April 30, 2024 – Yesterday, Collinsville High School held Academic Signing Day for the Class of 2024. More than 70 students chose to participate in the annual event where the school celebrates its academic champions, their chosen colleges, and scholarships they have been awarded by those colleges.
The students who took part in 2024 Academic Signing Day represent $3.2 million in scholarship awards from the schools they will attend next fall. They were accompanied by family and/or friends as they ceremoniously signed commitment letters and shared their college and career plans.
The event was livestreamed on the Tomahawk Studios YouTube channel. Click to view the recording.
Click the image below to view the album of individual signing photos
Class of 2024 Academic Signing Day Participants*:
*Listed in order of presentation during lunch periods.
| Student’s Name | College | Scholarship |
| Bennett, Glennon | Southwestern Illinois College | Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship |
| Boyd, Meonshae | Saint Louis University | University Scholarship |
| Castro, Brian | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | President’s Award Program Scholarship |
| Cates, Taylor | Southwestern Illinois College | Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship |
| Hylton, Emma | University of Missouri | Black and Gold Border County Award |
| Montgomery, Livia | Trine University | Mechanical Engineering Chair Tuition Scholarship |
| Nelson, Zariah | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Cougar Pride Scholarship |
| O’Hara, Jack | Missouri University of Science & Technology |
Boarder County Scholarship, Extra Award & Trailblazer Scholarship
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| Perez, Isabel | University of Illinois | Presidential Scholarship |
| Rawson, Lily | Maryville University | Saint Scholarship, Deans Scholarship |
| Schubert, Tristan | Missouri University of Science & Technology | S & T Border County Award |
| Taylor, Dustin | Southeast Missouri State University | Copper Dome Scholarship, Residence Life Scholarship |
| Freeman, Robert | United States Naval Academy | Full Scholarship |
| Bailey, Zachary | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Cougar Pride Scholarship |
| Cole, Lakenzie | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Saluki Gold Scholarship |
| Cummins, Audrey | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Cougar Pride Scholarship |
| Digirolamo, Mia | University of Missouri | Tiger Border County Award |
| Gassmann, Alexis | University of Missouri | Mark Twain Award Level 1 Scholarship |
| Hennessy, Allison | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy | University athletic financial package |
| Jackson, Karly-Jo | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Provost Scholarship |
| King, Austin | University of Missouri | Tiger Border County Award |
| Kircher, Dominic | University of Missouri at Saint Louis | UMSL Red Scholarship |
| Kossina, Faith | Southwestern Illinois College | Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship |
| Lee, Danielle | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Cougar Pride Scholarship |
| McCardle, Isabelle | University of Missouri | Tiger Border County Award |
| Miller, Anne | Illinois State University | Jesse W. Fell Scholarship / Presidential Scholarship |
| Plummer, Payton | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | CODES Full Tuition Scholarship |
| Simpkins, Benjamin | Missouri University of Science & Technology |
Border County Scholarship and their Extra Award & Trailblazer Scholarship
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| Swallows, Alina | Murray State University | Provost Scholarship |
| Swallows, Madison | Saint Louis University | Vice Presidents’ Scholarship |
| Abernathy, River | Illinois State University | Enhanced Redbird Academic Scholarship |
| Bay, Nathan | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Cougar Pride Scholarship |
| Bolla, Haley | Southwestern Illinois College | Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship |
| Bone, Katelynn | Missouri University of Science & Technology | Kummer Vangard Scholarship & S&T Border County Award |
| Cadigain, Taylor | University of Southern Indiana | Illinois Regional Award & David L. Rice Merit Scholarship |
| Combs, Grace | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Provost Scholarship |
| Gonski, Andrew | Truman State University | TruMerit Scholarship / President’s Honorary Scholarship |
| Henson, Adilynn | Western Kentucky University |
Western Kentucky University Border State Scholar & Academic Merit Scholarship
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| McClusky, Cole | Illinois Wesleyan University | Alumni Scholarship, Housing Scholarship, & Titan Scholarship |
| Mueller, Madeline | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Cougar Pride Scholarship |
| Peele, Damien | Southwestern Illinois College | Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship |
| Phelps, Annabella | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Music Scholarship & Cougar Pride Scholarship |
| Rodriguez, Zuri | SIUC | University Excellence Scholarship |
| Sommer, Meghan | Saint Louis University | Vice Presidents’ Scholarship |
| Spells, Starr | Webster University | Webster Gold Academic Scholarship & |
| Tonellato, Miles | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Johnetta Haley Scholarship & Cougar Pride Scholarship |
| Barbarotto, Gabrielle | University of Missouri | Tiger Border County Award |
| Barbosa-Barron, Karen | Eastern Illinois University | Amy Blumberg Scholarship |
| Barker, Donovan | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Cougar Pride Scholarship |
| Bicanic, Addie | University of Arkansas | Waiver of Non Resident Tuition |
| Gillespey, Carter | Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville | Cougar Pride Scholarship |
| Greer, Keagan | Southeast Missouri State University | Earned one of 25 spots in the Conservatory Bachelors of Fine Arts |
| Gutierrez, Fatima | Saint Louis University | Vice Presidents’ Scholarship |
| Hernandez-Ceballos, Gabriela | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | University Excellence Scholarship |
| Lane, Charles | University Of Iowa | School of Music Scholarship |
| Linton, Chloe | Southwestern Illinois College | Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship |
| Mayabb, Abby | Southwestern Illinois College | Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship |
| Omoobajesu-Dozier, Leonard | Illinois State University | Music Scholarship & Redbird Academic Scholarship |
| Rak, Kylynn | Southwestern Illinois College | Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship |
| Rodriguez-Garcia, Lessly | Southwestern Illinois College | Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship |
| Sanchez, Jazmin | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | University Excellence Scholarship |
| Schreiber, Paulie | Southeast Missouri State University | Copper Dome Scholarship, Residence Life Scholarship |
| Stallings, Ben | University of Missouri | Tiger Border County Award |
| Stauthammer, Kailey | University of Missouri |
Tiger Border County, Elizabeth Vemer Memorial, Goodwin-Watkins Scholarships
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| Strong-Chasteen, Kylee | Southwestern Illinois College | Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship |
| Sweitzer, Lisette | Southwestern Illinois College | Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship |
| Ziaee, Ava | Indiana University | Dean’s Scholarship |
| Alcorn, Kristopher | Lindenwood University at St. Charles | Lindenwood University Academic Scholarship |
| Belobraydic, Annaka | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Cougar Pride Scholarship |
| Belobraydic, Kiley | McKendree University | Honors Scholarship |
| Beluli, Agon | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Cougar Pride Scholarship & Johnetta Haley Scholarship |
| Boerm, Brayden | University of Missouri | Tiger Border County Award |
| Foley, Makayla | Southwestern Illinois College | Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship |
| Lerch, Madyson | Southwestern Illinois College | Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship |
| Madura, Jace | University of Mississippi | Academic Merit Scholarship |
| Mahat, Landon | University of Mississippi | Academic Merit Scholarship |
| Schusky, Elliott | Georgetown University | Direct admission to School of Foreign Service |
| Varner, Olivia | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Cougar Pride Scholarship |
| Washington, Morgan | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Johnetta Haley Scholarship & Cougar Pride Scholarship |
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- 2024 Signing Day Group 1
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- 2024 Signing Day Group 2
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- 2024 Signing Day Group 3
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- 2024 Signing Day Group 4
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- 2024 Signing Day Group 5