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62 Carson High School Seniors Earn $7 Million in Scholarships

More than 60 Carson High School (CHS) seniors were recognized Thursday night for collectively earning more than $7 million in scholarships (a number that will continue to rise).

Their accomplishments, which highlighted the academic success of the Class of 2023, were celebrated in an awards ceremony Thursday, May 18, at the Carson City Community Center.

“I would like to thank the parents and guardians who have supported our seniors throughout their academic career,” CHS Principal Bob Chambers said during the ceremony last night. “This is truly a community-based scholarship night. This evening would not be possibly without the enormous financial support of our scholarship sponsors. Thank you for your generosity, our students and community are truly thankful.”

The students applied to nearly 500 scholarships available. Mr. Chambers also noted the total amount of scholarships will continue to rise as graduation draws closer. Many applications have been extended, so the overall all total in scholarships may be significantly higher than what is represented as of May 18, 2023.

“I’m confident that the class of 2023 is prepared to tackle challenges with aplomb,” Chambers continued. “Why am I so confident? We have many of our top minds going to a Tier 1 Carnegie Research 1, Division 1 school and studying engineering, computer science and education. What’s even more impressive is this prestigious school is in our backyard…the University of Nevada Reno. We have students with full ride scholarships to USC, students planning on attending the University of San Diego, Washington State, University of Colorado, Boulder, BYU, and students chasing their athletic dreams at the next level. CHS has been blessed with exceptionally talented and intelligent young adults.”

Scholarships were presented for more than two hours by contributing organizations and representatives. To view the evening’s entire program and slideshow, please click here.

Carson High School’s Class of 2023 Scholars, listed below by first name followed by their last name (alphabetized):

  • Elizeth Acuna
  • Yvon Ambriz Cabrera
  • Samantha Amrhein
  • Deepti Arun
  • Alivia Aschenbach
  • Lluvia Bonilla Montes
  • Adrian Calloway
  • Mackade Chambers
  • Jaylan Chatman
  • Samuel Chenin
  • Kyra Cisneros-Baumgardner
  • Chloe Crookshanks
  • Nathaniel Crossman
  • Samuel Davis
  • Vanessa Diaz
  • Joshua Doddridge
  • Hailey Dunlap Martin
  • Ashlynn Durbin
  • Kade Encinas
  • Dana Fernandez Hernandez
  • Miles Frewert
  • Alexis Garcia Perez
  • Gabbi Green
  • Chris Guerrero Mendoza
  • Bryan Henley
  • Natasha Hernandez
  • Leilani Hernandez Catano
  • Kiana Hillis
  • Autumn Holst
  • Lance Hornemann
  • Rebecca Hughey
  • Giselle Jimenez Zarate
  • Rhiannon Karr
  • Emily Lewis
  • Cristal Leyva Landa
  • Cristina Martinez
  • Nate McKee
  • Aden McNabb
  • Caleb Morgan
  • Hong Ngoc “Ruby” Nguyen
  • Ellah Olson
  • Tyler Palmer
  • Erin Peterson
  • Sara Pettay
  • Melissa Pinto Garcia
  • Samantha Radford
  • Sydney Romeo
  • Stefany Rugama Meza
  • Emily Sanchez
  • Samantha Schofield
  • Parker Story
  • Kelly Strasser
  • Lydia Thornley
  • Stella Thornton
  • Alyssa Tomita
  • Jonah Toral
  • Keoni Velasco
  • Denise Velazquez
  • Noheli Villegas
  • Gracie Walt
  • Jacob Xie

Military Recruits of Carson High School’s Class of 2023, listed below by first name followed by their last name (alphabetized):

  • Jose Barajas, Army Guard
  • Sean Finn, Army
  • Lucas Gonzalez, Army
  • Madison Healy, Army Guard
  • Christopher Juliussen, Marines
  • Mauricio Mendoza, Marines
  • Samuel Mendoza Silverio, Army Guard
  • Mason Tims, Army

Carson High School would like to thank the Class of 2023 Scholarship Sponsors and Committee Members who have made the following scholarships available to their students:

  • AAUW
  • Alyce McCracken/Sierra NV Assoc Realtors
  • Al Seeliger
  • Carson City Admin Association
  • Carson Host Lions
  • Carson Masonic
  • Carson Valley Quilt Guild
  • Carson Valley Pops Orchestra
  • CESA
  • CHS Football Boosters
  • CHS Holiday Craft Fair
  • CHS National Honor Society
  • Chartwells Nutrition Program
  • Class of 1977
  • College Bound Cadet
  • CTE Greenhouse
  • Debbie McClure-Elder Memorial
  • Desert Hills Dairy
  • Dick Stoddard
  • Douglas/Carson City Farm Bureau
  • Edith Milo Retired School Teachers Association
  • Eric Abowd Honorary
  • Families United
  • FBLA
  • Food for Thought
  • Glen Adair Memorial
  • Girl Scout Golden Award
  • GNCU
  • George E Reading
  • Girl of the Month - Soroptimist
  • Holiday with a Hero
  • HOSA & Memorial - Timmy Jones
  • Jason & Jordan Marshall Memorial
  • Jake Sullivan Roman Memorial
  • Jim Frank Memorial
  • Jim Albee - Kiwanis
  • John & Grace Nauman Foundation
  • Jordan Woodward Memorial
  • Kerri Oxoby Memorial
  • Lori Clish Memorial
  • Marilyn-Elaine - Kiwanis
  • Merry & Jason Bayer
  • Navy League
  • Nevada Agriculture Foundation
  • NV Energy Powerful Partners
  • OCEA
  • Opportunity
  • Optimist
  • PEO Chapter X
  • PEO International
  • Pay It Forward
  • Reach Out
  • Republican Women
  • Reno Rodeo
  • Robert D & Anne Keast Memorial
  • Robert Z. Hawkins
  • Shane Quilling Memorial
  • Shelter Insurance
  • Sunny Day
  • Stephen Anderson Memorial
  • Steele Sustainability
  • The Dundie
  • Tiger Drive

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