D158 Education Foundation awards $41,000 in scholarships

HUNTLEY — At Scholarship Recognition Night hosted on May 15, the Huntley Community School District 158 (D158) Education Foundation awarded $41,000 in scholarships to 16 Huntley High School seniors.

According to a press release statement, out of the 75 applications received by the foundation, 16 student finalists were interviewed by the foundation’s scholarship committee before naming this year’s scholarship winners.

“Scholarship winners are students who’ve demonstrated a commitment to community service, active participation in extracurricular activities, effective leadership qualities, academic strength, and a desire to achieve future goals, said Steve Lulofs, chair of the scholarship committee.

The highest scholarship amount awarded was $3,500. Amanda Sarrol, Christina Smith, and Victoria Virgilio were the three recipients of this amount. Additionally, Sarrol was also awarded the Anita Adam Extraordinary Volunteer Scholarship.

Huntley High School seniors Ava Trudeau, Logan Borzych, and Evelyn Rhodes were recipients of the $3,000 foundation scholarship.

Recipients of the $2,500 foundation scholarship include Keira Darnall, Jai Del Cid, and Jeet Del Cid. Darnall was also awarded the Jennifer “Jeffi” Heuck Memorial Scholarship.

The last scholarship amount of $2,000 was awarded to Jenny Patel, Addison Riastrick, Jeremy Chadwick, Aaron Langhenry, Josh Thorstenson, Elizabeth Johnson, and Chance Sheraman, who also received the Barney Manning Memorial Scholarship.

Established in 2003, the Huntley 158 Education Foundation is a non-profit 501c3 organization whose mission is to advance D158 student and staff excellence to achieve their highest potential, providing scholarships to high school seniors and grants to teachers for innovative programs in their classrooms.

“We’d like to thank the community, local businesses, and key supporters of the foundation without whom we would not be able to provide these wonderful opportunities for Huntley 158 students and staff,” said foundation president Rich Bobby.

For more information about the D158 Education Foundation, visit their webpage at huntleyeducationfoundation.org/.