CHS Seniors Participate in Academic Signing Day 2022

April 25, 2022 – Ninety-one members of the Collinsville High School Class of 2022 participated in the school’s Academic Signing Day tradition.  CHS seniors can choose to publicly declare and commit to their chosen college or university in a signing ceremony in the presence of family and friends.  This year’s group was the largest to participate since the event started at CHS.

“Today we celebrate our academic champions,” said CHS Counseling Department Chair Karen Olsen as she welcomed everyone to Academic Signing Day, “We are proud of their perseverance and everything they have accomplished to bring them to this day.”

Olsen announced that those who opted to participate in this year’s Academic Signing Day represent $3.5 million in academic scholarship dollars from their chosen schools.  This figure does not reflect scholarships for students who did not participate in the event, or any private scholarships earned by the Class of 2022.  An estimate of total scholarship dollars will be announced at CHS Honors Convocation on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.

Each student, joined by family or other guests, had a special moment on stage as they signed a formal commitment letter, and talked about their future plans.  Several school representatives were also on-hand to congratulate and welcome the CHS students.  Click HERE to watch a recording of the event.

Click the image below to view the album of individual Signing Day photos

2022 Academic Signing Day Participants (Listed alphabetically by session)

Student’s Name	College	Scholarship
Austin, Nathan	University of Missouri at Columbia	Border State Scholars Scholarship
Benson, Cole	Southwestern Illinois College	Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship
Benson, Jack	University of Arkansas	New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award
Boston, Luke	Southwestern Illinois College	Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship
Fluss, Lydia	Illinois State University	Redbird Academic Scholarship
Guerrero, Estevan	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Johnetta Haley Scholarship & Cougar Pride Scholarship
Harris, Madison	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Provost Full Tuition Scholarship
Hensler, Aidan	Southwestern Illinois College	Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship
Horras, Dayton	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Lamas, Giselle	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Johnetta Haley Scholarship & Cougar Pride Scholarship
Lorsbach, Alexander	University of Kentucky	Bluegrass Spirit Scholarship
Maczura, Nathan	University of Missouri at Columbia	Border State Scholars Scholarship
Merlak, Ricki	University of Missouri at Columbia	Border State Scholars Scholarship
Meyer, Yorie	Southwestern Illinois College	Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship
Nott, Chelsea	SCAD Savannah College of Art & Design	SCAD Achievement Honors Scholarship, SCAD Academic Honors Scholarship, Veterans Affairs Award
Rivera, Leslie	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Johnetta Haley Scholarship & Cougar Pride Scholarship
Roeck, Kathryn	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Romero, Yahir	Southwestern Illinois College	Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship
Sommer, Sydney	Saint Louis University	Vice President Tuition Scholarship
Stauthammer, Emma	Missouri State University	Academic Excellence Scholarship & Out of State Tuition Scholarship
Vallina, Lillian	University of Kentucky	Bluegrass Spirit Scholarship, William C. Parker Scholarship, & UK Futures Scholarship
Vanfossen, Gracie	Eastern Illinois University	Academic Merit Scholarship
Villasenor, Danahe	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Johnetta Haley Scholarship & Cougar Pride Scholarship
Webb, Danielle	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Wooley, Hayden	Saint Louis University	SLU University Scholarship
Jones, Destiny	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	University Excellence Scholarship
Bicanic, Andrew	University of Arkansas	Non Resident Tuition Scholarship
Chambers, Kyle	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Saluki Gold Scholarship
Cortez, Ayleen	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Excellence in Education Scholarship & Heritage Award & Ready for Success Award
Flores, Erick	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Johnetta Haley Scholarship & Cougar Pride Scholarship
Gilliam, Teresa	Southwestern Illinois College	Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship
Jakich, Allix	McKendree University	Honors Scholarship
Kohler, Samuel	Lindenwood University	Academic Scholarship
McGee, Jayda	Maryville University	Maryville Opportunity Award & Multicultural Scholarship
Meek, Dylan	Eastern Illinois University	High Achieving Scholarship
Paulette, Armijah	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Johnetta Haley Scholarship & Cougar Pride Scholarship
