30 students win Mayors Scholarships

Bingham County Mayors will award $16,000 in scholarships to 30 applicants this year.

The awards went to students in Bingham County high schools supported by the cities of Aberdeen, Blackfoot, Firth, Shelley, Sho-Ban, and Snake River.

The scholarships, of $500 each, will be used for post-secondary education. The funds were raised through private donations and corporate gifts from Blackfoot Anesthesia, Bingham Memorial, Idaho Central Credit Union, Idaho National Laboratory, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Cox’s Honey, The Candy Jar and Premier Technology.

The recipients were:
ABERDEEN HS

Carina Cardona (Bingham Memorial)

BLACKFOOT HS

Spike Adams (Bingham Memorial) Daniel Andrade (Blackfoot Anesthesia) Olivia Arave (BBCYC) Wyatt Astle (INL) Breanna Beck (Blackfoot Anesthesia) James Cannon (Bingham Memorial) Jacob Christiansen (Idaho Central CU) Evan Evening-Moss (Sho-Ban Tribes) Jayson Haddon (Premier Technology) Katelyn (Katie) Jensen (Blackfoot Anesthesia) Cassie McDaniel (Blackfoot Anesthesia) Araceli Rojas (Bingham County Mayors & Chairman) Benjamin Sayre Bingham County (Mayors & Chairman) Matthew Yancey (INL)

SHOSHONE-BANNOCK HS

Jalisa Jack (Sho-Ban Tribes)

FIRTH HS

Grace Christensen (Bingham Memorial) Gerardo Garcia (Premier Technology) Tanner Killpack (INL) Jaylyn McKinnon (Women In STEM) Morgan Reynolds (Bingham County Mayors & Chairman)

SHELLEY HS

Karlie Callahan (Idaho Central CU) Kodie Dye (Cox’s Honey) Emily Jensen (Idaho Central CU) Madison Jolley (Blackfoot Anesthesia) Nathan Larkin (Cox’s Honey) Calvin Oats (The Candy Jar)

SNAKE RIVER HS

Kenya Leavitt (Bingham Memorial) Abby Morgan (Idaho Central CU) McKenna Peck (Idaho Central CU)

The scholarships will be formally awarded at the Bingham County Mayors Scholarship Awards Gala May 9 at Aberdeen High School Performing Arts Center.