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WAYNE CITY HIGH SCHOOL HOLDS SENIOR AWARDS BANQUET MAY 2ND

By Mark Wells May 9, 2025 | 5:56 AM

Kane Borah, Wayne City High School Senior of the Year

 

Wayne City High School seniors who received a scholarship from the Wayne City High School Scholarship Foundation.

 

Wayne City High School held its Senior Awards Banquet on Friday, May 2nd, where seniors received over $300,000 in scholarship money. Kane Borah was awarded Senior of the Year.  Kane plans to get his associate’s degree from Rend Lake College and transfer to earn his Bachelor’s Degree in Ministry, with a focus on worship.  A large number of Wayne City High School seniors who received a scholarship from the Wayne City High School Scholarship Foundation.

Wayne City High School seniors received the following scholarships and awards:

 

Orlen Brach and Barbara Ward Brach Scholarship, $5,000 x 4 years – William Braddock

 

American Legion Certificate Awards – Jacob Thomason, Kane Borah, Kenna Anselment, Brylynn Wallace

 

Black Diamond Harley-Davidson Community College Scholarship, $1,000 – Haley Shelton

 

CBAI Foundation for Community Banking Scholarships, 1st place $500 – Kylee Moore, 2nd place $300 – Case Greenwalt

 

DAR Good Citizen Award, $100 – Kallee Seymour

 

David B. Kinney Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – Evan Atkinson

 

Elk’s Lodge #1882 Jackson & Shuster Scholarship, $500 – Kenna Anselment

 

Frontier Community College Foundation: Coin Club Scholarship, $500 – Blayne Windland

 

Frontier Community College Foundation: COLE Scholarship, $4,320 x 2 years – Brylynn Wallace

 

Frontier Community College Foundation: EA Johnson Scholarship, $3,500 – Blayne Windland

 

Hamilton County Telephone Foundation, $1,250 – Kenna Anselment

 

Hutchison Foundation Scholarships, $1,200 – Kenna Anselment, Josie Greenwalt, Rainey Loker, MaKalyn Gregory, Kylee Moore, Kallee Seymour, Blayne Windland, Haley Shelton, Brylynn Wallace

 

 

Illinois Principal Association Awards – Kenna Anselment, Pierce Bryan

 

Illinois State Scholars – Joel Beehn, Kylee Moore, Jacob Thomason

 

James A. and Catherine J. Hunter Vocational Scholarship, $1,000 – Kallee Seymour

 

Jerry Reed Dickey Memorial Scholarship, $2,500 – Brylynn Wallace

 

Kaskaskia College Foundation – Wilhelmine and Dorothy Ratermann Scholarship, $1,000 – MaKalyn Gregory

 

New Hope Church Scholarship, $500 – Lily Barbre

 

North American Lighting Scholarship, $1,000 – Lily Barbre

 

Orchardville Church: Jamie Lowe Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – MaKalyn Gregory

 

Peoples National Bank Community Scholarship Award, $500 – Kenna Anselment, William Braddock, Rainey Loker, Klaire Stich, Jacob Thomason

 

PieceMaker’s Quilt Guild Scholarship, $800 – Kenna Anselment

 

Prairie State Generating Company, $1,000 – Klaire Stich

 

Rend Lake College Foundation: DTT William Wood Scholarship, $1,000 – Rainey Loker

 

Rend Lake College Foundation: Dr. Robert and Marilyn Parks Scholarships, $1,250 – Brylynn Wallace, Josie Greenwalt

 

Rend Lake College Presidential Scholarships, $9,120 – Kane Borah, Kylee Moore

 

Roger Johnson Memorial Conservation Scholarship Sponsored by the Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District, $500 – Josie Greenwalt

 

Rural and Small-Town Recognition Award – Kylee Moore

 

SAR Outstanding Citizen Award – Jacob Thomason

 

