ST. NICHOLAS — The following scholarships and awards were presented at the Mid Peninsula Graduation Ceremony Friday, May 25. These scholarships are possible through the generosity of local donors.

The following received honorary awards:

Board of Education Award: Riley Hansen

Faculty Award: Shaelyn Lampinen

School Plaque: Landry Koski

George Gilbert Award: Brandon Taft

Rev. Fr. Coignard Award: Kacie Derocher

Awesome Attendance: Shaelyn Lampinen

Principal’s Leadership Award: Landry Koski

Superintendent’s Citizenship Award: Shaelyn Lampinen

Academic Excellence Pin: Kacie Derocher, Landry Koski, Shaleyn Lampinen, Patricia Salmi

Presidential Academic Excellence: Kacie Derocher, Landry Koski, Shaleyn Lampinen, Patricia Salmi

Scholar/Athlete Award: Landry Koski

Escanaba Daily Press Student of the Year Finalist: Landry Koski

The scholarship recipients were as follows:

Alice M Bergeron Academic Dedication Scholarship: $300 Landry Koski

Frank & Martha Falkeis Scholarship: $200 Brandon Taft

Lisa Hanson Memorial Scholarship: $250 Kacie Derocher

Elmer Lepisto Outstanding Academic & Athletic Scholarship: $75 Landry Koski

Mid Peninsula Education Association Scholarship: $100 Patricia Salmi

Mid Peninsula PTO Scholarship: $100 Patricia Salmi, Brandon Taft

Bradley Nelson Scholarship: $150 Patricia Salmi

Impie & Sulo Peltola Scholarship: $100 Shaelyn Lampinen

Perkins American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship: $250 Patricia Salmi

Perkins Lions Club Scholarship: $250 AJ Richmond

Olga Larson Ramseth Memorial Scholarship: $100 Landry Koski

Rapid River Relic Riders: $250 Riley Hansen, $250 Callie Ring

Rock Lions Club Scholarship: $250 Shaleyn Lampinen

Rock High School All Class Reunion Scholarship: $250 Patricia Salmi, Brandon Taft

Highline Internet: $1000 Patricia Salmi

Lester Bazinet Memorial Scholarship: $2000 Landry Koski, $1000 Kacie Derocher, $1000 Shaelyn Lampinen

Lillian Kangas Savoie Scholarship: $1000 Landry Koski, $1000 Kacie Derocher, $1000 Shaelyn Lampinen

Tyne E. Kangas Scholarship: $2000 Landry Koski, $750 Kacie Derocher, $750 Shaelyn Lampinen, $500 Patricia Salmi

The final academic awards presented for the evening represent the pinnacle of academic achievement: Valedictorian: Landry Koski, Co-Salutatorian: Kacie Derocher, Co-Salutatorian: Shaelyn Lampinen

Additional scholarships and awards through non-district funds: Kacie Derocher: Bay de Noc Community Foundation Greg & Linda Yagodizinski and the Diane & Bill Bennet Nursing Scholarship, DSISD Health Occupation Student of the Year, CTE Honor Society, Bay College Leadership Scholarship, OSF St. Francis Hospital Scholarship, Great Lakes First Federal CU Scholarship

Landry Koski: Purdue University North West Academic Scholarship, DAR Good Citizen Award, Society of Women Engineers Michigan Technological University Chapter SWE – Certificate of Merit

Shaelyn Lampinen: Key Club, Alpena Community College Athletic Scholarship, All Conference in Softball, Offers to play softball from Finlandia, North Park and Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Brett Martell: Daniel J Kobasic Memorial Welding Scholarship – Full tuition at Bay College to earn a Certificate in Welding

Brandon Taft: Welding Student of the Year Scholarship