The annual Senior Awards ceremony, the first recognition banquet for our seniors, was held on April 27th at Firelands High School. It was an honor to spend the evening recognizing these outstanding students! Congratulations to all of our seniors who received scholarships and/or recognition at the Senior Awards Night.
Recognition for Academic Excellence:
Cum Laude: 3.5 – 3.749 GPA
- Ann Bartish
- Chandler Brotko
- Leanna Francis
- Joshua Gallo
- Shawny Hess
- Frank Janezic
- Daniel Lima
Magna Cum Laude: 3.75 – 3.999 GPA
- Matthey Balas
- Cole Bober
- Zachary Brill
- Christian Brotko
- Emily Campbell
- Gwyneth Conibear
- Julia Douzos
- Kelsey Hardwick
- Emma Hicks
- Casey Kelley
- Madison New
- Patience Rafter
- Rebekah Selent
- Aaron Urban
- Andria Mains
- Tyler Ruth
- Garrick Sebolt
- Madison Sutton
- Megan Sutton
- Paiton Widener
Summa Cum Laude: 4.0 + GPA
- Alexander Angle
- Keegan Bibb
- Brianna Bonomolo
- Hattie Born
- Renee Clippinger
- Ashley Crawford
- Kristin DeWitt
- Eduardo Diaz
- Grace Edwards
- Gabriella Keith
- Julia Krynak
- Emilia Lewis
- Audrey Lyons
- Emma McCrann
- Samantha Novak
- Delaney Overstreet
- Seth Robinette
- Grace Sherban
- Samuel Solowiej
- Evan Zidar
2021 Firelands Schools Endowment Recipients
The Firelands Endowment Fund is supported by the Community Foundation of Lorain County. Locally, we have Endowment Trustee’s who oversee the accounts managed for The Firelands Local School Districts. These dedicated individuals are able to award as much as 5.5% of the average market value of each account, annually. Earnings are reinvested into the principal to keep the funds growing for future needs.
To date, The Firelands Endowment Trustees have awarded 354 scholarships valued at $ 354,000.00 to graduating seniors!
Endowment Scholarships and Recipients:
| SCHOLARSHIP | TYPE | NUMBER/ VALUE | WINNER |
| Milad & Fanny Abraham | General | 5 @ $2,000 | Chayce Baldwin Caden Bomback Renee Clippinger Kristin DeWitt Delaney Overstreet |
| Susan Beecheler For Future Teachers | Teaching Career | 1 @ $1,000 | Kelsey Hardwick |
| Debbie Cook Fine Arts | Fine Arts | 1 @ $750 | Chayce Baldwin |
| Firelands and South Amherst Rotary & Falcon Heroes Video | General | 2 @ $1,000 1 @ $1,000 2 @ $1,000 | Donald Crawford Julia Douzos Samantha Novak Hattie Born Joshua Gallo |
| Cameron Greene Memorial | General | 1 @ $750 | Delaney Overstreet |
| John Hostetler | Medical or Agriculture | 1 @ $1,000 | Emilia Lewis |
| Jim Solomon Memorial | Sports/ Science | 1 @ $1,000 | Evan Zidar |
| John & Ethel Lupe Memorial | General | 1 @ $1,000 | Andre Mooney |
| Bechtel Family Scholarship (2nd Year college students only) | 2 @ $2,000 | Kaylee Bogs Ashley Strauss | |
| The Steve and Courtney Ortner Family FFA Scholarship | Agriculture | 1 @ $1,000 | Donald Crawford |
| H.A. Born Scholarship | Agriculture | 1 @ $1,000 | Mitchell Hodges |
| Marilyn Immler Memorial Scholarship | SA Scholar Athlete | 1 @ $1,000 | Samantha Novak |
| Total | $27,500 |
LCCC Trustee Scholarships
All students with a 3.7 GPA or higher were awarded the LCCC Trustee Scholarship and all Students with a 3.4 to a 3.69 were awarded the LCCC Presidential Scholarship. The Trustee Scholarship covers 60-72 credit hours of tuition over two consecutive years and the Presidential Scholarship covers 40 credit hours over two consecutive years. Not all students will attend LCCC and accept the scholarship, and some are currently undecided.” In addition, LCCC is offering 9 credit hours free to graduating seniors this summer!
Community Scholarships
FEA Memorial Scholarship: Caden Bomback and Dalaney Overstreet (tie)
Firelands Athletic Boosters Scholarship: Sam Solowiej
Franklin B. Walters All-Scholastic Scholarship: Renee Clippinger
Brownhelm Historical Association Scholarship: Grace Sherman
Tracy Johnston Lighthouse Scholarship: Emilia Lewis
Mr. Muth Memorial Scholarship: Renee Clippinger
Michelle Brand Memorial Scholarship: Julia Krynak
Top Five Seniors in The Class of 2021:
- Renee Clippinger
- Emilia Lewis
- Delaney Overstreet
- Grace Edwards
- Evan Zidar
On May 28th, the Seniors were served a breakfast and another round of awards were given. Please help us congratulate the following seniors:
Firelands Positive People: Eiryn Smith
The Kyle Zukowski Memorial Scholarship: Kelsey Hardwick
Strive Scholarships: Rebecca Yost and Logan Angney
Lion’s Club Student of The Year: Renee Clippinger
Barb Becker Memorial Scholarship: Samantha Novak
Beth Becker Female Athlete Scholarship: Grace Sherban
Band Booster Scholarships: Samantha Novak, Joshua Gallo and Grace Sherban
College Now Scholarship: Delaney Overstreet
Outstanding Senior at LCJVS: Eduardo Diaz
LCJVS Technical Honor Society: Julia Douzos
LCJVS William Burton Scholarship: Emma McCann
The Latteman Scholarship: Alex Angle and Casey Kelley
National Foundation High School Excellence: Caden Bomback and Megan Sutton and Madison Sutton
OHSSA Archie Griffin Award: Zach Brill and Samantha Novak
OHSSA Scholar Athlete Award: Even Zidar and Renee Clippinger
OHSSA Courageous Student Award: Nathan Boucher
Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence: Rebekah Selent and Josh Gallo
US Marine Coprs Scholastic Excellence Award: Emilia Lewis and Renee Clippinger
OHSSA Adult Integrity Award: Mr. Von Gunten and Mr. Jackson
In addition to the above awards, 31 students from the Teen Leadership Corps (TLC) received their cords for graduation, 5 students from FFA were awarded book scholarships and 7 students from FFA were recognized for obtaining their FFA State Degrees.
Please see the slideshow for pictures from the Senior Breakfast below:
Firelands Local Schools Blog 
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