Local students earn Reach Higher Montana scholarships

Press release

Several local students in both the high school and college level received awards in Reach Higher Montana the Class of 2023 High scholarship programs.

On the high school level, Alisyn Maloughney and Hannah Kinsella, both Havre High School students, and Kylee Zander of Hays-Lodge Pole High and Kellen Colliflower of Rocky Boy High received scholarships.

On the college level, Treyten Stiffarm of Fort Belknap Indian Reservation’s Aaniiih Nakoda College was one of the recipients.

This year, the Montana-based nonprofit organization has awarded 30 $2,000 scholarships to Montana high school students and 50 $2,000 scholarships to continuing Montana college students.

In addition, one of the scholarships was awarded to a student who has served or is serving in the military.

“The Carl Valvoda Military Scholarship is awarded in memory of Carl Valvoda, the son and husband of two former co-workers, who passed away due to a brain tumor,” said Rhonda Safford, Reach Higher Montana Programs Manager.

The other high school recipients this year are:

Jaden Sanchez, Billings Central Catholic High;

Dahomey Palomino Salgado, Bozeman High;

Grayce Wilkins, Capital High;

Adam Arthur, Charles M Russell High;

Abbie Virts, Charles M. Russell High;

Zachary Dean, Charles M. Russell High;

Noelle Wilson, Culbertson High;

Hadley Barbie, Cut Bank High;

Elizabeth Fulbright, Fergus High;

Kiersty Burdge, Florence-Carlton High;

Connor Michaud, Frenchtown High;

Noah Rausch, Frenchtown High;

Julianna McClary, Gallatin High;

Danner Rourke Kelly, Glacier High;

Violet Ashby, Glacier High;

Cole Kimzey, Hamilton High;

Maycee Plummer, Helena High;

Cael Murgel, Helena High;

Rabecca Lynn, Hobson High;

Cadence Hess, Park City High;

Mariah Creason, Park High;

Annie Kaul, Plentywood High;

Piper Hoxie, Polson High;

Scout Wenzel, Polson High;

Magdalen Toeckes, Power High, and

Bethany Burk, Thompson Falls High.

The other college winners are:

Luke Ostberg, Carroll College;

Peter Rehberger, Carroll College;

Grace Wagner, Carroll College;

Lily Overstreet, Carroll College;

Jayda Brown, City College at MSU Billings;

Molly Eaton, Dawson Community College;

Luke Dahm, Flathead Valley Community College;

Matthew McGraw, Gallatin College MSU;

Gina Leveque-Zapata, Helena College;

Jazmine Spotted Bear, Montana State University in Bozeman;

Sally Weber, MSU in Bozeman;

Jenna Nate, MSU in Bozeman;

Zachary Stoddart, MSU in Bozeman;

Amanda Haab, MSU in Bozeman;

Gwendolyn Hoppe, MSU in Bozeman;

Kayla Mitchell, MSU in Bozeman;

Maci Moore, MSU in Bozeman;

Jordan Smith, MSU in Bozeman;

Sierra Sievers, MSU in Bozeman;

Taylor Gentry, MSU in Bozeman;

Gretchen Schnabel, MSU in Bozeman;

Benjamin Stotts, MSU in Bozeman;

Jake Genger, MSU in Bozeman;

Abigail Tietz, MSU in Bozeman;

Cody Stene, MSU in Bozeman;

Cole Henry, MSU in Bozeman;

Colton Noyes, MSU in Bozeman;

Ryan Senitte, MSU in Bozeman;

Tess Shaw, Montana Tech;

Evan Pentecost, Montana Tech;

Grace Horton, Montana Tech;

James Stamp, Montana Tech;

Heidi Beckman, Montana State University Billings;

Laci Maloney, Rocky Mountain College;

Shyanne Reum, Rocky Mountain College;

Bailey Uecker, Rocky Mountain College;

Rebecca Connelly, Salish Kootenai College;

Kayla Rae Denny-Fairchild, Salish Kootenai College;

Isabelle Johnson, University of Montana;

Madeline Hellinger, University of Montana;

Kersey Blackford, University of Montana;

Victor Perez Carrillo, University of Montana, Carl Valvoda Military Scholarship;

Samuel Galindo, University of Montana;

Shea Dolan, University of Montana;

Bailey Schuchard, University of Montana Western;

Kyla Nelson, UM Western;

Loran Murphy, UM Western;

Rane Jackson, University of Providence;

Macy Mangold, University of Providence;

The Reach Higher Montana website provides access to hundreds of scholarships, and the organization posts new scholarship opportunities on its Facebook and Instagram pages every Thursday.

For more information, people can visit Reach Higher Montana’s website at https://www.ReachHigherMontana.org, or follow the program on Facebook and Instagram.