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 Dunahee, 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