Graduating seniors at Edwardsburg High School were honored with awards at a ceremony on June 8.

Valedictorians: Matthew Bangston, Samantha Beck, Katherine Bellaire, Brittany Bowman, Joelle Eaves, Samantha Ekanayake, Megan Evans, Olivia Freshour, Chloe Hanstra, Noelle Kraus, Emilee Ludwick, Catherine Wimberley

Salutatorians: Joelly Baldwin, Emily Oppman

DAR Good Citizen Award: Michaela Ritschard

Perfect Attendance – four years: Katherine Bellaire, Megan Evans, Katherine Smith

Perfect Attendance – one year: Mackenna Brandt, Justin Janasiak, Ethan Stone, Ryan Wright

Outstanding Senior Athletes: Savannah Dixon, Noelle Kraus, Joseph Raab

Student Council Officer Awards

President: Noelle Kraus

Vice President: Joseph Hess

Secretary: Emma Nelson

Treasurer: Quintin Davis

Student Council Representatives

1st Year Representatives: Brittany Bowman, Joelle Eaves

2nd Year Representatives: Quintin Davis, Joseph Hess, Hannah Olson

4th Year Representatives: Shania Ahmed, Brayden Curtis, Noelle Kraus, Emma Nelson, Bryce Williams

Senior Class Officers

President: Joseph Hess

Vice President: Joelle Eaves

Secretary: Emma Nelson

Treasurer: Quintin Davis

Scholar Athlete Awards

1st year recipients: Jacob Daniel Brown, Anders Hesthag, Zoe Laubach

2nd year recipients: Cameron Ekanayake, Jenalee Holst, Olivia Hudak, Emilee Ludwick, Hannah Mitchell, Hannah Olson, Spencer Plummer, Courtney Thoren, Jacob Robinson, R. Alexander Shellhamer, Olivia Wagner, Breanna Webb

3rd year recipients: Autumn Axline, Katelyn Boyer, Brayden Curtis, Joelle Eaves, Samantha Ekanayake, Megan Evans, Dylan Layher, Emma Nelson, Joseph Raab, Michaela Ritschard, Lucas Wiese, Bryce Williams

4th year recipients: Shania Ahmed, Joelly Baldwin, Brittany Bowman, Jacob Desmet Brown, Quintin Davis, Savannah Dixon, Carter Goodson, Joseph Hess, Jacob Kanaby, Adam Kozinski, Noelle Kraus, Natalie Longo, Emily Lopez, Brynn Ritchey, Ryan Rogers, Mallory Sager, Clayton Sidenbender, Layne Stinnett, Alison Strycker, Catherine Wimberley

Academic Excellence Awards

1st year recipients: Austin Cline, Cecilia Collins, Dylan Cour, Audrey Feirick, Anders Hesthag

2nd year recipients: Morgan Anderson, Britanea Carmean, Daniel Conlee, Kelcey Hall

3rd year recipients: Nicole Byrd, Adam Kozinski, Andrew Markel, Elizabeth Neuerburg, Mallory Sager, Katherine Smith, Bryce Williams

4th year recipients: Autumn Axline, Joelly Baldwin, Matthew Bangtson, Samantha Beck, Katherine Bellaire, Katelyn Boyer, Mackenna Brandt, Jacob Desmet Brown, Brittany Bowman, Brayden Curtis, Savannah Dixon, Joelle Eaves, Cameron Ekanayake, Samantha Ekanayake, Megan Evans, Olivia Freshour, Chloe Hanstra, Joseph Hess, Ashley Hestad, Jenalee Holst, Jacob Kanaby, Kaitlynn Kendall, Noelle Kraus, Dylan Layher, Allison Lewis, Emilee Ludwick, Sarah Mansell, Hannah Mitchell, Reagan Nadai, Emma Nelson, Emily Oppman, Spencer Plummer, Joseph Raab, Michaela Ritschard, Brynn Ritchey, R. Alexander, Shellhamer, Clayton Sidenbender, Alison Strycker, Catherine Wimberley, Zoe Laubach, Emily Lopez, Hannah Moore, Layne Stinnett

Cass County Conservation Club — The Bickel Scholarship: Terek Curtis

Niles Haunted House Scholarship: Clayton Sidenbender

Edwardsburg Public Schools Foundation Scholarships: Matthew Bangtson, Katelyn Boyer, Britanea Carmean, Terek Curtis, Hana Dantone, Chloe Hanstra, Joseph Hess, Kaitlynn Kendall, Emily Lopez, Emily Oppman, Joseph Raab, Mallory Sager, R. Alexander Shellhamer, Chase Tarwacki, Kev’on Taylor, Bryce Williams

