Class of 2021 - Honors, Awards, and Scholarships

Francisco Alejandro Junior Abreu Gutierrez

• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete

Micah Joseph Babinski

• Performing Arts/Band Department - Leonard Bernstein Musicianship Award

Diamante C Balcazar

• Salutatorian
• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• Edna Mae Haworth, Board of Education Scholarship
• Performing Arts/Orchestra Department - National Orchestra award
• National Honor Society
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Faculty Scholarship - Harvard College
• Start Up Grant - Harvard College

Jonathan Angel  Balderas

• Edna Mae Haworth, VR Tech Director's Scholarship

Isaiah J. D. Bernal

• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete

Dalton M Berrington

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient

Isabella R. D. Britt

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• Merit Scholarship - Aquinas College
• Laker Scholarship - Grand Valley State University

Dejaunae Ayesha Broomfield

• Cardinal Commitment - Saginaw Valley State University

Beatriz  Campos

• Holland Optimist Club Scholarship
• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant

Marvic G Cardenas

• Gallegos Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Community Foundation - LAUP Dream Scholarship
• Community Foundation - Wagner Catholic Scholarship
• Community Foundation - David Wiersma Scholarship
• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant
• National Honor Society
• Dean's Scholarship - Calvin University
• First Generation Award - Calvin University
• Mosaic Award - Calvin University

Connor Lee Carrillo

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society

Carly Rose Caudill

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Jess Michael Dunn Dirkse Scholarship
• Community Foundation - Franklin D. Kraai Scholarship
• Eastern Michigan University Scholarship

Olivia Marie Ceithaml

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• Mark Van Lare Scholarship
• Community Foundation - Jessie F. Dalman Scholarship
• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant
• Holland Education Association Scholarship
• National Honor Society
• Performing Arts/Theatre Department - Honor Thespian
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Merit Scholarship - Michigan State University

Xavier Fitzgerald Chavis

• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete

Brian  Chiv Gold Honor Cord Recipient

• National Honor Society

Leif Keslar Christensen

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete
• Presidential Merit Scholarship - Michigan Technical University
• University Student Scholarship - Michigan Technical University

Marissa Anne Coleman

• Scholarship - State of Michigan

Carlos M Cruz Jr

• Community Foundation - Bernard & Jerene Lemmen Scholarship
• Community Foundation - Karen & Larry Mulder Scholarship

Lucas Drew Dailey

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• Health Science Department Award
• Athletic Department - Milton L. Hinga award
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete
• Merit Scholarship - Central Michigan University

Alexander J Daniels

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Hope College John Dykema Scholarship
• National Honor Society
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete

Olivia A DeGraaf

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• Athletic Department - Senior Athlete award
• Athletic Department - Milton L Hinga award
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete
• Merit Scholarship - Albion College

Kendal Joy DeVoe

• National Art Honor Society

Delfina Johanna Duron

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• Ruth Comstock Scholarship
• National Honor Society
• Upward Bound Program Graduate
• Scholarship - MICAPP
• Mount Holyoke Leadership Award - Mount Holyoke College

Geessiena Soledad Duron

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant
• National Honor Society
• Upward Bound Program Graduate
• Scholarship - MICAPP
• HAIL Scholarship - University of Michigan

Joey Cruz Esparza Jr  

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant

Diego Alberto Felix-Trejo

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete

Madison Nicole Fischer

• Performing Arts/Band  Department - Woody Herman Jazz Award
• Alumni Honors Scholarship - Hope College

Caleb J Fortune

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Hope College - Dutch to Dutchmen Scholarship
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete

Giovanni R Garcia

• Family Consumer Science Department Award

Carla  Garcia-Caballero

• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant
• Scholarship - Valparaiso University

Brittany Diane Ginger

• Athletic Department - Senior Athlete award
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete
• First General Award - Calvin University
• Scholarship - Grand Valley State University

Jewlian M Gonzalez

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete

John T Gordon

• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete

Rachel Lauren Haworth

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient

Seth D Hidalgo

• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant

Dat Quoc Ho

• Michigan Department of Education-Seal of Biliteracy, Vietnamese/English

Zachary David Hoekstra

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete

Kylie Marie Horn

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• Family Consumer Science Department Award

Gabrielle R Hosta

• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete
• Athletic Department - Senior Athlete award

Matthew P Huizinga

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete

Ryan Matthew Jablonski

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Department Scholarship - Michigan Technological University
• School Scholarship - Michigan Technological University

Nazim Farid Jafarov

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• Michigan Department of Education-Seal of Biliteracy, Russian/English
• Community Foundation - W. L. Dream Scholarship

Nolan William Lee Jansma

• Military Honor & Commitment, U.S. Marine Corp

Kierstyn Lynn Jewell

• Performing Arts/Choir Department - Choir Service award

Clayton Derek Kammeraad Jr

• Athletic Department - Senior Athlete award
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete

