SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT 2024

Posted on 05/09/2024
Senior Awards Night 2024

KNHS Seniors were recognized for their outstanding academic success during Senior Awards Night on May 8, 2024. We are so proud of your hard work and accomplishments, Class of 2024!



Academic Recognition 

Integrity and rigorous coursework are cornerstones in any curriculum. It is the goal of the Board of Education that our students be recognized for academic excellence. These students have earned recognition through their hard work and diligence. While grades are not yet final, here are the following tentative awards:  Earning the recognition of Cum Laude with a 3.67-3.82 GPA are: 

Trinity Alderman 

Abhel Cortez-Soto 

Josalynn Elledge

Jay Jennings  

Alexia Makovec

Alyssah Mansapit 

Kassie Mckinzie 

Harley Nelson

Abby Sader 

 

The following students have earned recognition as Magna Cum Laude with a 3.83-3.99 GPA:  

Serenity Dryden-Alexander 

Bailey Freitas

Cydney Larson

Kaylee Needham 

Laney Pace 

Serena Sartin 

Sophia Scarbrough 

Carson Zimmerschied 


The following students have earned recognition as Summa Cum Laude with above a 4.0 GPA:

Alexander Adams 

Delaney Brant 

Sydney Burden 

Jonathan Collier 

Brody Gentry  

Josh Hagle 

Makenze Hodson 

Presley Hudson 

Evan Lang 

Jackson McGoldrick 

Trey Payne 

Eliza Robertson 

Makenzie Seiler 

Anna Stevens 

Kaitlyn Stewart 

Allison Stiles 

Angel Tolentino 

Nathaniel Turpin 

Mackenzie Warinner 

Levi Wilhelm 

Tyler Zink 

 

State and Local Recognitions 

The George Washington Carver award is awarded by the state of Missouri to the top ten percent of the class.

Allison Stiles 

Jonathan Collier 

Anna Stevens 

Presley Hudson 

Tyler Zink 

Mackenzie Warinner 

Makenzie Seiler 

Alexander Adams 

Levi Wilhelm 

Delaney Brant 


Bright Flight 

The following student has achieved a Bright Flight. This is based on their best ACT comprehensive score. Eligibility requires students to obtain a score of 31 or above on the ACT. There is a possibility of between $1000 and $3000 in scholarships for these students. The following students have met that criteria. 

Anna Stevens

Allison Stiles 

Alexander Adams 


Around $217,828 dollars was awarded in local scholarships to our Class of 2024 seniors. We greatly appreciate the support of the local organizations for their hard work and generosity in organizing these scholarships.

LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS 


Recipient

Knob Noster Lions Club Larry Ficken Memorial Scholarship ($500 each- Total-$2,000)

Tyler Zink 

Makenzie Seiler 

Delaney Brant 

Sydney Burden 


James E. Jageman - K.N.A.T. Scholarship ($7,500 total) 



Honorary Scholarship $2,500


Carson Zimmerschied $2,000 

Maya Green $1,000 

Delaney Brant $1,000

Levi Wilhelm $1,000 




Sharae Colliver $2,500


R-G Federal Credit Union Scholarship ($1000)


Levi Wilhelm 

Central Bank of Warrensburg


Jackson McGoldrick

FFA Supporters Scholarship- 

$250-($750 total)


Madison Cochran 

Emma Keith 

Serena Sartin 

Knob Noster Hometown Retail Merchants ($5,750.90)


Delaney Brant $1,152.80

Carson Zimmerschied $917.00 

Sydney Burden $877.70 

Serena Sartin $864.60 

Levi Wilhelm $759.80 

Laney Pace $589.50 

Kaitlyn Stewart $589.50


KNEST ($3,000)


Serenity Dryden-Alexander $500 

Harley Nelson $500 

Makenzie Seiler $250 

Sydney Burden $250 

Serena Sartin $250 

Abby Sader $250 

Kaitlyn Stewart $250 

Trey Payne $250 

Tyler Zink $250 

Carson Zimmerschied $250 

 

Knob Noster Fair Board Community Service Scholarship $2,000- $500/each)

Sharae Colliver 

Delaney Brant 

Levi Wilhelm 

Sydney Burden 



Whiteman Spirit Alliance ($1500 each- Total- $3,000)



