The Kiwanis Club of Lake Havasu City awarded scholarships to a deserving group of local high school seniors for the 43^rd year.

All of the recipients attend either Lake Havasu High School or Telesis Preparatory Academy and shared a total of $14,500 in funding donated by the Club.

A reception was hosted this week, with the facility and food donated by Sho-Gun Japanese Cuisine of Lake Havasu City; and a congratulatory “cupcake cake” given to the proud students by Smallcakes Cupcakery & Creamery, according to a press release.

Photo courtesy Kiwanis

Photo Captions: (top) (L-R): Faculty advisor Marti Nash is pictured with Telesis Preparatory Academy students Geoffrey Norton, Holland Biermann and Kiley Konold, and Kiwanis President Stephanie Whittecar. (bottom)

Photo courtesy Kiwanis

(bottom) L-R): Lake Havasu High School Students include Melanie Vega, Audencia Espinoza, Ashton Alba, Ashleigh Alba, and Carson Balboni, joined by Kiwanis President Stephanie Whittecar (second from left) and faculty advisor Ginger Balboni (second from right).