During the Cedarville High School commencement ceremonies Sunday, May 25, Principal Randy Schaedig announced scholarship recipients. Twenty-two of the 29 graduates are sharing $33,000 in scholarships this year. Some of the recipients are chosen by the donors, and the rest are selected by the scholarship committee. Two existing scholarships increased their award amount this year, including the John W. Trefry Memorial Scholarship, which doubled to two, $1,000 scholarships, and the Williams Family of Coryell Island Scholarship, which increased from $500 to $750. It is rewarding, Mr. Schaedig said, to see that scholarships have tripled over the last eight years.

Four new scholarships were established this year, including the Les Cheneaux Historical Association Scholarship for a student who has excelled in history courses or plans to major in history, the Les Cheneaux Sportsman's Club Scholarship for a student pursuing post-secondary education, and the American Legion Post 323 Scholarship for a relative of a military veteran pursuing post secondary education. The new Tassier- Nye Scholarship was established by Gary and Ann Tassier, Cedarville residents whose two children received local scholarships that helped them through college.

"It is their wish to pay back the community for their support by creating this scholarship," Mr. Schaedig said.

Alist of graduates who received scholarships and the amounts of local scholarship awards follows:

Katie Bowlby - Michigan Promise Award, $500 Arfstrom Pharmacy Scholarship, Lake Superior State University Board of Trustees Academic Achievement Scholarship.

Felicia Brant - $500 Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, Michigan Competitive Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.

Hope Deeren - $500 S-n-K Construction Scholarship, Michigan Competitive Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.

Jason Duncan - $500 Islands Wildlife Scholarship, $500 Trojan Booster Club Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.

Jordan Duncan - $300 Nona M. Duncan Memorial Scholarship, $250 Leach Family Memorial Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.

Ali Eberts - $1,000 Les Cheneaux Historical Association, $250 Conrad Shoberg Family Scholarship, Northern Michigan University Outstanding Achievement Award, Michigan Competitive Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.

Megan Hill - $1,000 Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7958 Scholarship, Michigan Competitive Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.

Kate Koster - $500 Les Cheneaux Sportsman's Club Scholarship.

Karen Landreville - $500 Les Cheneaux Ambulance Auxiliary Scholarship, Michigan Rural Water Association Scholarship, Saginaw Valley State University Scholarship.

Raechel Landreville - Judson "Bucky" Swart Soo Lions Club Memorial Scholarship, Lake Superior State University Board of Trustees Academic Achievement Scholarship.

Emily Pieri - $500 Les Cheneaux Community Schools Board of Education Scholarship, $750 Les Cheneaux Lions Club Scholarship, $500 McMaken Carpentry Scholarship, Aquinas College Valedictorian Scholarship and Academic Leadership Scholarship awards, Central Michigan University Centralis Scholar Award, Olivet College Valedictorian Scholarship, Michigan Competitive Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.

Karissa Schlosser - Alpha Beta Award for exemplary character, leadership, and scholarship (pin and certificate), $500 Les Cheneaux Community Schools Board of Education Scholarship, $750 Les Cheneaux Lions Club Scholarship, Lake Superior State University Board of Trustees Michigan Valedictorian Scholarship, Lake Superior State University Board of Trustees Distinguished Scholarship, American Red Cross Scholarship, Michigan Competitive Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.

Erin Smith - $2,400 Arnold Horween Jr. Memorial Scholarship, Asbury College Music Performance Scholarship, Michigan Competitive Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.

Carissa Sudol - $1,000 Richard and Mary Deatrick Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 John W. Trefry Memorial Scholarship, Sault Ste. Marie Elks Lodge 552 Scholarship, Ferris State University Dean's and Ferris State University Honors scholarships, Michigan Competitive Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.

MacKenzie Sudol - $750 Les Cheneaux Lions Club Scholarship, $750 Williams Family of Coryell Scholarship, $1,000 John W. Trefry Memorial Scholarship, Sault Ste. Marie Elks Club 552 Scholarship, Ferris State University Dean's and Ferris State University Honors scholarships, Kalamazoo Honors Scholarship, Michigan Competitive Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.

Sheldon Tassier - $500 American Legion Post 323 Scholarship.

Cody Thompson - $500 Luke Bickham Memorial Scholarship.

Kevin Thompson - $500 Archie and Ruth Visnaw Memorial Scholarship.

Molly Thompson - $500 Anderson, Tackman and Company PLC Scholarship, $1,000 Tassier- Nye Families Scholarship, Michigan Competitive Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.

Jacob Wellnitz - $500 Cameuse Lime and Stone Scholarship, $500 Tom and Karen Moore Scholarship, Lake Superior State University Board of Trustees Academic Honors Scholarship, Lake Superior State University 449th Bombardment Wing Scholarship, Michigan Competitive Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.

Caitlin Wright - $500 Islands Wildlife Scholarship, $500 Trojan Booster Club Scholarship, Albion College Verle Klungness Scholarship, Albion College Webster Scholarship, Michigan Competitive Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.

Nicole Yeager - $750 Lions Club of Les Cheneaux Scholarship, $500 Tom and Karen Moore Scholarship, Saginaw Valley State University Opportunity Scholarship, Lake Superior State University Academic Excellence Scholarship, Lake Superior State University Excell R and B Scholarship, Michigan Competitive Scholarship, Michigan Promise Award.