Scholarships, awards, and acknowledgment were well circulated in the Amboy High School auditorium on Thursday, May 16 at Amboy Honors Night.

Many AHS students, all classes, had their name called and were congratulated with applause.

Congratulations to those who put in the hard work to receive their recognition.

The 2024 Amboy Honors Night winners:

Student of the Year – Emma Dinges

Perfect Attendance – Grace Althaus, Logan Ketchum, Nicholas Ochoa, Bradley Schmidt, Austin Shugars, Caleb Shugars

Rhonda Politsch Memorial Scholarship – Emma Dinges, Elly Jones, Alexa Morris, Landon Whelchel

Knights of Columbus Scholarship -  Emma Dinges, Madison O’Malley, Landon Whelchel

Shirley Rolf WACC Scholarship -  Stephanie Nave, Alyvia Whelchel, Brittlyn Whitman, Tyrah Vaessen

Shirley Rolf Memorial Scholarship – Elly Jones, Madison O’Malley

William & Betty Kidd WACC/Sauk Scholarship – Cordia Asencio, Brysen Full, Caden Hummel, Micah Miller, Samantha Nauman, Emersyn Noble, Peyton Payne, Alyvia Whelchel, Brittlyn Whitman, Kenley Wilson

William & Betty Kidd Memorial Scholarship – Emma Dinges, Elly Jones, Maeve Larson, Landon Whelchel, Kimber Zitelman

Sylvan & Virginia Leffelman Scholarship – Brennan Blaine, Emma Dinges, Landon Whelchel

The Carol & Tedd Schoch Memorial Scholarship – Addison Shaw

Larry J. Green Memorial Scholarship – Landon Whelchel

Gentry Family Agriculture Scholarship – Elly Jones

The Leave a Legacy Sylvan & Virginia Leffelman Scholarship – Emma Dinges

Lee County Foundation Scholarship – Emma Dinges

Sublette Toy Show Amboy FFA Scholarship – Emma Dinges

Sublette Toy Show Community Service Scholarship – Elizabeth Clarida

Lee County Democrats Scholarship – Maeve Larson

Don Schamberger Memorial Scholarship – Elly Jones, Madison O’Malley

Jason Bonnell Memorial Scholarship – Emma Dinges

P.E.O. Chapter AC Scholarship – Elly Jones

Kreider Alliance Scholarship – Elly Jones, Maeve Larson

DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) – Addison Shaw

DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) State Conference Award – Landon Whelchel

Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship – Emma Dinges, Landon Whelchel

Amboy Education Association Scholarship -  Elizabeth Clarida

Ron & Jake Metzen Memorial Scholarships:

    General – Maeve Larson  Agriculture – Emma Dinges

Sauk Community College Scholarship – Austin Shugars

Incoming Sauk Academy – Brysen Full, Adrian Mimini

The Travi Educational Scholarship – Elizabeth Clarida, Austin Shugars

Lions Club Scholarships – Elizabeth Clarida, Emma Dinges, Madison O’Malley, Landon Whelchel

Jack Zentz Foundational Scholarship – Kimber Zitelman

Dukes Family Scholarship – Elizabeth Clarida

The Depot Days Car Show Scholarship – Brennan Blaine, Eliseo Vazquez-Tapia

Financial Plus Credit Union – Bucks for Books – Eliseo Vazquez-Tapia

KSB Scholarship – Elly Jones, Maeve Larson

Lee Center Masonic Scholarship – Emma Dinges

Illinois State Scholars -  Brennan Blaine, Gabriel Jones, Austin Shugars, Landon Whelchel

Illinois Principal Association Award – Emma Dinges, Austin Shugars

Gary Groegarert Memorial Award -  Brennan Blaine

Amboy News Award:

Best Female – Alexis Ketchum  

Best Male – Landon Whelchel

Pathway Endorsement Awards – Elizabeth Clarida, Maeve Larson, Madison O’Malley

Red Cross Scholarship – Elizabeth Clarida, Emma Dinges, Maeve Larson, Madison O’Malley, Addison Shaw, Austin Shugars

Student Council Awards:

Membership – Elizabeth Clarida, Emma Dinges, Maeve Larson, Madison O’Malley, Addison Shaw, Austin Shugars

    Officers – Emma Dinges, Brysen Full, Grace Royer, Haleigh Stenzel, Kenley Wilson

State FFA Agriculture Communications Winner – Natalie Pratt

State FFA Degree Recipients – Brysen Full, Natalie Pratt

The Amboy FFA Alumni Scholarship – Emma Dinges

Section 2 FFA Officers for 2024-2025 – Grace Althaus, Brysen Full, Natalie Pratt

Parliamentary Procedure Team (4th in State) – Grace Althaus, Anna Carlson, Emma Dinges, Brysen Full, Tyler Huggins, Natalie Pratt, Kenley Wilson

Conduct of Chapter Meetings (3rd in State) – Madison Althaus, Jake Dinges, Chase Huggins, Logan Ketchum, Liliann Leffelman, Tanner Welch, Weston Wittenauer

WACC Student of the Month – Elizabeth Clarida, Angeles Salgado, Eliseo Vazquez-Tapia, Tyrah Vaessen, Alainie Wittenauer

Student of the Year for Early Childhood – Elizabeth Clarida

Student of the Year for Health Occupations - Tyrah Vaessen

Harry D. Ulferts Scholarship – Kimber Zitelman

Student Recognition Scholarship – Elizabeth Clarida

 AHS Student of the Month:

September – Landon Whelchel

October – Austin Shugars

November – Alexis Ketchum

December – Kimber Zitelman

January – Emma Dinges

February – Addison Shaw

March – Brennan Blaine

April – Elizabeth Clarida

May – Rylyn Karrow