Allison Stiles 

Jonathan Collier


KNHS Epsilon Beta Scholarship- $150 


State Epsilon Beta Scholarship- $250 

Anna Stevens 

West Central Electric Cooperative-

$1,000

Serena Sartin 

Carson Zimmerschied 

Delaney Brant 

Makenzie Hodson 


Johnson County Cattlemen's Association Scholarship- 

$500

Serena Sartin

4-H Scholarship- 

$1,000

Laney Pace 

KN Physical Therapy Scholarship- 

$500 

Serenity Dryden-Alexander

Levi Wilhelm 

KNE PTO Scholarship- $500/each

Tyler Zink

Allison Stiles 


Wayne C. Miller Scholarship- 

$500

Tyler Zink

Mathews Endowed Scholarship


Alexander Adams 

Dominoes Scholarship-

$1,000

Serena Sartin

Farm Bureau Scholarship- 

$1,000

Serena Sartin 

MFA Scholarship-

$2,000

Serena Sartin 

NHS Blood Drive Scholarship- 

$250 

Allison Stiles

Air Force ROTC Scholarship- $28,807/year

Jonathan Collier 

WMMC Auxiliary Health Care Career Scholarship- 

$1,000

Levi Wilhelm 

Leona Schenewark Larson and Pauline Schenewark Wheeler Scholarship- 

$1,810

Jackson McGoldrick

Para Certification Test- Award 


Sydney Burden

Evan Lang

The A+ scholarship is given to those seniors who graduate from a Missouri school with an overall 2.5 grade point average or higher. They must have at least 95% attendance rate for grades 9-12, and perform 50 hours of district-supervised unpaid tutoring of other students, job shadowing may also use up to 12 hours for A+. These students must maintain a record of good citizenship and avoid the unlawful use of drugs and alcohol. This year the recipients of the A+ scholarship are: 


A+ Recipients 




Delaney Brant 

Sharae Colliver 

Serenity Dryden-Alexander 

Josalynn Elledge 

Josh Hagle 

Jasmine Hunter 

Mckinley Leibold 

Jackson McGoldrick 

Harley Nelson 

Laney Pace 

Ethan Pruett 

Abby Sader 

Makenzie Seiler 

Angel Tolentino 

Nathaniel Turpin 

Alexander Adams 

Trinity Alderman

Sydney Burden 

Makenze Hodson 

Emma Keith 

Kassie Mckinzie 

Trey Payne 

Caroline Reed

Logan Sidwell 

Isaak Smith 

Kaitlyn Stewart 

Noah Wallace

Tyler Zink 


Military Enlistment Recognition 

In addition to our students planning to go straight to college, we are also very proud of our students who have chosen to enlist. 

U.S. Army 

Nathan Schneller 

Air Force National Guard

Noah Wallace 

In addition to the local scholarships, our students earned scholarship money from the specific colleges they will be attending. We will begin with our students who received scholarship money from the University of Central Missouri.

College and University Scholarships 

University of Central Missouri - $38,500

Red & Black Scholarship- $4,500 

Mackenzie Warinner 


Red & Black Scholarship:$3,000

Tyler Zink 

Nathaniel Turpin 

Abby Sader 

Evan Lang 

Trey Payne 

Jackson McGoldrick 


Red & Black Scholarship- $2,500 

Ethan Pruett 

Rebekah Bohannan 

Kaylee Needham 


Red & Black Scholarship- $1,500 

Ezra Monroe 


Red & Black Scholarship- $1,000

Carolina Black 

Noah Wallace 

Jade Gaines 

Aaliyah Beethe 

Isabelle Braman 

Jasmine Hunter


Dual Credit Scholarship- $1,000

Mackenzie Warinner 


University of Alabama-$60,000


University of Alabama Competitive Admissions Scholarship-$15,000 /per year 

 Presley Hudson


Maryville University

The Big Red Scholarship- $11,000 annually 

The Deans Scholarship- $3,000 annually 

Jamaree Williams 


Missouri State University 

Academic Excellence Year 1- $2,000 

Access Missouri Program - $2,850 

Kaitlyn Stewart


Rockhurst University

Deans Scholarship- $88,000 

Xander Raymond 


Missouri S&T

Kumnmer Vanguard Scholarship- $2,000/year

Groundbreaker Package Scholarship- $8,000/year 

Alexander Adams 


University of Missouri Kansas City 

Chancellor's Scholar Award- $3,500/year

Sophia Scarbrough 


Curator's Scholar Award- $25,000

Levi Wilhelm 


UMKC Career Escalator's Program- $2,500 

Levi Wilhelm 


University of Nebraska

Nebraska Husker Salute Scholarship- $18,000 

Allison Stiles


Lincoln Memorial University 

Tennessee Hope Scholarship, Founders Scholarship, Federal Pell Grant, Certified Nursing Assistant License (WACC)- $19,315 total 

Kaylee Needham 


Iowa State University 

Iowa State Merit Scholarship- $14,000/year 

Jonathan Collier 


University of Missouri

Curators Scholar Award- $2,500-$5,000/semester

Carson Zimmerschied


Each department has certain criteria to be met in order for a student to receive an honor cord. 