Jason Todd Kamphuis

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• Math Department - Mary Butler Outstanding Math Scholarship
• Science Department award
• Performing Arts/Band Department - Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award
• First Generation Award - Calvin University
• Trustee's Scholarship - Calvin University
• Music Scholarship - Grand Valley State University
• Presidential Scholarship - Grand Valley State University

Camby Aliya Ket

• Performing Arts/Choir Department - Kerry & Diane Daab Vocal Music award

Cameron J Koberna

• Scholarship - Grand Valley State University

Alisha Vanny Kun

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant
• National Honor Society

Charlotte A Lance

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society

Madeline Elizabeth Lepard

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete
• Merit Scholarship - Miami University

Seth Michael Leveque

• Performing Arts/Band Department - National School Marching Award

Emily T Logan

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete

Jaden Elizabeth Long

• Performing Arts/Choir Department - Kerry & Diane Daab Vocal Music award

Carter Dean Lynch

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Gold & Maroon Scholarship - Central Michigan University

Delaney Belle Lynch

• #1 Class Rank 2022, Early Graduate
• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• Performing Arts/Theatre Department - Honor Thespian
• Performing Arts/Theatre Department - Excellence in Theatre
• Presidential Scholarship - Elon University
• Theatre Scholarship - Elon University

 

Ilkin Nijat Mardanov

• Michigan Department of Education-Seal of Biliteracy, Russian/English
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete

Alexander Thomas Marko Red/White Honor Cord Recipient

• National Honor Society
•  MHSAA Scholar Athlete
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Presidential Scholarship - Kettering University
• Honors College Scholarship - Kettering University

Easton Jade Marroquin-Mendoza

• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete

Brisa Martinez Contreras

• Careerline Tech Center, CTC PR-Public Safety Community Scholarship
• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant
• Michigan Department of Education - Seal of Biliteracy, Spanish/English

Confiance  Mbuyu

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Community Foundation - Lakeshore Dental Scholarship
• Community Foundation - Neydon Children of Widows
• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant
• Trendway/George & Lucile Herringa Community Scholarship
• Breaking Tradition Award - State of Michigan

Leah Barbara Meppelink

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• Edna Mae Haworth, Holland High School Principal Scholarship

Joy Angeline Miller

• Performing Arts/Choir Department - National School Choral Award

William J Morrison

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• Athletic Department - Senior Athlete award
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete
• Dean Scholarship - College of Wooster
• Presidential Scholarship - Hope College

Abigail MacKena Mulder

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• Gold Scholarship - Wayne State University

Felecia  Navarro

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Faculty's Scholarship - Calvin University
• First Generation Award - Calvin University
• Mosaic Award - Calvin University

Steve Baotuan Nguyen

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• Community Foundation - Holland/Zeeland Promise Scholarship
• Holland Junior Rotary Participant
• MHSAA Scholar Athlete
• National Honor Society
• Athletic Department - Senior Athlete award
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete
• Trustee's Scholarship - Calvin University
• First Generation Award - Calvin University
• Mosaic Award - Calvin University
• Merit Scholarship - University of Michigan
• Merit Scholarship - Tulane University
• Presidential Scholarship - Kenyon College
• Presidential Scholarship - Rochester Institute of Technology

Owen W Nyenhuis

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• Edna Mae Haworth, Mary Butler Math Scholarship
• National Honor Society
• Scholarship - Central Michigan University
• Scholarship - Eastern Michigan University
• Scholarship - Hope College
• Scholarship - Michigan State University
• HAIL Scholarship - University of Michigan
• Medallion Scholarship - Western Michigan University

Jackelyn  Palmas

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Community Foundation - Brooks Family First Generation Scholarship
• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant
• National Honor Society
• Dean's Scholarship - Calvin University
• First Generartion Award - Calvin University
• Mosaic Award - Calvin University

Melissa  Parra

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• Upward Bound Program Graduate

Ashley Lizeth Pedraza

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient

Destinee Aliyah Phasoukvong

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Community Foundation - Holland/Zeeland Promise Scholarship
• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant
• National Honor Society
• President's Scholarship - Calvin University
• First Generation Award - Calvin Unversity
• Mosaic Award - Calvin University
• Heritage Award - Hope College
• Covenant Leadership Award - Hope College

Keith  Pike

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient

Aaliyah  Pinela Escalera

• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete

Caitlyn Sue Prins

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• Performing Arts/Band Department - Director's Award for Band

Tyler Jackson Punch

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• National Art Honor Society
• Art Department - District Art Award
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete

Guadalupe Alin Quinones

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient

Jordan Paige Ramirez

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Community Foundation - Haworth Scholarship
• Dekko Scholarship

Angelica Yadira Ramos Martinez

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society

Kira Jenisa Rendon

• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant

Antonio Demetrion Robinson

• Community Foundation - Kaminski Family Scholarship
• Community Foundation - Alice O. Rydell Interior Design Scholarship

