Seniors presented $134K in scholarships at Foundation 191 ceremony

Burnsville High School seniors were awarded 104 scholarships totaling $134,000 at this year’s Community Scholarships Award Ceremony on May 14 at the school’s Mraz Center. 

The event, sponsored by Foundation 191, provides graduating seniors with the opportunity to receive a college scholarship through its Community Scholarship Program. Many area businesses, organizations, clubs, foundations and individuals fund these scholarships. 

“Our District’s core values include being a caring community, building inclusive partnerships, and ensuring students have agency over their experiences and their futures. That’s what this event is all about - our community coming together to give young people the opportunity to make and follow their own paths,” Superintendent Dr. Theresa Battle said. “Thank you to the community members and organizations who make this possible and for their belief in the promise and value of each of these young people.”

Scholarship donors and recipients include: 

• Apple Autos - Rook Kolm, Peter Mendez
• Burnsville Association of Educational Assistants - Lauren Bachmeier
• Burnsville Breakfast Rotary - Soren Leafblad, Cameron Moore
• Burnsville Noon Rotary - Nabiilo Abdi, Yahir Sanchez 
• Burnsville Pride - Allyson Bergemann, Tristan Le, Leo Williams
• Burnsville Principals Association - Cristian Gamboa, Emma Legorreta
• Burnsville Savage Lions Club - Abokor Arab, Miaoting Fang, Amira Gure, Hazel Kubisiak, Natalie Portwood, Alli Sloneker, Gwenhwyfar Sowieja, Owen Steglich, Drew Weimer, Mackenzie Wright 
• Clive’s Roadhouse - Zhamiah Bailey 
• Commercial Steam Team- Thakvika Chhay, Anaca Griffin 
• Dakota Electric Association - Ikram Belqas, Alec Erickson, Scott Froebe, Victoria Gromacki, Mya Halliday, Lyhuor Hong, Isabella LaGorio, Evelin Martinez, Mason Pederson, Cloe Smith
• Harriet Bishop PTO - Hannah Mourad
• Hinton/Plantenberg Family - Lyka Mae Domingo, Hailey McGuite
• John and Jenny Soderholm - Astrid Papaqui
• Kathy Knoblauch and Terry Ische - Nyamusi Ombati
• Kemmetmueller Photography - Benjamin Watson 
• Kopp Family Foundation - Lauren Bachmeier, Linh Hoang, Ian Park
• M Health Fairview Medical Staff - Joseph Ong
• Mary Kay Lynch Education - Tate Erbes, Faith Nyamoita
• New Creations Child Care and Learning - Mckenzie Bunnell
• Old National Bank - Ayan Adan 
• PEO-Chapter DP/EI - Munira Abdi 
• Rob and Vicki Roy - Riya Shoor 
• Savage Rotary “Service Above Self”- Maryam Allie 
• Dick Hanson- Rachon Ferguson-Lewis, Jack Harrison, Maddie Olafson, Renna Zirbel
• Foundation 191 - Salman Abdi, Maryam Bradai, Noah Horsnell, Dahlak Kifle
• Ken Slipka BA191 Baseball- Riley Nelson
• Ken Slipka Leadership - Nicholas Cao
• Lon Hitch Community Involvement- Kristi Calderon
• Lon Hitch Secondary Education- Ashton Gwilt Slavik
• Mary Lenhardt Memorial- Anais Calva-Navarro, Kaylee Crampton, Jane McGuire
• Renae Gustafson Memorial- Mesaiya Bettis, Mariana Jiminez, Emma Klug
• Taylor Ziebol Memorial- Diego Laurens Flores
• Timothy Correll Memorial- Emma Legorreta
• Burnsville Blaze Tennis- Grant Blackbourn, Samuel Crawford, Sid Handrahan, Grant Hume, Avery Krumwiede, Ella O’Hanlon, Nick Vitez, Isadora Vohnoutka
• Burnsville Athletic Club- Collin Heckman
• Cantrell Family- Moises Sevilla
• Class Acts- Ayesha Abdi, Kaylee Crampton, Luke Croatt, Anthony Cubias, Gustavo Gerardo Garcia Guzman, Wyatt Hansen, Emily Hull, Ethan Luedtke, Dixie Lytle, Isabella Meemken, Jesse Miller, Adam Osman, Azariah Owens, Yolanda Presteguin Guadarrama, Eulyses Urzua Garcia
• Presbyterian Church of the Apostles Compassionate Justice- Ajmal Abdirahman, Ilhan Ali, Adam Osman
• Savage American Legion Post 643- Jack Chadwick, Riley Nelson, Will Nurminen, Renna Zirbel 
• Walser Foundation “Driving a Stronger Community”- Nuria Warfa