Senior Honor Night 2025
The senior class of 2025 was honored for their remarkable accomplishments during this year’s Senior Honor Night, an event proudly sponsored by the Mt. Vernon Education Foundation.
As each student took the stage, their name was announced along with the college or university they plan to attend—or their chosen career path—highlighting their exciting futures ahead.
In total, the Class of 2025 was awarded an astounding $9,786,488 in scholarships. Below is a comprehensive list of the awards presented during the ceremony, along with the students who received them:
Department Awards
Agriculture- Emily Darst
Band- William Powell
Business – Tenley Benz
Choir - Kaitlynn St. John
Engineering and Technology - Elijah Webster
English/ Language- Delainey Root
FACS- Tristan England
Health/Phys. Ed. - Andrew Boldt
Mathematics - Aaron Hohnbaum
Science- Vurvian Woolston
Social Studies- Vurvian Woolston
Visual Arts - Delainey Root
World Language – Abigail Elliott
Service and Citizenship Recognition
Terry/Borgman Mental Attitude Award: Tanner Teschendorf
Army National Guard Scholar Athletes: Christopher Downs, Emma Gale
Character Award: Phillip Amory, Maya Morales
Gary Lewark Award: Phillip Amory, Andy Gao
Mt. Vernon AP Scholars with Honor: Daniel Harter, Aaron Hohnbaum, Vurvian Woolston
Service and Citizenship Merit Awards: Everlyn Captain, Bailey Carrier, Myran Hunahee, Micah Gaston, Haley Geryak, Ava Gullion, Aaron Hohnbaum, Adriana Josephson, Kimberly Joubert, Hannah Monroe, Ayana Moore, Kayleigh Moran, Yekaterina Nolte, William Powell, Delainey Root, Duncan Schiller, Hannah Scott, Noah Scott, Khloe Spears-Rigdon, Isabel Van Heel, Rylan Vinard, Nevaeh Weaver, Chloe Webb, Evan Woo, Vurvian Woolston
National Honor Society Officers: Emma Gale (Vice President), Ella Hodnett (Historian), Aaron Hohnbaum (Treasurer), Claire Nicklin (President), Vurvian Woolston (Secretary)
Student Government Executive President: Maya Morales
Senior Class Officers & Representatives: Phillip Amory ( Representative), Alex Biggs (Treasurer), Xaiden Jenson (Representative), Alyssa Leonard (Secretary), Emersyn Lusby (Vice President), Dawson Maxwell (Representative), Hannah Monroe (President)
Community Scholarship Recognition
Ernie Oden Athletic Scholarship: Ryker Baer, Reagan Britt, Rylan Vinard, Ava Whitmore
Certificate of Multilingual Proficiency: Eniola Lemboye, Gurtej Singh
Hancock County Art Educators Award: Caleigh Johnson
Chris Sullivan Memorial Music Boosters Scholarships: Christopher Gillie, Grace Wechsler
Mark Mattick Mental Attitude Award: Chance Gibson
Jack Roysdon Good Neighbor Service Award: Nathaniel Bennett, Kagan Muffler
Kristofor J. Hammond Scholarship: Alyssa Leonard
Bruce A. McKinney Memorial Scholarship: Macie Murphy
Phyllis Wright Scholarship: Reagan Britt, Alyssa Coffey, Xaiden Jenson, Adriana Josephson
DAR Good Citizen Award: Yalitza Penaloza- Chiong
Mental Attitude Athletic Scholarship in Honor of Robery Doddridge and Coaches Jimmie Howell and Randy Wilson: Andrew Boldt
Walter P. and Virginia Worland Scholarship: Ryla Wasson-Crafton
The Steve Williams Soccer Scholarship: Reagan Britt, Carson O’Farrell
Hancock County Shrine Club: Cassandra Carney
Hancock County Business & Professional Women: Tori Parham
Wortman- Lowe Enduring Freedom Marine Corps League Detachment Scholarship: Jackson Rhoad
The Riley Charles Settergren Scholarship: Carson O’ Farrell
Judy D Smith Memorial Scholarship: Emersyn Lusby
McCordsville Police Department Scholarship: Sydney Bailey, Karissa Murphy
Alpha Phi Chapter of Psi lota Xi Sorority Scholarship (Art): Caleigh Johnson
Alpha Phi Chapter of Psi lota Xi Sorority Scholarship (Literature): Madelyn Duncan
Alpha Phi Chapter of Psi lota Xi Sorority Scholarship (Music): Christopher Gillie
Roger’s Smile Scholarship: Luke Alka, Kae Baker
Jack and Bev Falkenberg Memorial Scholarship: Emma Branson, Sophie Frischkorn, Vurvian Woolston
Mervin K and Eleanor E Holzhausen Memorial Scholarship: Emerysn Lusby
Richard H Crosser Memorial Scholarship: Claire Nicklin
Lee and Bessie S. Blazer Memorial Scholarship: Christopher Gillie
Community Foundation of Hancock County Scholarship: Natalie Hudson, Maya Morales
Gladys Hancock Shumway Scholarship: Emerysn Lusby
The Mt. Vernon Optimist Scholarship: Natalie Hudson, Jaylen Meggenhofen, Maya Morales
Rotary Club of Greenfield Education Scholarship: Aerin Hubbell
NineStar Connect Scholarship: Isaac Elmor
Earl J. Brooks & Irene B. Brooks Scholarship: Alyssa Leonard, Emerysn Lusby, Calista Smith
Nancy Terrell Miller Scholarship: Aerin Hubbell
Margaret Johnson Honorary Scholarship: Claire Nicklin
George & Icy Vaughn Performing Arts Scholarship (Instrumental): William Powell
George & Icy Vaughn Performing Arts Scholarship (Vocal): Sophie Frischkorn
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6904 Scholarship: Reagan Britt
The Lindsay Locker Memorial Cheer Foundation: Alyssa Coffey
William L and Barbara J Gariott Memorial Scholarship: Sydney Bailey, Mackenzie Blackstone, Emma Branson, Ashlyn Despain, Sara Eddinger, Chance Gibson, Sophia Guthrie, Ella Hodnett, Natile Hudson, Caleigh Johnson, Eniola Lemboye, Maya Morales, Kayleigh Moran
Greenfield Kiwanis J B Stephens Scholarship: Emerysn Lusby
Recognition of Academic Achievement
Top Scholars: Emma Branson, Christopher Downs, Emma Gale, Andy Gao, Aaron Hohnbaum, Alyssa Leonard, Kayleigh Moran, Claire Nicklin, Tori Parham, Yalitza Penaloza-Chiong, William Powell, Jackson Rhoad, Noah Scott, Calista Smith, Vurvian Woolston
Senior Leadership Award: Maya Morales, Vurvian Woolston