Carlie Marie Rozema

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• Performing Arts/Orchestra Department - Conductor's award
• President's Scholarship - Calvin University

Charlotte Rose Ruiter

• Valedictorian
• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• English Department - Sharon Rocker Excellence in English Award
• MHSAA Scholar Athlete
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete
• Lux Esto Scholarship - Kalamazoo College
• Mandelle Award - Kalamazoo College
• Michigan Competitive Scholarship - State of Michigan

Angel Marie Ruiz

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Community Foundation - Brooks Family First Generation Scholarship
• Community Foundation - Holland/Zeeland Promise Scholarship
• National Honor Society
• Upward Bound Program Graduate
• Performing Arts/Band Department - Director's Award for Band
• Lux Esto Scholarship - Kalamazoo College
• John Theophilus Williamson Award - Kalamazoo College

Ava Leticia Ryzenga

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete

Isabella Malia Salazar

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Community Foundation - Jack & Thelma Leenhouts Scholarship
• Community Foundation - Donald & Lileeth Brouwer VanArk Scholarship
• Performing Arts/Choir Department - Choir Service award
• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant
• National Honor Society

Emanuel  Sanchez

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete

Nicholas Trey Santellan

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient

Lillian Grace Sharp

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• Community Foundation - Helton Family Scholarship
• Community Foundation - University of Michigan Club of Holland Scholarship
• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant
• National Honor Society
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete
• Scholarship - University of Michigan

Jayden M Sisson

• Performing Arts/Band Department - John Philip Sousa Award

Aaliyah Isabel Smith

• Health Science Department Award
• Athletic Department - Senior Athlete award
• O.K. Conference Athlete of the Year
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete
• Athletic Scholarship - Delta College

Mallory A Sneller

• Merit Scholarship - Lake Michigan College

Samantha  Tapia Silva

• Upward Bound Program Graduate

Caitlyn E Tietema

• Scholarship - Grand Valley State University

Garret Wallace Tinney

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• Performing Arts/Theatre Department - Honor Thespian
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete

Kyle D Torres

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete
• Scholarship - Grand Valley State University

William  Torres

• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete

Tyrese John Turner

• Dean's Scholarship - Michigan State University

Sierra Autumn Tye

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete

Logan Michael Van Dine

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient

Neil Robert Van Faasen

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• MHSAA Scholar Athlete
• O.K. Conference Athlete of the Year
• Dwayne "Tiger" Teusink Tennis Scholarship
• Athletic Department - Senior Athlete award
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete

Ian W. E. Van Kula

• Performing Arts/Band  Department - Louis Armstrong Jazz Award

Daniel John Van Ravenswaay

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Laker Scholarship - Grand Valley State University

Selena G Vazquez

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• Community Foundation - Holland/Zeeland Promise Scholarship
• Ferris State University - Promesa Summer Program Participant
• First Generation Award - Calvin University
• National Honor Society
• President's Scholarship - Calvin University
• Mosaic Award - Calvin University
• Holland/Zeeland Promise Scholarship - Hope College

Orryan  James Ver Burg

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient

Savannah Sky Vigil

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Edna Mae Haworth, Holland Early College Scholarship
• National Honor Society

Cleo Ann Vollstedt

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete

Anton Gregory Voss

• Michigan Department of Education-Seal of Biliteracy, Ukrainian/English

Teagan J Wade

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Rachael Pfeiffer Scholarship
• Community Foundation - Shelley Speet Mills Creative Arts Scholarship
• National Honor Society
• National Art Honor Society

Brooke Marie Wehrmeyer

• Excellence Award - Saint Leo University
• Saint Leo Scholarship - Saint Leo University

Angesom Kidane Welday

• Michigan Department of Education-Seal of Biliteracy, Tigrinya/English

Noah Allyn E Whiteman

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Military Honor & Commitment, U.S. Army ROTC
• National Honor Society
• Athletic Department - Senior Athlete award
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Athletic Department - HHS Distinguished Athlete
• Provost's Scholarship - Calvin University
• ROTC Scholarship - Olivet Nazarene University

Isabella Milan Williams

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Merit Scholarship - Northern Michigan University
• Webster Scholarship - Northern Michigan University

Justin D Wolters

• Gold Honor Cord Recipient
• Edna Mae Haworth, Superintendent of Schools Scholarship
• National Honor Society
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• President's Honors Scholarship - Trinity Christian College
• Benjamin H Van Andel Scholarship - Trinity Christian College
• Peer Ministry Leadership - Trinity Christian College
• DeJong Funded - Trinity Christian College

Samuel Morgan Wolthuis

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society

Gregory  Woods III

• Red/White Honor Cord Recipient
• National Honor Society
• O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete
• Youth of the Year Finalist - Boys & Girls Club
• Covenant Scholarship - Hope College