Bluffton High School celebrated the Forty-Fifth Annual Academic Awards Program on May 6 in the Middle School Cafetorium.

The following program provides an overview of the students, faculty, administrators and scholarship providers that were part of the presentations.

Welcome - Mr. Minnig

Academic Awards Presdentation - Dr. Smith

Scholarship Recognition

Lima Exchange Club A.C.E. Scholarship - Griffin Stackhouse

Lima Exchange Club Youth of the Year Scholarship - June Essinger

Lima Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship - June Essinger
Lima Rotary Club Student of the Month - June Essinger
Lima Noon Optimist Club Essay Contest - June Essinger
Medical Mutual Scholarship  - June Essinger
American Association of University Women Scholarship - June Essinger
American Association of University Women Scholarship - Jordan Schweingruber
Allen County Agricultural Society Scholarship - Avery Smith
Ohio Cattlemen's Association Scholarship  - Branson Hilty
Bonnie Eddy Educational Supply and Book Grant - Andrew Shaffer
J. Earl Belch Charitable Trust - Carter Hohenbrink

Scholarship Awards Presentation

Bluffton Lions Club Scholarship, presented by Renee Matthews

• June Essinger, Chayse Rodabaugh, Mackay Tuttle

SumiRiko Ohio, Inc. Scholarship presented by Laura Jones

• Jordan Schweingruber

Charles Sr. and Sophia Hankish Scholarship presented by Elizabeth Smith

• Grace Lemley

Bluffton High School Deisel Scholarship presented by Elizabeth Smith

• Asa Clingerman

Bluffton Education Association Scholarship presented by Jamie Erford

• Luke Jebsen

Deb Foulkes Memorial Scholarship presented by Don Leader

• Grace Lemley, Zoe Shank

Charles River Biomedical Research Scholarship presented by Andy Slaughterbeck

• June Essinger

Eli Jones Memorial Scholarship presented by Jason Diller

• Quinn Eachus, Jordan Schweingruber, Zoe Shank

Lima Lions Club Memorial Scholarship presented by Corinne Piper

• Mackay Tuttle

Ohio Means Jobs Allen County Scholarship presented by Tyler Christoff

• Grace Lemley

Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship presented by Lana Gerber

• Mackay Tuttle

Daniel L. Sommers Memorial Scholarship presented by Elizabeth Smith

• Carter Hohenbrink, Gracie Yarnell

General Dynamics Scholarship presented by Elizabeth Smith

• Ryleigh Rex

Black Swamp Bucks Scholarship presented by Pat Garlock

• Logan Smith

International Proctor & Gamble Scholarship. presented by Gizem Serter & Jon Tuttle

• Mackay Tuttle

Allen County Bar Association Scholarship presented by Doug Daley

• Mackay Tuttle

Blanchard Valley Health System Auxiliary Scholarship presented by Renee Matthews

• June Essinger

Vietnam Veterans of America: Ohio Chapter 97/American Legion:
Memorial Post 200 Scholarship Program presented by Nicholas Essinger

• June Essinger

Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation Scholarships:
Kyle P. Luginbuhl Memorial Scholarship presented by Andrea Reinhart

• Landon Worcester

William P. and Pauline J. Deisel Scholarship presented by Andrea Reinhart

• Zoe Shank

Dominic Francis Bluffton Memorial Scholarship presented by Ricki Francis

• Ryleigh Rex

Special Athletic Awards presented by Mr. Hanna

OHSAA Scholar Athlete Award

• Marek Donaldson & Gracie Yarnell

Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award

• Quinn Eachus and Jordan Schweingruber

NFHS National Award of Excellence

• Xavier Diller & Faith Combs

Jim “Cappy” Clark Award

• Landen Worcester & Ayla Grandey

Teacher Top Student Award

Mr. Boblitt

• Carter Hohenbrink - Principles of Engineering
• Coby Dailey - Intro to Engineering
• Keith Hohenbrink - Programming & Robotics I
• Noah Bricker - Programming & Robotics II
• Carter Hohenbrink - Programming & Robotics III

Mrs. Bogart

• Brooks Schwarz - Health
• Kate Klinger - Personal Wellness
• Katherine Gratz - Principles of Food
• Faith Combs - Career & College Readiness
• Quinn Eachus - Nutrition and Wellness
• Kinzer Whitaker - Personal Finance
• Xavier Diller - Leadership Development

Mr. Breece

• Elizabeth Phillips - World History
• Avery Smith - Psychology

Mr. Diller

• Elizabeth Suter - Chemistry
• June Essinger - Organic Chemistry
• Carter Hohenbrink - Physics

Mrs. Diller

• Ethan Hofffman - Advanced Math Senior
• Karden Geiser - Acc. Algebra II
• Tate Steinmetz - Geometry

Ms. Erford 

• Logan Smith - CP English 12
• Kinzer Whitaker - English 12
• Elizabeth Phillips - English 9
• Zoe Shank - College Writing
• Asa Clingerman - Principles of Speech

Mrs. Garmon

• Eva McBrien - Art I
• Emily Granger - Art Ceramics/Sculpture
• Nick Lovett - Art Ceramics/Sculpture II
• Alliyah Shisler - Art Ceramics/Sculpture III
• Lydia Tarplee - Art Design/Composition
• Elizabeth Suter - Art Design/Composition II
• Zoe Shank - Art Seminar
• Isaiah Kohli - Photography I
• Brooklynn Moser - Photography II
• Hannah Creeger - Mural
• Elizabeth Suter - Digital Art
• Kaleigh Coffman - Crafts

Mr. Hanna

• Micah Rehm - Officiating & Sportsmanship

Ms. Heitmeyer

• Karden Geiser - Biology
• Gracie Yarnell - Anatomy & Physiology

Mrs. Hoff

• Elizabeth Phillips - Latin I
• Karden Geiser - Latin II
• Alayna Mueller - Latin III
• Asa Clingerman - Latin IV

Mr. King

• Kennedy Longworth - Spanish I
• Daphne Johnston - Spanish II
• Liliana Liberato - Spanish III
• Zoe Shank - Spanish IV

Mrs. Knowlton

• Julia Dawdy - English 9
• Alayna Mueller - College Prep English 11
• Louis Mahe - English 11
• Daphne Johnston - Intro to Literature

Ms. Lovell

• Elizabeth Suter - American Government
• June Essinger - Economics
• Asa Clingerman - Sociology

Mrs. Mayberry

• Elizabeth Phillips - Science 9
• Kinzer Whitaker - Environmental Biology
• Andrew Hohenbrink - Integrated Science

Mr. O’Rear

• Landin Bible - Adventures in Technology
• Gavin Amstutz - Industrial Technology I
• Keith Hohenbrink - Industrial Technology II
• Dillon Watkins - C.B.I.

Mr. Rackley

• Coby Dailey - American History
• Kate Klinger - American History 110
• Rebekah Rehm - American History 111
• Sydney Motter - Buccaneer

Mrs. Shepherd

• Nora Matthews - English 10
• Mallory Blackburn - English 9

Mrs. Skilliter

• Logan Smith - College Algebra
• Kynzie Ewing - Trigonometry
• Kain Wright - Algebra II
• Asa Clingerman - Calculus I

Mr. Smith

• Maelee Miller - Acc. Geometry
• Landin Bible - Algebra I
• Zoe Shank - Statistics

Closing Remarks - Dr. Smith