Paul Ortiz
Meshberger Brothers Scholarship:
Hayden Bluhm
Tobias Zoll
Miller Land Surveying/MLS Scholarship:
Cameron Fravel
Monroe Lions Club Scholarship:
Kensley Urick
Gale & Donna Nidlinger Scholarship:
Kolten Combs
Jacob Miller
Adalynn Schaefer
Nut Tree Reading Scholarship:
Sophie Johnson
Orchard Ridge Country Club / Evans Scholarship:
Joseph Everett
Sally Reynolds Education Scholarship:
Luella Bluhm
James Rumple Memorial Scholarship:
Mason Fruechte
Tri Kappa Scholarship:
Sophie Johnson
Kathryn Summers
Saint Luke Church Scholarship:
Sam Johnson
Sophie Johnson
Selking International Trucks Scholarship:
Mason Fruechte
John Sipe Family Scholarship:
Mason Fruechte
Smith Brothers Furniture / Nick Taylor Scholarship:
Jadalyn Bombolewicz
G. Medford & Shirley Smith Scholarship:
Kathryn Summers
Frederick & Harriet Soldner Scholarship:
Jackson Rieth
Richard “Hap” Sprunger Scholarship:
Kensley Urick
Sunshine Society Scholarship:
Sophie Johnson
Kiyana Olmsted
Women of the Moose Scholarship:
Ava Stafford
Don Wood “Ignite Your Future” Scholarship:
Cameron Fravel
Sam Johnson
Kathryn Summers
Paul D. Zurcher “Z” Fund Scholarship:
Taylor Brown
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