MARION – Black Diamond Harley-Davidson and local community colleges are teaming up for the 15th straight year to provide $45,000 in scholarships to local high school students.
Recipients were nominated and chosen by their school’s administrative staff and faculty. In all, 45 local high school students receive a $1,000 scholarship to go to their community college. Scholarships are funded by Rodney Cabaness and Shad Zimbro, co-owners of Black Diamond, and the region’s four community colleges.
Local students who received scholarships to attend John A. Logan College are:
• Carbondale High School: Skylar Moore
• Carterville High School: Taylor Nolan
• Crab Orchard High School: Aiden Peek
• DuQuoin High School: Kayla Thomas
• Elverado High School: Addison Will
• Herrin High School: Janiya Harrison
• Johnston City High School: Max Price
• Marion High School: Carly Pinkston
• Murphysboro High School: Jasmin Uribe
• Trico High School: Tessa Nehrt
• West Frankfort High School: Hannah Mullins
• Project Echo High School: Jemma Gamble
Local students who received scholarships to attend Rend Lake College are:
• Benton High School: Jace Melvin
• Christopher High School: Briar Rowland
• Hamilton County High School: Riley Jones
• Mt. Vernon High School: Natalie Warren
• Pinckneyville High School: Briana Roberts
• Sesser-Valier High School: Wyatt Loucks
• Thompsonville High School: Olivia Hebbeler
• Waltonville High School: Kaylee Pyszka
• Wayne City High School: Cody Nguyen
• Webber Township High School: Myranda Stoeber
• Woodlawn High School: Emery Sanders
• Zeigler-Royalton High School: Melissa Walter
Local students who received scholarships to attend Shawnee Community College are:
• Anna-Jonesboro High School: Alayna Menees
• Cairo High School: Chassidy Johnson
• Century High School: Hallie Essex
• Cobden High School: Jada Furlow
• Dongola High School: Payton Hilliard
• Egyptian High School: Matthew Masters
• Goreville High School: Levi Damon
• Joppa High School: Jacob Smith
• Massac County High School: Brian Myrick
• Meridian High School: Sara Williams
• Shawnee High School: Ryan Libbert
• Vienna High School: Matthew O’Neal
Local students who received scholarships to attend Southeastern Illinois College are:
• Carmi-White County High School: Alexis Miller
• Carrier Mills Stonefort High School: Lane Boaz
• Eldorado High School: Jack Bruce
• Galatia High School: Derrick Fitzpatrick
• Gallatin County High School: Teegan Wright
• Hardin County High School: Emery Stricklin
• Harrisburg High School: Allison Moyer
• NCOE High School: Claira Powell
• Pope County High School: Abigaile Bowman
Scholarship recipients will be honored at a special luncheon on Saturday in TJ’s Diamond Club at Mtn Dew Park.