Senior of the Month: September – Kane Borah, October – Will Braddock, November – Jacob Thomason, December – Kylee Moore, January – Kenna Anselment, February – Lily Barbre, March – Haden Moore, April – Haley Shelton

 

Senior of the Year – Kane Borah

 

Sloan’s Dance Studio Scholarship, $500 – Kylee Moore

 

Southeastern Illinois College Athletic Scholarship – Kyia Cone

 

Southeast Missouri State University: Copper Dome Scholarship, $3,000 x 4 years – Jacob Thomason, Joel Beehn

 

Southeast Missouri State University: Residence Life Leadership Award, $3,760 – Jacob Thomason, $1,000 – Joel Beehn

 

Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville: Cougar Pride, $3,000 x 4 years – JoAnna Leonardi

 

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Scholarships, $500 – Josie Greenwalt, Kenna Anselment

 

TumbleBarn Scholarship, $250 – Kenna Anselment

 

University of Mississippi: Academic Achievement Scholarship, $3,000 x 4 years – Klaire Stich

 

Valedictorian – TBA

 

Wabash General Hospital and AHEC Scholarship, $1,000 – Jacob Thomason

 

Wabash Communications Scholarship, $1,000 – Jacob Thomason

 

Walker’s Gym Scholarship – TBA

 

Wayne City FFA Alumni Opportunity Scholarship, $500 – Evan Atkinson

 

Wayne City FFA Alumni Roger Johnson Memorial Scholarship, $500 – Jaiden Brown

 

Wayne City FFA Alumni Scholarships, $800 x 2 years – Rylyn Anderson, Evan Atkinson, Joel Beehn, Will Braddock, Jaiden Brown, Pierce Bryan, Case Greenwalt, Josie Greenwalt, Rainey Loker, Kallee Seymour, Klaire Stich, Jacob Thomason, Brylynn Wallace, Blayne Windland

 

Wayne City and Lincolnland District Ruritan Club Scholarship, $1,000 – Rylyn Anderson

 

Wayne City Education Association, $500 – Haden Moore

 

Wayne County 4-H Foundation Scholarship, $1,000 – Jacob Thomason

 

Wayne County Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship, $1,250 – Jacob Thomason, Case Greenwalt, Josie Greenwalt

 

Wayne County Farm Bureau Young Leader Committee Scholarship, $1,000 – Case Greenwalt

 

Wayne-White Electric Cooperative Scholarships, $500 – Rainey Loker, Josie Greenwalt, Haley Shelton

 

These students received the following scholarships from the Wayne City High School Foundation:

 

Allen “Red” Smith Memorial Ag Scholarships, $3,500 – Case Greenwalt, Jaiden Brown

 

Chloe and Herb Weaver Memorial Scholarships, $6,000 – Jacob Thomason, $1,000 – Josie Greenwalt, Kylee Moore, and Klaire Stich

 

CRA Scholarships, $250 – MaKalyn Gregory, Jaiden Brown

 

Danny K. Smith Memorial History Award Scholarships, $1,000 – Klaire Stich, Kylee Moore

 

Devon Tucker Memorial Scholarships, $1,000 – Josie Greenwalt, MaKalyn Gregory

 

Edwin and Georgia Borah Memorial Frontier CC Scholarships, $1,000 – Blayne Windland, Bylynn Wallace

 

Ehrhart Farms LLC Agriculture Scholarship, $500 – Case Greenwalt

 

Henry Fenton Memorial Scholarship, $2,000 – JoAnna Leonardi

 

Herman L. Hood FFA American Degree Scholarship Awards, $7,000 – Allie McKinney, Addison Seidel

 

Herman L. Hood FFA State Degree Scholarship Awards, $5,000 – Rainey Loker, Klaire Stich, Josie Greenwalt, Brylynn Wallace, Jaiden Brown, Jacob Thomason, Joel Beehn, Rylyn Anderson

 

Kathy Richardson Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – Haley Shelton