Pierce, Ava	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Johnetta Haley Scholarship & Cougar Pride Scholarship
Robinson, Melanie	Eastern Illinois University	Academic Merit Scholarship
Shimchick, Sydney	Eastern Illinois University	Academic Merit Scholarship & Panther Promise Award
Sprivey, Clifton	Michigan State University	MSU Non Resident Scholarship & Presidential Study Abroad Scholarship
Suarez, Bryan	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Terveer, Bailey	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Vickery, Alaina	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Walker, Katelyn	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Legacy Scholarship
Wellen, Brianna	Quincy University	Discover Scholarship, Phillip Housing Scholarship
Barajas, Amanda	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	University Excellence Scholarship
Clark, Emma	University of Missouri at Columbia	Mizzou Alumni MIZ Legacy Scholarship & Black & Gold Scholarship
Clark, Matthew	University of Missouri at Columbia	Black and Gold Level 1: full out-of-state tuition Scholarship, MIZ Alumni Legacy Scholarship, Honors Scholars and Fellows Award & the Sam Bronstein Scholarship
Cruz-Cortez, Carlos	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Johnetta Haley Scholarship & Cougar Pride Scholarship
Franklin, Eli	Marietta College	1835 Founders Scholarship, Music Scholarship,
Gilland, Mazie	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Gray, Lillian	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Johnetta Haley Scholarship & Cougar Pride Scholarship
Kaufman, Aiden	Princeton University	Princeton University Academic Scholarship
Knoebel, Alice	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Lee, Lauryn	Western Kentucky University	Academic Merit award & WKU Border State Scholar Award
Nugent, Lydia	DePaul University	Vincentian Award
Payne, Serenity	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Johnetta Haley Scholarship & Cougar Pride Scholarship
Rodriguez-Vega, Crista	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Saluki Silver Scholarship & Blake Family Scholarship
Serano, Kai	Ohio Wesleyan University	Branch Rickey Scholarship
Wilson, Sierra	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Campos-Martinez, Herica	Southeast Missouri State University	Copper Dome Scholarship, Residence Leadership Award, Redhawks Achievement Award Scholarship
Capecchi, Makenzie	University of Arkansas	New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award
Clark, Maya	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	SIUE Provost Full Tuition Scholarship
Collins, Mason	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Cruz, Giavanna	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Provost Full Tuition Scholarship
Cuba, Gabrielle	McKendree University	Deans Scholarship and Music Scholarship
Falbe, Anna	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Provost Full Tuition Scholarship
Fister, Abigail	University of Arkansas	New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award
Grieb, William	University of South Carolina	Academic Merit Award
Hollerbach, Kaiden	Soutern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Houberg, Megan	The Ohio State University	Prominence Full Tuition Scholarship
Johnson, McKenzie	North Central University	Presidential Scholarship
Ladrew, Olivia	Southwestern Illinois College	Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship
Lanier, Grace	University of Arkansas	New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award
Lopez, Emily	Southwestern Illinois College	Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship
McChristian, Jacob	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Mendoza, Savannah	Webster University	Webster Academic Scholarship & Bordering State Tuition Scholarship
Morgan, Tyler	Baylor University	Baylor Distinction Award
Otten, Isabella	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Parish, Jaida	Illinois State University	Redbird Academic Scholarship
Peace, Nile	University of Missouri at Columbia	Diversity Non-Resident Tuition Scholarship
Petty, Madeline	Southwestern Illinois College	Top 20% Full Tuition Scholarship
Roth, Trinity	Webster University	Gorlok Gold Academic Scholarship & Bordering State Tuition Grant
Schaibly, Sarah	Missouri State University	Dean’s Scholarship
Scott, Rose	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Shea, Brinna	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship
Thomas, Kayla	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Johnetta Haley Scholarship & Cougar Pride Scholarship
Verstraete, Seth	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	University Excellence Scholarship
Young, Mackenzie	University of Missouri at Columbia	Mark Twain Non Resident Level 1 Scholarship
Ruger, Alyssa	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Cougar Pride Scholarship

2022 Academic Signing Day Group Photos

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