Havre students receive multiple scholarships

Havre Public Schools Education Foundation presented scholarship awards to Havre High seniors Monday, and some of the recipients talked about how it made them feel.

Rhoda Peterson, who received three scholarships, said she appreciates the awards.

"It feels great," she said. 

She said her plan after graduation is to attend Paul Smith College in New York to study ecological restoration.

She will be playing hockey and soccer up there too, she added.

See a full list of scholarship recipients at the end of this story.

Noah Molitor said he just finished his first year at Montana State University-Northern.

"I think it's very cool that families of the scholarships choose to use money to help students further their education," he said.

He is majoring in agricultural technology, he said, adding that his plans are to help the family ranch.

Angelina Toth said her plan is to get through the summer, finish 4-H and hopefully attend Pima Medical Institute in Dillon.

She said the awards will help her in her goal to become a veterinary technician.

"It's pretty exciting," she said.

Tana Lee Gorecki said she is honored to receive the awards.

"I'm very excited, because I just came here for the last semester of my senior year, so I was pretty excited to even be thought of to get any of these," she said.

For the past six years, she has been in Harlowton and then came back to Havre, she said.

Her plan after graduation is to attend Northern and study general education or graphic arts, she said.

"After that, photojournalism is the main goal," Gorecki said.

John South received the Sue Swan Community Service scholarship of $750.

"I'm very appreciative of the Sue Swan award and look forward to the college experience," he said.

He said his plan is to attend Montana State University in Bozeman and get a degree in sociology with a criminology option, and go through the ROTC program and get a commission to be able to go into the military.

Miya Wilting also said she felt honored.

"It feels awesome to have your work acknowledged," she said. "You work so hard and just have something like this proves it was worth it in the end."

Her plan is to attend Montana State University in Bozeman and major in biology, she said.

She said she'd like to apply her degree into the health care field or something environmental.

Recipient Andrew Boucher said he was pleased with the award.

"It's great," he said. "It feels good. It's going to help a lot with college. I'm very thankful to be one of the ones picked."

He also plans to attend Montana State University and study biology, he said.

Tymarie Hewitt also said she felt honored.

"It feels really good, like accomplishing, like you did it," she said.

She said she is in the U.S. Army and leaves for basic training June 8 and when she gets back from advanced infantry training she wants to attend Northern.

She would like to to study pipeline fitting, welding and plumbing, she added.

The full list of Havre Public Schools Education Foundation 2020 scholarship recipients is:

Rhoda Peterson received the Havre Public Schools Education Foundation Scholarship, $500, in memory of Kathy Lund May, Kay Evans, Cindy Tibbets and Larry Johnson; The C. Lowell and Vivian D. Purdy Memorial Scholarship, $750; the Dr. James and Kay Elliott Memorial Scholarship, $1,000.

Troy Powell received the Dr. James and Kay Elliot Memorial Scholarship, $1,000. 

Cameron Pleninger received the Blewett Best Student/Wrestling Scholarship, $500.

Noah Molitor received the Alfred and Catherine Bradbury Memorial Scholarship, $1,000.

Angelina Toth also received the Alfred and Catherine Bradbury Memorial Scholarship, $1,000;

Wayne Thurston Memorial Scholarship, $1,000.

Zephanhia Linton received the Wayne Thurston Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; the Dr. David and Mrs. Gloria Almas Scholarship, $1,000; the Tom Lafond State Farm up and Coming Entrepreneurial Scholarship, $500.

Marcee Murphy received the Hal Gilmore Memorial Scholarship, $1,500;

Tana Lee Gorecki received the The Humanitarian Scholarship by Jeff Dibblee, $500; the Natalie Patrick Memorial Scholarship, $1,000.

Willie LaSmith received the Natalie Patrick Memorial Scholarship, $1,000.

Quinn Springer received the Howard Miller Memorial Scholarship, $500.

Kylynn Jarman received the PEO AZ Scholarship, $500.

Ivy Thomas received the Terry and Kathy Sather Scholarship, $1,000.

John South received the Sue Swan Community Service Scholarship, $750.

Katelyn Maloughney received the Wells Lamey Blue Pony Pride Scholarship, $500; Dennis and Gladys Bymaster Scholarship, $1,000.

Hailey Mosbrucker received the Dennis and Gladys Bymaster Scholarship, $1,000.

  Austen Hansen of North Star High School received the Sons of Norway Heritage Scholarship, $750.

Miya Wilting received the Sons of Norway Heritage Scholarship, $750.

  Madalyn Lowe received the PEO Chapter V Scholarship, $1,000.

Andrew Boucher received the Gene Gabriel Memorial Scholarship, $750.

Jocelyn Demontiney received the Gene Gabriel Memorial Scholarship, $750.

Tymarie Hewitt received the Havre High Class of 1970 Scholarship, $1,250.

Noah Nitz received the Havre High Class of 1970 Scholarship, $1,250; the Tillie Patterson Foundation Memorial Scholarship, $10,000.

Anthony Borowiecki received the Friends of Music Scholarship, $500; the Bart Nolan Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; the Dennis and Gladys Bymaster Scholarship, $2,000; the Tillie Patterson Foundation Memorial Scholarship, $10,000.