 

Kevin Dean Dickey Scholarships, $1,000 – Rainey Loker, Kylee Moore

 

Lucas Greenwalt Memorial Scholarship, $2,500 – MaKalyn Gregory

 

Lynn Hunter Logistic Welding Scholarship, $500 – Evan Atkinson

 

The Neff Family Scholarship, $2,000 – Ashton Bullard

 

Randy and Leeta Mason Honorary Scholarship, $1,000 – William Braddock

 

Steve and Paula Ehrhart Honorary Scholarships, $1,000 – Joel Beehn, Kenna Anselment, Paityn Rightnowar

 

Wanda Wash Nursing Scholarship, $500 – Bylynn Wallace

 

WCHS Foundation Scholarships, $1,000 – Kallee Seymour, Kane Borah, Pierce Bryan, Lily Barbre, Nathan Barnard, Trevor Bailey, Cecilia Choate, Jovi Horton, Andre Maguet, Molly McNeil, Tanner McNeil, Ayden Smith, Kahlyn Steiner, Klaira Vaughan, Kelby Wood, Maddie Caudle, Paige Greenwalt, Alexander Moore, Liam Smith, Zoe Wiggins, Rylyn Anderson

 

The following seniors received Senior Academic and Extracurricular Awards from Wayne City High School:

 

Agriculture Award – Pierce Bryan

 

Band Award – Kane Borah

 

Baseball Awards – Jaiden Brown, Joel Beehn

 

Biology Awards – MaKalyn Gregory, Haley Shelton

 

Boys Basketball Award – Jacob Thomason

 

Cheerleading Award – Brylynn Wallace

 

Chemistry Awards – Klaire Stich, Rainey Loker

 

CNA Cords – Josie Greenwalt, Paityn Rightnowar, Brylynn Wallace

 

Drama Club Award – JoAnna Leonardi

 

Family and Consumer Science Awards – Lily Barbre, JoAnna Leonardi

 

FFA Cords – Rylyn Anderson, Evan Atkinson, Joel Beehn, Will Braddock, Jaiden Brown, Pierce Bryan, Case Greenwalt, Josie Greenwalt, Rainey Loker, Kallee Seymour, Klaire Stich, Jacob Thomason, Brylynn Wallace, Blayne Windland

 

Foreign Language Award – Ryan Strader

 

Girls Basketball Award – Kallee Seymour

 

Honor Cords – Kenna Anselment, Lily Barbre, Joel Beehn, Kane Borah, William Braddock, Case Greenwalt, Josie Greenwalt, MaKalyn Gregory, JoAnna Leonardi, Rainey Loker, Haden Moore, Kylee Moore, Kallee Seymour, Haley Shelton, Klaire Stich, Jacob Thomason, Brylynn Wallace

 

 

Horticulture/Floral Design Award – Kallee Seymour

 

Journalism Award – JoAnna Leonardi

 

Math High Honors Awards – Kenna Anselment, Kylee Moore, Klaire Stich

 

Math Honors Awards – Josie Greenwalt, Kane Borah, Lily Barbre

 

Military Cords – Garret Curtis, Ryan Strader

 

National History Club Honor Cords – Kenna Anselment, Joel Beehn, Kane Borah, MaKalyn Gregory, JoAnna Leonardi, Rainey Loker, Haden Moore, Kylee Moore, Haley Shelton, Klaire Stich, Jacob Thomason

 

Physics Award – Kylee Moore

 

Rhetoric and Composition Award – Kenna Anselment

 

Science Award – Kenna Anselment, Jacob Thomason

 

Social Studies Award – Kylee Moore

 

Softball Award – Josie Greenwalt

 

Volleyball Award – Kyia Cone

 

Woodworking Award – James McCracken

 

Recognition of Junior Honor Marshals – Kaylee Bullard, Emma Griswold, Kenzie Seidel, Eowyn Smith, Alayna White

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