Baxter Class of 2021

Twenty-five Baxter students can now call themselves alumni following the 2021 graduation ceremony Sunday. The class, filled with athletes, FFA members, thespians, band members and more were honored for their years as bolts.

“This years class is a fantastic class,” superintendent Mickolyn Clapper said.

At graduation, the seniors received their awards and scholarships. More than $50,000 in scholarship dollars were awarded to the students to help with their future endeavors.

Those scholarships include:

• “Student Role Model” Scholarship — Kailee Conrade and Micah Kearns

• Geiger-Penquite Charitable Corporation Scholarship — McKenzie Eslinger, Sophie Meyer, Micah Kearns, Kailee Conradi, Cassidy Berg, Brooke Bacon, Brad Matthews, Maddie Pierce, Morgan Kielly, Olivia Aker, Janette Gowdy, Kael Johnston and Brianna Dahlke

• Milligan Family Foundation Scholarship — Morgan Kielly

• Tipton-Krampe Families Scholarship — Kailee Conradi

• State Savings Bank of Baxter — Maddie Pierce, Sophie Meyer, Micah Kearns and Kael Johnston

• Joanne Allan-Kielly Memorial Scholarship — Morgan Kielly

• Bobby McWhirter Scholarship — Kael Johnston

• Jerry and Bonnie (Orr) Loupee Scholarship — Sophie Meyer

• Jake Moorman Memorial Scholarship — Alexis Samson, McKenzie Eslinger, Janette Gowdy, Hallee Rainsbarger, Kailee Conradi, Morgan Kielly, Olivia Aker, Sophie Meyer and Sean Finch

• Hans Lenz Scholarship — Cassidy Berg, Sean Finch, Kaylee Spangenburg and Merrin Ziesman

• Richard and Karen Deutsch Memorial Scholarship — Sophie Meyer, Morgan Kielly, Maddie Pierce, Janette Gowdy, Kailee Conradi, McKenzie Eslinger and Merrin Ziesman

• Forest and Martha Halverson Scholarship — Brad Matthews

• Dave Parker Memorial Scholarship — Jalen Porter

• Parker Family Caregiver Scholarship — Kailee Conradi and Hallee Rainsbarger

Valedictorians — Kailee Conradi, McKenzie Eslinger, Janette Gowdy and Morgan Kielly

Salutatorians — Olivia Aker, Sophie Meyer and Hallee Rainsbarger

Bernie Saggau Award — Micah Kearns

E. Wayne Cooley Award — Sophie Meyer

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641—792—3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com