2024 Lights of Havasu List 
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Lake Havasu High School grads were recognized Monday at the annual Evening of Excellence ceremony at the school’s Performing Arts Center.
Event hosts presented scholarships and awards from colleges and universities in Arizona and throughout the country, from businesses and service organizations as well as recognizing those entering military service.
More than $2 million was presented Monday.
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Following is a list of recipients.
Alumni Classes of 1994-1998– Jade Weiss $750, Kourtney Carles $750
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 81- Emily Jackson $2000, Amanda Willingham $2,000, Josephine Roman $2000, Ariee Schultz $2,000
American Legion Post 81- Alexis Blondell $1,000, Ariee Schultz $1,000, Tyler Thompson $1,000
Andrew Kingsbury Scholarship- Kaia Lam $500
Catholic Daughters of America/Knights of Columbus- Lane Burgener $1,000, Charles Buttke $1,000, Lauren Intac $1,000, Rylee Kieckbusch $1,000, Malia Toilolo $1,000
Colomonde Chorus- Peyton Parks $500
Daughters of the American Revolution, Barbara Leavitt Kimble-Ariee Schultz $500
Daughters of the American Revolution-Annie Nguyen $1,000, Alaina Johnson $1,000
DayBreakers Lions Club- Timori Fowler $1,000, Emily Jackson $1,000, Daniela Martinez-Chacon $1,000, Annie Nguyen $1,000, Ariee Schultz $1,000, Adison Smith $1,000, Tyler Thompson $1,000, Malia Toilolo $1,000, Jade Weiss $1,000, Amanda Willingham $1,000
Disabled American Veteran’s Chapter 27-Alaina Johnson $2,000
Dorrance Scholarship- Daniela Martinez-Chacon $100,000
Lake Havasu City Elks #2399- Timori Fowler $4,000, Alaina Johnson $4,000, Madilin Johnston $4,000, Daniela Martinez-Chacon $5,000, Ariee Schultz $5,000
Fraternal Order of Police- Emily Jackson $1,000
GEO Group-Briana Cornejo $700, Heavyn Goldsby $700, Kaitlyn Ioimo $700, Brett McMillan $700, Sydni Moffett $700, Rosilyn Rivas $700, Ysabela Saavedra $700, Kaylin Therrin $700
Havasu Art Guild– Kelly Malouin $3,000
Ballet Havasu- Madison Krick $250.00, Russell Phillips $250.00
Havasu Classics Car Club-Lauren Castle $2,000, Tyler Thompson $2,000, Amanda Willingham $2,000
Havasu Lions FC– Jose Alvarado $500, Nyri Alozian $500
Havasu Regional Medical Center Auxiliary-Taylor Beck $2,000, Kourtney Carles $2,000, Jose Alvarado $2,000, Ava Hall $2,000, Hailey Henry $2,000
Havasu Stingrays Swim Team-Olivia Badaracco $1,000
Joel Michael Ribich Scholarship- Sydni Moffett $1,000
Kiwanis/Key Club– Kaia Lam $3,000, Japen Patel $3,000, Lauren Castle $1,000, Kalai Tinnelly $1,000, Cecilia Trevizo $2,000, Lauren Intac $1,200
Lake Havasu Sunrise Rotary– Brooklyn Ingalls $1,000, Mason Petterson $1,000, Ava Pruett $1,000, Alexandra Saavedra $1,000
LHC Recreation Jump Start Scholarship– Daniela Martinez-Chacon $1,000
Seth Krick Memorial Aquatic Scholarship– Lukas Ware $1,000
London Bridge Republican Women-Jade Weiss $1,500, Autumn Rimke $1,500
Lake Havasu City Rotary Club- Japen Patel $1,000, Savannah Primeaux $1,000
Lake Havasu Republican Women’s Club Mario & Anna Biasiucci Scholarship-Anna J. Ortiz $1,000
Lake Havasu Republican Women’s Club Guy & Terry Richter Scholarship– Zoey Chambers $1,000
Lake Havasu Republican Women’s Club Dolores George – Alysia Hickman $1,000
Lake Havasu Republican Women’s Club Martha Varvis Scholarship-Ariee Schultz $1,000
LHUSD#1 Administrator’s Scholarship– Brooklyn Ingalls $750
Marine Corps League Auxiliary Detachment #757– Lauren Castle $1,000, Ariee Schultz $1,000
Marine Corps League Detachment #757– Emily Jackson $2,000, Daniela Martinez-Chacon $2,000, Mason Petterson $2,000, Tucker Stephenson $2,000
Masonic Scholarship-Kalei Tinnelly $1,000
Order of the Eastern Star Havasu Chapter #61– Sydni Moffett $1,000
Parker 4 Wheelers- Jose Alvarado $1,000, Timori Fowler $1,000, Malia Toilolo $1000
PEO- Emily Jackson $1,000
S-Club- Daphne Rubio $750.00, Karlee Ross $750
Soroptimist International of Lake Havasu City– Taylor Beck $2,000, Daniela Martinez-Chacon $2,000, Sydni Moffett $2,000, Annie Nguyen $2,000, Adison Smith $2,000, Amanda Willingham $2,000
VFW Post 9401 & VFW Auxiliary-$1,000-Tyler Thompson, Alexis Blondell, Madison Krick