Departmental Awards 

English Honor Cord

Alexander Adams 

Trinity Alderman 

Rebekah Bohannan 

Delaney Brant 

Sydney Burden 

Jonathan Collier 

Sharae Colliver 

Abhel Cortez-Soto 

Serenity Dryden-Alexander 

Josalynn Elledge 

Bailey Freitas

Brody Gentry 

Josh Hagle 

Makenzie Hodson 

Presley Hudson 

Jay Jennings 

Emma Keith 

Evan Lang 

Alexia Makovec 

Jackson McGoldrick 

Ezra Monroe 

Kaylee Needham 

Harley Nelson 

Laney Pace 

Trey Payne 

Ethan Pruett 

Eliza Robertson 

Abby Sader 

Serena Sartin 

Sophia Scarbrough 

Makenzie Seiler 

Logan Sidwell 

Anna Stevens 

Kaitlyn Stewart 

Allison Stiles 

Angel Tolentino 

Nathaniel Turpin 

Makenzie Warinner 

Levi Wilhelm 

Carson Zimmerschied 

Tyler Zink 


Mathematics Honor Cord

Alex Adams 

Jonathan Collier 

Brody Gentry

Josh Hagle 

Presley Hudson 

Anna Stevens 

Allison Stiles 

Mackenzie Warinner 

Levi Wilhelm 

Tyler Zink 

Science Honor Cord

Alex Adams 

Rebekah Bohannan 

Jonathan Collier 

Serenity Dryden-Alexander 

Bailey Freitas 

Brody Gentry 

Josh Hagle 

Presley Hudson 

Makenzie Hodson 

Jay Jennings 

Alyssah Mansapit 

Kassie Mckinzie 

Harley Nelson 

Trey Payne 

Xander Raymond 

Serena Sartin 

Sophia Scarbrough 

Makenzie Seiler 

Logan Sidwell 

Isaak Smith 

Anna Stevens 

Kaitlyn Stewart 

Allison Stiles 

Angel Tolentino 

Nathaniel Turpin 

Makenzie Warinner 

Levi Wilhelm 

Tyler Zink 

Social Studies Honor Cord

Alexander Adams 

Jonathan Collier 

Serenity Dryden-Alexander 

Josalynn Elledge 

Makenzie Hodson 

Presley Hudson 

Evan Lang 

Alyssah Mansapit 

Trey Payne 

Serena Sartin 

Sophia Scarbrough 

Makenzie Seiler 

Anna Stevens 

Kaitlyn Stewart 

Allison Stiles 

Nathaniel Turpin 

Makenzie Warinner 

World Language Honor Cord

Jackson McGoldrick 

Eliza Robertson 

Nathan Schneller 

Makenzie Seiler 

Anna Stevens 

Kaitlyn Stewart 

Isabellah Stohs 

Makenzie Warinner 

Levi Wilhelm 

Engineering Honor Cord

Alexander Adams 

Jonathan Collier 

Abhel Cortez-Soto 

McKinley Leibold 

Nathaniel Turpin 

FFA Honor Cord

Sylvia Carlisle 

Madison Cochran 

Emma Keith 

Jason Rau 

Serena Sartin 

Theater Honor Cord


Lanee Larkin 

Ezra Monroe 

Band/Choir Honor Cord

Harley Nelson 

Xander Raymond 

Isaak Smith 

Anna Stevens 

Art Honor Cord

Jordan Honeycutt-Staggs 


Family and Consumer Sciences Honor Cord 

Trinity Alderman 

Sydney Burden 

Alexia Makovec 

Abby Sader 

FCCLA Honor Cord

Sydney Burden 

Kaylee Needham

AFROTC Honor Cord

Levi Hartman 

Jasmine Hunter 

Noah Wallace 

S2S Honor Cord

Presley Hudson 

Jackson McGoldrick 

Jonathan Collier 

Sharae Colliver 

Laney Pace 

Kaitlyn Stewart 

Allison Stiles 

Missouri Boys State Honor Cord

Alexander Adams 

Jonathan Collier 

Jackson McGoldrick

Levi Wilhelm

Noah Wallace 

Missouri Girls State Honor Cord

Sydney Burden 

Serena Sartin 

Anna Stevens 

National Honor Society Honor Cord

Alex Adams

Delaney Brant

Sydney Burden

Jonathan Collier

Serenity Dryden Alexander

Josh Hagle

Makenze Hodson

Presley Hudson

Emma Keith

Ezra Monroe

Kaylee Needham

Harley Nelson

Laney Pace

Trey Payne

Xander Raymond

Eliza Robertson

Abby Sader

Serena Sartin

Sophia Scarbrough

Mackenzie Seiler

Isaak Smith

Anna Stevens

Alli Stiles

Nate Turpin

Levi Wilhelm

Tyler Zink




This senior class as a whole was able to earn over $218,000 in local scholarships. They have also earned over $418,165 in scholarships directly from colleges and universities of their choice. Their dedication, hard work, and perseverance has paid off. We are so very proud of our students.