Keith Kirkdorfer Memorial Scholarship: Katherine Bellaire, Savannah Dixon, Ashley Hestad, Adam Kozinski, Dylan Layher

Christopher Stephenson Memorial Scholarship: Clayton Sidenbender

Juanita Mattson Memorial Scholarship: Ashley Hestad

Brian Parker Memorial Scholarship: Britanea Carmean

Jack L. Teter, Sr. Memorial Scholarship: Dylan Cour

Herbert L. Stiffler Lions Club Scholarships: Brayden Curtis, Joseph Hess, Alison Strycker

Edwardsburg Sports Complex Foundation Scholarship: Jacob Kanaby

Edwardsburg American Legion Post 0365: Megan Evans, Chase Tarwacki

PSI IOTA XI Sorority Legacy Scholarship: Hannah Mitchell

Edwardsburg Education Association Scholarships: Andrew Markel, Clayton Sidenbender

Lloyd Bywaters Memorial Scholarship: Joseph Hess

Miss Edwardsburg Scholarships

Miss Edwardsburg: Katelyn Boyer

1st Runner Up: Nicole Byrd

Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

Laidig Scholarship Fund: Cecilia Collins

K & M Machine Fabricating, Inc.

Earl G. Marhanka Scholarship: Zoe Laubach

Brett Bailey Memorial Scholarships: Joseph Hess, Adam Kozinski, Noelle Kraus

Southwestern Michigan College Scholarships

Presidential Scholarship: Melanie Becker

Distinction Scholarships: Courtney Houser, Sarah Mansell, Mallory Sager

Excellence Scholarship: Lincoln Fleming

Roadrunner Scholarships: Audrey Feirick, Quinn Glaser, Justin Janasiak, Kylee Pinkston, Leigh Todt

Visual Arts Talent Scholarships: Kenneth Dale, Leigh Todt

Early Middle College Scholarships: Emma Haas, Courtney Houser, Thomas Mackling, Sarah Mansell, Vivian McClellan, Kylee Pinkston, Alexis Rosebush, Mallory Sager

Outstanding Senior Math Students: Samantha Beck, Cameron Ekanayake, Samantha Ekanayake, Megan Evans, R. Alexander Shellhamer

Outstanding Senior Science Student: Joseph Raab

Business Awards

Outstanding Personal Finance Students: Arika Fell, Emilee Ludwick

Outstanding Small Business Management Student: Quintin Davis

Outstanding Digital Design Student: Hana Dantone

Outstanding English 12 Student: Matthew Bangtson, Emily Oppman

Commended English 12 Student: Joseph Hess

Outstanding Yearbook Editor: Katherine Bellaire

Art Awards

Van Gogh Artist Award: Veronica Disse

Degas Artist Award: Hannah Moore

Recognition of four years of French study: Shania “Evangeline” Ahmed, Autumn “Isabelle” Axline, Joelly “Jolie” Baldwin, Matthew “Mathieu” Bangtson, Samantha “Josephine” Beck, Melanie “Mélanie” Becker, Jena “Jeanette” Berlin, Nicole “Nicole” Byrd, Lyric “Marie” Diaz, Samantha “Catherine” Ekanayake, Noelle “Noëlle” Kraus, Hannah “Gisèle” Moore, Kelsey “Juliette” Rems

Outstanding Student of French: Samantha “Josephine” Beck

German Awards

Recognition of 4 Years of German Study: Brittany “Brigitte” Bowman, Quinlan “Maximillian” Callicott, Ryan “Finn” Griesinger, Justin Janasiak, Andrew “Oliver” Markel, Camryn “Caroline” Raab, Breanna “Anja” Webb

Outstanding Student of German: Breanna “Anja” Webb

Berrien County Mathematics & Science Center

Recognition for Participation & Completion: Shania Ahmed, Cameron Ekanayake, Derrick Ekanayake, Samantha Ekanayake, Joseph Hess, Jacob Kanaby, Reagan Nadai, Hannah Olson, Brynn Ritchey, R. Alexander Shellhamer

Outstanding Senior Award

Outstanding Senior — Class of 2017: Joseph Raab