London Bridge Rotary Club– $1,000 to the following students, Timori Fowler, Austin Granados, Annie Nguyen, Jade Weiss, Amanda Willingham, Emily Blake, Alexis Blondell, Alexandra Saavedra, Autumn Rimke, Taylor Beck
Glen & Leona Sweete Scholarship– Mason Petterson $20,000
Worth & Dot Foundation– Daniela Martinez-Chacon $8,000
Arizona School Board Association, Jack Peterson Scholarship-Tyler Thompson $1,250
NFF Valley of the Sun Football Scholarship- Tyler Thompson $1,000
Arizona School Board Association, Georgie and Calvin Goode Scholarship-Sydni Moffett $1,250
OUT OF STATE
Dakota Wesleyan University-Alaina Johnson $92,500
University of Oregon-Chayse Duger $50,000
Kent State University– Emily Jackson $52,000
Rochester Institute of Technology-Maya Aurand $110,000
Waylon Baptist University-Academic & Athletic Baseball Scholarship, Tyler Thompson $65,941
UNLV– Kelly Malouin $1,500
IN STATE
Arizona State University LHC, University Scholarship– Robert Schaper, $7,400, Hailey MacLaurin $7,400
Arizona State University LHC, President Scholarship-Brenda Saldana $21,720
Arizona State University-Dean’s Scholarship– Sayre Farley $20,000, Delaney Cockrum $20,000, Tiana Mitwasi $20,000, Sienna Anderson $20,000
Arizona State University-President’s Scholarship– Savannah Primeaux $36,000
Arizona State University-Provost– Mason Petterson $32,000, Kaia Lam $32,000
Arizona State University-University Scholarship– Kalei Tinnelly $12,000 Sydni Moffett $10,220 Alysia Hickman $40,000
Northern Arizona University-Lumberjack Scholarship-$45,408-Taylor Beck, Lauren Castle, Olivia Eskridge, Daniela Martinez-Chacon, Annie Nguyen, Makenzie Pimentel, Ariee Schultz, Tucker Stephenson, Riley VanDeWeghe, Jade Weiss, Amanda Willingham
Northern Arizona University President’s Scholarship-$36,000- Brooklyn Ingalls, Adison Smith
Northern Arizona University Dean’s with Distinction Scholarship- $26,000- Rylee Kieckbusch, Brett McMillan, JD Orozco
Northern Arizona University Dean’s Scholarship- $20,000- Dylan Hagest, Chloe King, Connor Mangus
Northern Arizona University Opportunity Scholarship- $10,000- AJ Cincotta, Kylend Mitchell, Russell Phillips
Grand Canyon University Provost Scholarship– Daphne Rubio $24,200
Grand Canyon University Faculty Scholarship– Savannah Baxter 16,200, Austin Granados $16,200
University of Arizona Wildcat Recognition Scholarship-$8,000-Austin Erickson, Hailey Upton
University of Arizona Wildcat Excellence Scholarship-$20,000-Kaysen Blomenkamp, Kourtney Carles
University of Arizona Wildcat Recognition Scholarship-$30,000 Yeime Ruiz
University of Arizona Wildcat Excellence Scholarship-$32,000 Lauren Intac
University of Arizona Wildcat Distinction Scholarship-$40,000 Josephine Roman, Lukas Ware
Mohave Community College President’s High Honors– $4,000- Alexis Blondell, Timothy McElhaney, Jade Mitchell, Ava Pruett, Kara Segan, Taylor Wriz, Nikole Wolf-Cone, Corey Van Pelt.
Community College Dean’s Honors– $3,000- Ahnah Avaiah Abbott, Connor Bright, Jadelyn Cerda, Cush Odrey Coloscos, Ella Furford, Joshua Lopez, Kaylee Meza, Gracie Reynolds, Ysabela Saavedra, Summer Seibert, Paige Swanson, Ariana Thomas, Malia Toilolo, Madison Vititoe
Mohave Community Academic Scholarship– $2,000-Nyri Alozian, Jose Alvarado, Leo Andrade, Ivy Azar, Ryder Bliss, Azusenna Castaneda, Zoey Chambers, Jarek Gonzalez, Cooper Greenwell, Ava Hall, Bailey Hope, Madilin Johnston, Tahlen Jones-Kelly, Tyler Kennedy, Ethan Leodoro, Mia Mckinnon, Jacob Mortier, Morgan Pentico, Eva Perez, McKenzie Rodriguez, Karley Ross, Alexandria Saavedra, Kylin Sabatano, Sophia Shaha-Richardson, Michael Thumm, Devan Trumble, Karlee Williams
US ARMY- Christina O’Neil, Laya Romo
US AIR FORCE- Jake Crook, George Lutgen, William Lutgen, Raleigh Moody, Jacob Zemojtel
US NAVY- Bradley Stauffer
NROTC Scholarship to Russell Sage College in New York, Julia Conley, $200,000
US MARINES- Trevor Duncan, Angel Mariscal, Caleb Alsum, Eliah Nelson, Trenton Callahan, Kolton Hettick, Carson Pfaff, Logan Underwood
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You missed my son’s name for MCC Presudent’s High Honors $4,000. Corey Van Pelt.
Hi, his name was added in. Thank you for letting us know so we can fix it. 🙂 Congrats to Corey and all of the recipients!