MENDOTA – The annual Mendota High School Awards Assembly was held on May 3 in the gymnasium.

Awards and scholarships were presented to the following students:

Rotary Club Scholarship – Maya Martin, Logan Brandner, Faith Anderson, Aliza Salinas-Cervantes; BPW Scholarship/Nightengale’s – Maya Martin, Paige Manning; Elizabeth Schillinger, Marisol Felix; Lions Club Scholarship – Aliza Salinas-Cervantes; Robert Cooper Award – Ted Landgraf; Klein Family Memorial Ag Scholarship – Elizabeth Schillinger; Hispanic Business Owners’ Association Scholarship – Marisol Felix (O&R Truck & Trailer Repair/Snap-On Tools), Briana Avila (Sachuaya Auto Repair/Snap-On Tools), Giselle Gomez (Juan’s Auto Body/Snap-On Tools), Aliza Salinas-Cervantes (Pita Rey Enterprise/Snap-On Tools); MEA Scholarship – Liam McGann, Faith Anderson, Zachari Compell;

Greg Frey Memorial Award – Christian Tellez; Mendota Quarterback Club Awards – Andy Rivera (Joe Rollins Award), Omar Gonzalez (George “Ted” Lewis Award), Emilio Perez (Ray Jauch Award), Ted Landgraf (Dean Lubbs Award), Christian Tellez (Paul Kimrey Award); Gerald Wood Award – Paige Manning; Kilmartin 3-Sport/4-Year Award – Ted Landgraf, Paige Manning, Emilio Perez; Math Award – Logan Brandner; Science Award – Paige Manning; Science Special Recognition Award – Isabelle Escatel; Selbrede Physics Award – Elizabeth Schillinger; FCS Awards – Ruth Ramirez (Scholar Award), Ted Landgraf (Citizenship Award); Social Studies Award – Zachari Compell;

Student Council Scholarship – Aliza Salinas-Cervantes; Student Council Officers – Aliza Salinas-Cervantes, Elly Buettner, Marah Setchell, Isabelle Escatel; Music Awards – Jacob Ensor (Sousa Award), Faith Anderson, Maya Martin (Arion Award), Trekker Klema (Becker Award); George Diehl Scholarship – Elizabeth Schillinger, Andrew Stamberger; DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award – Elizabeth Schillinger; Sublette Toy Show Scholarship – Elizabeth Schillinger; James Noakes Scholarship – Elizabeth Schillinger; Bohn-Nielsen Scholarship – Logan Brandner; WIU Principal’s Scholarship – Elizabeth Bresley; Women of the Moose Scholarship – Maya Martin; Karen Fischer Scholarship – Elizabeth Schillinger;

Dr. Musick Scholarship – Paige Manning; DLA Architect Scholarship – Aliza Salinas-Cervantes, Ted Landgraf; Don Stephenitch Award – Alex Stremlau; Ashley Scholarship – Maya Martin; Donald White Award – Andrew Stamberger; Don Whitmore Award – Paige Manning; 927 Scholarship – Giselle Gomez; Jim O’Neil Award – Abel Rodriguez; Regional Office of Education Award – Elizabeth Schillinger; DAR Recipient – Alex Stremlau; SAR Recipient – Andrew Stamberger; Teacher of the Year Award – Matt Gehm; Illinois State Scholars – Faith Anderson, Elly Buettner, Ted Landgraf, Paige Manning, Maya Martin, Meredith McConville, Liam McGann, Olivia Ross, Elizabeth Schillinger, Andrew Stamberger, Allison Stewart, Jacob Swope.