PHS Seniors Awarded $171K In Scholarships

Perkins High School students received $171,628 in scholarship funds from school groups and local clubs and organizations at the 2026 Scholarship Night on Monday, May 11, at The Chapel. There were a total of 187 individually awarded scholarships that went to 67 students in the PHS Class of 2026.

Here is a list of the scholarships and their recipients:

Abigail Bastien Memorial: Blake Witter
Al's Golf Scholarship: Ava Quillen
Alan R. Schlessman Memorial: Levi Groot, Talon Walton, Ava Quillen
Schlessman Legacy Fund: Nate Jones
Alex Tetzloff Memorial: Sam Schweinfurth, Joey Ziegler, Blake Parker
American Legion Post 83: Benjamin Musser, Emma Geise
Barbara Printy-Gaydos Memorial Scholarship: Anna Ferback
BioClub: Makayla Canino, Vidhi Patel, Ava Quillen, Blake Witter
Charles Waldock Memorial Scholarship: Makayla Canino, Jencyn Gennerari, Austin Bilger, Tessa Satterfield, Jessah Stewart
Chick-Fil A Leader Academy: Nicholas Coiffard
Civista Bank: Kash Koch

Scholarship Slideshow

Chris Smith Memorial Scholarship: Austin Bilger, Jencyn Gennari, Kaden Camp, Makayla Canino
Chris White Memorial Scholarship: Mason Adams
Chuck Teagarden Memorial: Mason Adams, Makayla Canino, Garrett Corso, Kash Koch, Addison Lowe, Avery Maldonado, Blake Parker, Paige Schnittker, Sam Schweinfurth, Talon Walton, Millicent Weisenberger, Blake Witter, Joey Ziegler
Class of 2026 Scholarship: Grant Hickman & Jenna Salyer
Danny Lang Memorial Scholarship: Kaden Camp & Ava Quillen
Drive To Victory Challenge (Goodwill): Joseph Ziegler
Dave Yingling Memorial Scholarship: Annaliese Rogers, Kendell Hvizdos, Lillyan Ryerson
ECCF Erie County OSU Alumni Scholarship - Bob Hower Memorial: Blake Witter (per ECCF)
Ginette L’OISEAU Global Exploration: Lillyan Ryerson
Howard Lindsley Memorial Scholarship: Breonna Ponting
Jacoby Walton Memorial: Talon Walton , Adalynn West
J. Philip & Mary Ellen Gasteier Family Scholarship: Asher Raab
James W. McKeen Memorial Scholarship: Mason Adams
JoAnn Sandra Weiland Lang Memorial Scholarship: Bri Rawlins, Joy Factor, Vidi Patel, Gabby Schirg
John Hinton Memorial Scholarship: Trinity Thorpe
Kara Deering Memorial Scholarship: Ben Musser
Kinsel Family Community Service Scholarship: Asher Raab 750 & Chloe Raab 750
Kiwanis Club of Sandusky Scholarship: Lillyan Ryerson
LifeWise Academy: Ashton Wadsworth
Matt Speer Memorial Scholarship: Nicholas Coiffard
Moonbeam Scholarship: Brianne Bucher
OAPSE Scholarship(s): Mason Adams, Samuel Schweinfurth
Never Stop Smiling in honor of Trey Kromer: Addison Lowe & Nicolas Coiffard & Braxden Martin
Pathways to Possibilities: Jencyn Gennari & Madison Beard
Perkins Administrative Scholarship: Joy Factor
Perkins Alumni & Friends: Mason Adams, Emma Beatty, Austin Bilger, Makayla Canino, Elia Hahn, Addison Lowe, Annaliese Rogers, Paige Schnittker, Ashton Wadsworth, Autumn Yontz
Perkins Athletic Booster Club Scholarship: Sam Schweinfurth, Gabby Schirg, Addison Lowe, Blake Parker, Joseph Ziegler, Micah Normington Slay, Mikayla Canino, Talon Walton, Ashton Wadsworth, Annabelle Wadsworth, Kaden Camp, Bri Bucher, Leah Hirshman, Natalie Mitchel, Olivia Lizzi, Quinten Binette, Millie Weisenberger, Avery Maldonado, Nicholas Coiffard, Garret Corso
Perkins Board of Education Scholarship: Natalie Mitchel
Perkins Community Scholarship: Anna Ferback
Perkins Scholarship Fund: Isabella West
Perkins Education Fund: Isabella West, Kaleb Towner, Ryan Wells, Logan Emery, Ferrell Coleman
Perkins Education Association PEA Scholarship: Annaliese Rogers, Asher Raab, Parker Camp
Perkins Family Restaurant Scholarship: Addison Lowe
Perkins Football Parents Scholarship: Bob Hutchinson
Perkins Memorial Scholarship: Paige Schnittker
Perkins PTO: Blake Witter, Parker Camp, Paige Schnittker, Ava Quillen, Makayla Canino
PHS Visual Performing Arts Scholarship: Kendall Hvizdos
PHS National Honor Society Scholarship/Red Cross: Leadership Pillar- Mason Adams, Makayla Canino --- Scholarship Pillar - Ava Quillen, Isabella West --- Character Pillar - Parker Camp, Mason Adams -- Service Pillar - Brianna Rawlins, Addison Lowe, Red Cross Blood Drive - Makayla Canino, Ava Quillen
PHS NHS Fund: Brianna Rawlins & Natalie Mitchel
PHS Sunshine Award: Brynn Catlett
Perkins Retired Teacher: Paige Schnittker
Puckrin Family Scholarship: Kaden Camp, Austin Bilger, Talon Walton, Trinity Thorpe, Ben Musser
Patterson Family Memorial: Ava Quillen
Run As To Win Scholarship (memory of Chris Smith): Blake Witter
Russell Classic: Brayden Bellamy, Anna Ferback, Nathan Jones, Jalee Lipsey, Braxden Martin
Sandusky Lions Club Scholarship: Benjamin Musser
Sandusky Bay Kiwanis Community Services Scholarship: Lillyan Ryerson
Sandusky Club of Black Business & Professional Woman: Brianne Bucher
Sandusky Elks Lodge #285 Scholarship: Brianne Bucher, Natalie Mitchel, Annaliese Rogers, Isabella West, Maddison Beard
Sandusky Memorial Day Association: Yadira Pijlman
Sandusky Oriole Club: Blake Witter, Sam Schweinfurth, Avery Maldonado, Paige Schnittker, Addison Lowe, Gabriella Schirg, Mason Adams
Schlessman Seed Company Scholarship: Madison DenBesten
Sidney Frohman Foundation: Blake Witter, Asher Raab, Cooper Murphy, Vihdi Patl, Talon Walton
Stan Stewart Memorial: Braxden Martin
Steve Fosco Memorial: Mason Adams
Stone Ambos Memorial: Sam Schweinfurth, Kash Koch, Kellan Glass, Levi Groot
Trevor J. Reiderman Memorial "Turn it up for Trizzy":  Mason Adams
William Didelius Memoria: Natalie Mitchel, Cooper Murphy, Millicent Weisenberger, Haylee Yost, Emma Geise
Jersey Mike's: Mikayla Canino